Microsoft KB Archive/50303

Network Start-Up Switches for Works 2.00

PSS ID Number: Q50303 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00

MS-DOS

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The start-up switches available for use in Works Version 2.00 are /N and /G when running the program on a network.

Using the /N Flag
Whenever Works is used on a network, the /N flag should be used. The /N flag tells Works where your user directory is located. The format of the /N flag is as follows:

WORKS /N PATH (where PATH is the path of your user directory)

Using the /G Flag
Whenever Works is used on a network where users do not always use the same workstation, the /G flag should also be used. The /G flag tells Works what kind of monitor the user is currently using. The format of the /G flag is

WORKS /N PATH /G SCREEN_DRIVER

where SCREEN_DRIVER is the screen driver for the monitor at the workstation that the user is currently using. If the /G option is specified, Works looks for the named driver in the program directory. Therefore, the system administrator needs to have installed a .VID file for each workstation into the program directory. Each driver must have a unique name, that is, the one for User 1’s workstation should be named “USER1.VID”.

Note: If each user always starts Works from the same workstation, there is no need to use the /G flag, and the appropriate .VID file is copied to each user’s user directory.

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