To install ACUCOBOL-GT onto a hard disk, perform the following steps:
1. Create a directory on your hard disk for Acucorp products.
From that directory, execute the following command for each of the installation diskettes:
XCOPY A: /S
(If you are installing from your "B:" diskette drive, substitute "B:" for "A:" above.)
This command creates the required subdirectories ("ETC", "LIB", "TOOLS", "BIN", and "SAMPLE") and copies the files from the diskette into the appropriate subdirectories.
2. Copy the Acucorp executable files to a directory on your hard disk.
The target directory should be a directory that is included in your DOS PATH. If you have not set up a PATH, you should do so now.
3. Once your products have been installed, start the Activator from the "\bin" subdirectory.
4. At the prompt, type the product code and product key that came with your product package. When you press <ENTER> after typing in each code and key pair, the license file is created. Repeat this cycle until the code/key pairs for each product you have ordered are entered.
5. Copy the "CBLCONFI" and "CBLHELP" files to your system's "\ETC" directory (off your root directory). If you do not have a "\ETC" directory, create one by typing "MKDIR \ETC". Another option is to leave these files where installed and indicate their location with the A_CONFIG environment variable as described below. If you have more than one hard disk, you should copy these files to the "\ETC" directory on each of your hard disks.
6. If you plan to use the C$CHAIN library routine, then you should copy "CHAIN.EXE" to the same directory that contains "RUNEXT.EXE", make that directory your current directory and type the following commands:
REN RUNEXT.EXE RUNCBL.EXE
REN CHAIN.EXE RUNEXT.EXE
From now on, when you type "RUNEXT", you will execute the program that contains the C$CHAIN routine. It will automatically load the original runtime system (now called "RUNCBL") as needed. If you do not plan to use the C$CHAIN routine, you can skip this step and save yourself approximately 7 KB of memory at runtime. See Appendix I "Library Routines" in your online documentation for a description of the C$CHAIN routine. If you are unsure whether or not you want to use this routine, skip this step now and come back to it later.
7. Copy the remaining files to any directory of your choosing.
This completes the installation for Extended-DOS. You can test your installation by changing directories to the "sample" directory and typing the commands:
CCBLEXT TOUR.CBL RUNEXT TOUR.ACU
This should compile and run the TOUR demonstration program.
After extracting the release files from the media, be sure to read the "READ_ME" and "RELEASE" files. The "READ_ME" file describes the files included with the product. The "RELEASE" file (if present) contains changes to the compiler not covered in the documentation.
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