Netscape Communicator 4.04 for
OS/2 Warp Beta feature README

Welcome to the Beta of Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
Warp. This README contains the latest information on installing
and using this feature.
Note: To help you locate information in this README, you can use
the Find option under the Edit menu of the OS/2 System
Editor. You can print the file by dragging it to your
printer object or by selecting Print from the file object's
pop-up menu. Using the right mouse button, click the object
to display the pop-up menu.
CONTENTS
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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Hardware and Software Requirements
3.0 Installation and Configuration Instructions
4.0 WorkSpace On-Demand System Administrator Notes
5.0 Functions Included in This Feature
6.0 Using Netscape Communicator behind a Firewall
7.0 Known Problems and Limitations
8.0 CID Installation Information
9.0 Trademarks
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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You will no longer be able to use this Beta feature after 30
September 1998. You will be warned prior to the Beta expiring.
In the following sections, Netscape Communicator refers to
Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp.
To report a problem or participate in the survey concerning this
Beta:
1. Open a Netscape Navigator window by double-clicking the
Netscape Communicator icon on your desktop.
2. Do one of the following:
o In the location field, type
service5.boulder.ibm.com/pcpd.nsf/ocomm40+home
o Select Service and Support from the Help menu. Skip to
step 4.
2. Click the Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp link.
3. Click the Problem Reporting & Survey link.
4. Check section 7.0 Known Problems and Limitations to see
if the problem you are experiencing is already known. To
report a problem, click the Problem Report link.
Note: This facility is for problem reports only.
a. Type the userid and password you selected when signing up
for the pre-release program.
b. Click Proceed to Problem Report.
5. All participants are also requested to fill out a survey form
giving IBM your opinion on various aspects of this pre-release
program and the product. To participate in the survey, click
the Survey link.
a. Type the userid and password you selected when signing up
for the pre-release program.
b. Click Proceed to Survey.
2.0 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum Hardware Requirements:
To install and use Netscape Communicator, your workstation needs
at least:
o A 486 microprocessor; a Pentium(R) or compatible
microprocessor at 90 MHz or higher provides the best
results.
o A Super VGA display (65536 colors or higher provides the
best results).
Note: You cannot use Netscape Communicator with a 16-color
display.
o 16 MB of RAM (32 MB or higher provides the best results).
o 10 MB free hard disk space and 22 MB of temporary disk space.
o A connection to the Internet (modem, ISDN, or LAN).
If you plan to install and use Java, see the minimum hardware
requirements for Java.
Minimum Software Requirements:
Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 is supported on the following
operating systems:
o OS/2 Warp 4
o OS/2 Warp Server Version 4.0
o OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4.0
o OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP Feature
o WorkSpace On-Demand
Depending on your operating system, the following FixPaks or updates
might be required or recommended.
o OS/2 Warp 4 and WorkSpace On-Demand:
No additional FixPaks or updates are required. However, FixPak 5
for OS/2 Warp 4 is recommended for Year 2000 readiness.
WorkSpace On-Demand is Year 2000 ready without any additional
FixPaks.
o OS/2 Warp Server Version 4.0, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version
4.0, and OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP Feature:
All versions of OS/2 Warp Server require at least FixPak 29. If
you do not have FixPak 29 or higher installed on your system,
install FixPak 32 or higher depending on which FixPaks are
available for download from the Service FTP site. FixPak 32
provides Year 2000 readiness.
1. Go to the Service FTP site at
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/
2. Click your language directory.
3. Download all files in the xr_w0nn directory, where nn is the
level of the FixPak (for example xr_w032 for FixPak 32).
See the README files in the directory for installation
instructions.
To determine if additional updates are necessary for your system,
type SYSLEVEL at an OS/2 command prompt. SYSLEVEL displays a list
of the software currently installed on your system, the version
number of the software, and the Corrective Service Diskette (CSD)
levels of the software.
o If you have IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0 (see the SYSLEVEL.TCP entry
in the SYSLEVEL output) and do not have CSD level UN64092 or
higher installed, go to the service ftp site at
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v2.0os2/un64092
and download all CSD files level UN64092 or higher depending
on what CSD levels are available from the Service FTP site. See
the .pac file for installation instructions.
o If you have IBM OS/2 LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Version
2.60.5 or higher (see the SYSLEVEL.TRP file in the SYSLEVEL
output) and do not have CSD level WR08210 or higher installed:
1. Go to the service ftp site at
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes
2. Click your language directory.
3. Download all CSD files in the level WR08210 or higher
directory depending on what CSD levels are available from
the Service FTP site. See the .txt file for installation
instructions.
o If you have IBM OS/2 LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Version
2.60.2 or lower (see the SYSLEVEL.TRP file in the SYSLEVEL
output) and do not have CSD level WR08150 or higher installed:
1. Go to the service ftp site at
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes
2. Click your language directory.
3. Download all CSD files in the level WR08150 or higher
directory depending on what CSD levels are available from
the Service FTP site. See the .txt file for installation
instructions.
3.0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
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The following sections describe how to install and configure
Netscape Communicator. For information on CID installs, see
section 8.0 CID Installation Information.
3.1 Attention Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 Users
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o Do not install Netscape Communicator in the same directory as
your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2. Install it in
a directory separate from Netscape Navigator 2.02.
o DO NOT convert your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 messages
to Netscape Communicator. If you install Netscape Communicator
and Netscape Navigator 2.02 is already installed on your
system, after starting Netscape Communicator for the first
time an upgrade screen is displayed with three options:
- Move previous files
- Copy previous files
- Start as new user
DO NOT select Move or Copy. If you do, a message stating that
the mail, news, and cache directories could not be moved or
copied is displayed.
3.2 Installing
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After you download Netscape Communicator, follow these steps:
Note: To install Netscape Communicator as a client network
application in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment, see
section 3.2 Installing on a WorkSpace On-Demand Client.
To install Netscape Communicator as an application on a
WorkSpace On-Demand server, use the following instructions.
1. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the directory where you
downloaded the os2en40.exe file.
2. Type os2en40 to run the executable file that unpacks the
files for installing Netscape Communicator.
3. To start the installation program, type:
INSTALL
4. Follow the online instructions.
o If you are installing on an OS/2 Warp 4 system, the first
question asks whether you want to convert the default
browser for your Desktop URL object to Netscape Navigator.
If you click Yes, the Netscape Navigator component of
Netscape Communicator is the default program to open
the URL objects on your Desktop.
Note: Any URL objects that are set to open with a specific
browser are not affected.
o The next question (or first question if you are not using
OS/2 Warp 4) asks whether you want to convert
the IBM WebExplorer QuickList entries to Netscape Navigator
Bookmark entries. If you answer Yes, a file named
WEBEXQL.HTM is created in the
x:\netscape\PROGRAM\LANG\language\DEFAULTS directory
where x:\netscape is the Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
Warp installation drive and directory, and language is the
language of the version installed. (For example, EN_US.)
Whenever user profiles are created, this file is copied into
the new profile. You can then use the Netscape Bookmarks
window to import the migrated bookmark entries and make them
part of the default bookmark file, or open the migrated
bookmark entries (and therefore make them the bookmark file).
o The last question asks whether you want to associate the
Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator with HTML
files (files with an extension of .htm and .html and files of
type HTML and text/html). If you answer Yes, you can open an
HTML file by selecting Open As, and then Netscape Navigator
from the file object's pop-up menu. Using the right
mouse button, click the object to display the pop-up menu.
5. Restart your system.
The installation program creates a shadow of Netscape Communicator
and a Netscape Communicator 4.04 folder on your desktop. This
includes the Communicator objects, this README file, and an
installation utility, which can be used to delete, update, and
reinstall Netscape Communicator.
Notes:
o The x:\OS2\DLL\PMDDEML.DLL system file (where x: is the
boot drive) is updated during installation if an older
version of the file exists.
o If you get a network or TCP error and you are using Netscape
Communicator behind a Firewall, you need to setup a socks server
or proxy gateway. See section 5.0 or the Communicator helps for
more instructions.
3.3 Installing as a Client Network Application
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This installation should be done only by a system administrator.
To install Netscape Communicator as a client network application
in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment:
1. Log on as a system administrator.
Note: If you are not logged on as a system administrator, the
installation fails and the following error message is
displayed or written to the log file:
EPFIE187: A product-specific installation error
occurred while executing the 'EXEC' exit routine. The
return code is 0x0002.
4. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the directory where you
downloaded the os2en40.exe file.
5. Type os2en40 to run the executable file that unpacks the
files for installing Netscape Communicator.
6. To start the installation program, type:
INSTNSWS
Note: All parameters that are valid for the INSTALL command
are valid for the INSTNSWS command.
7. Follow the online instructions.
The installation program creates a Netscape Communicator 4.04
- WSOD folder on your desktop. This contains the README file
and an installation utility, which can be used to delete, update,
and reinstall Netscape Communicator.
Notes:
o If WorkSpace On-Demand was installed into a directory other
than x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is the drive and cc
is the country code), then type the correct installation
directory in place of the defaults on the main installation
window.
o To install Netscape Communicator as an application on a
WorkSpace On-Demand server, see section 3.1 Installation.
3.4 Configuring as a Client Network Application
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To configure a WorkSpace On-Demand client, you must perform two
tasks after installing Netscape Communicator and before using
Netscape Communicator:
1. Add the following entries to the default WSOD FIT file
(x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\BB10ENDU.FIT):
Note: Each entry should be on only one line. The lines are
split here for printablity.
?:\OS2\NSCP.INI
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.INI
?:\OS2\NSCP.###
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.###
?:\OS2\NSCP.!!!
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.!!!
?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.INI
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.INI
?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.###
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.###
?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.!!!
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.!!!
?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\DYNFONTS\FONTS.CAT
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\FONTS.CAT
?:\NETSCAPE\USERS
\\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\USERS
Note: The above FIT entry assumes that the default
directory (x:\NETSCAPE\USERS, where x: is the drive)
is the directory containing your preference files.
If a directory other than the default directory is
used, change this entry to match the actual directory
name.
If a different FIT file is being used for a particular user,
then that FIT file must be updated for the user to run
Netscape Communicator.
The above FIT entries assume that Netscape Communicator was
installed into the NETSCAPE subdirectory of the WorkSpace
On-Demand RPL directory (x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is
the drive and cc is the country code). If Netscape Communicator
was installed into a different directory, this directory name
needs to replace the NETSCAPE part of the FIT entries.
2. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\USERS\user
directory.
3. Type MD COMM40 to make a directory named COMM40 within the
user's directory.
4. For each user/client that will run Netscape Communicator 4.04
for OS/2, the NSCP.INI file located in the OS2 subdirectory
of the WorkSpace On-Demand RPL directory
(x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is the drive and cc is the
country code)needs to be copied into the COMM404 subdirectory
of the users directory (x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\USERS\user).
3.4 Uninstalling a Previous Version
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To uninstall a previous version of Netscape Communicator:
1. Double-click the Netscape Communicator Installation Utility
located in the Netscape Communicator 4.04 or the Netscape
Communicator 4.04 - WSOD folder.
2. Click Netscape Communicator 4.04, and then click delete.
3. Restart your system.
3.5 Creating a user profile
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The first time you open Netscape Communicator, the Profile Manager
prompts you for the following information. You cannot use
Messenger or Collabra until all of the information is provided.
If you attempt to open Messenger or Collabra before filling out
all of the information required by the Profile Manager, the
Profile Manager prompts you for the information again.
o Your Full Name:
o E-mail Address (if available):
o Profile Name: (A default is provided.)
o User profile directory: (A default name is provided.)
o Your name:
o Your e-mail address:
If you do not know the following information, please contact your
system administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
o Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:
o Mail server user name: (your e-mail id)
o Incoming mail server: (A default is provided.)
o Mail Server type:
o Discussion groups (news) server:
o Port
After you fill in the information, Netscape Communicator starts up
using the new profile you created.
To create additional profiles
1. In the Netscape Communicator 4.04 folder on your desktop,
double-click the Profile Manager icon.
2. Click New.
3. Enter the information listed above.
If you have more than one profile, you are prompted to select one
when you open Netscape Communicator.
4.0 WORKSPACE ON-DEMAND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR NOTES
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Netscape Communicator is supported as a client network application
in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment.
o Netscape Communicator creates the following six network
applications during installation.
- Netscape Communicator
- Netscape Navigator
- Netscape Messenger
- Netscape Collabra
- Netscape Composer
- Netscape Profile Manager
o To assign a Netscape Communicator network application to a
client, you must be logged on as SysAdmin.
o If a drive letter other than Z: is used for the clients, change
the default network application parameters to correspond to the
correct drive letter.
o For information on CID keywords for installing on WorkSpace
On-Demand, see section 8.0 CID Installation.
5.0 FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS FEATURE
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Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp Beta feature includes the
following components:
o Netscape Navigator
o Netscape Messenger
o Netscape Collabra
o Netscape Composer
o Netscape Profile Manager
5.1 Voice Navigation
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In OS/2 Warp 4, users can use voice navigation to surf the
net and interact with Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp.
You can use the Links menu to navigate to links on the current Web
page. The Links menu lists all links displayed on the current page.
As you scroll down the page, new links are added to the menu as
they are displayed.
5.2 Java
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By default Java support is enabled during installation. You can
turn the Java support off by selecting Preferences from the Edit
menu, clicking Advanced, and clearing the Enable Java check box.
You can modify Java properties within the browser by selecting
Preferences from the Edit menu, and then clicking OS/2. Click
Java Properties.
The following operations are available:
o Selecting the version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) being
used by Navigator. Currently, only Java version 1.1.4 and
1.1.6 are supported.
o Setting parameters to be passed to the JVM.
o Modifying the classpath used by the JVM.
5.3 National Language Support
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The Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp Beta feature is
available only in the international English version.
5.4 Security
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Netscape Communicator uses the Netscape Security model, instead of
the Java Security model used in Netscape Navigator 2.02.
6.0 USING NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR BEHIND A FIREWALL
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If you are behind a firewall you must configure either a socks
server or proxy gateway to enable access to the World Wide Web.
If you do not know the name of your local socks server or proxy
gateway or whether you are behind a firewall, contact your
system administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
See the Communicator helps for information on configuring a socks
server or proxy gateway using the Communicator Preferences.
Note: If you receive a message saying 'no DNS entry', ensure
that you have a name server in your TCP/IP configuration
that supports the resolution of names that are outside of
their firewall. That server should be the first entry in
the name server configuration list (usually x:\MPTN\ETC\RESOLV2,
where x: is your boot drive) if you have more than one
name server configured.
OS/2 Warp 4 includes socks support within the TCP/IP
protocol stack. You can enable all TCP/IP applications to cross
your firewall during TCP/IP Configuration.
To enable socks support within the TCP/IP protocol stack:
1. Open the System Setup folder.
2. Double-click the TCP/IP Configuration icon. The TCP/IP
configuration notebook opens.
3. Click the Socks tab and fill in each of the three pages. Click
Help for instructions on filling out the pages.
Notes:
o When you enable socks support in OS/2 Warp 4,
it is not necessary to use the Netscape Communicator
Preferences to configure any socks server or proxy gateway.
o If you experience poor network performance from Netscape
Communicator, configure the socks server or proxy gateway
directly in Communicator as described in the helps.
For further assistance, contact your system administrator or your
ISP.
7.0 KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS
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The following problems and limitations might occur or exist in
this Beta feature of Netscape Communicator. If you find other
problems, let us know about them on our Problem Reporting page.
Refer to section 1.0 Introduction for instructions on how to
report problems.
7.1 General
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o A screen resolution with a color depth of 265 colors might
cause some graphics to display incorrectly; 65536 colors is
recommended.
o For all versions of OS/2 Warp Server, the Bookmarks menu on
the toolbar does not work. Select Bookmarks from the
Communicator menu to use bookmarks.
o On OS/2 Warp 4 with FixPack 6 or higher installed, some
graphics might have black bands running through them.
o If you are going to install any package from Software Choice
that uses Feature Install, be sure you have version 1.2.2
or higher of Feature Install from the Software Choice web
site.
o If you experience any printer problems, make sure you have
the latest device driver for your printer installed.
o The Print Preview function is not available.
o Javasoft signed applet support is not available in the Beta
feature.
o Drag and drop is supported only to the OS/2 desktop and within
Netscape Communicator.
o For monitors set to a resolution of 1024x768 or higher, the
default font of Times Roman 10 pt. might cause overlapping.
Change the default font to Times Roman 8 pt. to correct this
problem. To change the font, select Preferences from the Edit
menu, click Fonts, and select 8 from the Size list to the
right of the Variable Width Font list.
o When using some font sizes, text on some web pages may
overlap or appear outside areas defined by the background
color. To correct this problem, change the font. See above for
instructions.
7.2 Java and JavaScript Support
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o On the Java console, pressing d to dump the applet context
state to the console might cause your user profile to be
corrupted.
o Some LiveConnect applications might not function.
o By default, the Just in Time Compiler (JIT) is disabled. We
recommend that you do not change this default for the
Netscape Communicator Beta feature.
7.3 Mail & News
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o You cannot install personal certificates for sending or posting
signed or encrypted mail.
o Switching between IMAP and POP mail servers requires
Communicator to be restarted to take effect.
o When you are deleting messages in a folder that contains
enough messages to produce a scrollbar, the scroll bar
disappears before the last message is displayed. Use the arrow
keys to display the message.
7.4 Performance
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o Sending a large mail message or attachment can be very slow
(about 1 second per 4K of information.)
o Some web pages that use backgrounds might load slowly.
7.5 Voice Navigation
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o Voice navigation can be used to select from menus such as
following a link on the Links menu. It cannot be used to
select list boxes or push buttons on a page.
o Java applets do not support voice navigation.
o VoiceType cannot detect the contents of dynamically created
menus, such as Bookmarks. To move to the next item, say "Up"
or "Down," rather than saying the name of the item.
7.6 Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2
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The following problems exist if you install Netscape Communicator
on a system that already has Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2
installed.
o DO NOT convert your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 messages
to Netscape Communicator. If you install Netscape Communicator
and Netscape Navigator 2.02 is already installed on your
system, after starting Netscape Communicator for the first
time an upgrade screen is displayed with three options:
- Move previous files
- Copy previous files
- Start as new user
DO NOT select Move or Copy. If you do, a message stating that
the mail, news, and cache directories could not be moved or
copied is displayed.
o If you install a new version of Feature Install after installing
Netscape Communicator on a system with Netscape Navigator 2.02
installed, copy the NPFI.dll from the Netscape Navigator 2.02
plug-in directory to the Netscape Communicator plug-in directory:
1. Go to an OS/2 prompt and change to the x:\netscape\PLUGINS
directory, where x:\netscape is the directory where you
installed Netscape Navigator 2.02.
2. At the command prompt, type
COPY NPFI.DLL x:\comm40\PROGRAM\PLUGINS
where x:\comm40 is the directory where you installed
Netscape Communicator.
8.0 CID INSTALLATION INFORMATION
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CID installation is accomplished by using response files to install
Netscape Communicator in a CID environment.
A response file is a flat ASCII file that consists of a series of
lines separated by newline sequences (0x0A, 0x0D, or a combination
of these two sequences).
Each line in a response file has a maximum line length of 255
bytes.
A response file has two kinds of lines:
o Comment lines contain only white space characters or have
either an asterisk (*) or a semicolon (;) as the first nonwhite
space character on the line.
o Response lines are used by Software Installer to determine
the options and configurations to install on the target
system.
Response lines have the following syntax:
keyword = value
o Keywords cannot contain imbedded spaces.
o Keywords are not case-sensitive.
You can group keywords together in value lists using the following
syntax:
keyword = (
keyword1 = value
keyword2 = value
.
.
keywordn = value
)
Keyword-value pairs used in a response file can be in any order.
However, only one pair is allowed per line.
If you use any keyword names other than the supported keywords,
they are treated as installation variables. For example,
MONITOR = VGA creates a installation variable with the name of
MONITOR and a value of VGA.
Note: Do not use quotes around the component name, even when the
name is more than one word with blanks between words.
8.1 Sample Installation Response Files
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The following command is an example of the command needed to start
a response file installation of Netscape Communicator:
INSTALL /X /A:I /NMSG /O:DRIVE /R:responsefile /L2:outputfile
The following is an example of a response file used to install
the U.S. English version Netscape Communicator 4.04 for
OS/2 Warp in the C:\COMM404 directory:
COMP = Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
FILE = C:\COMM404
CFGUPDATE = AUTO
DELETEBACKUP = NO
OVERWRITE = YES
SAVEBACKUP = NO
NSCONVERTBROWSER = YES
NSCONVERTQL = YES
NSASSOCIATEHTML = YES
The following is an example of a response file used to install
the US English version of Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp
in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment residing on the C drive:
COMP = Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
FILE = C:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.US\COMM404
AUX1 = C:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.US
CFGUPDATE = AUTO
DELETEBACKUP = NO
OVERWRITE = YES
SAVEBACKUP = NO
8.2 Communicator keywords
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Note: The following keywords are not used when installing Netscape
Communicator on a WorkSpace On-Demand client.
The following response file keywords are available to allow you to
install Netscape Communicator in a CID environment. The possible
values for each keyword are YES (perform the operation) or NO (do
not perform the operation):
NSCONVERTBROWSER (required)
Changes the browser settings so that the Netscape Navigator
component of Netscape Communicator is set as the default browser
for all URL objects (OS/2 Warp 4 only).
NSCONVERTQL (required)
Converts the WebExplorer QuickList to Netscape Communicator
bookmarks.
NSASSOCIATEHTML (required)
Associates the Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator
with HTML files (files with an extension of .htm and .html and
files of type HTML and text/html). You can then open an HTML file
within the Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator
by selecting Open As then Netscape Navigator from the file
object's pop-up menu. Right-click the object to display the
pop-up menu.
Notes:
o If, in the response file, you specify the drive and
directory of an existing Netscape Communicator or Navigator
installation (including an installation for another operating
system), the existing installation is overwritten.
o The value given in the COMP keyword in the response file
must exactly match the string specified by the NAME
keyword of the COMPONENT entry (see about line 397 in the
NS40COMM.PKG file).
o For more information on the install.exe command line
parameters, enter VIEW EPFIHELP in either the installation
or the target directory.
8.3 Software Installer keywords
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Software Installer supports the following keywords:
AUXn (conditionally required)
Specifies the new default path for the auxiliary directory,
where n is any number between 1 and 18. (There are 18
possible auxiliary directories: AUX1, AUX2,...AUX18.) This
keyword is used only for installation processing.
This AUXn value is used in place of the AUXn keyword of the PATH
entry of the package file. This keyword is required if you have
specified an AUXn keyword in the PATH entry.
CFGUPDATE (required)
Specifies whether the CONFIG.SYS file is automatically updated.
Valid values for this keyword are:
AUTO Automatically updates CONFIG.SYS
MANUAL Does not update CONFIG.SYS
COMP
Specifies the unique name of a component of the product for which
passed information applies. There can be a maximum of 100
components. The COMP value must match the NAME keyword of the
COMPONENT entry in the package file.
Note: Do not use quotation marks around the component name, even
when the name is more than one word with blanks between words.
COPY
Specifies the source and target files for a copy process. The
format of this keyword is:
COPY = source_filespec target_filespec
If the target_filespec already exists, it is overwritten. If
either file specification is not valid, the copy is not made.
DELETEBACKUP (required)
Specifies whether to delete only the backup versions of the
product or to delete the entire product. Valid values for this
keyword are YES and NO. It is required because an existing
dialog requests this information in the attended mode.
If an unattended deletion is attempted and the DELETEBACKUP is not
present in the response file, the deletion fails with an
EPFIE212 error.
FILE (conditionally required)
Provides the new default path for the file directory. This
keyword is used only for installation processing.
This FILE value is used in place of the FILE keyword of the PATH
entry in the package file. This keyword is required if you have
specified a FILE keyword in the PATH entry.
INCLUDE
Specifies which general response files to include with a
specific response file. The format of this keyword is:
INCLUDE = filespec
Where filespec is the general response file to be included. If
the file specification contains any global characters (* or ?),
the first file found that matches the specification is included.
If the specification is not valid, no general response file is
included.
Note: You cannot have more than five levels of included
response files.
The following search order is used to find the general response
files specified.
1. The fully qualified file specification, if specified with
filespe.
2. The current directory.
3. The file name together with the /G: invocation parameter.
4. Each directory in the PATH environment variable.
5. Each directory in the DPATH environment variable.
OVERWRITE (required)
Specifies whether to automatically overwrite files during
installation. Valid values for this keyword are YES and NO.
This keyword is required for unattended processing.
SAVEBACKUP (required)
Specifies whether to save a backup version of the product when
it is updated. Valid values for this keyword are YES and NO. It
is required for unattended processing because an existing dialog
requests this information in the attended mode.
USEREXIT
Specifies the name of an exit that you want started. The format
of this keyword is:
USEREXIT = filespec
Where filespec is the name of a user exit. If the file
specification contains any global characters (* or ?), the first
executable file found that matches the specification is started.
If the specification is not valid, Software Installer displays an
error message.
The following search order is used to find the specified user
exit.
1. The fully qualified file specification, if specified with
filespec.
2. The current directory.
3. Each directory in the PATH environment variable.
4. Each directory in the DPATH environment variable.
If the exit does not already exist on the system, you must pack
the exit in the INSTALL.IN_ file.
WORK (conditionally required)
Provides the new default path for the data directory.
This WORK value is used in place of the WORK keyword of the PATH
entry in the package file. This keyword is required if you have
specified a WORK keyword in the PATH entry.
9.0 TRADEMARKS
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