RE: [WDSCI-L] WDSC HELP needed. Installation and Education

["Reeve" <news@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Client Access has poor performance under Win2000"?  Not as far as I know or
have experienced; I think this is an urban legend.  Make sure you apply the
current CAX service pack.

Yes, you need to use Win2000 or XP for WDSC.

-reeve

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> Behalf Of Frank.Kolmann@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:22 PM
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> Subject: [WDSCI-L] WDSC HELP needed. Installation and Education
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> I have tried many times to install  WDSC.
> I think the PCs I have are too slow as it took me most of a day to install
> from CD.
> Even then most times I get a failure in the install process.
> We are on V5R2. We use Win98.  Should I use 2000, XP  ??.
> We chose to stay with Win98 because Client Access has poor
> performance under Win2000.
> 
> The best process I have done so far is
> a. Transfer the DVD to Folder on our Novell Network Version 4.0 DVD
> C241GML  LK3T-8377-00
> b. Download the Update into the same folder.  (wdsc40sp4ENU)
> c. Install from the Network.
>     I get an error message towards the end of the install,
>     'Distributed Debugger
>     'Internal Error. Click Finish and reboot.  Then continue the install
> from Add/Remove Programs
>     'Repair Option.
>     I follow the instructions and the same error comes up.
>     I cant do anything about the error and I assume the updates will
> correct the error.
> 
> d. Apply the update.
> 
> The entire process usually takes between 45mins to an hour.
> 
> >From the ISERIES NEWS (Sept 2003)  I try the LPEX and CODE editors and I
> find things
> quite difficult, so I decide I need education, the article mentions PDM
> similarities but
> I dont see any.  I check the WDSC-L archives on education  (see below),
> I cant see how to use the self education.
> 
> Can someone help me with the following link as I cant get it to work.
> 
> http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wds400/education/#self
> 
> 
> So far I have found the following,
> 
> Get the most powerful PC you can with the most amount of memory.
> Copy the DVD to a network drive to install.
> Download the Service Packs in advance.
> Get Education on how to use WDSC.
> LPEX seems to be a generic editor that needs configuration.
> The concept of stored filters is strange.  I use the PDM Library and
> 'position to'
> fields continuously, I dont see the need to create lists of these entries
> and
> then try to remember some made up name to find a previously used entry,
> this is cumbersome.  I cant get PV , PDM options , colourisation,
> indentation.
> But I have managed to edit a source member, even one with > 32000 lines.
> 
> I dont know Java, do I need to?
> , oh well maybe the education will help.
> 
> Frank Kolmann
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> I found the following in the archives.
> 
> Check out this link. It has links to some tutorials and other stuff.
> 
> http://www-3.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wds400/education/
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