changing pathworks to tcp/ip

[sunshine9]

hello,

I have inherited an app that is currently using pathworks and runs on winnt 4.0. I need to migrate it to winxp, but have read that xp does not support pathworks.

my questions are:
1) how do i find out what version of pathworks my app is using.

2) how can i change it to use tcp/ip instead?
(i am not familiar with any pathworks code nor do i know any tcp/ip)

any thoughts?

thanks so much for your help,

 

[HughSamson]

For the Pathworks version, type

$admin show version

To change the transport type, use sys$updatewrk$config

Answer "YES" to "do you want to change the server configuration parameters now?".

Select "Transports" from the menu.

Deselect "DecNET", and select "TCPIP".

Make sure your other params (WINS et al) are configured correctly, and 'pingable' from the node before changing this.

It's fairly self-explanatory from there onwards.

Be aware that using this procedures shuts-down the servers if they are running - so best do it when nobody needs pathworks up.

Also, changing the transport to TCPIP will not mean that you have overcome the no-support problem - that is still an issue. We have migrated to XP, and have had to create a new pathworks domain, and specifically map user accounts from it to the VMS system.... messy, but it works.



Hugh