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Micros 3700 5.7 Install problem?
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I have seen this, yes. If you have another machine that still has SQL Anywhere 16 on it, copy the entire folder back onto the machine and run the patch again. Make sure there is nothing running that accesses the DB - so shut down any services or tasks you have running.
I'm assuming you were going 5.5 to 5.7?
I'm assuming you were going 5.5 to 5.7?
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Glad that worked for you, but man. These new compliancy settings and the fact that the ISL files have to be in the database sure is making 5.6+ unattractive to us. I patched it and started getting so many errors on our lab about ISL files not being authorized and about missing compliancy.
Edit: Also I need to start reading the entire thread as I had completely missed your second post specifying the version you were coming from.
Edit: Also I need to start reading the entire thread as I had completely missed your second post specifying the version you were coming from.
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POSKitchen
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You don't have to rewrite the ISL
It is a big step forward with 5.6+ from horrible 5.5
You put the isl in the res\pos\etc folder (and in the cal)
Now the next step is Import in the poscfg the ISL files with the new entry.
and voila everything is working.
If you update from a older DB it will import the isl directly in the update process and create the entries in the poscfg. if the files are already in place.
The process from ops is the following
Load all ISL in the ETC folder
Check with the ISL in the DB (is it the same) - is something wrong you receive a authorize error or similiar.
the isl will run as normal
If you have some issues i can help also with the isl...Send me a Message.
It is a big step forward with 5.6+ from horrible 5.5
You put the isl in the res\pos\etc folder (and in the cal)
Now the next step is Import in the poscfg the ISL files with the new entry.
and voila everything is working.
If you update from a older DB it will import the isl directly in the update process and create the entries in the poscfg. if the files are already in place.
The process from ops is the following
Load all ISL in the ETC folder
Check with the ISL in the DB (is it the same) - is something wrong you receive a authorize error or similiar.
the isl will run as normal
If you have some issues i can help also with the isl...Send me a Message.
This is a bit of a pain because the industry has had shitty practices for a while where ISL file are concerned. For example, one of our vendors, we have to manually copy ISL files to certain workstations for their integration because they had no mechanism in the file itself to control where it runs. Also, if you're a large concept, pushing out SIM files just became a bit more complicated because you have to insert them into a the database and into the ISL folder. Not impossible to manage, but definitely a new process. It isn't going to be friction free.
POSKitchen
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Yes i understand, that is tricky, if you have some isl which has a special configuration for every workstation they have to be rewritten. (from my personal development perspective "wtf" 
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I think the simplest way is to use an external config file for every workstation.
If you need some help with please ask.
In RES 5.5 you have to rewrite some isl because in combination with the new db access passphrase restrictions. The PMS Enhanced Interface was not working and many more.
Now with 5.6+ "at the moment" all our isl include pms interface and special cc interfaces are working and i tested some isl in the last weeks for EU countries without any modification.
)I think the simplest way is to use an external config file for every workstation.
If you need some help with
please ask.In RES 5.5 you have to rewrite some isl because in combination with the new db access passphrase restrictions. The PMS Enhanced Interface was not working and many more.
Now with 5.6+ "at the moment" all our isl include pms interface and special cc interfaces are working and i tested some isl in the last weeks for EU countries without any modification.
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Thanks for the offer, but I already ended up re-writing large portions of our vendor's SIM files. Unfortunately I also had to re-write their DLL, which is an annoyance I could have done without given that setting up a CE development environment is anything but easy. I really wish that one of these 3700 patches would include the same functionality that Simphony has to include .NET DLL files.
Also in 5.6 and 5.7 I am facing a problem with magnetic swipe reader. We use Toshiba POS and the MSR is working through OPOS driver. Somehow this doesnt work with 5.6 or 5.7 . But when tried the same settings with Micros workstation 5 the MSR worked. Any thoughts on this.
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