Specifications

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Table 6-3 —Importing DOS-Based Console Data Files
FROM
DOS
CONSOLE:
TO
WINDOWS NT
CONSOLE:
IMPORT
FILE NAME
(file type)
FILE NAME
(file type)
NOTES
ENTITY.DAT
(binary)
ENTITY.DAT
(binary)
Entity database—Upon importing, a new Windows NT console-formatted
ENTITY.DAT file is generated and stored in the C:\MAESTRO directory(*).
Source location for the DOS console-formatted ENTITY.DAT file can be either the
C:\CONSOLE directory or a floppy disk in drive A.
SETUPS.DAT
(binary)
SETUP.DAT
(binary)
Module programming database—Upon importing, a new Windows NT console-
formatted SETUP.DAT file is generated and stored in the C:\MAESTRO
directory(*). Source location for the DOS console-formatted SETUPS.DAT file
can be either the C:\CONSOLE directory or a floppy disk in drive A.
CONFIG.DAT
(binary)
MAESTRO.INI
(ASCII text)
Miscellaneous configuration data(**)—Upon importing, the existing
MAESTRO.INI file in the C:\MAESTRO directory is modified per related settings
stored in the CONFIG.DAT, the source file. Source location for the DOS console-
formatted CONFIG.DAT file can be either the C:\CONSOLE directory or a floppy
disk in drive A.
* Previous file, if any in the destination directory is over-written.
** Includes setup names/aliases, hardware settings, etc.
Data Import dialog box operation is summarized as follows:
1. If necessary/desired, back-up any existing destination Windows NT data files listed in Table 6-3 and located in the
C:\MAESTRO directory on the PC’s hard disk drive. If the Windows NT console application has not been executed
since the software was installed, only MAESTRO.INI will be present.
2. Execute the Configuration Editor program and select the Import Data dialog box.
3. If importing from the PC’s floppy disk drive, click the Floppy (A:) option button in the Import From box and insert
the source floppy in the A disk drive. Otherwise, since C:\CONSOLE is the default location for source files, no
action is necessary here assuming the DOS-based console software is located in this directory on the PC’s hard disk
drive.
4. As required, check or uncheck the respective source file check boxes. If a box is unchecked when the import occurs,
the respective source file will not be imported and no action will occur on the respective destination file.
5. If importing SETUPS.DAT select the DOS console’s software version via the adjacent option buttons.
6. Click the <OK> button to start the file import/conversion process. The respective file(s) in C:\ MAESTRO will be
created or modified per data in the source file(s).
6.2.3 Start-Up Options
The following subsections describe the configurations necessary for the optional methods in which the console
application may be started-up. These configurations include both Windows NT-related configurations and console application
initialization file-related configurations.
6.2.3.1 Automatic Dispatch Manager and GUI Start-Up after Windows NT User Log-On
In most cases, this is the preferred start-up configuration for dispatcher user accounts because, after user log-on to
Windows NT, no additional user action is required to completely start-up the console. Configure as follows:
1. Log-on to Windows NT via the user account name which desires this start-up configuration. For example,
CONSOLE.