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103 lines
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File organization for Ballgame Application (NCADMIN.EXE)
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Distribution Tree consists of the following directory hierarchy which can
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be "rooted" any where in the drive (i.e. does not need to be at the root
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dir of a particular volume).
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<Distribution Root Dir>
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+-- ncadmin.inf (required file)
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+-\NetUtils (Network Admin Utilities)
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| +- util1.exe
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| +- util2.exe
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| ...
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+-\Client_1 (supported net client 1)
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| +-\otn (only required by the client used for OTN installs)
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| | +-- setup.exe (or other uncomressed setup program)
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| | +-- uncompressed net setup files used on floppy
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| +-\netsetup (over the network setup files)
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| | +-- setup.exe (or other uncomressed setup program)
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| | +-- net setup files (uncompressed?)
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| +-\disks (dir tree of supported installation floppys)
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| | (NOTE: Files on 1.44M & 1.2M disks are the same!)
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| +-\Disk1
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| | +-- files that belong on disk1
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| +-\Disk2
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| | +-- files that belong on disk2
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| +-\(etc.)
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| ...
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+-\Client_2 (supported net client 2)
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| ... etc.
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...
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The "NetUtils" dir contains the utilities that are available via the
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"Network Administration Utilities" option.
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Network clients that have a "disks" subdirectory will appear in the
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"Select Network Client" list box of the "Make Installation Disks" option.
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Network clients that have a "netsetup" subdirectory will appear in
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the "Install Network Client" list box of the "Make Over the Network
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Installation Disk" option.
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The "ncadmin.inf" file is required as that's the "signature" file used
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to identify the directory as a distribution tree as well as provides
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information on the network clients. The contents of the ncadmin.inf file
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are described here:
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[Dirs]
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the "dirs" section provides a descriptive name for each network
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client dir. If a client sub dir is not listed here, then the
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subdirectory name will be displayed in the list box as opposed to
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the more descriptive text. Normally there should be one entry
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for each sub directory under the distribution root dir.
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[DontShowDirs]
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directories under the "distribution" root that shouldn't be displayed
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in any net client list boxes. Directories listed here should not be in
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the [Dirs] section described above (or they won't be displayed).
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[Sizes]
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This section contains the size information of each network client
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subdirectory. The first entry to the right of the equals sign is the
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number of files in all the subdirectories of that client and the
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second entry is the sum total of all the file sizes. This information
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is used by the progress (i.e. % complete) indication during the
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file copy process.
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[OTN Install]
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this section is used to configure the over the net installation
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floppy. The client software to use is listed in the "Client" entry.
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The value should be the subdirectory relative to the distribution
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root that contains the setup, configuration and executable files
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for the OTN boot floppy. The "inf" entry contains the filename of the
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inf file that contains the netcard configuration. This is currently
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configured for the format used by the MS Network Clients for DOS (
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a.k.a. freeball) inf.
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[OTN Common Files]
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each entry in this section is the name of a file that is ALWAYS copied
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to the boot floppy regardless of the protocol. Protocol and Netcard
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specific files are extracted from the inf file referenced in the
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[OTN Install] section described above.
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