How To: Setup Ivy Route-DOS for Multi-User Access

This How To will explain the steps necessary to setup the DOS version of Ivy Route for multi-user access over a Windows network environment.

Each user needs their own private CONFIG.FP, FOXUSER.DBF and FOXUSER.FPT files.

Here is a sample file structure for a two user setup: 

  C:\IVYROUTE\USER1
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER1\CONFIG.FP
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER1\FOXUSER.DBF
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER1\FOXUSER.FPT

  C:\IVYROUTE\USER2
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER2\CONFIG.FP
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER2\FOXUSER.DBF
  C:\IVYROUTE\USER2\FOXUSER.FPT
Each CONFIG.FP file contains the following: 
  RESOURCE=d:\IVYROUTE\USER99\FOXUSER
  EMS64=ON
  EXCLUSIVE = OFF
  MVCOUNT = 768
  MVARSIZ = 30
RESOURCE= Line Description:

d is the drive that Ivy Route is located...from this workstations perspective...usually C for the main system and I for the workstations.

99 is the number identifying the user number ie: USER1 or USER2

When starting Ivy Route you need to use the FOXR.EXE file instead of directly starting with the IVYROUTE.EXE file.

Here are some sample lines: 

  User 1: C:\IVYROUTE\FOXR.EXE +X IVYROUTE -CC:\IVYROUTE\USER1\CONFIG.FP
  
  User 2: I:\IVYROUTE\FOXR.EXE +X IVYROUTE -CI:\IVYROUTE\USER2\CONFIG.FP
Ivy Route requires more file handles than Windows gives DOS applications by default.

In order to adjust this you need to:

Windows 95/98: Change/Add the FILES=100 in the C:\CONFIG.SYS file

Windows Me: see the Microsoft Knowledge Base Arcticle # Q269030 - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q269030

Windows 2000/XP: Change/Add the FILES=100 in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.nt file

Below are some screen dumps from a Windows XP shortcut:

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