Installation Notes Plus Pmxpl2

Created on: 28th August 2009

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CWORKS PLUS VERSION INSTALLATION NOTES (PRODUCT CODE: PMXPL2)

Order CWorks with CD. The CD will have the below folders and files;

1. AddComp Folder

2. RuntimeVer Folder

3. AccessVer Folder

4. INSTALLATION_NOTES_PLUS_PMXPL1.pdf file

5. xlViewer.exe file

If you are setting it on the network read (A) and if you are setting it only on one

computer read (B).

A) Network Setup

1. Open the folder called AccessVer

2. Extract PMXPL2.zip into computer1 / Server.

3. User will see these files “PMXPLUS.exe & PMXPLUSWR.exe”

4. Install "PMXPLUS.exe" file on the computer1 / Server. The database will

reside here and all other CWorks program will need to be connected to this

database.

5. Install "PMXPLUS.exe" on other computer2.

6. Delete the database file (file name:-CworksPlus_db.mdb) from computer2.

7. Do a database link from Computer2 to Computer1 / Server via your local area

network.

B) Single Computer


2. Extract PMXPL2.zip into your computer.

3. User will see these files “PMXPLUS.exe & PMXPLUSWR.exe”

4. Double-Click on "PMXPLUS.exe" and follow the setup instructions.

D) *******Remote Request*******

Install Remote Request only on computer/s that “DOES NOT” have the main

CWorks application(“CWPlus.exe”).


2. Extract PMXPL2.zip into your computer.

3. Double-Click on “PMXPLUSWR.exe” and follow the setup instructions.

C) ****** RUNTIME ******

Install runtime program only into computers which “DOES NOT” have

Microsoft Office pre-installed.

1. Open the folder called RuntimeVer on the CD.

2. Double-Click on PMXPLUS.exe and follow the setup instructions.

3. Run xlViewer.exe file if user “DO NOT” have MSExcel Office pre-installed. This

will allow user to view any excel report.


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E) *******Other Info*********

Please install “setup.exe” from AddComp folder if any of the below messages appear

when trying to run Cworks.

a) Active X cannot create objects.

b) Onclick expression errors.

c) Have installed MS Access as typical installation.

F) *******Issues using MS Office 2007 *********

There are few setting that need to done for MS Office 2007 before Install or Run the

Cworks Application. Please refer below:-

(i). Error message: “Windows cannot find ‘C:\CWFREE\CworksFoc.mdb’. Make sure

you typed the name correctly, and then try again”. See below.

Solution

Open MSAccess 2007.


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Click on


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Default setting.


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Correct setting. Untick both.


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(ii). Enabling Macro in MS Access 2007

1. By Default Microsoft Office 2007 disables macros. This will block any feature

of Cworks which uses macro unable to function properly. To enable Macro

open Microsoft Access as illustrated in the figures below. This illustration

applies to CWorks PLUS and SQL version.

Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Access 2007


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Click on the office icon

Now click on the “Access Options”


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Click on the Trust Center on the left pane

Here click on the “Trust Center Settings…” button


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Now click on the “Macro Setting” on the left pane

Now click on the last option “Enable all Macros……….code can run”


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Finally click on “OK” button on the bottom


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1. Open Microsoft Access as following Start -> All Programs - > Microsoft

Office - > Microsoft Access 2007.

2. Click on the Office logo as seen in the screenshot above, and then click on

“Access Options” button on the bottom of the list as highlighted.

3. The following screen will be visible, browse to Trust Center, and then click on

the “Trust Center Settings…”


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4. In the following screenshot click on “Trusted Locations” on the left pane and

then click on the “Add new location…” button to add new trusted location.


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5. In the following form click on “Browse” button to select the Cworks

installation folder (default C:\CWPLUS\or C:\Cworks SQL Client). Ensure that

the checkbox “Subfolders of this location are also trusted” is ticked

before selecting “OK”.

(iV) Deleting item in current record, i.e. Labour entry in MS Office 2007

Instead of using the normal command of “BACKSPACE” to delete record, please

perform a “SHIFT+BACKSPACE”. This will solve your problems. This only

applied to users of MS Office 2007.


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If you need any assistance please feel free to contact us.

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