iMeet 1.0 README
System Requirements
The iMeet application makes use of
certain advanced features of the Netscape Navigator 3.0
browser. You will need at least version 3 of Netscape Navigator in
order to run this application.
Known Issues and Problems
Minimum Browser Requirements
The iMeet application uses
advanced features that are only provided by the most recent versions
of Netscape Navigator. Bearing this in mind, this application has a
verification routine built in that checks to ensure that the web
browser you are using is at least Netscape Navigator 3.0 or better.
Earlier versions of Navigator and other types of browsers do not
support features such as Java applets, client-side JavaScript, and
LiveConnect which are utilized by this application. You can get the
latest version of Netscape's Navigator by going to the Netscape home page.
Server-side Timeout
If you are using the iMeet application
and you leave it for a period of time to work on something else, you
may be prompted with a dialog box asking you to please log in
again. After approximately 10 minutes of no access, the Netscape server will
assume you have finished with the application and will delete your state
information. When you try to access the
application again, the iMeet application will no longer be
sure who you are. As a result, the iMeet application asks you to log
in again before continuing.
Multiple Time Zones
Unfortnately, because it deals with only
12 hours of the day (7am to 7pm) this release of iMeet does not
correctly support users in different time zones. To be sure the
application functions as expected, ensure that all users for a
particular iMeet installation are in the same time zone.
Java Problems
Sometimes, one malfunctioning java applet can cause other java applets to
stop working. If the java applets are not functioning correctly, try closing down your browser starting a fresh copy. Some more specific problems are
listed below:
- Floorplan Applet does nothing - It is possible that the Map
URL for that room is specified incorrectly in the database. Remember
that the Java Security model does not allow an applet to access
resources on a machine other than the one it was originally downloaded
from. For this reason, all URLs in the iMeet database should be
relative URLs.
- Week Applet does nothing - One of the meetings for the week is
outside the hours of 7am to 7pm. This can happen if the users of the appliction are in different time zones.
- Java Icons are not displaying - Sometimes when focus is removed from the netscape window, and then returned, the java applets are not restarted correctly. The easiest solution is to either resize the netscape window, reload the page, or scroll down the page, and then back up again.
Installation Instructions
- Unzip the zipfile: imeet10.zip.
This will create a directory called imeet_ingenia
containing the application and its various subdirectories.
- The SQL files for creating the iMeet database are in the
[appdir]\imeet_ingenia\dbms\ifx
directory.
In the Informix On-line Dynamic Server program group, double-click
on the Command Line Utilities icon. A DOS window will open. Enter
the command:
cd [appdir]\imeet_ingenia\dbms\ifx
Then enter "dbaccess," which runs a DOS utility. In this utility, select a highlighted choice by
pressing Enter, and move the highlight with the arrow keys.
Make the following selections:
- Query Language
- sysmaster@servername
- Choose
- db_create
- Run - This creates the database imeet
- Choose
- base_date
- Run - This creates the base data set
- Choose
- sample_data
- Run - This creates the sample data set
- Exit - To exit the command line utilities
Note that you can delete all data excluding the required base data from
the database by executing the SQL Script contained in the
delete_sample.sql, and you can drop the entire database by
executing the SQL Script db_drop.sql.
- Using a text editor, modify the site.js file contained in the
imeet_ingenia/user directory.
Modify the database.connect line in the CM_Connect()
function to use the correct Username, password, server name, and database
entries. The line should look like the following:
database.connect("INFORMIX","ol_servername","username","password","imeet");
- Change to the imeet_ingenia directory and run the build.bat file. Ensure that lwcomp.exe is in your user path or this script will not work.
- Launch the LiveWire Application Manager to add the iMeet application.
Select add from the application manager menu and enter the following
information (replace c:\appalanche with the directory that you
extracted imeet10.zip into):
Name: imeet
Web File Path: c:\appalanche\imeet_ingenia\bookie.web
Default Page: login.html
Client Object Maintenance: Server-URL
All other fields may be left to their default values.
- Ensure that the iMeet application is running (restarting it from the
application manager menu if necessary)
Running iMeet
To run the application open a Netscape web browser and type in the URL of
your server followed by /imeet/. For example,
if the server you installed the application on is named
www.foobar.com, then the application can be accessed using the
URL: http://www.foobar.com/imeet/.
To use the iMeet application, log in as:
Username: user
Password: user
To perform administration functions, log in as:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Comments and Feedback
Feedback on this application can be send to
kwooding@ingenia.com.
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Ingenia Communications Corporation