RCS installation and users guide

version 01.00.01 - December 2000

Software requirements

Java runtime environment

this is available from www.sun.com
This should be installed in
C:\Program Files\javasoft\jre\1.2\bin\

Java Comapi

this is available from www.sun.com

Installation

Install software:

mkdir temp
cd temp
download
unzip
execute: install.bat

Test basic install:

mr\rcs\bin\rcshello

Setup comapi:

move downloaded files to RCS:

copy win32com.dll c:\mr\rcs\comapi\
copy comm.jar c:\mr\rcs\comapi\
copy javax.comm.properties c:\mr\rcs\comapi\

configure comapi:

mr\rcs\comapi\setupcom.bat

Test COMAPI:

mr\rcs\bin\rctcom1

Regeneration HTML files

c:\mr\rcs\bin\rcshtml

Start RCSHTTP - RCS Web Information Server (new experimental version):

c:\mr\rcs\bin\rcshttp

Start Server:

c:\mr\rcs\bin\rcssvr

start test client:

c:\mr\rcs\bin\rcsic

RCS Users:

Version 0.0.8 does not allow definition of aditional users
users and roles are identical in version 0.0.8 and 1.0.1

User definitions
User name	Description	default password
SYSTEM	Used for starting / stopping system	IO2000RCS
ADMIN	System admin and security	IO2000RCS
ENGINEER	Operator	IO2000RCS
GUEST	only browsing system	GUEST

RCS and SYSTEM commands

STATUS SYSTEM RELOAD

Reference information
Command	Priviledged users	description	return message	Errors message
INFO	all	Describes layout	STATUS DEFINE msg
SYSTEM RELOAD	SYSTEM	Restarts server - does not work in 0.0.8		STATUS SYSTEM SYNTAX ERROR
LOGIN username password	all	used for login	STATUS LOGIN userName AS userRole	STATUS LOGIN ERROR
RCS USER username password	ADMIN	change password	STATUS LOGIN userName AS userRole
RCS PASSWORD password	all exept GUEST	change own password	STATUS RCS OK	STATUS RCS SYNTAX ERROR
SYSTEM RCS LOAD TABLE HEADER tablename filename.rcs	SYSTEM	load tabledefinition from file	STATUS SYSTEM SYNTAX ERROR	STATUS SYSTEM SYNTAX ERROR
SYSTEM RCS LOAD TABLE DATA tablename filename.rcs	SYSTEM	load tabledata from file	STATUS SYSTEM SYNTAX ERROR	STATUS SYSTEM SYNTAX ERROR
RCS SELECT colname FROM tabname ROW nnn	SYSTEM	Get one cell from cache	STATUS RCS TABLE tablename COLUMN columnname n value	STATUS RCS SYNTAX ERROR

Example use of datacache

SYSTEM RCS LOAD TABLE HEADER ENGINE sysengd.rcs
SYSTEM RCS LOAD TABLE DATA ENGINE engdef.rcs
RCS SELECT RRCOMPANY FROM ENGINE ROW 001
RCS SELECT REGNO FROM ENGINE ROW 001
RCS SELECT TYPE FROM ENGINE ROW 001
RCS SELECT MODELBUILDER FROM ENGINE ROW 001
RCS SELECT MODELNO FROM ENGINE ROW 001