Table 1-5 lists all the components that are installed with InfoMaker.
Component |
Description |
|---|---|
InfoMaker base components |
Installs InfoMaker as a reporting and query tool. |
InfoMaker painters |
Includes three additional painters so that you can work with data more fully:
|
Native database interfaces |
Interfaces that enable you to interact with server databases natively. Expand the tree view to select which interfaces to install. |
OLE database driver |
Interface to connect to databases using an OLE DB data provider. |
JDBC driver |
Interface to connect to databases using JDBC. |
Internet tools |
The DataWindow Web Control for ActiveX is a fully interactive DataWindow control. It requires a browser that supports ActiveX. |
InfoMaker tutorial |
Source files for the tutorial in the Getting Started book. If you want to do the InfoMaker tutorial or use the sample library, you must install SQL Anywhere 11.0 or later if it is not already installed on your computer. When you install InfoMaker, the setup program creates an ODBC data source for the demo database. If SQL Anywhere is not installed on your system when you install InfoMaker, setup does not install the demo database, sample library, or tutorial files. |
Demo database |
A SQL Anywhere database used in the tutorial, the sample library, and examples in the documentation. |
Online Help files |
The imhlp115.hlp file and the imman.115.chm compiled HTML Help file. |
The InfoMaker setup program installs InfoMaker in default drives and directories unless you specify otherwise. If a directory you specify does not exist, setup creates it.
To install InfoMaker:
On the start page of the InfoMaker 11.5 setup program, select InfoMaker 11.5.
On the Welcome page, click Next.
If you have not installed prerequisites for any feature, the next page in the wizard informs you what needs to be installed. You can click Cancel to exit the wizard or Next to continue without installing the prerequisites. For more information, see Table 1-4.
On the License Type page, select the type of license you want to use.
If you select Evaluation You can use InfoMaker without purchasing a license for a 30 day testing period. The Evaluation license allows you to install InfoMaker for evaluation purposes only.
If you select Standalone Seat - Local License When you click Next, the License Key page displays. Click the Load button, navigate to the location of your license file, select it and click Open, then click Next. Wait for a few seconds while the setup program validates the license.
If you select Standalone Seat - Served When you click Next, the Server Information page displays. Enter the name of the license server provided by your system administrator. You may also need the TCP port number if the administrator who installed the license server defined a non-default TCP port number. Click Next and wait for a few seconds while the setup program validates the license.
Proceeding without a valid license
You can select the local license or served license option
without loading a license file or entering a server location. If
you do this and click Next, the setup program displays an error
message box. After you close the error message, additional dialog
boxes ask if you want to proceed and prompt you to certify that
you will obtain a valid license key within 30 days. Clicking Yes
in these dialog boxes allows you to proceed with product installation,
but the installed products cease to function after 30 days unless
you install a valid license file or license server before the trial period
expires.
For more information, see “Product licensing with SySAM 2.0”.
On the License Agreement page, select your location from the drop-down list, read the license agreement, select the I AGREE radio button, and click Next to continue.
On the Customer Information page, enter your name and your company’s name.
On the Choose Destination Location page, click Next to accept the destination path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, and click Next.
On the Choose Destination Location For Shared Files page, click Next to accept the destination path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, and click Next.
On the Select Components page, select InfoMaker and click Next to continue.
On the Choose Destination Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, then click Next.
On the Choose Destination Location For Shared Files page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or browse to select the Sybase\Shared directory.
On the Select Components page, accept the default selection and click Next.
On the Select Program Folder page, select the program folder to which program icons will be added or specify a new one, and click Next.
On the Start Copying Files page, review your settings, then click Next to begin installing files or Back to change your selections.
On the InstallShield Wizard Complete page, select the check box if you want to read the Readme file, and click Finish to return to the common setup program.
You must close the Readme file to continue.
On the next InstallShield Wizard Complete page, click Finish to complete the installation.
If you do not clear the check boxes on this page, setup displays the install readme file and launches a browser so that you can complete online registration.
