Setting up users’ workstations

After saving the PSR, creating an HTML page, and setting up the server, you need to make sure client workstations are set up to view the page containing the DataWindow plug-in.

Users who will view a Web page that includes a DataWindow plug-in need supporting software installed on their client workstations. They also need a connection to the Web server.

Required components

Each client workstation needs the components in Table 32-5 to view a Web page containing a DataWindow plug-in.

**Table 32-5: Client requirements to view DataWindow plug-in**
Component	Procedure
An Internet or intranet connection	Available within your corporation or from an Internet service provider.
A Web browser that supports Netscape plug-ins	Available from the browser vendor. Examples are: Netscape Navigator Version 3.x or later. Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 3.x through 5.5 Service Pack 1. Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and later versions do not support plug-ins.
DataWindow plug-in DLL	If it is not there already, copy the NPDWE105.DLL file from the Internet Tools\Plugins directory to the browser’s Plugins directory.
Supporting DLLs	If it is not there already, copy the PBSHR105.DLL file from the Shared\PowerBuilder directory to the browser’s Plugins directory. If they are not already available on the client workstation, install the following Microsoft runtime files in the client’s Windows system directory: MSVCR71.DLL, MSVCP71.DLL, and ATL71.DLL.
Other files	If the original DataWindow object or report included bitmap objects or custom pointers from external files, you need to copy those files to the client workstation. The path on the client workstation must correspond to the path saved in the PSR. If the original included OLE objects or custom controls, you must install and register the OLE server or custom control on the client workstation. The path for an OLE object must be valid on the client.

Viewing the Web page and the PSR

While viewing a PSR in the DataWindow plug-in, the user can:

Navigate through the data in the PSR using scroll bars
Change values in rows and columns if the source of the PSR was an editable DataWindow object (but because there is no database connection, data cannot be updated in a database)
Right-click on the PSR to display a pop-up menu for saving, printing, and navigating

InfoMaker users who save the report from the Web page as a local PSR file can open that PSR file in InfoMaker to search, filter, and sort the data.