Pro*COBOL Getting Started for Windows Platforms

**Installing Pro*COBOL**

System Requirements
CD-ROM Quick Start
CD-ROM Installation Instructions
Oracle Directory Structure

System Requirements

This section lists the minimal hardware and software required to install and run Pro*COBOL.

an IBM, Compaq, or 100% compatible 80386 processor or higher
a connected CD-ROM drive, functioning as a logical drive
4 megabytes (MB) of available RAM
a total of 9 MB of hard disk space for the following product components:
Microsoft Windows NT/95
access to an Oracle Server Version 7.2 or later (network software and SQL*Net software are required to access a remote database)
MicroFocus Object COBOL for Windows NT/95Version 4.0

CD-ROM Quick Start

Before you install Pro*COBOL, make sure that you perform the following tasks:

review any accompanying Release Notes
read the Desktop Products Customer Information booklet and return your registration card to the appropriate support center
install and test your network hardware and software, if applicable

Warning Install Pro*COBOL 1.8 for Windows NT/95 with the current Oracle Installer (included). Do not use earlier versions.

Insert the CD-ROM.
Run ORAINST.EXE by typing G:\WIN95\INSTALL\ORAINST or G:\WINNT\INSTALL\ORAINST
where G: is the logical drive letter of your CD-ROM.
Follow the on-screen directions about language, company, Oracle Home directory, and CONFIG.SYS.
Select Precompiler Products from the list in the Available Products window.
Select Pro*COBOL for Windows NT/95 from the Precompiler Products window.
Choose the Install button.

CD-ROM Installation Instructions

Before you install Pro*COBOL, make sure that you perform the following tasks:

review any accompanying Release Notes.
read the Desktop Products Customer Information booklet and return your registration card to the appropriate support center.
install and test your network hardware and software, if applicable

When you install from a CD-ROM, the Oracle Installer does not automatically copy itself onto your hard disk.

The Oracle Installer

creates your Oracle Home directory
shows you the products that you can install

Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
Verify that you can access the files on the CD-ROM.
Type the following before you start the Oracle Installer, if your system has a monochrome or grayscale monitor:

[C:\] SET TK2_TIO=VIDEOM

where C is the designator of your Windows NT/95 boot drive.

Note If you do not set this command, the Oracle Installer interface does not display correctly on your monochrome or gray scale screen. After the installation is complete, you can set this parameter in your CONFIG.ORA file.

[C:\] G:\WIN95\INSTALL\ORAINST or

[C:\] G:\WINNT\INSTALL\ORAINST

where G: is the logical drive letter of your CD-ROM.

Follow the on-screen directions about language, company, Oracle Home directory, and CONFIG.SYS.
Select Programmer/2000 from the list in the Available Products window. Then choose the Install button.
Select Pro*COBOL from the Programmer/2000 window. Then choose OK.
The Oracle Installer progress bar shows the percentage of installation completed.
Choose OK when the Notification window displays the "Installation Successful" message.
The Available Products window reappears. You can select other products to install, or quit the Oracle Installer.

Oracle Directory Structure

During installation, the Oracle Installer creates a directory structure which supports multiple versions of a product. It creates a main directory, referred to as the Oracle Home directory, which holds the Pro*COBOL subdirectories and files as well as subdirectories for other Oracle products. If this is your first time using Oracle products, your default Oracle Home directory is \ORAWIN95 or \ORANT.

Note Other subdirectories may appear in your directory structure depending on the products or options you install.

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\ORAWIN95 --default Oracle Home directory name for Windows 95. Previously installed Oracle products may reside in Oracle Home directories of other names.
\ORANT --default Oracle Home directory name for Windows NT. Previously installed Oracle products may reside in Oracle Home directories of other names.

The Oracle Home directory holds the following subdirectories:

\PRO18--precompiler programs, samples, libraries and message files.
\BIN--executables and dynamically-linked libraries for all Oracle products for Windows 95.
\DBS--files for Toolkit II and message files for products created for the Oracle Installer.
\ORAINST--Oracle Installer scripts.

Additional Information For details on the subdirectories specific to Pro*COBOL 1.8 for Windows NT/95, see the "Building Pro*COBOL Applications" chapter in this Guide.)

Oracle Installer changes your Oracle Home directory as follows:

If you have an Oracle Home directory created or modified by the current Oracle Installer (Version 3.x), the Oracle Installer updates any files that are not current.
If you do not have an Oracle Home directory, the Oracle Installer creates one and places subdirectories in it.

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