Inmagic® PowerPack and PowerPack Lite
Version 16.0 README File


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Inmagic PowerPack consists of three Windows services: Checker, Updater, and Importer.

PowerPack Lite, which is provided free of charge with Inmagic DB/TextWorks,® consists of two services: Checker and Updater.

Use the services on Inmagic DB/TextWorks textbases to help automate management and maintenance tasks.

The services can run under the same Operating Systems as WebPublisher PRO. For details, see the PowerPack Support Matrix, available via the Product Documentation link on the Customer Extranet page (http://support.inmagic.com/downloads/extranet.html).


What's New in Version 16.0?


Installing the Services for the First Time

Install the services on a machine that will not need to be rebooted frequently, which has access to the DB/TextWorks textbases that you will maintain.

To install PowerPack or PowerPack Lite:

  1. Log in as Administrator.

  2. Go to the Customer Extranet page and click Product Documentation (http://support.inmagic.com/downloads/extranet.html).

  3. Obtain the Support Matrix for PowerPack and PowerPack Lite v16.0 to confirm that you are using a supported operating system and to see if there are any additional requirements.

  4. Return to the Customer Extranet page and click Product Downloads. Follow the instructions in the email announcing the availability of your PowerPack product to download the ZIP file.

  5. Unzip the file to a temporary folder. From that directory, run Setup.EXE.

  6. Follow the prompts to install the services.


Upgrading the Services

Please follow the instructions below.

To upgrade PowerPack/PowerPack Lite to v16.0

  1. Log in as Administrator.

  2. Use the Windows Control Panel to stop each Inmagic service that is running.

  3. Back up your service INI files (DBCHKSRV.INI, DBUPDSRV.INI, and possibly DBIMPSRV.INI) to a separate folder. Also back up service log files (*.LOG) if you want to retain that information.

  4. If you are upgrading from PowerPack Lite to PowerPack, OR if your existing software is older than v13, use Windows Add/Remove Programs to uninstall your existing PowerPack product before proceeding.

  5. Follow the instructions above for installing the services.

  6. After the install is completed, verify that your service INI and LOG files have been copied to the new folder you were asked to specify during installation. If any are missing (and they will be if you uninstalled the previous version in step 4), copy them there from the backups you created in step 3.

  7. Start each PowerPack dialog to verify that your settings have been restored (see Using the Services below).


Using the Services

To configure the PowerPack services, choose an item from the Windows Start menu, under Programs>Inmagic Applications>PowerPack (or PowerPack Lite). Note that you must restart the service after using the configuration program in order for your changes to take effect.

To start or stop the PowerPack services:

  1. In the Windows Control Panel, open the Administrative Tools folder, and double-click Services. If you prefer, you can choose Start, Run and enter services.msc.

  2. Right-click an Inmagic PowerPack service and choose Start or Stop.

  3. By default, the Checker service is set to run Manually. If you want the service to start automatically whenever the system is rebooted, set the service Startup Type to Automatic.

  4. Close the Services and Control Panel windows.

For information about configuring the services, see their individual PDF files, which are available via the Product Documentation link on the Customer Extranet page.


Uninstalling the Services

  1. Log in as Administrator on the machine where the services are installed.

  2. Use the Add/Remove Programs icon on the Windows Control Panel window to remove PowerPack or PowerPack Lite. Note that the Uninstall program will stop the Services before uninstalling them.

  3. You may be prompted to reboot your machine following the uninstall.


Documentation

The following documentation is available via the Product Documentation link on the Customer Extranet page:


Contacting Inmagic

For help, you can contact Inmagic or your local Inmagic dealer.

If you have a Product Support contract, please have the contract number ready, and try to be at your computer when you call. If that is not possible, note exactly what you were doing when you encountered the problem, the exact text of any error messages you received, and your software version and serial number (click the About button on the Inmagic PowerPack dialog box to look it up). If you do not have a Product Support contract, you can contact Inmagic Sales to purchase a support plan.

Inmagic
500 Unicorn Park Drive
Fifth Floor
Woburn, MA 01801 U.S.A.
Tel: 781-938-4444 or 800-229-8398
Fax: 781-938-4446
http://www.inmagic.com

support@inmagic.com - product support questions and feature requests
sales@inmagic.com - sales, product pricing, and custom solution questions

If your message is intended for a particular person at Inmagic, (for example, a Product Support representative who is expecting the message or files), please include the name of that person in the subject and in the message.


Communicating with Other Users

You can communicate directly with other users by participating in one or more Inmagic Web forums. To do so, go to http://www.inmagic.com and from the Support menu, click Forums.

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