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).
PowerPack is now supported on Windows Server 2016. 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).
PowerPack and PowerPack Lite are compatible with textbases maintained with DB/Text versions 15.0 and later.
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.
Log in as Administrator.
Go to the Customer Extranet page and click Product Documentation (http://support.inmagic.com/downloads/extranet.html).
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.
Unzip the file to a temporary folder. From that directory, run Setup.EXE.
Follow the prompts to install the services.
Please follow the instructions below.
Log in as Administrator.
Use the Windows Control Panel to stop each Inmagic service that is running.
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.
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.
Follow the instructions above for installing the services.
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.
Start each PowerPack dialog to verify that your settings have been restored (see Using the Services below).
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:
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.
Right-click an Inmagic PowerPack service and choose Start or Stop.
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.
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.
Log in as Administrator on the machine where the services are installed.
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.
You may be prompted to reboot your machine following the uninstall.
The following documentation is available via the Product Documentation link on the Customer Extranet page:
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.
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