Common Questions After Installing Pervasive.SQL

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This section contains information that you should read after running the installation program. If you are having problems with your installation, go to Chapter 21, Troubleshooting After Installation, or get help online from our Knowledge Base website at http://support.pervasive.com/eSupport.

How Do I Read the Online Documentation?

Pervasive.SQL V8 documentation for Win32 platforms is in Microsoft HTML Help format. To read the documentation, select Start4Programs4Pervasive.SQL V84Documentation4 Pervasive.SQL V8 from the Windows Start menu.

You can also view the documentation in the form of Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. These PDF files and an installation program for an Acrobat reader is available on the Pervasive.SQL V8 (Server Edition) CD-ROM.

There is also a README file on the distribution media that has the latest changes and additions to Pervasive.SQL V8.

How Do I Verify or Update My User License?

The License Administrator utility is documented in Pervasive.SQL User's Guide in the section License Administrator . Please refer to that document for information on user licenses.

What Files Were Installed as Part of Pervasive.SQL V8?

Once installed, Pervasive.SQL files reside in the following directory structure.

\WINNT\SYSTEM32			Microsoft system files.
\Program Files\Common Files\Pervasive Software Shared
	\PSA		Pervasive System Analyzer
	\DOC		Online documentation
	\PVSWCORE		Pervasive Services
\PVSW
	\BIN		Pervasive.SQL engines, requesters and utilities
	\CLIENTS		Pervasive.SQL client installation programs (server only)
		\DOS	DOS Pervasive.SQL Requester files. These files must be manually copied to a DOS client.
		\TRACE	Special files for low-level troubleshooting
		\WIN32	Requester files for Windows 32-bit operating systems and the Pervasive.SQL Windows client installation program
	\DEMODATA		Contains sample database DEMODATA
	\SAMPLES		Contains the sample database SAMPLE.BTR, and UPPER.ALT, a sample Alternate Collating Sequence

Where To Go From Here

Continue with your Pervasive.SQL deployment by installing and configuring the client requesters for the machines that will connect to this server. Review Chapter 15, Installing Pervasive.SQL Windows Requestersand, if applicable to your business needs, Chapter 17, Distributing the Pervasive Client.