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The Marketwise program can be run on multiple systems at the same time. You should install a copy of the software to each workstation you intend to run the program. You will also need a copy protect block for each workstation. A single database may be accessed by several workstations at the same time via a network connection. Any new patients or information added on one workstation will show up on all the other workstations. You need to plan accordingly.

Establish an Image directory that all workstations would have access to. If you are running a server, then naturally the directory should be on the server. If you are running a peer to peer network then you can place the image directory on any of the drives so long as each workstation has access to that drive. The Image directory can have any name, but use a name that you will remember as the image directory. A common name to use would be something like "uniplast". When setting up the shared resources, the Directory itself can be shared, or it can be the entire drive, so long as each workstation has access to that resource. The Image Directory is where the UDDXXXX.pat directories should go. These Directories contain the actual Image and Patient data. The database files keep a record of where each image for a particular patient is, and where each patient is.

Next establish the working directory, usually this directory is the same as the image directory. This directory is simply a place where the program can find the database files. In keeping things simple, place the database files in the same directory as the image directory. The database files are the EMTPY.MDB and the Markwise .MDB; these two files should be copied to the Image Directory.

There is a file called the Uni.ini file, this file contains all the various default settings for the Marketwise software, including pointers to the working directory, and image directory. This file can be found in the C:\WINDOWS\UNIPLAST directory. Open this file under any text editor such as Note Pad. The following lines will need to be edited in this file:

[parameters]

ImageDrive= This would be the drive letter containing the image directory. This drive can be a drive letter on the local system, or a mapped drive. Since each workstation may have this drive mapped out differently, the ImageDrive line needs to be appropriate to each workstation. For example: ImageDrive=C:

ImageRoot= This is the Image Directory. This is the directory mentioned above, and should be common to all workstations. For example: ImageRoot=\uniplast

Together these two statements establish the path to which the Marketwise program can find the image and patient data.

WorkDir= This line contains the full path to the database files. For example: WorkDir=O:\Uniplast

Multiuser=Yes This line is necessary when running Multiple systems.

Next you should set up the ODBC settings for the database. In Windows 98 you will see a 32bitODBC icon contained in the Control Panel. In Win2000, you will find ODBC Data Sources in the Administrative Tools folder located in Control Panel. You should select System DSN, highlight the uniplast source and select configure. Next select the Working directory, the same path as the WorkDir path in the Uni.ini file. Select the Markwise.mdb file located in the Directory. Again, the ODBC settings will have to be configured for each workstation. (See screenshots at right for help with these steps.)

Now you should be able to run the Marketwise program on each licensed workstation. Any patients or images added to the database should be seen on all the workstations.