[Zope] How to install gvIB on win2k

[Uwe Fechner]

Hello everybody,

I had many difficulties with this installation and want to make
thinks easier for others, so I wrote this little how-to:

How to install gvIB 0.96 on win2k:
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1. Install interbase server 6.x and copy the file employee.gdb in=
to
   the folder c:\database

2. Copy the folder gvib as folder into the folder

   c:\programme\website\bin\lib
   (replace website with the name of your zope-website)

3. Decompress the dll in the file gvIBBASE.zip and copy it into t=
he
gvib-folder

4. test the installation with python on the command prompt:

     cd c:\programme\website\bin
     python
     Python 1.5.2 (#3, Mar  8 2000, 16:34:52) [C] on sunos5
     Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterda=
m
     >>> import gvib
     >>> db =3D 'c:\database\employee.gdb'
     >>> cn =3D gvib.connect(db, 'sysdba', 'masterkey')
     >>> cn.close()
     >>> ctrl-z RETURN
If there was no error, continue:

5. copy the folder gvibDA into the folder

   c:\programme\website\lib\python\products

6. restart zope

7. look at ControlPanel/Products wether you see the product
   gvibDA and wether it is not broken (the symbol)

If it was installed correctly:

8. add a GV Interbase Data Connection to any test-folder within Z=
ope.
   Use the following connection string:
   'localhost:c:\database\employee.gdb sysdba masterkey'

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