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Unpacking the Mimer SQL Distribution File

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The most common way of acquiring the Mimer SQL distribution for OpenVMS is to download it, in ZIP file format, from http://developer.mimer.com. The ZIP file is created using Info-ZIP.

Once downloaded, the file look like an ordinary executable (*.exe) file For example, the file containing Mimer SQL version 8.2.4 is named MIMER824.EXE.

Unpacking the ZIP File

To unpack the contents of the ZIP file, execute the file. Note that the MIMER824A.EXE file must reside in your current directory, so you may have to copy the file.
The Mimer SQL distribution directory will be created under the current directory. For example:

 $ COPY MIMER824A.EXE somedisk:[000000]
 $ SET DEF somedisk:[000000]
 $ RUN MIMER824A

Ensuring Correct File Protections

Note: The three consecutive dots in the "[...]" construction used in the OpenVMS command examples that follow, together with savesets, are an essential part of the command syntax. If they are omitted, all files on the distribution media will be assigned to a single directory and the Mimer SQL installation will fail.

The auto-extract facility may not always apply the correct file protections to the files it extracts.

Therefore, we recommend that you run the following commands to ensure that the correct file protections are applied to the files in the tree:

 $ SET FILE/PROT=(S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W:RE) [MIMERxxxxx...]*.*
 $ SET FILE/PROT=(S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE) MIMERxxxxx.DIR

The Mimer SQL Directory Tree

Once you have successfully unpacked Mimer SQL, you can review the directory structure in which the MIMER8 software resides.

The name of the installation root directory in the tree contains the word 'MIMER' and the version number of the product, for example: 'MIMER824A' (generally denoted as MIMERxxxxx).

The name of the root directory is unique for each Mimer SQL release. This makes it easier to install new versions without affecting any previous versions of the product.

For more information about the files installed, see Distributed Files.

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