Calendar Administator

The purpose of this software is to manage the necessary files and system entries for a toolkit database. These files fall into roughly three categories: The basic functions in the program are to Add Database and Remove Database. You can also use this tool to reset the administrator password as well.

Quick Overview

This utility is an important part of the setup and installation of the toolkit software. After the ASP code has been properly installed, you must create the events database to begin. The steps to do this are as follows: If message boxes appear during the process, read them carefully. The first time the program is run, it will want to create the directories C:\InetPub\databases\community\ and C:\InetPub\wwwroot\community\start\. You should press "OK" in answer to these prompts.

Directories

This program operates in three directories - in this section, we describe what should be found in each directory.

DataSet Names

For the ASP code to "find" the Access databases, the system needs to have Data Set Names to link them up. You can look at the dataset names under Start | Settings | Control Panel | ODBC32 . The Adinistration tool lists the current and new DSN's in a window so you can verify that the files operate properly.

DSNs used with the commmunity toolkit use the prefix ctk_ so you can readily identify them in the data set name list. Using ODBC32, you can look at the contents of these data set names. They really are just a link to the appropriate MDB file and an indication that these are access files.

Operation of Calendar Administrator

Other than a nifty graphical interface and some error checking, the operation of this program is actually pretty simple. The operations could be done manually without using the tool at all. To create a database, the following steps are taken: Deleting the database simply goes through and removes the files.

If you are having problems, take a look at the notes for this product.