Windows XP SP3 or later versions of Windows   32-bit   or   64-bit

Microsoft Excel

2003 SP3,

2007 SP2 or SP3

2010 SP1.  32-bit or 64-bit

2013 / 365  32-bit or 64-bit

Instructions for setting up the projects

Download the package SNWRH.exe or as received by you from your company and save the file to a folder of your choice.

Install the package as you would with any other software.  Select the drive from where you would like to run the application.

Example: C:\WRH   or   J:\WRH  -  The destination folder name must always be    WRH

When using from a networked PC, map the server C: or D: drive to a single letter.  Example J: or any other free letter.

Install this software on all PCs which have their own Windows and MS Office.  That is, all PCs that are not thin clients.  After installing the software in the local C:\WRH or D:\WRH from the setup file, delete the entire C:\WRH or D:\WRH folder in all the other PCs except the server PC.  This step is necessary to register MSCOMCTL.ocx properly.

You may choose to install desktop shortcut icons as below -

Continue with the installation until the Finish button is displayed.

Multiple users may create shortcuts in their own working folders or desktops to the parent application and use the project at the same time.  It is assumed that the multiple users would be from different departments and work with either their own or concerned crew data (so that one user does not overwrite on someone else's records).

The project when shipped has some arbitrary default data that can be used for testing purposes.

There are many ways to give clients a testing/trial run of the projects.

Examples

• To put a time stop
• To allow only 50 tries
• Etc.

In the trial mode, we stop the printing. Also, only nine records are shown in the trial mode.  The user makes a purchase and sends us the Product ID information.  The product ID is shown when the user tries to preview or print. Example of product ID box  

We need all of the Product ID to make a license file. Either copy it down carefully or simply click on the ‘Copy to Clipboard’ button.  Then paste into an e-mail to us.  You may also attach the product ID file which is generated and saved to the WRH folder.

We create a license file and send it back to the user.

The user saves this license file to   ?:\WRH    (where ? is the drive letter in which the main project is saved - The drive and folder is displayed in cell K10 in the Hours page )

To summarize

• Download the installer package from the server.
• Install to WRH folder in a drive of your choice. (Run the installer - on all PCs if used on a network).  Delete WRH folder from all PCs except server PC.
• Extract contents of the custom data files into the same WRH folder.
• Open Help files for guidance. (Setup of vessel, ranks, Crewlist, list of holidays)
• Try to preview or print.
• Send us the Product ID.
• Save the License file we send you, to folder “WRH” in same drive as Excel project file .
• Once above is done, the project must work OK.

For getting upgrades -

• The Master / Office Superintendent should save all existing records to a text file by using the Export facility.  Or take a back up of the database from the back up button / icon or even zip and save the entire WRH folder.
• Download the new installer package file from the server.
• Run the installer as above.  The custom database is not affected by upgrades.
• If necessary, the Master / Office Superintendent can now Import the old data into the database by using the Import facility.  Or restore from the backed up database via the button / icon.
• Nothing else is needed.