Migrating Programs
OS/2 V2.0 provides a migration database (DATABASE.DAT) that contains parameters
and settings for commonly used DOS, Windows and OS/2 programs. This binary
database file is used by the Migrate Applications program to place
the program icons onto the desktop and customize their Settings notebooks
to the recommended values.
Figure "The Migrate Applications
Windows"
To use the Migrate Applications program, follow these steps:
Locate and select the OS/2 System icon
on the desktop.
Select System Setup.
Select Migrate Applications.
The Find Programs window appears. The Database Used for Find Option
field displays the default database (\OS2\INSTALL\DATABASE.DAT). The
Migrate Applications program compares programs on the hard disk with
the list of programs in the database and places any that match in a DOS,
OS/2, or Windows programs folder on the desktop.
From the Drives list, deselect the drives
which should not be searched. The default is to search all drives.
Deselect the types of programs that should not
be migrated in the Migrate type check boxes. The default is to migrate
all the listed programs.
Select Find.... The Migrate Programs
window appears. Programs are listed in the Applications list
box.
If your program is not on the list:
a)
Select the Add Programs... push button.
The Add Programs window appears. Programs are listed in the Available
Programs list.
b)
Highlight
a program. The Working directory and Program title fields are filled in.
Type a new title if required.
c)
Type
the appropriate parameters for the selected program in the Parameters
field.
d)
Select the
types of programs to migrate in the Program type field. The Migrate
Applications program creates the Additional Programs folders
based on the types of programs specified.
e)
Select
Add. The program moves to the Selected Programs list.
f)
Select OK. The Migrate Programs window
appears.
8.
Select
Migrate to migrate all the selected programs. When migration is complete,
the Find Programs window reappears.
9.
The Migrate Applications program creates a DOS Programs folder
and a Windows Programs folder. The programs in these folders have
the recommended pre-selected settings that work best for your programs'
performance.
If the Add Programs option was used, an Additional DOS Programs
folder and an Additional Windows Programs folder will also be
created. The programs in these folders have default settings. If these
programs do not run correctly, specify other settings. See DOS
Settings on the use of the settings.
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