You set up Synchro to start automatically by placing a Synchro shortcut in the Windows Startup folder. When you do this, you first create a shortcut defining the Synchro parameters, and then copy this shortcut into the Windows Startup folder.
To set Synchro to start automatically
1 | Create a shortcut to the Synchro.exe program. (For instructions, see your Windows user guide.) |
The default location of this program is your Horizon installation folder.
2 | Right-click the Synchro.exe shortcut icon on your desktop. |
3 | Choose Properties. |
Windows displays the Shortcut to Synchro.exe Properties window.
4 | Click the Shortcut tab. |
Windows displays the Shortcut to Synchro.exe information.
5 | Click in the Target field to leave the existing text in place. |
6 | After the existing text, add Synchro parameters in this format (be sure to put a space before each forward slash): |
/sserver /ppassword /uuser /ddatabase /rremotedb /oremotepassword /vremoteuser
These are the sample variables represented in the path:
Switch |
Explanation |
/sserver |
Specifies the server name where Synchro logs on. |
/ppassword |
Specifies the password required to log on to the database. |
/uuser |
Specifies the user name or ID required to log on to the database. |
/ddatabase |
Specifies the local database whose changes Synchro reads. |
/rremotedb |
Specifies the remote database to synchronize. |
/oremotepassword |
Specifies the password required to log on to the remote database. |
/vremoteuser |
Specifies the user name or ID required to log on to the remote database. |
For example, enter these parameters to synchronize the local database “main” with the remote database “newman”:
/skuni /p123456 /uadmin /dmain /rnewman /ou62ch4 /vadmin
7 | Repeat steps 1 through 6, reversing the /d and /r database definitions. |
This creates a second shortcut that will synchronize data in the opposite direction.
For example, enter these parameters to synchronize the “newman” database with the “main” database:
/skuni /p123456 /uadmin /dnewman /rmain /ou62ch4 /vadmin
Note: Synchro must run in both directions (from the first server to the second server, and then from the second server to the first server). This synchronizes data from each database with the other database. If you run Synchro in only one direction, only one database will contain all the current information about borrowers.
8 | Place all the Synchro shortcuts you created in the Windows Startup folder. (For instructions, see your Windows user’s guide.) |
9 | Shut down the workstation. |
10 | Restart the workstation. |
Synchro runs continuously in the background to keep the borrower databases synchronized.
Note: If the workstation running Synchro is shut down for any reason, Synchro will start again as soon as the station is restarted.
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