Using the Online Documentation Library (ODL) Search Utility


*** NOTE ***  The ASTAware SearchDisc search engine included on this
CD-ROM can be used on Microsoft[R] Windows[R] platform computers
only.  It will not work on native OpenVMS platforms.

* The main menu should display and the search engine should launch 
when the CD-ROM is inserted into the drive.  If it does not, start
autolaunch.exe from the root of the CD-ROM.  The ASTAware SearchDisc
icon should appear in your taskbar when the search engine is running.

* You can navigate from the main menu using categories, searching through
an alphabetical list of products, or with a search query.

*** NOTE ***  You must shut down the search engine by clicking the SearchDisc
icon in your taskbar, before you can eject the CD-ROM from your drive ***.


Using ODL-ISO from a Hard Drive (Windows Platforms Only)

Configuring ODL-ISO Search for a Hard Drive

*** NOTE ***  See known issue below if your language settings are not set to US English.

If you choose to copy the ODL-ISO CD-ROM content to a hard drive, you will need to
reconfigure the search engine to retrieve search results from the new location. 

* Copy the entire CD-ROM to an area on a hard drive.  For example, C:\ODL

* Be sure that the search engine is shut down before proceeding.  To shut the
search engine down, click on the SearchDisc icon in your taskbar, and click yes
when asked if you would like to shut down the search engine.

* Run MediaSwitcher.exe from the area you copied the CD-ROM to.  This will
reconfigure the search engine to search and retrieve search results from the
new ODL-ISO location.  This executable is located at the root of the CD-ROM.  

* Enter the path where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the "Select the SearchDisc
Installation Folder" box.  For example, if you copied the CD-ROM to your C: drive
in a folder named ODL, enter C:\ODL here.  Click Next.

* Enter the path again where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the "Select the
Search Documents Folder" box.  Click Install.

* Restart the search engine by starting autolaunch.exe from the new location.  

You may switch back to retrieving files from the CD-ROM at any time by running
this utility again.


*** KNOWN ISSUE ***  The installer used for the Media Switch Utility, described
above, is not currently supported with all language settings.   If your language
is not supported, you will receive an error stating “Installer User Interface Mode
Not Supported”, when attempting to run MediaSwitcher.exe from the root of the ODL
collection on your hard drive.  

You can use either of the following workarounds to address this:

* Create a network drive of the directory where the ODL CD-ROM was copied to,
making it appear as a virtual drive.  From there, open autolaunch.exe

* Temporarily change your regional settings on your computer to US English, run
the MediaSwitcher.exe, and then change your settings back to your original settings.