SynapseDirect

Hi,

I am having a hard time getting the server to connect to the database.  When I go to the control panel, admin tools, then ODBC, i see the remr listed under system DSN but it is not listed under the drivers tab.  According to the instructions, it should be listed there.  I have uninstalled and reinstalled the driver several times and each time it is never listed under drivers.  Am I doing something wrong?

 

 

Another question, if server and client are on the same machine (temporary), for synapse-local, do i put localhost:8011, or do i actually put the name of the computer there?  i read instructions with both ways so i'm not sure now.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Hi

Some screenshots would help.  But "remr" should only be listed under System DSN.

Use the "Test Connection" button to confirm it is working.

What OS are you running? XP or Vista?  There may be some problems with Vista which I can elaborate upon.

Regarding synapse-local, the value should be "true" ... but the latest demo client will always offer you the choice anyway of contacting localhost.

Make sure that you start the server just by double clicking on it, and not the start.cmd file  ( if present ) so that it starts on port 8011.  Otherwise the start.cmd might put it on a different port.

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Graham Chiu
Beta Downloads and Documentation Wiki
Developer Forum

beckstar333:

I am having a hard time getting the server to connect to the database. 

Did you look at the screenshots here ? 

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Good link .. will add that to the FAQ

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Graham Chiu
Beta Downloads and Documentation Wiki
Developer Forum

i've attached a screenshot

Is the database actually at c:\emr\remr.fdb or is it perhaps at c:\emr\server\remr.fdb ?

Also, the synapse-user env variable is the first user name you create *once* you get the server working.

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Graham Chiu
Beta Downloads and Documentation Wiki
Developer Forum

Did you use the Installation package ... or did you do it yourself manually ?

did you use the package here - http://synapsedirect.com/products/downloads.aspx

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I did notice some differences between the automatic installer and manual installation.

remr-synapse (installer),  REMR (manual install)
port 9010 (installer), 8011 (manual install).

 

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I think I installed my remr.fdb to c:\EMR\Server\REMR\REMR.FDB  (I think this is for my manual installer package).

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Vista hasn't been validated as a server platform for Synapse and there are some issues relating to the installation of the Firebird RDBMS software.  Nevertheless I have it running under Vista Business and I know of others who do so too.

In this situation I would suggest a manual installation.

1.  copy the synapse-server.exe to a safe place
2. copy the remr.fdb to a safe place
3. roll back Vista to prior to the installation
4. copy the saved remr.fdb and synapse-server.exe to c:\emr\server\ ( if you don't save them to another location, the rolll back may delete them )
   
5. start synapse-server.exe and follow the wizard to do the installation that way
6. NB: when installing Firebird, untick the option to install the control applet ... that will corrupt the vista control panel apparently

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Graham Chiu
Beta Downloads and Documentation Wiki
Developer Forum

Graham:

Vista hasn't been validated as a server platform for Synapse

The pic looks like XP.

In this situation I would suggest a manual installation.

   6. NB: when installing Firebird, untick the option to install the control applet ... that will corrupt the vista control panel apparently

Here is .jpg of this for a manual installation.

 

 

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I have finally tweaked my Synpase Server Installation : Package and Manual.zip.

It's taking forever to zip.

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What are you doing??

 

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Graham Chiu
Beta Downloads and Documentation Wiki
Developer Forum

Graham:

Is the database actually at c:\emr\remr.fdb or is it perhaps at c:\emr\server\remr.fdb ?

Also, the synapse-user env variable is the first user name you create *once* you get the server working.

 

its in both places, (placed automatically by installer and manually by me).  maybe that is the problem.  i've tried pointing it in both directions.  i didn't realize that it was automatically installed.  in the instruction box that pops up when you try to start up the server it says you need to download the REMR.FDB and install it to a directory, thats why i did that.

 

should i delete the synapse-user variable until i get things going?

beckstar333:

its in both places, (placed automatically by installer and manually by me).  maybe that is the problem.  i've tried pointing it in both directions.  i didn't realize that it was automatically installed.  in the instruction box that pops up when you try to start up the server it says you need to download the REMR.FDB and install it to a directory, thats why i did that.

It's nice to have two copies, in case you want to play with Synapse, but later start fresh.  Put one in a location where you know it is just a backup.

should i delete the synapse-user variable until i get things going?

Not needed.

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