Handling Several TWinSoft versions

(as of TWinSoft 11.03)

This is important !
Read this document if you want to use several versions of TWinsoft

It is not sufficient to install TWinSoft to another directory as TWinSoft uses system files, which can be at
only one location and not shared by 2 different versions.
The next pages explain the procedure to handle several versions of TWinSoft, that you are always sure
you use the common files and other accessory software like WebForm Studio 2.0 corresponding to the
TWinSoft running.

We will take the example of having version 11.02 installed that we want to share with the version 11.03.

The file organization has changed as of TWinSoft 11.03

File Organization
Up to TWinSoft 11.02
A directory that you can choose for TWinSoft files.
By default: ..\Program Files (x86)\Techno Trade\TWinSoft
A directory that you cannot choose for TWinSoft system files.
..\Program Files (x86)\Common Files \Techno Trade
A directory that you cannot choose for Webform Studio 2.0 files.
..\Program Files (x86)\CSE-Semaphore\WebForm Studio 2.0
As of TWinSoft 11.03
A directory that you can choose for TWinSoft and WebForm Studio 2.0 files.
By default: ..\Program Files (x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft
A directory that you cannot choose for TWinSoft system files.
..\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Techno Trade

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Backup the current version

Presume that you are currently working with TWinSoft 11.02.
1. Backup of TWinSoft
Create the subdirectory Twin1102 to the directory TWinSoft.
Copy all the files from TWinSoft to Twin1102
You have then:
Program Files (x86)
Techno Trade
TWinSoft
Twin1102
2. Backup of the system Files
Create the subdirectory Com1102 to the directory Techno Trade.
Copy the files from Techno Trade to Com1102
You have then:
Program Files (x86)
Common Files
Techno Trade
Com1102
3. Backup of the webform Studio 2.0 Files
Create the subdirectory WF1102 to the directory Webform studio 2.0.
Copy the files from Webform to WF1102
You have then:
Program Files (x86)
CSE-Semaphore
Webform Studio 2.0
WF1102

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TWinSoft 11.03 installation

Install TWinSoft 11.03 to the default directory. Then on a windows point of view, there is one
TWinSoft installation.
By default: ..\Program Files\Semaphore\TWinSoft
If prompted to uninstall current version, you can accept it as it has been backed up.
After installation, the new files must be backed up, as they should be replaced by the old ones when
working with previous versions of TWinSoft.
1. Backup of TWinSoft and WebForm Studio 2.0
Create the subdirectory TWin1103 to the directory TWinSoft.
Copy all the files from TWinSoft + directories Libraries and Objects, to Twin1103
You have then:
Program Files (x86)
Semaphore
TWinSoft
Twin1103
2. Backup of the system Files
Create the subdirectory Com1103 to the directory Techno Trade.
Copy the files from Techno Trade to Com1103
You have then:
Program Files (x86)
Common Files
Techno Trade
Com1103
Common Files (all versions)
Program Files (x86)
Common Files
Techno Trade
Com1101
Com1102
Com1103
Webform Files (<=11.02)
Program Files (x86)
CSE-Semaphore
Webform Studio 2.0
WF1101
WF1102

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TWinSoft Files (<=11.02)

Program Files (x86)
Techno Trade
TWinSoft
Twin1101
Twin1102
TWinSoft Files (>=11.03)
Program Files (x86)
Semaphore
TWinSoft (+WebForm)
Twin1103

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Selecting the version of TWinSoft

To select the version of TWinSoft you want to start, you use batch files (text files with the extension
.bat).
You create batch files with Notepad editor and save them with the extension .bat.
If you have used the default directories, the batch files could be:

To start TWinSoft 11.02: with batch file: Twin1102.bat

copy "c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Techno Trade\Com1102\*.*" "c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Techno Trade"
copy "c:\Program Files(x86)\Techno Trade\TWinSoft\Twin1102\*.*" "c:\Program Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft"
XCOPY "c:\Program Files(x86)\CSE-Semaphore\WebForm Studio 2.0\WF1102\*.*" " c:\Program
Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft" /S /Y
"c:\Program Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft\TWinsoft.exe"

To start TWinSoft 11.03: with batch file: TWin1103.bat

copy "c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Techno Trade\Com1103\*.*" "c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Techno Trade"
XCOPY "c:\Program Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft\Twin1103\*.*" "c:\Program Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft" /S /Y
"c:\Program Files(x86)\Semaphore\TWinSoft\Twinsoft.exe"

You must be Administrator!

As of Windows VISTA, to launch the batch file, right-click the file and select Run as
Administrator

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