Suntan Special version 0.60
Suntan Special for Developer's Tools edition
This section describes all of the settings used by Suntan Special for Dev. Each setting can be changed using the settings editor. By making the choices before running Suntan Special, many of the application installs will be unattended, speeding the running of Suntan Special and reducing the chance of errors.
| Setting Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| appsDir | Suntan Special installs applications to an applications directory. Each application is installed in a subdirectory of the applications directory. Enter the name of the applications directory. |
| AutoCheckUpdates | Suntan Special will check for updates by contacting the Blonde Guy website at program startup. Set to 0 to disable the check. If the check is disabled, Suntan Special will check for updates only when the Refresh button. |
| batchmode | When a sequence is executed in Suntan Special, each application listed is installed, one after another. Specify "Normal" to keep this behavior, and "SingleStep" to put up a dialog before each application. |
| bonusDir | Suntan Special stores some applications on the hard drive to minimize the swapping of CD-ROM media during the installation. Enter a the name of a directory to store these applications. |
| cdLetter | Suntan Special needs to access a CD-ROM drive. If you need to force Suntan Special to use a particular CD-ROM, enter the drive letter to use with that CD-ROM. Leave this entry blank to let Suntan Special choose the CD-ROM drive letter. |
| cvsHomeDir | CVS (Concurrent Versioning System) needs a home directory to store its files. This is likely to be off your personal coding directory. |
| devFolderID | When Suntan Special installs a development application, it moves the program object or folder to a global Development folder. Specify the Object ID of the global Development folder to be used for this purpose. |
| devFolderName | When Suntan Special installs a development application, it moves the program object or folder to a global Development folder. Specify the name of the global Development folder to be used for this purpose. |
| devFolderParent | When Suntan Special installs a development application, it moves the program object or folder to a global Development folder. Specify the Parent ID of the global Development folder to be used for this purpose. |
| gamesFolderID | When Suntan Special installs an application that is a game, it moves the program object or folder to the games folder. Specify the object ID of the games folder to be used for this purpose. |
| gamesFolderName | When Suntan Special installs an application that is a game, it moves the program object or folder to the games folder. Specify the name of the games folder to be used for this purpose. |
| gamesFolderParent | When Suntan Special installs an application that is a game, it moves the program object or folder to the games folder. Specify the parent ID of the games folder to be used for this purpose. |
| helpFolder | Suntan Special will copy help files to a common help folder. Enter the Object ID of the help folder. |
| java2Home | OS/2 Kit for Java mimics the IBM Java implementations for OS/2 and defaults the user.home system property to the Java home (java.home) directory. If you want to override this setting, enter your value here. |
| nosaRootDir | The Netlabs Open Source Archive client needs a root directory to store its files. This is likely to be your personal coding directory. |
| pauseTime | Suntan Special sequences are written with pause commands after reboot commands. Set pauseTime to the number of seconds Suntan Special is to wait using the pause command. |
| phoneHomeURL | You can query the Suntan Special Server for updates to software and applications. This setting names one of the files this version of Suntan Special retrieves from the server. |
| phonePassword | You can query the Suntan Special Server for updates to software and applications. This setting represents the password this version of Suntan Special uses to authenticate with the server. |
| phoneUser | You can query the Suntan Special Server for updates to software and applications. This setting represents the username this version of Suntan Special uses to authenticate with the server. |
| programFolderID | When Suntan Special installs an application, it moves the program object or folder to a global Programs folder. Specify the object ID of the global Programs folder to be used for this purpose. |
| programFolderName | When Suntan Special installs an application, it moves the Programs object or folder to a global Programs folder. Specify the name of the global Programs folder to be used for this purpose. |
| programFolderParent | When Suntan Special installs an application, it moves the program object or folder to a global Programs folder. Specify the parent ID of the global Programs folder to be used for this purpose. |
| showLocalApps | Suntan Special will show the availablity of applications to be installed from the Local System. Set showLocalApps to 1 (one) to make Suntan Special show locally stored applications. |
| showWebApps | Suntan Special will show the availablity of applications to be installed from the Web. Set showWebApps to 1 (one) to make Suntan Special show web applications. |
| sourceDir | Suntan Special installs applications from a number of source directories. These directories are examined in the order listed for the requested application. |
| tempDir | Suntan Special will create and use a temporary directory. The temporary directory will be used for installers that need space that is used only during the install. The TEMP and TMP environment variables will be updated to the temporary directory. |
| turboMode | Suntan Special will reboot the computer as many times as needed to install all the software specified. Set turboMode to to 0 to make Suntan Special to display a message before rebooting the computer. |
| useRSJ | Suntan Special can use RSJ CD-Writer to access the CD-ROM drive. If you are using RSJ CD-Writer to access the CD-ROM, enter the drive letter to use with RSJ CD-Writer. Leave this entry blank if you do not use RSJ. |
| utilDir | Suntan Special creates one directory to hold all the extra command line utilities that it installs. Enter a value if you wish to override the default setting. |
| vslickkey | Enter the location of the file containing the Visual Slickedit license information, which should have come with the product. When installing Visual Slickedit, Suntan Special will display this file. |