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Welcome to the Native Win32 Port of the OpenACS system!

Contents

This is Version 1.19 (11th of November 2009) of Win32-OpenACS port and it consists of the following pieces of software:

1. aolserver-4.5.1 – including
   1. nssha1 1.1.1.1
   2. nspostgres 4.1
   3. nsoracle 2.8a1
   4. nsopenssl 1.77
2. tcl-8.5.7
3. tk-8.5.7
4. tDom-0.8.2
5. xotcl-1.6.3
6. thread-2.6.5
7. tcllib-1.11.1
8. postgresql-8.2.11-1
9. openssl-0.9.8.k
10. openacs-5.5.1
11. xowiki-0.112
12. dotlrn-2.5.0
13. External binaries:
    a. wget – http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
    b. convert, cp, cvs, date, diff, ftp, gzip, iconv, ln, ls, mkdir, mv, pdftk, ps, rm, rmdir, sh, shutdown, tar – http://www.cygwin.com
    c. htmldoc – http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/
    d. trml2pdf – http://sourceforge.net/projects/kraft/

Generation

This port has been generated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition.

Compatible Windows Versions

This port works on the following systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008;  both the 32 bit and the 64 bit versions are supported.

How to get it

There are two versions of the Win32-OpenACS system:

1. Win32-OpenACS-Light: this version is completely free but:
   • it is limited (MaxThreads = 5; MinThreads = 0) and these limits are hardwired in the code;
   • no support is offered for this version.
2. Win32-OpenACS: this version has no limits hardwired in the code, it is supported but it costs 350 €.

Win32-OpenACS-Light can be downloaded here.

Win32-OpenACS is available through our e-Shop.

Installation Instructions

1. Run the Windows installer “win32-openacs.exe“.
   
2. Click “Next” to continue.
   
3. Read the text and agree to it (press the button “I Agree“).
4. Select the installation mode (it is better to use the option “Install for anyone using this computer“) and press the button “Next“.
   
5. Select the folder where you want to install the software (blank characters are not allowed) and press the button “Install“.
6. Wait for the installer copy all required files and request your permission to continue and then press the “Ok” button to perfom the following steps.
   
7. Wait for the installer to finish the installation of PostgreSQL, create some initial databases, install the Microsoft VC++ 2008 Redistributable, create and set-up the OpenACS and .LRN Windows services. Press the “Ok” button to continue.
   
8. The installer informs you on what to do after reboot. Press the “Ok” button to proceed.
   
9. The installer lets you verify the actions perfomed during the installation. Press the “Next” button to proceed to the reboot section.
   
10. The installer needs to reboot your computer to complete the installation. Press the “Finish” button to reboot your computer.
    
11. After having rebooted the system, wait for 2/3 minutes and then use the Start Menu Commands “Open Dotlrn” or “Open OpenACS” to have access to the applications. In both OpenACS and .LRN there’s a predefined admin user (email: admin@acme.com, password: abc123).

NOTES:

1. This Win32-OpenACS installer doesn’t work on a machine where PostgreSQL is already installed. In this case the installer will warn you about the error condition and stop the installation.
2. This Win32-OpenACS installer doesn’t work on a machine where Cygwin is installed. In this case the installer will warn you about the error condition and stop the installation.
3. The Win32-OpenACS installer installs PostgreSQL, OpenACS and .LRN as Windows services in automatic mode (they don’t need to be started / stopped manually). In case they don’t start automatically, use the commands in the menus of PostgreSQL and Win32-OpenACS to start them.
   1. Start first PostgreSQL and then either OpenACS or .LRN.
   2. Stop first OpenACS or .LRN and then PostgreSQL.
4. In Vista and Windows 7 the commands to start / stop a service must be run by the administrator. Right click on the menu command and select “Run as administrator“.

Screen Shots

OpenACS Shell

OpenACS Web Interface

Building Instructions

Building and compilation instructions are available here.