Re: Indirect Sync A97 - Replication Manager

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:16:56 -0500, "Tom Stoddard"
<tstoddard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It probably doesn't matter, but the only files that you need to put in the
>Replication Manager directory are the jet synchronizers mstranXX.exe and
>mstraiXX.exe. You only need the mstran file for indirect synchronization,
>the mstrai file is for internet synchronization. I put the TSI synchronizer
>file ,synch40.dll (in my case), in my application directory. I remember
>reading a thread somewhere in which Michael Kaplan stated that he prefers
>not to put it in the system directory. He doesn't say that it won't work but
>he thinks it's better not to. You can get it to work without registering it
>but registering it does make it a little easier to set the reference.
>
>The real test is whether or not the TSI Synchronizer object is able to
>control the Jet Synchronizer. You can test this by doing the following:
>
>Dim sync As Synchronizer
>Set sync = New Synchronizer
>sync.running = True 'You should see the jet synchronizer pop up on the
>windows task bar after this line of code.
>MsgBox "Delay to check if synchronizer is running"
>sync.running = False 'The jet synchronizer button on the task bar should
>disappear.
>set sync = nothing
>
>Make sure that the jet synchronizer is not running before you execute this
>code. If it is already running you will get an error. If not, the
>synchronizer should start running, the message box should pop up and then
>the synchronizer should stop running after you click "ok" on the message
>box. I was never able to get this to work without having Replication Manager
>installed first but I only tried it with 4.0. When I would set sync.running
>to True, I would get an error stating that the synchronizer could not be
>found. I'll be very curious to hear if you are able to do this without first
>installing Replication Manager.
>
>Your original question is one that I've researched at length and have never
>seen a definitive answer to. I find it odd that it's so difficult to get a
>yes or no question answered on this topic. Hopefully your experience will
>help to answer this question for both of us.

If by original question, you mean: "Is it true that Microsoft has now
made the files necessary to implement indirect synchronization for A97
public?" I think the answer is clearly yes, because I was able to run
your test and the MSTRAN35.EXE process began and ended as per your
comments.

I am close to running a real test, but I have one other question at
the moment: When should the Jet Synchronizer be running? Does it need
to be running 100% of the time that any replica that is managed is
potentially being edited? [I wouldn't think so.] Does it need to be
invoked immediately before a programmatic indirect synchronization is
executed? [I think so.] Does it need to remain running until the
aforementioned programmatic indirect synchronization completes? [I
think so.]

I presume that to shut down the Jet Synchronizer would preclude any
further progress on an indirect synch. That is, even if the remote
dropbox becomes available, nothing will happen.

Basically, I'm confused about the order of things when you have a
laptop which will be potentially on the move during the day and then
plugged back in to the remote network at night.

Thanks

I Need Help (although less than before)
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