Inventory Viewer enables patrons to search and view real-time data from the Inventory Manager 2.1 database on any networked client. A demonstration is running at Inventory Viewer. The Viewer uses an Active Server Page on an intranet webserver to retrieve data and display it on clients running Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater.
Known issues:
The minimum screen size is 800x600.
Inventory Manager 2.1 does not allow shared database access, clients attempting to run IV when Inventory Manager is open will receive the message:
Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'
Could not use ''; file already in use.
/iviewer/Common.asp, line 40
One workaround is to configure Viewer to use a copy of the IM database.
Version 0.83 update: corrected server name in page refresh bug (files: default.asp, default.html)
Version 0.82 updates:
- Item # link directed to FHLC Item Detail Extractor;
- added print.css;
- bugfix: returned film due date display color
Version 0.813 updates:
- added film due date field with color code warning (red),
- green color code for recently received items,
- persistent search parameters,
- support for given names,
- and recognition of surnames with apostrophe's.
To install current version:
- Web Server Installation
Microsoft PWS or IIS must be installed on the system running IM. Refer to the IWS page on this site for screen shots and links to more detailed installation instructions. - Configure IIS (if necessary)
Verify IIS executes default.asp as default document in the IViewer subdirectory (select the IViewer folder properties > documents > enable default.asp as default) - Install
Download IViewer83.zip, unzip and copy the IViewer folder in the root directory on the internal web server. The default path would be c:\inetpub\wwwroot\iviewer. IViewer contains files: adovbs.inc, Common.asp, Default.asp, Default.html, Print.css, TemplateObj.asp, viewer.css and the folder: Files. Default.html contains instructions for configuraiton if an Internet connection is not available. - Configure IViewer database path (if necessary)
Use a text editor to modify the directory path to the IM database in line 21 of the iviewer\common.asp file for a non-default IM installation. The default location string is:
"c:\program files\family history center\inventory manager\FHCIMBack.mde" - Execute IViewer
IViewer is accessable via the client URL: http://<local web server name>/iviewer/
The server URL is: http://localhost/iviewer/ - Report
Please let me know if you encounter any problems.