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Using MeOS in a Network
To use MeOS in a network with more than one computer connected to the same competition, you need a computer acting as server. Install MySQL server on this computer. Use MySQL version 5.MySQL, Community Edition, is free and can be downloaded from www.mysql.com. You can install with default options.
On the page Competition select Database Connection. Now you can enter server specific data, and you also get information on how to configure the server.
In the field MySQL server, type the name of the server or its IP address. Username och password refers to user name and password for MySQL, not the login of the computer. The field port can normally be left blank. Client name is the name of your computer. You will see this name in a list of connected computers. You can choose names such as Read out 1, Direct Entry 3, and so on, if you like.
After you connected, you will see some information on the server you connected to. If no competition is open, you will see two lists, one with local competitions and one with competitions on the server.
Select a competition from one of the lists, and then Open Competition.
To upload a competition to the server, open it locally in MeOS. Verify that you are connected to the right server (or connect to the right server) and click Upload Competition to Server on the page Database Connection. Now, other clients can connect to the server, and open the competition you uploaded.
Hint
Make sure you have a runner database that is up-to-date on the computer you uploaded the competition from. All connected clients will use that database.
Make sure you have a runner database that is up-to-date on the computer you uploaded the competition from. All connected clients will use that database.
Note
Make sure all computers are connected to the server as intended. The title line of MeOS includes (on server) to indicate that MeOS is connected.
If you select Disconnect Database when a server competition is open, you get a local copy of the competition named "name (local copy from: server name)". You should only use this copy in an emergency situation, since it is not guaranteed to be complete (it is in fact a snapshot of what is on your computer at the moment you disconnected).
Make sure all computers are connected to the server as intended. The title line of MeOS includes (on server) to indicate that MeOS is connected.
To create a backup, use instead Backup / Save As on the page Competition.
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