README for TANGO V2.1 binary release for Windows
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by Andy Gotz (7/11/2002)
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This is a binary release of TANGO for Windows platforms. It contains
the Pogo tool for creating device servers (written in Java), the
TANGO database and a script to create the database, the Jive tool for
editing the database and testing a device server and the include files
and libraries for Windows.

DO THIS FIRST
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Before starting to install TANGO you need to install MySQL for Windows,
the Java runtime engine (JRE 1.4.x) and doxygen (if you want to generate
doc automatically using Pogo).

Getting started
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Start MySQL and create the database devices in the database using
the "mysql <create_dbase" command. This will create two devices in
the database for you for the tango database device server.

Start the TANGO device server on a known port using the command

"Database 1 -v -OAport 10000"

Modify the "pogo.bat" batch file to start Pogo from the area where
you installed TANGO. 

Start Pogo and write your own device server.

Compile the device server using MSVC++ 6 (follow the instructions
in the TANGO manual on how to create a project).

Write a script to start Jive (use pogo.bat as example) and start
Jive.

Define your device in the TANGO database and start it.

Test it with Jive.

CONGRATULATIONS ! You know have TANGO up and running !

Questions
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Send questions to tango@esrf.fr

