windows-server-2003/com/oleutest/stgbvt/ctolestg/tests/stgbase

StgBase.exe

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This suite of tests does very basic testing of ole storage.

All binaries are in the bin subtree, all batchfiles and 

other scripts are in the batch subdirectory.



To run the basic suite locally, use the basetsts.bat file.



Due to added features in ole32 and ntfs for WinNT50, stgbase

will run in different modes to test the different features now

available for storage.



By default only basic docfiles are used in WindowsNT50. But you can

change the default behaviour on NTFS5 drives to use the new Ntfs 

Structured Storage format by changing some values in the registry.



For docfile format:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Ole 

    EnableNtfsStructuredStorage = "NN"



For Ntfs Structured Storage format 

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Ole 

    EnableNtfsStructuredStorage = "YY"

    EnableCNSS = "Y"



1. Basic docfile. Run this on a FAT or NTFS4 volume (or with the

   above registry settings for docfile on NTFS5 drive) with 

   basetsts.bat

2. Ntfs Structured Storage (nssfile). Run this suite on a local NTFS5 

   volume with basetsts.bat with the Ntfs Structured Storage settings

3. Conversion between Ntfs Structured Storage and Basic Docfile.  

   There are two methods to invoke this test mechanism. 

	1. Local machine. Set the following values in the registry

	   under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Ole 

	       EnableNtfsStructuredStorage = "YN"

               EnableCNSS = "Y"

	   Then run the suite on a local NTFS5 volume with

	   basetsts.bat

	2. Distributed method, requiring two machines.



Distributed Run

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This requires two machines, one is  the server and the other the

client. The server will be  creating nssfiles, the client will be

accessing these test files as docfiles - thus invoking conversion

over the redirector. This method requires the use of rundrive and

stgchk utilitys.



For a distributed run of the base tests, you will need to use the

rundrive utility, and also have stgchk available. To run:



On the server, run 'dstginst.bat s' to register the rundrive utils,

share a directory and prepare the distributed scripts.



On the client, run 'dstginst.bat c <servername>' to register

rundrive utils,  connect to the server via net use, and finish

preparing the distributed scripts.



On the client, run dstgrun.bat to run the tests.

All the logs should end up on the server machine.