New Installation of HULFT Script for Windows

HULFT Script provides the installers shown below. Use the installer appropriate for the platform you use.

Table 2.4 Installers Appropriate for Platforms

Platform

Installer (*1)

Windows

64-bit

HS852_WIN_X64.exe

32-bit

HS852_WIN_X86.exe

*1

:

The naming convention for installers is as shown below.

v: Version number

l: Level number

r: Revision number

m: Uppercase character for minor revision (omitted if minor revision does not exist)

The following are file name examples for Windows 64-bit edition:

Example)

For HULFT Script for Windows Ver.8.5.2: HS852_WIN_X64.exe

For HULFT Script for Windows Ver.8.5.1A: HS851A_WIN_X64.exe
Note

  • You cannot use double-byte characters in the name of the Installation Folder.

  • Install HULFT Script as a user with Administrator rights.

    If you install HULFT Script as a user without Administrator rights, the following results occur:

    • HULFT Script is not registered as an application in the Programs and Features in Windows.

    • Even if you register HULFT Script as a Windows service, the service is not shown in the list of Windows services.

  • If you intend to allow general users to run and operate HULFT Script, provide access permissions for all folders in the folder in which HULFT Script is installed.

  • You cannot scroll horizontally through input fields in the dialog boxes in the installer.

The procedure for installing HULFT Script is explained below:

1. Start up the installer.

Start up HULFT Script installer.

The installer's startup screen appears.

2. Perform necessary operations on the startup screen.

Select the operation language for HULFT Script and the display language for the installer, and then click OK.

The Introduction dialog box appears.

3. Start installation.

Click Next.

The Administrator Password Settings dialog box appears.

4. Set the administrator's password.

Enter the administrator's password, and then click Next. The Register Windows Service dialog box appears.

= Remarks =

  • If you proceed without entering the password, 'password' is set automatically.

  • You can change the administrator's password by selecting Control Panel > User Accounts in HULFT Script Studio.

  • The administrator of HULFT Script (user) is the 'root' user, the only user who has access permissions for full control. Its account is different from the account for HULFT.

5. Register a Windows service.

Select whether to register HULFT Script as a Windows service. To register HULFT Script as a Windows service, enter a service name for HULFT Script. Click Next. HULFT Script Server Settings dialog box appears.

Note

  • Even if you select the check box of the Register the server as Windows Service, the server is not registered as a Windows service if the service name was omitted.

  • You cannot use double-byte characters in the service name.

6. Set connection information.

Enter the host name or IP address of the machine used to run HULFT Script Server, and the port number used for communicating with HULFT Script Server, and then click Next. The Installation Directory Settings dialog box appears.

= Remarks =

If you proceed without entering the Host name/IP address, 'localhost' is set automatically.

If you proceed without entering the Port number, '7700' is set automatically.

7. Set HULFT Script installation destination.

Set HULFT Script installation destination. The default path for the installation destination is shown below:

C:\HULFT Family\HULFT8 Script

= Remarks =

To install in a different folder, click Choose to open the Browse For Folder dialog box, and then select the folder that you want to install HULFT Script in. Even after selecting a different folder, you can click Restore Default Folder to restore it to the default folder.

Set the path to install HULFT Script, and then click Next.

The Option for HULFT destination dialog box appears.

Note

  • You cannot use double-byte characters in the name of the Installation Folder.

  • You cannot use '%' in the name of the installation folder.

  • If HULFT Script already exists in the specified installation folder, a warning dialog box appears. Do not overwrite HULFT Script that already exists.

  • After installing HULFT Script, you cannot change the name of the installation folder.

8. Select HULFT installation destination.

Enter the Installation Folder path for HULFT and the HULPATH directory where HULFT system files are located.

The default paths are shown below:

HULFT Installation Directory
C:\HULFT Family\hulft8\bin
HULPATH Directory
C:\HULFT Family\hulft8\etc
= Remarks =

If HULFT is installed in a different folder, click Choose to open the Browse For Folder dialog box, and then select the folder. Even after selecting a different folder, you can click Restore Default to restore it to the default folder.

Enter the Installation Folder path for HULFT and HULPATH directory, and then click Next.

The Heap Size Settings dialog box appears.

9. Set the heap size.

Specify the size of the memory space for HULFT Script. Specify megabytes with either 'm' or 'M.' Specify gigabytes with either 'g' or 'G.'

If you proceed without entering the heap size, the following values are set automatically.

Table 2.5 Size of Memory Space for HULFT Script (bytes)

Platform

Default Value

Max. Value

Windows

64-bit

1G

2G

32-bit

256M

512M

Specify the size of the memory space for HULFT Script, and then click Next. The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box appears.

10. Check the installation summary.

Check the details of the installation summary. If there are no problems, click Install.

The Install HULFT Script Option for Windows dialog box appears.

11. Install HULFT Script.

HULFT Script is installed.

When installation processing ends successfully, the Install Complete dialog box appears.

12. Complete installation.

Click Done to complete installation.