[sims] Multiple SIMS instances on one PC Pulsar.exe Parameters

[Steven_Cleaver]

Hi

 

I am just wondering if there is a way of running Multiple SIM's instances on one PC someone mentioned you may be able run Parameters on Pulsar.exe to do this but can't find anything about this.

 

Many thanks

 

Steven

[Marci]

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mis-systems/131313-fyi-multiinstance-switch-pulsar-exe.html

 

EDIT: Looks like SOLUS upgrade destroyed it...

 

SOLUS 3 issues for Capita to address

… with the /Multiinstance switch?Just on a slightly separate note, I'm curious as to why users would want to run multiple instances of SIMS on their workstations? …

Forum Post | Created: 28/03/2015 13:29:08

 

SOLUS3.8 a backwards step?

… One of our big selling points with SOLUS3 to our schools was the ability to use SIMS MULTIINSTANCE (where they can open multiple copies of SIMS on the same machine …

Forum Post | Created: 28/03/2015 13:29:07

 

Going off the above search results, something prior to 28/3/2015 removed the ability to use it. Can't get to the actual forum topics as currently MyAccount is erroring for every forum link returned by a search result.

 

EDIT2: Scratch all the above - still works!

Edited September 5, 2015 by Marci

[ITGURU]

Sometimes you do need multiple instances of SIMS.

For example we merged with another school a few years ago, and sometimes still need to access the archive database.

[Steven_Cleaver]

Hi

Tried this but just seems to open in task bar and close no logon screen but I may have got this wrong am using "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\SIMSLoad.exe" "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe/Multiinstance"

[MrMat]

Hi

Tried this but just seems to open in task bar and close no logon screen but I may have got this wrong am using "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\SIMSLoad.exe" "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe/Multiinstance"

 

Hi Steve,

 

Delete "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\SIMSLoad.exe" from the line and change the Multiinstance at the end.

 

You want your target to be this exactly (including quotes) "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe" /MULTIINSTANCE

[Banjo]

Do you want different clients and dbs or just different dbs on the same PC?

 

You can copy and paste/rename the sims .net folder (contains pulsar) and run that from any location. By editing the connect.ini you can connect to an old db. This doesn't have to be updated and can be used to access an old archived DB.

 

You can run 1 client and connect to many db's by editing your connect.ini file.

 

[sIMSConnection]

ServerName=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName=sims

DatabaseMode=OnLine

 

[simsdatabases]

FriendlyName0=sims1

Server0=mis\SIMS2012

databasename0=sims1

Databasemode0=OnLine

 

FriendlyName1=sim2

Server1=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName1=sims2

DatabaseMode1=OnLine

 

FriendlyName2=sims3

Server2=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName2=sims3

DatabaseMode2=OnLine

 

[sIMSOffline]

PreviousRedirect=

PreviousServerName=mis\SIMS2012

PreviousDatabaseName=sims1

PreviousDatabaseMode=OnLine

[Steven_Cleaver]

Hi Steve,

 

Delete "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\SIMSLoad.exe" from the line and change the Multiinstance at the end.

 

You want your target to be this exactly (including quotes) "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe" /MULTIINSTANCE

 

Cheers MrMat that did the job .

[ITGURU]

Do you want different clients and dbs or just different dbs on the same PC?

 

You can copy and paste/rename the sims .net folder (contains pulsar) and run that from any location. By editing the connect.ini you can connect to an old db. This doesn't have to be updated and can be used to access an old archived DB.

 

You can run 1 client and connect to many db's by editing your connect.ini file.

 

[sIMSConnection]

ServerName=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName=sims

DatabaseMode=OnLine

 

[simsdatabases]

FriendlyName0=sims1

Server0=mis\SIMS2012

databasename0=sims1

Databasemode0=OnLine

 

FriendlyName1=sim2

Server1=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName1=sims2

DatabaseMode1=OnLine

 

FriendlyName2=sims3

Server2=mis\SIMS2012

DatabaseName2=sims3

DatabaseMode2=OnLine

 

[sIMSOffline]

PreviousRedirect=

PreviousServerName=mis\SIMS2012

PreviousDatabaseName=sims1

PreviousDatabaseMode=OnLine

 

Hi,

Its different DBs on the same client but accessing at the same time.

 

However, i found the solution on here! Create a shortcut pointing to "C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe" /MULTIINSTANCE

 

 

I can then run sims, connect to 1 DB on screen, double click the same shortcut, login to the second DB, and have both running side by side...just what i needed

[jhothersall]

Sorry to bring back a old thread, this has been working for years and tried it today and it will open then close on Windows 10 20h2. Anyone else got this to work?

[ITGURU]

Sorry to bring back a old thread, this has been working for years and tried it today and it will open then close on Windows 10 20h2. Anyone else got this to work?

 

Works for us on 21h1 windows 10 education no issues with multiple connections in the ini