Phone Book Administrator

The \PBA directory, located under C:\Program Files, is created when you set up the administration tool. The following is a list of files copied to the \PBA directory during setup.

File name Description
Base.ddf Instructions for the compression program for both full and delta .cab files
Country.txt TAPI codes for countries
Diantz.exe Diamond compression program
Dta.bat Batch file for creating delta files
Dta.ddf Instructions for using the Diamond tool to create delta .cab files
Empty_PB.mdb Template for phone book databases
Full.bat Batch file for creating full .cab files
Full.ddf Instructions for using the Diamond tool to create full .cab files
Hhwrap.dll Dynamic-link library for accessing help topics
Pbadmin.chm Help topics
Pbadmin.exe The Phone Book Administrator program
Pbadmin.hhc Help table of contents
Pbadmin.hhk Help index
Pbadmin.hlp Context-sensitive help topics
PBServer.mdb Local version of the server database
Usstates.pbr Sample region file that lists each of the 50 states in the United States (U.S. version only)

When you create a phone book, Phone Book Administrator creates a subdirectory for the phone book under the \Pba directory. The following table lists the types of files that are found in each \phone_book subdirectory.

File type Description
.pbk Latest phone book file (can be used to provide initial phone book to Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) in order to create the Microsoft Connection Manager service profile described in Connection Manager Administration Kit documentation.)
.pbr Latest region file (can be used to provide initial region file to CMAK in order to create the Connection Manager service profile described in the Connection Manager Administration Kit documentation.)
.cab Latest compressed data file (contains phone book information for Connection Manager).
.ver Latest version file.
.log phone_book.log file that maintains a history of phone book activity: such as adding, editing, or deleting POPs and regions.

When you post a phone book, Phone Book Administrator creates a \1post subdirectory for that posting under the \Pba\phone book subdirectory. The following table lists the types of files that are found in each \phone_book\1post subdirectory.

File Type Description
.cab Latest compressed data file (contains phone book information for Connection Manager).
.mdb A copy of the latest Connection Point Services database.


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