1. Installation Steps

   Installing Brock Hot Key is fairly simple, just follow these steps.

   • Download brockhotkey.msi to your Desktop
   • Run brockhotkey.msi from your desktop, and installation should begin.
   • Follow the install wizard clicking next until finished.
   • The install wizard will have created a short cut in your Program Files menu for Brock Key
   • Installation Complete - You can run Brock Hot Key now by using the start menu shortcut or by clicking the icon on your desktop.
   
   

1. Downloading the Program
   1. Downloading the Install Package

      Brock Hot Key is available here

      • Brock Hot Key Installer brockhotkey.msi

2. Installing the Program
   1. Permissions / Security Issues

      Brock Hot Key needs to be installed by the computer Administrator, or by a user with Administrative privileges.

   2. Running the Install Wizard

      Run the install wizard by double clicking on the brockhotkey.msi file you downloaded.

   3. Installation Directory

      Brock Hot Key by default will attempt to install into "C:\Program Files\Brock Supply Co.\Brock Key". You are free to choose where you install the program, but we recommend the default location.

   4. New Shortcuts

      When the Installation Wizard Completes the following shortcuts will be available

      • "Brock Hot Key.exe" shortcut placed on the Desktop
      • "Brock Hot Key.exe" shortcut placed in the "Start Menu > Program Files > Brock Key" menu.
      • "Register Library" shortcut placed in the "Start Menu > Program Files > Brock Key" menu.
      
      

3. Register the Library
   1. Run the Register Script

      Register the Library by clicking on the "Register Library" shortcut in the "Start Menu > Program Files > Brock Key" menu.

The program settings are accessible through the program window menu or by right clicking on the icon when its in your system tray (on the task bar). This lets you adjust hot key mappings and any settings that can be changed.

1. Settings Dialog
   1. Select Hot Key

      Two drop down list boxes represent the Hot Key used to activate the Brock Hot Key Software. The first list is used for the optional combo key such as the SHIFT, CONTROL, ALT or WIN keys. The second list represents the actual key used to activate the software. Allowed keys are F1-12, NUMPAD0-NUMPAD9.

   2. Auto Select Option

      There may be times when the software finds more than one Hollander# in the screen you are working on. In such cases it will prompt you to select the Hollander# you want to view from the list of matches. If Auto select is enabled (checked) then you will not be prompted and instead the software will automatically always choose the first number found.

   3. Support Partial Hollander# Option

      If your business software only displays the last half of a Hollander interchange number then check this option to search for 3-5 digit hollander numbers.

   4. Support Landmark Option

      Landmark searching uses two keyword positions and extracts the text between those two positions. This method can be used for situations where your business software doesn't use full hollander# for interchanges.

   5. Debug Option

      If the debug option should be left disabled (unchecked). This feature is used to help trouble shoot the software by Brock IT employees.

1. Usage

   Using the program is very straight forward. Simply run the program and continue to use your business software as usual. When you are viewing a part and want to see Brock Supply's web page for that part simply press the Hot Key to launch a web browser directly to our site for that part.
   Further details about using the program are found below.

   1. Launching the Program

      Brock Hot Key can be launched by either clicking the "Brock Hot Key" shortcut on the Desktop or by clicking the "Brock Hot Key" shortcut in the "Start Menu > Program Files > Brock Key" menu. When run, a small window will appear on the desktop with a menu and list box for the Hollander# history. If you do not want to see the window simply minimize it and it will disappear from the task bar and only reside in the System Tray.

   2. System Tray

      Brock Hot Key keeps an Icon in your System Tray. Double Clicking this Icon will either hide or show the Brock Hot Key program. Minimizing Brock Hot Key will also hide the program.

   3. Hot Key

      The keyboard button combination used to activate the Brock Hot Key software is called the Hot Key. This can be either a single button, or a combination of 2 buttons. The Hot Key can be specified in the Settings dialog reached through the menu option "Settings". By default the Hot Key is "F3".

   4. History

      When you use Brock Hot Key it will save the Hollander# in your history list. Revisiting the Brock Page for a previously viewed part is as simple as selecting the Hollander# in the history list and pressing the "View Page" button.

   5. Multiple Matches

      When activated, the Brock Hot Key software scans the current window to extract the Hollander Interchange # from it. Should the program detect more than one potential Hollander # it will prompt you with a window to select the Hollander# you want to view. Simply select the match you want to view and the dialog will dismiss itself and take you to the web page. If this feature is not desired, you can enable the Auto Select option in the settings dialog and it will always automatically choose the first Hollander# found.

   6. Trouble Shooting
      1. Brock Hot Key issues an error about inadequate permissions to access Config.ini

         This usually indicates that the user running the program doesn't have sufficient security privileges on the installation folder. The quickest fix is to (as an Administrator) set the permissions to read/write to Everyone on the config.ini file located in the installation folder.

      2. Brock Hot Key issues an error stating a COM object exception has occurred

         You should be able to solve the problem by running the "Register Library" shortcut located in "Start Menu > Program Files > Brock Key"