DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR EQS FOR
WINDOWS 5.6 TO 5.7B PATCH FILE
This patch can only be
applied to upgrade from 5.6 to 5.7B.
The download procedures were
tested on Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.
Download procedures may vary when using other browsers. Please
print out this instructions page before downloading the patch file.
Before beginning to download the
patch file, you should know the sub-directory where EQS 5.6 for Windows
is installed. Knowing the EQS directory will make the process
easier.
Download Procedures
- Click on the highlighted EQS
for Windows 5.6 to 5.7b Patch File, a dialog box should appear.
- Select the - Save on Disk -
option on the confirmation dialog box. You need to specify the
EQS directory (i.e. C:\EQS) as the target directory of the patch
file.
- After download is complete, you
will get a file called 56TO57b.EXE in the EQS directory. The
size of the patch file is 776,126 bytes.
Extract EQS 5.7b for
Windows Patch Files:
EQS 5.7b for Windows patch file contains a single self-expandable file.
You need to expand the patch files before it can be applied to EQS.
- Go to the subdirectory where
EQS for Windows 5.6 is installed (i.e. C:\EQS).
- To expand the patch file, go to
DOS prompt and type: C:\EQS>56TO57b. The patch file will be
expanded to PATCH.EXE, PATCH.RTD, and PATCH.RTP files.
Applying Patches to EQS:
To apply the patches to EQS 5.7b for Windows, please do the following:
(All the commands are in DOS mode)
- Make a backup copy of DMAS.EXE
and EQS.EXE.
Future patches will be based on the original distribution version of
DMAS.EXE and EQS.EXE.
- Type PATCH at the C:\EQS>
prompt. You have to wait a few minutes for patching to be
complete
- Test the programs. Your
version of EQS for Windows will be upgraded from 5.6 to 5.7b.
Please go back to MS Windows, double click on the EQS 5 for Windows
icon, click on File/About to bring up the About Box. You will
see the new version number as well as our new e-mail address and web
site announcement.
- Delete patch files. They are
56TO57b.EXE, PATCH.EXE, PATCH.RTD, and PATCH.RTP
Please take a few minutes to read
the README file to learn about the changes. This patch allows EQS
to read SPSS for Windows system files (*.SAV).
NOTE:
EQS 5.7b contains substantial changes in the Diagrammer, which
requires a new document to describe the changes. You will find the
supplement documentation in the EQS57A.PDF file, which will be placed in
your EQS directory after applying the patch. This PDF file
requires ADOBE Acrobat 3.0 or higher version to be read or printed.
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