_____________________________________________________________ Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") for Windows README File Environmental Systems Corporation May 2005 _____________________________________________________________ Copyright 2005. All Rights Reserved. Environmental Systems Corporation. This document contains release notes for Version 5.50 of ESC's Portable Data Retriever ("Milker"). _____________________________________________________________ HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT _____________________________________________________________ To view README.TXT on screen in Notepad or WordPad, scroll with the scroll bars, or use the keyboard , , and arrow keys. To print README.TXT, select "Print" from the "File" menu. To search for a specific topic, select "Find" from the Notepad "Search" menu or the WordPad "Edit" menu. If you need help with Notepad or WordPad, select "Help Topics" from the "Help" menu. _____________________________________________________________ CONTENTS _____________________________________________________________ 1.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.50 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 2.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.41 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 3.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.40 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 4.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 2 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 5.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 2 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 6.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 1 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 7.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") 8.0 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 9.0 EDAS.INI OVERVIEW 10.0 BEFORE YOU CALL . . . _____________________________________________________________ 1.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.50 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 1.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker"). _____________________________________________________________ 2.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.41 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 2.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker"). _____________________________________________________________ 3.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.40 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 3.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker"). _____________________________________________________________ 4.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 3 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 4.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") in Service Pack 3 _____________________________________________________________ 5.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 2 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 5.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") in Service Pack 2 _____________________________________________________________ 6.0 WHAT'S NEW IN Version 5.34 Service Pack 1 of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") _____________________________________________________________ 6.1 There were no significant changes to the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") in Service Pack 1 _____________________________________________________________ 7.0 WHAT WAS NEW IN Version 5.34 _____________________________________________________________ 7.1 Automatic Update of EDAS.INI File As detailed in Section 5.0 of this README file the EDAS.INI file contains advanced options settings. Version 5.34 added some new fields to this file and will automatically update the existing EDAS.INI file to include these new fields during installation, while retaining the user's previous settings for all other fields. _____________________________________________________________ 8.0 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS _____________________________________________________________ Each PC is different and larger monitoring networks may need more resources for optimum performance. The following minimum PC hardware and operating system requirements are recommended for successful installation and operation of version 5.34 of the E-DAS software: 300 MHZ Pentium processor 64 MB RAM 2 GB hard disk SVGA color monitor and graphics adapter One serial port One 3.5 inch floppy diskette drive One internal CD-ROM drive Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT _____________________________________________________________ 9.0 EDAS.INI OVERVIEW _____________________________________________________________ The E-DAS software uses a proprietary initialization file (.INI file). It contains advanced options settings that usually do not need to be changed. When an INI setting needs to be changed, the EDAS.INI file can be edited. For example, a particular word processor can be specified to view reports. The [VIEWERNAME] setting defaults to WordPad in Windows 95, 98, or NT.) The EDAS.INI file is located in the E-DAS program directory. Operators can edit the EDAS.INI file directly in the E-DAS program directory via the Windows Explorer. To make changes to the EDAS.INI file directly in the program directory, select "Programs | Windows Explorer" from the Windows 95, 98, or NT "Start" menu on the taskbar. In the left side of the Windows Explorer, double-click to open the E-DAS program directory. in the right side of the Windows Explorer, double-click the "EDAS.INI" (or "edas") icon within the program directory to open the EDAS.INI file in Notepad or WordPad. From the Notepad "Search" menu, select "Find" and enter the setting you need to change. Click "Find Next". You can also scroll through the file and find the setting. Edit the setting. From the Notepad "File" menu, select "Save," then "Exit." Windows NT users need to modify the INI file if they get an error message ("Error displaying file") when they try to view reports. NT users should open the EDAS.INI file as described above. Find [VIEWERNAME] under [REPORTS] and change the path to the viewing software from the default path of: "VIEWERNAME=C:\PROGRA~1\ACCESSORIES\WORDPAD" to the path of your viewer, for example: "VIEWERNAME=C:\PROGRA~1\WINDOW~1\ACCESS~1\WORDPAD" (Do not include the quotation marks) If that setting does not work, or you are running Windows 2000, try: "VIEWERNAME=C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS NT\ACCESSORIES\WORDPAD.EXE" NOTE: Every PC is different. If neither configuration works on your computer, select "Find | Files or Folders" from your Windows "Start" menu and enter "WORDPAD.EXE" to locate WordPad. In the EDAS.INI file after [VIEWERNAME=], enter the path to WordPad as it is listed in the "In Folder" column of the "Find" screen. If you still get an error message, contact ESC Windows technical support. _____________________________________________________________ 10.0 BEFORE YOU CALL . . . _____________________________________________________________ Look in the troubleshooting section of the Portable Data Retriever ("Milker") User's Guide and Reference Manual or call ESC Technical Support, Windows Division, at 865-688-7900, extension 1460.