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Last Updated by:
Dan Bikos
September 10, 2001

In order to install this lesson, you will need to create a new directory on your hard drive, download a self extracting, compressed file into this directory, and then run this file in order to extract the data and program files. NWS Users: We strongly encourage you to install these files on a "modern" PDW (300 MHz Pentium II or faster, and at least 64 MB of RAM). If your PDW is being used as a Linux machine, please contact us for special installation instructions)

I. To get and install the VISITview NDIC lesson files on a Windows system:

1. Create a directory on your computer to hold this lesson.  For example, open a Command Prompt window and type:
           cd \
           mkdir visit\ndic
           cd visit\ndic
   

   You can also create this new directory using the Windows Explorer  or My Computer.
    

2. Get the self-extracting exe file (it is about 4 MB in size) by aiming your Web browser to
   ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/ndic_jan23.exe
   or
   ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/bikos/visit/ndic_jan23.exe

3. Be sure to put this ndic_jan23.exe file into the same directory that you created in step 1.
    
4. To extract all the image and program files, just run the ndic_jan23.exe file by either:
   • opening My Computer  or the Windows Explorer and clicking on the filename ndic_jan23.exe
                                               - or -
   • opening a Command Prompt window, typing cd \visit\ndic, and then typing ndic_jan23

1. open the "Display" Control Panel and make sure your Settings for the Desktop Area is 800 by 600 pixels

2. click on the visit.bat filename from My Computer  or Windows Explorer.

   
            Alternatively, you could open a Command Prompt window, and type:

               cd \visit\ndic
                visit

        

3. A ViewClient window should appear, with a large red triangular pointer in the main window and drawing/animation controls below. If a VISITview server is actively hosting the NDIC session, then you will also see images in the ViewClient window. The session will last 30 to 45 minutes.
   
   
4. Dial into the conference call (consult email with setup instructions for the phone number).

III. To run this NDIC lesson locally (for example, to train others in your office who were unable to attend the group session), open a Command Prompt window and type visitlocal. A ViewClient window will appear which includes additional controls to load Selected lesson pages (or to move to the Next or Previous page).

During the lesson, if a message "Communications problem - restart" appears at the bottom of the ViewClient window, then you will need to close out that window (double click over the icon in the upper left corner), and then enter the visit command again to restart the ViewClient application.

In the Command Prompt window where you enter the visit command, you will see various communications message appearing; for the most part, you may ignore these.
 
 

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