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Grapher(TM) ReadMe File

Grapher Version 3
Copyright (c) 2000-2001. Golden Software, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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This document provides supplemental information to the Grapher 3
Users Guide and contains late-breaking information about Grapher
3 features, compatibility, and known problems. Please read this
file before installing or launching the software.

Please remember to send in your registration card! This card must
be on file to receive Grapher technical support, and to receive
upgrade pricing for future releases of Grapher.


Table of Contents
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This document contains the following sections:

* System Requirements
* Installing Grapher
* Network Installation
* Troubleshooting Installations
* Updating Grapher
* Uninstalling Grapher
* New Features in Grapher 3.00
* Changes and Corrections in 3.01
* Changes and Corrections in 3.02
* Grapher.ini Settings
* Known Issues and Limitations
* Contacting Golden Software

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System Requirements
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* Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT 4 SP 3 or higher
* 800 X 600 or higher monitor resolution
* 5 MB of free disk space in the Windows drive
* 13 MB of free disk space in the target installation drive


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Installing Grapher
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Golden Software does not recommend installing Grapher 3 over any
previous version. Grapher 1, 2, and 3 can coexist on the same
system as long as they are installed in separate directories.

To install Grapher 3 under Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000, you need
to be logged onto the machine with administrator rights for that
computer.

Installing Grapher on a Local Drive
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1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. The install program
automatically begins on most computers.
2. Choose the Install Grapher option from the screen and setup
will begin.

Alternatively, Grapher can be installed through the Windows
Control Panel.
1. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control
Panel to start the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog.
2. Click the Install button, then click the Next button.
Use the Browse button to locate the setup.exe file on the
CD-ROM. After selecting the setup.exe file, press Open.
3. Click the Finish button to begin the installation.


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Network Installation
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The Grapher program files can reside remotely on a file server
network drive.

***ATTENTION: Grapher may be installed on a network if the number
***of concurrent Grapher users does not exceed the number of legal
***packages of the program.

The server software must support long file names.

Grapher must be installed both on the server and directly at each
workstation.

To install Grapher on the server:
1. Log on to the file server with administrator rights.
2. Click Start | Run.
3. Enter the path to SETUP.EXE followed by /a. For example,
"R:\SETUP.EXE" /a
4. When the setup asks for a destination folder, choose one on the
file server (e.g. C:\G3Server). The setup copies all the Grapher files
plus the setup program and its associated files to the server drive.
Do not choose an existing server folder containing a previous version
as uninstalling a workstation install of a previous version depends on
the original installation database in the existing server folder.
5. We strongly recommend flagging the server folder contents as read-only.

* NOTE: If you wish to run Grapher on a Windows server itself,
* you will need to run setup again without the /a switch
* and install Grapher normally.

Next, install Grapher at each of the workstations:
1. Log on to the file server from each workstation that will run Grapher.
2. Start Windows and run the copy of SETUP.EXE located in the server
folder. DO NOT RUN SETUP FROM THE CD-ROM!
3. When the setup asks for a destination folder, choose one on the
local hard drive. A few small Grapher files are copied from the
server to the workstation, while the bulk of the Grapher files stay
on the server.

You will need to enter the Grapher serial number the first time
Grapher is run on each workstation.

Grapher must be installed directly at each workstation. It cannot be
installed from a remote computer over the network because the installation
involves editing the computer's registry. Certain parts of the registry
cannot be edited from a remote computer.


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Troubleshooting Installations
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If you are experiencing errors with the installation, please install
Grapher with error logging.

To create an installation error log:
1. Go to Start | Run.

2. For a local installation, type
"[drive letter]:\[path]\setup.exe" /V"/L* [drive letter]:\[path]\G3.log"

For a network installation, type
"[drive letter]:\[path]\setup.exe" /a /V"/L* [drive letter]:\[path]\G3.log"

Replace the [drive letter] and [path] with a drive letter and path
on your computer. The path to the log file cannot contain spaces.

3. Click OK. After the installation process terminates, the log file
is created in the path you specify. Please send the log file to
technical support along with the installation message text.


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UPDATING Grapher
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To update your version of Grapher, open the Grapher program and select
Help | Check for Update.

Do NOT install a newer FULL version of Grapher 3 over a previous
version of Grapher 3. This will not update the software. (i.e. Do
not install 3.02 over 3.00.) If for some reason you need to do a FULL
installation of Grapher 3, uninstall the previous version before
installing the updated version.


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Uninstalling Grapher
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To uninstall Grapher, go to Add/Remove programs in the Control
Panel. Select Grapher 3 from the list under the
Install/Uninstall tab. Click the Add/Remove button to uninstall
Grapher. Follow the onscreen instructions to completely remove
the Grapher program.


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New Features in Grapher 3.00
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Use multiple sheets from a single Excel file.
Create new plots from the same worksheet by clicking a single button.
Create Ternary Plots.
Create Box and Whisker Plots.
Create Floating Bar Plots.
Create Bubble Plots.
Create Rose Diagrams.
Create Step Plots.
Display bar charts vertically or horizontally.
Use exponential tick mark labels (1E009 becomes 109).
The systematic Graph Wizard makes it easy to create new graphs.
Use the fixed digitizing mode.
Change worksheets or axes for multiple plots at the same time.
Export function plot values to a data file.
Export fit values to a data file.
Display all worksheet names used in plot.
Move overlapping point labels.
Choose the fill "under" a plot to either be up to the maximum Y axis
value or down to the minimum Y Axis value.
Choose the fill "under" a plot to be set to a specific value instead of
the min/max.
Add headers and footers to graphs.
Use the same worksheet or different worksheets for each curve in a template.
Specify data columns for templates.
Choose how to plot out of range data.
Add background color to text blocks.
Zoom by a percent value.
Hide graph objects with the enhanced Object Manager.
Choose starting dates for date axis labels.
Use European date formats for date axis labels and in the text editor (dd/mm/yy).
Create custom date formats in date axis labels and in the text editor.
Create a plot by selecting data in the worksheet and clicking the graph button.
Digitize bitmaps and graphic images.
Make the Object Manager always visible.
Easily add and position graph titles.
Move axes in either the X or Y direction or in both.
Change tick mark properties independently of axis line properties.
Export histogram bin count and cumulative bin count to a data file.
Define null values in the worksheet.
Define plot criteria in the worksheet.
Print multiple data files from the same template with a single command.
Use the weighted moving average fit.
Use one of the built-in functions in the function plot.
Choose continuous or discontinuous plot settings for all plots.
Clip bar charts and histograms.
The automation language is expanded to basic drawing objects.
Customize ruler fonts and line properties.
Use the text editor in the Legend.
Use the new vector fill patterns.
Create customized vector and bitmap fill patterns.
Utilize the new export and import formats.
Grapher’s new Automation model allows complete control over your graphs and documents.


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Changes and Corrections in 3.01
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Clicking the line properties button for ternary plot causes Grapher to crash.
The line properties button has been disabled when selecting a ternary plot.
Changing fill for line plot or step plot using fill properties button does not
update the plot. Fixed.
Auto track worksheet feature fails with single sheet XLS files. Fixed.
The high-low plot worksheet row step was being interpreted incorrectly. Fixed.
The digitize report window shows bold text after the first line in Windows 2000.
Digitize report text is all bold.
Added necessary help dll roboex32.dll.
Added controls to error bar page to allow the user to set the error bar step. This setting
allows error bars to be skipped (e.g. draw every other bar, draw every third bar, etc.)
when they are drawn.
Added automation commands VertBarStep and HorzBarStep to ErrorBars object to
allow setting of bar step.
Fixed typing in zoom percentage under Win 2000.
Fixed display of probability axis when plot had data outside of maximum probability range.
Fixed digitize command not reporting values correctly.
Fixed crash when using descending log axis with non-auto min/max settings.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.02.18
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Setup program changed to use Windows Installer program.
Check for Update command added to Help menu. This command will automatically
check Golden Software's server for updates to Grapher.
Check for Update command disabled in client setups.
Default install directory changed from Grapher to Grapher3.
Added change directory dialog to setup program.
Worksheet now correctly displays a save prompt dialog when worksheet is closed.
Bar charts now automatically update when the worksheet is changed in the splitter view.
Saving a GRF as a GRT, or a GRT as a GRF, now changes the file extension to reflect
the new file type.
Corrected failure of program to ask for sheet when selecting a multi-sheet Excel file
more than once.
Corrected problem where the same sheet of a multi-sheet Excel file would be loaded
more than once when using the open worksheet command.
Plot fill now draws correctly when draw to clip limits checked.
Upside down text appearing when reading old G2 file fixed.
Slow loading of certain Excel files fixed.
Setting of clipping limits in bar charts when negative values present fixed.
Incorrect displaying of some bar charts when set horizontal fixed.
Undoing bar chart horizontal to vertical and back now works correctly.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.02.19
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Toolbar customizations now saved between instances.
Non-auto axis min/max settings are no longer changed when axis scale changes.
Automation Shapes.Items command now only counts top-level objects.
Added msvcp60.dll to setup program.
Automation Close command only saves files that have been modified now.
Initial directory setting now works correctly for Win 2000/ME.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.02.20
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Corrected crash when opening a worksheet when no plot windows open.
Fixed plot worksheet name display when new worksheet is saved.
Corrected problem with log axis drawing when draw to limits clipping setting on.
Disabled draw to limits clipping setting when used with probability axis.
Corrected problem where vector fill would be getting clipped within object.
Fixed importing G1 file that had descending axis with first tick major.
Fixed problem where Grapher wouldn't always unload after using Scripter with it.
Increased file name buffer for use with file open dialog.
Improved DOS file conversion (placement of text, axis setting, etc.)
Modified Gaussian fit so it is based only on values actually counted in histogram.
Fixed problem of minor tick labels below 1 in log axis not displaying.
Corrected problem where window name would disappear in main frame when switching views.
Corrected problem in automation command AddLinePlot where first/last row not being set right.
Fixed problem in automation command AddFunctionPlot not setting increment correctly.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.03.21
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Corrected display of 1 pt text in math text editor.
Fixed display of log axis with non-auto minimum and first major tick not auto
Line/fill property page now uses 3 digits to display line width.
Added automation command AScale (equivalent to Scale) for setting axis scale.
Automation command AddEntry for legend object now works correctly.
Added automation command Background for math text. Example:
Set Txt = Shapes.AddText(1,3,"Test Text")
Txt.Background.ForeColor = grfColorRed
Txt.Background.BackColor = grfColorYellow
Txt.Background.SetPattern("Crosshatch",grfStockPat)
Corrected using automation Name command for graphs.
Fixed display of line plot fill when using a custom cutoff.
Fixed entering negative sign in custom fill cutoff box.
Bubble plot size range now carried over when using the New button to create a new plot.
Fixed problem with moving plot labels when only one label present.
Fixed loading an Excel worksheet when sheet no longer exists in Excel file.
Fixed moving a top-level (i.e. not attached to a graph) axis.
Fixed problem closing a worksheet opened during the running of an automation script.
Enabled automation command DataPtsCount.
Corrected format of rose chart labels when exporting rose chart data.
Fixed problem specifying a new worksheet when running an automation script.
Corrected first row error checking when setting first row in automation script.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.03.22
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Corrected problem using A4 paper size from automation (size was incorrect).
Corrected display problem when creating a bar chart with a Y log axis and negative Y
data values.
Corrected display of rotated rose chart.
Excel sheet no longer asked for multiple times when using a template and selecting
use same wks.
Corrected display of legends containing a floating bar chart.
Corrected problem creating a discontinous line plot using automation.
Corrected problem of automation EditAxis command not hiding axis when it should.
Fixed copying/pasting polar plot radius axis.
Corrected problem of text entries disappearing when a legend was detached.
Corrected loading a multi-sheet Excel file when its extension was upper-case.
Fixed problem of box plots not using the last row as specified.
Fixed problem when box plot used data from columns greater than AA.
Corrected problem in creating a box plot when only a single data value was present.
Corrected problem of math text template lines disappearing in display.
Corrected problem of automation command PageSetup.Printer always resetting orientation
to portrait.
Corrected problem of step plot not stepping when draw to clipping limits option checked.
Corrected problem of importing ASCII worksheet file that contains non-ASCII characters.
Corrected problem when plot had a vertical line and draw to clipping limits checked.

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Changes and Corrections in 3.03.23
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Corrected crash when getting gaussian fit statistics.
Modified setup program to allow patching.
Scripter modified to accept vbMinimizedFocus option in shell command.
Corrected problem where user not prompted for sheet after first time when using a template
with the new command and a multi-sheet Excel file.
Fixed automation commands AddLinePlotGraph and AddLinePlot not using the default
symbol when created.


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Grapher.ini Settings
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There are four settings within the Grapher.ini that may be changed.
All these entries are found under the [Grapher] section in the
Grapher.ini:

ErrorShowLoc=1; Displays the location of where the error occurred.
0=hides the location of the error
1=displays the location of the error
Always Expand=0; Fully expands the Object Manager tree to display
all objects created.
0=The Object Manager tree is collapsed
1=The Object Manager tree is fully expanded
Legend Use 3 Symbols=0; Controls whether one or three symbols are drawn for
each legend plot entry.
0=One symbol is drawn per entry
1=Three symbols are drawn per entry
MRU File List Length=4; Controls the number of most recently used files
displayed under the File menu.



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Known Issues and Limitations
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Windows 95/98
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* Large ellipses (approximately twelve inches or larger) cannot be
selected via proximity hit-testing due to a problem with Windows
95/98.

* Due to a limitation with Windows 95/98, the default maximum
page size cannot exceed 32.76 inches in either direction. The
workaround is to decrease the value of the page resolution setting
found under the General tab in the Grapher Preferences.

Windows NT4
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* Opening multiple graph files under Windows NT may lead to some
views not having the correct zoom.

General
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* Some custom fits may produce negative r^2 values.

* Cannot insert (embed) or link a Grapher object as a Grapher
document within a Grapher document.

* Files with the .GR1 extension need to have the extension changed
to .GRF to be opened in Grapher.

* There is no support for slanted axes originally saved with Grapher
for DOS. Such axes are converted to standard axes.



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Contacting Golden Software
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Please report Grapher problems to Golden Software at:

Golden Software, Inc.
809 14th Street
Golden, CO 80401-1866 USA

phone: 303-279-1021
fax: 303-279-0909
e-mail: graphersupport@goldensoftware.com
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Monday through Friday (excluding U.S. holidays).

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