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                             README for
               EasyStat Internet Statistical Application
                             April 1999
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                 (c) Copyright 1999, Philip Petrescu


This document provides additional information about the EasyStat
Statistical Application. You can also see the EasyStat Web site for 
the latest information. ( http://members.xoom.com/pphilip/easystat/ )

CONTENTS
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
SETUP
  Installing EasyStat
  Running EasyStat
OTHER INFORMATION
  Adding a language

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===================

To run EasyStat, your system must already have a web server installed 
which supports the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) standard.

Disk Space Requirements for EasyStat
------------------------------------
EasyStat installs all of its files to the drive where the web
server is installed. The installation requires about 500 KB of space.
Each account that is created requires about 2 KB of space. All the 
accounts are created in the directory where EasyStat is installed.

SETUP
=====

Installing EasyStat
-------------------

During installation, you will be asked to provide the name of the
root directory of your web server. EasyStat will install all the static
files into a subdirectory called "easystat" under this directory.

All the other files, which include the CGI executable files and the
configuration files, are stored into a subdirectory called 
"cgi-bin/easystat".

If you use Micorosoft IIS, under Windows NT, you need to perform
additional steps in order to make EasyStat work. Here are the steps:

1. In the IIS Manager choose "Add" to add a new directory and point it
   to the "/cgi-bin/easystat" subdirectory. 

2. Assign an alias to this directory with the name "/cgi-bin/easystat".

3. Click on the "Execute" check box, so that it is enabled.

4. Click OK.

Running EasyStat
----------------

In order to run EasyStat, you need to open a browser window and go
to the following URL: 

http://www.yourserver.com/easystat/

Replace "www.yourserver.com" with the real name of your web server.
If you get a listing of the directory, then it means your web server
does not recognize "index.htm" as the default file. Just append the
string in quotes to the address above.


Uninstalling EasyStat
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You can uninstall EasyStat by carrying out the following steps:

1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
2. Click EasyStat, and then click Add/Remove.
3. Follow the instructions on your screen.


OTHER INFORMATION
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Adding a Language
-----------------

If your native language is not supported by EasyStat in the current
version, you can easily add it yourself. Here's how to do it:

In the cgi-bin/easystat/ directory there is a file named "English.cfg".
Copy this file into "Language".cfg where "Language" is the name of your
native language. Now you can modify this file with the expressions 
in your language.

The next step is to add the first part of the name of the file you just
edited (without the .cfg) into the file "languages.cfg" located in the
same directory. Add your entry into this file on a new line by itself.

NOTE: The names are case sensitive.

That's all. Now you can go into "Modify Account" and the dropdown menu
with the languages will include your new created language.
