I downloaded the latest version and now I can't get into the program.
When I click the desktop icon it goes to a DOS screen.
Help!
You've probably copied csdszip.exe onto the desktop.
Move it into folder c:\sqdata, then run it from there.
It will create csds.exe.
When doing an upgrade, it is important to precisely follow the directions given on the web page for the upgrade that you are performing. Don't worry... after you do a few upgrades, you should get the hang of it.
For the 'Executable Only' release, you need to do the following:
- Download the 'Executable Only' file from our website.
The file is named csdszip.exe. Do NOT rename it to csds.exe.
Move the csdszip.exe file into the CSDS installation folder (c:\sqdata).
- Go into folder c:\sqdata, and run csdszip.exe.
This is a self-unpacking zip file, which contains csds.exe and (sometimes) sqlists.upg.
csds.exe is the executable program for CSDS;
sqlists.upg is the upgrade to the Lists Database.
If you are prompted as to 'overwrite' csds.exe, answer 'y'.
You should now have the latest version of CSDS.
By the way, whenever you do an upgrade, it's a good idea to first rename the existing csds.exe, so that if something bad occurs during the upgrade process, you can always go back and rename the good executable file to csds.exe.
