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      WORKING MATERIALS OF THE IAEA EMPIRE WORKSHOP DECEMBER 2013.
          Test version of Empire-3.2.2 ported to MS-Windows 
                by Viktor Zerkin, IAEA-NDS, 2014-01-21
             
                 "Portable EMPIRE-3.2.2 for Windows"
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This is a beta version of the package NOT intended for RE-DISTRIBUTION.
Attention. Not all menu options are active.
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SETUP
 This package can be run from a DVD-ROM (D:\Empire322zv2win\run-empire.bat).
 However, it is strongly recommend to do a setup as described below, and run 
 EMPIRE from the hard disk (~3.5Gb of free space required). 
 a) If you have downloaded file "Empire322zv2win.zip" from Internet
    - unzip file "Empire322zv2win.zip" to HD disk (e.g. C:\)
 b) If you have DVD/ROM:
    - start setup.bat
      or
    - unzip file "Empire322zv2win.zip" to HD disk
      or 
    - copy complete directory D:\Empire322zv2win from DVD-ROM to HD disk
 Note.
 No software installation is needed. No configuration.
 All software is pre-configured and ready to run.
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CONTENT
 The distribution includes portable versions for Windows of:
 1) Empire-3.2.2 (MALTA) package
    - with executables for Windows (prepared using gfortran 4.8.1)
    - and data from EXFOR (as of 2014-01-17)
 2) GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.8.1
 3) Active Tcl/Tk 8.4.20
 4) Python 2.7.6
 5) Postscript viewer: GSView 2.6 + Ghostscript 5.50
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QUICK TEST:
 1. Go to C:\Empire322zv2win\quick-test
 2. start runme.bat
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START NEW EMPIRE PROJECT.

- Method-1: using main batch script
  1. Go to C:\Empire322zv2win (use Windows Explorer or "Computer" icon)
  2. Start run-empire.bat
  The system will use default working directory "C:\wrk" for your data

- Method-2: use test examples via Windows Explorer
  1. Go to directory C:\Empire322zv2win\test
  2. Start pu240.bat or pt105.bat (by double-click)

- Method-3: work via desktop technology
  1. Prepare Empire-icon on your Desktop:
     a) Start Windows Explorer or open "Computer" icon on your Desktop
     b) Go to directory C:\Empire322zv2win
     c) Send to Desktop file: "run-empire.bat" (create shortcut)
     d) Optional: change icon to C:\Empire322zv2win\run-empire.ico
  2. Start Empire-GUI by following ways:
     a) either double click on Empire icon on your Desktop
     b) or prepare input file.inp in your working directory and 
        drag-and-drop it to the Empire-icon on your Desktop or
     b) or drag-and-drop your working directory to the Empire-icon

- Method-4: work in DOS-Window (~terminal)
  1. Run "cmd.exe" and type:
  1. cd C:\Empire322zv2win
  2. mkdir mywrk
  3. cd mywrk
  4. copy C:\Empire322zv2win\wrk\* .
       ~~~Three files will be copied: ".Xrunrc", "runme.bat", "pd105.inp"
  5. start runme.bat
       ~~~You will have opened Tcl/Tk GUI-interface to Empire
       ~~~Modify default input file "pd105.inp" or use your own input

Important.
 Please, do NOT use blank (space) symbol neither in your directory names
 nor in your files and project names.
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WORK ON YOUR EMPIRE PROJECT.

 Having EMPIRE with GUI Interface running on Windows you can work with
 it in the same way as you would do in any other system (Linux, Mac-OSX):
 see short description of EMPIRE package in EMPIRE-3.2.2/README.TXT,
 documentation and manual in EMPIRE-3.2.2/doc/. You can send your feedback,
 suggestions, wishes to EMPIRE to R.CapoteNoy@iaea.org, MWHerman@bnl.gov
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Please report any difficulties with "Portable Empire for Windows"
(both setup problems and runtime errors) to V.Zerkin@iaea.org