ECHSA Congenital Database Software

version 7.0 (from year 2005)

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Prerequisites

Before you can run the Data Collection Software, you have to install Java JRE (JavaRuntimeEnvironment) from Sun. Please take following steps:

• Go to Java download page. You may wish to open it in new window: right click on the link and choose "open link in new window".
• Locate the link to the JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which should look like "Download JRE 5.0 Update 2". Accept the license by clicking on "Accept" and then on "Continue".
• Choose the platform (system) that you use. If you use Windows, then the right one will look like: "Windows Offline Installation, Multi-language (jre-1_5_0_02-windows-i586-p.exe, 15.25 MB)"
• Download the installation file to your computer
• Install the JRE on your computer by running the installation file

Note: you need about 75MB of the disk space to install the JRE.

Licensing

The Data Collection Software is Free Software and it's licensed under terms of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). By downloading and running it, you agree to use the Data Collection Software under the terms of GNU GPL.

Versions

The current line of software has major number of 7. It is a complete rewrite in Java^tm^ technology. The file naming convention will be: "DataCollectionSoftware-7.x.jar", where "x" stands for the minor versions. So, the consecutive versions of the software will have names of "DataCollectionSoftware-7.0.jar", "DataCollectionSoftware-7.1.jar", "DataCollectionSoftware-7.2.jar" and so on.