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NLS Database Investigator for
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
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(5,050KB)

Current Version: 1.5.3.2


NOTE! You must be running Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

To install the software:
  1. Click on "Download the Software" above.
  2. Save "dbgator.exe" in an appropriate directory, e.g., "C:\DBGATOR"
  3. Execute the saved file by clicking the "Start" button, then click "Run..."
  4. In the "Open" box type, e.g., "C:\DBGATOR\DBGATOR.EXE", then click "OK"
  5. Now click the "Start" button again and click "Run..." again
  6. This time, in the "Open" box type, e.g., "C:\DBGATOR\SETUP.EXE", then click "OK"
This will set up the DB Investigator to run on your PC from the location you specified in step 2 above.

You now need to use the NLS Database Investigator to "see" each data set. Launch Database Investigator. Then click on the 'Options' pull-down menu at the top of the screen, click on 'Add A Cohort'. A dialogue box will open. Change to the folder where you have installed the NLS cohort, then select the file called 'Cohort.ini', and Open. The NLS Database Investigator should now see the cohort.


Last Modified Date: November 15, 2006 - 08:10 AM

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