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McIDAS-XCD 2008 Administrator's Guide
HTML Download Instructions

The McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide version 2008 was distributed 5 June 2008. Follow the instructions below to update the HTML version of the manual on your local web server.

You can obtain the McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide files through this web page using your site's login and password (which was also listed on the cover letter that was enclosed with the upgrade package mailed to your site coordinator). If you do not know the login and password, ask your site coordinator. If you have a problem obtaining these files via the web, ask your site coordinator to contact the McIDAS Help Desk by e-mail or by phone at (608) 262-2455.

To download the McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide in HTML format:

  1. Download the following file to a directory on your hard drive.
    Note: Step 2 will fail if the names of the downloaded files do not exactly match those listed below. If your web browser changes the names of the files during download (e.g., xcd_guide2008.tar.Z becomes xcd_guide2008_tar.Z), you must rename the files to those below.
  2. File name Size Description
    xcd_guide2008.tar.Z 255 KB compressed tar file containing the HTML version of the McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide

  3. Uncompress xcd_guide2008.tar.Z and create the xcd_guide2008 directory, which contains the 67 .html, .gif, and .css files necessary to view the McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide in HTML format.

    UNIX Users -
    From the unix prompt, type: uncompress < xcd_guide2008.tar.Z | tar xf -

    Windows XP Users -
    From a local file manager (e.g., Windows Explorer), double-click xcd_guide2008.tar.Z to run WinZip, which will decompress the tar file and extract the files.
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