CDS/ISIS for Windows - Version 1.

5 October 2003
Build 2

Notes and Format examples

UNESCO 2003

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Contents
Appendix A: Release Notes
Appendix B: Uninstalling Winisis
Appendix C: Troubleshooting
Appendix D: Documentation Files and other Languages
Appendix E: Hypertexts Applications: some Examples
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Please check the UNESCO Website for more information and the latest updates.
http://www.unesco.org/isis

Appendix A - Release Notes

Winisis version 1.5 (build 2) contains the following new options and features:
1) New data entry control tools:
a) begin and end edition coding
b) pick list management
2) New format commands
3) In-format JPG and BMP display capabilities
4) More ISO 2709 import/export options
5) XML ready: export to XML facility
6) Dictionary prefix management and dump function
7) Faster print
8) Easier access to multimedia content (web, e-mail etc)
9) Logfiles (via the syspar.par)
10) Access to HTML help files (files not provided)
Winisis 1.5 Reference manual is available for downloading from UNESCOs Website
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/isis
Please report errors to d.storti@unesco.org
This version has been successfully tested under the following Windows versions:
3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, NT4.0, Me, 2000, XP.
However, under NT, 2000 and XP it is suggested to read the troubleshooting section.

Appendix B - Uninstalling Winisis

CDS/ISIS for Windows may be easily uninstalled by deleting its own folder. Usually this folder is called
WINISIS and resides on the primary hard disk C:. Use the File Manager (Win 3.1) or the Windows
Explorer (Win 95 or later) to delete the whole directory.
Please ensure that important data are NOT contained in the WINISIS folder before deleting it.
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
Missing DLLs
Depending from your Windows installation and/or version, you may get an error message reporting the file
CTL3D.DLL (or CTL3DV2.DLL) as missing or a message saying that a "device attached to the system is
not working properly".
In this case you do have use a DLL file located in
\winisis\ctl3dv2
To make Winisis up and running you should copy CTL3D.DLL in the following directory:
\windows\system
Windows NT or 2000 users should copy that file in the corresponding system directory (C:\WINNT)
Windows NT, Windows 2000, WinXP Users
Please note that Winisis is a 16 bits application and for that reason a special property shall be set in this
environment. Proceed as follows:
Drag the Winisis icon onto the desktop to create a shortcut. Click the right mouse button on the desktop
Winisis icon. Select the tab "Shortcut" and set "Run in separate memory space". It is the option under the
"Target" box. Click ok and always use the shortcut for running Winisis.
This will make Winisis stable under Windows NT and Windows 2000, WinXP.
Winisis is blocked (hang up)
In case Winisis has blocked, please call the TaskManager (using the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys combination)
and then stop the process called NTVDM.EXE
Then you may restart Winisis.
DBN.PAR or DBN.EXP Files doesn't work
Please note that depending from Windows Explorer (or File Manager) settings, you might not able to see
files' extension. This may cause misunderstanding.
For example, in Windows 95 or higher you may think to have a file called
MYCDS.PAR
but in reality you file's name is
MYCDS.PAR.TXT
Winisis will not be able to open that file.
To avoid the above situation, please check file names with DOS or set the proper option in Windows
Explorer (or File Manager).

Appendix D - Documentation Files and other Languages

Winisis 1.5 Reference Manual is distributed in two different file formats:
- WINISIS15.DOC : Microsoft Word 2000 format
- WINISIS15.PDF : Adobe Acrobat PDF.
Other language files, as well as more documentation in different languages for Winisis 1.x are available on
the UNESCO website:
www.unesco.org/isis
Winisis 1.5 installation comes with the following languages:
English
French
Spanish
Polish
Arabic (need a special Arabic enabled version of CDS/ISIS)