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Auxiliary files for 1990 STF 1A/B/C/D, 3A/B/C/D, EEO

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This discussion refers to the following files:

  STF_READ.ME   [This text file]
  STFAUX.EXE    [Auxiliary files needed for all STFs--expands to 1.1 mb]
  STFAUX1A.EXE  [Additional aux. for STF 1A--expands to 350 kb uncompressed]
  STFAUX1B.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STF 1B--adds 30 kb uncompressed]
  STFAUX1C.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STF 1C--adds 270 kb uncompressed]
  STFAUX3A.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STF 3A--adds 1.3 mb uncompressed]
  STFAUX3B.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STF 3B--adds 1.2 mb uncompressed]
  STFAUX3C.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STF 3C--adds 1.2 mb uncompressed]
  STFAU3C2.EXE  [Optional STF 3C aux's to speed access to MSAs, UAs-adds .8]
  STFAUX_D.EXE  [Additional aux. files for STFs 1D/3D--adds 1.8 mb uncompr.]
  EEOAUXIL.EXE  [Additional aux. files for EEO--adds 445 kb uncompressed]
  PL94AUX3.EXE  [Additional aux. files for PL94-171--35 kb uncompressed]

You will also need to install EXTRACT.  (Version 1.5a or later is required
to use the STF 3B CD-ROMs and any other STF for which auxiliary files are 
dated August 1993 or later.

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** Installing these files for use with EXTRACT **

[Note:  Many of these files update versions previously issued.  If you have
space on your hard drive, install these in a new directory, then erase the
files in the old directory once you have confirmed that the new installation
works.]

1. Create a subdirectory for the auxiliary files, preferably under the
   EXTRACT directory, and load those auxiliary files required for all 1990
   Census STF CD-ROMs.

       C:
       CD \EXTRACT
       MD 1990AUX
       CD 1990AUX
       a:STFAUX

   [These commands assume that you have these files on a diskette in your
   a: drive.  If you are installing off another drive or subdirectory, e.g.
   l:\extract\, substitute the appropriate designation for "a:" above.]

2. Continue by installing the additional auxiliary files for as many of the
   1990 Census CD-ROMs as you plan to obtain.  (Change diskettes if
   necessary.)

       a:STFAUX1A     (for STF 1A CD-ROMs)
       a:STFAUX1B     (for STF 1B extract CD-ROMs)
       a:STFAUX1C     (for the STF 1C CD-ROM)
       a:STFAUX3A     (for STF 3A CD-ROMs)
       a:STFAUX3B     (for STF 3B CD-ROMs)
       a:STFAUX3C     (for STF 3C CD-ROMs--to speed access to particular 
                       MSAs, UAs, and AIANAs, also do  a:STFAU3C2)
       a:STFAUX_D     (for the STF 1D/3D CD-ROM)
       a:EEOAUXIL     (for EEO CD-ROMs)
       a:PL94AUX3     (for PL 94-171 CD-ROMs)

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** Starting EXTRACT **

To start the program with STF 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, EEO, or PL 94-171
discs, type
       CD \EXTRACT
       EXTRACT

You will be asked to specify some drives and directories.

1.  You must specify a CD-ROM drive letter.  This is the letter assigned when
    the reader was installed; often, the reader is assigned the letter "L".

2.  You also will be asked to specify a "work directory."  This is any
    directory on your hard disk (e.g., C:\EXTRACT\WORK), which EXTRACT can
    use to store temporary files; be sure to create the directory before
    attempting to use it in EXTRACT!

3.  When the system asks for the location of auxiliary files, specify the
    subdirectory where you installed the auxiliary files for the CD-ROM you
    are using, e.g., C:\EXTRACT\1990AUX.

4.  Confirm those selections with <Y>es or <S>ave.  If you <S>ave, the
    system will ask you to name a command that will let you skip these steps
    in the future.  Use a different one for each type of CD you have, for
    example, EX1A, EX1B, EX1C, EX3A, EX3C, EXEEO, or EXPL94.    ------------
                                                                | MSTREEO  |
5.  Select a "master" catalog from a box that looks like this:  | MSTRST1A |
    Cursor down to the one appropriate to the CD you are using. | MSTRST1B |
    If one of the entries is MASTER and none of the other       | MSTRST1C |
    entries seem appropriate, select MASTER.                    | MSTRST3A |
                                                                | MSTRST3B |
    [If this box does not appear, confirm that the EXTRACT.EXE  | MSTRST3C |
    on your hard disk is dated July 1992 or later.]             | MSTRPL94 |
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** For More Information **

For general instructions in using EXTRACT, see the documentation,
EXTRACT.DOC, which is distributed together with the EXTRACT software.
Specific information about how EXTRACT works with 1990 Census CD-ROMs appears
near the end of EXTRACT.DOC.  Step-by-step tutorials on the use of STF 1A
are in the file EXTUTOR4, and on the use of EEO files are in EXTUTOR5, both
text files distributed with EXTRACT.
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