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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS AUXILIARY FILES

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  These auxiliary files allow EXTRACT to work with the monthly "US Exports
  of Merchandise" and "US Imports of Merchandise" CD-ROM discs, both the
  current monthly discs and the "History" discs with 1989 to 1992 annual
  totals.

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** Installing auxiliary files **

1a. If you are installing import and export auxiliary files for the first
    time, create a new directory on your hard disk, and make this the
    current directory.  Putting this new directory under a main \EXTRACT
    directory may help you remember what these files are for.  (Do not use a
    directory in use for other auxiliary files.)

       C:
       CD \EXTRACT
       MD FTDAUXIL

2.  Uncompress the files onto your hard disk, assuming the source is your
    A: drive--

       CD\EXTRACT\FTDAUXIL
       a:FTDAUX -n                       <ENTER>

    The FTDAUX.EXE file is a "self-extracting" archive that contain
    catalog, data dictionary and other auxiliary files which EXTRACT needs
    in order to select and display data from the Export and Import CD-ROMs.

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** Starting EXTRACT to work with Export and Import files **

1.  Make the directory with EXTRACT.EXE in it the current directory:

       CD \EXTRACT                       <ENTER>

2.  Start the program.

       EXTRACT                           <ENTER>

3.  You will be asked to specify some drives and directories.  If your
    configuration includes a CD-ROM reader, you must specify a CD-ROM drive
    letter.  This is the letter you assigned when you first installed the
    reader; often, the reader is assigned the letter "L".  You also will be
    asked to specify a "work directory."  This is any directory on your
    hard disk (e.g., \EXTRACT\WORK), which EXTRACT uses to store temporary
    files; be sure to create the directory before using it in EXTRACT!

    When the system asks for the location of auxiliary files, specify the
    subdirectory where you installed these files, e.g. c:\EXTRACT\FTDAUXIL.

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** For More Information **

See the documentation, EXTRACT.DOC, available on Economic Census CD-ROMs or
compressed within EXT15.EXE, available separately.

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