FilmStar (Scantraq) Support
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page can be reached from Help...FTG Web Site in any FTG program
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The
What's New page contains a summary of
important updates in FilmStar
and Scantraq. An exhaustive list of improvements and bug fixes can be found in
the Revision History page. |
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Users should consult
our Technical Issues
pages for FAQ, information about system and installation problems, hardware compatibility,
program operation, BASIC code snippets, etc. Material not yet included in
manuals or help can be found here.
Links to FilmStar News digests:
2006,
2007,
2008,
2009,
2010 |
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The
Links Page is devoted to useful
technical information,
documents and further links available on other web sites. |
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Are there FilmStar features and benefits you
might not be aware of? Check out the Why FilmStar
page for a series of e-mails sent to prospective users and links to
printable flyers. |
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(Scantraq) Installers are listed below. Installation
passwords are required. These are included in e-mails sent to your
FilmStar Technical Representative. Please let us know if there are any other
addresses to be added as cc.
Once you've installed
FilmStar, the main installer
Setup32.exe provides a convenient option for
updating programs. You will not need to re-enter
passwords until they are changed.
The version of any FTG program is obtained by clicking Help...About.
Version information is also found by right-clicking the file name
in Explorer and viewing Properties. |
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FilmStar BASIC programs are included in the
complete installation and in
basic32.zip. These quick downloads
enable you to restore BASIC programs which were altered to the point where
they no longer work. Shoji.zip includes two BASIC programs and associated documentation
kindly contributed by Mr. H. Shoji
of Tokai Optical. One program estimates coating time and the other opens Hitachi
*.uds spectrophotometer files. |
Note: Only current versions are available for
download.
Please save installers and corresponding passwords. |
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Installers |
File Link |
DESIGN
2.61.0317
INDEX 2.51.0203
MONITOR 2.52.0200
CRYSTAL 2.21.0100
MEASURE/Scantraq 2.51.0200/0203
IC/5 DAQ (MONITOR or CRYSTAL required)
Installation Issues |
Please close all FilmStar
programs before re-installing!
Setup32.exe
(32.5M) for
32/64 bit Windows
2000, XP, Vista, 7
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| Getting started
with... |
FilmStar
FilmStar MEASURE
PCI Card for
Lambda 18/19
Scantraq |
HASP GUI Installer (in
case
Setup32 fails to install HASP driver) |
HASPUserSetup.exe
(10.8M, ver 5.86,
Readme) |
FileMaker Database Support
FileMaker Pro 8 or newer required |
FM8Setup.exe
(933K, 09 Oct 05) |
FileMaker Spectra Database
FileMaker Runtime included |
FMRTSetup.exe
(11.0M, 12 Oct 05)
Windows 2000, XP, Vista required |
MDB Database Support
MS Access recommended |
MDBSetup.exe
(2.9M, 04 Apr 05) |
Sopra n,k Files
Install
FilmStar DESIGN first |
Soprank.exe
(537K) |
The "Corrupt installation
detected" error indicates
that you
do not have rights to install software.
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Printable
Documents in
Adobe
Acrobat format |
File Link |
| Manuals |
DESIGN
(991K, 01 Feb 10)
MONITOR
(374K, 04 Jan 10)
CRYSTAL
(208K, 28 Mar 05)
MEASURE
(417K, 01 Feb 10)
Scantraq
(416K, 01 Feb 10)
BASIC (627K,
13 Jul 02)
Workbook (147K, 20
Apr 99) |
Manuals for Duplex
Printers
(prints on both sides of paper) |
DESIGN
(995K, 01 Feb 10)
MONITOR
(375K, 04 Jan 10)
CRYSTAL
(209K, 28 Mar 05)
MEASURE
(417K, 01 Feb 10)
Scantraq
(416K, 01 Feb 10) |
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Miscellaneous |
File Link |
Computer Techniques for Improving
Optical Coating Yields course files
Unzip to C:\Winfilm thereby creating
directory C:\Winfilm\Course2 |
Course2.zip
(4.7M) |
Maximizing FilmStar course files
Unzip to ..\Winfilm thereby creating
directory C:\Winfilm\Course3 |
Course3.zip
(6.9M) |
If you exchange data files with colleagues please
upgrade
all computers to the latest software revisions.
Please do not supply passwords to users outside
your facility.
We rely on your cooperation. Thank you!
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support@ftgsoftware.com
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