Installing/Upgrading eMaRC Plus
Download the installation file from the FTP site. You should have received the FTP site and file information in an email from CDC. If you have previous version of eMaRC Plus (or Mapper Plus as it was previously named) installed you will need to uninstall the previous version before installing the new version. After downloading the installation file, double-click on the eMaRC Plus installation file to install the program. The eMaRC Plus program requires that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or above be installed on the computer. If you are using database other than Microsoft SQL Server or Access you may also need to install client connectivity software; please refer to your database management system documentation for any client components needed. After both eMaRC Plus and .NET Framework are installed you can start the program by going to the Start menu, then clicking on All Programs->Registry Plus-> eMaRC Plus-> eMaRC Plus.
If you are upgrading from a previous version you may need to run database scripts to update the pathology database in order for the new version to work correctly. Please refer to the release note obtained with the installation file to ascertain what database scripts you will need to run.
This install package contains pathlab.mdb which is the starter Microsoft Access database to store pathology data and the application is configured to use this database by default. To create initial database objects in other database management systems, SQL scripts are included under the C:\eMaRCPlus\dbscripts folder. You may also have received email notification on where to get the most up-to-date database scripts to create initial databases in different database systems.
Also note that client connectivity libraries may need to be installed if you are using database management systems other than MS Access or MS SQL Server. The client libraries for MS Access, and MS SQL Server are part of the standard .NET Framework, therefore no additional tools/libraries are required.
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