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MSDS Scan Wizard 5.0
MSDS Scan Wizard 6.0
MSDS Authoring Wizard

Software Technical Specifications
Computer Type: IBM PC compatible
Operating System: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
Memory: 16 MB RAM minimum, 64 MB + recommended
Processor: 486 minimum, Pentium or greater recommended
Hard Disk Space: 8 MB hard disk space plus space for scanned MSDS images.
Compatible Networks: Most major networks
Database Format: Microsoft Jet 2.5
Development Environment: Visual Basic 3.0
MSDS Data Export Format: Microsoft Jet 2.5
MSDS Graphic Export/Import: TIFF/PDF

Maximum Number of MSDS Records: One million
Maximum Index File Size: 1 Gigabyte
Technical notes
MSDS Scan Wizard accesses data in a file-based method using Visual Basic 3.0 as the development language and Microsoft Jet 2.5 as the database engine. All MSDS records have two components of data. One is a scanned MSDS image which is stored separately from the data in a system defined location and filename. If the MSDS has multiple pages, all of the pages are stored in the same file; the format of which is a multi-page TIFF using CCITT Group IV black and white compression. The average size of a single compressed page is 60K. The average MSDS has four pages making the average total 240K per MSDS or approximately 25 MB per 100 MSDSs. The second part of an MSDS record is the keywords used to identify and retrieve the MSDS record. This data is stored in a single Jet database file (WIZDATA.MDB). The archived data is stored in a separate Jet database file (ARCVDATA.MDB).

The WIZDATA.MDB file is stored in the DATA folder. Within the DATA folder are the following folders:
Archive - Contains the archive database file and archived MSDS documents
Export - Contains the results of an export
Reports - Contains documents from the documents tab
Other - Not used at this time
Images - Contains all the MSDS documents associated to the index data
The Image folder is divided into 20 separate volume folders labeled Vol1 - Vol20. Up to 500 MSDS documents will be stored in each folder. To determine which volume an MSDS is stored in, simply find the MSDS in the database and click on the Additional Information tab. On the right side of the form is the filename and volume name of the associated MSDS. A user generally doesn't need this information. A volume is assigned to an MSDS record based on the MasterMSDSID of the MSDS. 1-500 are stored in Vol1, 501-1000 in Vol2, 1001-1500 in Vol3, etc.

The MasterMSDSID link the data in the primary MSDS table (tblMSDS) to all information it corresponds to such as Locations, Properties and Ingredients. The MasterMSDSID is automatically added to newly created MSDS records. This counter can be modified. See "Advanced Settings" within the on-line help for more information about changing the MasterMSDSID counter.

To run MSDS Scan Wizard, you will need the following minimum configuration:
· PC compatible personal computer with a 386 or higher processor (486 or higher is recommended).
· Hard disk with a 8 megabytes of free space for a complete installation (plus additional hard disk space to store scanned MSDSs and text files if you plan to use these features).
· Microsoft Mouse or other compatible pointing device.
· VGA or compatible display monitor.
· Minimum of eight megabytes of random-access memory (RAM).
· Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.5x, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000.

· Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Above.
· Acrobat Reader 3.0 or Above.
· TWAIN compatible scanner (if you are using the scanning features)
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Software Technical Specifications
Computer Type: IBM PC compatible
Operating System: Windows 95,98,NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Memory: 32 MB RAM minimum, 64 MB + recommended
Processor: Pentium or better
Hard Disk Space: 200 MB hard disk space plus space for scanned MSDS images.
Compatible Networks: Most major networks
Database Format: Microsoft Jet 4.5
Development Environment: Visual Basic 6.0
MSDS Graphic Export/Import: TIFF, PDF
Maximum Number of MSDS Records: One million
Maximum Index File Size: 1 Gigabyte

Technical notes
MSDS Wizard accesses data in a file-based method using Visual Basic 6.0 as the development language and Microsoft Jet 4.5 as the database engine. All MSDS records have two components of data. One is a scanned MSDS image, which is stored separately from the data in a system-defined location and filename. If the MSDS has multiple pages, all of the pages are stored in the same file; the format of which is a multi-page TIFF using CCITT Group IV black and white compression. The average size of a single compressed page is 60K. The average MSDS has four pages making the average total 240K per MSDS or approximately 25 MB per 100 MSDSs. The second part of an MSDS record is the keywords used to identify and retrieve the MSDS record. This data is stored in a single Jet database file (INDEX.MDB).

The Image folder is divided into 20 separate volume folders labeled Vol0001 – Vol9999. Up to 1000 MSDS documents will be stored in each folder. To determine which volume an MSDS is stored in, simply find the MSDS in the database and click on the Additional Information tab. On the right side of the form is the filename and volume name of the associated MSDS. A user generally doesn't need this information. A volume is assigned to an MSDS record based on the DOC_Id of the MSDS. 1-1000 are stored in Vol0001, 1001-2000 in Vol0002, 2001-3000 in Vol0003, etc.

The DOC_Id link the data in the primary MSDS table (Documents) to all information it corresponds to such as Locations, Properties and Ingredients. The DOC_Id is automatically added to newly created MSDS records. This counter can be modified.

To run MSDS Wizard, you will need the following minimum configuration:
· PC compatible personal computer with a 166 MHz processor (233 MHz processor or higher is recommended).
· Hard disk with 200 megabytes of free space for a complete installation (plus additional hard disk space to store scanned MSDSs and text files if you plan to use these features).
· Microsoft Mouse or other compatible pointing device.
· VGA or compatible display monitor with at least 800x600 resolution.
· Minimum of 32 megabytes of random-access memory (RAM) (64 megabytes recommended).

· Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
· Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Above.
· Acrobat Reader 3.0 or Above.
· TWAIN compatible scanner (if you are using the scanning features)
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To run MSDS Wizard, you will need the following minimum configuration:
· IBM-compatible personal computer with a 386 or higher processor (486 or higher is recommended).
· Hard disk with a 12 megabytes of free space for a complete installation (plus additional hard disk space to store scanned MSDSs and text files if you plan to use these features).
· Microsoft Mouse or other compatible pointing device.
· VGA or compatible display monitor.
· Minimum of eight megabytes of random-access memory (RAM).
· MS-DOS version 3.1 or later and Microsoft Windows® or Windows for Workgroups® version 3.1 or later, or Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5x, or Windows NT 4.0.
· TWAIN-compatible scanner (if you are using the scanning features)
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