This is due to a difference in the way MS parses strings in this OS, and we are working on a resolution for this problem. In the meanwhile, please use the run***.bat batch file in your installation directory. You can make a shortcut to this batch file on your desktop if you like.

We are aware of this issue, and are planning to have it fixed during the beta testing stage. Workaround: If you are a Windows NT / 2000 or XP Pro user, have your task manager running at all times, in a minimized state. The small icon next to the system time on the right bottom will give you a sense of the CPU usage, and you will be assured that the computer is actually busy..

This happens when the JRE runs out of memory. The default maximum heap size is 64MB, and this gives problems when a grid of more than 150,000 elements is loaded. The launcher for ANSWER and PORFLOW GUI is configured to set the maximum heap size to 256MB currently. So this should be fine for grids of up to 400,000 elements. Contact ACRi if your system has more RAM than 512MB, and we can supply a new launcher as a patch.

These options are still under development, and are being improved daily. If there is a LOCATE command that you would like to generate but do not know how, please feel free to enter it manually in the commands file area. The interface will detect that you have manually entered a new LOCATE command, and will add that new region to the list of existing regions. If you do not give a name to that region, it will be given a name in the form of --LOCn (where n is a number) for reference purposes.

Take a look at the Windows task bar at the bottom. In all probability the runtime window was pushed to back. If you click on the taskbar entry for the Runtime Window, it should come back on top of the main application. We are trying to find a solution to this problem.