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Downloads: Inmagic DB/TextWorks

Instructions for downloading and installing Inmagic DB/TextWorks 13.0 32-bit for: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.

Note: Windows Vista users are encouraged to read through the Windows Vista FAQ, which includes solutions for several minor issues that you may encounter when using DB/TextWorks 13.0 under Windows Vista.

Overview

This page contains instructions for downloading and installing DB/TextWorks. For more information about this software, or for help using its features, see: 202 Online Resource: DB/TextWorks.

Read instructions from beginning to end before downloading and installing DB/TextWorks. You may want to print these instructions out for reference.

Mac Users

See Using Inmagic DB/Textworks on Mac OS X for suggested options for Mac users.

All Users

If you are unable to download the DB/Textworks software following the instructions below, please contact Stanley Laufer for assistance.

Instructions for downloading and installing DB/TextWorks

  1. Click on the link immediately below to download DB/TextWorks 13.0.
    slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/restricted/DBTextWorksV13.exe

    It is strongly recommended that you RIGHT-CLICK on the above link and select either "Save Target As" (if you are using Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As" (if you are using Firefox).
  2. You will be prompted for the SJSU SLIS Username and Password. These are the same as those for restricted readings.
  3. Your browser should open "save as" dialog box and prompt you for a local directory on your hard-drive in which to save the file. Choose Desktop or a directory and click OK ( Be sure to remember what you chose.) If your browser does not automatically open a "save as" dialog, you may need to reconfigure your browser preferences for file-extension handling (helper applications/plug-ins, etc).
  4. Steps 1-3 downloaded the .exe file; you now need to install the software. Change directories to the directory in which the .exe file was saved.
  5. Double–click on DBTextWorksV13.exe. (Note: Windows Vista users may need to right–click on DBTextWorksV13.exe and select "Run as Administrator"). The installation files for Inmagic DB/TextWorks 13.0 will self–extract to a temporary directory.
  6. Following extraction, the setup program for DB/TextWorks 13.0 will automatically run.

    • Setup will prompt for your name, company, and the serial number. Instructors will provide this serial number to you. DO NOT CALL INMAGIC!

      Please note that in this case the serial number is not actually a number at all, but is in fact a password. Your instructor will provide you with the password that you will need to type into the Serial Number field.

    • The setup wizard will guide you through the installation process.
  7. Once the installation is finished, the DB/TextWorks program or the Guided Tour can be launched from Start/AllPrograms/Inmagic Applications.
    • Note: the Guided Tour is a tutorial provided by Inmagic. You do not need to do this tutorial unless your instructor suggests it since it covers many features not used in LIBR 202. If you choose to work through this tutorial, skip the portion of Exercise 4: Building & Editing a Textbase that deals with Importing sample3.dmp (the file is not present), and subsequent editing exercises related to that database.

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