Advan. Physiol. Edu. 26: 98-109, 2002;
Downloading (Cardiovascular
Interactions) from the Web
28 May 2002
The files are a "Supplement" to the Advances in Physiolology Education
paper by Rothe & Gersting at: http://advan.physiology.org.
The Project was designed to be run under Microsoft Windows
95 to XP and should have a computer running at > 150 MHz.
The self-extracting compressed files of the CVI project can be expanded
into a folder on your computer, or onto an Iomega Zip Drive and run from there.
The expanded files can be copied to a CD, distributed to students, and
run from the CD. (The author owns
the copyright and grants permission to copy the project for not-for-profit
educational use.)
With questions,
contact the author at: crothe{at}iupui.edu
Please inform the author of your opinion about the strengths
and applicability of the Project, and any errors or detracting
weaknesses.
Suggestions for changes are welcome.
There are three self-expanding PKzipped files:
-
"CVI_CD.exe"
contains the "CVI.exe" file and about 42 other files, including 16 small
image files, seven *.dll files,
four text files, and four _Readme Instruction
files, including a copy of this file. The
compressed file is 3.1MB and expands to 6.9 MB.
-
"AVI
Main Menu.exe" contains a very helpful five-minute audio-video
overview of the Project (1.9 MB
expanding to 12.6 MB)
-
"CVI
Audio Video clips.exe" has three clips describing the use of the
Model, Tutorial, and Saving your Lab Book and are of particular use if you
get confused or lost in using the Project.
The file is 7.4MB and expands to 40MB.
Each file
contains the software for expanding it to a useable application.
DO NOT DOUBLE
CLICK one of the above files before you have specified a target folder.
(It will expand into the C:\ root !!)
Extracting the project
-
Download the two
smaller zip files into the Temp or Temporary file of your C drive.
(Download the other three AVI clip files in "CVI Audio Video clips", if
needed.)
Using Windows
Explorer:
- Create a
folder for the project, using File > New > and Folder on the C drive and
name it: "C:\CVI\"
(This assures a specific place for the files other than some odd place on
the C drive!)
- Extract the
compressed self-expanding files by:
- Go to your
Temporary file to display the downloaded files.
- Double-click the
zipped file: 'CVI_CD.exe'
- In the pane that
appears, note the textbox beside "Extract to:"
Browse to find 'C:\': (double click to place it in the box), and CVI\ (double-lick to add
it) and then add (by typing )"CVI_CD",
(DO NOT press
Enter. The names are not case
sensitive.)
It should read: "C:\CVI\CVI_CD"
- Click "Prompt" for overwrite
Click "Messages"
Click "Extract"
- Respond to
"Create C:\CVI\CVI_CD directory" with Yes
- Run the Project
from the "C:\CVI\CVI_CD" folder
by double-clicking CVI_CD, highlight the CVI.exe
file and double-click it.
Once you have
found the "CVI.exe" file (and if functions OK), right-click it, choose
"Make Shortcut", click and drag the shortcut to the Desktop. (You can
minimize the Windows Explore pane to reveal a part of the Desktop.)
- Repeat step 3 above to Extract the AVI files.
Use "AVI files" .instead of CVI_CD to read:
C:\CVI\AVI files
- Play an avi
file by browsing to find it in the 'C:\CVI\AVI files' folder and double
click it to activate your Media Player to play it.
Alternatively
from: Start > Program >
Accessories > Entertainment > double click Windows Media Player.
Then browse to the "*.avi" files and double-click the one needed.
<_Readme- PKzipped CVI
Project.doc> 28 May
2002
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