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2. You should download the latest version of expa.exe. At the time of this writing,
the name of your download is “A newExPA program.” Right-click on the colored
text which says “A new ExPA program” and choose “Save target as...”
3. Choose a folder that can find again and save the file in this folder.
4. Find the file you just downloaded. If the file is still zipped (which it likely is),
right-click on it and select “Extract all... ” Choose the folder you'd like to place
expa.exe in.
5. Once you've downloaded the file and unzipped it, it's ready to use from the
command prompt.
UsingExPAonaPCfromaCommandPrompt
1. Open up “My Computer,” open up the “C” drive, and create a folder called
“expa.”
2. Find the folder that was created during the unzipping process, above. It should
contain “expa.exe.” Copy the contents of this folder into the expa folder you
created on the C drive.
3. Open up a command prompt. This can probably be found in your start menu
under “Accessories.”
4. In the command prompt, type in “ cd c: \ expa ”. This changes your working
directory to the expa folder we created earlier.
5. To see if the program runs, type in “ expa rbc.expa ”. A file called “paths.txt”
should appear.
6. For our purposes, to run ExPA you'll only need to type in “ expa ” followed by the
file name of your input file. Output is always written to “paths.txt.” The program
only needs to be run from the command prompt. The easiest way to edit the input
and output files is with a text editor like Notepad.
UsingExPAonaPCwithouttheCommandPrompt
1. Link to http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780124157804 and down-
load the “run-expa.bat” file. Place this file in the folder that expa created when
you unzipped it. This is crucial. If you're not certain about what folder that is,
look for the files “test.expa” and “rbc.expa” and place the download in the same
folder as these files.
2. Open up the expa folder and right click on “test.expa.” Select “Rename.” Rename
the file “source.txt.” It is important that you replace the “.expa” part of the name
with “.txt” or things will not work properly. The operating system might give
you a warning when you do this, but it's perfectly safe.
3. You're ready to use ExPA without the command prompt. To see if it works, double-
clickonthe“ run-expa.bat ” file. A new file called “paths.txt” should appear.
If it does not appear, try refreshing the folder (an option under right-click). If it
still does not appear, something is wrong.
 
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