Exceed for UD

Addenda, Errata, and Updates


The online version of this document is maintained at:

http://www.udel.edu/topics/connect/sw/exceed/docs-9/addenda.html

September 14, 2004: Purchase/Download Link for Students Updated; Price Increased.

Due to an oversight, the download link published at the beginning of the semester still pointed to last year's Student Edition. The link has been fixed on the Exceed for UD students page. The Student Edition is now version 10, and the price has increased to $50. If you accidentally purchased last year's edition in the last two weeks, please return to the purchase/download site (the URL should be on your receipt page if you printed it out after completing the transaction) and request a return/refund.


August 30, 2004: Exceed 9 available for faculty/staff and students:

Version 9 of Exceed is now available. Faculty and staff may pick up a copy in the TSC (room 002B, Smith Hall). Students must purchase a one-year license and may download the installer on their PCs or come to the RDMS computer lab (room 002C, Smith Hall, next to the TSC) to download and burn the software to a CD-R (you must provide your own CD-R). See the following links for more details: Note: the installation procedure is essentially unchanged from last year. In fact, version 9 differs very little from version 8. Please review the instructions for installing and configuring Exceed.


August 22, 2003: Exceed 8.0 available for faculty/staff and students:

Version 8.0 of Exceed is now available for both faculty/staff and students in the TSC (room 002B, Smith Hall). Students must purchase a one-year license before obtaining a CD from the TSC. See the following links for more details: Note: the installation procedure is essentially unchanged from last year. In fact, version 8 differs very little from version 7.1 except that it's look and feel has been updated to be more like Windows XP. Please review the instructions for installing and configuring Exceed.


August 12, 2002: Exceed 7.1 available for faculty/staff and students:

Version 7.1 of Exceed is now available for both faculty/staff and students in the TSC (room 002B, Smith Hall). Students must purchase a one-year license before obtaining a CD from the TSC. See the following links for more details: Note: the installation procedure has changed somewhat this year, mainly in that there is no longer a "customized" installer. Please review the instructions for installing and configuring Exceed.


September 10, 2001: Notes to Matlab and Mathematica users:

If you follow the instructions for tunnelling X applications through SSH (see the how to use Exceed page) and attempt to run Matlab or Mathematica from the SSH shell, the Exceed server may shut itself down (the icon disappears from the taskbar or system tray) and the program windows fail to appear. This happens because Exceed is configured to shut itself off if the controlling window is closed, and these programs both open several short-lived processes, the first of which gets treated as the controlling window by Exceed. When that process dies, it takes the Exceed server with it. There are two ways around this problem:

  1. Type 'xterm' in the SSH shell to open an Xterm window. Run Matlab or Mathematica from the prompt in the Xterm. This will make the Xterm the controlling window and prevent the Exceed server from shutting down (Exceed will shut down if you close the Xterm window, however). This is the recommended workaround.
  2. Run Xconfig from the Exceed program group. Double-click the "Screen Definitions" icon, click on the "Common Settings" tab, and uncheck the "Exit on Server Reset" box. This will prevent Exceed from closing itself down (the server will "respawn" if the controlling window is closed). This workaround is not recommended, because it increases the liklihood that you may accidentally leave processes running unintentionally on the host system (which will drain resources and your computing account on Strauss or Mahler).

Mathematica users, also note: in order for Mathematica to display correctly in Exceed, you must run Xconfig from the Exceed program group, double-click on the "Font" icon, click the "Font Database" button, and uncheck the box next to "Automatic Font Substitution". Note that this may alter the appearance of other applications.


September 6, 2001: Exceed 7.0 available:

Exceed 7.0 is now available, customized for UD, for faculty/staff and students. There have been fairly significant changes to the installation and customization process, so please be sure to read the documentation. The previous link also leads to information about obtaining a copy of the UD-customized installation CD.

Note to students: Exceed Student Edition displays a message when it starts showing the number of days until the software expires. The number shown is inaccurate (it implies that the software expires some time in November 2002), but it will expire correct on August 15, 2002.


March 2, 2001: Exceed 7.0:

Exceed 7.0 is the latest version of Exceed. Due to substantial changes in the customization process, a customized-for-UD distribution of Exceed 7.0 is not yet available. Faculty and staff who wish to upgrade to Exceed 7.0 may obtain a copy of the "factory standard" installer CD under the usual terms (swap a blank CD). Installing version 7.0 "over top" of a version 6.2 installation will retain all of your user settings, but the customized icons which were installed by the UD-customized installer will be lost, and the custom user files that were installed (for non-XDM connections and setting up the default files in your UNIX account) will no longer work. Unless you have a specific need to upgrade to version 7.0 (such as you want to purchase Exceed3D, which requires v7.0), we recommend staying with version 6.2 until a customized distribution can be made available (ETA: sometime this summer).

Students who obtain a 1-year license for Exceed will now be licensing version 7.0, and students who obtained a license after August 15, 2000 are eligible to upgrade to version 7.0. If you are a student and wish to upgrade your current copy of Exceed to version 7.0, you will need to download the version 7.0 installer from the same web site where you initially obtained your license (the URL should be given in the e-mail that you received when you purchased the license). Please note that the reservations and recommendations in the previous paragraph also apply to the student edition. Students wishing to obtain the software on a CD will receive the UD-customized distribution of Exceed 6.2 (see obtaining and installing Exceed for more information).


August 21, 2000: 2000-2001 Student Edition:

The Student Edition of Exceed v6.2 for the academic year 2000-2001 (expires August 15th, 2001) is now available for purchase and download online at http://www.netsales.net/pk.wcgi/exceed/ for $25. As before, you may purchase it online and then bring proof of purchase, your student ID, and a blank CD-R to the TSC in the basement of Smith Hall and exchange the blank CD-R for a CD with the Exceed software customized for UD. It's a good idea to call ahead (831-8895) to ensure that there is a copy waiting for you. For more details, see Exceed 6.2 for UD: Student Licenses.

NOTE: If you purchased the Student Edition of Exceed for the 1999-2000 academic year, it will have automatically expired on August 15th and is not usable. You must purchase the Student Edition for 2000-2001 in order to continue using Exceed.


August 21, 2000: Hummingbird Update:

Reminder: Hummingbird routinely makes patches and updates available via the Hummingbird Update system. It is recommended that you run Hummingbird Update periodically to ensure that your Exceed software is fully up-to-date. To run Hummingbird Update, perform the following steps:

  1. Make sure that no Exceed applications are running. This includes the daemon (if it is running, you will see an icon for it in the system tray).
  2. If you use dial-up networking to connect to the Internet, connect now.
  3. Click on the Start button and select "Programs", "Exceed", "Hummingbird Update".
  4. Click the "Update Now" button. (Hummingbird Update may first download an updated version of itself. If it does, Click "OK" when it says it needs to restart to proceed, and then click the "Update Now" button again.) Hummingbird Update will now download any updated files and install them automatically.
  5. Click "OK" to exit. Your Exceed is now updated. It is a good idea to reboot after running Hummingbird Update before using Exceed again.


August 21, 2000: Note for Windows 2000 users

The "Create Desktop Icon" shortcut will not work in Windows 2000 because of that OS's differing file structure. To create a shortcut for Exceed on your desktop, right-click the icon in the program menu, select "Create Shortcut", and drag the new icon to the desktop.


May 26, 2000: patch/update for Exceed 6.2 on WIN2K systems:

Hummingbird issued a patch in early April which addreses issues with Exceed 6.2 running on Windows 2000 systems. What issues it addresses, exactly, is not currently known, but if you are running Exceed 6.2 on a Windows 2000 system and experieincing problems, it is recommended that you install the patch. More information will be added to this page as it is forthcoming.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the patch only works with version 6.2 of Exceed (which is the only version supported for Windows 2000, in any case). If you do NOT have version 6.2, you must upgrade Exceed to this version before installing the patch. See the instructions at http://www.udel.edu/topics/connect/sw/exceed for instructions on how to obtain Exceed 6.2 if you are a University of Delaware student, faculty or staff member.

The patch is easily installed via the following steps:

  1. Make sure that no Exceed applications are running. This includes the daemon (if it is running, you will see an icon for it in the system tray).
  2. If you use dial-up networking to connect to the Internet, connect now.
  3. Click on the Start button and select "Programs", "Exceed", "Hummingbird Update".
  4. Click the "Update Now" button. (Hummingbird Update may first download an updated version of itself. If it does, Click "OK" when it says it needs to restart to proceed, and then click the "Update Now" button again.) Hummingbird Update will now download any updated files and install them automatically.
  5. Click "OK" to exit. Your Exceed is now updated. It is a good idea to reboot after running Hummingbird Update before using Exceed again.

If you do not have a "Hummingbird Update" icon, you should still be able to run the update program manually. The executable is named HCLUPD.EXE, and should be located in your Exceed.NT folder (usually installed under Program Files). If you are unable to run the update program or have further difficulties contact Greg Forte at gforte@udel.edu, or contact Hummingbird's techincal support directly at support@hummingbird.com.

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March 5, 2000: "Exceed (non-XDM)" icon in NT student edition:

The icon named "Exceed (non-XDM)" in the UD-customized distribution of the student edition of Exceed 6.2 for Windows NT/2000 is set up incorrectly. This issue only affects the student edition for Windows NT - the student edition for Windows 95/98 and the faculty/staff edition (for all platforms) do not have this problem.

To fix the icon:

  1. Log in as "administrator" (you must log in with administrator rights, or you will not be able to make the changes).
  2. Click on the Start button and select "Find", "Files or Folders".
  3. Type "(non-xdm)" (without the quote marks) in the "Named" box.
  4. Click the "Find Now" button.
  5. When the "Exceed (non-XDM)" icon appears in the list, right-click on it and select "Properties" from the menu.
  6. Click on the "Shortcut" tab in the window that appears.
  7. Change the "Target:" line so that it reads: "C:\Program Files\Exceed.nt\user\localunix.ses" (including the quote marks).
  8. Click the "OK" button.

The icon in the Exceed program group should have changed (no longer looking the same as the Exceed (XDM) icon). When you select this icon it should now behave as described in the Using Exceed documentation.

If you have further difficulty after applying these directions, contact Greg Forte at gforte@udel.edu.

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Last revised: September 14, 2004