Autumn-Winter 2006 Update to the Himalayan Database

 

The Autumn-Winter 2006 update to the Himalayan Database adds new records for expeditions in the Autumn-Winter 2006 seasons and provides corrections and additions to records for the previous seasons from 1900-2006.

 

Note that the 2004, 2005 and Spring 2006 Updates to the Himalayan Database should be applied to the original database before this update is applied.

 

This update package includes:

 

         Autumn-Winter 2006 update files for Himalayan Database

 

The complete instructions for updating the Himalayan Database are given in Appendix E of the Himalayan Database Program Guide. A brief summary is given below.

 

Updating the Himalayan Database

 

First download the compressed Autumn-Winter 2006 Update files from the web site onto your hard drive and decompress by double-clicking on the update package.

 

For Windows users, the update package is in the file Himal Autumn 2006 Updates.zip

 

For Macintosh users, the update package is in the file Himal Autumn 2006 Upd.sea.hqx

 

The result of the decompression is a folder with the name "Himal Autumn 2006 Updates" containing 14 update files:

 

         expchgs.dbf

         expchgs.fpt

         expchgs.cdx

         explog.dbf

         memchgs.dbf

         memchgs.fpt

         memchgs.cdx

         memlog.dbf

         refer.dbf

         refer.fpt

         refer.cdx

         peaks.dbf

         peaks.fpt

         peaks.cdx

 

The files of the form "exp..." and "mem..." contain the changes to be applied to the EXPED and MEMBERS tables. The files of the form "refer..." and "peaks..." are replacement files for the current files in the Himdata folder that are automatically loaded during the update process.

 

Make sure that you have your original Himalayan Database CD available (and inserted into your computer) before starting the update process as you may be required to reauthenicate the database when you restart the program after completing the update.

 

Start the Himal program and use the Update command in the File menu to apply the updates to the Himalayan Database. Confirm that you wish to proceed with the update and then navigate to the Himal Autumn 2006 Updates folder and select the first file named "expchgs.dbf" and click the OK button in the Open dialog box. All remaining update files are loaded automatically during the update process. Confirmation messages are given that each of the four tables (expeditions, members, literature references, and peaks) have been updated.

 

For Windows users, the Himalayan Database may be updated using either the original version of the Himal program or version 1.1 of the Himal program which is posted on this web site.

 

For Macintosh users, the Himalayan Database may be updated using either the original version of the Himal program or version 1.1.1 of the Himal program which is posted on this web site. Do not use version 1.1 which was posted earlier as there is an error in the update processing in that version.