Windows installation notes
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There are two environments that run Ox:
[A] Ox Console with OxEdit as front end
[B] OxMetrics which can also run interactive Ox Apps.

Installation is through running the relevant setup programs for each
supported platform (Windows, maxOS, Linux).


Setup program for Windows 11/10
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The setup program will NOT set OX10PATH and NOT update the path
statement. The former is not normally necessary because a default
is used. The latter can be done by the user if so desired.
*** If you have an old version of Ox, and install the new Ox
into another directory, you have to ensure that it is not the
old version which is run because of your PATH statement. ***
    

Some important notes:
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- Installation for all users requires elevated access to complete. 


Completing the basic installation
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After installation you can run Ox programs from	OxEdit. To run Ox in
a terminal window you need to add the folder with oxl.exe to the 
PATH statement.

You do NOT need to set the OXPATH10 environment variable, because
the Ox default is likely to be fine.


Default search path
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 The default search path in Ox is given by:
   *install*/OxMetrics10/ox/include
   *install*/OxMetrics10/apps
   *install*/OxMetrics10/ox
   *user*/OxMetrics10/ox
Where *install* is the installation folder (e.g. C:/Program Files), and *user*
is your user folder. The user folders are only included if user/OxMetrics10/ox
exists.
The default search path can be changed as follows
- setting the OX10PATH environment string replaces the default search paths;
- on the command line using -i to add folders, or -x to clear the current path.
- Opening a file in Ox code, or importing a DLL, will also search along paths added
  with import statements. 

Upgrades
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Upgrades are available from
       http://www.doornik.com/download.html


Getting started
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Load \doc\ox\index.html in your Web browser.


Comments
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The first stop for support is the Ox users list.
    

Jurgen A Doornik, Nuffield College


NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER IS GIVEN FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
YOU USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK!
All company and product names referred to in this documentation
are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their associated
companies. 


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Registry
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The executables do not use the registry.