Copyright © 2003-2013 European Space Agency
It is not permitted to redistribute this software without the express written permission of the European Space Agency.Disclaimer
Warranty and Disclaimer of Warranty. Although every attempt has been made to ensure the correctness of this converter, it is provided "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THIS SOFTWARE IS WITH THE USER.Limitation of Liability. Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall the provider be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of the use of this converter including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses.
After downloading the installation zip or tar file, unzip or untar the file into an appropriate directory on your machine. In the text below, the full path to this directory (including any drive letters on Windows and any trailing slash or backslash character) will be referred to as [TASverterDir].
NOTE: To avoid problems on Windows systems, make sure that neither [TASverterDir] nor any of its parent directories contain space characters in their names.
This release comes with two executables: TASverter.exe, which is the command line or batch application; and TASverterGUI.exe, which provides a graphical user interface for setting options and calling TASverter.
TASverter must be invoked from the command line. (On Windows you will need to open a DOS/cmd window: simply click on the "Start" button, select "Run" and then type "cmd")
At the prompt you might want to "cd" to your working directory. Then type:
[TASverterDir]TASverter
This should give you the help text and demonstrates that TASverter is working.
Once you have verified that TASverter runs, you can update your environment to include [TASverterDir] in the command path.
On Windows you will need to "right-click" on "My Computer" icon on the desktop, or click on the "Start" button, select "Settings" and "Control Panel" and then open the "System" icon. Click on the "Environment Variables" under the "Advanced" tab. Click and edit the Path variable and set it to
Path=%Path%;[TASverterDir]
On Unix systems, shell users will need to modify the appropriate .profile or .bashrc file, and add the following line:
export PATH=$PATH:[TASverterDir]
Once your environment has been updated to reflect you new command path, you should be able to run either TASverter or TASverterGUI by typing its name directly at the command prompt.
Even if you do not have access to the TASverterGUI, you should still be able to read the on-line help by pointing your standard browser at
[TASverterDir]/TASverterGUIHelp/index.html
The installation procedure described above is somewhat generic, and there are a number of possible variations due to exact operating system versions or particular command shells. Please ask your system administrator to review the installation procedure above to see whether a variation applies to your system.
If you still have problems, please contact tasverter @ thermal.esa.int