How to install/Upgrade RivEX

On this page you can find advice on installing or upgrading RivEX.

Installing RivEX for the first time

RivEX is very simple to install.  You will be sent a compressed file (zip file) via email. Using File Explorer you must create 2 new folders.

• First you create a new folder on your C:\ called RivEX.
• Secondly you create a sub folder called C:\RivEX\Output.
• Thirdly you uncompress ("unzip") the supplied files into C:\RivEX.

• Your directory structure should look the same as the image below.

• RivEX is composed of five files:

1. RivEX_Tool.mxd  = The ArcMap document containing RivEX.
2. RivEX_License.rlf  = The license file locking RivEX to your registered computer.
3. ErrorDB.xml  = The error database for RivEX, it contains a list of all errors that RivEX can generate.
4. RivEX_ErrorDB.dtd  = The Document Type Definition file required by ErrorDB.xml.
5. RivEX_License.dtd  = The Document Type Definition file required by RivEX_License.rlf.

• Whilst the folders you create must exist, the location of the MXD, RLF, DTD and XML files do not have to be in C:\RivEX.  The five files must be in the same directory as each other and you can only run the tool for the licensed machine.  It is recommended that you install RivEX and its associated files in C:\RivEX.

Upgrading RivEX

• From time to time an upgrade or patched copy of RivEX will be released.  You will be contacted with the email address you supplied when you purchased the tool and given instructions of where to obtain the latest version.

• Simply download the latest version and overwrite your existing copy of RivEX Tool.mxd.  The license file does not change.

• You can keep up to date with the latest upgrades in RivEX by subscribing to the RivEX RSS feed by clicking on this icon .