Start up PDFGETX2

Proper starting of PDFGETX2 will first display some message to screen and then show the logo window as in Fig. A.2

Figure A.2: The welcome interface when starting PDFGETX2

Linux/Unix system

Run pdfgetx2 to invoke the program from terminal. Also make sure the executable directory is included in your PATH variable.

Windows

If you installed the PDFGETX2 with the self-installer, a shortcut will be created on your desktop, and the extension .xhst is associated with program PDFGETX2. Double click on the desktop shortcut or on any *.xhst file will invoke the program. The PDFGETX2 group is also inserted to your programs menu.

Others

If none of the above works for you, you may have to go to the installation directory, and click on pdfgetx2.sav to fire it up. If you want to run it from command-line, you may try this: idl -vm=[the full path]pdfgetx2.sav.