WELCOME to the GasLit 2010 literature databank for gasification technologies. ============================================================================= Please read the following notes before using the Access version of GasLit 2009. Background ========== GasLit was originally developed as a means of organizing literature references while writing the book, "Gasification" in 2003. In the meantime the number of literature references has grown significantly (to over 2500) and the functionality has also been extended. It was originally written for use with Access 97 on a Windows XP computer. In the meantime many users may have Access 2007 on the Vista or Windows 7 operating system. Apart from the new content the main new feature of GasLit 2010 compared with GasLit 2009 is the ability to use hyperlinks to access the actual documents in your computer. For details see below. Data content ============ GasLit 2010 has been extended to include various conference papers and other documents up until the end of 2010. Database structure ================== The database structure of the original GasLit has largely been retained. The one change is that originally only one technology could be linked to a document. Since GasLit 2009 it has been possible to link multiple technologies to a single document. For new entries this has been taken advantage of. Old entries have not been updated in this respect. User interface ============== The user interface when using GasLit 2010 with Access 2000 has remained essentailly unchanged. On starting, the programme automatically hides the Access interface and substitutes its own menu. Starting GasLit 2010 in Vista with Access 2007 ============================================== GasLit 2010 makes use of Access macros. On opening GasLit 2009 in Vista or Windows 7, there is an automatic security warning. Close the 'Action failed' window, which states that the macro 'AutoExec' has failed. Open the Security warning 'Options...' window. Select 'Enable this content' and click 'OK' for a single application. Alternatively register GasLit 2010 in the Vista trust center by clicking on the Open the Trust Center hyperlink in the 'Options ...' window for a permanent solution. Note that hiding the Access interface as in Access 2000 is not effective in Access 2007. The GasLit menu is accessible through the menu register 'Add-Ins'. Help File ========= Note that the help file is in the older .hlp format, which is not supported by Vista. In order to make use of the .hlp file with Vista, use the download provided by Microsoft. Hyperlinks ========== GasLit 2010 has upgraded the File field for conference papers to be able to access the (mostly .pdf) files, which you may have in your compmuter. In implementing his feature it has been extended to be able to include other document classes. To make this feature work, it is necessary to store the files in a specific structure within your system. The location within your system can be freely selected and specified using the Option menu item. Typically this might be "D:\...\Literature". This can be entered via the menu item Tools/Options. The file organisation structure below this level must conform to specific guidelines to allow correct hyperlink definition. The structure is as follows: D:\...\Literature\Class\Series\Conference\File.pdf. ===== ====== ========== ======== Class may be any of the document classes defined in the database (e.g. "Conference paper"). Series is as defined for any individual conference series (e.g. GTC, PCC or IChemE). Conference is the conference abbreviation used in the database (e.g. GTC 2010) File.pdf is the file name used in the database, which in general is the same as that used on the CD-ROM provided to conference attendees. At the File level additional subdirectories may be included - e.g. a File may be Presentations\file.pdf. NOTE: To use the hyperlinks, it may be necessary to first press the Edit button. Hyperlinks have been included for all GTC conferences since 1998, Freiberg conferences for 2005, 2007, 2009 and the Pittsburg Coal Conference 2008. Bugs ==== Note that when adding an author there can be problem if the author field in the main form has not been left properly. While the problem is not fatal, it can be of considerable nuisance value. Leaving the author field in the main form is performed by pressing ESC twice. It is hoped that this bug will be eliminated for GasLit 2011. Adding documents ================ Note that in all the forms for adding different types of documents to the database, only one of three completion buttons is available - that which adds the new document to the data base and closes the form. It is planned to be able to add the new document and start adding the next document without closing the form. It should also in future br possible to cancel an entry that has been started. The buttons for these two actions are currently disabled. Note that if a new paper has been added using the menu item Add/Documents/Conference paper, then the full path for the hyperlink is not automatically added. If required this must be performed using the Tools/Options Set Path menu command. Author affiliation ================== The current database design only provides for a single affiliation for each author. This has the result that the affiliation shown on later papers may still be that entered for that author's first paper. The new affilliation is generally noted in the remarks field. For GasLit 2011 it is planned to allow multiple affiliations for a single author. This will have the additional side-effect of being able to search by the affiliation field as well. Path for Hyperlinks =================== The new hyperlinks feature requires that the path to the Litereature folder of your computer be set, which is performed via the Tools/Options menu item. This action must be performed twice to be effective. (A remark is made on the Options form to remind you of this.) I hope that you will find GasLit 2010 a useful tool in your work. Chris Higman