Vista Imaging Vista Routing manual MAGDecompressor Logging, Sample log entry

Routing User Guide Appendix B: Using MAG_Decompressor

Note: If the DLL file is not present, contact the Imaging Group for information about acquiring a toolkit license. The decompression software will not work without the DLL file.

dEnter the following command to activate the program (The command will complete without any warning or error messages).

Mag_Decompressor –install <Enter>

eClose the command window.

5Activate the decompression service as follows:

a In the Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools.

b Double-click Services. (On some versions of the Windows operating system, this icon is labeled Component Services.)

c In the window that opens, locate the entry for the “MAG J2K Decompressor Service”.

d Right-click on the entry and select Start. Wait until the status display shows that the service is started.

e Right-click again on the entry and select Properties.

f In the Properties window, select Automatic as the startup type, then click OK. g Verify that the status display shows that the service is “Automatic”.

hClose all remaining Control Panel windows.

Your system is now ready to start decompressing files that were routed in compressed form.

Note: when parameters need to be modified, the steps listed above can be used to establish new values for the parameters. However, it will be necessary to reboot the computer before the new values of the parameters will become effective.

MAG_Decompressor Logging

The decompression software will run automatically when needed. If problems are encountered review, the log files generated by the MAG_Decompressor software.

Log files are stored in the location specified in the DECOMP_LOG_FSPEC system variable. The ten most recently generated log files are retained.

Sample log entry:

2005-04-19 16:59:01 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 2006 VistA Imaging V. 3.0, Patch 18 81