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What
is the difference between Ted and View? |
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Can
I use the same data and codebooks for both TPL Tables
and TPL Report? |
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Can
TPL jobs created on one platform be run on another? |
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What
types of output can TPL software create? |
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Explanation
of TPL-created PostScript output. |
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What
is the difference between BLS TPL and TPL Tables? |
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What
is Support & Upgrade Service (S&US)? |
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On
which operating systems does the TPL software run? |
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Do
you give technical support on old versions of TPL software? |
What
is the difference between Ted and View?
Ted
is an integral part of the TPL Tables for Windows system.
It is used to view and edit text files, character mode
tables and reports, and Postscript tables. View is
a "light" version of Ted. It can only be used to view
TPL tables and reports. It has no editing capabilities. Ted
can only be distributed to licensed users of TPL Tables and
to those who have downloaded the demonstration version of
TPL Tables. View may be freely distributed to anyone
wishing to view tables or reports generated by TPL Tables
or TPL Report.
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Can
I use the same data and codebooks for both TPL Tables and TPL
Report?
Yes.
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Can
TPL jobs created on one platform be run on another?
Yes. Requests,
format files and codebooks can be created on one platform
and run on another. In rare cases, a large job that runs on
a big machine may not run on a smaller machine or one with
less memory.
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What
types of output can TPL software create?
TPL Tables
and TPL Report can save their results in either ASCII or PostScript.
ASCII output can be saved with or without labels, and can
be used as input for other sofware such as spreadsheets, statistics,
graphics or database systems. PostScript output can take two
forms. See Explanation of TPL-created PostScript
output for more information on PostScript files.
In addition, TPL Tables can export HTML output.
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Explanation
of TPL-created PostScript output.
PostScript
is a printer control language that tells a PostScript printer
what to put on a page. We chose to use it in the TPL software
for two reasons: 1) it is rich in formatting features and
2) it is a widely used standard that is available across platforms
and operating systems.
TPL software
uses PostScript to create two different types of output: PostScript
(.ps) and Encapsulated PostScript (.eps).
TPL-created
PostScript (.ps) files include, in a single file, all of the
instructions necessary to produce one or more tables or reports.
This type of output can be copied directly to a PostScript
printer but cannot be embedded in other documents.
TPL software
can also create Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) files. These
files include the instructions for a single page of a table
or report. Encapsulated PostScript is a graphics format, much
like TIFF or GIF, that can be imported into documents created
with programs such as Word, WordPerfect, PageMaker or FrameMaker.
In general, .eps files cannot be sent directly to a PostScript
printer, though .eps files created with TPL software can be.
On Windows
systems, you can use Ted or View to display
and print (on either PostScript or non-PostScript printers)
either type of TPL-created PostScript files. Some non-Windows
operating systems support Display PostScript, which allows
"printing" of a PostScript file to the screen.
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What
is the difference between BLS TPL and TPL Tables?
BLS TPL
is the mainframe system that was developed by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the 1970's and 80's. BLS distributed
it to companies and governments around the world. Development
ceased in 1984. Two of the people who built BLS TPL founded
QQQ Software with the goal of building the best tabulation
software available. They used their experience to build a
more powerful, more robust system called TPL Tables. TPL Tables
is so similar to BLS TPL that it can run many BLS TPL jobs
with little or no modification. Most TPL users have switched
to TPL Tables for its ease of use and modern features.
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What
is Support & Upgrade Service (S&US)?
With each
new TPL software license, we include one free year of S&US.
S&US entitles you to free technical support via telephone,
fax, mail and email, as well as free upgrades to the software
that we release during the service period. After the first
year, you can renew the S&US for a fee. Renewing your
S&US each year is the best way to stay up-to-date, and
the only way to get technical support.
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On
which operating systems does the TPL software run?
We support
several operating systems. Click here
for an up-to-date list of versions. We will always consider
porting to a particular operating system for a fee. Please
contact the sales department
if you would like more information.
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Do
you give technical support on old versions of TPL software?
The answer
is no, and here's why. By definition, if you are entitled
to technical support then your S&US will be current and
you will have the most current version of the software. One
of the reasons we bundle support and upgrades together under
S&US is so that when we give technical support we always
know that we are dealing with the most current version of
the software.
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