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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Validator Users:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We have updated 2 important files in the Validator software; the underlying database file (eque.val) and the Help file (validator.chm). These files are available on the Bureau of Labs website, the link is below. There are 2 file archives; a .zip file for those that have unzipping software and a self-extracting .exe file for those who don’t. Please download one or the other, you need not download both. Files from the .zip file should be unzipped into the Validator folder. Normally this should be C:\Program Files\FDEP\Validator. The self-extracting .exe should put these files in the proper folder automatically. The eque.val includes some modifications to the list of methods and components as well as a significant addition to the synonym list. The Help file has been updated as the software has changed and new links to the Department website for WACS-specific information have been added. Upon performing this update, you WILL lose any local synonyms that you have collected. There is no way around this issue. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/labs/software/index.htm#download"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.dep.state.fl.us/labs/software/index.htm#download</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you have any difficulties, please direct them to myself or Clark Moore,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:clark.b.moore@dep.state.fl.us"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">clark.b.moore@dep.state.fl.us</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. Thank you for using Validator.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">John Watts</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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