Patch for RunGTAP version 3.10 and later

Updated 31 Mar 2009 -- see page end for 64-bit and dual-core model EXE

This page gives access to a patch (or update) for CD Versions 3.10 and later of RunGTAP. The patch upgrades to version 3.53 of RunGTAP. To find out which version of RunGTAP you have, use the RunGTAP Help..About menu item.

The patch corrects various problems noticed since Version 3.10 was released. It contains a new RunGTAP.EXE and new versions of ViewHAR, SLTOHTA.EXE and other generic programs. From Jan 2007, several important changes are:

Windows Vista breaks the previously used HLP online help system. A new CHM online help system is now used which works with all recent versions of Windows.
Also to accommodate Windows Vista, a few font and layout changes have been made.
Temporary files are now stored in a WORK subfolder underneath the folder containing RunGTAP.EXE. It is hoped that this will eliminate a number of annoying problems related to the setting of the TEMP or TMP environment variables.
If you have several copies of RunGTAP on your hard disk, each will now use its own INI file to store user settings (located in the same folder as the RunGTAP.EXE).

Other changes include:

A problem has been fixed which occurred when "subtotals" and "systematic sensitivity analysis" were used simultaneously.
This version of RunGTAP is also designed to work better with those PCs which are configured to use comma as the decimal point character (eg, you can paste to Excel more easily).

Note: The current official Purdue RunGTAP disk (version 3.40) contains several bugs. Please use this patch to update to version 3.53.

The patch is frequently updated to incorporate new minor bug fixes. Only minor testing is done after each update. Conceivably, new, undetected, bugs have been introduced. So back up your existing RunGTAP folder before installing the patch.

To install the patch

First, print out this instruction page. Then ...

(a) Use the RunGTAP Help..About menu item to find your RunGTAP folder (where RunGTAP.EXE is located: possibly C:\RUNGTAP5). At the same time check that you have version 3.10 or later of RunGTAP.
(b) Close RunGTAP
(c) Make a backup or zip of your entire RunGTAP folder [but not of subdirectories below it].
(d) Download the files RGTPATCH.ZIP and RGTPATCH2.ZIP (each about 10 MB) into your RunGTAP folder.
(e) Unzip RGTPATCH.ZIP and RGTPATCH2.ZIP into the RunGTAP folder (overwriting some existing files). Look at the files PATCHLIS* if you want to know what files are contained in the ZIP files.
(f) Start RunGTAP and try it out. The Help..About menu item should indicate RunGTAP version 3.53. You may get the warning "Obsolete or missing SLI file" the first time you load each "version". Use the RunGTAP Tools..Run Test Simulation command to avoid the warning.

If you have a problem, you can restore previously existing files using the backup you made at step (c).

Note
This patch updates RunGTAP.EXE and some other generic programs. It does not contain the full RunGTAP product. In particular, it does not contain the "version" subdirectories or files relating to the GTAP model. It should be safe to unzip the patch into your RunGTAP directory: this will not alter GTAP.TAB or any data files. OTHER patches are available from the GTAP web site for the latest version of GTAP.TAB and for certain "versions" which can be used with RunGTAP.

Updated GTAP model EXE

This zip provides new GTAP.EXE and other files to replace those supplied with RunGTAP. The newer files have the following advantages:

They will run rather faster.
The model size limit which applies if you have no GEMPACK licence has been somewhat relaxed: you can now solve 12 region, 12 sector GTAP (previous limit was 9 x 9).
If you have a dual-core PC (containing a CPU like the Intel Core 2 Duo) you might like to try out parallel computing using GEMPACK. If your GTAP simulations take longer than 3 minutes, and if you are using the standard GTAP model and condensation, you may notice a useful timesaving.

You need a version of RunGTAP built June 2006 or later (check this from the Help..About menu item), so if your RunGTAP is older than that you should first update using the patches above.

First, as insurance, make a zip of files named GTAP.* in your RunGTAP folder.

Download the file GTAP.ZIP (about 3.5 MB) and unzip into your RunGTAP folder, overwriting existing GTAP.* files. There are more instructions in the file GTAP.DOC.

Read more about parallel computation here or see tips for buying a new PC.

GTAP model EXE for PCs running 64-bit Windows

This EXE has been compiled with the Intel 64-bit compiler, so it only works with 64-bit Windows and can solve any size of GTAP database (if you have enough RAM). It also has the parallel computing features mentioned above.

You need a version of RunGTAP built May 2007 or later (check this from the Help..About menu item), so if your RunGTAP is older than that you should first update using the patches above.

Download the file GTAPMP64.ZIP (about 3.0 MB) and unzip into your RunGTAP folder. There are more instructions in the file GTAPMP64.DOC.

Example files for GTAP training course

These are the files usually supplied in the folder C:\GTAP during the Purdue training course.

Download GTAPEX.ZIP (312kb).