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Updating FCAS Executables

Updates to FCAS are delivered to your FC Updates Service folder on the Admin desktop. Updates for windows contain both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of FCAS. Accompanying each executable is a companion pdb file that will generate better logging in the event of an application crash.
For Macintosh, you will find an fcasd.dmg disk image that contains a shell script along with the related files to assist you in performing the installation.

Upgrading FCAS Executables (Windows)

Check your FC Updates folder for the latest versions of FCAS to ensure that you are running the latest versions of the Windows versions of the FCAS executables. On Windows, the executables will be provided as attachments to the updates document..

  1. If FCAS is running, stop FCAS by entering <CTRL> C on the console windows.
  2. Replace all four files in your FCAS folder.

Before you restart FCAS, check to see if there are any of the compiled RAD applications to install.

Updating FCAS Executables (Macintosh)

Check your FC Updates folder for the latest versions of FCAS to ensure that you are running the latest versions of the Macintosh versions of the FCAS executables. On a Macintosh, the executables will be packaged in a disk image file called fcasd.dmg that will include a shell script and a folder of files.

  1. If FCAS is running, execute the stop command > /usr/sbin/fcasctl stop in terminal to stop FCAS
  2. Double click on the installer.command shell script and follow the instructions in the terminal window to replace the executable applications and supporting files.

Before you restart FCAS, check to see if there are any of the compiled RAD applications to install.