Windows Interface for X-12-ARIMA Download Page

• Distribution Files
• Installation Instructions
• Contact Information

This page contains distribution files and installation instructions for the Windows Interface to X-12-ARIMA.

Documentation for the program is also available.

Distribution Files:

Note that the Windows Interface is distributed using ZIP compressed files. A separate utility that can extract ZIP files is required if your operating system (versions of Windows^® before Windows 2000) does not provide one, such as the ZIP Reader from PKWARE^®

WinX12i.zip
Contains five files:
Three files (RunX12.exe, RunX12.ini, and x12a.exe) needed to run the Windows Interface with Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA.
Also contains a test spec (airline.spc), a converter utility that converts X-12-ARIMA output to HTML (cnvout2html.exe), and the documentation (WinX12Doc.htm). (about 1.16M)
Last update: June 15, 2007

WinX12only.zip
Contains only the files related to the Windows Interface:
RunX12.exe, RunX12.ini, and WinX12Doc.htm. (about 78K)
Last update: June 15, 2007

omegav03all.zip
Contains x12a.exe (the X-12-ARIMA executable), airline.spc (a sample input specification file), The Reference Manual and PC Quick refrence in a subdirectory named docs, and three Icon programs to assist users of X-12-ARIMA: cnvfinal03.exe (which converts input files used for Version 0.2.10 of X-12-ARIMA into input files suitable for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA), cnvout2html.exe (which converts X-12-ARIMA output files into accessible HTML) and x12diag03.exe (which produces a summary of the seasonal adjustment diagnostics produced by X-12-ARIMA). (about 3.01 Meg)
Last update: June 15, 2007

The program will also run other versions of X-12, such as Version 0.2.10, if you have them installed on your computer.

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Installation Instructions

1. Create a folder for the program. Copy the zip file winx12.zip to the folder. Uncompress the file.
2. Edit the file runx12.ini to match your settings. WARNING: The program will not run if directories in the runx12.ini file do not already exist.

• Install Path: list the directory where X-12-ARIMA is installed.
• Executable: list the executable name of the version of X-12-ARIMA you are running. In most cases, the executable will be x12a. If you are running version 0.2.10, then the executable is named x12a or x12axp.
• Data Path: list the directory where most of your spec files are located. This will be the starting directory.
• GraphicPath: list the name of the folder where you send most of your graphics files. The directory name provided should be different from the directory used for the output files and spec files to avoid filename conflicts. It also should be a complete path name for the operating system (for example, C:\x12a\graphics not \graphics).
• View Output files: list the types of files you would like to see in the output window.
• Edit Command: list the text editor you wish to use. The default editor is Notepad. For all other text editors, use the complete path and executable name.
• html output: type "yes" if you would like the output in html (you need the html converter), type "no" if you prefer text output.
• Converter: If you would like html output, list the complete path and name of the executable of the converter program. You need this program to create html output.
• html dir: if you would like the html output to go to a specific directory, list the directory here. If you do not list a directory, the html output will go into the same directory as the spec file.

Now you are ready to run the program. Open (double click on) the file RunX12.exe to start the program.

Contact Information

Questions about downloading or installing the program? Please contact Demetra Lytras:

email: demetra.p.lytras@census.gov
phone: (301) 763-7426

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