Merlin Software Installation

 

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MerlinCE  (Customer Edition) of PPG Colour Formulations Software.

Update Notice:                                                                                01/12/2011
Please DO NOT use the "Blue" (MerlinCE - Version 1.3.0.2)  or the "Purple" (MerlinCE - Version 1.3.0.3) DVD's as these are earlier versions may contain bugs/errors to which could result in incorrect fromula's being produced. The latest DVD is Red (MerlinCE - Version 1.3.0.4) and is due for release 1st December 2011. if you have installed MerlinCE of an earlier version you can download and install the latest version of (MerlinCE - Version 1.3.0.4) and install this version over the top of the previous version. You may be prompted to un-install the previous version first in some installations. We recommend you download Merlin CE Full Install below:

MerlinCE Full Installation.

The MerlinCE, Merlin FMCE, Merlin Customer Updater, Merlin Customer Uprade software programs are now available for download and can be obtained below. Sperate downloads of the applications are also available and are shown below. (File Size: 41MB)

Download MerlinCE Installation Guide

Download MerlinCE Full Installer

Download Microsoft .NET Framework

Download Microsoft SQL Server CE 3.5 SP2

Merlin System Requirements

  • Pentium 4 2GHz or Better
  • 256MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
  • 30 MB of HDD space (more may be required if creating custom colours or for other dependencies)
  • Windows XP SP3 or better (will NOT function on Win 2000 or Win 98)
  • .NET Framework 3.5 (installed if required)
  • Windows Installer 3.1 (installed if required)
  • SQL Server Compact (installed if required)

MerlinCE Customer Edition V1.3.0.4

This self-extracting zip file contains all the components required to install MerlinCE for the first time.  If using this package be sure to check out the installation instructions which are here:
(File Size: 5.3MB) 

Download MerlinCE User Guide

Click here to download

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Merlin CE Customer Edition

MerlinFMCE V1.3.0.2 Formula Maintenance Customer Edition

The Merlin Formula Maintenace Customer Upgrade Application allows the user to load and modify existing colour formulations and save to the custom database (customers custom colours) and is a complete version upgrade and should be installed to over write any existing versions of MerlinFMCE. (File Size: 2.6MB)

Download MerlinFMCE User Guide

Click here to download

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MerlinFMCE Formula Maintenace Customer Edition


Merlin Customer PPG Database Updater V1.0.0.1

This self-extracting zip file contains all the components required to install Merlin Customer Database Updater application.

On the 1st of the following month or there about, made avaialable for download on this website will be  the Database named "CQDBUpdates1_3_0_1.sdf". Also the full database CQDB1_3_0_1.sdf will also be made available should a customer wish to download the entire database.

The customer after downloading the datbase file CQDBUpdates1_3_0_1.sdf and then copying the data base file to the folder "C:\Merlin|CQDATABASE\" can then run the following application MerlinCustomerUpdater to which reside in the C:\Merlin\ root folder.

Run MerlinCustomerUpdater.exe (V1.0.0.1) this application reads the database CQDBUpdates1_3_0_1.sdf and updates the changed data to the main database CQDB1_3_0_1.sdf. If there are no changes since last download no changes are made to the main database.

 (File Size: 1.4MB)

Download Merlin Colour Formulations Updater User Guide

 Click here to download

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Merlin Customer Updater Application 


Merlin Custom Upgrade


The Merlin Customer Upgrade application will upgrade your database to the new version which is necessary only if you are wishing to keep your old custom formulations and use them with the new version.

 (File Size: 1.9MB)

Click here to download

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Merlin Custom Upgrade


 Merlin Monthly Database Update File
(updated and available on 1st of the month)
 

  CQDBUpdates1_3_0_1.sdf

 

  CQDB1_3_0_1.sdf

 

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