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CONVERTING OLD SOAR DATA FILES
SOAR users with version numbers less than 3.00 MUST convert their data
files before using the new SOAR. This is done as follows:
1. BACKUP YOUR DATA FILES!! Copy your data to a floppy disk for
future reference. Assuming you have a SOAR directory and a sub-
directory for data, put a formatted disk in drive A and type:
CD \SOAR <ENTER.
COPY SOAR.SYS A: <ENTER>
CD \DATA <ENTER>
COPY *.CAT A: <ENTER>
COPY CUSTOMER.MAS A: <ENTER>
COPY SOAR.SUM A: <ENTER>
COPY *.TRN A: <ENTER>
COPY *.BSM A: <ENTER>
2. Delete your current program files (you DO have copies??) by:
CD C:\SOAR <ENTER>
ERASE *.EXE <ENTER>
3. Copy your new program files (Disks 1, 2 and 3) into the SOAR directory.
COPY A:*.EXE . <ENTER>
repeat for disks 2 and 3
4. Convert your old data files by:
CNVSOAR <ENTER>
Select the "ALL" option and the program will convert your system file,
customer master file, transaction category file, summary category file
and then ask if you want to convert transaction files. You can answer
"Y" and convert the transaction files in your data directory. DO NOT
convert the same file twice!! Be very careful!
If you make a mistake, just copy the files from the floppy disk you used for
backup and repeat step 4. Restoring is done by putting the backup disk in
drive A and doing the following:
CD C:\SOAR <ENTER>
COPY A:SOAR.SYS . <ENTER>
CD C:\SOAR\DATA <ENTER>
COPY A:*.* . <ENTER>
ERASE SOAR.SYS <ENTER>
CD .. <ENTER>
You can now go back to step four and convert again.