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- Paul Sax
- ACS
- P.O. Box 850427
- Richardson, Texas 75085
- voice: (214) 690-6017
- fax: (214) 690-4782
-
- UPDATE: Version 4.0
- SERVICE PLUS [TM]]
-
-
- Methodology for updating your version:
- if your version is version 2.645 or after
-
- This update methodology assumes that you are updating from ANY earlier
- version of SERVICE PLUS [TM] that has the ability to AUTOMATICALLY back up
- your data when you exit the program.
-
- With version 2.645 or 3.0, the backup procedure is one half manual and one
- half automatic. To perform a backup on either of these two versions
- requires this two step process. First, upon your exiting the program,
- indicate that you want to back it up. At that point, the program has
- created, 'BACKUP.BAT'. In \SERVICE, please enter this command to then
- begin the backup:
-
- \SERVICE\BACKUP <=========== you enter this
-
-
- Let's say that you backup the data on January 15. the backup procedure will
- create this file:
-
- 0115ACS.ARC
-
- The '01' stands for the month, while '15' shows the day. In this way, the
- backup files will not overwrite each other on the backup disk. When full,
- the backup procedure will tell you that 'for some reason, the program cannot
- copy over the file to the disk.' At this point, place a write-protect tab
- onto backup #1, format a second disk, label it ' Backup #2', use it until
- full, then swap the write-protect tab with Backup #1, reformat #1, and use
- it from scratch.
-
- By doing this, you will always be alternating back and forth between the two
- backup disks as each becomes full.
-
- Make a backup of the data for SERVICE PLUS [TM] by exiting your current
- version of the program and selecting the backup function. Once out of the
- program, enter 'BACKUP' from your hard drive to place today's current data
- onto a data disk reserved for this purpose. Place a write-protect tab onto
- that disk and, if space permits, create a second subdirectory: '\ACS'. Then
- copy EVERYTHING from '\SERVICE' to '\ACS'. Once done, delete every file in
- '\SERVICE' and then delete the directory entry itself with this command:
- RMDIR SERVICE
-
-
- Observe the files on your data disk, where the backup up data is kept.
- Let's say the file containing today's backup is: '0520ACS.ARC' This means
- that you performed the backup on month '05', day '20', or May 20th.
-
- The first two letters stand for the month, while the last two
- identify the date during the month on which this backup was made.
- Let's say that you see '0804ACS.ARC' on your data disk. This means
- month '8', day '4', or August 4. If you saw '1123ACS.ARC', this file was
- created on month '11', day '23', or December 23rd. The purpose
- for this numbering scheme is so that you can have multiple back up files
- on one disk, space permitting, and yet tell at a glance which is the most
- recent one.
-
- Take the new version of SERVICE PLUS [TM] and install it onto your hard
- drive as per the instructions in 'GO'. Once installed, please enter these 3
- commands \SERVICE:
-
- NEW2REAL <=========== you type this, follow by 'Enter'
- ARCE A:0520ACS.ARC /R <======== Please enter this
- DEL NAJ*.DBF <========= Please enter this
-
- This will take all of your data from the most recent backup and restore it
- to your hard drive.
-
- If you do not observe NEW2REAL.BAT in \SERVICE, then please enter these
- commands instead:
-
- ARCE A:0520ACS.ARC /R <======== Please enter this
- DEL NAJ*.DBF <========= Please enter this
- DEL *.NTX <=========== you type this, follow by 'Enter'
- DEL *.MEM <=========== you type this, follow by 'Enter'
-
-
- Then execute 'GO' from your subdirectory and, after the initial installation
- process, you should be greeted as a Registered User. If not, repeat this
- entire process ONCE. If you are still not greeted as Registered, then call
- me.
-
- Retain the subdirectory '\ACS' for a few days until you are certain that the
- upgrade in '\SERVICE' was successful. Once you are satisfied of that,
- delete everything in '\ACS'.
-
-
- Alternate Method if you cannot create a good backup:
-
- Copy all files ending in the letters 'DBF' and 'DBT', if any, to a floppy
- disk on drive A. Place a write protect tab on that disk. This is now your
- 'Backup' disk. If you have a subdirectory called '\SERVICE', delete
- everything in that directory and then the directory itself with this
- command:
- RMDIR SERVICE
-
- Take the new version of SERVICE PLUS [TM] and install it onto your hard
- drive as per the instructions in 'GO. Upon completion of these installation
- instructions, while still in \SERVICE, please enter:
-
-
- COPY A:*.DBF
- COPY A:*.DBT [if any]
- DEL NAJ*.DBF <========= Please enter this
- DEL *.NTX <=========== you type this, follow by 'Enter'
- DEL *.MEM <=========== you type this, follow by 'Enter'
-
- This will take all of your data from the most recent backup and restore it
- to your hard drive.
-
- Then execute 'GO' from your subdirectory and, after the initial installation
- process, you should be greeted as a Registered User. If not, repeat this
- entire process ONCE. If you are still not greeted as Registered, then call
- me.
-