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USING EXISTING PRL DATA FILES
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If you wish to use existing data files from an installed copy of our Paper 
Route Ledger program, there is a very specific sequence of steps required.
These steps *must* be followed, in order, for the existing data files to 
properly be configured for this new product.

We recommend that you print a copy of this UPGRADE.TXT file, so that you 
can refer to it through each step of the upgrade process.

STEP 1 - Install the new product into it's own subdirectory. Do NOT install 
         this product into the same subdirectory that currently contains 
         your existing PRL program and data files.

STEP 2 - Before you actually launch this new program, you need to copy all 
         of your existing data files into the new \PROCARR subdirectory. 
         Assuming that your existing data files reside in a subdirectory 
         called \PRL on your C: drive, you would issue the following DOS 
         command:

                 COPY C:\PRL\*.DBF C:\PROCARR

         This will select all files with a .DBF extention, and will copy 
         them from the C:\PRL subdirectory to the C:\PROCARR subdirectory.

STEP 3 - Switch to the \PROCARR subdirectory, and launch the new program by 
         issuing the command  PROCARR U . This will launch the program for 
         the first time, and it will then build its index files based on the
         previously created data files.

STEP 4 - Once the program has indexed itself, you must Exit the program, 
         without doing anything else.


STEP 5 - USING THE POP.EXE DATA CONVERSION UTILITY
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We have included a very basic conversion utility, called POP.EXE, with this 
program. This utility will attempt to covert your existing data files so 
that the information conforms with the new field structure. The PRL program 
contained only 1 field for the customer name, and did not contain any 
address fields for City/State/Zip Code. This utility will attempt to 
reformat your existing data so that it conforms to the new program.

When you launch the POP utility, you will have 4 options. 

The first 3 options are in regard to how your *existing* data files are 
currently configured (i.e. if you have your customer names in "LastName, 
FirstName" format, in "FirstName LastName" format, or if your existing 
customername field contains only the customer's LastName). You should 
select the appropriate option based on how your existing data is 
structured, and the utility will then attempt to convert the existing 
single customername field into seperate FirstName and LastName fields.

   Be aware, however, that this utility is somewhat limited in strength, 
   and even after using it, you may need to manually edit some of your 
   customers. For example, if you have used any name prefixes (i.e. Dr, 
   Mr, Mrs, etc), or if you have used any name suffixes (i.e. Jr, Sr, II, 
   III, etc), the utility may not reconfigure those listings properly. 
   The utility will also not remove commas from the names.

   For example, if you have a customer listed as "Mr Richard Holler", the 
   utility will convert "Mr" as the first name, and "Richard Holler" as 
   the last name. Be sure to check all of your listings after using this 
   utility. Similarly, if you have a customer listed as "Holler, Richard" 
   the utility will properly convert the names, but it will not remove 
   the "," comma character from the new LastName field.

The 4th option on the menu will allow you to populate the new City, State, 
and Zip Code fields. However, this option will populate *ALL* customer 
listings with the city, state, and zip code that you enter. In other words, 
it doesn't allow for entering multiple cities - if your routes include more 
than 1 city, state, and zip code, you should select the most common 1 for 
this option, and then manually go into your records and change the 
individual listings for those customers in other cities. 

Once you are done with the various conversions, you must Exit the POP 
utility. At that time, you are ready to begin using the new program.