User`s guide

DL-WINDOWS™ V4.0 USER'S GUIDE 13
NOTE: This section applies only to Accounts and locks created
with previous versions of DL-Windows. For new Accounts, please
ignore the following instructions.
Open the Import Utility application by clicking Start, Programs,
DL-Windows, Import Utility. The Import Utility application is in-
dependent of DL-Windows and allows the database files
(Accounts) of previous versions of DL-Windows to be upgraded to
the latest version of DL-Windows.
When running old Account database files in DL-Windows, you may
encounter a pop-up message (shown below) requesting you run
the Import Utility to update your Account files:
When first started, the Import Utility application defaults to the di-
rectory where your current working DL-Windows files are located
(this directory is set from the DL-Windows Options screen). Note:
If your computer stores your database files in more than one direc-
tory, you must run the Import Utility and update the files in each of
these directories.
Click the Open button to select the directory the Import Utility will
use.
When selecting your database files, the Files of type pull-down
menu lists two file types:
• New DL-Windows Index files
• Old DL-Windows Index files
The Old file type is listed as AL3000.MDB and the New file type is
listed as AcctList.adf.
After selecting the file type, the Upgrade Utility determines which
operation needs to be performed (either Update or Import) and
enables the appropriate button to perform the needed operation.
Regardless of the operation performed, the Upgrade Utility will cre-
ate a new sub-directory named Original Files containing a backup
of your original unchanged Account files. Should your upgrade
operation not complete properly, the application will restore these
original files back to the main directory.
Once Update or Import is selected, the Upgrade Utility will start to
run and, depending on the file sizes and quantity, the process may
take a while. Some older Accounts with many locks could take
more than ten minutes to complete, while others may only take a
few seconds.
When the Upgrade Utility is complete, a message box appears in-
dicating the status of the upgrade.
Upgrading From a Previous Version of DL-Windows