HomeCraft Conversion Utility
Copyright 1993 - H.C.P. Services, Inc.

Converts MYDATA files to the ORGANIZE! format.

To convert data files created by the MYDATA software you will first
need to use the MYDATA software to create a "disk file."  Start the
MYDATA software and load the file you want to convert.  Then follow
these steps:

1) Push F5 to display the "Print Format" menu.

2) Move the highlight bar to the bottom selection, "Printer
Setting" and push ENTER.

3) The "Printer Setting" window will open.  Push the down cursor
key until the cursor is on the "Disk File" line and then push
ENTER.  Then push F10 to accept this setting.  This will return
control to the "Print Format" menu.

4) Move the highlight bar to "Reports" and push ENTER.  This will
open the "Reports" window in the middle of the screen.  Be sure
that there is a checkmark in the "Print" column for each field.  If
there are some fields without checkmarks, use the up/down cursor
keys to put the cursor on the line for a field with no checkmark
(the cursor must be in the "Print" column) and then push the space
bar.

5) Press F10 to start printing.  A window, titled "Print To Disk"
will open.  The prompt in the window will say "Enter disk file
name:" and "OUT.TXT" will already be entered.  Unless you are using
OUT.TXT for something else (in which case you just need to type in
a new filename), push ENTER to accept it as the filename.

6) The next window will show the start and stop record numbers.  Be
sure these are set to include your entire MYDATA database.  Then
push F10.  If you get a prompt that says, "Report width exceeds 80
characters," push "Y" to tell the software to use compressed print.

7) When the main MYDATA screen reappears, push F6 to exit.  If you
do not have a DOS prompt on the screen, (eg. Windows is running) do
whatever is needed to get a DOS prompt on the screen.

8) Now you need to go to the drive and directory containing the
ORGANIZE! software.  If, for example, ORGANIZE! is on the "C" drive
and in a directory called OYC, you need to type the following at
the DOS prompt:  CD \OYC  and then push ENTER.

9) Once in the directory containing the ORGANIZE! software, you
need to install the conversion utility.  If the conversion utility
is already installed, go on to step 10.

The filename for the conversion utility is MYDATA.EXE.  Copy this
file to the directory containing the ORGANIZE! software.  If you
received the conversion utility on a floppy disk, put that disk in
the "A" disk drive.  (If it goes in the "B" drive, just substitute
the letter "B" for "A" throughout these instructions).  Then type
the following:  COPY A:MYDATA.EXE  and then push ENTER.

10) Now type:  MYDATA  and push ENTER.  A prompt will appear on the
screen asking you to enter the drive, path and filename for the
MYDATA disk file.  For example, if the MYDATA program is on the "C"
drive and in a directory called "MYDATA" and you used OUT.TXT as
the disk file name, you would enter:  C:\MYDATA\OUT.TXT and push
ENTER.

11) The MYDATA file will be converted and placed in a catalog file
called CONVT.  Start the ORGANIZE! software.  When the Main Screen
appears, push ALT-U for the Utilities Menu.  Highlight the bottom
selection, "Select Catalog" and push ENTER.  Then put the highlight
bar on CONVT and push ENTER.  Your converted file is now loaded
into ORGANIZE!  

If you are going to convert several MYDATA files, load ORGANIZE!
and rename this catalog.  (The rename feature is on the Utilities
Menu).  If you do not rename the CONVT catalog, then it will be
erased when the next MYDATA file is converted.  Of course, you can
also rename the CONVT catalog so that it uses a name you like
better.