Instructions on importing data into Email Repair Tips

1.) Download and unzip the update files.  There will be two of them.  One of them will have a dbf suffix and the other will have a dbt suffix.  Both of them must be in the same directory for the import function to work.

2.) Start Email Repair Tips and select "Import Data" from the main menu

3.) Enter the path and filename of the dbf file you just unzipped.  Use the Browse button, it is easier and typos are avoided this way.

4.) Click the "Import" button.  Data will automatically be imported then a screen will pop up for you to enter the model numbers.  The easiest way to enter the model numbers is to double click on any blank model number field in the list box.  The box will change allowing you to enter the model number.  Enter the model number then hit the DOWN ARROW key.  The list box will shift about in such a way that you can immediately enter the model number for the next highlighted record.  Enter that model number then this time hit the UP ARROW key and continue entering model numbers and "Up Arrowing" until the all records have model numbers.  On tips that do not pertain to an actual unit - for example, there are some websites and phone numbers listed; I preface the model field with "INFO" than I put a dash then I put a distinguishing word - something like this:

INFO - SONY 

**** IMPORTANT ******

Some of you have emailed me about "doubles" being in the files.  Some of the previous tips may have been doubled because I had those that I saved as well as those from another tech.  Many times we saved the same tip therefore the doubles.  This problem should now be eliminated.  You may see some tips that have the same subject line and think that they are doubles but look carefully and you will notice that the body of the tip is different and I saved theM both because I thought they would be valuable.


Updated files will be named as follows:

ERTDU31.ZIP - 	The letters stand for: Email Repair Tip Data Update
		The numbers infer that it is the first update for version 3 of the program.

Therefore, ERTDU32.ZIP would be the 2nd update for Email Repair Tips version 3.0


I picked this naming system so that you know that if there ever is a version 4 of the program, it will contain all of the updates from version 3.  This way you should know at a glance what updates your program contains.

I can be reached at:

tonytech@freewwweb.com
or
tony@buffnet.net