Converting NV1 to NV2

The conversion from NV1 (the DOS version of NewViews) to NV2 (the Windows version of NewViews) moves all the information contained in the DOS books to the NV2 database. The conversion has the following steps:

• Install the NVEXPORT procedure library in the DOS books.

• Identify your accounts types (Vendor, Customer, Employee, etc.) using the ATYPE and TATYPE.

• Export the NV1 data from the books to a file that NV2 can import.

• Import the NV1 data into NV2.

Prior to performing the conversion it is recommended that you read this entire appendix and examine your NV1 books for potential problems.

IMPORTANT!

To complete the export from NV1 in the shortest possible time, NewViews should be running in full screen mode. This is because Windows will give more CPU time to a DOS application running in full screen mode than if it was running in a window.

The command to set a DOS window to full screen is <Alt+Enter> (i.e. while holding down the <Alt> key press the <Enter> key.) The same command will restore the window back to its original size.

Once the NVEXPORT procedure is running, and you have switched to full screen, place a small light object (like a stapler) on the <Ctrl> key of the keyboard. By keeping the key pressed, Windows will give nearly 100% of the CPU resources to NewViews.

Without the <Ctrl> key depressed, the NVEXPORT procedure could take as much as 100 times as long to finish!

SECURITY ALERT!

NVEXPORT will create a text representation of your NV1 books in a file named NV1_NV2. Anyone with access to this file can open it with a word processor and examine the contents of your books. This file should be archived in a secure location and deleted to ensure unauthorized access never occurs.