Applying Price Updates from Diskette

Follow these steps to update your Winpriser Catalogue (and other programs)  with update files sent on diskette -

1. Start Winpriser

The Winpriser Installation created a shortcut icon on your Windows desktop. Double click on the Winpriser icon to start the Winpriser program.

 OR

Click Window's Start - Programs - Winpriser - Winpriser to start the program.

2. Open the Winpriser Catalogue

Click on the Catalogues  toolbar icon.

OR

Select the File | Open Price Catalogue menu option from the Winpriser main menu:

The Open Catalogue dialog window will appear on your monitor.

The Open Catalogue dialog window displays all of the Winpriser price catalogues that have been activated on your system. Some of these price catalogues may be Allpriser publications and some may be user created supplement price catalogues that you have created. Click on the RedBook (or GoldBook, BlueBook, SliverBook) catalogue icon, and then click on the Open button to open the highlighted price catalogue.

3. Start the Price Update Wizard

Click on the Update button in the Catalogue toolbar.

    The Catalogue Price Update Wizard Step 1 window will appear:

 REDBOOK.DAT is the standard name for all update files for the RedBook Computer Pricing Service. Updates for the BlueBook Waterworks Pricing Service are delivered in BLUEBOOK.DAT files. The GoldBook Luxury Service uses GOLDBOOK.DAT and the Silver HVAC Service files are called SLVRBOOK.DAT.

4. Loading Update File

Make sure that the path in the File Name field is A:/REDBOOK.DAT (or GOLDBOOK.DAT etc).

Click the Next>> button.

Winpriser will prompt you to for the update diskette. Insert the diskette in your diskette drive and click the Next>> button.

The Price Update Wizard Step 3 window shows you information about this update and reports Winpriser’s progress as it reads the update file.

Click the Next>>  button.

5. Preview Update File

The Price Update Wizard Step 4 window provides the opportunity to review the items in this update before it is applied to your catalogue. Click the Preview  button if you would like to preview the update.
Click the Next>>  button to continue.

6. Apply Update File

Price Update Wizard Step 5 applies the changes in this update to your catalogue.

If you do not wish to apply the changes at this time, click on the circle beside “No, do not apply…”

Click the Next>>  button.

7. Update File Applied

The Price Update Wizard Step 6 window shows you Winpriser’s progress as it applies the different types of changes to the catalogue.

Click the Next>>  button.

8. Convert Update File

If you are using Winpriser Price Updates with software other than Winpriser, the Price Update Wizard Step 7 window allows you to convert the update information into the specific file format that your software requires.

Click on the Convert  button to begin the conversion.

If you do not need to convert the update click the Finished  button to return to the Catalogue window.

9. Choose Conversion Format

Select the Conversion File Format that is appropriate for your other software and click the Convert button.

 Selecting the Winpriser Update Service format produces a REDBOOK.DAT update file.

Specify a drive and a folder to be used to store the converted file. Click the Save button.

Click the Ok button when the conversion is completed.

Click the Close  button on the Price Update Conversion window.

10. Finished

Click the Finished  button to return to the Catalogue window.