XPRT - FILE EXPORT UTILITY

To open XPRT, press <Alt M> ("Menu") and follow the Menu path illustrated below, then press <Enter>, or simply enter <XPRT> in the "Enter Program Name" field and press <Enter>.

 

This utility is designed to export the major Bookstore Manager files into a fixed length, comma delimited, ASCII file format or an Excel file format.

The ASCII format can be read into any software package that supports ASCII files.

To export an file, do the following:

Choose the file you wish to export.

Example:    If you wish to export your mailing list, choose the "Inventory" option.  A window will pop up asking you to specify the output type.

The ASCII information will be copied to a file in the BOOK directory.

The Names of the ASCII files will be as follows:

A/R Masterfile

File name:  ARXTRACT

Accounts Payable

File name:  APXTRACT

Purchase Orders

Exports directly into Excel (ASCII not an option)

Customer Purchases

Exports directly into Excel (ASCII not an option)

Inventory

File name:  IVXTRACT