Revelation Plus Standard And Junior Tips And Tricks
Revelation Plus, Standard & Junior Topics
Win2000/XP: Revelation will not run after
Pastel installed
Win98: Revelation will not run after Pastel
installed
Windows XP: Setting number of Files
(Config.sys)
Printing to Network printers under
Windows 2000/XP/NT
Windows 2000/NT: Setting number of Files
(Config.sys)
Windows Millennium: Setting number of Files
(Config.sys)
Printing a different Statement message
for each Aged period (RevPlus)
Use a filename extension of ".csv" when
exporting data to Excel
Printing a 4-digit year on Invoices, Orders
and Statements, etc
Importing standard messages to print on Invoices
How to restart the system after a crash
For whom the beep tolls…
Printing Transaction Narrations on
Statements
Sharing a single Stock file between
multiple companies (RevPlus only)
Reducing oversized files in Revelation
Standard
Win2000/XP: Revelation does not run after Pastel installed
If you install a Pastel product (Payroll, etc) on a PC (running
Windows 2000/XP) that has RevPlus or RevPro installed on it, you may
find that Revelation will no longer run. Proceed as follows to fix
this problem. Edit the CONFIG.NT file in the \Windows\System32
folder. At the bottom of this file, you should see this command:
DEVICE=C:\PVSW\BIN\BTRDRVR.SYS . Delete this line and save the
CONFIG.NT back to disk. Then, run Windows Explorer (right-click
[Start] and select “Explore”). In the left-window pane, locate the
“PVSW” folder and click the + sign next to it. Below the “PVSW”,
click the yellow “BIN” folder. In the RIGHT-window pane, locate and
DELETE the following files:
BTRDRVR.SYS
BTRVDD.DLL
Close Windows Explorer. Revelation should now run as usual. The
Pastel product should also run without a problem.
Win98:
Revelation does not run after Pastel installed
If you install a Pastel product (Payroll, etc) on a PC (running
Windows 98) that has RevPlus or RevPro installed on it, you may find
that Revelation will no longer run. Proceed as follows to fix this
problem. Note that this involves editing the Windows Registry which
controls how your PC operates. This procedure should only be
attempted by competent users. Revelation accepts no responsiblilty
for any problems caused by editing the Registry. On the Windows
Desktop, with the left-mouse button, click [Start] and then [Run].
Type: regedit (and press [Enter]). Using the LEFT Mouse button,
click the + sign to the left of: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". Then click
the + sign to the left of "System". Click the + sign to the left of
"Current Control Set". Click the + sign to the left of "Services".
Click the + sign to the left of "VXD". Locate and RIGHT-Click
"BtrBox95". On the popup menu, left-click "Delete". If prompted "Are
you sure?", left-click "Yes". Close the Registry window and restart
the PC. Revelation should now run as usual. The Pastel product
should also run without a problem.
Windows XP: Setting number of Files (Config.sys)
Windows XP does not use the traditional CONFIG.SYS file to define
the number of Files that programs like RevPro will use. Here is
another way you can set the number of files. Note that the following
is only necessary where RevPro is actually going to be run on a
Windows XP machine - it is NOT necessary where the Windows XP is
being used as a dedicated File Server in a Network (with no RevPro
actually running on itself). On the Windows Desktop of the Windows
XP machine, click "Start", then "Programs", then "Accessories", then
"NotePad". In NotePad, click "File", then "Open". In the "FileName"
box, type: \windows\system32\config.nt (and press [Enter]). When
this file is displayed, keep pressing [Page-Down] until you get to
the bottom of the file. At the bottom of the file, you should see a
"files=" command (if not, then add one). Change it to read (without
the quotes): "files=150". Now click on "File" again and then on
"Save". Exit out of NotePad and restart the PC.
Printing to Network printers under Windows 2000/XP/NT
Windows 2000/XP/NT does not have the facility to "capture" printer
ports that we are used to under Windows 95/98. This causes problems
for Dos programs such as RevPlus and RevPro that might need to print
to a printer attached to another PC on the network. To overcome this
problem, proceed as follows. First, make the printer(s) shareable on
the PC that it is attached to and make a note of the name that the
printer is "shared as". Also, you need to know the Network "name" of
the PC to which the shared printer is attached. Now edit the PG.BAT
file that is used to load RevPlus. On the first line of the PG.BAT
file (move everything else down), type the following command
(without the quotes): "NET USE LPT2: \\ComputerName\PrinterName".
This instructs Windows 2000 to route all traffic sent to printer
port LPT2: over the network to a printer named "PrinterName"
attached to the PC named "ComputerName". Put as many "net use"
commands as required in the PG.BAT file to print to other network
printers from RevPlus. This does NOT apply to local printers
attached to the PC itself. Note that, if there are multiple shared
printers on different PC's on the network, each terminal should have
it's own renamed copy of the PG.BAT file (used to load RevPlus) with
the appropriate "net use" commands to avoid printer conflicts.
Windows 2000/NT: Setting number of Files (Config.sys)
Windows 2000 and NT does not use the traditional CONFIG.SYS file to
define the number of Files that programs like RevPlus will use. Here
is another way you can set the number of files. Note that the
following is only necessary where RevPlus is actually going to be
run on a Windows 2000 or NT machine - it is NOT necessary where the
Windows 2000/NT is being used as a dedicated File Server in a
Network (with no RevPlus actually running on itself). On the Windows
Desktop of the Win2000/NT machine, click "Start", then "Programs",
then "Accessories", then "NotePad". In NotePad, click "File", then
"Open". In the "FileName box, type: \winnt\system32\config.nt (and
press [Enter]). When this file is displayed, keep pressing
[Page-Down] until you get to the bottom of the file. At the bottom
of the file, you should see a "files=" command (if not, then add
one). Change it to read (without the quotes): "files=150". Now click
on "File" again and then on "Save". Exit out of NotePad and restart
the PC. RevPlus still looks for the old Config.sys file and will
display a warning when it cannot find it. To disable this,
right-click once on the RevPlus icon on your Windows Desktop, then
left-click on the "Properties" option on the popup menu. Left-click
on the "Programs" tab in the window that pops up. After the "...pg.bat"
command in the Cmd Line field, type: NOCONFIGCHECK. The Cmd Line
should then read something like this: C:\RV\PG.BAT NOCONFIGCHECK.
Left-click on Apply and Ok.
Windows Millennium: Setting number of Files (Config.sys)
Windows Millennium has done away with the CONFIG.SYS file where you
specify the number of files your various programs use. Here is
another way you can set the number of files. On the Windows Desktop,
click "Start", then "Run". Type: msconfig (and press [Enter]). In
the window that opens, click the "System.ini" tab at the top. In the
displayed list, click the "+" sign next to [386Enh]. A new list is
displayed under [386Enh]. Click once, with the left-button, any
entry in this new list. It will be hi-lighted. Now click the "New"
button at the bottom of the window. A field will open for you to
type in. Type: pervmfiles=150 (and press [Enter]). Then click
"Apply" and finally "Ok". Restart the PC. This has the same effect
as "Files=150" in the old Config.sys file. RevPlus still looks for
the Config.sys file and will display a warning when it cannot find
it. To disable this, right-click once on the RevPlus icon on your
Windows Desktop, then left-click on the "Properties" option on the
popup menu. Left-click on the "Programs" tab in the window that pops
up. After the "...pg.bat" command in the Cmd Line field, type:
NOCONFIGCHECK. The Cmd Line should then read something like this:
C:\RV\PG.BAT NOCONFIGCHECK. Left-click on Apply and Ok.
Printing a different Statement message for each Aged period
REVPLUS: On Debtors Statements, you may now have a different message
for each Aged period. Amounts in older aged periods take precedence
- ie: if there is an amount in 30 days and in 90 days, the system
will print the 90 day message. Using the method described on page
359 of the manual, create 6 lines of messages in the 'MSG.DTA' file
in the RevPlus directory. Line 1 would be the 120 day message, line
2 the 90 day message and so on. Line 5 should hold the message to be
printed where only a Current balance exists and line 6 contain a
message for accounts with a Credit balance. When printing Statements
and you are prompted to enter a Message to print on them, enter an
'@' character and nothing else. The system will then use the above
method to print the appropriate message on each Debtor's statement.
Use a
filename extension of ".csv" when exporting data to Excel
If you export data out of Revelation for import into a Microsoft
Excell spreadsheet, use an extension of ".csv" when prompted to
input the filename for the export file. For example, "filename.CSV"
or "export.CSV", etc. This tells Excel that it is a Comma-delimited
file and stops it asking you 20 questions about what type of file it
is, what the delimiters are, etc. If you export to Lotus 123, then
use the extension ".prn".
Printing a 4-digit year on Invoices, Orders and Statements, etc
For those users who would prefer to print a 4-digit year on
Invoices, Orders & Statements (eg: 15JAN2000), this can be set as
follows. Select [U] on the Main menu followed by [Y] on the
Maintenance menu. Select the required option.
Importing
standard messages to print on Invoices
You can import standard messages from a message file to print in the
body of an invoice. This is ideal for common messages such as
"Strictly 30 Days…" or "The above goods remain the property of…",
etc.
Using a text editor (such as Dos "Edit" or Windows "Notepad"), create a file in the Revelation directory called "INVMSG.DTA". On each line, type in a standard message (no longer than 68 characters). Input as many message lines as are required. Make a note of the Line Number on which each message line resides.
When next in the body of an Invoice and you want to insert one or more of your standard messages, type "=S" and press [Enter] in the Stockcode field. In the Message line that opens at the bottom of the screen, type the "#" symbol followed by the line number of the message you require (eg: #5) and press [Enter].
How to
restart the system after a crash
If Revelation freezes or a Terminal running Revelation on a Network
hangs or crashes, it is always wise for everone to exit out of what
they are doing and shut down the PC and the entire Network (and down
the File Server). Do this BEFORE running the "Fix" program or
restoring from backups. This forces the Network to re-initialise
itself thus preventing open file conflicts and other peculiar
errors.
For
whom the beep tolls…
For those of you who are driven mad by the "beep" whenever you are
filling in a data field and it reaches the end of the field, there
is a way to switch it off. When next loading Revelation at the Dos
prompt, type: PG NOBELL and press [Enter]. If you load Revelation
using a Windows95/98 Icon, you'll have to edit the Command Line box
on the Program page of the Icon's Properties window. Set the command
line to read: …PG.BAT NOBELL. You could also insert the "NOBELL"
command directly into the PG.BAT file just after the P1 (or M1)
command on the last line (eg: P1 NOBELL %1 %2.
Printing Transaction Narrations on Statements
This option allows you to print narrations (comments) on the
Debtors' statements. These are the narrations that were attached to
transactions during postings to accounts. Note that this will only
work on statement layouts that have been set up for it. Currently
the supplied TRIACC, PLAIN and REVPROS layouts cater for it. On the
Main menu, select 'U' for System Maintenance followed by '6' to set
language preference. Press 'E' or 'E' as prompted. You are then
prompted whether you wish to print the Narrations on your
statements. Press 'Y' to enable this feature.
Sharing a single Stock file between multiple companies (RevPlus
only)
Should you require to use, say, Company 1's stockfile in company 2,
3, etc, proceed as follows. Using Dos' EDIT (or Windows' NOTEPAD)
program, edit the PG.BAT file in the \RV (RevPlus) directory. The
last line in this file usually reads: M1 %1 %2. Assuming you wish to
use Company 1's stock file in ALL other companies, insert the
following command between the "M1" and "%1": STOCK-1 (ie: stock
minus 1). The command will then read: M1 STOCK-1 %1 %2
Reducing oversized files in Revelation Standard
If you set the number of records per file (Debtors, Stock, etc) to
more than were actually necessary (often users just select the
maximum size regardless), Revelation actually creates a blank file
of that size. This makes the operation of the package much quicker.
However, if you only use a fraction of that file, your backups will
span numerous disks wasting time and disks. Here's how you can
reduce your file sizes where necessary. First, calculate roughly how
many you actually use in the selected file (Debtors, stock, etc) and
add about 10% to that for a bit of headroom.
MAKE BACKUPS BEFORE CONTINUING! Exit to the Dos prompt and select the Revelation directory. Type: MODFSIZE and press [Enter]. Input the Company number to be modified as prompted. The number of records currently allocated to each file is displayed and you are prompted to input the file number you wish to amend. Next, type in the NEW number of records required. Beware that you do NOT reduce it too far as you will chop off live records causing data corruption
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