Well hello all. I am certain you will all laugh and grimace as you read this but....here it goes.
Husband's company (consists of only 3 employees - 1 office, 2 forklift operators) had the A4 setup by a person who no longer here. I am computer literate but NOT database literate. We do not recognize a profit to us in this company but do keep 3 employeed in the small community. I know THAT info does not means nothing to noone but us. We have NO money to hire someone to help us get A4 to A5 (SO we are relying on my NON database skills to make this happen). We have to buy new computer which is why we are needing A5. I am literate with Excel - but only dabble once/twice in databases.
THAT being said...I attempting to "create a test A5 of our business" here at home to "get it just right" before the old computer totally crashes and we are without any backup. Testing on my home computer because it has Vista (new one we ordered is Vista). I copied the dbf files from the A4V7 into the same folder that A5 is found. I have already opened A5 created a blankdatabase and added all the dbf files as tables. NOW I AM STUCK.
What on earth do I do next? I know how all the menus appear on the old, how all the menus acted on the old....but I AM LOST as to what to do, in which step, in order to make the menu (and its actions) happen here in the new!!!
I have read alot thru the threads, other's woahs - and worked with this 8 hours on Weds, 15 hours yesterday, and now 5 hours today...feel as if I am going around in circles. HELP?????? Just what can I do to get ONE of the old menu options to work like did on the old......If only???
Husband's company (consists of only 3 employees - 1 office, 2 forklift operators) had the A4 setup by a person who no longer here. I am computer literate but NOT database literate. We do not recognize a profit to us in this company but do keep 3 employeed in the small community. I know THAT info does not means nothing to noone but us. We have NO money to hire someone to help us get A4 to A5 (SO we are relying on my NON database skills to make this happen). We have to buy new computer which is why we are needing A5. I am literate with Excel - but only dabble once/twice in databases.
THAT being said...I attempting to "create a test A5 of our business" here at home to "get it just right" before the old computer totally crashes and we are without any backup. Testing on my home computer because it has Vista (new one we ordered is Vista). I copied the dbf files from the A4V7 into the same folder that A5 is found. I have already opened A5 created a blankdatabase and added all the dbf files as tables. NOW I AM STUCK.
What on earth do I do next? I know how all the menus appear on the old, how all the menus acted on the old....but I AM LOST as to what to do, in which step, in order to make the menu (and its actions) happen here in the new!!!
I have read alot thru the threads, other's woahs - and worked with this 8 hours on Weds, 15 hours yesterday, and now 5 hours today...feel as if I am going around in circles. HELP?????? Just what can I do to get ONE of the old menu options to work like did on the old......If only???
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