Keystroke POS Point Of Sale Software

CHKNUM.EXE	Makes sure that the two specified files have the same Next Number stored in them.
CHKSTAMP.EXE	Makes sure all the specified files belong to the same data set by reading date/time stamp written to the file using the STAMP program.
COPYNUM.EXE	Copies the Next Number values from KSTRN001.MRG.
DATENAME.EXE	Changes the name of a file to a name representing the current date.
EXTRACT.EXE	Extracts transactions into the file KSTRN001.MRG so they can be imported with the Storemrg program.
INVLINK.EXE	Reads the current inventory data file and then writes QOH information to a file named 'KSIL#.DAT' were # is the store number.
INVLINKO.EXE	Reads the current inventory data file and then writes Qty On Order information to a file named 'KSIL#.DAT' were # is the store number.
KSSCHDLR.EXE	Simple scheduler that can run other programs automatically at a pre-set time of day.
STAMP.EXE	Stamps the specified files with the current Date/Time by writing a serialized representation of the Date/Time the utility was run to the first record of each file. Used with Chkstamp.
STOREMRG.EXE	Merges the existing transactions from the merge file KSTRN001.MRG (created by the EXTRACT.EXE utility)
STRUPDTE.EXE	Runs the Update Inventory function from the Store-Link module.
UPDQTY.EXE	Update Qty reads the file UPDQTY.DAT and then adds each Qty back into QOH.
WHMERGE.EXE	Warehouse Merge will read in the transaction file KSTRN001.MRG and create Sales Orders out of any invoice with a line item comment that contains any of the strings entered in the file WHMERGE.TXT or WHMERGE2.TXT.

Check to make sure that the two specified files have the same Next Number stored in them. The files must be Keystroke Database files (Inventory, Customer, Vendor, Clerk) to work properly. The syntax to run the program is:

If the Next Number in each file is different, then the program will return an error.

Checks to make sure all the specified files belong to the same data set by reading date/time stamp written to the file using the STAMP program. Specify only one file name (but it can include wild cards to actually represent several names).

The program will write the results to the file CHKSTAMP.LOG. It will also return ErrorLevel 1 if any files don't match or ErrorLevel 2 if any files are not valid.

Copies the second record (FileData which holds the next number values) from the transaction file KSTRN001.MRG to the customer data file KSCST.DAT.

/M - Merge directory, follow this switch with the location of the KSTRN001.MRG file.

DATENAME FileName1 FileName2 where FileName1 is the file to be renamed and filename2 is the mask to name the file to. Note that the mask must be entered with an * in it where the * will be replaced with YYMMDD (e.g. DATENAME KSTRN001.MRG *.MRG will rename the file KSTRN001.MRG to 990423.MRG).

Note that a dash and a letter (-A, -B, -C, etc.) may also be added after the date if the filename already exists. The utility will make a file called DATENAME.LST that will contain the name of the file created.

This utility can be used in MultiStore polling procedures to provide a backup for each day's KSTRN001.MRG so that it can be recovered more easily.

Extract transactions into the file KSTRN001.MRG so they can be imported with the storemrg program.

Supports most of the standard Keystroke command line switches as well as the following special switches:

/M : Merge Directory - put the name of the directory that contains the merge file after this switch. (/M C:\DATA)

Start= : Starting Date - put the date to mark as the start of the extracted period after this switch. (Start=04/10/00)

End= : Ending Date - put the date to mark as the end of the extracted period after this switch. (End=05/26/00)

StartTime= : Starting Time - put the time to mark as the start of the extracted period after this switch. (StartTime=05:30a)

EndTime= : Ending Time - put the time to mark as the end of the extracted period after this switch. (EndTime=18:15)

Extract= : List of characters that define what to extract (see Supported Categories below). Default is Extract=CV1WQO5RYyA0T9

Include= : Add additional characters to list of categories to extract. (e.g. Include=s to extract serial numbers)

Exclude= : Remove characters (Don't Extract) from list of categories to extract. (e.g. Exclude=C to not extract customers)

The following parameters are all optional and are used to establish a range (or filter) of which records to extract. If the switch is not used than records will not be tested against it. If a Start... switch is used then the record's value must be Greater Than or Equal to the value specified. If an End... switch is used then the records value must be Less Than or Equal to the value specified. (e.g. StartStore=2 EndStore=2 StartReg=4 will only extract records whose Store Number is 2 and whose Register Number is 4 or higher).

The Extract=, Include=, and Exclude= parameters accept a string of one or more characters that define what types of data to extract. These are as follows:

Supported Categories = CV1WQO5RYyA0T9s 's-Not on by default C=Customer, F=Contacts, V=SalesInvoice, 1=SalesOrder, W=Layaway, Q=Quote , Y=SalesPayment O=PurchaseInvoice, 5=PurchaseOrder, R=ReservedOrder, y=PurchPayment A=ROAPayment, 0=Variance, T=TimeClock, 9=Audit, s=SerialNumbers (Off by default), ~=Clerk Passwords (Off by default) (Note that when a password is extracted, only the Password, Password Changed, and Password Expires field are updated and not the rest of the clerk's information. Also, Storemrg will only merge in this information if the clerk's current Password Last Changed field is older than the one being merged in).

Note that Upper/Lower case DOES make a difference, therefore you must use the EXTRACT.DAT file with SerialNumbers and PurchasePayments (s and y) since the command line switches are always passed to the program as all uppercase characters.

These switches can also be specified in the file EXTRACT.DAT. See documentation on Multi-Store / Store Merge for more information.

Reads the current inventory data file and then write QOH information to a file named 'KSIL#.DAT' were # is the store number as recorded in the Keystroke Configuration Module. The new file can then be read from an inventory record by pressing [Shift+F5] to display the QOH for all the stores for which a 'KSIL#.DAT' file is available.

The serial number from the KEYSTROK.LIC file is stored in the KSIL#.DAT file. These files will not be used unless each one has a different serial number. If you are going to generate these files for several stores on the same machine, copy the KEYSTROK.LIC file from the installation disks for each store into that store's data directory.

Reads the current inventory data file and then writes Qty On Order information to a file named 'KSIL#.DAT' were # is the store number. The default store number is -1 but can be change but using the STORE= switch. The new file can then be read from an inventory record by pressing [Shift+F5] from within Keystroke.

This program supports the standard Keystroke command line switches plus the following special switch:

A simple utility which can be used in conjunction with Batch programs to cause other programs to automatically run at a pre-set time of day.

When this utility is run, it will continuously display a screen blank message until the specified time is reach. (Essentially causing the batch program to wait for the specified time before it can continue). It will then exit back to the program that launched it. This will then allow the rest of the programs in the batch file to continue.

The command line must include the desired pre-set Time, which can be specified in any format acceptable by Keystroke Time entry fields. The utility will set the DOS ERRORLEVEL to 1 if the user aborts the program.

Stamps the specified files with the current Date/Time by writing a serialized representation of the Date/Time the utility was run to the first record of each file. You must specify one (and only one) filename (but it can include wild cards to actually represent several names). The specified size of each file must be at least 2048 bytes and be divisible by 128 (all Keystroke Database and Transaction files meet these parameters).

This stamp can then be used by the CHKSTAMP.EXE utility to ensure all the files are from the same data set.

Merges the existing transactions from the merge file KSTRN001.MRG (created by the EXTRACT.EXE utility) into your existing data files. Please see the Multi-Store section of your User Guide for complete documentation.

Supports most of the standard Keystroke command line switches as well as the following special switches:

These switches can also be specified in the file STOREMRG.DAT. See documentation on Multi-Store / Store Merge for more information.

/M : Merge Directory - put the name of the directory that contains the merge file after this switch. (/M C:\DATA)

/NONEXTNUMS : No Next Nums - do not update Next Number on transactions. (Customer Next Number is always updated. Use COPYNUM.EXE to restore it). This should be used when merging in both directions for stores that enter data in the same data set but at 2 locations.

Extract= : List of characters that define what to type of records to merge in (see Supported Categories below).

Include= ; Add additional characters to list of categories to merge. (e.g. Include=s to merge serial numbers).

Exclude= : Remove characters (Don't Merge) from list of categories to merge in. (e.g. Exclude=C to not merge customers).

/NUMBERS : Merge in Serial Numbers. (Erases all current serial numbers then adds back in those from merge file).

The following parameters are all optional and are used to establish a range (or filter) of which records will be merged in. If the switch is not used, then records will not be tested against it. If a Start... switch is used then the record's value must be Greater Than or Equal to the value specified. If an End... switch is used then the records value must be Less Than or Equal to the value specified. (e.g. StartStore=2 EndStore=2 StartReg=4 will only merge in records whose Store Number is 2 and whose Register Number is 4 or higher).

The Extract=, Include=, and Exclude= parameters accept a string of one or more characters that define what types of data to merge in. These are as follows:

Supported Categories = CV1WQO5RYyA0T9s 's-Not on by default C=Customer, F=Contacts, V=SalesInvoice, 1=SalesOrder, W=Layaway, Q=Quote, Y=SalesPayment, O=PurchaseInvoice, 5=PurchaseOrder, R=ReservedOrder, y=PurchPayment, A=ROAPayment, 0=Variance, T=TimeClock, 9=Audit, s=SerialNumbers (Not on by default), ~=Clerk Passwords (Off by default) (Note that when a password is extracted, only the Password, Password Changed, and Password Expires field are updated and not the rest of the clerk's information. Storemrg will only merge in this information if the clerk's current Password Last Changed field is older than the one being merged in).

Note that Upper/Lower case DOES make a difference, therefore you must use the STOREMRG.DAT file with SerialNumbers and PurchasePayments (s and y) since the command line switches are always passed to the utility as all uppercase characters.

Runs the Update Inventory function from the Store-Link module. All parameters are set in the Store-Link Update parameters.

Update Qty reads the file UPDQTY.DAT and then adds each Qty back into QOH.

Note: the Qty in the UPDQTY.DAT file is set to 0 as the inventory is updated. This guards against accidentally updating the same file twice. If you need to use this file more than once, then make a copy of it first.

The purpose of this program is to be used in conjunction with the WHMerge program.

This program supports most of the standard Keystroke command line switches including:

Warehouse Merge will read in the transaction file KSTRN001.MRG and create Sales Orders out of any invoice with a line item comment that contains any of the strings entered in the file WHMERGE.TXT or WHMERGE2.TXT. These will then be stored in the file KSTRN001.WHM which can then be merged into the warehouse. The purpose of this program is to allow the sales of an item from one store with the delivery from another store. It thus needs to deduct the qty from the Warehouse and put it back into the store that made the sale. This is done by creating a file UPDQTY.DAT which stores the Qty Adjustments. This can then be used by the program UPDQTY.EXE to put the inventory back into the store.

Comments in WHMERGE2.TXT are for items that should appear on the Warehouse sales order but will come out of the store's inventory. This is done by setting the stock number to 0 in the KSTRN001.WHM file.

This program supports most of the standard Keystroke command line switches as well as the following special switches.

/M : Merge Directory - put the name of the directory that contains the file KSTRN001.MRG after this switch. (/M C:\DATA)

Keystroke Multistore Utilities

Below is an alphabetized list of Multistore Utilities (Multistore Module required) and a description of what each one does.

Check to make sure that the two specified files have the same Next Number stored in them. The files must be Keystroke Database files (Inventory, Customer, Vendor, Clerk) to work properly. The syntax to run the program is: