If you have many statements to print, it may take a while to complete the task. It is not a good idea to add new transactions during this period. It is better to wait until the last statement is printed before you run Close Items (After Statements). This procedure will allow you to do Month-end (Before Statements), copy the data to an extra folder, do Close Items directly, start to print the statements from the extra folder and add new transactions while the statements are printing.

1.  Create a new folder

Click on START

Click on PROGRAMS

Click on ACCESSORIES (only for windows ME/XP/NT and 2000)

Click on WINDOWS EXPLORER

Click on your (C:) drive to hi-lite it

Click on FILE

Click on NEW

Click on FOLDER

Rename the folder to MFW5DUPL

Press Enter

Close the WINDOWS EXPLORER

2.  Create a batch file

Click on START

Click on PROGRAMS

Click on ACCESSORIES (only for windows ME/XP/NT and 2000)

Click on MS-DOS PROMPT or COMMAND PROMT

Type the following:

CD\MFW5DUPL

COPY   \MFW5\MFW5.EXE

EDIT   DUPL.BAT

An Edit screen will be displayed, fill in the following:

            CD\MFW5DUPL

            COPY   LOCAL.DBF   *.OLD

DEL   *.DB?

DEL   *.IDX

COPY   \MFW5\*.DB?

COPY   \MFW5\*.IDX

DEL   LOCAL.DBF

COPY   LOCAL.OLD   *.DBF

Press Alt + F

Exit

Yes to save

3.  Copy some files

You are still in DOS, type the following:

COPY   \MFW5\*.DB?   \MFW5DUPL

EXIT

4.  Create a shortcut to run the batch file

Put the mouse on an open spot on the desk-top

Click the right button

Click NEW

Click on SHORTCUT

Command line is         C:\MFW5DUPL\DUPL.BAT

Name the short cut      COPY  MICROVET AT MONTH-END

5.  Create a shortcut to run the duplicate copy of Microvet

Put the mouse on an open spot on the desk-top

Click the right button

Click NEW

Click on SHORTCUT

Command line is           C:\MFW5DUPL\MFW5.EXE

Name the short cut        DUPLICATE  MICROVET

Change the properties to run MAXIMIZED

6.  Alter the local setup

RUN the shortcuts created in steps 4 and 5

Open DUPLICATE MICROVET

Click on FILE

Click on LOCAL SETUP

Change the database directory to  C:\MFW5DUPL\

7.  How to do the month-end procedure

• Make a month-end backup

• Do Month-end (before statements)

• Exit from Microvet

• Run COPY MICROVET AT MONTH-END

• Open DUPLICATE MICROVET

• Start to print statements from the duplicate system

• Start Microvet on the original system while the statements are printing from the duplicate system

• Do Close items on the original system

• Start to use the original system while the duplicate system is still printing statements