Items in quotes should be typed as they are seen, excluding the quotes.
Click the Start button and choose Run from the Start menu.
Type in "a:\install.bat"
Click the OK button and wait for the window which appears to display the line "Installation complete."
Click the X on the top right hand corner of this window to close it.
SAPReader is now installed to c:\Program Files\SAPReader. The installer will also have created links to the program. If any errors are reported, please contact us about them.
The program filassoc.exe (named File Assocation Editor in the Start Menu) has the purpose of setting how the SAPRead program differentiates between order files and other files in the directory it processes.
To add a group of files for the program to process when run, type a phrase into the text box in the top right corner of the window and click "Add...". The phrase should be a file specification which uses wild cards. (? = any character, * = any number of ?s) For example, typing order*.* means that SAPReader will process any file beginning with "order" whilst order?.txt will process order1.txt and order2.txt but not order10.txt or order1.dat. Please note that you cannot start the phrase with a wildcard, or SAPReader will process its own files as well as order files. When version 2.0 is released, this will no longer be the case.
To remove a group of files shown in the list on the right of the window, click on it to highlight it and click "Remove".
To exit without saving any changes, click "Exit - don't save."
To exit, saving all changes, click "Exit - save changes."
The program addrestt.exe (named Address Translation Table Editor in the Start Menu) is used to assemble a translation table which translates a company's code (eg My Chemicals Company (LON)) into the address of that company.
To add a new entry to the translation table, click Add and follow the onscreen instructions carefully.
To remove an entry, choose it from the drop-down box at the top of the window and click "Remove".
To quit the program, DON'T click the X in the top right corner. Instead, click the "Close" button, and the program will ask you if you want to save the changes you have made.
The program codestt.exe (named Product Codes Translation Table Editor in the Start Menu) is used to assemble a translation table which translates a customer's product code into the supplier's product code when SAPReader is run.
To add a new entry to the translation table, click Add and follow the onscreen instructions carefully.
To remove an entry, choose it from the drop-down box at the top of the window and click "Remove".
To quit the program, DON'T click the X in the top right corner. Instead, click the "Close" button, and the program will ask you if you want to save the changes you have made.
Right-click the desktop, click 'New' then click 'Shortcut.'
Type "C:\SAPReader\sapread.exe" followed by a space, then the folder you want SAPReader to process in quotes. For example, the command line shown in the picture to the right will process the folder C:\Orders. (NOTE: The files that SAPReader will process within this folder depend on the File Association settings.)
Click Next, type a name for the shortcut (such as 'SAPRead c:\orders') into the text box which will appear, then click finish.
Double-click the shortcut which you have created to run SAPReader. You will find that the folder processed now contains two files for each processed file. Each file beginning with the symbol ¬ contains a backup of the original IDOC, whilst each file beginning with a $ sign contains the translated document.
Click Start, then click Programs, then click MS-DOS Prompt.
Type "cd\SAPReader" (without the quotes) and press return.
Type "sapread" (without quotes) followed by a space, and then the name of the folder which you want to process. Press return to begin processing. Please note that when typing folder names like this, any folder whose name is either more than 8 letters long or contains spaces should be abbreviated to its first six letters (excluding spaces) followed by ~1
For example, "C:\Program Files" becomes "C:\Progra~1" whilst "c:\Order 1" becomes "C:\Order1~1" Occasionally, there are two folders whose first six letters are identical, in which case the folder you are looking for may be called "c:\------~2" or "C:\------~3" instead. If you find SAPReader rejects a folder's name when using it this way, try this solution.
Repeat for as many folders as you wish to process.
Type "exit" and press return to close the MS-DOS window.
Double-click the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. Then double-click 'Scheduled Tasks' then 'Add Scheduled Task'
Click next. When asked to choose an application for this scheduled task, click on "Browse..."
In the filename box, type "C:\SAPReader\SAPRead.exe" and click OK.
In the "Task name" box, type a name which you will remember.
Choose how often you want to have SAPReader run from the selections in the bottom half of the dialog box, then click Next.
Choose when you would like SAPReader to run each day/week/month, then click Next.
Tick the box "Open advanced properties when I click Finish" then click "Finish".
In the dialog that now appears, look for the line marked "Path". In this box, after "sapread.exe" put a space, followed by the name of the folder you want to be processed each time SAPReader runs. The example in the picture will process orders in the folder c:\orders.
Click on schedule (at the top of the dialog box) then click "Advanced..." IF you want SAPReader to run more than once per day. If not, skip to step 11.
Tick the box marked repeat task, and set how often each day SAPReader should be run, and how many times from the scheduled time onwards. Click OK.
Close the Advanced Properties box by clicking OK.
SAPReader will now run automatically. If you want more than one folder to be regularly scanned, repeat the process from step 1.
Due to the many different scheduling programs on the market, precise information cannot be provided. However, make sure that the following points are followed:
The path of the file to run should be set to "C:\SAPReader\sapread.exe"
In the task's settings, the filename (SAPRead.exe) should be followed by a space, then the name of the folder which you want to be processed (in quotes if its name contains spaces.)
For more information, please consult the scheduling program's own documentation.
To uninstall SAPReader, double click on "My Computer" then "(C:)". Click SAPReader, press the delete key on your keyboard and click "Yes". SAPReader is now completely removed.
If an error message reporting a missing DLL file appears when any of the components of SAPReader are run, you need to download and install the Visual Basic 5 Runtime DLLs. These are not included with the program because of their size, but are readily available from the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com).
Items in quotes should be typed as they are seen, excluding the quotes.
The program filassoc.exe (named File Assocation Editor in the Start Menu) has the purpose of setting how the SAPRead program differentiates between order files and other files in the directory it processes.
The program addrestt.exe (named Address Translation Table Editor in the Start Menu) is used to assemble a translation table which translates a company's code (eg My Chemicals Company (LON)) into the address of that company.
The program codestt.exe (named Product Codes Translation Table Editor in the Start Menu) is used to assemble a translation table which translates a customer's product code into the supplier's product code when SAPReader is run.
