What's New in MaxPal – Recent Editions

Export Version 11.12.1 – 19 March 2013

In Function ReadMaxTableList, allow user to try another path if File not found. Updated Help.

Export Version 11.12.0 – 25 February 2013

Fixed pasDebtor = CustomerMaster (ACCMASD) and pasDelivery = DeliveryAddresses (ACCDELIV) tables for Pastel 12.

Export Version 11.11.2 – 19 May 2012

New Export button on "to Pastel" tab to Export UDF Category List to file, for debugging.

Export Version 11.11.1 – 12 October 2011

For SA Chefs: New Membership Type UDF on "Recurring Billing" tab, separate from Membership Category UDF on "to Pastel" tab.
The new "Membership Categories" UDF may start with a number, in which case that is the Category number in Pastel.
Prices on "Recurring Billing" tab are now inclusive of VAT.

Export Version 11.11.0 – 12 June 2011

Fixed pasDCParm = ACCPRMDC (CustSuppParameters table) for the new version of Pastel 2011 (11.97.4) at SA Chefs.

Export Version 11.10.3 – 31 October 2010

Corrected delivery addresses and recreated Version 10.10.2 code to use "Email if possible, otherwise Print" in the Options menu > Pastel Setup. This code was lost along with the code for versions 10.10.1 to 10.10.5 when we accidentally based version 11.10.0 on 10.10.0. Re-activated delivery addresses code, and address combo boxes on the "To Pastel" tab.

The above was a fix for Bug-202 on Module reported 12 Oct 2010 by Jason, fixed by Vivian on 12 Oct 2010: Delivery addresses being written when not needed. Lost ability to specify that e-mail addresses should be used if present. (Restored code previously commented out. Checked email address and if present and valid set output to email otherwise print.)

Export Version 11.10.2 – 12 October 2010

Serious Bug-201 on Module reported 12 Oct 2010 by Jason, fixed by Vivian on 12 Oct 2010: When installed on a new PC, MaxPal no longer exported the Address fields from Maximizer. (Changed to ignore combo box and write debtor's address irrespective)

Export Version 11.10.1 – 5 October 2010

Changed Pastel import file format, adding field "Accept e-mail" (always set to "Y") to agree with Partner 11 (2010).

Export Version 11.10.0 – 28 September 2010

Accept Pastel Partner 11 (2010). Ledger Parameters file will not work on earlier versions. Changes shown in grey below were lost.

Export Version 10.10.5 – 10 September 2009

Bug-147 on Doc/Statement option reported 9 Sep 2009 by Jason, fixed by Rick on 10 Sep 2009:
Doc/Statement option behaved as if everyone had e-mail (was using a string of spaces).

Export Version 10.10.4 – 4 September 2009

Bug-142 on Program reported 18 Aug 2009 by Jason, fixed by Rick on 4 Sep 2009: Type mismatch while doing CreateNewDebtorRecord.

Export Version 10.10.3 – 7 August 2009

Fixed Doc/Statement option: Was not writing to file.

Export Version 10.10.2 – 6 July 2009

1. Fix Bug: When debtor has not paid before, last date paid is coming through in 1899.

2. New option: The settings for menu item Options > Pastel Setup were not versatile enough: For Document Printing and Statement Printing the problem is that users want to e-mail if there is an e-mail address, otherwise to print.  A new option has therefore been added to the top two choices: "E-mail if possible, otherwise Print".

Export Version 10.10.1 – 5 June 2009

Added a warning on the Multi-Year Billing question (that arises only if never set on that PC) "Must Multi-Year Billing Falsify the Date Billed?".  The warning is: "CAUTION! The 'Cancel' option will cause future-dated Dates Billed to be re-invoiced!".

Export Version 10.10.0 – 14 April 2009

Accept Pastel Accounting 2009.  Will probably not work on earlier versions.

Fixed problem that some dates from Pastel (e.g. Date Last Paid) did not come through correctly into Maximizer on some machines (e.g. 2008-01-17 would appear as 20 August 2001, i.e. 20/08/01).

New option on File menu: "Log All Data" (turned off by default).  When turned on, MaxPal logs each customer written to the export file (this was how it behaved previously, causing the log file to grow rapidly, and making errors and invoices difficult to find).

Export Version 9.9.12 – 7 August 2008

Accept all Versions of Pastel Accounting 2007 (9) without complaining: 9.165.3 is the latest

Export Version 9.9.11 – 24 June 2008

Accept Pastel Accounting 2007 9.3.1 (9.163).  Made Multi-Year billing Method optional.

Export Version 9.9.10 – 22 April 2008

If Date Joined is blank, it is set to Last Month so as to force billing.
We now check and Log an Error if Date Billed was not saved correctly.
Date conversions in billing now work with Long Date Format = "MMMM dd, yyyy" (e.g. "April 22, 2007").

Export Version 9.9.9 – 28 November 2007

Refined Export Version: CSV Naming (always "MaxCusNN.csv" and ""MaxInvNN.csv" where NN = Next available Customer CSV file number).  Check for CSV problems that halt import (typically quotes and commas in text).  It is recommended that you delete the MaxCus and MaxInv csv files after importing them.

Export Version 9.9.8 – 20 November 2007

"Export Version" for Pastel 9.2.1, 9.3.1 and later: This stripped-down version does not write directly to Pastel files, instead it produces CSV files of Customers (full list) and invoices that you have to import into Pastel. Peer MaxPal (the feature to transfer newer data from Pastel to Maximizer) was removed for this version: No date comparisons are done, instead the full Customer list is printed to CSV file.  This became necessary because Pastel changed their file structures in 9.2.1, but failed to update the Pervasive DDF file definitions, with the result that ODBC is not reliable and writing directly may corrupt the Debtors (Customer) file.

Version 9.9.7 – 2 October 2007

Reinstated the feature that multi-year specials (in Recurring Billing) have their invoiced date set the required number of years into the future (e.g. for a 3-year special the "date last billed" would be set two years forward).  This had been removed by AP on 2005-08-19 (reason unknown).

Version 9.9.6 – 31 August 2007

Changes to match the changes to the file structure for Pastel™ Accounting 2007 9.2.1 - Customer / Supplier Parameters (file ACCPRMDC.DAT), Document Headers (ACCHISTH.DAT), and Document Lines (ACCHISTL.DAT).  However it appears that the Customer Master ACCMASD.DAT has also changed, but the corresponding DDF file has not been updated, leading to problems in writing directly to the file (see Export Version 9.9.8 above).

Version 9.9.5 – 28 June 2007

Trim the Category UDF Description so that spaces at the end are ignored.
Delete Setting for Billing Period if corresponding Billing Setting is deleted.

Version 9.9.4 – 19 June 2007

The program will now warn you if, on Recurring Billing, it is unable to save changed prices or periods to the Registry (probably because the user does not have Administrator rights to the PC).

Version 9.9.3 – 6 March 2007

Changes to fit in with the latest changes to the Pastel file structure for the 13th month.

Version 9.9.2 – 1 January 2007

This release addressed the name change to "MaxPal" due to trade mark issues with Softline Pastel.

Version 9.9.1 – 10 November 2006

Added billing for Pastel 2007.  Attempted bug fixes.

Version 9.9.0 – 18 October 2006

This is the first version to support Pastel 2007 (Version 9).  It will run with Maximizer 8 and 9.  It does not do billing yet.  All the revisions to earlier versions of the Program (listed below) are incorporated.  The Debtors file now has a Create Date - it is set when Creating a record.
 

Rev. 13: Versions 7.8.13 and 8.8.13 – 20 March 2006

You can now do billing during the 13th month (temporary month overlapping into the next financial year).

Fixed unusual bug: System-specific document numbers were not incrementing.

Rev. 12: Versions 7.8.12 and 8.8.12 – 8 March 2006

You can now transfer Delivery Addresses from Pastel to Maximizer when the rest of the Debtor information transfers: Tick the option "Do Delivery Address" on the first ("Open") Tab.  The address will appear in Maximizer's alternate addresses named "Delivery".

Due to intermittent strange behaviour in Maximizer (it doesn't always go to the top of the list when told to), the Program is more aggressive about getting to the top of the list and, if there is any doubt, will refuse to create new Maximizer Clients from Pastel if the "Check all Maximizer Clients" option is ticked.

New option for testing: Options > Keep Maximizer Visible.  Use this at your own risk and do not interfere with Maximizer while the Program is running!

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the "Match Account Number (not Name) in preventing duplication" check box to grey out but remain ticked.  Fixed a rare bug that caused the first UDF read from Maximizer to not be recognised as a valid choice in the lists.  Progress messages, error-checking and error-reporting have been improved.  "Pause" works in more places.

Rev. 11: Versions 7.8.11 and 8.8.11 – 16 February 2006

This release fixes a bug in the 14 February version that blocked the import process under certain circumstances.

You can now turn the following transfer options on or off:

(You must still license Peer Module in order to be able to use the last two.)

If you don't update in a particular direction, you can tell the Program not to check that Debtor again until it changes.

These options appear at the bottom of the (first) "Open" Tab.  The option to update all Pastel debtors has been moved here too (from the "To Pastel" Tab).

You can run with all these options off, and still transfer selected Pastel financial information to Maximizer ("To Maximizer" Tab) and do billing into Pastel (Recurring and Casual Billing Tabs).

Added "What's New" (this page!) to Help, and menu item Help > "What's New?".

Rev. 10: Versions 7.8.10 and 8.8.10 – 9 February 2006

For those who want to e-mail invoices and statements, the Program can set your Pastel defaults for each customer it transfers: You no longer have to go to each customer in Pastel and change the settings there.  See menu item Options > Pastel Setup.

Extra debugging and error trapping have been added, and the log file messages improved to help with initial synchronisation.

Rev. 9: Versions 7.8.9 and 8.8.9 – 12 January 2006

To help with the initial synchronisation between Pastel and Maximizer, there is now an option to accept the Pastel entries as definitive, even if they are not the most recent.  This is useful if staff have been doing most of their input on Pastel.  (Originally called "Accept Pastel even if older", now (Rev. 11) called "Don't check newer Max. Again", on the "Open" Tab)

Address transfer from Pastel to Maximizer has been improved, so that Postal Codes and City are in the right place in Maximizer.  "City" must directly precede "Postal Code", which must be four numeric digits.

Three extra fields have been added on the "To Maximizer" Tab: Total Sales for year, previous year, or both.

Rev. 8: Versions 7.8.8 and 8.8.8 – 12 December 2005

First full release of Peer Module, giving the ability to transfer data from Pastel to Maximizer instead of just from Maximizer to Pastel.

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