Installing Interface and Generating File

Installing

The Maxagrid Interface is on the diskette received from Darts when purchased seperately by the station. It is loaded on your computer as a DARTS update.

• Insert the update diskette into your diskette drive.
• From the DARTS Main Menu select System Functions.
• From the System Functions Menu select option 3, Process DARTS Update.
• Follow (lie prompts until update is complete.

Generating File

The avails transfer procedure requires three steps:

1. Starting the program
2. Generating an interface file
3. Transferring the interface file

Starting the Program

To begin the Maxagrid Interface, follow these steps:

1. Return to the DOS prompt within your DARTS program directory.
2. Type DARTMAX and press Enter.

Generating an Interface File

Select option 1 from the Maxagrid Interface menu, as shown below.

(c) DATACOUNT, Inc.	EXAMPLE RADIO BROADCASTING	DARTS Rev 7.xx

	Maxagrid Interface
				ALT S> System Info

			0 - End Interface
			1 - Generate Interface File
			2 - Transfer Interface File

				Enter Option ( I )

Next, define four features of tile information you want to transfer, as shown below.

(c) DRTACOUNT, Inc.	EXAMPLE RADIO BROADCASTING	DARTS Rev 7.xx

			XXXX Generate Interface File

									< Alt 9 > System Info

	 Enter Avails Begin Date  (MMDDYY) 	(	) or 0 to Exit.

Priority Range to Include:	(0) to (20)

Enter Number of weeks to use (1?54) ....  (I)

Calculate Avails based on Seconds/Units [S]	(S/U)

Transferring the Interface File

When you have generated an interface file, select option 2 from the Maxagrid Interface menu, as shown below.

(c) DATACOUNT, Inc.				 EXAMPLE RADIO BROADCASTING 	DARTS Rev 7.xx
					
					Maxagrid Interface
									< Alt S > System Info



			0 - End interface
			1 - Generate Interface File
			2 - Transfer Interface File

					Enter Option	2
 

The transfer will copy the interface file to die location required by Maxagrid. You designate the name and location of this file by answering prompts as shown below.

(c) DATACOUNT, Inc.		 EXAMPLE RADIO BROADCASTING	 	DARTS Rev 7.XX
		
		XXXX Transfer Interface File

								< Alt S > System Info

The File Name Created by the Download is: (MAXTRAF.1M)

Change the Name, Press Enter to Accept or Press < ESC > to Cancel Download.

We recommend you accept the default shown above. If you choose to change the name of this file,
please ensure that the new name conforms to DOS file naming conventions.

(c) DATACOUNT, Inc. 		EXAMPLE RADIO BROADCASTING		DARTS Rev 7.XX


		XXXX Transfer Interface File			< Alt S > System Info

Interface file labeled: MAXTRAF. IM

Enter path for which to copy transfer file: ( )

Enter EXIT or press < Esc > to cancel transfer.

C: \MAXAGRID\

Please ensure that your path ends with a backslash, as shown above.

Once you have provided the file name and path and pressed Enter, the file transfer is complete.