Your settlements will be ready early each Thursday morning, with the exception of holidays.

1. Go into your e-mail.
2. Find this file: \OSDATA.TXT Data created on xx-xx-xxxx
   It will have several attachments that will contain your actual data.
   
3. These directions are about the attachment called osdata.txt
   
4. The other attachments are files you may want to simply
   
5. read on your screen. For example, your settlements
   
6. are in prtset.txt This looks just like your printed settlements.
7. Save osdata.txt to your local hard drive.
   
8. Save it with a file name ending in .txt
   
9. Give it a name saying what date it is for.
   
10. For example: aug1597.txt for the settlement of August 15, 1997.

Now you can go into the Access database to see your settlement.

1. Open up the Access database.
2. Click on File
   A window will appear.
3. Click on Open Database
4. Type this into the window: c:\prime\reports.mdb and press Enter
   A Select window and another window will appear.
5. Click on Import Data from Excel
   An Import window will appear.

1. In the File Name box, type in the file name you used in STEP ONE to save your settlement data. Then press Enter
   The Import Text Wizard window will appear.
2. Click on the Advanced button.
   The Osdata Import Specifications window will appear.
3. Click on the Specs button.
   The Import/Export Specifications window will appear.
4. Click on TEXTSTRUCTURE2 then click on the Open button.

   The TEXTSTRUCTURE2 window will appear.

5. Click on OK
   The Import Text Wizard window will appear.
6. Click twice on the Next button.
   An option will appear saying I would like to store my data
7. Click on In an Existing Table
8. Click on the down arrow to the right of In an Existing Table
   A box will drop down.
9. Click on 1995
10. Click on the Next button.
    A window will appear saying Import to table: 1995
11. Click on Finish
    Shortly, a window will appear stating that the file import is done.
12. Click on OK

1. Click on the Run Updates button in the Select window.
   A message will appear.
2. Click on Yes
   Another message will appear.
3. Click on Yes
   A third message will appear.
4. Click on Yes
   A fourth message will appear.
5. Click on Yes
   Now you are done with formatting your data.

1. Click on the Reports button in the Select window.
   The Select Report window will appear.
2. Click on the name of the report you want to view.
   An Enter Parameter Value window will appear.
3. Enter the beginning date of the report you want to see.
   For example, for the date of July 31, 1997, enter 7/31/97
   You must put slashes in the date.
4. Click on OK
5. Enter the ending date in the same format shown above.
6. Click on OK
   The report you selected will appear.
7. When you are finished viewing a report, press CTRL and F4

Your settlements will be loaded early each Friday morning, with the exception of holidays.

1. Go into your e-mail.
2. Find this file: prims0@pop5.ibm.net
   It will have several attachments that will contain your actual data.
   These directions are about the attachment called osdata.txt
   The other attachments are files you may want to simply
   read on your screen. For example, your settlements
   are in prtset.txt This looks just like your printed settlements.
3. Save osdata.txt to your local hard drive.

Save osdata.txt to your local hard drive.
Save it with a file name ending in .txt
Give it a name saying what date it is for.
For example: aug1597.txt for the settlement of August 15, 1997.

Now you can go into the Access database to see your settlement.

1. Open up the Access database.
2. Click on File
   A window will appear.
3. Click on Open Database
4. Type this into the window: c:\prime\reports.mdb and press Enter
   A Select window and another window will appear.
5. Click on Import Data from Excel
   An Import window will appear.

1. Select Text (Fixed Width) in the Import window.
2. Click on OK
   A Select File window will appear.
3. In the File Name box, type in the file name you used to save your attachment in STEP ONE, above. Press Enter
   The Import Text Options window will appear.
4. Click on Append Existing Table
   The Table Name should be 1995 in the window.
   The Specification Name should be TEXTSTRUCTURE2
5. Click on OK
   A Microsoft Access window will appear, stating the import is complete.
6. Click on OK
   The Select File window will appear.
7. Click on Close

1. Click on the Run Updates button in the Select window.
   A message will appear.
2. Click on Yes
   Another message will appear.
3. Click on Yes
   A third message will appear.
4. Click on Yes
   A fourth message will appear.
5. Click on Yes
   Now you are done with formatting your data.

1. Click on the Reports button in the Select window.
   The Select Report window will appear.
2. Click on the name of the report you want to view.
   An Enter Parameter Value window will appear.
3. Enter the beginning date of the report you want to see.
   For example, for the date of July 31, 1997, enter 7/31/97
   You must put slashes in the date.
4. Click on OK
5. Enter the ending date in the same format shown above.
6. Click on OK
   The report you selected will appear.
7. When you are finished viewing a report, press CTRL and F4

You will need to install a version of the Access database on disks Prime will give you.

1. Get into Windows.
2. Insert Disk 1 into your "A" drive.
3. If you have Windows 3.11:
   Go into Program Manager, and click on File
   If you have Windows 95 or Windows 97:
   Click on Start
4. Click on Run
5. In the Command Line box that will appear, type a:\setup and press Enter
   The Prime Settlement Setup window will appear.
6. Click on OK
   Another Prime Settlement Setup window will appear.
   The default in the Directory window will be c:\prime
7. Click on OK
   A third Prime Settlement Setup window will appear.
8. Click on the Large Button in the window.
   A fourth Prime Settlement Setup window will appear.
9. Click on Continue
   Now the computer will start installing data from the disk.
10. Click on OK on each window that appears.
    Insert disks 2 and onward when prompted to, during the installation.
11. Click on OK when the installation is complete.