Listed below are a few Options Assistant rule files, and free utilities that Xtern Software provides free of charge.   They are simply files that our customers have found to be very useful and we feel that users everywhere will benefit from them.  Note:  Because we do not charge for them, we cannot provide technical support beyond basic installation issues.  You may, however, send comments to Keird@xternsoftware.com.

Choose among the following files by clicking on them:

Convert Time (Use this rule file to convert time from hours and minutes to decimal hours)

Convert Quantity (Converts quantity per hour to decimal hour)

CO E-mail (Use this rule file to e-mail customer order acknowledgements, confirmations, or cancellations)

PO E-mail (Use this rule file to e-mail purchase order confirmations, cancellations, or changes)

Code Repository (This is a helpful VB Script collection for using with the Code areas of the Options Manager)

AddTable (Use this utility to add dBase files to existing Access databases - v1.0.24 4.9MB)

AMSReport (Display Crystal Reports through Version 8.5 - v2.2.8 8.3MB)

AMSRun (Utility to replace Fourth Shift's PIPEDOS.EXE program that handles long filenames. -v1.0.1 57KB)

Cuts (Cut as many fields off the Fourth Shift screen as you want.  More flexible than CACF - v1.0.1 207KB)

Key Translator (Change the key translations for Fourth Shift scan codes from the CIM_CFG.fil. - v1.0.1 1.85 MB)

Make1/Take1 (Windows replacement for Fourth Shift's Choose1 - v1.0.3 157KB)

Pricing Assistant (Windows replacement for Fourth Shift's APBM module. - v1.0.65 4.9MB)

WinPrint (Windows printing for Fourth Shift - v1.0.17 2.9MB)