Dizzysoft Software

Once the program is running (by clicking or double-clicking on it) you will see the program’s main window. In order for the conversion to take place, you will have to:

• First, click on the top “Source” button in the GetMileage program. GetMileage will search your computer for the Mileage database. If it does not find the file, you will have to search for it yourself (with a file dialog window that will appear. Once you have found the database you will see the file path (directory and file name) for the Mileage database appear to the left of the “Source” button.
• Second, decide where you would like the output file to appear upon conversion of the database. Press the “Destination” button and another file dialog will appear. Go to the destination directory you desire from this file dialog. Pick a name for the destination file, such as “mileage” and choose a format for the file to be written in. By default, the program will convert your data into an HTML file (like this one) which can be read using any web browser. If you would like a little more flexibility with your data, you can get the data in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file that can be read in a spreadsheet program, such as Excel. Press the “Save” button. (IMPORTANT: GetMileage will over-write an older file that is in the directory with new information so you will lose any old information if you use the same file name each time). Once you press the “Save” button you will return to the program and see the file name and path to the left of the “Destination” button.
• Third, to complete the conversion, press the “Convert MileageDB to readable file” button on the bottom of the window. If the conversion is successful, a window will pop-up to tell you where the destination file has been written.
• Fourth, go to your destination directory and click on the file. You will notice that the file lists all your trips and gives you a total mileage for those trips on the report, at the bottom of the file. Also at the bottom you will see a date and time the report was generated and the file from which it was created (this might help you distinguish between different handhelds who are using the same computer).
• Note that you cannot write information to the Mileage program’s database using the GetMileage program- it only reads and converts your database to a readable format. You can only add information to the Mileage database from your handheld computer, or add it later by opening the file with a word processor or spreadsheet program.