Directions for installing and using the MPG Windows Conduit


1. Installing Conduit
	a. Copy "MPGCOND.DLL" to the same directory that the HotSync application is in. 
	   (It is probably C:\Palm\  or C:\pilot\).
	b. Double Click on the MPGCOND.REG file. This will add some necessary data to
	   to the Windows Registry for the MPG Conduit.
	c. Hotsync.


2. MPG Conduit Options:
	a. You can choose to upload from MPG to the Palm or download from 
		the desktop to MPG.
	b. Check All Transactions if you want MPG to upload all records 
		everytime. Otherwise the conduit will only upload the records that 
		have been changed since the last upload. * If you have All Transactions 
		checked the the MPG.tdf file is deleted before uploading the full set 
		of transactions again. If you do not have it checked then the conduit 
		appends the new records to the end of the file.
	c. Date Format - pick the date format that you want the conduit to use.
	   	
	
3. Download data from desktop to Palm - TDF File Format
	a. Create a TDF file for the MPG conduit to download. The column
	   format is:
Date<tab>(Type)<tab>Vehicle<tab>Folder<tab>Payment<tab>Location<tab>Odometer<tab>Cost<tab>Description..		
	Fuel								<tab>Gallons<tab>FullTank<tab>Octane<cr>
	Trip								<tab>Trip Point<tab>Purpose<cr>
	Repair/Service						<tab>Category<cr>
	   *The best idea is to upload some transactions from MPG to see 
	   the format it is looking for.
	b. Save the export file in the "ToPalm" folder located in the user hotsync 
	   directory in the MPG directory. "C:\Palm\SmithJ\MPG\ToPalm". 
	   (SmithJ will be your personal hotsync directory and most likely be your 
	   last name and your first initial of your first name.)
	   You must end the file name with the .TDF extension or MPG won't download it.


4. Upload data from Palm - TDF File Format
 	a. A file called MPG.tdf will be created in your user directory:
	   "C:\Palm\SmithJ\MPG\FromPalm" directory.
 	c. Import the .tdf file into a spreadsheet or database.
	d. After you import the .tdf file you should delete the MPG.tdf file 
	   from the FromPalm directory.



Hardy Macia
Catamount Software
mpg-palm@catamount.com
http://www.catamount.com/ 

last modified: August 15, 2000