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| '''Great Plains''' is a mid-market business ] package that runs on top of a ] database server. It will be replaced by ]. | |||
| Originally, Great Plains was an independent company that produced this software for years. In late ], ] announced the purchase of the Great Plains company and now puts the software out as "Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains." | |||
| Previous versions (7.5 and prior) could be used with the following database managers: Microsoft SQL Server, ] (Btrieve), or ]. | |||
| The current version is 8.0. Version 8.0 requires Microsoft SQL Server. | |||
| ==Macros== | |||
| Great Plains has the ability to record and play back ]s that automate ]. These macros run under the Dexterity Runtime engine. The macros are contained in .mac files that can be created using the built-in macro recorder or through an Excel spreadsheet. Some sample macro code designed to maximize a window might look like this: | |||
| CheckActiveWin dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry' | |||
| WindowMove dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry' pointh 0 pointv 0 | |||
| WindowSize dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry' pointh 884 pointv 697 | |||
| Some sample Visual Basic code to generate this macro from Microsoft Excel might look like this: | |||
| MyMacroFile="C:\Macros\Maximize.mac" | |||
| Set a = fs.CreateTextFile(MyMacroFile, True) | |||
| a.writeline ("CheckActiveWin dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry'") | |||
| a.writeline ("WindowMove dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry' pointh 0 pointv 0") | |||
| a.writeline ("WindowSize dictionary 'default' form 'GL_Transaction_Entry' window 'GL_Transaction_Entry' pointh 884 pointv 697") | |||
| a.Close | |||
| More advanced macros could be used to enter large amounts of data into Great Plains from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, saving the user a great deal of time. | |||
| ] | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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