Quick Quote Integration Instructions

(Print and down load the Sample Version)

Version 11.0

The Command Line is: \auto_est\estscrn refresh.dat

 

Input Text File Specs using the new line character (example \auto_est\newin.dat)

First & Last Name - using 29 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Address - using 29 spaces or less followed by the new line character

City - using 29 spaces or less followed by the new line character

State - using 3 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Zip - using 5 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Home Phone - using 13 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Work Phone - using 13 spaces or less followed by the new line character

License Number - using 7 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Mileage - using 7 spaces or less followed by the new line character

Vehicle Year - using 2 spaces followed by the new line character

Vehicle Make - exactly 11 characters

Vehicle Model - exactly 14 characters

Vehicle Engine - exactly 9 characters

V.I.N. - up to 18 characters

 

Input Text File Specs using a single string (example \auto_est\spacein.dat)

First & Last Name - 31 characters

Address - 30 characters

City - 30 characters

State - 3 characters

Zip - 6 characters

Home Phone - 14 characters

Work Phone - 14 characters

License - 9 characters

Mileage - 9 characters

Vehicle Year - 3 characters

Vehicle Make - 11 characters

Vehicle Model - 14 characters

Vehicle Engine - 9 characters

V.I.N. - up to 18 characters

Export Text File Specs

\auto_est\lastest.dat

Repair Description - 23 spaces

Flat Rate Time - 5 spaces

Labor - 8 spaces

Parts - 8 spaces

Tax - 8 spaces

New Line Character

This repeats for as many repairs as are selected. Rename or delete lastest.dat to avoid importing into the wrong repair order. You may want to give the user an option of importing the estimate.

\auto_est\customer.dat

Name - 29 spaces

Address - 29 spaces

City - 29 spaces

State - 3 spaces

Zip - 6 spaces

Home Phone - 13 spaces

Work Phone - 13 spaces

Mileage - 10 spaces

License - 10 spaces

V.I.N. - 19 spaces

\auto_est\part.dat

Part Description - 22 spaces

Brand Name - 10 spaces

Part Number - 10 spaces

New Line Character

This also repeats for as many repairs as are selected.

\auto_est\vehicle.dat

Year - 3 spaces

Make - 11 spaces

Model - 14 spaces

Engine - 9 spaces

 

Export Binary File Specs

(preferred)

\auto_est\fullest.dat

Of no use to you - 42 spaces

Quantity Array - 21 integers - int quant[21]

Labor Time Array - 21 floating point numbers - float time[21]

Part Price Each Array - 21 floating point numbers - float part[21]

Job Skill Rate Array - 21 integers - int skill[21] (1 = A, 2 = B ,3 = C, 4 = non-taxable, see labor.bin)

Of no use to you - 63 spaces

Repair Name Array - character[21][23]

Part Name Array - character[21][23]

Brand Name Array - character[33][11]

Part Number Array - character[33][11]

Message Line Array - chacter[21][62]

Number of Repairs - 1 integer

\auto_est\tax.bin

float tax[2]

tax[0] = Sales Tax USA & Canada GST

tax[1] = Sales Tax Canada PST

\auto_est\labor.bin

float labor[3]

labor[0] = Skill Rate A

labor[1] = Skill Rate B

labor[2] = Skill Rate C

 

Windows 3.x and Windows 95/98/2K/ME/XP Special Features

 

If the file \auto_est\refresh.dat exists, Quick Quote will automatically restart using that vehicle information. Refresh.dat uses either of the import file specs. Only create refresh.dat if your invoice has a vehicle. You may also want to delete the Quick Quote export files you are using at this time to avoid importing that data into a later invoice. Do not delete labor.bin or tax.bin.

All export files are rewritten any time a change is made to the estimate. This allows you to pick up the data at any time. Quick Quote can therefore stay running on the task bar. Your program can use an "Import from Quick Quote Button" or better yet, delete our export file after reading, check for existence (recreation) and/or changes of our export file and bring in the estimate automatically.

Down load the Sample Version to test.

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