The first Goldenseal Pro Alpha is now available for Mac. It requires OS 10.11 (El Capitan) or 10.12 (Sierra). It will not run on older Mac OS versions.
To run the alpha version, follow these steps:
- Click the link above to download the software.
- It is compressed, so you may need to double-click to decompress it, if your browser does not do that automatically.
- Open the GS-Pro-Alpha1 folder, and double-click on the Goldenseal-Pro-Alpha1 app.
- Choose Open Business File from the File menu, and open Test-File. The outline on the left contains all your accounts and transactions. Open the folders and click to see one or more types of records. They will appear in the main part of the window, with tabs at the bottom to navigate between them. You can also use separate windows like the current Goldenseal (right now the only one that works is Prospects, in the Records menu at the top of the screen).
- This is an ‘alpha’ version, which means that many things do not work yet. You are welcome to explore the app but some things will do nothing. Some may give error messages or crash the program. You probably will hear random beeps (we add them to unfinished code so we don’t forget). No need to report problems in this version.
To check how well your company file converts to the new format, follow these steps:
- Make a copy of your company file.
- If still running Goldenseal Pro, choose Quit from the Goldenseal Pro menu.
- Open the GS-Pro-Alpha1 folder, and double-click on the Goldenseal-Pro-Alpha1 app.
- Choose Open Business File from the File menu, and select the copy of your company file.
- Goldenseal Pro will ask you if you want to convert your old file, then will ask you where to save the new file, and what to name it.
- The conversion may take a minute or two. When it finishes, choose Quit from the Goldenseal Pro menu. If the conversion gives errors or can’t finish, please let us know so we can improve it before the final version.
Dennis Kolva
Programming Director
TurtleSoft.com
