AS/400 Installation: Upgrading from Past Versions : PC*MILER

There have been no changes to the ALKWIN or ALKTLL libraries since the Version 20 release. There is no need to upgrade your ALK library if you are currently running the Version 20 library.

You can check to see if you are running the latest library by running alkwin/pcmiler or alktll/pcmtll commands and looking for the existence of Borders Open/Closed and Use Ferry Distance Options, and a single red (period or dot) in the lower right hand corner of the screen at line 24, position 75.

Features Not Available in AS/400

The following features are not supported in the AS/400 product line: Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions, RouteSync, Entry/Exit Toll Plaza Names in Reports, and Real-time/Historical Traffic Data. Province/Estado Abbreviation Option to set “NL” preference is supported in Version 25 and above only.

53-Foot Trailer Routing

Beginning in Version 30, the 53-Foot Trailer routing option has been replaced with the "State + National Network" routing option to better reflect the combination in previous versions of PC*MILER’s National Network and 53-Foot Trailer Networks when the 53-Foot Trailer option was selected.

For Third Party applications, ALK will continue to support the use of either the ‘N’ or ‘5’ Network Types to turn on State + National Network Routing. The following extended routing types will also turn on State + National Routing portion of the request:

C = National Network/Practical

D = 53 Foot Trailer/Practical

E = Toll Discouraged/National Network/Practical

F = Toll Discouraged/53 Foot Trailer/Practical

H = National Network/Shortest

I = 53 Foot Trailer/Shortest

J = Toll Discouraged/National Network/Shortest

K = Toll Discouraged/53 Foot Trailer/Shortest

Previously the five available codes were:

P = Practical

S = Shortest

N = National Network

T = Toll Discouraged

5 = 53 Foot Trailer

New Codes: