The STATMENT.DAT file
All the information needed by PSC Info Group to generate billing statements on their end is stored in the Statment.dat file. This is the file that will be transferred to PSC Info Group. The Statment.dat file is always created in the directory named STARWIN. This is your Diamond Dental Software directory. If you are on a network, each computer has its own STARWIN directory, but the Statment.dat file always goes to the STARWIN directory of the main computer (also known as the server). PSC Info Group needs to know the drive and directory location of your Statment.dat file. If your program is loaded into drive C, your full path to the file is:

C:\STARWIN\STATMENT.DAT

If your program is loaded into some drive, other than C, then the C changes to whatever letter is appropriate. You will send the Statment.dat file to PSC via their FTP internet site. PSC will supply you instructions for this transfer.

What Kind of Statement Is Printed by PSC Info Group?
PSC Info Group will print a statement that is nearly identical to the Plain Paper billing statement that is printed by the Diamond Dental Software program. Some slight differences exist. The data that prints on the PSC Info Group statements are printed in all capital letters (an exception is billing messages which may be upper or lower case). Diamond Dental Software uses a proportional font and PSC Info Group uses a monospaced font. Credit card information is attractively displayed in color on the PSC Info Group statement with graphics of the credit cards that are accepted by your office (if any). The Running Total option is not available on the PSC Info Group statement. The Universal Message is a message that prints outside of the regular message area.  It is printed on all statements and does not impinge on the regular message that may or may not be selected for that particular billing statement. On the Diamond Dental Software statement the Universal Message prints on one long line, below the regular message area. On the PSC Info Group statement, the Universal Message prints using up to two 60 character lines below the regular message area. PSC Info Group keeps your Universal Message on file and includes it on the printout if you desire. To change your Universal Message, let PSC Info Group know the contents of the new Universal Message before transmitting to them.

Special Considerations For Billing Messages On the PSC Info Group Statement... NO WORD WRAPPING
Your current billing messages may need to be modified for proper printing on the PSC Info Group statement. The PSC Info Group statement can print five message lines with a maximum on 60 characters per line. The Diamond Dental Software statement area is a free-form paragraph that allows word-wrapping. That is, you can type past the end of a line and the program will intelligently end the line with a whole word and not cut a word in half. This paragraph format is acceptable for the Diamond Dental Software statement but not the PSC Info Group statement. Each of the five message lines used in the PSC Info Group statement must end with a Control-Enter keystroke. Using Control-Enter at the end of a line will force a new line. Also, each line must be no longer than 60 characters long.  Longer lines will be truncated at 60 characters.

PSC Does The Hard Part
After transferring you Statement.dat file to PSC , they will use that file to print your statements. The statements will be folded into mailing envelopes, along with payments envelopes printed with your return address. The statements are then stamped and mailed. It's easy.