Mandatory Update to AMan Pro due to Amazon changes to the Pricing Data Feed

August 28th, 2012

Amazon has changed the data feed that AMan uses for pricing. As this is a major change to the way AMan prices, it is VERY important that you review the document detailing the changes in it's entirety and understand the consequences of the new Amazon MWS Pricing Data Feed.  The document may be viewed here. The document is also accessible via our Support page.

If AMan is shutting down stating that you require an upgrade, then you must follow the instructions below immediately.

You can check the version you are running (assuming that AMan is not shutting down because of the required update) by clicking on Help->Help Menu->Check for AMan Updates. If it states you are running 3.3.1248 then you are at the correct version and no further action is required.

This upgrade must be installed on ALL PCs running AMan Pro IMMEDIATELY.

Installing the new version:

The version you are running on may be verified using Help->Help Menu->About AMan Pro. The required version is 3.3.1248 or later. If in doubt follow the instructions to upgrade below regardless.

Both US and UK customers should install this update.

The latest version of AMan Pro is available at https://spaceware.com/Downloads/AManPro/setup.exe (0.98MB in size) . If you are having issues (primarily firewall issues) please try using https://spaceware.com/Downloads/AManPro/setupfull.exe (46.2MB in size). The latest version of AMan may also be downloaded from our support page at https://spaceware.com/support.htm .

Please download and install after closing down AMan (and Outlook if you use it). If using IE, you may either select Run if prompted when downloading or, if you elect to Save the setup file to disk, you will need to locate the file and Open it to start the installation. If you use Firefox as your browser, you will need to display your downloaded files and select it to Open it.

Installation will not affect your data or settings. Upon restart, you may get a message that AMan Pro is migrating your database. This is normal and must be allowed to complete.

After installation, you may need to configure your firewall to ensure that AMan (Amazon.exe - version 3.3.1248) has got full access to the internet.

If you get a message stating that the downloaded file "is not a valid Win32 application" or "Unable to locate CAB file", this indicates that the download was interrupted and should be retried. Please download again and save to disk. Then check the file sizes which should be 0.98MB if using setup.exe and 46.2MB if using setupfull.exe.

After the setup file has been downloaded, run and installed, you should see that the version of AMan Pro is 3.3.1248. Any earlier version will need to be upgraded . You may check the version you are currently running by clicking on Help->Help Menu->About AMan Pro.

Please visit New Version Updates for a list of the new features in this release.