here are the options/parameters for grindq.
BALANCE=Creates BALANCE.TXT in the target folder with detailed financial information to enable easier solutions to report balancing questions.
CLUBIMPORT=Defines the name and location of the Membership Interface import file.
DATA=Specifies the DATA folder inside the current IBERDIR. For most applications, this has the exact same effect as the DATE parameter. This does not enable a different IBERDIR, unless the IBERDIR variable is used in conjunction.
DATE=Defines the dated folder to use. Use DATA as the date for the current day’s data. For most applications, this parameter is equivalent to the DATA parameter.
DEBUG=Generates extra debugging information in the Debout files.
DEBUGCONVERTLOG=Generates additional debug information in the debout files when converting a TRANS.LOG (transaction log), and it is used with the CONVERTTRANSLOG function. Has the same effect as the DEBUGCONVERTTRANSLOG variable.
DEBUGMERGETRANSLOGS=Generates additional debugging information in the debout files when merging transaction logs.
DEBUGSQLBUILD=Generates additional SQL debugging information in the debout files. This variable is considered true regardless of the assigned value. If this variable is not desired, completely remove it.
FORCECONVERTLOG=Forces Grind to upgrade a transaction log in the DATA folder to the current version of the Aloha application software.
HOUSE=Specifies a date range when rebuilding the House Account file. This (re)posts transactions for the specified date range and will double-post transactions if they already exist.
IBERDIR=IBERDIR defines the to the Aloha application software root folder name and location. This is only required for BOH applications. FOH application resolve the IBERDIR variable dynamically.
INTERVAL=Sets the time interval (in seconds) between recurrent grinds when used with RDB’s.
MERGETRANSLOGS=Merges the two transaction logs.
NODELETELOG=In versions 5.230 and higher, Grind deletes any intermediate versions of the transaction log when it upgrades the transaction log. If you enable this, Grind does not delete the intermediate versions of the log.
NOMUTEX=NOMUTEX enables multiple copies of the application to be active simultaneously. Should only be used in environments where two concepts are using the same file server. NOMUTEX stands for No-Mutual-Exclusivity.
NOWINDOW=Do not show the Grind window.
PAYCHEX=Creates the PAYCHEX export file for the previous pay period.
REGRIND=Forces re-Grind in SQLMODE.
ROBUST=Enables fault tolerance capabilities.
SQLMODE=SQLMODE instructs the Aloha application software to use an RDB database.
sTOREDIR=Sets the Store folder in SQLMODE.
STORENUM=Defines Store number. Used with SQLMODE.
TIMING=Generates extra debugging information in the debout files for Grind timing.
USESLEEPING=Grind waits for a signal from CTLSVR.EXE to activate instead of activating on timer basis. Used only with SQLMODE.
What you would want to do in order to get the Weekly Summary, I am presuming Sales report, is to run rpt.exe from a command line using parameters for it. This is usually done with Winhook but you could also setup a Windows scheduler event to run this.
