Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat

Sage 50 is an extensively used software that includes an incredible range of features and functions to help businesses streamline their operations. It has also helped businesses and accounting professionals to enhance their operational efficiency and boost revenue. It’s no surprise that Sage 50 is incredibly popular these days all over the world. However, a sizable number of our readers and users of Sage have informed us that they have received the Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat error message of late. Have you been troubled by this issue as well? Are you looking for some easy remedies to this issue?

Well, we completely agree that it’s quite annoying to come across such error messages while being in the middle of something important. Hence, in this blog, we are going to discuss some easy methods to fix this issue. You should go through this blog till the end, perform the steps shown and do away with this error as soon as possible.

What is the Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat?

When Sage users experience the Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat error message, it means a file corruption on the file specified in the error ie. Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat .This indicates that you need to rebuild the file in Sage Pastel. Pervasive also rebuilds the data in the file selected. It does not overwrite or copy any data.

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How to Resolve the Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat?

To resolve this issue, you will need to rebuild the file 31 acchistl.dat in Sage Pastel. Before proceeding to do so, you must take a back up of the acchistl.dat file in the company you were working in.

There are 2 ways by which you can Rebuild the File in Sage Pastel

A) By using the Sage Pastel Accounting Rebuild Utility

B) By using the Pervasive Rebuild Utility

We will discuss both these processes in the sections below-

Procedure to Rebuild the File by Sage Pastel Accounting Rebuild Utility

• Make sure to close the Pastel Partner / Xpress program on all the computers
• Hold the Windows + E keys together 
• The Windows Explorer menu will pop up
• Browse to the Pastelxx/Xpressxx folder (here, xx denotes the Sage Pastel Accounting version you are running)
• Next, open the Pastelxx/Xpressxx folder
• Do a double click on the Rebuild32.exe file
• Please Note: the Sage Pastel Accounting Rebuild Utility should not be run over a network. You should always run it on the server where the company data has been saved locally
• The ‘Rebuild a Btrieve File’ screen will come up
• A message will come up, mentioning the importance of taking a backup before using the rebuild utility.
• Click OK on it to proceed
• Specify the drive where your data is stored
• Choose the Company folder
• Specify the data files to rebuild
• Click on the Rebuild button
• After the rebuild process is completed, ensure that all the records are rebuilt

Procedure to Rebuild the File by Pervasive Rebuild Utility

• Make sure to close the Pastel Partner / Xpress program on all the computers
• If you are using Windows 7, click on Start >Programs >All Programs > Pervasive > the current version of Pervasive >other utilities / Utilities >Rebuild
• If you are using Windows 8 and Windows 10, locate Rebuild and then click on the Pervasive Rebuild icon
• The ‘Welcome to the Pervasive Rebuild Wizard’ window will be displayed
• Click Next
• The ‘File Options’ window will come up
• Click on Add
• The ‘Browse/Open’ window will come up
• Now, browse to the Company Folder
• In Files of Type, alter the option from Data Files to All Files
• From the list that displays, specify the Sage Pastel file to rebuild i.e. ACCHISTL.DAT
• Click on Open
• The ‘File Option’ screen will be displayed, with the file selected
• Click Next to proceed
• The ‘Rebuild Options’ window will come up
• Do not make any changes to it
• Click Next
• The ‘Rebuild the Files’ window will come up
• If the rebuild process completes successfully, you will see the message ‘The files were rebuilt successfully’. Else, you would understand the rebuild was not successful.

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Final Words

We hope that the troubleshooting steps outlined above will aid you in fixing the Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat on your system. If you are still having difficulty performing the steps above and are still unable to resolve the issue, we recommend getting in touch with some experienced Sage professionals.

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