Sage Pastel Error Status 146, File 31 acchistl.dat

The acchistl.dat file is specific to the company that you were working in.

Backup First

Start by making a backup of the acchistl.dat file in the company that you were working in.

The file/s selected get renamed to xxx.old
A new data file is created
The information is copied from the xxx.old file to the new file
Should you receive a critical error the utility stops copying the information from the xxx.old to the new data file which will result in data loss
Restore a Backup of the dataset should you receive errors when rebuilding using the Sage Pastel Accounting Rebuild Utility

Pervasive rebuilds the data in the file/s selected
It does not copy nor overwrite any data
Should you receive a critical error it means the file is corrupted
You will need to restore a backup before you received the original error
Note: Should one of the rebuild utilities fail, you can attempt to run the other rebuild utility. You will need to Restore a Backup however before running the alternative rebuild utility.

Ensure that the Pastel Partner / Xpress program is closed on all computers
Open your Windows Explorer (Hold the Windows + E key on your keyboard simultaneously)
Navigate to the Pastelxx/Xpressxx folder (where xx represents the version on Sage Pastel Accounting you are running i.e. Pastel19/Xpress19)
Open the Pastelxx/Xpressxx folder
Double click on the Rebuild32.exe file
Note: This utility should not be run over the network but on the PC where the company data is saved locally, i.e. Server
The ‘Rebuild a Btrieve File’ screen will display:
Click OK on the message that will display advising the importance of having a backup before running the rebuild utility
Select the drive where the data is stored
Select the Company folder
Select the data files to rebuild
Click Rebuild
Once the rebuild is completed ensure at the same amount of records are rebuilt as records that exist i.e. 17 of 17 records
Should you receive a critical error message you can attempt the Pervasive rebuild, restore the backup made before the Sage Pastel Rebuild utility was run

Ensure that the Pastel Partner / Xpress program is closed on all computers
On Windows 7 go to Start | Programs / All Programs | Pervasive | the current version of
Pervasive | other utilities / Utilities | Rebuild
On Windows 8/10/11 search Rebuild, select the Pervasive Rebuild icon
The ‘Welcome to the Pervasive Rebuild Wizard’ screen will display, click Next
The ‘File Options’ screen will display, click Add
The ‘Browse/Open’ screen will display, navigate to the Company Folder
By Files of Type: change the option from Data Files to All Files
Select the Sage Pastel data files/s that need to be rebuilt from the list that displays i.e. ACCHISTL.DAT
Click Open
The ‘File Option’ screen will display showing the file/s selected, click Next
The ‘Rebuild Options’ screen will display
Do not make any changes
Click Next
The ‘Rebuild the Files’ screen will display:
Once rebuild you should see a message ‘The files were rebuilt successfully’
Should you not receive this message it means the rebuild was NOT successful
A backup will need to be Restored before you received the original error message