Collection Suite, including all related program files may not be altered in any way. Reverse Translation is expressly forbidden without written permission of the author.
Registered users may install the software on an unlimited number of machines so long as they are for their own use exclusively.
Although Collection Suite is shareware, you are encouraged to pass the distribution file to your friends and colleague, registered copies may not be lent, sold or rented without the express written permission of the author.
Palmscape and the author cannot and does not accept any liability for loss caused by error, defect or failure of the software including any loss of any kind.
No guarantee is either offered or implied by Palmscape or the author. Use of this software is entirely at your own risk.
Registered users of Collection Suite are entitled to receive free upgrades via the internet or on floppy disk, as they become available.
For details on how to get latest version see "Contacting Palmscape". If you do not have access to the internet send a stamped addressed envelope with a PC formatted floppy disk to the address shown.
Please note that the free upgrades offer excludes postage fees & hardware costs.
Palmscape can be contacted in a number of ways, for either support or registering your software.
Internet:
http://www.palmscape.com
Telephone / Fax:
+44 (0)1234 353970
Email:
Pythia@Palmscape.com
support@palmscape.com
Post:
44 Harpur Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 2QT
England
Registering the program will give you the following benefits:
1) The register window will not pop up on startup
2) You get free support via e-mail (Pythia@Palmscape.com)
3) Your suggestions to new functionalities will be implemented (as far as resources permits it)
Pricing:
Collection Suite programs are registered using either individual codes or a Collection Gold Code. This code is valid for all present and future Collection Suite programs.
How to register
Registering Palmscape software could not be easier. We have three main ways of making your purchase, (See payment methods below for details of how to pay)
Online Orders:
Visit us at http://www.palmscape.com and follow the "Registration" links. We accept major credit cards on our fully secure servers.
Telephone \ Fax orders:
We accept telephone orders via our United Kingdom office which can be reached on +44 (0)1234 353970.
Postal Orders:
Payment can be made by UK Cheque, Cash or Credit Card direct to our office, located at:
44 Harpur Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 2QT
England.
Please mark clearly which application you wish to purchase, and if you are paying via credit card include full details of your card.
Payment types:
We accept major Credit cards, Switch, Delta as well as UK Cheque, Eurocheque and Cash. If you are paying in any currency other than GB Pounds please add 10% to cover conversion fees.
You can import and export collection information to/from ascii files using the Import/Export utility.
Activate the Import/Export utility by pressing Ctrl-Shift-E.
1) Import an ascii file by pressing the import button (Ctrl-M) from the Import/Export window.
2) Generate an export file by pressing the Export button (Ctrl-X) from the Import/Export window.
The Import/Export window prompts you for a file name. The Import/Export window also lets you access five other windows:
1) The Set window (Ctrl-S) lets you define format sets for import and/or export. If the file export.dbf does not exist (eg first time you start the program) sets for Sheet and HTML exports are created for you.
2) The Form window (Ctrl-F) lets you specify the format of the current Set:
Format: List or Form. List reads/produces simple import/export files only containing field values and separators. Form produces export files containing both field values and field prompts. Note that you cannot import files in Form format.
File Head: The string to be placed in the beginning of the file. This string is only placed once in each import/export file.
File Foot: The string to be placed in the end of the file. This string is only placed once in each import/export file.
Before Record: The string to be placed before each collection item in import/export files. Strings of more or less than one character are extended with a new line character.
After Record: The string to be placed after each collection item in import/export files. Strings of more or less than one character are extended with a new line character.
End With After Record: If checked, the After Record separator is also placed after the last collection item of the import/export file. If unchecked, the After Record separator is only placed between records.
Field separator: The string to be placed between all fields. An empty field separator is implemented as a new line character.
End with field separator: If checked, a field separator is added to the end of each record (after the last field). If unchecked, the field separators are only placed between fields.
Before Field: A string to be placed before each field. This is used to enclose the fields.
After Field: A string to be placed after each field. This is used to enclose the fields.
3) The Lable fields (Ctrl-L) window lets you specify the order of the Lable Item fields. Low sequence numbers are placed before high numbers. Fields without sequence numbers are not imported/exported at all.
4) The Collection fields (Ctrl-C) window lets you specify the order of the Collection fields. Low sequence numbers are placed before high numbers. Fields without sequence numbers are not imported/exported at all.
5) The Notes (Ctrl-N} window lets you setup the output format of the Notes field.
As for 2) and 3) you can specify the sequence numer of the Notes field. Again an empty field specifies that you do not want the Notes included in the import/export.
The No Of Lines field lets you specify a fix number of lines to be generated for Notes. If the actual notes take less lines that what you have specified blank lines will be added to mach your setting. If the notes cannot fit within the specified number of lines the text will be truncated. If you set the No Of Lines field to "0" all text will be included in the export and no extra lines will be added.
The Line Width field is used to specify a maximum line width to be used for Notes. This will assure that no line will be wider than Line Width characters. If you have <new line> characters in your notes, some lines might get shorter than the specified width.
Countries are registered in a separate table containing two fields:
1) Country code (sort key)
2) Country name
The sort key will be stored with every stamp. The related country name is looked up and showed on the Stamp Information Card on the main screen.
The sort key can be used to sort your collection items. This will allow you to specify the countries's real name without having to think about how it will be sorted. Ex:
Country name: United States of America
Sort key: AMERICA
You can activate the Country Selection window from the main screen by pressing Ctrl-Shift-T.
The Country Selection window lets you perform the following tasks:
Select
Returns the current country as a new value for the current stamp (shown on the main screen)
Edit sort code and name of the current country.
Note! If you change the country sort code all stamps marked with this sort code will be changed as well.
Create a new country name.
Delete
Delete the current country name.
Note! If no other countries with the same sort code exists all stamps with the same sort code will be updated with no sort code (and hence no country).
If you wish to delete an existing country you should first change the sort code to one used by another country. By doing that all items of the country to be deleted will obtain the other country's sort code instead of having no country.
You can simply browse around your stamp collection using the left (previous), right (next), home (first) and end (last) buttons. You can also use the List View (Shift-Ctrl-L) to browse through your titles. More advanced browsing can be done using the Find Field and Define Where Clause. You can also get Summary Information on your collection.
Find Field
The Find Field is found on the bottom right corner of the screen.
You can activate the Find Field by pressing Ctrl-F.
When activated the Find Field lets you type in a search criteria. Submit the search criteria by pressing Enter and the main screen will show the first occurence of a stamp containing that criteria in one of its text fields (not including the Item Notes nor the country name (but the country code)).
You can browse around the items matching the entered search criteria using the up (previous), down (next), pgup (first) and pgdn (last) keys. The left and right keys can still be used to browse through all the items.
Define Where Clause
If you have a little knowledge of SQL you can define the where clause to be used.
You can access the Define Where Clause window by pressing Ctrl-W.
Here you can specify the where clause of the view being used. An empty where clause selects all items.
You should not specify the "where" token here, just what is to follow it.
Here are some examples of strings you could specify:
1) "amount > 0"
2) "amount > 0 and CurrentPrice <= 1000"
3) "amount > 0 and motive like '*horse*'"
Note, if you enter an "a" as the first character of the where clause it will be interpreted as "amount>0". This means that you can write the following where clause:
"a and Country ='USA'"
The names of the fields are listed at the bottom of the Define Where Clause Window.
You can also use the Define Where Clause to specify an order by clause. All fields have indexes allowing them to be used in an order by clause.
From the Define Where Clause window you can access the Where Clause List window by pressing Ctrl-L. Here you can maintain named where clauses for reuse.
Define Where Clause can be used together with the Find Field. Up and down keys will browse through entries matching both settings while left and right keys will browse through entries matching the where clause.
List View
From the main screen you can open the List View window by pressing Shift-Ctrl-L.
This window will show you the list of titles that match your where clause. The list will also be sorted as specified in the where clause.
From the List View window you can:
- create a new entry
- delete an entry
- edit an entry
- select the entry to be viewed in the main window.
Get summary information
From the main screen you can open the Summary Information window by pressing Ctrl-S.
This window will show:
1) The number of stamps in your collection
2) The number of different stamps in your collection (number of stamps with the Amount field set to at least 1).
3) The price you have paid for the entire collection
4) The value of the entire collection
5) The difference between the value of the collection and what you have paid for it (surplus)
6) The average stamp price
7) The average stamp value
8) The surplus as a percentage of your spendings
The summary is based on the current Find Field and Where Clause. If the current Find Field and Where Clause are empty the Summary Information will be based on the entire collection.
The first three line of the Stamp Notes of the current stamp can be seen from the main screen.
You can activate the Stamp Notes page related to the current stamp by pressing Ctrl-N or by taping directly on the notes.
Here you can type in narrative notes on the related stamp. You could use the field to describe sentimental value of your stamps, how you got them, how to get replacements, anecdotes etc.
The Collection Card is placed on the right side of the screen.
You can access the Collection Card window by tapping anywhere on the Collection Card or by pressing Ctrl-C or Enter.
There is one Collection Card for each Stamp Information. The Collection Card contains information about your specific stamps:
Amount (the number of the current stamp described by the Stamp Information you have, default value 1 stamp).
My Price (the price you have paid for each stamp of this kind).
Ordinary Price (the current market price of each of these stamps).
Purchased From.
Purchase Date (default value current date, so you should register your stamps right there in the shop when you buy them :-)).
State (specification of the stamps's physical state).
Book (this field should contain a specification indicating where to find the stamps).
St Date (if the stamp is stamped this is where you enter the date of the stamp).
St Location (if the stamp is stamped this is where you enter the location of the stamp).
Item ID (if you want to register some kind of personal identification number on each of your stamps use this field to do it. The field can contain both numbers and text).
The Stamp is the left part of the screen framed like a stamp.
By pressing Ctrl-L, Space or tapping inside the stamp you open the Stamp Information window.
Here you can maintain information that you would usually find on the stamp itself:
Name. (A descriptive name for the stamp).
Added Ink. (If the stamp contains added ink like "+ 0.50 cent" you can specify that in this field).
Ref No. (Specify a global reference number of the stamp, like the SG number).
Motive. (Describe the motive or theme of the stamp).
Year. (The release year of the stamp).
Colors. (The color(s) of your stamp).
Stamp Value (The value printed on the stamp).
Country: (select a country from the pop-list. The system lets you define short codes for each country to facilitate your searches on countries. Ex: "USA, United States of Amirca", this code will let you search for Amrican stamps using the search criteria "Type='USA'").
Read more about Countrie in section 7.
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- The Stamp Collection by Palmscape & Pythia Information lets you store, retrieve and publish information on your stamp collection.
- You can register the following types of information:
1) Stamp information (name, value, country, motive, colors, ref no and added ink)
2) information about your collection (prices, purchace information, location, state, stamped info etc.)
3) Notes about the stamps.
- You can import and export data into/from the Stamp Collection in a completely user defined layout.
- The Stamp Collection displays counts and sums of any sub set of your stamp collection.
- You can perform searches based on combinations of all fields.
The main screen contains the following four objects:
1) A Stamp on the left containing information that you would find on the stamp or in a stamp book (name, motive, country etc). You can change the Stamp information by pressing the Space bar.
2) A Collection Card on the right containing information about your specific stamp (purchace information, stamped information, state etc). You can change the collection information by pressing the Enter key.
3) A window containing the first three lines of your Notes. You can access the entire text by tapping in the window or by pressing Ctrl-N.
4) A Find Field is placeed in the bottom right corner for performing searches in the Stamp Collection.
There is also access to:
5) You can open the Summary Information window by pressing Ctrl-S.
6) You can access the Define Where Clause window by pressing Ctrl-W.
Each of these objects are described in detail in the following sections.
Createing and Deleting Stamps
You can create new entries directly from the main screen by pressing Ctrl-Shift-N.
When creating a new entry you will be asked if you want the information on the current record to be copied to the new entry.
You can delete the current record directly from the main screen by pressing Ctrl-Shift-D or just pressing the Del key.
1. About this application7
3. The Stamp Information7
2. Main Screen7
11. Registering7
4. The Collection Card9
10. Future versions7
Future versions of the Stamp Collection will include the following functionality:
1) Formated output for priting
2) More overview screens with statistics
Any additional ideas are welcome.
9. Acknowledgment7
I would like to thank the following persons for helping me out:
Al Richey, for the very usefull EventDemo
and of course...
Vibeke and Sasha de Oliveira for putting up with me!
6. Finding Information7
5. Stamp Notes7
7. Countries?
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8. Import/Export9
0. Stamp Collection7
1999 Palmscape & Marc de Oliveira
Internet: http://www.palmscape.com
E-mail: Pythia@Palmscape.com
12. Palmscape support7
13. FREE Upgrades !7
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15. Readme.txt
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Usage:
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Press Ctrl+Shift+H to see help file.
Bugs:
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Registering:
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Registering the program will give you the following benefits:
1) The register window will not pop up on startup
2) You get free support via e-mail (Pythia@Palmscape.com)
3) Your suggestions to new functionalities will be implemented (as far as resources permits it)
Pricing:
Collection Suite programs are registered using either individual codes or a single Collection Gold Code. This code is valid for all present and future Collection Suite programs. The Collection Gold Code costs USD 30.
How to register
Go to the Palmscape home page at:
http://www.Palmscape.com
Here you can register using credit card or cheque.
After receiving your registering fee I will mail you a Key that you can use to register the program.
Made by:
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Marc de Oliveira
for Palmscape & Pythia Information
Web: http://www.Palmscape.com
E-mail: Pythia@Palmscape.com
History:
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1999.02.14: Version 2.5
- The Stamp Collection started on version 2.5 to synchronize with the other Collection Suite applications.
1999.03.28: Version 2.5.1
- Geofox enabled: Screen no longer reacts when the mouse passes over a field.
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15. Readme.txt
@Stamp Collection 2.5.2 for the Psion Series 5 (C) Palmscape & Marc de Oliveira 1999
1) Execute the stamp.sis file on your pc or Psion.
2) Choose C or D drive for the installation (make sure that there is enought disk space).
3) The program will install itself.
4) Install Pscape.sis, pythia.sis, systinfo.sis and sysram1.sis if necessary.
Installation from ZIP file:
1) Make sure the \System folder is shown on your Series 5 system screen. If it's not, enable it
in the 'Preferences' dialogue.
2) Using PsiWin copy the files PYTHIA.OPO, EXPORT.OPO, CABINET.OPO, PSCAPE.OPO and PSCAPE.MBM to the folder \system\opl (you might have to create the folder)
3) Go into \System\Apps on C: or D: and make a new folder called "Stamp"
4) Using PsiWin, copy the following files to the new \System\Apps\Stamp folder:
Stamp.app
Stamp.aif
Stamp.mbm
Stamp.hlp
4) Copy the files sysram1.opx and systinfo.opx into the folder \system\opx
5) A new icon should appear on your Extras bar
Problems
--------
1. Read only files
Some times files become read only while being installed. None of the files should be read only. If you get any errors like the program is unable to write information to your Psion go through the program files to see if some of them are read only.
In the system-view you can open the file property window by selecting (highlighting) a file and pressing Ctrl-P. In the property window you can see and set/clear the read only checkbox.
2. Copying between C and D
Be very careful when you move or copy applications between the C and D drives. It seems that the Psion is not correctly updated when applicaions are copied from C to D or vice versa.
Always delete the application directory from one drive before reinstalling on the other drive.
3. Low on battery
When starting up this program for the first time a lot of writing is done to the disk. If your machine is low on battery these writes can go wrong and turn the application files bad. This should only be an issue when running the application the first time.
4. Not enough memory
This program needs up to 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive. If you try to run the program with less than 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive it may not behave as expected.
Usage:
------
Press Ctrl+Shift+H to see help file.
Bugs:
-----
Registering:
------------
Registering the program will give you the following benefits:
1) The register window will not pop up on startup
2) You get free support via e-mail (Pythia@Palmscape.com)
3) Your suggestions to new functionalities will be implemented (as far as resources permits it)
Pricing:
Collection Suite programs are registered using either individual codes or a single Collection Gold Code. This code is valid for all present and future Collection Suite programs. The Collection Gold Code costs USD 30.
How to register
Go to the Palmscape home page at:
http://www.Palmscape.com
Here you can register using credit card or cheque.
After receiving your registering fee I will mail you a Key that you can use to register the program.
Made by:
--------
Marc de Oliveira
for Palmscape & Pythia Information
Web: http://www.Palmscape.com
E-mail: Pythia@Palmscape.com
History:
--------
1999.02.14: Version 2.5
- The Stamp Collection started on version 2.5 to synchronize with the other Collection Suite applications.
1999.03.28: Version 2.5.1
- Geofox enabled: Screen no longer reacts when the mouse passes over a field.15. Readme.txt
Music Collection 2.5.2 for the Psion Series 5 (C) Palmscape & Marc de Oliveira 1998-1999
To upgrade from version 2.3 see the Upgrade section.
Installation from SIS file:
1) Execute the music.sis file on your pc or Psion.
2) Choose C or D drive for the installation (make sure that there is enought disk space).
3) The program will install itself.
4) Install Pscape.sis, pythia.sis, systinfo.sis and sysram1.sis if necessary.
Installation from ZIP file:
1) Make sure the \System folder is shown on your Series 5 system screen. If it's not, enable it in the 'Preferences' dialogue.
2) Using PsiWin copy the files PYTHIA.OPO, EXPORT.OPO, CABINET.OPO, PSCAPE.OPO and PSCAPE.MBM to the folder \system\opl (you might have to create the folder)
3) Go into \System\Apps on C: or D: and make a new folder called "Music"
4) Using PsiWin, copy the following files to the new \System\Apps\Music folder:
music.app
music.aif
music.mbm
music.hlp
4) Copy the files systinfo.opx and sysram1.opx in the folder \system\opx
5) A new icon should appear on your Extras bar
Upgrade
-------
1) Perform the installation as described above. Make sure not to remove your Music.dbf and Music.ini files.
2) Copy the file upg231.opo to anywhere on your psion.
3) Execute the upg231.opo file.
4) After execution you can delete the upg231.opo file.
Problems
--------
1. Read only files
Some times files become read only while being installed. None of the files should be read only. If you get any errors like the program is unable to write information to your Psion go through the program files to see if some of them are read only.
In the system-view you can open the file property window by selecting (highlighting) a file and pressing Ctrl-P. In the property window you can see and set/clear the read only checkbox.
2. Copying between C and D
Be very careful when you move or copy applications between the C and D drives. It seems that the Psion is not correctly updated when applicaions are copied from C to D or vice versa.
Always delete the application directory from one drive before reinstalling on the other drive.
3. Low on battery
When starting up this program for the first time a lot of writing is done to the disk. If your machine is low on battery these writes can go wrong and turn the application files bad. This should only be an issue when running the application the first time.
4. Not enough memory
This program needs up to 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive. If you try to run the program with less than 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive it may not behave as expected.
Usage:
------
Press Ctrl+Shift+H to see help file.
Bugs:
-----
Registering:
------------
Registering the program will give you the following benefits:
1) The register window will not pop up on startup
2) You get free support via e-mail (Pythia@Palmscape.com)
3) Your suggestions to new functionalities will be implemented (as far as resources permits it)
Pricing:
Collection Suite programs are registered using either individual codes or a Collection Gold Code. This code is valid for all present and future Collection Suite programs. The Collection Gold Code costs USD 30.
How to register
Go to the Palmscape home page at:
http://www.Palmscape.com
Here you can register using credit card or cheque.
After receiving your registering fee I will mail you a Key that you can use to register the program.
Made by:
--------
Marc de Oliveira
for Palmscape & Pythia Information
Web: http://www.Palmscape.com
E-mail: Pythia@Palmscape.com
History:
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1998.08.15: Version 2.3
- The Music Cabinet started on version 2.3.
1998.09.24: Version 2.3.1
- Recordings are sorted by Band (sort code) and release year as default.
- Help file updated in relation to band sort keys.
- Bug concerning changing of sort keys fixed.
1998.10.01: Version 2.4
- A new Element List (Shift-Ctrl-L) lets you browse through your collection items quickly. The Element List is based on your current query criteria and sort command.
1999.02.25: Version 2.5
- The Import/Export uility has been extended with enough parameters to make it possible to export cabinet information in HTML format for direct upload on the world wide web.
- Multible import/export settings can be named and stored for different types of import/export.
- The actual screen size is now exploited (horizontally) giving more room for fields when using the EPOC emulator.
- The date format used in the program can be defined in the system control panel.
- Music Cabinet is renamed to Music Collection.
- No Palmscape logo during startup
- New Palmscape logo in the About box.
1999.03.28: Version 2.5.1
- Geofox enabled: Screen no longer reacts when the mouse passes over a field.15. Readme.txt
Home Collection 2.5.2 for the Psion Series 5 (C) Palmscape & Marc de Oliveira 1999
2) Choose C or D drive for the installation (make sure that there is enought disk space).
3) The program will install itself.
4) Install Pscape.sis, pythia.sis, systinfo.sis and sysram1.sis if necessary.
Installation from ZIP file:
1) Make sure the \System folder is shown on your Series 5 system screen. If it's not, enable it in the 'Preferences' dialogue.
2) Using PsiWin copy the files PYTHIA.OPO, EXPORT.OPO, CABINET.OPO, PSCAPE.OPO and PSCAPE.MBM to the folder \system\opl (you might have to create the folder)
3) Go into \System\Apps on C: or D: and make a new folder called "Home"
4) Using PsiWin, copy the following files to the new \System\Apps\Home folder:
Home.app
Home.aif
Home.mbm
Home.hlp
4) Copy the files systinfo.opx and sysram1.opx in the folder \system\opx
5) A new icon should appear on your Extras bar
Problems
--------
1. Read only files
Some times files become read only while being installed. None of the files should be read only. If you get any errors like the program is unable to write information to your Psion go through the program files to see if some of them are read only.
In the system-view you can open the file property window by selecting (highlighting) a file and pressing Ctrl-P. In the property window you can see and set/clear the read only checkbox.
2. Copying between C and D
Be very careful when you move or copy applications between the C and D drives. It seems that the Psion is not correctly updated when applicaions are copied from C to D or vice versa.
Always delete the application directory from one drive before reinstalling on the other drive.
3. Low on battery
When starting up this program for the first time a lot of writing is done to the disk. If your machine is low on battery these writes can go wrong and turn the application files bad. This should only be an issue when running the application the first time.
4. Not enough memory
This program needs up to 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive. If you try to run the program with less than 300 Kb of free memory on the C drive it may not behave as expected.
Usage:
------
Press Ctrl+Shift+H to see help file.
Bugs:
-----
Registering:
------------
Registering the program will give you the following benefits:
1) The register window will not pop up on startup
2) You get free support via e-mail (Pythia@Palmscape.com)
3) Your suggestions to new functionalities will be implemented (as far as resources permits it)
Pricing:
Collection Suite programs are registered using either individual codes or a Collection Gold Code. This code is valid for all present and future Collection Suite programs. The Collection Gold Code costs USD 30.
How to register
Go to the Palmscape home page at:
http://www.Palmscape.com
Here you can register using credit card or cheque.
After receiving your registering fee I will mail you a Key that you can use to register the program.
Made by:
--------
Marc de Oliveira
for Palmscape & Pythia Information
Web: http://www.Palmscape.com
E-mail: Pythia@Palmscape.com
History:
--------
1999.02.20: Version 2.5
- The Home Collection started on version 2.5 to synchronize with the other Collection Suite applications.
1999.03.28: Version 2.5.1
- Geofox enabled: Screen no longer reacts when the mouse passes over a field.
1999.06.09: Version 2.5.2
- To avoid a OPL bug the where clause is now cleared when you create a new record.
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