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Documentation file for PCFIXLC1.MRG
PCFIXLC1.MRG was created primarily to add the ability to append account
numbers to the Long Distance Service support provided in PC-TALK.III's
dialer. This is required with some long distance services (Sprint <tm>
in my case) to identify the specific employee making the call.
After merging PCFIXLC1.MRG into your copy of PC-TALK.III, the program will
create a file on your disk called LDAPPEND.DAT. This file will contain
two append strings, each up to 15 characters long. These strings will be
defined and created under the Alt-D option as you enter a new number for
+# or -# definition. After they are defined, they will automatically be
appended to the number to be called each time you specify long distance
services. They will not be appended if you do not specify a long distance
service number (with + or -).
In addition, the "1" required in many areas to designate a long distance
phone call (such as the "1" in 1 (303) 555-7784) will automatically be
eliminated from the phone number if you use a + or - to specify a long
distance service number. In my case, Sprint would not accept the call
if the "1" was not removed.
In the process of adding the above features, I came across a couple of
errors in the original code which I have (I hope) corrected. The first
error involved trying to route data to the printer, which was not powered
up at the time. The program crashed with an unrecoverable error in line
810. This was fixed with a simple trap statement. The second error only
occurred if you used Alt-F to change defaults, made an error in selecting
parameters (such as selecting 8 data bits with even or odd parity), and
then answered "y" to the prompt which asked if the parameters were correct.
This caused an error when the program tried to open the Com: port, which
was properly trapped. If, however, you did not correct the erroneous para-
meter but instead tried to leave the Defaults routine, and answered "n" to
the "everything correct" prompt, the system would crash with a File Number
Error in line 560. This has been corrected by not allowing an exit from
the routine with erroneous parameters selected.
To add the above patches to PC-TALK.III, just load your original version
of the program and use the MERGE command to add the file PCFIXLC1.MRG,
then save the program again. You should save an original (unmodified)
copy of PC-TALK.III.
Leroy Casterline
(303) 484-9858