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╓─────────────────────────────╖
║ TOPICS COVERED IN THIS FILE ║
┌─────────────╨──────────────┬──────────────╨─────────────┐
│ 1. Upcoming features │ 3. File list │
│ 2. What's new? │ 4. Installation notes │
└────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘
Shareware vendors see VENDOR.DOC ── BBS sysops also see SYSOP.DOC
On The Drawing Board
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1. Mouse support will be installed on every screen (for now use the
keyboard on Data Entry/Groups & Abbreviations screens)
2. ASCII import will be completely definable. I plan to make it work
like the DBF Import so you can import any comma-delimited ASCII file.
3. Postal (PostNet) bar codes print only on laser envelopes at this
time. Soon they will also print on dot matrix and laser labels.
4. Ability to prepare a disk to send to P.O. for zip code correction and
9-digit expansion
What's New?
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05/04/93 ── 2.1q Fixed problem importing DBF file from another directory.
05/03/93 ── 2.1p Fixed problem with networks using SHARE
File List
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Unregistered Edition files:
FILE_ID.DIZ Description of WML for BBSs [*]
WML.EXE What Mailing List? programme
INSTALL.EXE Installation programme (not included in BBS archives)
Note: INSTALL does not copy itself to your hard disk so you
will only find it on floppy disk.
WML.HLP Help file
PRINTER.DAT Printer definitions
POSTAL.DAT Zip/Postal codes
FKEY.LST Support file (function key list)
MAILCODE.SFL Postal bar code PCL soft font
ORDER.FRM Order form for WML and other software
WMLDOCS.EXE WML documentation (self-extracting archive), contains: [*]
─ WML.TXT Manual in ASCII "generic" printer format [*]
─ WML.WP Manual in WordPerfect 5 format [*]
VENDOR.DOC Information for Shareware distributors [*]
SYSOP.DOC Information for bulletin board sysops [*]
READ.ME This file [*]
The above files may be copied & shared freely as a complete, unmodified
set. Files marked with [*] are not needed during operation of WML and may be
deleted from a disk if space is a premium, however, please include _all_ of
the files in copies of WML you distribute. If you use INSTALL it will
remove some of the unneeded files. I would appreciate it if you would keep
the ORDER.FRM file handy on your disk until you decide whether WML suits
your needs.
The Registered Edition contains extra files which are to be used only
by registered users. If you copy WML for a friend, please _erase_ these
Registered Edition files to make an Unregistered Edition disk:
CONFIG.WDT Your registration and configuration.
FONTS.EXE Soft fonts for PCL laser printer (see below)
Installation Notes
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If you received your copy of WML on disk it should have INSTALL.EXE on it.
Using INSTALL is faster than installing or updating manually and it will not
touch your AUTOEXEC or CONFIG. Just put the floppy in a drive and type
"A:INSTALL" or "B:INSTALL" depending on your computer.
When INSTALL is finished it will offer to unpack the included archives.
WMLDOCS.EXE contains the documentation files (see below)
FONTS.EXE contains PCL soft fonts. Soft fonts can reside in any
directory on any disk except for MailCode.SFL which *MUST* be in the
WML directory. If you put soft fonts in another directory, remember to
move MailCode.SFL back into your WML directory or you will not get any
bar codes on envelopes.
WFF*.EXE contains the latest version of What Floppy Format? which lets
you format floppies to any density from within WML. You must have
FDFORMAT to use WFF.
If you have received WML from a bulletin board it would be best to:
1. Make a directory for it (for example, "MD \WML")
2. Go to that directory (e.g., "CD \WML")
3. Extract the archive. I put all of the WML files together into a
self-extracting archive (an EXE file). When you run this EXE file
it expands each of the files in the archive and returns to DOS. This
is convenient because you don't need any other programme, such as
PKUNZIP or ARJ, to unpack the archive -- it does it all by itself.
However, many BBSs don't like anything but ZIPs or ARJs or whatever
their chosen format is, so you may receive the WML*.EXE archive
inside of a ZIP, ARJ, etc. So, according to your situation, do
these steps:
a. Unpack the archive
b. Check the file list above to see if there are other EXE archives
which were inside of the archive you just expanded. If so, loop
back to step (a).
4. Type "WML" and set your Preferences.
Installing on a Single Floppy Disk
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WML can be run from a single floppy disk although it will run _very_
slowly as its primary function is working with disk files. Data files
must be in the same directory as WML.EXE which means that everything has
to fit on a single floppy disk. If you only plan to use WML once a year
to send Christmas cards this method will probably work fine. Otherwise
I suggest using a hard disk.
Use two disks: one to work with and one as a back-up. Use "Diskcopy
a: a:" to make a working copy of the floppy disk, if necessary. Then
delete the documentation and other files marked with [*] above -- this
will give you more room for your data. The end result is about 470k of
space used so you can fit about 350, 1050, or 1400 entries on a 720k,
1.2Mb, or 1.44Mb disk.
Documentation Files
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On disk, WML contains WMLDOCS.EXE, a self-extracting LHARC archive
(LHARC is (c) 1991 by Haruyasu Yoshizaki). WMLDOCS contains two files:
WML.TXT and WML.WP. To extract the documentation just type "WMLDOCS."
If you have WordPerfect 5, just load WML.WP. Instructions to reformat
and print are in a comment at the top of the file. If you don't have
WordPerfect or a way to convert the WML.WP file to your word processor,
then just "TYPE WML.TXT > PRN" at the DOS prompt. WML.TXT is an ASCII
file generated from WordPerfect for a "standard printer" and this command
will send it to the printer on port LPT1:. You can substitute the "PRN"
with "LPTx:" where the "x" is 1, 2, or 3.
Thank you, Merci, Gracias, Grazie,
Angel Babudro ∙ 28 Mulberry St ∙ Clinton, NY USA 13323-1506 ∙ (315) 853-6942
(this is a home phone number so please remember time zone differences)