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December, 1992
Sounder is not designed to be a do-everything-for-everyone
utility and I hope it fills a gap in your research needs.
Questions, complaints, comments (good, bad and in-different)
and suggestions are welcomed. Please make a note of the
comments on the opening screen and then, enjoy.
Patrick C. Deatherage
P. O. Box 202
League City, TX 77574-0202
(713) 332:3268
ps: Press F10 while viewing the opening screen and the
program will be patched to ignore it on start-up.
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Sounder - Freeware Version 1.0
December 1992
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Sounder is a simple DOS based program that will calculate a
Soundex code for one or more surnames and place the information
in a database. This information can then be viewed on-screen or
printed in a two-column alphabetized list to be used as a handy
reference during research.
Written in Clipper (Summer '87), Sounder creates a "standard"
.DBF which can be read by most all database programs.
Clipper's SOUNDEX() function calculates the Soundex code in the
program. Note: Apparently there has been two methods used in
the past to generate Soundex codes - i.e. - the U.S. government
uses one method in generating Soundex Cards and the more recent
Tafel utility uses another. Apparently Clipper uses the
government's method. Please report any discrepancies.
Installing Sounder
Sounder Version 1.0 was released as SOUNDR10.ZIP and should
contain the following files:
Sounder.exe - the program
Sounder.nfo - this text file
Soundr1.ged - a sample .GED file, LDS format
Soundr2.ged - a sample .GED file, Roots III format
Create a directory on your hard disk by the name of SOUNDER,
switch to that directory and unzip SOUNDR10 to that directory.
Type SOUNDER to begin. In DOS lingo,
C: <whichever drive you wish to use>
MD \SOUNDER
CD \SOUNDER
PKUNZIP A:SOUNDER <B: if applicable>
SOUNDER
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Main Menu/Scroll Screen
Sounder utilizes a combined Main Menu and "Scroll Screen"
routine. Entries in the database are shown on the screen and can
be navigated by using the UP & DOWN arrow, PAGE DOWN, PAGE UP,
HOME, and END keys. The menu options are selected by using the
LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys and pressing ENTER will activate the
hilited choice. ESC will terminate the program and return
control to the DOS prompt.
Add - add Surnames/Codes to the database
Edit - modify the hilighted Surname/Code
Delete - remove selected entries from the database
Import - scan GED, Tafel, Nameview/Namedrop files
Print - send selected entries of the database to the
printer or a text file
Sort - sort by surname or soundex code
File - not active this version
Quit - quit the program and return control to DOS
Key Control:
PageUp, PageDown, Up, Down, Home, End - navigate entries in
the data base shown on the scroll screen
Left & Right Arrow Keys - hilite menu option
Enter - activate menu option
Space Bar - tag or untag the hilited entry
INS - activate ADD option
DEL - activate DELete option
^T - tag ALL entries
^U - untag ALL entries
F2 - create TAGLINE.TXT
F3 - activate print menu
F10 - quick quit to DOS from any menu
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Adding Entries to the Database
An entry is added to the database by selecting the ADD option on
the main menu. A box will appear. Type in the desired surname
and press ENTER. Sounder will calculate the soundex code and
verify that the name does not already exist in the database.
If the soundex code can not be calculated, a message box will
appear. If the surname is already in the database, a message box
will appear. A Yes/No prompt will appear before a new entry is
added. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to hilite the desired
answer and press the RIGHT ARROW key or ENTER to active the
choice. Pressing ESC or the LEFT arrow key will tell Sounder not
to add the entry. As new entries are added, the last 9 will
appear below the entry box. If the ADD box was reached in error,
or there are no additional names to include, leave the box blank
and press ENTER. The ESC key will also cancel the add routine.
Editing Entries in the Database
Individual entries may be modified if necessary. Hilite the name
to be modified. Hilite the EDIT option on the main menu and
press ENTER.
The cursor will be at the soundex code field. Type in the new
information and press ENTER. The cursor will advance to the name
field. Type in the new information and press ENTER.
The Up and Down arrow keys will also move the cursor between the
two fields. The PageDown key or ^W will also save the entry as
it is written. The ESC key will negate any changes and cancel
the Edit routine. The soundex code field may be left blank but
the program will not allow the name field to be empty.
Deleting Entries in the Database
Entries may be deleted from the database. Hilite DEL at the main
menu and press ENTER. The Delete Menu will appear. The hilited
entry, all the tagged entries or ALL of the entries may be
deleted. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to hilite the desired
action and press either the RIGHT ARROW key or the ENTER key.
Once entries are deleted, they are permanently removed from the
database. If an entry was accidently deleted it must be re-added
through the ADD or IMPORT routines. The delete option may be
cancelled by pressing the LEFT ARROW key or the ESC key.
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Importing Files
Sounder can scan Gedcom and Nameview .DAT files for surnames and
will automatically place them in the database. Tafel files are
not handled at this time. Sounder will not allow duplicate
entries, so a file can be processed more than once without fear.
A gedcom file from the LDS Family Search Program is handled
differently than a .GED produced by other genealogy packages.
Sounder will attempt to determine the FSP type of file by reading
the first "1 SOUR" (source) line. If "IGI" or "SSDF" is
designated, the program will assume the gedcom is from the Family
Search Program. Any other type of source information is found, a
"Non-FSP" gedcom will be assumed.
The import routine is a two step process. Sounder will
automatically find both GED and Nameview/Namedrop DAT files but
must be told which drive to search. Which file to process must
also be selected.
Selecting a File Type
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Select the desired type and press either the RIGHT ARROW key or
ENTER. The LEFT ARROW key will return the program to the main
menu and scroll screen.
Choose "ALL" and all GED and Nameview/Namedrop DAT files will be
listed for the drive selected. If only GED files are desired,
select either GED option. If only DAT files are desired, select
the DAT option. The TT option is de-activated at this time.
Selecting a Drive
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Hilite the desired drive and press either the RIGHT ARROW key or
ENTER. The LEFT ARROW key will return the program to the File
Type Selection box. All directories of the drive selected will
be searched for the chosen file type. The "ALL" drives option is
not active at this time.
Selecting a File to Process
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Use the Up, Down, PageUp, PageDown, Home, and End keys to
navigate the list of files. Use either the RIGHT ARROW key or
ENTER to begin processing the hilited file. The LEFT ARROW key
will return the program to the File Type box.
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Processing Files
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The ESC key may be pressed during processing to cancel the
routine. If Sounder can not determine a soundex code for a name,
it will be ADDED to the text file BADSNDX.TXT - and at the end of
the import routine, a Yes/No box will allow for the option of
viewing and/or deleting this file. NOTE: each time a file is
processed, the "unknown" entries will be ADDED to this file so
therefore if it is not occasionally deleted, it will continue to
grow in size and take up unecessary disk space.
LDS Gedcom
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The following is an example of a line from gedcom produced by the
Family Search Program's IGI routine:
1 NAME Sheila Mae/ILDERTON/
Sounder will only find the words between the slashes.
Occasionally a name will be listed like:
1 NAME Sheila Mae/ILDERTON or ELDERTON/
This version of Sounder assumes only what is between the slashes.
Therefore, "ILDERTON or ELDERTON" will be listed in the database.
Use the EDIT routine or DELete the offending entry at the main
menu and ADD the correction.
Gedcom - Other
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The following is an example of a line from gedcom produced by
Roots III:
1 NAME Sheila Mae/Ilderton/Deatherage
Sounder will concentrate solely on the "1 NAME" lines. The
program will assume that the word between the two slashes is a
surname. Any word(s) found following the 2nd slash will also be
considered as a surname. Both will be included in the database.
Roots III allows multiple names. Consider the following:
1 NAME Sheila Mae/Ilderton/Greene Halterman Deatherage
Sounder will attempt to separate up to the first 5 words after
the surname between the slashes. Depending on how the entries
are recorded in the genealogy package, it is possible that titles
such as Jr, Sr, Dr, and DDS will be considered a surname and
included in the database. the offending entry must be manually
removed using the delete option at the main menu.
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Tafel (.TT)
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Until additional research can be done on the formal format of
Tafel files, this feature is disabled even though the .TT files
will be shown.
Namedrop.dat/Nameview.dat
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Since Nameview and Namedrop allow keywords for any purpose as
well as surnames in the .DAT file, a YES/NO prompt will request
verification before adding a name to the database.
Nameview/Namedrop users are aware that the keyword list begins
following the "~~" line in the .DAT file. Sounder begins it's
name processing following the double tilde.
Nameview and Namedrop are excellent message search and retrieval
utilities that can be found on most genealogy related-bulletin
boards. Contact
Ray Cox
17410 Huntersglen
Humble, TX 77396-1622
for additional information on or ordering Nameview and Namedrop.
Printing the Database
Select PRT at the main menu or press the F3 key. The first Print
Menu will appear. Tell Sounder to either send the contents of
the database to the text file SOUNDER.TXT or the printer. The
second menu is used to instruct Sounder to use ALL the entries or
only the tagged entries. Both print menus use the RIGHT ARROW
key or ENTER to select the option while the LEFT ARROW key will
cancel the print routine and return the program to the main menu.
The print output is "hard-wired" to utilized a two-column, 55-
line result - and is sorted by the current active sort. Press
the ESC key during printing to cancel the routine.
Sorting the Entries in the Database
There are two sorts available. By Surname or Soundex code.
Hilite SORT on the main menu to switch between the two. The
printed output, whether to the printer or SOUNDER.TXT, will be in
the currently selected sort.
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File Options
The database created by Sounder is named SOUNDER.DBF and this
version does not allow for additional .DBF's to be maintained.
SOUNDER.DBF is a "standard" database file which can be read by
any of the database systems such as DBASE III+, FoxPro etc.
Quitting the Program
Quit the program by selecting QUIT at the main menu and pressing
ENTER. Pressing the F10 key while at any of the menus will also
immediately end the program and return control to the DOS prompt.
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