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CMSNOTES
Version 1, Release 0, Mod 0
a SHAREWARE product by
Scott (nmi) Mattes
written in white on black on glass.
SHAREWARE PLUG
as SHAREWARE, you can try this product out in your own home or office
and decide before you buy. if it suits your purpose/s you should pay for
it. if you use it and don't pay for it after 30 days you should stop
using it. if you don't, no skin off my nose, God will be the judge.
you get the source code with this and if you want to make modifications
that is fine with me, AS LONG AS YOU GIVE CREDIT FOR THE ORIGINAL CODE.
WHAT IS IT FOR?
CMSNOTES provides a way for you to read your CMS NOTEBOOKs on your PC.
later versions (available if this version shows some promise, read
dollars) will allow you to log/delete/write/search messages, but for
right now you can read them.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
CMSNOTES is written in Qbasic, the one that comes with MS-DOS 5. I have
no idea if other versions of basic will run this program (QuickBasic 3
doesn't for sure). you get the source code. say NO to OCO! future
versions may use C.
COST
CMSNOTES will cost you $5US for a single copy, or $100US if you want a
site liscense. for each new version number, the v in v1r0m0, you should
plan on dropping another $5 or $100. be sure to include the currency
conversion fee if drawn on other than a US bank in US dollars.
send your check (sorry, no POs, money orders or credit cards) to
Scott Mattes
7435 Jayhawk St
Annandale, VA 22003
WHAT DO YOU GET?
well, CMSNOTES has been written to allow as large a NOTEBOOK as
possible. you are limited by only two things; the number of notes in the
NOTEBOOK and the size of the biggest note you wish to view. i have
tested it with a NOTEBOOK of 29880+ records (1.5M bytes), 643 notes and
read a note of 200 lines with no problems. I would have done more, but
I need disk space that I don't have.
CONTENTS
you should find the following files in this package
CMSNOTES.BAS actual program
CMSNOTES.BAT batch file to invoke QBASIC /RUN CMSNOTES.BAS
CMSNOTES.DOC this file
SUPPORT
support is available by sending email to me on CompuServe (73027,3270 if
you are sending fron Compuserve and 73027.3270@COMPUSERV.COM if you
originate out on Internet), or the snail mail address above.
HOW TO RUN CMSNOTES
put the .BAT file in a sub-dir that is in your path (i have one called
BATCH on my PC). put the .BAS file where ever you want (\DOS\BASIC on my
system). modify the .BAT file to point to the .BAS file.
then type CMSNOTES and QBASIC will be invoked with the name of the
program to run, CMSNOTES.
you are then prompted for the name of the NOTEBOOK to read. give the
full disk, path and filename.ext if the file is not in the current
directory.
example. CMSNOTES D:\CMS\MAIL\UNREAD.NOT
CMSNOTES will check for a .NDX file with the same filename as the
NOTEBOOK in the same path as the NOTEBOOK you specify. if it exists the
date/time of that .NDX is compared with the date/time of the NOTEBOOK.
if the .NDX file does not exist or its date/time is older than that of
the NOTEBOOK a new .NDX is created.
the .NDX file will be read and displayed for you to scroll through. to
read a note put the marker on that line and press R. to quit from the
index display or the note display press Q. scrolling is with the up/down
arrow keys and the PgUp/Down keys. you can also use T for top and B for
bottom of the index display or of the note you are reading. H will get
the help for the function you are in.