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Special BBS Shareware distribution disk set. You must have both files
DBD-1.ZIP and DBD-2.ZIP in order to use this package. It will not run
without all of the necessary files.
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ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.
2526 69th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
LATE-BREAKING NEWS ABOUT dbDIAL 1.00
MANUAL UPDATES & ERRATA:
Additions to Table 2.2:
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DBDMERGE.EXE Appends dbDIAL databases to create a "master" database
FIND-DUP.EXE Searches for suspected duplicate records in dbDIAL data-
bases and generates reports on them (see chapter 17)
AVRY5260.LJ2 A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2) prepared
for people who use Avery 5160/5260 labels on a LaserJet
or DeskJet or compatible printer
AVRY5260.PS A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2 prepared
for people who use Avery 5160/5260 labels on a PostScript
compatible printer
AVRY5267.LJ2 A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2) prepared
for people who use Avery 5167/5267 labels on a LaserJet
or DeskJet or compatible printer
CONGRESS.DAT A dbDIAL database so you can call senators & congressmen
in Washington, D.C.
DIR-ASST.DAT A dbDIAL database so you can dial the information operator
for any area code in the U.S.
SAMPLE.DAT A sample dbDIAL database so you can get started
TIMEZONE.INF A data file containing area code & time zone details for
the United States and Canada (see chapter 16)
TOLLNMBR.INF A data file containing phone number prefixes in your local
area code which must be dialed as a "toll" call (see
chapter 15)
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Chapter 8.4.2 clarification:
* dbDIAL doesn't care if you type uppercase or lowercase letters.
"Widget" is the same as "WIDGET" or "widget". EXCEPTION: the tag field
recognizes "b" and "B" as different characters. If you search on the
tag field, use the correct uppercase/lowercase character(s).
* Search data must start in the first position of the given field. If
you specify one or more values to search for the "tag" field, dbDIAL
will search the entire tag field for occurances of those values. This
way you can find a record with "abCDe" in the tag field even though you
entered "C " as the search criteria.
Chapter 13 clarification:
The "File/Filter/Criteria/Regular" data entry screen works the same as if
you wanted to find a record with the "Record/Find/Regular" command. This
includes the way dbDIAL recognizes values in the tag field (see the above
clarification to chapter 8.4.2).
New chapter: dbDMerge utility
DBDMERGE.EXE appends the records from one or more dbDIAL databases to a
master database file. The syntax for using dbDMerge:
DBDMERGE masterfile dbdfile [dbdfile...]
masterfile the name of the dbDIAL database which will absorb records
from other databases. You can specify a drive & path if
you wish. dbDMerge will create the file if it doesn't
already exist.
dbdfile the name of a dbDIAL database file to append to the master
database. You can specify a drive & path if you wish.
The program displays a copyright notice and various status messages while
it works. The total time for the program to run depends on the number of
records in the secondary database file(s).
Appendix B.2:
"I don't have expanded memory. Can dbDIAL's TSR portion use extended
memory?"
The program can use extended memory directly if you load Microsoft's
free HIMEM.SYS device driver or some other LIM XMS device driver as part
of your CONFIG.SYS file. dbDIAL can use extended memory even if you don't
have a LIM XMS device driver: consult your DOS manual for information on a
device driver usually known as RAMDISK.SYS or VDISK.SYS. Set up a RAMdisk
in extended memory and tell dbDIAL to use it like a regular disk drive.