This option tells WizLink which serial port on your PC that the
Wizard is connected to. Communications port options include
COM1,COM2,COM3, and COM4. In order to use COM3, or COM4, these
two ports must share the same interrupts as COM1 and COM2
(IRQ3,IRQ4).
(2) Automatic File Backup
This option causes a current application file to be renamed
before a new one is downloaded or saved from within WizLink. A
"Y" will cause the file currently being written to, to be
renamed with a ".BAK" extension before the new one is created.
If this option is set to "N" then the current file will just
be overwritten when a new file is saved to disk.
(3) Help Windows On
Enabling this option causes a context sensitive HELP window to
be on the screen at all times.Once you know how to use the
program you will want to disable this feature.
(4) Wizard 8000 series
Setting this option to "Y" tells WizLink that you have an 8000
series Wizard and that you wish to use the advanced features
that this provides you. If you want to access all of the
fields allowed for a given application on the 8000, you must
enable this option.
(5) Time Out Counter
This option is needed only if you have problems downloading or
uploading to the Wizard. If you have a very fast PC, you may
need to increase this value. The default value of 2 should
work with most PC's. See the Problem Solving section for more
information on changing this option.
(6) Edit Field Descriptions
WizLink comes with some standard field descriptions for each
application. For example, the telephone application has a
field where you enter the persons name. This field comes
defined as "Name". If you wish to change the description of
any field, depress the spacebar to change the option to "Y".
You will then be prompted for the application that you want to
modify the field descriptions of. The window looks like this:
Select an Application
TEL 1 EXPENSE
TEL 2 .
TEL 3 .
SCHEDULE .
MEMO .
ANN 1 .
ANN 2 .
TIME .
DO LIST .
Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar to the desired
application and depress <enter>. The current field
descriptions will now be displayed for the chosen application.
Use the arrow keys to move around and press F10 to process your
changes. When you are done you will be returned to the
configuration screen. If you want to change another
applications description, just press Space and repeat the
above process.
(7) Modify Default Filenames
WizLink comes with a default filename for each application that
is used for uploading and downloading. You can change this
filename using this option. Selecting this option causes the
Select Application Window to appear (see (6) above). Choose
the application that you want to modify and press <enter>. A
box will appear that contains the current default filename as
follows:
Default Filename for 'TEL
1' (Main)...
>TEL1M.WIZ
Modify the filename displayed as you want and press <enter> to
store it. If the application that you have chosen to change
the filename of is an application that can have an alternate
file on a RAM card then you will be asked for the filename for
the application when using the RAM card as follows:
Default Filename for 'TEL
1' (Card)...
>TEL1C.WIZ
Modify the filename displayed as you want and press <enter> to
store it. You will then be returned to the Application
Selection window to select another application. Press [Esc] to
exit from this window and return to the Configuration window.
(8) European Date Format
This option tells WizLink that you want your dates displayed as
DD.MM.YYYY instead of MM/DD/YYYY. You should set this to "Y"
if your Wizard is set to DD.MM.YYYY for its date format.
(9) Transmission Delay Factor
In some cases when using a 5000 or a 7000 series Wizard, you
may experience errors when trying to send or receive. The
transmission delay factor controls the amount of time that
WizLink pauses in between each character sent to the Wizard.
Increasing this value causes WizLink to take longer to send
information TO the Wizard. The flow on information FROM the
Wizard is not affected. See the Problem Solving section for
more information on modifying this option.
Transferring Information To and From the PC Transferring Information To and From the PC Transferring Information To and From the PC
Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Individual Files) Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Individual Files) Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Individual Files)
The first selection on the Main menu ("Get Data from the Wizard")
permits you to transfer information from the Wizard to the PC. It
allows you to put each applications data into a unique file, allowing
for future sending back to the Wizard or for editing on the PC.
Before selecting this option make sure that you have placed the
Wizard into PC-LINK mode from the OPTIONS Menu.
Once you select this operation, you are taken into the Available
Files Window to select the applications that you wish to download.
You do this by moving the cursor to the desired application and
pressing the "T" key to "Tag" the application. A "*" appears to the
left of the application name indicating that you have selected this
application for transfer. If you press the "T" when the "*" is shown
it will clear the "Tag" marker from this application. To select ALL
of the applications available on the Wizard for transfer in one step,
just press "^T" (control T) and you will see the Tag marker appear
next to each application.
To change the name of the file that the data will be transferred
into, just position the cursor to the application that you want to
change and use the right arrow key to get over to the Filename field.
Change the filename as you desire and press <enter> to accept the new
name.
When you have completed marking the applications that you want to
transfer press the F10 key to begin the process.
You will see messages in the status field column of this window as
the transfer takes place. The messages will appear in the following
order:
Informing the Wizard...
Received 10..
Received 1024 characters
As the file is being transferred to the PC you will see the number of
characters change as they are received. You may not see all of these
messages, as they take place very quickly.
Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Archive Mode) Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Archive Mode) Wizard to PC Data Transfers (Archive Mode)
The first selection on the Main menu ("Get Data from the Wizard")
permits you to transfer information from the Wizard to the PC. It
allows you to put each applications data into a unique file, allowing
for future sending back to the Wizard or for editing on the PC.
Before selecting this option make sure that you have placed the
Wizard into PC-LINK mode from the OPTIONS Menu.
Once you select this operation, you are taken into the Available
Files Window to select the applications that you wish to archive.
You do this by moving the cursor to the desired application and
pressing the "T" key to "Tag" the application. A "*" appears to the
left of the application name indicating that you have selected this
application for transfer. If you press the "T" when the "*" is shown
it will clear the "Tag" marker from this application. To select ALL
of the applications available on the Wizard for transfer in one step,
just press "^T" (control T) and you will see the Tag marker appear
next to each application.
When you have completed marking the applications that you want to
transfer press the F9 key to begin the archiving process.
You will then be asked to provide a name for the archive file.
Name of Archive file...
>
Enter a new filename or just press <enter> to accept the default. It
is desirable to have some standard for the name of archive files.
WizLink uses the current date with an ".ARC" extension.
You will see messages in the status field column of this window as
the transfer takes place. The messages will appear in the following
order:
Informing the Wizard...
Received 10..
Received 1024 characters
As the file is being transferred to the PC you will see the number of
characters change as they are received. You may not see all of these
messages, as they take place very quickly.
__ _ ____ __ _______ __ ___ ___ _____ __ ** A Note on Backing Up the RAM Cards **
The RAM cards used in the Wizard allow you to have a separate data
file for each of the primary Wizard applications. For example, in
the main Wizard memory there are three telephone files. Using a RAM
card gives you three more. When you have a RAM card installed, you
will see these entries in the available files window with a (c) (for
card) to the right of the specific applications names. These will be
saved on your PC with using the name that is defined in the
configuration setup.
PC to Wizard Data Transfers PC to Wizard Data Transfers PC to Wizard Data Transfers
The second selection on the Main menu (Send data to Wizard) allows
you to transfer application information from the PC back to the
Wizard. Before making this selection, make sure that you have placed
the Wizard into PC-LINK mode from the OPTIONS menu.
Once you select this operation, you are taken into the Available
Files Window to select the applications that you wish to send to the
Wizard. You do this by moving the cursor to the desired application
and pressing the "T" key to "Tag" the application. A "*" appears to
the left of the application name indicating that you have selected
this application for transfer. If you press the "T" when the "*" is
shown it will clear the "Tag" marker from this application. To
select ALL of the applications available for transfer to the Wizard
in one step, just press "^T" (control T) and you will see the Tag
marker appear next to each application.
To change the name of the file that you wish to get data from for a
particular application, just position the cursor to the application
that you want to change and use the right arrow key to get over to
the Filename field. Change the filename as you desire and press
<enter> to accept the new name.
When you have completed marking the applications that you want to
transfer press the F10 key to begin the process. If you want to send
data from an archived file press F9. If you have selected archive
processing you will be asked for the name of the archive file that
you want to use:
Name of Archive File...
>
Enter the name of the archive file and press <enter>. There are two
modes for Sending Data:
(1) Overwrite
(2) Append
After pressing F10 or F9 telling WizLink that you want to begin the
transfer, you will be prompted for the Send data Mode as follows:
Append or
Overwrite?
A A APPEND O O OVERWRIT C C CANCEL
E
Appending data causes all current data on the Wizard to be preserved,
and the new data that you are about to send will get added to it.
Overwrite causes all existing data in each application that you are
sending data to, to be erased before the transfer occurs, causing the
data on the __ __ _______ PC to REPLACE the current information.
Select either "A" or "O" and press <enter> to begin the transfer
process.
As soon as the transfer process begins you will see a window appear
that will show you the percentage of the file transferred at any
given time during the transmission. The window looks like this:
Sending TEL1M.WIZ...
0 -----------------------------------
---------------- 100 %
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
For small files the window will appear and disappear very quickly, so
don't be disturbed if you don't see it.
__ _ ____ __ _______ ___________ __ ___ ____ _______ ____ __ ** A Note on Sending Information to the Time Manager Card ** __ _ ____ __ _______ ___________ __ ___ ____ _______ ____ __ ** A Note on Sending Information to the Time Manager Card ** __ _ ____ __ _______ ___________ __ ___ ____ _______ ____ __ ** A Note on Sending Information to the Time Manager Card **
Due to a problem in the Time Manager card, you cannot send data back
to the card directly. The only way to send data to the card is to
select any Time Manager application (TIME ACCOUNTING, EXPENSE, DO
LIST) on the Wizard and enter PC-LINK mode from there. Once there
you will be able to transfer information into the card, even though
the manual says you can't.
Editing Data Editing Data Editing Data
WizLink has the ability to view and edit the different Wizard
application files. The selection for editing is on the Main menu
("E"-code). After selecting this option one of two windows may
appear:
(1) If you have previously loaded a file into memory you will
see a window as follows:
Edit the Currently
Loaded File?
Y Y YES N N NO C C CANCEL
Entering a "Y" will take you right into the edit window
using the file that is currently loaded in memory. "N"
will cause the file directory window to appear so that you
may select a new file to edit (see (2) below).
(2) If there is no current file then you will be taken directly
into the file directory window to select a file. Use the
F6 function key to toggle between the expanded file list
and the short file list. The expanded file list shows the
files size, date and time. Use the Up and Down arrow keys
to move around the file selection window and press <enter>
when the file you wish to load is highlighted. To cancel
the operation press the Esc key. If the file that you wish
to load isn't in the current directory you will need to
Load the file from the File Maintenance menu where you can
There are only two (2) commands currently available for batch
processing, GET and SEND. The GET command causes the Wizard to send
information to the PC and the SEND command causes information to be
sent from the PC to the Wizard. The format of both commands is the
same:
GET 'filespec'
SEND 'filespec'
'filespec' can take on two possible values:
ALL Causes all available Wizard data files to be either
sent or received.
Filename Causes an individual file to be either sent or
received.
When WizLink connects to the Wizard, the Wizard sends a list of the
files that it can transfer. WizLink uses this list of files and
their associated filenames that have been configured by the user as
the means to determine what files to send or receive. In addition,
if you specify an individual filename, WizLink validates it from this
list of available files. Here are some example commands:
* GET ALL Requests that the Wizard send all of its
available files down to the PC.
* SEND ALL Requests that WizLink send all the available
files to the Wizard.
* GET TEL1.WIZ Requests that the Wizard send the telephone
1 application data down to the PC.
* SEND MEMO.WIZ Requests that WizLink send the Memo file up
to the Wizard.
These commands may be issued either in a file as a series of commands
like:
GET TEL1M.WIZ
GET TEL3M.WIZ
or they may be placed on the command line as follows:
WL GET TEL1M.WIZ,TEL3M.WIZ
WL GET ALL
WL SEND TEL1M.WIZ
WL SEND ALL
Importing and Exporting Data Importing and Exporting Data Importing and Exporting Data
WizLink allows you to load and save information in formats other that
its own native format. The available translations are:
SDF - Standard Delimited File
SideKick Plus - SideKick Plus
Each of these are described in greater detail in the following
sections.
Exporting Data in the SDF Format Exporting Data in the SDF Format Exporting Data in the SDF Format
WizLink allows you to create an SDF file of only those fields that
you require and order them as you wish. Select Reports/File
Conversion on the Main menu followed by Convert Data followed by SDF
File. First you will be asked if you want to Import or Export the
SDF data.
Import or Export
SDF Data?
I I IMPORT E E EXPORT C C CANCEL
Select "E" for export. Next if a file is currently loaded you will
be asked if you want to use this file or load a new one.
Use Currently
Loaded File?
Y Y YES N N NO C C CANCEL
If you select "NO" or don't have a file currently loaded you will be
taken into the file selection window where you can select a file to
work with. After selecting the file that you want to Export a window
will open up that allows you to select the order that you want to
export the fields in.
Field Name Priority
Field 1 01
Field 2 02
Field 3 03
Field 4 04
Field 5 05
Initially the priority will be numbered sequentially with the fields.
You can change any of the priorities to any number between 00 and 99.
Making the priority a number "00" will cause the corresponding field
NOT to be included in the sort or in the output file. The lower the
number, the higher the priority. When you are satisfied with your
choices, press F10 to begin the process. You will be prompted for a
filename as follows:
Enter the SDF File name...
>
Enter a filename and press <enter>. The SDF file will then be
created. The fields that appear in the SDF file will be in the
specified order.
Importing Data from an SDF Formatted File Importing Data from an SDF Formatted File Importing Data from an SDF Formatted File
Importing data from an SDF formatted file is just as easy as creating
one. Select the Reports/File Conversion option from the Main menu,
and then select the Convert Data option. WizLink will prompt you for
either Import or Export.
Import or Export
SDF Data?
I I IMPORT E E EXPORT C C CANCEL
Press the "I" key to select the Import process. You will then be
prompted for the name of the file that contains the SDF data that you
want to import.
Enter the SDF filename to
Import...
>
Enter a filename and press <enter> to continue. A window will then
appear asking you to select the application that you want to import
data into. The data in the SDF file must exactly match the standard
field order for the chosen application. In addition, each field must
be included, even if you don't have data for it. See appendix A for
a list of the standard field orders for all applications. Once you
have selected the application that you want the information processed
into, the import process will begin. When it is complete you will be
taken back to the WizLink Main menu where you may select the Edit
option to view and save the results of the data import process.
Exporting Data To Sidekick Plus Exporting Data To Sidekick Plus Exporting Data To Sidekick Plus
Moving information between Sidekick and WizLink requires some thought
as how you want your data interpreted. Select Reports/File
Conversion on the Main menu followed by Convert Data followed by
Sidekick Plus. First you will be asked if you want to Import or
Export the Sidekick data.
Import or Export
SDF Data?
I I IMPORT E E EXPORT C C CANCEL
Select "E" for export. Next if a file is currently loaded you will
be asked if you want to use this file or load a new one.
Use Currently
Loaded File?
Y Y YES N N NO C C CANCEL
If you select "NO" or don't have a file currently loaded you will be
taken into the file selection window where you can select a file to
work with. Next you will be asked for a filename for the conversion
output.
Enter the SideKick Plus
Filename...
>
Enter a filename and press <enter> to continue. If you are
converting a schedule file then the conversion process will begin,
otherwise a conversion mapping utility window will appear as follows:
Wizard Field Map Fields #'s SideKick
Fields
Name 1 Index
Number 2 First Name
Address 3 Last Name
Free Field 1 4 Phone
Free Field 2 5 Extn
Free Field 3 6 Company
Free Field 4 7 Telex
Free Field 5 8 Fax
First it is important to notice that Sidekick has many fields that
are separate, while the Wizard puts them together. WizLink
automatically maps certain fields for you if they are stored in the
Wizard in the standard name, address format as follows:
Name Last, First
Number Phone
Address Street
City, State Zip
If your phone file is not formatted this way, then you have the
capability to override those using the mapping window. Just place
any combination of Sidekick field numbers separated by commas in the
Map Field column for the particular field that you want to remap.
For example, suppose that you wanted the entire name in both the
First and Last name fields in Sidekick. you would type "2,3" in the
map field column next to the Wizard Name prompt. WizLink would then
map these during the conversion.
Press F10 when you have completed your mapping (if any) to begin the
conversion.
Import Data From SideKick Plus Import Data From SideKick Plus Import Data From SideKick Plus
Moving information between Sidekick and WizLink requires some thought
as how you want your data interpreted. Select Reports/File
Conversion on the Main menu followed by Convert Data followed by
Sidekick Plus. First you will be asked if you want to Import or
Export the Sidekick data.
Import or Export
SDF Data?
I I IMPORT E E EXPORT C C CANCEL
Select "I" to import data. You will then be prompted to enter the
name of the file that you want to convert.
Enter the Filename to
Import...
>
Enter the name and press <enter>. Next you will be asked to select
the Wizard Application type that you want your data converted to.
Available SideKick Plus
Conversions
1 TEL 1
2 TEL 2
3 TEL 3
4 SCHEDULE
5 BUSINESS
Application?
Enter the number of the application that you are converting and press
<enter>. If you are converting a SCHEDULE file then the conversion
will begin processing, Otherwise you will see the Mapping window
appear so that you may select how you want your data formatted.
Wizard Field Map Fields #'s SideKick
Fields
Name 1 Index
Number 2 First Name
Address 3 Last Name
Free Field 1 4 Phone
Free Field 2 5 Extn
Free Field 3 6 Company
Free Field 4 7 Telex
Free Field 5 8 Fax
Place the number of the Sidekick fields separated by commas, next to
the appropriate Wizard Field. For example, if you want Last name and
First name in the Wizard Name field then type "3,2" in the Map field
for Name. When you have completed your choices press "F10" to begin
the conversion.
When the conversion is complete, the file that you have converted
will be loaded in memory and you may enter the EDIT window to view or
save the new file.
Creating Reports with WizLink Creating Reports with WizLink Creating Reports with WizLink
One of the advanced features of WizLink is the ability to generate a
report based on any format that you want. Select Reports/File
Conversion on the Main menu followed by Reports. Next if a file is
currently loaded you will be asked if you want to use this file or
load a new one.
Use Currently
Loaded File?
Y Y YES N N NO C C CANCEL
If you select "NO" or don't have a file currently loaded you will be
taken into the file selection window where you can select a file to
work with. After selecting the file that you want to use to create a
report, WizLink will ask you if you want to load a previously saved
report layout:
Load Report Layout
or Create?
L L LOAD C C CREATE C C CANCEL
If you have previously created a report using WizLink and have saved
that layout, select "L" to bring up a list of the available formats.
Otherwise select "R" to create a new format. The Format definition
window will appear as follows:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(6)
Field Names Priority -------Report
Info-------
Line# Column# Width
Name 01 01 01 80 Lines
btw recs->01
Number 02 02 01 80 Lines
per page>60
Address 03 03 01 80
. . . . .
. . . . .
______ _______ Format Options ______ _______ Format Options ______ _______ Format Options
(1) Field Names The field names are the default field names
that are defined in the WizLink configuration
setup. They may not be changed.
(2) Priority The priority that can be defined for each field
is from 00-99. A priority of 00 means that the
field will not be included in the output file.
The priority defines the order of the fields for
sorting purposes. The lower the number the
higher the priority for the sort. For example,
if you had a priority of 02 for Number and 01 for
Name then the report would be sorted by number
followed by name.
(3) Line# When printing each record, you may have up
to 15 lines to display your information. Usually
you will want no more than 2 or 3 lines for each
record, to keep the report size down.
(4) Column# This field defines the column # (01-80) that the
field will being printing on. For example, if
you want your Name field to indented by 10 spaces
on each line then put a 10 in this field.
(5) Width When you specify a width for a particular
field, this tells WizLink that should the field
be wider that your defined width, it will be
wrapped onto the next line beginning in the
specified column for this field. For example, if
you have specified that the Name field is 10
characters wide, and the Name is
"12345678901234567890" then the output would look
like:
1234567890
1234567890
(6) Lines btw recs This option permits you to define the number
of lines that are skipped between each record of
your file.
Lines per pageThis option allows you to select the number
of lines that will be printed on a page before a
form feed is issued.
When you are finished with your format press "F10" to continue. You
will then be asked for a filename that WizLink will put your report
into.
Enter the Report Filename...
>
Enter a filename and press <enter> to begin the report generation.
When the report file has been created, you will be returned to the
Menu. To print your report, exit from WizLink and issue the DOS
print command:
PRINT filename
where filename is the Report filename that you entered in the
window above.
Problem Solving Problem Solving Problem Solving
_____ ___ ___________ ______ Can't get 'Connected' Status _____ ___ ___________ ______ Can't get 'Connected' Status _____ ___ ___________ ______ Can't get 'Connected' Status
* make sure that cable is properly connected
* is the communications port that you have defined in your
configuration setup, actually the one that the cable is
plugged into?
* Do you have a 5000 or a 7000 series Wizard? If so, is
WizLink configured for this type. The 5000 and 7000 won't
respond when WizLink is in 8000 mode.
* Do you have a super fast PC? If so, then try these two
things:
-1- increase the Timeout setting in the configuration
setup to 5
-2- if (1) doesn't work try setting the Transmission
delay factor in the configuration setup to 1
_______ _____ ______ ____ _ ____ _____ ______ ____ Receive Error Result Code / Send Error Result Code _______ _____ ______ ____ _ ____ _____ ______ ____ Receive Error Result Code / Send Error Result Code _______ _____ ______ ____ _ ____ _____ ______ ____ Receive Error Result Code / Send Error Result Code
* this error is caused by the Wizard responding with an error
for a request to either send or receive data.
* first, if you are trying to access data on the RAM card and
you have removed it, place it back in.
* try and increase the Transmission delay factor in the
configuration setup to 1.
* If you are sending data to the Wizard, make sure that you
haven't run out of memory.
_______ _ _______ ___ ____ Timeout - Waiting for Data _______ _ _______ ___ ____ Timeout - Waiting for Data _______ _ _______ ___ ____ Timeout - Waiting for Data
* this error is caused by the Wizard starting to send data
and then stopping. Make sure that the Wizard is still in
PC- LINK mode.
* See if the LOW battery light is on. If it is then replace
the batteries and try again.
__ ________ ____ ___ ______ No Response from the Wizard __ ________ ____ ___ ______ No Response from the Wizard __ ________ ____ ___ ______ No Response from the Wizard
* This error can be caused by several things:
-1- Insufficient memory in the Wizard.
-2- If you have a 5000 or a 7000 series Wizard, make
* WizLink is attempting to allocate memory to perform some
function, like editing. Check to make sure that you have
no TSR's or other programs running or using memory.
__________ Appendixes
Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A
________ ___________ _____ _____ ___ _________ Standard Application Field Names and Sequences ________ ___________ _____ _____ ___ _________ Standard Application Field Names and Sequences ________ ___________ _____ _____ ___ _________ Standard Application Field Names and Sequences
