BibleWare/BibWare.bin/bibmisc/bibdayd1.exe/BIBDAY.DOC

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BIBDAY - Bible verse of the day program for DOS - (c) 1996 by Robert Woeger
                                                        All rights reserved

*** Summary of BIBDAY ***

BIBDAY Version 1.1 is a useful Bible Verse of the day program.  It displays
a random Bible Verse each time it is run.  It will help to brighten your day
and pick you up.  You can set the BIBDAY program to run every time you boot
your system if you like.  That way your PC will greet you with a message
of encouragement and inspiration each time you turn it on.  You can also
use it to display a verse when you run certain applications or batch files
also.  It has many uses.  You can configure the color of the text of the
Bible Verses also.  You can optionally have it clear the screen before the
verses are displayed.  You can add your own Bible Verses by using a standard
ASCII text editor such as EDLIN or EDIT.  That way you can see your
favorite verses each time you run BIBDAY.  You can choose to pause the screen
after the verse is displayed or let the screen scroll.


*** Distribution of BIBDAY/Cost of BIBDAY ***

This version, BIBDAY 1.1, is distributed using the shareware software
distribution method.  The author, Robert Woeger, owns the copyright on this
program and will allow anyone to distribute the BIBDAY program as long as the
following simple rules are followed:

        1)  All people are encouraged to give copies of this shareware
        version of BIBDAY away to others.  You may charge a reasonable disk
        duplication fee if you are a shareware vendor (not to exceed $8/disk).
        CD-ROM publishers are free to include BIBDAY on their shareware
        CD-ROMs.  On-line services and bulletin board systems may freely
        distribute the shareware version of BIBDAY even if they charge an
        access fee to use their systems.  You may not sell copies of BIBDAY -
        only the author may receive payment for use of BIBDAY.

        2)  You may use this program for a trial period not to exceed 30
        days.  At the end of the 30 day trial period you must either pay
        the author, Robert Woeger, for the right to continue to use the
        program or stop using BIBDAY altogether.  Upon payment to the author
        you will receive a special registered version of BIBDAY that does not
        have the "Unregistered shareware version line" at the top of the
        screen, plus you will receive the latest version of BIBDAY.  Also
        you will know that you have done the right moral and legal thing.
        As the Bible says "For the worker is worth his wages" Luke 10:7, and
        the author has the legal right to expect payment for his work in
        writing this program.

        3)  Tell others about BIBDAY!  Give it away to help spread God's Word
        into other people's lives.  If you or your church or ministry would
        like a special registered version of BIBDAY to distribute as part of
        your evangelism or fund raising program(s) please contact the author
        for details.  I am very receptive to working with ministries and
        churches about licensing BIBDAY for your fund-raising or evangelism
        needs.  This special registered version of BIBDAY I have available
        is a pre-paid license so people you send it to or give it to don't
        have to pay me an additional shareware fee.

        4)  You MAY NOT distribute any other versions of BIBDAY to others
        (i.e. Registered version, Special Evangelism version, etc.) unless
        you have a special license from the author to do so.  This shareware
        version is the ONLY version that you may distribute.  If the logo on
        the top of the display says registered copy, please do not distribute
        it.  Thank You.

        5) This program and all its files are distributed on an "AS IS" basis
        with no warranties provided.  The author has tested the programs on
        his PC but can not vouch to how they will act on your computer.  The
        author will in no way be liable for any accidental damage or misuse
        caused by these programs.

        6)  When you distribute this shareware version of BIBDAY to others,
        you MUST ONLY distribute the original files that came with BIBDAY.
        You MAY NOT add, remove, or modify any of the files you give to
        others!  That includes the BIBVERSE.DAY text verse file!  You may
        modify the BIBVERSE.DAY file for use on your own PC and for use
        on machines you have a registered licensed copy of BIBDAY for, but
        you MAY NOT distribute modified copies of BIBVERSE.DAY or the other
        program files included with the BIBDAY package.  Disk vendors may add
        their own supplemental documentation or information files to the disk
        but may not modify or delete any of the original distribution files.


*** Note:  The following references are made immediately following the
Bible verse reference to specify which version of the Bible the verse is
taken from.  Each version except the King James Version is copyrighted
and is used by permission of the respective publisher of that version.

[KJV] - King James Version
[NKJV] - New King James Version
[NIV] - New International Version


You may contact the author in the following ways:

Mail:  Robert Woeger, 886 London Green Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 USA
Phone:  [phone]  days or evenings
Internet Email:  [e-mail]

See the PAYFORME.DOC file to register (pay for) your copy of BIBDAY.

The BIBDAY program is currently shipping in a DOS version.

Filename formats for distribution are currently:

BIBDAY11.ZIP    Bibday Version 1.1 -  DOS Specific version (this package)


*** Documentation for BIBDAY's features and how to set it up ***

BIBDAY is very easy to set up.  It is all ready to run and go as is.  You
should have the following files on your disk when you receive BIBDAY (DOS
version):

BIBDAY.EXE  -  run this program  -  main BIBDAY verse display program
BIBVERSE.DAY  -  text ASCII file containing verses to be displayed
BIBDAY.DOC  -  Documentation (this file) for BIBDAY
BIBCOUNT.EXE  -  simple utility to run to count the number of verses in your
                 BIBVERSE.DAY file  (useful when you have added some verses)
PAYFORME.DOC  -  text file to be used to order a registered copy of BIBDAY

If you obtained BIBDAY as a .ZIP format, you will need to unzip it first to
get the above files.


BIBDAY may be run by simply typing the word BIBDAY in the directory where
both the BIBDAY.EXE program and the BIBVERSE.DAY file reside.

BIBDAY.EXE may also be called from any other directory, batch file, your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, etc.   Simply specify the program in your PATH statement
or type the complete drive and path to the directory where BIBDAY.EXE resides.

BIBDAY.EXE has an optional parameter that can be specified to tell BIBDAY
where its BIBVERSE.DAY file is located.  This is useful so you don't have
to have the BIBVERSE.DAY file in the same path/directory where BIBDAY.EXE is.
Simply use the following format:

        BIBDAY C:\BIBDAY

This command will call up BIBDAY and use the BIBVERSE.DAY file from the
C:\BIBDAY directory.  This is useful if you have different BIBVERSE.DAY files
you want displayed (place them in different directories).  Or you can use
the above line in a batch file to call a special verse file.  Note:  DO NOT
specify the file name as a parameter (only the drive and pathname).  BIBDAY
always looks for a file called BIBVERSE.DAY in the directory you specify.

To have a verse be displayed every time you boot up your PC:

Place the following line as the last line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file which
resides in the root directory of your boot drive (usually C:\):

C:\BIBDAY\BIBDAY C:\BIBDAY

assuming that you made a subdirectory on drive C named BIBDAY that contains
both the BIBDAY.EXE program and the BIBVERSE.DAY file.


To make BIBDAY PAUSE at end of its verse display:
Create a small batch file using an AS