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<<ABOUT SERMON SERVER V2.1>>
Welcome to Sermon Server v2.1!
Sermon Server is a database for you to keep track of sermons. Once you
have entered sermons into the database, you may work with these in many
ways, including editing, printing, deleting, and searching the sermons.
This last option is possibly the most useful talent of Sermon Server;
with it, you may scan your sermons for a specific scripture, preacher,
or date. See COMMANDS.SS2 for more details.
There are a few things you should know about this program before you
use it.
Whenever you see an option (e.g., <E>nter) in the program, the letter
inside the < > is a 'hot key.' All you have to do is type that single
letter to choose that option. A few commands do not have the < > and
require you to press ENTER after you type the single letter -- those
commands usually involve long processes that can't be undone easily.
You will notice the text (press ENTER for XX) in various places in
this program. Simply press ENTER at that point and you will go back
to the named menu.
When entering or editing the text of a sermon, press ENTER when you
reach the right edge of the screen to begin the next line. I am
currently working on a text editor, which will make the entry of text
much easier.
If you have texts of sermons written through a word processor stored
on disk, you may now import them into Sermon Server. However, you
MUST convert the text into an ASCII text file with no more than 80
characters per line before you import the text. See COMMANDS.SS2 for
information on how to import text.
DO NOT delete any of the files you received with your copy of Sermon
Server.
There is an error handling system used in Sermon Server. For now, the
only errors identified by Sermon Server are Device Timeout, Device fault,
Out of paper, File not found, Device unavailable, and Path/File access
error. When other errors occur, Sermon Server will tell you that an
unknown error has occurred and will (hopefully) give you an error device
and code. PLEASE write to me, telling me what you were trying to do and
the error device and code you received!
The "out of paper" error only works for those printers which always
know whether or not they have paper. Printers with automatic feed will
always attempt to print if online, but Sermon Server cannot tell you if
the printers are out of paper.
The 'Sort Date' feature of Sermon Server will *ONLY* work correctly
with valid dates. In other words, DO NOT use dates such as:
12-05-00 99-31-95 01-54-08
^^ ^^ ^^
These are the invalid parts of the dates.
<<ABOUT THE AUTHOR>>
I, David Aukerman, am a 16 year old programmer from Anderson, Indiana.
I've been programming in BASIC since I was 7 or 8 years old. This
program is the first major release of my life; it was written and
compiled using QuickBasic v4.5.
<<REVISION HISTORY>>
April 13, 1996 -- v1.0
Initial release.
June 27, 1996 -- v2.0
BUG FIXES:
> Long titles (70+ characters) would make v1.0 choke on the title
list. Fixed.
> Search matches weren't paused in v1.0. Fixed.
> V1.0 didn't allow for changing drives in the DOS shell. Fixed.
> When v1.0 was first run on a new computer, you could never
enter a sermon, since SERMONS.LST didn't exist. INSTALL.EXE
has been modified to create it, if necessary.
SOURCE CODE CHANGES:
> Switched to using SUBroutines. The code looks nicer now. :)
> Switched to 2 byte integers where possible. Runs a hair faster now.
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS:
> Print/View a sermon looks nicer and fits the information on as
few screens/pages as possible.
> Search for book is improved. In v1.0, Philippians, Philemon, and
even Philadelphia would return the same information. (V1.0 checked
the first 4 characters of the search string.)
> Search for chapter is fully operational. Even in a scripture string
such as "Luke 1:5-3:6, 4:5-7", Luke 1, 2, 3, AND 4 will be found!
> Variable length texts are now supported. You aren't limited to 75
lines any more.
> Some prompts have been reworded.
> The Main Menu looks nicer now. If you like it, I'll use the
same format for the other menus, as well.
> An "arrow key selection" system has been implemented in v2.0. Now,
instead of entering the date of a sermon, you can use the arrow keys
to "highlight" a date. Also, more than one "date page" is available
if needed. V1.0 didn't allow for a large amount of sermons.
> You may now import ASCII text files for the text of a sermon. This
works for either <E>ntering a sermon or ed<I>ting a sermon.
> During an overview of all sermons, you may now press ESCape to exit
the overview.
> You may now select different directories for the input and output
of sermons. Also, you may change the default preacher at any time.
> To help avoid some confusion, all references to "Text" by Sermon
Server have been changed to "Content". References to "Scripture"
have not been changed.
OTHER:
> The COMMANDS.SS2 file looks nicer and is smaller.
> A new file has been included: FORMAT.SS2. This file describes the
format for Sermon Server v2.0 sermons, if you wish to enter them
via a text editor.
July 17, 1996 -- v2.1
BUG FIXES:
> Entering a comma in the default preacher's name under the
Change Options menu made v2.0 choke. Fixed.
> The routine which allows the user to choose one from a list
of sermons (used throughout the program) had several errors.
I hope they have all been fixed.
> The <L>ist titles option had more of a nusiance than a bug.
In any case, it has been fixed.
SOURCE CODE CHANGES:
> An ever-so-slight speed improvement in the Sort Sermons
SUBroutine has been made.
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS:
> For users of version 1.0, the conversion program has been
merged with the INSTALL program. It will be this way with
all future releases.
> The wording of the exiting screen has been changed.
<<COMING SOON>>
In the near future, I hope to have a list server for Sermon Server
available! A list server is a kind of message base; if you can send
and receive Internet E-mail, you will be able to "subscribe" to this
list server. Once you do so, you will receive every message posted
in the list server, and you will be able to post your own messages
related to Sermon Server. In other words, this will be a way to keep
track of what's happening with Sermon Server from anywhere in the
world!
Interested? Send a message to "knight@dols.com" (without the
quotes), and I'll get back to you when the list server is ready!
<<LEGAL STUFF>>
Sermon Server v2.1 IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS. NO WARRANTY, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXISTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I, DAVID AUKERMAN, AM NOT
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE MISUSE OR ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM
IN ANY WAY. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
The following 7 (seven) files MUST be distributed in ONE archived file
(SERMON21.???) OR in a self-extracting file (SERMON21.EXE):
INSTALL.EXE
FILES.TXT
SERMON21.SS2
INFO.SS2
COMMANDS.SS2
DONATION.SS2
FORMAT.SS2
These files may NOT be modified in ANY WAY WHATSOEVER!
Sermon Server v2.1, Copyright (C) 1996 David Aukerman.
<<WRAPPING UP THE LOOSE ENDS>>
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, PLEASE send them to me!
If you have any problems, send me EXACTLY what happened and I'll fix it
for you. I hope you find that Sermon Server is a program which will fit
your needs; if it isn't exactly what you want or need, tell me and I'll
see what I can do!
My postal address is:
David Aukerman
1214 Oakland Drive
Anderson, IN 46012
My E-mail address is:
knight@dols.com
Sermon Server v2.1 is distributed as FreeWare, meaning it can be fr