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  1.         NOTES ON VERSION 6.5 OF THE EXECUTIVE! MAILPERSON
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  3. Iεáá orde≥áá t∩á prin⌠á thσá documentatioεá fo≥á Thσáá Executiveí ì
  4. MailPerson, use the following command syntax:
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  6.           CP/M USERS:
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  8.           PIP LST:=MAIL65.PRN<CR>
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  10.           MS/DOS USERS:
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  12.           COPY MAIL65.PRN > PRN<CR>
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  14.                  <CR> is the RETURN or ENTER key
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  17.                      READ THE DOCUMENTATION!!
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  21. Thi≤á lates⌠ versioε incorporate≤ ye⌠ anothe≥ changσ iεá databasσ ì
  22. format«á  Thσá changσ i≤ t∩ allo≈ ß large≥ areß fo≥ namσ anΣá fo≥ ì
  23. Lis⌠á ID≤á (o≥á identifiers)«á  Therσá havσá als∩á beeεá numerou≤ ì
  24. improvements to enhance the speed of operation.
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  26. Thσ grou≡ oµ commanΣ file≤ oε thi≤ disδ arσ oµ tw∩ basiπ types:
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  28.      CM─ ║á Thesσ arσ 'tokenizedº commanΣ files«á  The∙ havσ beeε ì
  29. 'pseudo-ccompiledºá fo≥á disδ spacσ saving≤ anΣ executioεá speed«  ì
  30. Thσá CM─ file≤ canno⌠ bσ modifieΣ o≥ listed«á  The∙á arσá encodeΣ ì
  31. using Merlin Null's ENCODE6.
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  33.      SR├ ║ Thesσ arσ thσ un-encodeΣ SOURC┼ files«  Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì
  34. makσ an∙ change≤ t∩ thσ program¼ makσ change≤ iε thesσ SR├ files«  ì
  35. Oncσá yo⌡á havσá madσ thσ changes¼á renamσ thσá changeΣá filσá t∩ ì
  36. filename.CM─á anΣ replacσ thσ origina∞ CM─ filσ witΦ thσá altereΣ ì
  37. one«á  You≥á altereΣ sourcσ codσ commanΣ filσ wil∞ no⌠ executσ a≤ ì
  38. fas⌠ a≤ thσ tokenizeΣ version¼ bu⌠ wil∞ worδ interchangeabl∙ witΦ ì
  39. the other tokenized files (albeit a little slower..).
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  41. Therσ arσ fou≥ utilit∙ program≤ includeΣ witΦ thi≤ releasσ oµ Thσ ì
  42. Executiveí MailPerson:
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  44.      MAILCNVT.CM─á i≤ ß conversioε utilit∙ tha⌠ wil∞ conver⌠ pre-ì
  45. 6.╡á .DB╞á file≤ int∩ thσ newe≥ 6.╡ format«á  Thσá conversioεá i≤ ì
  46. tota∞ anΣ you≥ olΣ datß filσ i≤ saveΣ a≤ filename.OL─ iε casσá oµ ì
  47. problems«  Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ showε ß lis⌠ oµ DB╞ file≤ oε you≥ disδ anΣ ì
  48. prompteΣá fo≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ t∩ convert«á  Ente≥á ONL┘á thσ ì
  49. primary file name, NOT the DBF part!
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  51.      MOVEID.CM─á i≤á ß utilit∙ tha⌠ wil∞ clea≥ thσ firs⌠ Lis⌠á I─ ì
  52. fielΣá b∙á movinτá al∞ Lis⌠ I─ entrie≤ onσá fielΣá t∩á thσá righ⌠ ì
  53. (shiftinτ U╨ onσ field)«á  Entrie≤ iε field≤ │ anΣ ┤ arσ combineΣ ì
  54. anΣá a≤ mucΦ oµ thσ combinatioε a≤ possiblσ i≤ saveΣ iε thσá las⌠ ì
  55. fielΣ (#4)«  Thi≤ wil∞ ensurσ tha⌠ mailinτ code≤ d∩ no⌠ appea≥ oε ìèlabels printed from that datafile.
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  57.      FILLID.CM─ i≤ ß mirror-imagσ duplicatσ oµ MOVEID.CMD«á  Thi≤ ì
  58. utilit∙á move≤á entrie≤á froφ thσ seconΣ Lis⌠ I─ fielΣá int∩á thσ ì
  59. firs⌠á Lis⌠ I─ field«á  Thi≤ wil∞ ensurσ tha⌠ mailinτá code≤á arσ ì
  60. printed on labels from that datafile.
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  62.      ZIPMAINT.CM─á i≤ ß maintenancσ prograφ fo≥ thσ Zipcode/Statσ ì
  63. comparisoε file«á  Yo⌡ havσ completσ Add/Edit/Deletσ capabilitie≤ ì
  64. for the Zipcode/State file with this maintenance utility.
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  66. Enjoy this latest release of The Executive! MailPerson.
  67.  
  68. Jim Gronek
  69. 10/15/1986
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