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IGI255 Version 4.2
December, 1993
Version 4.2 is a must for your 1993 Family Search IGI text downloads.
The format of the new IGI was changed and in turn, IGI255 has been
modified to accommodate those changes. Earlier versions of IGI255 will
not process the 1993 IGI properly and the initial release version 4.0
will only process specific '93 IGI beta versions.
Several improvements have also been made to IGI255 and although the
documentation file IGI25535.NFO has not been updated, the following is
a brief summary of them...
Optional LDS Ordinance Codes Processing
Reserved for the LDS Ordinance information, 3 fields of 21 spaces each
are added to each .DBF created, even if the ordinance information was
not downloaded. Therefore, the size of each .DBF will increase by 20-
30%.
If you do not download your IGI text files with the LDS Ordinance
information, disable this option to save space.
At the Main Menu, choose "Setup". At the Setup Menu, hi-lite the "LDS
Ord=Y" option and press Enter. The (Y)es will change to a (N)o. The
LDS Ordinance option may also be toggled on and off by pressing the
"L" key at the file select screen when creating a DBF.
Improved Batch/Film#'s Handling & "Special Codes"
The Batch field has been increased to 28 spaces and will contain all
of the Batch/Sheet and Film/Page/Ord numbers. The first 3 "Special
Codes" are retained in the field previously used for the Sheet
information.
In some cases, the IGI will have a "Printout" number or other
extraneous verbiage which will not be recorded. Generally, this type
of entry is obvious but, before using the IGI255 numbers to order film
from Salt Lake, compare them with the original text file or the Family
Search Catalog for accuracy.
Improved Text File Output
Text file output is now consistent with the Field Output selections
of the Printer Setup menu.
ASCII Delimited Output
The Delimited Ascii option is now activated on the text file output
menu. The contents of each field, empty or otherwise, is bracketed
by quote marks ("") and separated by a comma (,).
"Detail" Display - Optional View of an Entry's Data
Since a computer screen is only 80 characters wide, the "scroll-
screen" can show only so much information on a single line. Hi-lite an
entry, press the Enter or the Right Arrow key and a box will appear
with the information in a "vertical" format.
While in the vertical view, the Up, Down, Page Up, Page Down, Home and
End keys allow navigation through the entries. The ESC, Enter or Left
Arrow keys will return control to the scroll-screen.
"Special Codes" Help - You Don't Have to Remember What They Mean
Pressing F1 at the scroll-screen or while viewing an entry in the
vertical format will produce a help box that shows the Event Code and
Special Code definitions.
The Up and Down arrow keys will move this box up and down on the
screen. Press ESC, Enter or the Left arrow key to return to the
previous screen.
Improved "Relative" Handling - Know Who They Are at a Glance
When "no parents are listed", the Relative's name (if given) is placed
in the Mother field. Version 4.0 placed a "(r)" at the end of the name
but this made it difficult to know which entries represented a
relative. Beginning with Version 4.2, relatives are shown with a plus
sign (+) next to their name.
Expanded Print String Option - Send Custom Codes Before & After
The print setup has been revamped and is easier to navigate. A formal
printer selection routine is reserved for a future version, but 2 sets
of "print strings" are now allowed. Each set, designated as Printer
#1 and Printer #2, can contain up to 3 separate strings - 2 of which
are used prior to printing and 1 after - and each string can hold
enough codes to satisfy the most sophisticated laser needs.
This means that codes for 2 different printers can be stored and
switching between them is relatively painless. Happen to have an Epson
850 and a HP 4L? Try this:
Printer #1 Printer #2
Before: 27,64 Before: 27,69,27,40,49,48,85,27,40,115,48,80
Compressed: 27,15 Compressed: 27,40,115,49,55,72
After: 27,64 After: 27,69,27,40,49,48,85,27,40,115,48,80
Downward Compatibility with Pre '93 Downloads and .DBF's
Pre '93 text downloads and .DBF's created with earlier versions of the
program can be processed and manipulated. Remember that the "old"
.DBF's don't have the same batch field size or the new ordinance
fields. Therefore when possible, re-process with Version 4.
If you must combine an "old" .DBF with a "new" one, add the old to the
new. In other words, create the new .DBF as usual. Then select and
view the old. Press F2 at the scroll-screen, select .DBF, enter the
name of the new .DBF, and when the "file exists warning" appears,
select "add to it".
If you send a new file to an old, the batch information will not be
complete and if the ordinance information was processed, it will not
be transferred.
Special Thanks to:
Don Keith, Utah
Jay Markam, Utah
Jim Slade, Oklahoma
Rex Stephenson, Georgia
George Towle, Arizona
Same Low "Price"
Enjoy.
IGI255 Version 4.2 is being released as Freeware. It is not public
domain material or Shareware - this means, simply put, that I retain
all the rights to the program but anyone is more than welcome to use
it for their own personal needs. Anyone wishing to distribute the
program to others may do so and access a reasonable and normal charge
for disk media, mailer and postage. Commercial computer on-line
services are allowed appropriate distribution through their normal
course of business. There are no warranties associated with IGI255,
implied or expressed - used at your own risk.
Your comments, questions and suggestions for improvements are
welcomed.
Patrick C. Deatherage
P. O. Box 202
League City, TX 77574-0202
(713) 332:3268