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** DOCUDRAFTR SYSTEM INSTALLATION **
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** NEW USER'S START-UP INSTRUCTIONS **
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These instructions concerning the installation and use of the
DocuDraftr Document Assembly System programs are provided to
assist you in the installation of the programs. If you are not
able to get the programs running properly do not hesitate to
call us at (405) 840-3563 to get them installed properly. If
they are not installed properly you will be unable to get the
full benefit of their use in your business or practice. BEFORE
PROCEEDING, YOU SHOULD MAKE A WORK COPY OF THE DOCUDRAFTR DISK,
OR DISKS, AND SAVE THE ORIGINALS AS BACKUPS.
You may review this file and the general program help file using
the VIEW.EXE program by placing the program disk in your A: or B:
floppy disk drive, changing to that drive and entering the
command "view readme.dtr" or "view fmhelp.msg". You may print
those files by using the DOS Print Command.
If you have a hard disk follow these instructions when you are
ready to begin installing the programs:
1. If you use a menu system return to the DOS prompt. Enter the
following commands to change to the root directory and make a new
directory called PCFORMS:
CHDIR C:\
MKDIR C:\PCFORMS
2. Place the DocuDraftr disk, or disks, in your floppy disk
drive and enter the following commands to copy the forms li-
braries to the new PCFORMS directory on your hard disk: (If the
floppy drive is the B: drive, substitute B: for A: in the last
two commands)
CHDIR \PCFORMS
COPY A:*.LEX
COPY A:*.VBL
3. Change to the directory on your hard disk in which your word
processing program is located by entering the appropriate command
which is probably one of the following:
CHDIR \WP (for WordPerfect, Version 4.2)
CHDIR \WP50 (for WordPerfect, Version 5.0)
CHDIR \WP51 (for WordPerfect, Version 5.1)
CHDIR \WS (for WordStar, Version 3.3)
CHDIR \WS4 (for WordStar, Version 4.0)
CHDIR \WS5 (for Wordstar, Version 5.0 or 5.5)
CHDIR \VDE (for the Video Display Editor, VDE)
CHDIR \PCW (or something similar, for PC-Write)
Check to be sure you are in the right directory by entering the
commands DIR *.EXE and DIR *.COM after changing directories and
checking for the program file WP.EXE, WS.EXE, VDE.COM, WS.COM,
ED.EXE, WRITER.COM. If you use WordPerfect the utility program
CONVERT.EXE must also be in this directory. If you use Friendly-
Writer FWCNV.EXE must be copied to the directory.
4. Copy the files PCFM.EXE, PCLB.EXE, and FMHELP.MSG from the
DocuDraftr disk on which they were copied to the directory or
disk where your WordStar, WordPerfect VDE, PC-Write or Friendly-
Writer programs are located by entering the commands:
COPY A:PCFM.EXE
COPY A:PCLB.EXE
COPY A:FMHELP.MSG
5. Check to see that your word processing directory is included
in the DOS "PATH" command by entering the command:
PATH
If it is not listed, find the AUTOEXEC.BAT or MENU.BAT file
containing the "PATH" command which is used when you boot the
system. Copy the existing file to a file called AUTOEXEC.SAV or
MENU.SAV as a back-up, then, modify it to include the word proc-
essing directory by using EDLIN, VDE or your word processor in
Non-Document, ASCII or "DOS Text" mode. (With WordPerfect set
the margins as far apart as possible and use the CTRL-F5 options
to retrieve and save the file in ASCII).
YOU MUST RE-BOOT THE SYSTEM AFTER CHANGING THE "PATH" COMMAND FOR
THE NEW PATH TO BECOME EFFECTIVE!!!
You should now be able to start the PC-FORMS program by changing
to the PCFORMS Directory and entering the command "PCFM" or the
PC-LIBRARY program by entering the command "PCLB". If you use a
menu system you may want to add them to your menu. Just remember
that you must change to the PCFORMS directory before starting the
programs.
If you do not use a hard disk you can still run the programs
linked to your word processor. To do so, copy the files listed
in Step 4, above, to the disk where your word processor programs
are located. Be sure to include the appropriate conversion
program, CONVERT.EXE or FWCNV.EXE, on that disk with your word
processor program. Then, copy the forms libraries from the
DocuDraftr disks to a data disk, or disks, by using the *.LEX and
*.VBL file specifications. Start the programs by entering "PCFM"
or "PCLB" with your data disk drive as the default drive.
If you want to test the DocuDraftr System programs without them
being linked to your word processor copy ALL OF THE FILES on the
DocuDraftr disks to the disk and directory from which you want to
run it and enter "PCFM" or "PCLB" with that as the default
directory.
*** NOTE ON SUPER VGA MONITORS AND CARDS ***
Some users have been unable to get their Super VGA monitors to
display the PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY program menus properly. If
you experience this difficulty you can solve the problem by
changing the color codes under the {~LIB#} variable name in the
help section of the *.VBL library files with your ASCII text
editor from 01023079082 to the number 01031079082. See the PC-
FORMS manual for an explanation of these color and value-billing
codes.
The effect of this change is to make the normal text display
bright white on a blue background, as displayed by the VIEW.EXE
program, instead of white on a blue background which some Super
VGA cards and monitors seem not to display.
The author of the DocuDraftr system recommends the use of the VDE
text editor for developing or modifying DocuDraftr library files.
It is available as shareware for a very reasonable registration
fee and automatically creates ASCII files following the text
rules of the DocuDraftr system. Of course, any other text editor
capable of creating files of pure ASCII text may be used.