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- README.DOC
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- = G E T T I N G S T A R T E D =
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- Welcome to Membership All-simple Record Keeping System (MARKS). The purpose
- of this document is to help you get started using MARKS as quickly as possible.
- The main topics discussed here are:
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- Instructions on how to print the documentation files
- Instructions on installing MARKS on a hard disk
- Instructions on setting up the CONFIG.SYS file
- A simple walk through using MARKS
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- INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PRINT THE DOCUMENTATION FILES
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- Please print out on your printer the following three files:
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- README.DOC - GETTING STARTED INSTRUCTIONS
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- PRINTME.DOC - MARKS DOCUMENTATION
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- ORDER.DOC - ORDER BLANK FOR MARKS
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- CUSTOM.DOC - PROJECT CUSTOMIZATIONS
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-
- You can use the DOS command COPY to print the files listed above. At
- this time, turn your printer on and enter at the DOS prompt:
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- A:>COPY README.DOC PRN
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- A:>COPY PRINTME.DOC PRN
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- A:>COPY ORDER.DOC PRN
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- A:>COPY CUSTOM.DOC PRN
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- INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING MARKS ON A HARD DISK
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- Installing from 3.5 inch floppy:
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- 1) Place the MARKS diskette "A" in Drive A
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- 2) At the DOS prompt type INSTALLD A
- i.e. A:>INSTALLD A
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- 3) Wait for all of the files to be copied from Drive A to
- Drive C
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- 4) At the PAUSE, remove the MARKS diskette "A" in Drive A
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- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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- 5) Place the MARKS diskette "B" in Drive A
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- 6) At the DOS prompt type INSTALLE A
- i.e. A:>INSTALLE A
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- 7) Wait for all of the files to be copied from Drive A to
- Drive C
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- 8) Remove the MARKS diskette "B" in Drive A
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- Installing from 5.25 inch floppy:
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- 1) Place the MARKS diskette "A" in Drive A
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- 2) At the DOS prompt type INSTALLA A
- i.e. A:>INSTALLA A
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- 3) Wait for all of the files to be copied from Drive A to
- Drive C
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- 4) At the PAUSE, remove the MARKS diskette "A" in Drive A
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- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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- 5) Place the MARKS diskette "B" in Drive A
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- 6) At the DOS prompt type INSTALLB A
- i.e. A:>INSTALLB A
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- 7) Wait for all of the files to be copied from Drive A to
- Drive C
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- 8) Remove the MARKS diskette "B" in Drive A
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- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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- 9) Place the MARKS diskette "C" in Drive A
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- 10) At the DOS prompt type INSTALLC A
- i.e. A:>INSTALLC A
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- 11) Wait for all of the files to be copied from Drive A to
- Drive C
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- 12) Remove the MARKS diskette "C" in Drive A
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- INSTRUCTIONS ON SETTING UP THE CONFIG.SYS FILE
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- The FILES command in the CONFIG.SYS must be set equal to 20 or more
- in order for MARKS to work. To check the FILES command, type at the
- DOS prompt the DOS command:
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- C:>TYPE CONFIG.SYS
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- The CONFIG.SYS will be displayed on your screen and you should see
- the command FILES=XX (where XX is the number of files). The number
- of files must be 20 or more. If the number of files is less then 20,
- then you will have to increase it. The CONFIG.SYS file can be
- changed using the DOS line editor called EDLIN or any word processing
- program. If you need help on this, please call me at (314) 264-2537.
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- To use the DOS line editor called EDLIN, at the DOS prompt:
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- 1) type EDLIN CONFIG.SYS
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- i.e C:>EDLIN CONFIG.SYS
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- 2) At the asterik (*), type l and press enter
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- Note: this will list the contents of CONFIG.SYS
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- 3) Find the line that has the words FILES=XX (where XX is the number
- of files).
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- i.e FILES=15
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- 4) If the line number is 1, then enter a 1 after the asterik (*)
- and press enter. What should be listed is the line:
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- 1*FILES=15 (or whatever the the number files is)
- 1*
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- 5) Now enter FILES=20 (if is already greater than 19, then go to
- step 6. Otherwise, after the 1* type FILES=20)
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- 6) To exit EDLIN, type the letter E at the asterik (*)
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- If you have version 5.0 of DOS, you can use the EDIT program to
- change the CONFIG.SYS file.
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- A SIMPLE WALK THROUGH USING MARKS
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- MARKS comes delivered with files loaded with test information. I
- suggest you use the test information to help familiarize yourself with
- how MARKS works. For example, you may want to run all of the reports using
- the test information so you can see how they print or call up a test members
- record and change it. You can delete the test information when you are done
- with it. I recommend you step through some or all of the lessons below:
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- To sign on MARKS:
- 1) At the DOS prompt type CD\20MARKS
- i.e. C:>CD\20MARKS
- 2) Press the ENTER key
- 3) At the prompt type MARKS
- i.e. C:\20MARKS>MARKS
- 4) Press the enter key three times
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- To sign off MARKS:
- 1) Press F10 or ESC
- 2) To the question on backups, answer "YES" to back up
- MARKS files and "NO" to not back up MARKS files.
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- To print MARKS CODE file:
- 1) Sign on MARKS
- 2) At MAIN menu, press F6 to select MARKS CODE FILE
- 3) At MARKS CODE FILE menu, press F6 for reports
- 4) At MARKS CODE FILE REPORTS menu, press F1 to print report
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- NOTE: The CODE FILE REPORT shows the valid codes for membership
- status, degree level, committee assignments, reservation
- codes, and activity codes that are delivered with MARKS.
- You can use these same codes or set up your own. As you
- will find out, these reports become your bible because they
- show the valid codes for membership status, degree level,
- reservation codes, committees, awards, etc.
-
- To add new committe type to MARKS CODE FILE:
- 1) At MAIN menu, press F6 to select MARKS CODE FILE
- 2) At MARKS CODE FILE menu, press F1 for ADD
- 3) Enter two character code type (i.e. YC for youth committee)
- and two character code number (i.e. 01 for the first group)
- and press ENTER
- 4) You are then requested to enter the name of committee type
- (i.e. YOUTH COMMITTEE) and press ENTER
- 5) Enter the committee name press ENTER
- 6) Enter the committee chairperson
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- To print a membership report by member name:
- 1) Sign on MARKS
- 2) At MAIN menu, press F1 to select MEMBERSHIP
- 3) At MEMBERSHIP menu, press F6 for reports
- 4) AT MEMBERSHIP reports menu, press F2 to print report
- 5) Press F10 to return to MEMBERSHIP menu
- 6) Press F10 again to return to MAIN menu
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- To ADD new member or UPDATE information on a current member:
- 1) At MAIN menu, press F1 to select MEMBERSHIP
- 2) At MEMBERSHIP menu, press F1, F2, or F3
- 3) Enter part of the members last name or membership number
- 4) If you entered the members last name, enter LINE NO
- of desired member (or F1 to forward to next name screen)
- 5) Use the TAB key to locate the information you want to
- change (if you are adding a new member, fill in the
- appropriate information)
- 6) After information changed, press F7 (QUICK ENTRY)
- 7) The members record is added or updated
- 8) Press F10 to return to MEMBERSHIP menu
- 9) Press F10 again to return to MAIN menu
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- To remove a member from a committee:
- 1) At MAIN menu, press F2 to select COMMITTEE
- 2) Press F1 to select COMMITTEE
- 3) Enter part of the members last name or membership number
- 4) If you entered the members last name, enter LINE NO
- of desired member (or F1 to forward to next name screen)
- 5) Tab to the line with the committee code and committee type
- and blank both the committee code and committee type
- 6) Press F7 (QUICK ENTRY)
- 7) The member is removed from that committee
- 8) Press F10 to return to MEMBERSHIP menu
- 9) Press F10 again to return to MAIN menu
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- To add a member to a committee:
- 1) At MAIN menu, press F2 to select COMMITTEE
- 2) Press F1 to select COMMITTEE
- 3) Enter part of the members last name or membership number
- 4) If you entered the members last name, enter LINE NO
- of desired member (or F1 to forward to next name screen)
- 5) Tab to the first line where the committee code and type are
- both blank and type in the assigned committee code and type
- 6) Press F7 (QUICK ENTRY)
- 7) The member is added to that committee
- 8) Press F10 to return to MEMBERSHIP menu
- 9) Press F10 again to return to MAIN menu
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- Hopefully by now you are starting to get familiar with how you move
- from screen to screen and can find the information you want. Please
- read PRINTME.DOC, the full documentation for MARKS.
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