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ProteC Computer Services or the author of SIFWare shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from failure of this or any SIFWare product to operate in the manner desired by the user. ProteC Computer Services or the author of SIFWare shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by use of this or any SIFWare product. ProteC Computer Services or the author of SIFWare shall not be liable to you for any damages including but not limited to any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to use the product, or for any claim by any other party. COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT: SIFDial is not public domain software, nor is it free. SIFDial is copyright 1990 by ProteC Computer Services. Non registered users are granted a limited license to use SIFDial on a trial basis for 30 days for the purpose of determining whether or not SIFDial is suitable for their needs. Use of SIFDial except for this limited purpose requires registration. Use of non registered copies of SIFDial by any person, business, corporation, government agency or other entity except for this limited purpose is forbidden. Registration permits the user a license to use SIFDial only on a single computer. UPGRADE POLICY: Registered users are granted free upgrades for a period of 1 year from the date of original purchase. Free upgrades may be obtained by calling our 24 hour bulletin board service at (405) 672-4564 during the first year after initial purchase, or by writing to ProteC Computer Services. AFTER THE 1ST YEAR, upgrades may be purchased at 50% of the current value of the software. (Fill out the UPGRADE portion of the ORDERFOR.SIF file which comes with each SIFWare product.) UPGRADE POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................... 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL .......................................... 2 DIFFERENCES WITH PRIOR VERSIONS ................................. 3 INSTALLATION .................................................... 4 THE SIFDIAL SCREEN AND BAR MENU ................................. 5 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR ADDRESS FILE .............................. 6 ADDING RECORDS TO YOUR ADDRESS FILE ............................. 6 MODIFYING RECORDS IN YOUR ADDRESS FILE .......................... 7 ERASING RECORDS FROM YOUR ADDRESS FILE .......................... 8 REMOVING ERASED RECORDS (PURGE) ................................. 8 DIALING A PHONE NUMBER .......................................... 9 THE -GOTO- SELECTION ............................................ 10 LOCATING RECORDS IN YOUR FILE ................................... 11 THE FILE SELECTIONS MENU ........................................ 12 THE -USE- SELECTION ............................................. 13 THE -CREATE- SELECTION .......................................... 13 THE -BACKUP- SELECTION .......................................... 14 THE -PURGE- SELECTION ........................................... 15 SORTING YOUR ADDRESS FILE ....................................... 16 PRINTING YOUR ADDRESS FILE ...................................... 17 THE INSTALL SELECTION ........................................... 18 LEAVING SIFDIAL (QUIT) .......................................... 22 CONCLUSION AND PROBLEM REPORTING ................................ 23 =================================== = = = INTRODUCTION = = = =================================== SIFDial is an easy to use phone book and address system which will allow you to build and maintain up to 8 different address files with up to 250 addresses per file. SIFDial incorporates many features of commercial software costing much more. Some of these features include: () Sorting your address file. () Backing up to diskette. () Non destructive record deletion. () Dialing via modem. () Rapid record search including similar spelling. () Unique screen design. () Enhanced print functions which allow printing of entire book, labels, pocket directory and individual records. Above all SIFDial is easy to install and maintain. Menu selections are made using a single key or can be accessed by moving the active window either left or right using the arrow keys. We believe SIFDial is in the top of it's class and hope you will enjoy using it as much as we did in creating it. Should you find any problems with SIFDial or just have some ideas for improvements, please feel free to contact us either by mail or by calling our 24 hour bulletin board system at (405) 672-4564. EVALUATION COPIES: Evaluation copies of SIFDial can be recognized by the word "EVALUATION" which appear on the screen. Evaluation copies function exactly like the registered copies with the following exceptions: () You are limited to only 1 address file. () You are allowed only 20 phone numbers in your address file. () Dialing via modem is disabled. () You may delete but not purge records from your file. COMPATIBILITY: SIFDial was developed using and IBM PS/2 model 60 running IBM DOS version 3.3. It has been tested and found to be compatible with the IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 model 80 and various other "clone" P.C's. SIFDial does incorporate many low level functions such as direct screen I/O, fast disk access and extended keyboard functions which may or may not be compatible with your computer. If you have problems with some of the function found in SIFDial please let us know. We will make reasonable effort to fix the problem. Because of the wide range of "compatible" computers on the market today there is no guarantee that we will be able to solve your specific problem. SIFDial has been tested and found INCOMPATIBLE with DOS 4.0 and above. 1. =================================== = = = HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL = = = =================================== This manual is written to accommodate easy access to specific topics relating to the use and maintenance of SIFDial. If you are having problems with a particular function you should turn to the section describing that function to help with solving the problem. Each section describes in detail what each function does and how to use it. Many sections contain pictures of what your screen might look like to perform the function or while the function is taking place. 2. DIFFERENCES WITH PRIOR VERSIONS There have been many significant changes to version 2.0. Some of these changes are as follows. () Address file structure has changed. Some of the fields in the address file have been enlarged. Therefore your old address files will NOT work with version 2.0. If you have files created under versions prior to release 2.0, you should read the Installation section. DO NOT try to use your old files with version 2.0. () Single key menu selections. In previous versions you had to press the Escape key to activate the pull down menus. Beginning with release 2.0 this is accomplished by pressing a single key which corresponds to the function you wish to select. () The "Listen" function has been dropped. () The "Locate" routine has been significantly enhanced. As with past versions, you will be asked to supply a search string. If the string cannot be found SIFDial will search for a string which has a similar spellings (A.K.A soundex). () The screen design is new and easier to read. () You may now designate a drive letter for your backups. Previous versions allowed only backup to drive A:. Version 2.0 now allows backup to drive B: also. () Total number of records in each address file has been increased from 100 to 250. This should be enough room for those of you who have extremely large address files. () The Print routines have been greatly enhanced and a new function for single record print has been added. Also the Pocket Phone Book function has been re-written so that the end result looks more like a pocket phone BOOK. () Some bugs were fixed from previous versions and many of the routines were either speeded up or completely re-written to provide faster access. 3. =================================== = = = INSTALLATION = = = =================================== FIRST TIME INSTALLATION: If this is the first time you have installed SIFDial all you need to do is create a directory (you may also use your root directory) to hold the SIFDial program and files. Then simply copy SIFDial and it's associated files into that directory and you are ready to go. SIFDial will create the files it needs to operate if they are missing. UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION: If you are upgrading from a previous version of SIFDial you must run your address file through the ADRSCONV program which is provided with SIFDial. If you fail to do this, your existing address files will not work. Here are the steps to follow: 1. Backup or copy ALL of your current address files either to diskette or to some other directory on your hard drive. 2. Although optional, you may wish to create a list of your address files so that you can be sure each one was ran through the ADRSCONV program. You may do this by executing the following DOS command: DIR *.ADR >PRN . 3. Be sure that the file ADRSCONV.EXE is in the same directory as your existing address files and then type ADRSCONV. The ADRSCONV program will determine how many address files you have and begin converting each one of them to the new format. Your old address files will be given a ".OLD" file extension. Notice!! Run the ADRSCONV program only ONCE. If you feel like something has gone wrong or the program aborts, simply copy the files from your backup (from step 1 above) then, and only then, re-run the ADRSCONV program. 4. Once you are assured that everything is ok, you may delete your old address files. Also the SIFDIAL.PRM file has changed somewhat. You will need to delete your old SIFDIAL.PRM file and let SIFDial create a new one. If you try to use your old .PRM file SIFDial will not know how to dial your phone. (See the section on the -INSTALL- menu selection). 4. =================================== = = = THE SIFDIAL SCREEN AND BAR MENU = = = =================================== The SIFDial screen consists of two parts. The first or top part is where you will do all of your menu selections and record editing. This is known as the VIEW window. At the very top of the VIEW window is the Bar Menu. It consists of 11 different items to choose from. They are "File, Locate, Modify, Append, Erase, Goto, Dial, Sort, Print, Install and Quit". To select one of these items simple press the first letter of the corresponding item. If you have a color monitor, the key to press will be highlighted in red. In addition, the first record of the active address file is also displayed. As you browse through your address file keep in mind that the record you see in the VIEW window will be the record on which any action will be taken. For example if you are currently viewing record number 7 and press -D- for dial, then the phone number in record 7 will be dialed. That goes for the Modify, Erase and one of the Print selections. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Computer Services Code: ProteC █▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 15363 █▓▓ ▓▓█ : █▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: OK Zip: 73155 █▓▓ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐▓▓ ▓▓│ Active book is: ADDRESS1.ADR Current Mode: Browse │▓▓ ▓▓│ Active record No: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Last record No: 1 No. of Books: 6 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Available: 249 Active Comm port: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓└───────* SIFDial v2.0 (c) 1990, ProteC Computer Services *───────┘▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ The bottom half of the SIFDial screen is the Information window. This window keeps you informed as to which address book you are currently using, which record number you are currently viewing, what the last record number in the file is, and how many more available entries are allowed before the file fills up. Additionally, you are shown the current mode (browse, edit, add, print, etc), how many address books you have and what the active communications port is. The information in this area will change as you add or delete records, choose different items from the bar menu or select different address books. 5. =================================== = = = BROWSING THROUGH YOUR ADDRESSES = = = =================================== SIFDial's default mode is BROWSE as indicated in the Information window. In order to see additional records that are in your file simply press either the Page Up key to go backward or the Page Down key to go forward. SIFDial incorporates a wrap around file structure. That means if you are currently looking at the last record in the file and press Page Down, SIFDial will "wrap" to the first record in the file. Conversely, if you are looking at the first record in the file and press the Page Up key, SIFDial will wrap to the last record in the file. As you browse through your addresses, SIFDial's Information window will keep you informed as to which record you are currently viewing. Keep in mind that with Modify, Erase and Dial that the task will be performed on the record that you are currently viewing. =================================== = = = ADDING RECORDS TO YOUR FILE = = = =================================== To add records to your address file choose the Append selection from the bar menu. When Append is selected, the input area of the screen will clear and you may begin entering information for the new record. After the information is entered the record will be added to the bottom of your address file. You may then wish to sort the file in order to place your records in the proper sequence. The input fields are as follows: () NAME: This of course is the name of the person or organization. () CODE: This is an 8 character string which you may assign to the address. It can be used to categorize your address file. For example you may wish to assign the code "BUSINESS" to addresses that pertain to business, "FAMILY" to those which pertain to family and so on. () ADDRESS: The address consists of two fields which can be used to input the address and perhaps apartment or building number. () CITY: The city to which the address is associated. () STATE: Two character field for the state. (i.e. OK, TX, MI, etc). () ZIP: The zip code for the state. 6. () PHONE: The phone number. This phone number should include any dialing prefix or special codes. For example many businesses use "9" to obtain an outside line. It may also include any special characters which your modem supports. For example, 9,405-672-4564 would dial the digit 9 then wait one second (as indicated by the comma) before dialing the rest of the number. () COMMENT: This is a line which you may use to place comments about the address. You will notice also that the Current Mode is APPEND as indicated in the Information window. The APPEND mode will allow you to enter as many records as you need up to 250 per file. To exit the Append mode press the Escape key WHILE IN THE CODE FIELD. This will tell SIFDial that you are finished entering records. If you should happen to press escape in any field other than the CODE field, SIFDial will think that it is a valid record and will save it to your file. To move to a particular field simply press either the up or down arrow keys or the Enter key. As stated earlier the record will be appended to the bottom of your address file. The "Last record No:" field in the Information window will be incremented by one and the "Available:" field will be decremented by one. When you have finished entering all of your records, you may wish to sort them to place them in the proper order in your file. ==================================== = = = MODIFYING RECORDS IN YOUR FILE = = = ==================================== To change the information in the active record (that is the one which is currently being displayed), simply select MODIFY from the bar menu. You will notice that the Current Mode in the Information window has changed to read MODIFY. You may then begin editing the information in the record. As with Append, you may move to any field by using either the up or down arrow keys or the Enter key. Press Escape at any time to leave the Modify selection. 7. ==================================== = = = ERASING RECORDS FROM YOUR FILE = = = ==================================== To Erase (delete) a record from your address file you will need to do three things. First, go to the record you wish to erase by either paging up or down through your records or (if you know the record number) you may use the GOTO option from the bar menu. Second, select ERASE from the bar menu. You will then notice that the CODE for that record has changed to "PURGE". One of the nice things about SIFDial is the fact that it contains a safeguard we call "Non destructive delete". This means that if you select a record to Erase it is not really gone from the file. Only the CODE is changed to read "PURGE". If you should happen to erase a record by mistake simply select Modify and re-enter the correct CODE. You may erase as many records from your file as you wish and they will NEVER GO AWAY until you remove them using the -PURGE- command. ==================================== = = = REMOVING RECORDS FROM YOUR FILE = = = ==================================== To remove unwanted records from your address file (that is those you have previously erased and the code reads "PURGE") simply select "File" from the bar menu and then select "PURGE". This will remove all ERASED records from your address file. One note, once you have Purged records from your address file you cannot get them back unless you enter them again using the Append selection. 8. ==================================== = = = DIALING A PHONE NUMBER = = = ==================================== To dial a phone number you must be viewing the record which contains the number you wish to dial. Additionally, you must be connected to a modem. To dial the number, simply select DIAL from the bar menu. A small window will open up showing the number which you are dialing. ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ Dialing 731-8719 │ │ Please lift the receiver. │ └───────────────────────────┘ Once the number has been dialed, you will hear a ringing sound at which time you should lift the receiver from the phone. After the ringing stops, the connection is established and SIFDial disconnects itself from the modem and transfers the connection to you. If you have lifted the receiver from the phone you should then be connected to the number you dialed. It is important that you lift the receiver either when you select DIAL or sometime before the ringing stops or your call will be disconnected. Typically you should lift the receiver when the number is being dialed. If you have trouble dialing or the connection is not being made it is probably due to either the wrong communication port being used, or waiting to long to lift the receiver. You may want to try using a different communication port by selecting Install from the bar menu and changing the communication port. 9. ==================================== = = = THE GOTO SELECTION = = = ==================================== The GOTO selection from the bar menu is a convenient way to go directly to a specific record number. This is handy if you have an exceptionally large address file. You must of course know in advance which record number you wish to "GOTO". If you have a print out of your Phone Book, you can look there to find the specific record number. In order to go directly to a record in the address file simply select the "GOTO" option from the bar menu. A window will open up asking you to give a record number. At that point you should enter the record number you wish to move to. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ ┌───────────────┐ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Comput│ Record Number │ Code: ProteC █▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 1536│ │ █▓▓ ▓▓█ : └───────────────┘ █▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: OK Zip: 73155 █▓▓ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐▓▓ ▓▓│ Active book is: ADDRESS1.ADR Current Mode: Goto │▓▓ ▓▓│ Active record No: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Last record No: 1 No. of Books: 6 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Available: 249 Active Comm port: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓└───────* SIFDial v2.0 (c) 1990, ProteC Computer Services *───────┘▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ If the record number exists, SIFDial will go immediately to that particular record and display the contents in the View window. Additionally, the "Active record No:" field in the Information window will change to reflect the record number you selected. If the record number does not exist SIFDial will simply do nothing and return to the Browse mode. 10. ==================================== = = = LOCATING RECORDS IN YOUR FILE = = = ==================================== You may search for a particular address in your file by selecting the "LOCATE" option from the bar menu. The LOCATE (or search) option will allow you to find (or locate) records in your address file based on either the CODE, NAME or PHONE number. Selecting LOCATE will open up a window which will request that you supply a string of information that you wish to locate. You may enter any string of characters up to 28 characters long. The search begins once you have told SIFDial what to look for. SIFDial will search the entire file beginning at the top and will display the record containing the information you requested. You will then be asked if you wish to CONTINUE the search for other records which match the information you asked for. At that point you may either enter -N- which will terminate the LOCATE session or -Y- which will continue the search. This is repeated for each EXACT match that is found. One of the unique features of SIFDial is it's ability to search for information which "sounds like" other information. This is sometimes known as a "soundex" search. If SIFDial has exhausted all attempts to locate an EXACT match for the information you specified, it will ask you if you wish to "SEARCH FOR SIMILAR SPELLING". If you so choose, you may request that SIFDial locate all records which sound like your specifications. Each record which is close to what you asked for will be displayed. A typical scenario is as follows. Let's say that you wish to find the address record for Osborn but your not sure how it is spelled. It might be spelled O-Z-B-O-R-N or it might be spelled O-S-B-O-U-R-N or even O-S-B-U-R-N. To SIFDial it doesn't matter. Simply enter the name as you think it might be spelled and SIFDial will find it. The same goes for the CODE and the PHONE number. Whether you used a dash in your phone number or not, SIFDial will find it. With SIFDials sophisticated Locate routine you should never "loose" an address. 11. ==================================== = = = THE FILE SELECTION = = = ==================================== The first selection on the bar menu is the FILE option. By using the File option you may change active address files, create new address files, list the names of you address files, backup the active file to diskette or purge erased records from your file. When you select the FILE option from the bar menu you will be shown the list of options available to you. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█┌───────┐ █▓▓ ▓▓█│Use │e: ProteC Computer Services Code: ProteC █▓▓ ▓▓█│Create │s: P.O. Box 15363 █▓▓ ▓▓█│List │ : █▓▓ ▓▓█│Backup │y: Del City St: OK Zip: 73155 █▓▓ ▓▓█│Purge │ █▓▓ ▓▓█└───────┘e: 1-405-672-4564 █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐▓▓ ▓▓│ Active book is: ADDRESS1.ADR Current Mode: File │▓▓ ▓▓│ Active record No: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Last record No: 1 No. of Books: 6 │▓▓ ▓▓│ Available: 249 Active Comm port: 1 │▓▓ ▓▓└───────* SIFDial v2.0 (c) 1990, ProteC Computer Services *───────┘▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ To select an option simply press the key which corresponds to the option you wish to choose. For those of you with color monitors that letter will be highlighted in red. For those of you who have monochrome (black and white or amber) it will be the letter which is capitalized. 12. ==================================== = = = THE -USE- OPTION = = = ==================================== The USE option allows you to change your active address file. To choose another address file (if one exists) simply select the FILE option from the bar menu and choose USE. At that point a list of your address files will be displayed in a window. To choose one move the arrow either up or down by using your arrow keys to point to the address file you wish to use and press enter. You will then be shown the first record of that file in the View window and the Information window will be updated with information pertaining to the newly selected address file. ==================================== = = = THE -CREATE- OPTION = = = ==================================== You may create a new address file by selecting the CREATE option from the FILE menu. Keep in mind that you are allowed only 8 such files. When you select CREATE you will be asked to supply a name for your file. You need not enter the file extension. In keeping with DOS standards your file name may only be 8 characters long. SIFDial will append the extension .ADR to the file name for you. Once you have entered the file name it will be created and become the active file. If you wish, you may then begin entering records by using the Append selection. One note about the CREATE option. If you press ESCAPE when SIFDial asks for the file name, the file will not be created. 13. ==================================== = = = THE -BACKUP- OPTION = = = ==================================== As with any software, it is wise to keep copies of valuable data on other devices such as diskette or magnetic tape in case the original information is somehow destroyed. SIFDial offers a convenient way to keep backups of your address files. To backup your address files, select FILE from the bar menu and then select BACKUP. The following window will appear prompting you to select the drive letter to which the backup will be made (either A or B). █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ Backup to .... █ █ Drive A █ █ Drive B █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ After selecting the drive the backup begins. SIFDial will backup only the ACTIVE address file. To backup others you must first select them by using the USE command. You may then back them up as normal. As the backup is taking place the following window will appear. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ Backup █ █ in █ █ Progress. █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ The SIFDial backup routine was written to be able to determine if there is a diskette in the drive. If there is not, it will prompt you to place a formatted diskette in the drive. If it does not find one it will wait for a specific length of time and then abort the backup process. It is also able to determine if the diskette is formatted, write protected, etc and will let you know what action to take if it finds an error. We hope you will keep current copies of your address files (and any other valuable files) on either diskette or other media. 14. ==================================== = = = THE -PURGE- OPTION = = = ==================================== As noted earlier, erased (deleted) records are not really removed from the file until a PURGE command is given. To remove ERASED records from your address file select the PURGE option from the FILE menu. Selecting PURGE will remove only those records who's code is "PURGE". All other records are left in tact. After purging your file you may wish to sort it again to keep it in the correct order although the order probably will not have changed. 15. ==================================== = = = THE SORT SELECTION = = = ==================================== In order to organize you address file SIFDial offers the ability to sort your file in any one of six different ways. You may sort your file by Name, Code, City, State, Zip and Phone number. To sort the active address file select the SORT option from the bar menu. When you select SORT a window will open offering you the options available. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ ┌─────┐ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Computer Services │Code │ ProteC █▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 15363 │Name │ █▓▓ ▓▓█ : │cIty │ █▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: O│State│ 73155 █▓▓ ▓▓█ │Zip │ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 │Phone│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line └─────┘ █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Specify the sort by pressing the key corresponding to the field you wish to sort on. If you have a color monitor the allowable letters will be highlighted in red. If you have a monochrome monitor you will need to select the letter which is capitalized. Once the sort begins a small window will open showing you the progress of the sort. █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ Sorting ... 16 █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ After the sort has finished you will be placed back in browse mode and SIFDial will be ready for your next selection. 16. ==================================== = = = PRINTING YOUR ADDRESS FILE = = = ==================================== SIFDial offers 4 different print options for you to choose from. To select a print option you must first select PRINT from the bar menu. When you do a small window will open up showing you the various options from which to choose. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ ┌──────┐ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Computer Services Cod│Book │C █▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 15363 │Pocket│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ : │Labels│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: OK Zi│Record│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ └──────┘ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ To select an option press the key corresponding to the type of print you would like. As always the key to press will be in red on color monitors. For monochrome monitors press the letter which is capitalized. In all instances (except for RECORD print) you will be asked to supply a MASK. Entering a mask will cause only those records in which the mask is found to print on the report. For example if you enter XYZ, only those records which have XYZ in the NAME or CODE fields will be printed. You may of course simply press enter and no mask will be used. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ ┌──────┐ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ If you like, you may specify a print █ Cod│Book │C █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ Mask. If you do, only those records █ │Pocket│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ in which the Mask is found will be █ │Labels│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ printed. Only the Name and Code █ Zi│Record│ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ are searched. Mask: █ └──────┘ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █ How many copies: █ █▓▓ ▓▓█ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ You will then be asked how many copies. At that point you should enter the number of copies you wish to print. Once you have told SIFDial how many copies you want, the printing begins. SIFDial also has the ability to determine if your printer is online and ready to print. If your printer is online and ready to print then SIFDial will begin printing. If not a message will appear telling you that your printer is not ready. You should then insure that your printer is online and ready to print and try the selection again. 17. ==================================== = = = PRINTING A PHONE BOOK = = = ==================================== If you select BOOK from the Print menu the following information will be printed on your printer. () The name of the address file which was used to print the book. () The date it was printed. () The address information for each record. () The CODE for each address. () The record number for each address. The record number is located on the far right of the report. This is useful when editing records in a large address file. You can find the record on your report, obtain the record number and use the GOTO option to go directly to that specific record. ==================================== = = = THE POCKET PHONE BOOK = = = ==================================== One of the unique features of SIFDial is the Pocket Phone Book. To print a Pocket Phone Book, select the -PRINT- option from the bar menu and then select -POCKET- from the window. Your printer must support Epson or IBM standard for compressed print in order for the Pocket Phone Book to print properly. As with -BOOK- you will be asked to supply a mask and the number of copies you with to print. SIFDial then calculates how many pages there would be in the book based on the number of records in the address file. It then prints them out in book form. Only the name and phone numbers are printed. Once the printing has finished, you can cut along the lines, staple the pages together in the middle and there you have it. 18. ==================================== = = = HOW TO CUT & STAPLE YOUR BOOK = = = ==================================== Below is an example of how your Pocket Phone Book might print out and the steps to take to put it together. Let's say for example that SIFDial has calculated that your Pocket Phone Book will require 6 pages to print. The resulting print out would look something like this ... +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ | | | | | | | s | c t c u a u t p t | l | | e | | 1. | 6. | +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ | | | | | | | s | c t c u a u t p t | l | | e | | 2. | 5. | +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ | | | | | | | s | c t c u a u t p t | l | | e | | 3. | 4. | +----cut---------------cut---------+----cut-------------------cut------+ You would then cut out pages 1/6, 2/5 and 3/4 along the outside edges. (Do not cut the center line that runs between the page numbers. This is used as the staple guide.) Then place page 1/6 face up on the table. Place page 2/5 on top of 1/6 and page 3/4 on top of 2/5. Next place a staple or two length ways down the center of the stack and fold the stack along the staple line. That's all there is to it. 19. ==================================== = = = PRINTING A SINGLE RECORD = = = ==================================== Another nice feature of SIFDial is the ability to print just a single record. In order to do this the record you wish to print must be in the -VIEW- window. Then simply select -PRINT- from the bar menu and then select -RECORD-. Since you will be printing only the currently displayed record, SIFDial will not ask for a Mask, nor will it ask for the number of copies. ==================================== = = = INSTALL = = = ==================================== In order to operate properly SIFDial must know certain information about the modem you are using. As stated earlier, SIFDial will create the files it needs to operate if they cannot be found on the drive. The SIFDIAL.PRM file is one of those files. Contained in the SIFDial.prm file is information about the communication port to which your modem is connected, dialing prefixes, modem initialization commands and hang up commands. You may change any of these parameters by selecting the -INSTALL- option from the bar menu. When you choose -INSTALL- you will be shown a window containing the options which you can choose. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ ┌──────────┐█▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Computer Services Code: Pro│Modem Init│█▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 15363 │Prefix │█▓▓ ▓▓█ : │Hangup │█▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: OK Zip: 731│Comm port │█▓▓ ▓▓█ │View all │█▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 └──────────┘█▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ The default setting which SIFDial uses are for Hayes and Hayes compatible modems. Probably the only option you will be concerned with is the one which controls your communications port. The default is -1-. You may change it by selecting the -Comm port- option. 20. To view all of the settings select the -View all- option. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ ┌──────────┐█▓▓ ▓▓█ █Init String:ATE1 S7=255 S11=50 V1 X4 S0=0 █ro│Modem Init│█▓▓ ▓▓█ █Dial Prefix:ATDT █ │Prefix │█▓▓ ▓▓█ █Hang Up Cmd:ATH0 █ │Hangup │█▓▓ ▓▓█ █ Comm Port:1 █31│Comm port │█▓▓ ▓▓█ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ │View all │█▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 └──────────┘█▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ You cannot change any of the setting using the -View all- option. In order to change a setting you must select the setting you wish to change from the options window. (i.e. press -M- to change the Modem Init, -P- to change the dialing prefix and so on.) To better determine what these setting should be consult the manual which came with your particular modem. At this point in SIFDial's development only the Dial Prefix and the Comm port are used. The others will be used in future releases of SIFDial. One last note. As stated earlier the SIFDIAL.PRM file has changed somewhat with version 2.0. If you are running a version prior to 2.0 you will need to make a note of the settings in your old .PRM file and then delete it. When you run SIFDial it will create a new .PRM file which you should then edit using the -INSTALL- option. 21. ==================================== = = = QUIT = = = ==================================== The -QUIT- option from the bar menu will take you out of SIFDial. When you select -QUIT- you will be shown a window with two options labeled -Yes- and -No-. If you really want to exit SIFDial select -Yes-. If you wish to return to SIFDial select -No-. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ File Locate Modify Append Erase Goto Dial Sort Print Install Quit█▓▓ ▓▓█ ┌───┐▓▓ ▓▓█ Name: ProteC Computer Services Code: ProteC │Yes│▓▓ ▓▓█ Address: P.O. Box 15363 │No │▓▓ ▓▓█ : └───┘▓▓ ▓▓█ City: Del City St: OK Zip: 73155 █▓▓ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ▓▓█ Phone: 1-405-672-4564 █▓▓ ▓▓█ Comment: Data Line █▓▓ ▓▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 22. =================================== = = = CONCLUSION = = = =================================== This concludes the documentation for SIFDial. If you have any problems using SIFDial or just have an idea for future releases we would enjoy hearing from you. Just drop us a line or call our 24 hour Bulletin Board service (405) 672-4564. PROBLEM REPORTING: If you are having problems with SIFDial we would like to hear about them. To report a problem PLEASE gather all of the information you can about the events prior to and during the problem. () What was I doing when the problem happened. () Has it ever happened before. () Can I MAKE it happen again. () Does it do it every time or just once in a while. () What programs were running before SIFDial. An example would be as follows: "I used the Goto command to get my record in the View window. I began editing, pressed enter on the last line and the machine began showing garbage characters on the screen. I am using a ShadeTree clone running Offthewall DOS version 3.3. I think this has happened before when I was using my database program." It would also be good to let us know of any TSR (terminate and Stay Resident) programs you are using. (We have had users who use ill-behaved print spoolers, disk cache programs and the like that have caused problems with both SIFDial and SIFMenu). Please don't send in a problem like this ... "Well I'm not sure what happened. It just quit!" One of the most common problems we encounter is "SIFDial won't dial the phone number". The simple answer is "Try changing the comm port using the Install selection". In short, you cannot give us to much information about the consequences surrounding the problem. Our commitment is to provide quality programs and service to our users but we need your help. We think SIFDial is in the Top of it's class. We hope you will too. Thank you for choosing SIFWare! 23.