═══ 1. Introduction ═══ Welcome to Rolodex/2, an OS/2 utility to store people names, address, phone numbers and other information. This program created by: ═══ 2. Install ═══ Copy vrobj.dll to a directory in your libpath. Watcom vrobj.dll version 2.0 is included with this version of Rolodex/2. ex: c:\os2\dll Copy all other files into any directory you wish. ex: c:\rolodex Just type or click on Rolodex2.exe to start. You can also drag or type rolodex2.exe myrolodexfile.rol and it will automatically load the file. BUILDROL.CMD - A rexx program to create a folder, Roldoex/2 program, order form, readme file, and a Rolodex/2 program with rolodex.rol file as a startup variable. QUICKST.CMD - A Rexx program to add to your startup folder or your startup.cmd file. This load vrobj.dll at OS/2 startup time. ═══ 3. Registering Rolodex/2 ═══ Registering Rolodex/2 ═══ 3.1. Registering Info ═══ If you use Rolodex/2 for more than 15 days, you are expected to register Rolodex/2. When you register, you will receive the registration code for Rolodex/2. Plus information of other great products that I have created. The registration fee is only $20 (US funds) see the ORDER.FRM for details. Updates and bug fixes are free but shipping charge may apply. Major new releases might require a small upgrade fee. Users who register Rolodex/2 and provide an e-mail address will automatically receive updates via e-mail. For e-mail registrations, you need to use a program called "uudecode" to decode the uuencoded file that I email to you. For your information, a uuencoded file is a binary file that is converted to text by a program called "uuencode". If your mail system rejects large messages, I will split the uuencoded file into smaller parts before mailing the parts to you, and you will need to edit the messages with a text editor before you can decode them. To register, complete the order form and send a check or money order in US funds to: Dennis Frost 107 Davis Rd Centerville, OH 45459 Registration of Rolodex/2 is based on personal usage. Corporate or organizational users must register all copies used on an individual basis. A specific person must be explicitly assigned to each registrant who will be provided with a personalized copy of Rolodex/2. Registration grants a specific person (not an organization or corporate entity) the right to use Rolodex/2. Contact me if you wish to have a sight licenses, I will work out sight licenses on a case by case matter. ═══ 3.2. Order Form ═══ In order to provide better support, service and programs please fill out the following: Rolodex/2 ver 2.05b ORDER FORM Name ___________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ City __________________________ State _________ ZIP ____________ Country (if outside US) ___________________________________________ Phone Number (optional) __________________ Circle: Home or Work Email Address ______________________________________________________ Circle Type of Email Address: Internet, Compuserve, Genie, Other Version of Program You Are Registering (optional) __________________ Place Where You Found Program ______________________________________ Rolodex/2 for OS/2 2.05b Registration Fee Registration Code (Required) ($ 20.00 US) ______ Rolodex/2 ver 2.05 on floppy disk ($ 5.00 US) ______ (not required if have already downloaded or ftp it) Total Enclosed ______ (Payment must be in U.S. funds) (Checks & Money Orders prefered) Mail to: Dennis Frost 107 Davis Rd Centerville, OH 45459 Internet Address: dfrost@wvuvphs1.hsc.wvu.edu dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu *** Thank you for your support! *** ═══ 4. Configuring Rolodex/2. ═══ Configuring Rolodex/2. ═══ 4.1. Button Bar ═══ You can choose from one of five different button bars. The only difference between button bars is appearance. Sample Button Bar. ═══ 4.1.1. Buttons ═══ Card View - This will start either new or old card view of the name(s) selected. Search - This will bring up the search card menu. Reset - This will reset the search and display all the names. Add Card - This will bring up the add card menu. Change Card - This will bring up the change card menu Delete Card - This will delete the card(s). Print Card - This will print information about the card(s) selected. Print Envelope - This will print envelopes for the card(s) selected. Print Report - This will print a report for the card(s) selected. Email - Bring an email menu so you can email messages to the card(s) selected. Fax - Fax a file to the card(s) selected. FTP - FTP a file to the card selected. Phone Work - Dial the work phone number of the card selected. Phone Home - Dial the home phone number of the card selected. Phone BBS - Dial the BBS phone number of the card selected. Phone Fax - Dial the fax number of the card selected. Hangup - Hangup the phone. Hide/Unhide - This will hide/unhide the main Rolodex/2 window. ═══ 4.2. Card View ═══ You can choose from two card views. The (original) old card view or the new sizeable card view. You can also change what fields are listed on the main Rolodex/2 list. ═══ 4.2.1. New Card View ═══ ═══ 4.2.2. Old Card View ═══ ═══ 4.3. Email ═══ If you have IBM TCPIP Base Kit installed for OS/2 you can send email and ftp from this program. I have tested this with IBM TCPIP v1.2.1. with CSD & TCPIP v2.0 with CSD. Note: Make sure you change the email address setting under File -> setup -> email. ═══ 4.4. Envelope ═══ Under File -> setup -> Envelope you can change: Return address Number of blank lines between return address Number of spaces to indent the address ═══ 4.5. Fonts ═══ You can change the listboxes', pushbuttons', windows' font, size, background and foreground color. ═══ 4.6. FTP ═══ Select wheter to use ftp or pmftp. ═══ 4.7. Group ═══ You can change the group names here. ═══ 4.8. Modem ═══ ═══ 4.8.1. Fax ═══ If your fax software can start in an OS/2 window then it should work with Rolodex/2. The parameters for setup option are as follows: %p fax phone number %P fax phone number %f fax file %F fax file For examples you own a fax software package call faxme.exe. In its documentation is say the parameters to use faxme is faxme with -f filename -p fax phone number. In the fax entry field in setup you would place the following: faxme.exe -f %f -p %p When you press on the fax in Rolodex/2 it will check to see if the card(s) you have selected have a fax number. If they do, it ask you what file to fax. Then it will start faxme.exe -f (%f will be replaced with the filename you selected) -p (the fax phone number) in an OS/2 windows. %f and %p must separated by spaces from other text in the fax setup. ie: you can not have the following faxme.exe -f%f -p%p <--- incorrect faxme.exe -f %f -p %p <-- correct ═══ 4.8.2. Modem / Communication Software ═══ If your modem software can start in an OS/2 window then it should work with Rolodex/2. The parameters for setup option are as follows: %p phone number %P phone number For examples you own a modem software package call phoneme.exe. In its documentation is say the parameters to use phoneme is phoneme.exe with -p phone number. In the modem entry field in setup you would place the following: phoneme.exe -p %p When you press on the any of the phone buttons in Rolodex/2 it will check to see if the card(s) you have selected have a number entered. Then it will start phoneme.exe -p (the phone number) in an OS/2 windows. %p must separated by spaces from other text in the modem setup. ie: you can not have the following phoneme.exe -p%p <--- incorrect phoneme.exe -p %p <-- correct ═══ 4.9. Printer ═══ You can change the order of the print fields and spacing for card, envelope and report. ═══ 5. Features ═══ Features of Rolodex/2 ═══ 5.1. Card View ═══ Rolodex/2 has two threaded card view. The old (original) card view and the new sizeable card view. You can print, fax, ftp, and email from these card views. Click Card Setup for more information ═══ 5.2. Fax ═══ Rolodex/2 has support for 3rd parties fax software. Click Fax Setup for more information. ═══ 5.3. Import Option ═══ The format for Rolodex/2 import option is as follows. Items must contain a Name and belong to at least 1 group. The length of each field is as follows. Field Length ------------------- Name 32 Mail Name 32 Address 192 City 32 State 16 Zip 10 Title 32 Company 32 Phone 32 Home Phone 32 Fax 32 Email 64 Ftp 64 BBS 32 group1 1 (0 or 1) 1 for belonging to group1 group2 1 group3 1 group4 1 group5 1 group6 1 Note up to 500 It must be in column format in the order above. Every field except the note field must follow the above size. Pad extra spaces with blank spaces. ie: Name---------->32Mail Name----->32 etc Name---------->32Mail Name----->32 etc ··· If you have any questions just email me at dfrost@wvuvphs1.hsc.wvu.edu dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu ═══ 5.4. Modem ═══ Rolodex/2 has support for 3rd parties modem software. Click Modem Setup for more information. ═══ 5.5. Print ═══ You can print cards, envelopes and reports from rolodex/2. You can change the order of any field and the spacing for reports. You can also select and change the printer queue you want to print to or print to a file. ═══ 5.6. Popup Menu ═══ Pressing the right mouse button will give a popup menu which has the same choices as the card option under the main menu. ═══ 5.7. Quick View ═══ Quick view is faster way of viewing a card. By double clicking on the name you want to view, the information about that card will appear below the main list. This is faster way of viewing information than the threaded card view. ═══ 5.8. Remove Group ═══ Under Card -> Remove, gives you the option to remove all cards from a group. If a card does not belong to a group any more it will prompt you for a group to be added to or delete it from Rolodex/2. ═══ 5.9. Search ═══ Search button will search for cards that match the criteria you have entered. Reset button will reset the search criteria. Cancel button will return you to the Rolodex/2 main window. Group Option And - Will select only the cards that belong to all the groups that you have selected. Or - Will select the cards that belong to any of the groups that you have selected. Search Option Exact Search - will list all the cards that exactly match any search criteria you have entered in the search fields. Loose Search - will match all cards that has part of the string in the search field. ═══ 5.10. Sort ═══ You can sort the main Rolodex/2 list by any field ascending or descending. ═══ 6. History of Rolodex/2 ═══ History of Rolodex/2 ═══ 6.1. Rolodex/2 v2.05b ═══ Rolodex/2 v2.05b Bug Squashed- Fix a bug that appeared in OS/2 2.11 Quick View- Added a quick view of a card Popup Menu- Press the right mouse button to get a popup menu. ═══ 6.2. Rolodex/2 v2.05 ═══ Rolodex/2 v2.05 Speed - I have loaded several windows when the program starts. This make for a longer load time but the add/change, group, fonts, print options all work much faster this way. Multi-select - The main window now allows multiple selected objects. You can select a group of names and print their card/envelope/report, delete, view the group. Printing - I have added more printing options. Now you adjust the spaces, order, width of printed printed reports, envelopes, cards. Card View - There are 2 ways of view a card. The old screen view like add/change card or the new sizable window. Both are now thread and support printing, email,ftp, etc from their window. Titles - The main window and card view titles now show which Rolodex/2 file or card you are look at. Fax - Any fax software that can start in an OS/2 work with Rolodex/2. Modem - Any modem/communication software that can start in an OS/2 should work with Rolodex/2. Button Bar - This is now a movable button bar. ═══ 6.3. Rolodex/2 v2.04 ═══ Rolodex/2 v2.04 Sizable Screen - The main menu now has a new look. The window is sizable and most of the buttons have been moved to the menu bar. ═══ 7. Bugs ═══ If you find a bug in Rolodex/2, I would appreciate it if you would inform me so I can provide better service. When you send me a bug report, include a description of the procedure for reproducing the bug and a description of your system configuration (hardware and software). You can email any bugs reports to one of the following sites: email: dfrost@wvuvphs1.hsc.wvu.edu dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu ═══ 8. Distribution Conditions ═══ You are free to distribute this shareware version of Rolodex/2 as long as the following conditions are met: 1) The distributed archive must contain ONLY the files listed above. 2) The contents of this archive are NOT MODIFIED in any way. 3) This version is not to be sold. However, a reasonable disk copying fee is permitted. 4) This version is not to be bundled with a commercially sold package without permission from the author. ═══ 9. Disclaimer ═══ The author of this program accept no responsibility for damages that are caused by this program and make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied, with respect to this software. This software is provided "AS IS," and you, its user, assume the entire risk when you use it. ═══ 10. Acknowledgements ═══ Rolodex/2 was created by Dennis Frost. Rolodex/2 Copyright 1993, 1994. OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. VX-Rexx is a trademark of Watcom International Corporation. WATCOM is a trademark of Watcom International Corporation.