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------- PSA Cards 2.5 Beta for Windows NT 3.51 ------
VERSION 2.5B WILL READ FILES WRITTEN BY EARLIER VERSIONS.
EARLIER VERSIONS WILL NOT READ VERSION 2.5B FILES.
DESCRIPTION
PSA Cards is an easy to use address program. It looks
like a card file and it works like a card file. Just
click on a divider tab or card to open or close it.
PSA Cards is also an OLE 2.0 container application.
This means that you can link or imbed objects
(pictures, maps, documents, sound and video clips)
created in other programs in your PSA Cards entries.
PSA Cards existing features:
* Print Rolodex cards, envelopes, mailing labels,
shipping labels and address booklets. Address books
can be customized.
* Dial phone numbers
* Reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, or appointments
* Merge two PSA Cards files, keeping latest modifications
* Search any field for a text string and dated fields for
a date or range of dates. Includes searching for words
that sound alike.
* Import data from an ASCII file or Microsoft CardFile
* Export any field or combination of fields to a file or
the clipboard for use in a word processing program or
spreadsheet.
* Object Linking and Embedding (OLE 2.0) container
application
* Create groups of entries for organizing various types
of lists. These lists can be used to address Christmas
cards, invitations, and to export addresses for mail merge
in a word processor. Powerful group editing features.
* No inherent limits on the number of entries or lengths
of fields.
* On-line, context sensitive help
* 3-D controls
* Written in C++
* Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95 versions available
* Tool tips for toolbar buttons (Not available for Windows 3.1)
* Dockable toolbars (Not available for Windows 3.1)
* Double click an entry to edit it
* User selectable screen and printer fonts
* Type a letter to open a divider tab
* Separate dialogs for residential and business entries
* File backup command and backup reminder.
* Installation program
Version 2.5B New Features and Changes
New Fields
* Added a country field to addresses.
* Added domestic dialing prefix field.
* Added international dialing prefix field.
* Added left-right offset for envelope center feed
printers.
User Interface
* Improved keyboard access to dialog edit fields
Dialing Phone Numbers
* Added International dialing, including country codes in
telephone numbers.
* Moved dialing setup to cards.ini / registry
* Added long distance prefix for domestic calls.
Printing
* Print Setup buttons in print dialog boxes.
* Move printing options to cards.ini / Registry.
* POSTNET bar codes, include Delivery Point codes and FIM.
* Sort envelopes and labels on ZIP code
* New field to set left-right position of envelopes in
landscape mode for center feed printers.
On-line Help
* Added Windows 95 contents, and search facilities.
* Added access to readme.txt and installation log files
from within the program in compliance with
Windows 95 programming guidelines.
Install Program
* Modified and fixed bugs for Windows 95. Install
now works for long file names and paths with embedded
blanks for Windows 95.
General
* Added backup directory path to cards.ini.
* Fixed dialog box colors for Windows 95
* Can now print registration forms from registration help
topic.
* For Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 all the cards.ini data
has been moved to the Registry.
* When run under Windows 95, the program will use the
Windows 95 common dialogs for file open, file save,
and font selection.
Windows 95 Features Not Yet Implemented
* Zero length files from the File - New command in Explorer.
* An uninstall program.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed a bug which caused "Next" button to drop data
from property sheets when creating a new entry.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - FROM A FLOPPY DISK
Run the install program, install.exe from the Program
Manager, Start menu or Explorer.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - FROM A DOWNLOADED PSACARDS.EXE
FILE
1. Extract the program and help files by running
pkunzip from the command prompt. There are
eight PSA Cards 2.5B files: cards.exe, cards.hlp,
register.txt, readme.txt, convert.exe, cardfile.msc,
cards.cnt, and sample.car.
There are three system libraries (the *.dll files) which
will be copied to your system directory by the install
program. These are new files from Microsoft. This version
of PSA Cards requires them.
2. Run the install program, install.exe
LOADING A DATA FILE ON STARTUP
The installation program sets up PSA Cards to automatically
open the file "sample.car" each time you double click on
the PSA Cards icon. If you want to open a different file
on program startup, use the Program manager "Properties"
command to change the Command Line entry. The new data
file name replaces "sample.car" after the program name
(cards.exe). Be sure to leave a blank between the program
name and the file name.
If you are running Windows 95:
1. Right click on the Task Bar
2. Click "Properties"
3. Click "Start Menu Programs"
4. Click "Advanced"
5. Expand Start menu tree to find PSA Cards folder and icon
6. Right click on PSA Cards shortcut.
7. Click "Properties"
8. Click "Shortcut" tab
9. Change "Target" line sample.car to desired file.
REGISTRATION
To become a registered PSA Cards user, and to receive
notification of new releases of PSA Cards, send $25.00
to:
William L. Rogers
PSA Software
1319 Silk Oak Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525-5597
Colorado residents please add 3% sales tax. Fort
Collins, Colorado residents please add 6% sales tax.
WHAT YOU GET FOR REGISTERING
* Your registration code
* A personalized program diskette with the latest
version of PSA Cards
* Notification of new releases
* Free upgrade when final v. 2.5 is released
* Program support
The file register.txt can be printed and used as a
registration form. A registration form can also be
printed from within the program's Help topic for the
Register command. If you choose not to use a
registration form, be sure to indicate that you are
registering the Windows NT 3.51 / Windows 95 version
so that I can mail the correct diskette.
COMPUSERVE USERS
If you are a CompuServe user, you can also register
using CompuServe's Shareware Registration service.
The registration ID for this program is 4620. The
fee is $25.00. After CompuServe notifies me of your
registration, I will e-mail your registration code
and send your diskette via US mail.
Registered users enable me continue to improve PSA
Cards and implement your suggestions. The income also
pays for the computer and software I use to do this.
If you use PSA Cards on a regular basis and find it
useful, please register. This version of PSA Cards
allows you to update your data file 20 times before
registering. After the 20th update you will still be
able to access your data, but will not be able to save
changes to the file until you enter your registration
code using the Registration command in the Help menu.
DISCLAIMER
Although PSA Cards has been carefully written and
tested, no claim is made as to its reliability and
freedom from bugs. This software is provided "as-is"
without warranty of any kind. In no event shall PSA
Software be liable for any damages whatsoever arising
out of the use or inability to use PSA Cards.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONVERTING MICROSOFT CARDFILE FILES
Importing data from a program like Microsoft CardFile
poses a problem. PSA Cards has specific data fields for
each type of information that it stores. That is, it
makes a distinction between say a street address and a
phone number. CardFile does not. There are only two
fields in CardFile -- the index line and text.
CardFile data can be converted to input for PSA Cards'
ASCII import function if the information on each card
is in a consistent order and the file contains no
imbedded objects (remove all OLE stuff).
There is a grubby little DOS application in this
package called convert.exe. Convert reads a CardFile
file and attempts to find the appropriate places for
field delimiters in the card and writes an output file
for the import function in PSA Cards:
CardFile file -> Convert.exe -> PSA Cards ASCII
import
Convert uses the following rules to insert field
delimiters.
* Newlines (carriage return, line feed) are replaced by a
delimiter.
* Multiple newlines only generate one delimiter.
* A comma followed by a blank is replaced by a delimiter.
This can be turned off (option c-).
* If comma-blank is being replaced by a delimiter, the
index line will always generate two fields. The second
field may be empty.
* A single blank after a letter followed by five digits
will be replaced by a delimiter. This is assumed to be the
ZIP code. This can also be turned off (option z-).
Convert writes a field definition record as the first
line of the output file. It assumes that the delimiter
is ! and that the fields are in the following order:
!lname1 fname1 street city state zip phone1
comment
If your CardFile has a different order or different
fields, the first line of the output file will have to
be edited. Use the DOS editor, or Notepad. Be sure to
use "No conversion" if you must use Write. You may
also have to fix up individual records if your input
file is not consistent enough or you encounter
situations not handled properly by the above rules.
You can also edit individual cards once they have been
imported to PSA Cards.
See the on-line help for PSA Cards for more details
about the file import function in PSA Cards.
Convert has been tested with files written by the
CardFile in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Windows NT.
I can only assume that the same program is used in
Windows 3.1. There is an example CardFile file
included. It is called cardfile.msc. If you turn on
Convert output to the screen (/s+) you can pipe your
output to "more". To see how Convert works, type the
following command in DOS or a DOS window while in the
PSA Cards directory:
>convert /s+ cardfile.msc imptcard.adr | more
Then run PSA Cards from Windows and use the "Import..."
command (File menu) to read imptcard.adr.
KNOWN PROBLEMS
* The Equation Editor for Microsoft Word does not always
work properly with OLE 2.0 container applications. This
version of PSA Cards will not recognize the Equation
Editor. Word itself and its other associated OLE
servers work OK.
* The Help buttons in the OLE dialog boxes for Change
Icon and the OLE File Browser do not do anything.
* Context sensitive help for the Object command in the
OLE menu does not link to the correct help topic.
These bugs are related to OLE 2.0 components supplied
by Microsoft.
BUG REPORTS AND FEEDBACK
Please send bug reports, and suggestions for new
features to CompuServe User ID 72064,1437, or
Internet: billr@Linden.FortNet.org or US mail to me
at the above registration address. I can't fix bugs
or add new features if I don't know about them, so let
me hear from you.
I hope that you find PSA Cards useful.
Bill Rogers