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- PC-FORMS SYSTEM INSTALLATION
- INSTRUCTIONS
-
- These instructions concerning the installation and use of the PC-
- FORMS Document Assembly System programs are provided to assist
- you in the installation of the system. If you are not able to
- get the programs running properly do not hestitate to call us at
- (405) 840-3563 or leave a message on Compuserve to Bill Black-
- ledge 70162,1130. If they are not installed properly you will be
- unable to get the full benefit of their use in your business or
- practice.
-
- COMPUSERVE ON-LINE REGISTRATION
-
- The PCFORMS system is in the Shareware Registration database of
- Compuserve with Registration ID 720. When you decide to register
- it for continued use you may do so through the Compuserve SWREG
- Forum (GO CIS:SWREG). The registration fee of $99.95 will be
- added to your Compuserve Account.
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- ALTERNATIVE WAYS
- OF INSTALLING THE PC-FORMS SYSTEM
-
- There are a number of different ways in which the PC-FORMS system
- may be installed. The instructions for installation are con-
- tained in the following paragraphs for your assistance.
-
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- FIRST INSTALLATION METHOD
-
- The easiest way to install the PC-FORMS system is to make a
- directory for it (such as C:\PCFORMS) and copy all of the files
- on the PC-FORMS disks to it. Then you can start the PC-FORMS
- program by entering PCFM, choose the LEARN library, and use the
- Setup System Menu to choose screen colors, to set the value
- billing rate and to link the system with your word processor.
- You will then save your selections in a configuration file which
- the system will use each time it is started.
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- SECOND INSTALLATION METHOD
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- A second method is to use the automatic linking feature of the
- system by loading the programs and related files into your word
- processing program directory and the text libraries into their
- own directory or directories. If you want the system to link
- with your word processor, this method will require that you
- include your word processing directory in the PATH command in
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or some other file which is run when you
- start your computer. You will need to know a little more about
- the PC-DOS or MS-DOS operating system to understand this instal-
- lation method but it is not complicated if you follow the simple
- instructions below:
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- *** LIBRARY INSTALLATION *** (Second Method)
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- If you have a hard disk follow these instructions when you are
- ready to begin installing the forms libraries and programs:
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- 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:
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- C:
- CHDIR \
- MKDIR \PCFORMS
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- 2. Place the PC-FORMS disk, or disks, in your floppy disk drive
- and enter the following commands to copy the forms libraries
- 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)
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- CHDIR \PCFORMS
- COPY A:*.LEX
- COPY A:*.VBL
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- *** PROGRAM INSTALLATION *** (Second Method)
-
- 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 \WORD (for Microsoft Word)
- CHDIR \PCW (or something similar, for PC-Write)
- CHDIR \VDE (for the Video Display Editor, VDE)
-
- Check to be sure you are in the right directory by entering
- the commands DIR *.EXE and DIR *.COM after changing directo-
- ries and checking for the program file WP.EXE, WS.EXE,
- WORD.EXE, VDE.COM, WS.COM, ED.EXE, or WRITER.COM. The appro-
- priate conversion utility must also be in this directory.
- CONVERT.EXE for WordPerfect, WS_RTF.EXE for Microsoft Word or
- FWCNV.EXE for FriendlyWriter.
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- 4. Copy the files PCFM.EXE, PCLB.EXE, FMHELP.MSG, ORDER.MSG, and
- from the disk on which they were copied to the directory or
- disk where your word processing program is located.
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- COPY A:*.EXE
- COPY A:*.MSG
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- 5. Check to see that your word processing directory is included
- in the DOS "PATH" command by entering the command:
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- 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
- processing directory by using EDLIN, VDE or your word proces-
- sor in Non-Document, ASCII or "DOS Text" mode. (With WordPer-
- fect set the margins as far apart as possible and use the
- CTRL-F5 options to retrieve and save the file in ASCII).
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- YOU MUST RE-BOOT 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" and
- start the PC=LIBRARY program by entering the command "DSLB". If
- you use a menu system you may want to add them to your menu.
- Just remember that you must change the directory to PCFORMS
- before starting the programs.
-
- When installed in this manner the PC-FORMS programs will automat-
- ically link with the WordStar, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, VDE,
- PC-Write or FriendlyWriter word processors. They do this by
- searching through the PATH for themselves and then linking with
- the word processing program, if found in the same directory.
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- THIRD INSTALLATION METHOD
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- *** INSTALLATION ON FLOPPY DISKS ***
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- 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:
-
- for WordPerfect - CONVERT.EXE;
- for Microsoft Word - WS_RTF.EXE;
- for FriendlyWriter - FWCNV.EXE;
-
- on that disk with your word processor program. Then, copy the
- forms libraries from the PC-FORMS disks to a data disk, or disks,
- by using the *.LEX and *.VBL file specifications. Start the
- programs by entering "PCFM" or "DSLB" with your data disk drive
- as the default drive.
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- FOURTH INSTALLATION METHOD
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- *** INSTALLATION WITHOUT LINKING ***
-
- If you want to test the PC-FORMS System programs without them
- being linked to your word processor copy ALL OF THE FILES on the
- PC-FORMS disks to the directory or disk from which you want to
- test it and enter "PCFM" or "DSLB" with that as the default
- directory or disk.
-
- *** CREATING AND EDITING FORMS LIBRARIES ***
-
- The author of the PC-FORMS system recommends the use of the VDE
- text editor for developing or modifying PC-FORMS library files.
- It is available as shareware for a very reasonable registration
- fee and automatically creates ASCII files following the text
- rules of the PC-FORMS text library system. Of course, any other
- text editor capable of creating files of pure ASCII text may be
- used. The author uses WordStar in Non-Document mode.
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