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------- PSA Cards 2.3 Beta for Windows NT 3.5 ------
VERSION 2.3 WILL READ FILES WRITTEN BY EARLIER VERSIONS.
EARLIER VERSIONS WILL NOT READ VERSION 2.3 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 Cards entries.
PSA Cards features:
* Print Rolodex cards, envelopes, mailing labels, and
address booklets
* 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
* Import data from an ASCII file or Microsoft CardFile
* Export names and addresses to a file or the clipboard
for use in a word processing program
* Object Linking and Embedding (OLE 2.0) container app
* 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.
* No inherent limits on the number of entries or lengths
of fields other than those imposed by Windows itself.
* On-line, context sensitive help
* 3-D controls
* Written in C++
* Windows 3.1 and Windows NT versions available
NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES
Tool tips for toolbar buttons
Dockable toolbars
Double click an entry to edit it
Shipping labels
Fix bugs relating to phone numbers in ASCII import
User selectable screen font
Searching all fields, including dates
Type letter key to open a divider tab
Install program
Separate dialog boxes for business entries
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - FROM A FLOPPY DISK
Run the install program, install.exe from the Program
Manager.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - FROM A DOWNLOADED PSACARDS.EXE
FILE
1. Extract the program and help files by running
psacards.exe from the command prompt. There are
six PSA Cards 2.22 files: cards.exe, cards.hlp,
register.txt, readme.txt, convert.exe, and cardfile.msc.
There are three system libraries (the *.dll files) which
will be copied to your system directory by the install
program.
2. Run the install program, install.exe
LOADING A DATA FILE ON STARTUP
After running PSA Cards and saving your first data
file, you can set up the PSA Cards program item to read
the same file each time it is executed. Use the Program
manager "Properties" command to put the data file name
after the program name (cards.exe). Be sure to leave a
blank between the program name and the file name.
Putting the file name after the program name will cause
the data file to be opened automatically when PSA Cards
is executed from its program icon.
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 redidents please add 3% sales tax. Fort
Collins, Colorado residents please add 6% sales.tax.
You will receive a registration code by return mail.
Registering will also entitle you to upgrades at
reduced cost. The file register.txt can be printed
and used as a registration form.
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 follow up with 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. I will attempt to resolve them in a
future release of PSA Cards.
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. If you send me an idea for a new
feature that I have not thought of, and I use it, I
will send you a free update to PSA Cards when the next
release ships.
I don't log on to CompuServe on a regular basis, so
please be patient if I don't get back to your E-mail
right away. I do check for mail at my Internet address
more often.
I hope that you find PSA Cards useful.
Bill Rogers