home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Software of the Month Club 1996 August
/
Software of the Month Club 1996 August.iso
/
pc
/
dos
/
biz
/
wml
/
read.me
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1996-05-08
|
10KB
|
196 lines
╓─────────────────────────────╖
║ TOPICS COVERED IN THIS FILE ║
┌─────────────╨──────────────┬──────────────╨─────────────┐
│ I New Features │ III Upcoming features │
│ II Installation notes │ IV Author contact info. │
└────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘
Shareware vendors see VENDOR.DOC ── BBS sysops also see SYSOP.DOC
(To stop viewing the file press the ESC key.)
I. NEW FEATURES
───────────────
05/08/96 2.9 Corrected "Duplicate Definition" problem when one chose
the Print/Select/Query option of the File menu.
05/01/96 2.8z Updated Help file & other documentation.
Corrected quirk in Import routine which caused the
SpaceBar to be interpreted as the "Ok" button, thus
you could not choose any fields for importing.
Moved one step closer to finishing the printing of
messages on envelopes by adding the positioning
fields for them on the Envelopes Preferences screen.
04/29/96 2.8y Added ability to view and/or print documentation files
from WML's Help menu.
Corrected problem determining free space on very large
hard disk drives.
04/23/96 2.8x Corrected a minor problem with using the TMP or TEMP
environment variables.
Corrected a quirk with the File Window: when a file was
chosen by double-clicking with a mouse the cursor
jumpted to the "Ok" button and waited for the user
to press ENTER or click on "Ok". Now if you click
twice on a file name or highlight a name in the file
list and press ENTER, the window is immediately
closed and that file is chosen.
Corrected a problem with printing a single entry from
the Names Data Entry screen when only one printer
was defined (instead of two).
04/16/96 2.8w Enhanced the Valid Address setting on the General
Preferences screen. It used to be that WML
considered an address valid if it had a zip code or
a street address, and you could either turn valid
address checking ON or OFF. Now there are four
settings. Check the General Prefs screen and press
F1 (Help) for detailed info.
Changed the Random Selection window to work with the
new 4-function Valid Address Checking setting.
04/09/96 2.8v Corrected minor printer problem: the first 2 fonts for
a printer were not being displayed in a font list.
Several minor cosmetic changes (such as adjusting the
position of fields on the screen).
Corrected word wrapping problems on the Names Data Entry
screen's Comments lines.
Added the option to Select only entries which have a
complete address on the Select/Random screen.
3/30/96 2.8u Corrected command-keys display on the Select/Random
window.
Added ability to specify the minimum & maximum
acceptable Times Mailed values with the Random
selection function.
3/19/96 2.8t Corrected a minor display problem: The Print-Select
sub-menu's Individual options were displaying data
past the right edge of the window.
Added a bunch of new Epson printer drivers.
3/12/96 2.8s Corrected error in File Back-up procedure which
occurred with zero-length files.
Corrected minor problem with information windows which
caused them to "beep" upon closing.
Added a new Random query option so you can Select
entries at random from the open file.
Added more data on F2/Find screen.
Corrected problem which occurred when attempting to
print if fonts were not defined.
Added support for HP LaserJet 4V/4MV and 5P/5MP.
2/14/96 2.8r Corrected return address labels problem: When more than
one return address existed it was not printing the
one you chose.
Improved duplicate address checking: If you entered
someone without any information in the two address
lines WML would report as a duplicate any entry that
had the same zip code. Now it will only report an
entry as a duplicate if the address lines match,
including blank ones.
2/6/96 2.8q Corrected an error in the File Window which caused it to
display no mailing list files until the directory
box was accessed.
2/6/96 2.8p Corrected an error in the File Window which caused it to
display no soft font files until the directory box
was accessed.
2/2/96 2.8n Corrected minor error which caused the Select flag to
be cleared if the Delete flag was cleared.
Improved error handling in cases where a soft font file
is missing or inaccessible.
Corrected minor problem: WML was not remembering the
last soft font directory used.
* NOTE: For the rest of WML's history see the file HISTORY.TXT
II. INSTALLATION NOTES
──────────────────────
All of the files contained within the archive you received (either
an EXE, ARJ, or ZIP file) must be placed within a single directory.
Your data files may reside in any directory or on any disk drive. See
the "List of files" section below for files which may be removed if
disk space is limited.
Installing on Floppy Disk
─────────────────────────
WML can be run from a 720k (or greater) floppy disk although it will
access data and operate very slowly. When using floppy disks, it is a
wise idea to have an archival copy (a "master") apart from the one you
use daily (the "working" copy). Use the DISKCOPY command to make a
working copy of a floppy disk, if necessary.
Documentation Files
───────────────────
If you have WordPerfect 5, just load WML.WP. Instructions to reformat
and print are in a comment at the top of the file. If you don't have
WordPerfect or a way to convert the WML.WP file to your word processor,
then just "TYPE WML.TXT > PRN" at the DOS prompt. WML.TXT is an ASCII
file generated from WordPerfect for a "standard printer" and this command
will send it to the printer on port LPT1:. You can substitute the "PRN"
with "LPTx:" where the "x" is 1, 2, or 3.
III. UPCOMING FEATURES
──────────────────────
I have a huge list of planned enhancements to WML. Suggestions from
users are very welcome & appreciated. Here are just a few of the
enhancement plans for WML:
■ Ability to prepare a disk to send to P.O. for zip code correction and
9-digit expansion. Although WML has a fixed-field ASCII export, it
does not yet meet U.S. Post Office requirements.
■ Have a single "master return address" and then a seperate return
address for each file. If the file has a return address set, then
ask for choice; otherwise use master.
■ Add a field for Internet (or other network) address
■ Ability to define an optional group file so that separate group
definitions can be associated with a list. This would make it easy
to sell a list with its associated groupings or to view a limited
number of groups for a given file.
■ Group report which shows number of entries in each group for a given
mailing list (skipping groups with zero entries).
IV. AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION
──────────────────────────────
Angel Babudro, Box 132, Paonia, CO 81428 USA
Internet: ababudro@omnionline.com
Registered users and those intending to register within 30 days may call
(970) 527-6756 Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 6pm Mountain Time. If
you get my answering machine please try back a little later - I will
return long distance calls only to registered users.
I can also be reached via these 24-hour bulletin boards:
■ Colorado: Expanding Horizons BBS (PCBoard) (970) 241-2847
Modem: USR Sportster V.32 ── 1200 baud to 14.4kbps
Log on with your name. The first time you will have to answer the New
User Questionnaire.
1. Enter "OCW" to join the Organic Soft conference, which contains
all of my software. This is a "free" area which means there are
no downloading restrictions - you can have whatever you want.
2. Enter "F;2" to view the list of files. When you see a file you want
to grab, use the SpaceBar as described on the screen to flag it for
downloading.
3. Enter "D" to begin downloading flagged files.
* Enter "E Angelo Babudro" to leave messages for me.
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
TO PRINT THIS FILE enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
TYPE READ.ME > LPT1:
Use LPT2: or LPT3: or COM1: if your printer is not on the first printer
port. If you only have one printer it is probably LPT1: