CD-ROM Windows Selection/Windows Selection 1.iso/Database/PSA Cards/Readme.txt

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     ------- PSA Cards 2.61 for Windows 95 and NT 3.51 ------

     VERSION 2.61 WILL READ FILES WRITTEN BY EARLIER VERSIONS.
     VERSIONS OLDER THAN 2.61 WILL NOT READ VERSION 2.61 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.
 *   POSTNET bar codes
 *   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 selectible 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 2.6 - 2.61 NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES

Phone Dialing
 *   Dialing profiles, with local/long distance flag array with a
     value for each dialing profile.
 *   Credit card calls.
 *   Changes can now be canceled before exiting Dialing Setup dialog box.
 *   Dialing Setup now uses a tabbed dialog box.

Importing
 *   Generalized import functionality, including import from MS
     CardFile (Windows 3.1 CardFile files only).
 *   Data import from ASCII files and MS CardFile is now done from
     within PSA Cards rather than with a separate DOS program.
 *   The program now strips leading blanks in import names.

New Status Bar
 *   Added display of Only CMark Entries command status indicator
     in secondary Status bar.
 *   Added display Only Current Group command status indicator in
     secondary Status bar.
 *   Secondary status bar displays file's read only status.
 *   Added count of number of entries to Status bar.

Toolbars
 *   User configurable toolbars.
 *   Optional second toolbar.

Notes Field
 *   Word wrap preference for comments field and printing.  Field
     width is separately adjustable for screen cards, printing
     Rolodex cards, and printing address books.

Registration
 *   On Register command, registered users are informed that they
     don't have to re-register.
 *   The registration code and name were moved to cards.ini/registry.

Addresses
 *   Added local country and local country postal code prefix so
     country name and local country postal code prefixes can be
     omitted from addresses on printing.
 *   Separate ZIP codes for street address and PO Box.

Help File
 *   Put example ASCII import file in Help file.
 *   Added "Apply" paragraph to topics for each edit dialog tab.
 *   Added Frequently Asked Questions section.

Printing Address Books
 *   Added single sided printing for the address booklet format.
     This allows the use of automatic double sided printing.
 *   Added fields for page height and width.

File Merge
 *   Added a Stop button.
 *   Added an option to only merge entries that are checked in
     the source file.

Right Mouse Button
 *   Context menus have been added to the right mouse button.
     The right mouse button menus allow common commands to be
     performed on Entries, fields within entries, and embedded
     objects by right clicking on them.

Miscellaneous
 *   Made location for Cancel, OK, and Help buttons more consistent
 *   Implemented the Explorer "File - New" command for PSA Cards
     using the file copy option.
 *   Added "Use Last File" command to Preferences menu.
 *   The close card on left mouse button click behavior is now optional.
 *   Added a button to search dialog to deselect Show Only CMark Entries.
 *   Limited "First Entry..." message to the first four times user
     executes program.
 *   Search Dates and Phone editing dialog boxes now use consolidated
     list boxes.
 *   CTrl+Up Arrow and Ctrl+Down Arrow can be used to move back and
     forth through the file.
 *   Show Only Cmarkd Entries and Show Only Current group commands
     now show entries without divider tabs.  Uncheck the "Cards Only On Limit
     List" command in the preferences menu to restore the old behavior.

VERSION 2.6 - 2.61 BUG FIXES

 *   Fixed bug which occurred when File - Backup command was used before
     File Save or File Save As commands. i.e. when no file name was established.
 *   Fixed file sort problem with new collating sequence and merge command.
     All old files are sorted on loading.
 *   Fixed Next button bug on Phones page.
 *   Fixed CMark bug. Turning CMark off with Display CMark Only checked lost current
     card underline.
 *   Fixed CMark bug.  Ctrl+B with Display CMark Only checked did not go to previous
     visible entry.
 *   Fixed a file open bug in selecting file types in file import and export commands.
 *   Put in a work-around for InstallSHIELD bug which could overwrite newer a
     newer system DLL on reboot when that system DLL is locked at installation time.
     Stirling Technologies is working on an offical fix for this problem.  Note that
     This problem only occurs when user ignores advice to shut down all applications
     before doing the installation.
 *   Modified the setup program not to overwrite sample.car if it already exists.  This
     fixes a potential problem where a user could destroy his data if he saved it
     in sample.car and then installed over an older version of PSA Cards in the
     same directory.
 *   Put CARDS.GID in the Windows 95 distribution file so that uninstall can delete it.
     This is a file created by the Windows 95/NT 3.51 Help viewer.
 *   The installation program now uses different names for PSA Cards Win 3.1 and Win 95
     versions when installing the Windows 95 version.
 *   Fixed bug which caused an infinite loop when printing address books, and
     and entry was too large to fit on one page.
 *   Fixed a bug which caused printed output to always go to the default printer
     regardless of the printer selected in the print setup dialog.



********************** INSTALLATION **********************

   If you install PSA Cards 2.61 over a previous version,
   be sure to use the install program.  It installs new
   system DLL's from Microsoft in your windows\system
   directory.

   INSTALLING FROM A FLOPPY DISK

     Run the setup program, setup.exe, from the Program
     Manager, Start menu, or Explorer.

   INSTALLING FROM A DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE

     1. Extract the program and help files by running
     pkunzip from the command prompt.  The zip file should
     contain these ten files:

       _SETUP.DLL
       _SETUP.LIB
       DATA.Z
       DISK1.ID
       FILE_ID.DIZ
       README.TXT
       SETUP.EXE
       SETUP.INS
       SETUP.PKG
       UNINST.EXE

     2. Run the setup program, setup.exe.  It is best not to
     install the PSA Cards in the same directory that contains
     the unzipped downloaded files.  You can delete this
     directory after the installation is finished.  If you
     do this, be sure to  backup your downloaded ZIP file
     before deleting it from your hard drive.

   SYSTEM LIBRARIES

     There are two system libraries (the DLL files) which
     will be copied to your system directory by the setup
     program. These are new files from Microsoft.  This version
     of PSA Cards requires them.  In some cases (especially with
     Windows 95) a newer version of one more DLL's may already
     be present in your system directory.  In that case, these
     files will not be overwritten.

     If the setup program cannot replace an earlier version
     of a file because it is in use by another program, restart
     (reboot) you computer after the installation.  When a file
     can't be replaced because it is locked by another application,
     the setup program writes a file called wininit.ini in the
     Windows directory.  This file contains information on how to
     replace files as the system is started.  Windows looks for
     this file on system startup.

   IF SETUP.EXE WON'T LOAD

     Occasionally, setup.exe will not load.  This usually occurs
     when a previous InstallSHIELD installation has failed and
     left junk in your C:\TEMP directory.

     If this happens to you, use the Explorer to clean out
     your C:\TEMP directory.  Then try the installation again.  This
     is a problem with the Stirling Technology InstallSHIELD system.
     Hopefully they will provide a fix for this soon.


   UNINSTALL PROGRAM

     The install program implements an uninstall feature
     that will remove PSA Cards from your system.  To access this
     program, click on Settings command in the Start Menu, then
     the Control Panel, and finally double click the Add/Remove
     Program icon.

     In Windows NT, double click the Uninstall icon in the
     PSA Cards program group.  Be sure you want to uninstall
     PSA Cards before doing this.  Once started in Windows NT,
     the program immediately proceeds to uninstall PSA Cards.

     If you have addded files to the PSA Cards directory,
     Uninstall will not delete the directory.  Nor will it
     delete data files (other than sample.car) that you have
     created in the PSA Cards directory.

   IF YOU ARE CONVERTING FROM PSA CARDS FOR WINDOWS 3.1, READ THIS:

     When you install PSA Cards for Windows 3.1 on a computer running
     Windows 95, or when you install Windows 95 over Windows 3.1 with
     PSA Cards already installed, there will be a "PSA Cards" program
     folder on the Windows 95 Start menu.  When you install PSA Cards
     for Windows 95/NT 3.51 on a computer running Windows 95, a program
     icon named "PSA Cards Win 32" will appear on the Start menu.
     Since the InstallSHIELD Windows 95 installation routine does
     not check for the presence of the old PSA Cards program folder
     from the Windows 3.1 version, you will need to remove it from the
     Start menu manually.  To do this, right click on the Start menu,
     open the Programs folder, find the old PSA Cards program folder,
     and drag it to the Recycle Bin.


LOADING A DATA FILE ON STARTUP

     The installation program sets up PSA Cards to automatically
     open the file "sample.car" each time you select the PSA Cards
     icon.  If you want to open a different file on program startup
     in Wndows NT, 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 Start button
     2. Click "Explore"
     3. Click on the "Programs" folder and look for the PSA Cards
        shortcut in the Contents pane. (click the words "Programs"
        then look in the right hand window pane)
     4. Right click on PSA Cards shortcut.
     5. Click "Properties"
     6. Click "Shortcut" tab
     7. Change "Target" line sample.car to the desired file.

     You can also start PSA Cards from the File Manager or
     Explorer by double clicking (or right click - Open) on
     any PSA Cards data file that has a .car file type.

     Another Windows 95 way of starting PSA Cards with a specific
     data file is to use the right mouse button to drag file's
     icon to the desktop.  Then select "Create Shortcut(s) here"
     when the right mouse button menu is displayed.

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
     *  Free updates for one year
     *  A personalized program diskette with the latest
        version of PSA Cards
     *  Notification of new releases
     *  Program support for one year

     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.

     Whether you register by CompuServe or by US mail, if
     I have your e-mail address, I will endeavor to send
     your registration code as soom as I receive your
     registration.  Otherwise you will receive your
     registration by return mail along with your diskette.

     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.

     PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

     If you live outside the United States, the easiest way to
     register is via CompuServe (see above).  If you don't have
     a CompuServe account, you can send payment in the form of
     an International Postal Money Order in US dollars, an
     American Express money order in US dollars, a check in
     US dollars drawn on a US bank, or cash. Your bank should
     be able to advise you on how to obtain a check drawn on
     a US bank.  We regret that we are unable to accept personal
     checks drawn or foreign banks or EuroChecks.

     If you send cash, send US currency if at all possible.
     If you send payment in your local currency, use the
     exchange rate your bank is quoting and include an
     additional $3.00 (US) to cover our bank charges for
     currency conversion.  It is amazing that in 1995, US
     banks are still in the 19th century when it comes to
     dealing with small payments from outside the US.  I
     wouldnÆt be surprised to see the teller put on a
     green eye-shade and get out a quill pen before filling
     out the paper forms required to convert foreign currency
     to US dollars.  If you send cash in the mail, it is at
     your risk.  However, we have had a very high success
     rate with receiving cash sent via the postal service.
     If you want a higher degree of assurance when sending
     cash, use registered or certified mail.

CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY

     You can register with Master Card, Visa, American Express, or
     Discover from Public Software Library (PsL) by calling 800-242-4775
     (from within the US) or [phone] (from outside the US) or by
     FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe e-mail to 71355,470. You
     can also mail credit card orders to PsL at, P.O.Box 35705, Houston,
     TX 77235-5705.  If you want to print out a registration form that
     you can mail to PsL, see the Registration topic in the on-line Help.
     Public Software Library cannot accept credit card orders that are
     sent to PSA Software and then forwarded to them.  If you want use
     your credit card, you must contact PsL directly.

     When you order from PsL, they will need the PSA Cards product
     number.  It is 14333.

     THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.  THE AUTHOR
     OF PSA CARDS CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.

     Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds,
     registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts,
     dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc., must be directed
     to PSA Software, 1319 Silk Oak Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525-5597 or
     e-mail to [e-mail].

     To insure that you get the latest version of PSA Cards, PsL will notify
     us the day of your order and we will mail the product directly to you.
     If you give PsL your e-mail address, we will also e-mail your registration
     code to you as well as mailing you a diskette with the latest version.


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.


IMPORTING MICROSOFT CARDFILE FILES AND DATA FROM ASCII FILES

     Use the Import command in the File menu.


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: [e-mail] 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.

     You can also get the PSA Cards news and dowload the
     most recent ZIP file from the PSA Software web page:

     http://www.FortNet.org/~billr

     I hope that you find PSA Cards useful.

          Bill Rogers