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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- InfoMiles Overview
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- Product information
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- Ordering
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- Support
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Product Information
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- InfoMiles is a comprehensive solution for tracking your electronic
- communications among the many on-ramps to todays hectic information
- superhighway.
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- In one convenient location you can produce reports of connection dates, times,
- online durations, file transfers, and costs from the usage logs maintained by
- your communication software. Stay on top of those monthly credit card
- statements and long distance phone bills!
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- Features
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- Works with most communication programs
- Versatile cost setup
- Statistics at a glance
- User definable reports and totals
- Graphic charts of usage
- Print, save or copy reports
- Includes InfoLog
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Report Format Files are created, opened, saved, and deleted from the file menu
- and also via the file notebook page and button bar.
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- A report format file consists of the log file characteristics defined in
- properties as well as the selected report criteria and detail format.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Properties defines the characteristics of the log file supplied by the
- communication program.
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- A description and icon file can also be specified to associate with the Report
- Format File.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. Log File Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Description
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- Displays in the report titles as well as the status line.
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- Log File
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- The path and file name of the usage log maintained by the communication
- program. The log file is typically located in the same directory as the
- communication program. Be sure logging is turned ON in the communication
- program settings.
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- Icon File
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- The path and file name of the icon to associate with the report format file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. Log File Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The actual log file maintained by the communication program. If the dialog is
- empty, a proper path to the log file has not been supplied.
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- A ruler is displayed to determine subsequent settings of the log file data and
- can be displayed at any point by double-clicking with the mouse or pressing
- enter on a highlighted line.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. Log File Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Note: * indicates an optional entry.
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- Messages
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- Log files typically supply unique words or phrases within a line of the log
- file text that signal events such as connections, disconnections and file
- transfers.
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- Notes
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- The Connection message should be on the same line as the service name.
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- The Disconnection message should be on the same line as connect durations or
- cost data when supplied by the log file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.4. Log File Data Coordinates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Note: * indicates an optional entry.
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- Data Coordinates
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- 1st and Last
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- Column numbers (typically) or delimiter characters (unique words or phrases)
- identifying the first and last column of various data within a line of the log
- file text.
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- Delimiters must be used when the position of the data varies within the line of
- text and column numbers cannot be used.
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- When using delimiters, the following applies:
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- When used as the first column, the extracted data begins immediately after the
- last of the given delimiter characters.
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- When used as the last column, the data ends with the character immediately
- prior to the first of the given delimiter characters.
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- There are 2 formatting commands that can be appended to the end of a delimiter
- to help locate it within the line of log file text. This is necessary with log
- files sparse in unique delimiters separating the data.
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- If the delimiter occurs more than once within the line of text, the occurrence
- number of the delimiter can be specified after the characters @#, such as @#2
- for the 2nd occurrence of the delimiter characters.
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- If the data is located in a certain place relative to a delimiter, a number can
- be specified between braces {} to add to or subtract from the position of the
- given delimiter within the line of text, such as {3} to add 3 columns to the
- position of the given delimiter characters.
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- The entry should be in the format "'delimiter' @#{}" if the special format
- commands @# and {} are used together.
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- Begin and End
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- Characters to append to the beginning or the end of the extracted data. This
- is necessary if the log file does not supply required information, typically
- dates without the year or time durations without the hours or seconds.
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- Msg
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- Words or phrases that signal the line the particular data can be found on. As
- with all messages, they should be unique and consistent delimiter characters.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.5. Properties Tuorial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- It is important to understand how log files are typically organized before
- setting up log files not supported by the software.
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- Usually each line of text in a log file will include a date, a time and one
- piece of information such as a connection to a service, a file sent or
- received, or a disconnection from the service.
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- A complete connection would consist of at least two lines in the log file, the
- line for the connection and the line for the disconnection.
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- The log file will usually provide unique and consistent messages to distinguish
- the information provided by the line of text. Words or phrases such as
- Connected, Disconnected, Online, Offline, Upload, Download, Sent, and Received
- are common.
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- Contained within these lines will be data specific to the information the line
- provides. Dates, times, service names, file names, file sizes and time
- durations are examples of the data supplied.
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- It is easy to set up log files when the data always begins and ends in the same
- column within the line of text.
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- Using a date as an example, if the log file supplied dates in the format
- 01/01/90 and the date always began in the first column of the line, the values
- for the month would be 1 for the first column and 2 for the last column. The
- date values would be 4 and 5. The year values would be 7 and 8.
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- Many log files are structured in this way and can be setup in this optimum
- manner. Unfortunately many logs are structured such that the column position
- varies and therefore simple numbers cannot be used for the column positions of
- the data.
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- In such instances the column numbers can be replaced with unique words or
- phrases, similar to the event messages described above, that delimit the
- requested data.
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- Again using a date as an example, if the log file supplied dates in the format
- "Monday,Jan 01,1990", since the day of the week would prevent consistent column
- numbers, the values for the month would be "," for the first column and " " for
- the last column. The date values would be " " and ",19". The year values
- would be ",19" and ",19{5}". (Commas used for emphasis.)
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- With enough experimenting you should be able to set up most log files. Often
- there is more than one way to achieve the desired results, not always being
- immediately apparent.
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- Further information is available in the respective online help sections. If
- you continue to have trouble setting up a log file, see Support for obtaining
- help.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Edit menu choices include selecting or deselecting portions of the summary or
- detail report, copying selected text to the clipboard and finding text within
- the displayed report.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Text
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- Text to search for in the displayed report. The search begins from the first
- line unless other options are checked.
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- Options
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- Case sensitive
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- Found text requires an exact match, including capitalization.
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- From selection
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- Search begins from the selected text.
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- Reverse search
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- Searches backwards, either from the last line or from the selected text if
- checked.
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- Next
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- Repeat the last successful find operation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Report Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Report menu choices include displaying summary, detail and chart reports,
- selecting the report criteria and the detail report format, and printing or
- saving the report text to a file.
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- When viewing reports, information on a particular service or selected services
- can be viewed by double-clicking or pressing enter on a highlighted service
- name.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Report Criteria ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Dates and Times
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- Restricts reports to connections and/or file transfers within the given dates
- and times. The format of the date entries follow the date format defined in
- Preferences.
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- Include/Exclude
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- Defines the service(s) and/or file transfer(s) you wish to include in or
- exclude from the reports. The entries should appear as in the reports and need
- only be enough characters to make them unique. Wildcards are not used and
- matches are not case sensitive. Multiple entries are seperated by commas (,).
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- Reset
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- Produces reports for the entire log file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Detail Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Show
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- Shows and totals only the checked items.
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- Format
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- Blank lines
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- Inserts blank line separators between dates, connections, files, and totals to
- make the report more readable.
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- Totals only
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- Displays the selected totals only.
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- Total
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- Provides varying levels of subtotals.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Options
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- All text
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- Prints the complete text in the displayed report.
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- Selected text
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- Prints only the selected text in the displayed report.
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- Copies
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- The number of copies of the report to print.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Setup Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Setup menu choices include setting up global communications costs and program
- preferences.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Costs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Setting up communications costs involves first setting up service providers and
- their associated costs. Internet providers and phone companies are examples.
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- Service names as shown in the reports are then linked to the service providers
- as needed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1.1. Providers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Provider
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- The name of the service provider.
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- Add
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- Add the provider to the Provider list.
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- Modify
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- Change the provider in the Provider list.
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- Remove
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- Remove the provider from the Provider list.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1.2. Provider Charges ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Monthly charge
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- The monthly charge assessed by the provider.
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- Monthly free hours
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- Free time, in hours, not subject to charges each month.
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- Month begin date
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- The day of the month the provider begins billing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1.3. Provider Costs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- M-F Sa Su
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- Indicates the days of the week the cost period applies to.
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- Time of day
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- The beginning and ending time of day for the cost period. 00:00:00 to 23:59:59
- constitutes an entire day. In general, time periods should not overlap.
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- Cost
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- The cost for the given seconds, usually in cents.
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- Secs.
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- The seconds for the given cost, usually 60, or one minute.
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- Apply Free
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- Apply free time to the cost period.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1.4. Service/Provider Links ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Service
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- The name of the service as shown in the reports to track costs for.
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- Provider
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- The provider for the service.
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- Add
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- Add the service to the Service list.
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- Modify
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- Change the service in the Service list.
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- Remove
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- Delete the service from the Service list.
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- Note
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- A service may have more than one entry if multiple providers are used to access
- the service, for instance dialing a provider long distance.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Preferences allow changing default program characteristics.
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- Note
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- Various fonts and colors can be changed using the system palettes and are also
- saved.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.1. File Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Load file statistics
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- Scans all of the files to obtain statistics. The statistics are updated as
- files are opened if this option is not selected.
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- Open last file at start
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- Opens the file from the previous session when the program is started.
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- Default Report
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- Determines the report displayed when a file is opened.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.2. Save Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Confirmations
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- Displays a prompt to save any changes when you open a new file or quit the
- program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.3. Date Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Date format
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- The format of the date that is displayed in the reports as well as the status
- bar.
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- Include day of week
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- Prefixes the day name, such as Monday, to the date.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.4. Country Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Currency symbol
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- Changes the currency symbol used in the report costs.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.5. Program Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Disable button bar
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- If checked, the button bar is not displayed. The options are still selectable
- from the menu bar.
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- Disable help messages
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- Prevents help messages from displaying in the status bar when menu items are
- selected or when the mouse moves over the button bar.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Ordering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Ordering
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- The registration fee is $34.95 for InfoMiles and InfoLog or $19.95 for InfoLog.
- A serial# enabling use of the software without reminder screens or functional
- restrictions will be issued upon purchase.
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- Registrations remain effective for all future versions of the software.
- Updates will be uploaded periodically to relevant CompuServe forums, Internet
- sites and major BBS's containing fixes, enhancements, user requests and new
- additions to the software.
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- The following options are available for purchasing the software after the
- initial 30 day shareware evaluation period.
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- BMT Micro
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- Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, EuroCard,
- Optima, Money Order, Cashiers Check, and Personal Checks
- are accepted. Please do not send cash in the mail.
- Personal checks are subject to clearance.
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- Voice Orders: 8:00am - 6:00pm EST (-5 GMT)
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- (800) 414-4268 (Orders Only)
- (910) 791-7052 (Orders, Questions)
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- Fax Orders: 24 hours / 7 Days (Print Order Form)
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- (800) 346-1672 or
- (910) 350-2937
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- Online Orders via Internet:
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- http://www.bmtmicro.com (WWW)
- orders@bmtmicro.com (E-Mail)
- bmtmicro.com (Telnet)
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- Online Orders via BBS:
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- (910) 350-8061 28.8 Ringdown (USR)
- (910) 799-0923 28.8 Single Line (HAYES)
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- Mail Orders To: (Print Order Form)
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- BMT Micro
- PO Box 15016
- Wilmington, NC 28408
- U.S.A.
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- CompuServe (GO SWREG)
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- InfoMiles and InfoLog, registration no. 6257
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- InfoLog, registration no. 10103
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. InfoLog Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- InfoLog
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- InfoLog is your one-way road onto todays information superhighway.
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- Monitor important communications activities with the communication software you
- already use.
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- Features
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- Single interface to communication programs
- Logging of connection dates and times
- Current and total online time and number of days
- Number of characters received and sent
- Speed of data being received and sent (CPS)
- Modem LED indicators for CD, RD and SD
- Configurable alarm
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Order Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Mail Orders To: BMT Micro
- PO Box 15016
- Wilmington, NC 28408
- U.S.A.
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- Voice Orders: 8:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT)
- (800) 414-4268 (orders only)
- (910) 791-7052
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- Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days
- (800) 346-1672 24 hours / 7 Days
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- Online Orders via modem: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K
- (910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line
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- Ordering and general ordering questions:
- Via AOL: bmtmicro
- via MSN: bmtmicro
- Via Prodigy: HNGP66D
- via Compuserve: 74031,307
- via Internet: orders@bmtmicro.com
- telnet@bmtmicro.com
- http://www.bmtmicro.com
-
-
- We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners
- Club, Carte Blanche, Cashiers Check, Personal Check. Personal
- checks are subject to clearance. Eurochecks in DM are welcome.
- DM, Sterling, and US Currency is welcome but send only by
- registered mail, return reciept requested. We cannot be liable
- for lost cash sent through the mail.
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- Purchase orders are welcome, subject to approval. The minimum
- amount is $250.00.
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- Information for our German customers is explained in the last
- paragraph of this order form.
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- _____________________________________________________________________
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- Company:_____________________________________________________________
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- Name:________________________________________________________________
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- Address:_____________________________________________________________
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- _____________________________________________________________
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- City: _______________________________State/Province: ________________
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- Postal/ZIP Code: ____________________Country:________________________
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- Phone:_______________________________________________________________
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- Fax: _______________________________________________________________
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- E-Mail #1____________________________________________________________
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- E-Mail #2____________________________________________________________
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- Product Quantity Price Number of copies
- _________________________ ______________ ________________
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- _________________________ ______________ x ____________ = + $ _______
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- _________________________ ______________ x ____________ = + $ _______
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- _________________________ ______________ x ____________ = + $ _______
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- Latest Version on Diskette _____$3.00____ x ____________ = + $ _______
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- North Carolina Residents add 6% Sales Tax $ _______
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- Shipping and Handling (no quantity limit / see below) $ _______
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- Email - Subject to Credit Card Verification Free
- Fax (USA/Canada)........................... 1.00 US
- Fax (Non-North America).................... 2.00 US
- Worldwide 1st Class ....................... Free
- 2nd Day Priority, USA Only ................ $ 4.00 US
- US Postal Service International Express
- (Including Canada and Mexico), allow up to
- 7-10 days ............................... $ 25.00 US
- Airborne Select Delivery (USA Only) $ 8.00 US
- FedEx Overnight, USA Only (delivery by
- 3:00 pm the following day) .............. $ 15.00 US
- FedEx Europe/Japan (guaranteed delivery
- within 3 days) .......................... $ 35.00 US
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- Total: $ _______
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- Γöé For credit card payment only Γöé
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- Γöé Circle one: VISA / Master / Discover / American Express / Diners Γöé
- Γöé Γöé
- Γöé Credit card number: _____________________________________________ Γöé
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- Γöé Expiration date: ________________________________________________ Γöé
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- ORDERING FROM INSIDE GERMANY ONLY
- =================================
-
- Persons in Germany wishing to order shareware may also transfer funds
- into our account with Deutsche Bank. Once the money is deposited you
- may either fax a confirmation to us with proof of deposit or wait until
- Deutsche Bank notifies us of the transaction (usually 10-18 business days).
- Account information is as follows:
-
- Deutsche Bank / Frankfurt Branch
- EmpfДnger: Thomas Bradford / BMT Micro
- Konto-Nummer: 0860221
- Bankleitzahl: 500-700-10
-
- When you make the transfer, be sure to put your name and the program you
- are registering on the transfer.
-
- Current exchange rates can be obtained by sending an email to
- dm_to_us@bmtmicro.com. An automated reply will return todays exchange
- rates.
-
- It is very important that you send us a completed order form by
- either email or fax if you deposit money into this account for a
- registration. Fill the order form out as usual except in the credit
- card number field put "DEUTSCHE BANK". We will file the order and
- use it to match against the deposit information we receive from the
- bank.
-
- IMPORTANT!
- ----------
- When you email us your order form, we will reply with an
- acknowledgement. If you do not get an acknowledgement within 24 hours
- please send your order again in case it was lost. This extra bit of
- caution can save a lot of confusion.
-
- If you are concerned that your order is taking too long to process, feel
- free to check with us about the status of your order. It's important
- to all of us that you feel safe doing business with our company and
- please feel free to suggest ways we can improve our service to you.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Support
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- Visit the InfoMiles and InfoLog Web Page for the latest information and program
- updates.
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- http://www.sound.net/~craven
-
- Support questions, as well as bug reports and suggestions for improvement, are
- welcome and encouraged. Electronic mail is preferred to one of the following:
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- Internet, craven@sound.net
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- CompuServe, 74466,2137
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- Alternatively postal mail can be sent to the following address:
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- Bryce Craven
- 16615 E. 42 Terr.
- Independence, MO 64055
- USA
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-