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- Special BBS Shareware distribution disk set. You must have both files
- DBD-1.ZIP and DBD-2.ZIP in order to use this package. It will not run
- without all of the necessary files.
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- ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.
- 2526 69th Avenue South
- St. Petersburg, FL 33712
-
- LATE-BREAKING NEWS ABOUT dbDIAL 1.00
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- MANUAL UPDATES & ERRATA:
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- Additions to Table 2.2:
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- DBDMERGE.EXE Appends dbDIAL databases to create a "master" database
- FIND-DUP.EXE Searches for suspected duplicate records in dbDIAL data-
- bases and generates reports on them (see chapter 17)
- AVRY5260.LJ2 A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2) prepared
- for people who use Avery 5160/5260 labels on a LaserJet
- or DeskJet or compatible printer
- AVRY5260.PS A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2 prepared
- for people who use Avery 5160/5260 labels on a PostScript
- compatible printer
- AVRY5267.LJ2 A mailmerge "blueprint" file (see section 14.2) prepared
- for people who use Avery 5167/5267 labels on a LaserJet
- or DeskJet or compatible printer
- CONGRESS.DAT A dbDIAL database so you can call senators & congressmen
- in Washington, D.C.
- DIR-ASST.DAT A dbDIAL database so you can dial the information operator
- for any area code in the U.S.
- SAMPLE.DAT A sample dbDIAL database so you can get started
- TIMEZONE.INF A data file containing area code & time zone details for
- the United States and Canada (see chapter 16)
- TOLLNMBR.INF A data file containing phone number prefixes in your local
- area code which must be dialed as a "toll" call (see
- chapter 15)
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- Chapter 8.4.2 clarification:
- * dbDIAL doesn't care if you type uppercase or lowercase letters.
- "Widget" is the same as "WIDGET" or "widget". EXCEPTION: the tag field
- recognizes "b" and "B" as different characters. If you search on the
- tag field, use the correct uppercase/lowercase character(s).
- * Search data must start in the first position of the given field. If
- you specify one or more values to search for the "tag" field, dbDIAL
- will search the entire tag field for occurances of those values. This
- way you can find a record with "abCDe" in the tag field even though you
- entered "C " as the search criteria.
-
- Chapter 13 clarification:
- The "File/Filter/Criteria/Regular" data entry screen works the same as if
- you wanted to find a record with the "Record/Find/Regular" command. This
- includes the way dbDIAL recognizes values in the tag field (see the above
- clarification to chapter 8.4.2).
-
- New chapter: dbDMerge utility
-
- DBDMERGE.EXE appends the records from one or more dbDIAL databases to a
- master database file. The syntax for using dbDMerge:
-
- DBDMERGE masterfile dbdfile [dbdfile...]
-
- masterfile the name of the dbDIAL database which will absorb records
- from other databases. You can specify a drive & path if
- you wish. dbDMerge will create the file if it doesn't
- already exist.
-
- dbdfile the name of a dbDIAL database file to append to the master
- database. You can specify a drive & path if you wish.
-
- The program displays a copyright notice and various status messages while
- it works. The total time for the program to run depends on the number of
- records in the secondary database file(s).
-
- Appendix B.2:
-
- "I don't have expanded memory. Can dbDIAL's TSR portion use extended
- memory?"
- The program can use extended memory directly if you load Microsoft's
- free HIMEM.SYS device driver or some other LIM XMS device driver as part
- of your CONFIG.SYS file. dbDIAL can use extended memory even if you don't
- have a LIM XMS device driver: consult your DOS manual for information on a
- device driver usually known as RAMDISK.SYS or VDISK.SYS. Set up a RAMdisk
- in extended memory and tell dbDIAL to use it like a regular disk drive.
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