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- THE MAILMEN PROGRAMS
-
- These are programs for a sorted mailing list written for DBASE 2.3D
- and 2.4. They are being distributed under the "Free Ware" concept.
- The total package consists of the following programs, written and
- copyrighted by Philip K. Perlman Associates:
-
- NAME BYTES
- MAILMEN.DOC
- MAILIST.PRG 2048
- MAILMEN.PRG 1536
- MAILINP.PRG 2560
- MAILED.PRG 4096
- PRINTLAB.PRG 3456
- PRINTROL.PRG 6144
- PRINTCAT.PRG 5632
- PRINTIND.PRG 1024
- XMASLAB.PRG 2560
- BIRTHDAY.PRG 768
- MAIL.DBF 1024
- PRINTMEN.FMT 3072
- GETMAIL.FMT 4096
-
- You are encouraged to copy and share this program with other users
- on the conditions that the progrms are not distributed in modified
- form, that no fee or consideration is charged, that all of the
- programs are distributed as one package, and that this program
- (MAILMEN.DOC) is not bybassed or removed.
-
- If you find this program is helpful your contribution ($30 sugessted)
- will be appreciated. Upon receipt of your contribution you will be
- mailed a disk containing the latest version of the program.
-
- This program is not being distributed in Run Time version for
- several reasons:
-
- * Run Time would add appreciably to the costs
- * Run Time would not permit you to examine the programs and improve
- on the program
-
- Any improvements on the program would be appreciated. Thank you.
-
- Philip K. Perlman Associates
- 116 West 29th Street
- NYC, NY 10001
-
-
- DESCRIPTION OF PROGAM AND FUNCTIONS
-
-
- <1> INSTALLATION
-
- This progam is completely menu driven and requires little or no
- written instructions except for the following:
-
- * If you are using a PC without hard disk drive. You must copy
- all the DBASE II files onto the disk containing these programs.
- Place the disk containing these programs in the B drive. Place
- your DBASEII disk in A drive. Type "Copy A:dbase*.* B:".
-
- * If you are using an XT or Compaq with a hard disk copy these
- programs onto the hard disk directory where your dbaseII
- programs reside.
-
- * Once the progams are resident with dbaseII either on diskette
- or hard disk you may start the progam by:
-
- 1. Entering dbaseII and typing "do mailmen"
- 2. Typing "dbase mailmen" at your dos.prompt
- 3. Creating a batch file to enter the program
-
-
- <2> OPERATION -- DATA REQUEST AND PRESENTATION SCREEN
-
- +==============================================================+
- | ADD INFORMATION BELOW |
- | |
- | When you are finished, check your entries carefully before |
- | continuing. |
- +==============================================================+
- | Company |
- | |
- | First Last |
- | Address line 1 |
- | Address line 2 |
- | City State Zip |
- | |
- | Business tel Home tel |
- | |
- | Friend Business Birthday |
- | |
- | Prior. 1 Prior.2 |
- | Prior. 3 |
- | |
- | Comment |
- | |
- +==============================================================+
-
-
- You will be entering and retrieving information using the above
- screen. The items "Friend, Business, Birthday, Prior. 1, Prior. 2,
- Prior. 3" are those upon which the sorting will be based.
-
- Entering an "x" at "Friend" or "Business" will serve to separate
- business lists from lists of friends.
-
- Entering someone's birthdate will permit you to mail cards with
- labels. We find it easy to print out a couple of times a year
- the "Birthday" list and then mail the cards or gifts as the time
- arises.
-
- -- Prior. 1,2, 3 --
-
- These are sorting categories for professions. You can use them
- for almost anything. We happen to also be in the construction
- business. When we enter the name of a subcontractor and/or
- individual who happens to be a carpenter, we enter "carpenter"
- in Prior 1- if this individual or company is primarily providing
- carpentry services. If he or they have other services then we
- can list them in descending priorities in prior 2 and 3. Later
- on, when we are doing a construction job and need a list of
- carpenters we call on the database to provide this.
-
- Print Indices to the Categories-- prints out a list of the
- various items in prior 1 through 3.
-
-
- Edit/delete -- does just what it says. We also use it to search
- on screen for names and addresses if we are too lazy to do a new
- printout or can't find the old one.
- so use it to search
- on screen for names and addresses if we