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BEFORE INSTALLING ANY NEW FILES, MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP ALL YOUR
OLD MAILLIST FILES!!!! IT IS UNLIKELY ANYTHING WILL GO WRONG DURING
UPDATE AND INSTALLATION, BUT IF SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG, YOU WILL NEED
YOUR BACKUP. YOU MUST TAKE THIS ADVICE SERIOUSLY!!! ONCE YOU HAVE MADE
A COMPLETE BACKUP, COPY THE NEW MAILLIST FILES INTO THE SAME SUBDIRECTORY
THAT CONTAINS THE OLD MAILLIST FILES.
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CHANGES IN VERSIONS 5.1 AND 5.2:
On the FILE UTILITIES Menu:
C. Search For Someone
You will now have the option of searching through the current list
only or searching through all lists. Pressing the <F9> key switches
between these two modes.
On the SPECIAL OPTIONS Menu:
E. DOS Commands
Instead of seeing a menu of possible commands, you will "shell" to
DOS. That is, you will temporarily be placed outside MAILLIST so that
you can execute DOS commands from the prompt as you normally would.
IMPORTANT: Remember that MAILLIST is still running. You must not
turn off the computer without first returning to MAILLIST and exiting
as you normally would. To leave the DOS shell and return to MAILLIST,
simply type the word EXIT at the prompt and press <ENTER>. Note that
the amount of RAM available for execution in the DOS shell is limited.
Starting TSR (memory-resident or pop-up) utilities while in the DOS
shell will probably create conflicts and most likely will cause MAILLIST
to fail.
H. View Error Log
If error messages are generated during the operation of MAILLIST, they
are usually saved in a file named ERROR.LOG. This menu option allows
you to view this file. If you are seeking support, the last message
on the list is usually the most significant one. Note that ERROR.LOG is
an ASCII-format file and can be also be read or printed using DOS commands
or your word processor. If the file becomes too large, it cannot be
displayed while running the MAILLIST program, but can still be accessed
via DOS or most word processors. It is safe to delete or rename the
ERROR.LOG file (a new one will be created if needed). Note that some
earlier versions of the program used the filename MERROR.LOG.
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CHANGES IN VERSION 5.3:
Added another "extra" field
Improved error handling
Faster record filtering
Internal changes for increased efficiency
Separate MUPGRADE program provided to registered users to
update files form earlier versions
On the SPECIAL OPTIONS Menu:
D. Change Defaults
1. Program Defaults
A new option has been added: "Printer Port". In the past, all printer
outputed was automatically directed to LPT1, the most commmon printer port.
You can now set this to whichever printer port you are actually using. If
you select an invalid port, the printer output will be save in a file of
that name, with the extension PRN.
A new option has been added: "Prefix Validation (Y/N)?" In the past,
the program checked prefixes against a list of standard prefixes
such as Mr., Ms., etc. The purpose was to help reduce data entry
errors. However, we have found that some users need to enter unusual
prefixes in this field. You may therefore turn off prefix validation
with this option.
H. File Repair
This option has been removed. If you need to update file structures
from a previous version, use the MUPGRADE program provided to all
registered (paid) users. If your file structures have been damaged,
you should use your backup copies. If you failed to make backup copies,
you may need to call or write for technical support.
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CHANGES IN VERSION 5.4 AND 5.5:
Internal changes
Updated documentation
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SOURCE CODE:
If you have been using the source code to customize your copy of MAILLIST,
note that we have made changes in the code relating to the features
listed above, as well as small efficiency changes throughout the code.
All the separate PRG files have been combined into one big file called
MAILLIST.PRG. ERRORSYS.OBJ and MFUNC.OBJ have been combined into M.OBJ,
which must be linked with MAILLIST.OBJ. Starting with version 5.3, most of
the memory variable names have been changed. Note that this is Clipper
Summer '87 source code.
IMPORTANT: SOURCE CODE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AFTER VERSION 5.5.