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SHAREWARE TRACKER V3.0
Copyright 1993 BlueCollar Software, Inc.
For Support,.....
Bill Sturgell
BlueCollar Software
1323 South Route 68
Urbana, OH 43078
USA
Call this number,.....
(513) 653-8388
Between 4:00PM and 8:00PM EST,....please.
Or use CompuServe mail, ID number,..72630,1714
_______
____|__ | (R)
--| | |-------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
-----| | |---------------------
|___|___| MEMBER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Record Keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Registered Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Edit User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Income From User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Income From Reg Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Additional Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Registration Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Royalty Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Upgrades Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Upgrade Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tech Support Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tech Support Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Subscription Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Subscription Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Source Code Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Author Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dealer Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Business Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Registration Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
To Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Letters, Labels, & Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Printer Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
User-Defined Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To Registered Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
With Submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
To Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
To Vendors & BBSs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
To Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
For Submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
To Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
To Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Other Label Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Registered Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Registration Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Upgrade Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Technical Support Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Subscription Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Source Code Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Other Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Registered Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Set Reg Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sort Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Color Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Print User's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Hot Key Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
F1 = Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
F2 = Help Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
F3 = Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
F4 = Appointment Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
F5 = Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
F10 = Indexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
===================
OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
===================
The ASP Board has set up an office of Ombudsman and appointed an
ASP member as Ombudsman. The Ombudsman's sole role is to mediate
disputes between ASP members and their customers. The Ombudsman
reports to the Board situations where he/she feels Board action
or knowledge is appropriate.
"This program is produced by Bill Sturgell of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
Ombudsman 70007,3536."
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Record Keeping
===============
This is the menu option where all of your data will be stored.
Press <Esc> to exit the program.
Press <Enter> to see a list of Menu Options.
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Registered Users
================
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registered Users Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Registration Number: ■■■■■■■■■■■■│ Date of Registration: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────┤ Shipped Date........: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ User Information.: ■■■■■■■■■■└────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Home: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Work: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Ext: ■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Program Name & Version: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Registrations from....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ User..........: ■■■■■■■■■■ Additional Inc: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Service.......: ■■■■■■■■■■ Total of Order: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Requested Disk Size...: ■■■■■■■■ Subscription Exp. Date: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Version Sent to User..: ■■■■■ Tech Support Exp. Date: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Notes.................: ■■■■■■■■■■ Source Code Included?.: ■■■ ║
║ SWV Received from.....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
How do you get out of here?
Press <ESC> until a pop-up appears and asks you if you wan to EXIT.
Pressing <ESC> from any screen in the program will get you back to "From
Whence You Came".
Selecting this menu option brings up a browse window. If the file is
empty, you will automatically be put into a screen for adding your first
record.
But let's start with the browse window. You only see the first couple
of fields when it comes up. By pressing the Arrow keys you can move to the
right, left, down, or up in order to see all the records and fields in your
databases. Page up, down, home , and end will also move you through the
window.
While in the Browse you can change indexing. Press F10 to see a
pop-up of the indexes available. Use the arrow keys to highlight the one you
want and press <Enter>. You can use the arrow keys to move to the field
containing the index condition before or after you select the new index.
If you want to search for the name of a user, index on the user's
name and type in some or all of it. Then press <Enter>. If you only typed in a
few letters of the name ('stu', for example), the program will seek the
first person whose name starts with 'Stu'. The same hold true for all the
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indexes.
ADDING A RECORD
<INS>:..Use the Insert key when you want to add a record to your files.
This will open a screen to enter your data.
EDITING A RECORD
<Enter>:..First highlight the record you wand to edit and press <Enter>.
The screen will look different than when you add a record. An '==>' is
visible at the first field. Using the arrow keys move to the field you
want to edit and press <Enter>. This will allow you to edit the field.
Press <Enter> again and the '==>' will re-appear. Edit all the fields you
need and press <ESC> to accept, re-try, or cancel you edits.
DELETING A RECORD
<DEL>:..Highlight the record you want to delete and press the <DEL> key.
Reg #
-----
The registration number will be automatically incremented each time
you enter a new user. If the displayed number is satisfactory, just press
<ENTER>.
You can type in another registration number if you wish, but if you want
to increment from the new number, you must go to the "Set Reg Number" in
the "Utilities" menu and set the new number there.
The program will not allow two identical numbers in the database.
Date Registered
---------------
Type in the date this registration was received or the registered
version was sent to the user, whichever you prefer.
Shipped Date
------------
Enter the date you sent the registered version to this user. If you
send this user an upgrade and enter that information in the 'Upgrade
Sales' option, this field will be automatically updated to show the date
the upgrade was shipped.
Program Name & Version
----------------------
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Type in the name and version of the program the user is registering,
if it is not already in your program file.
If it is the first time anyone has registered a new program or
version, a box will appear telling you the program is not in the file, a
box will appear telling you this. and ask you if you want to add it.
If you have not made a typo, select <Yes>, and press <ENTER>. Another
box will appear to allow you to check your typing, if it is correct,
press <ENTER>, and the program will be added to your file.
If the program is already in the file, press <ENTER> in the blank
'Name and Version" field. A listing of all your programs will appear. Use
the arrow keys to select the program and version this user is
registering. "Shareware Tracker" will pop it into the field. It'll save
you a little typing and keep your information consistant in the other
modules tied to this one.
Income From
-----------
Select where this registration's income came.
If it came from the user, it will update the 'profits' and
'registration
info' files immediately. But if it came from a registration service,
this
income will not by updated until you receive your payment from the
service
and enter it into the 'Other Income' database.
Disk Size
---------
Use the down arrow key to select the disk size this user requested,
press
<Enter>.
Last Version
------------
Regardless of the version the user registered, enter the last version
that has been sent to this user. This field can be very useful when
sending out upgrade notices.
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Received From
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Enter the dealer, BBS, or from whom this user obtained his/her copy
of the shareware version of your program.
Edit User Information
---------------------
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registered User Information ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Last Name.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ First Name: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Middle Initial: ■ ║
║ Company...: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Street....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ City......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ State: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Zip or Postal Code...: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Country...: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Home Phone: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Work Phone: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Extension: ■■■■ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Last Name
---------
Type in the last name of the registered user.
First Name
----------
Type in the first name of the registered user.
M.I.
----
Type in the middle initial of the registered user.
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Company
-------
Type in the name of the company , if applicable.
Street
------
Type in the street address.
City
----
Type in the city.
State
-----
Type in the name of the State, or Province, or whatever.
Zip Code
--------
Type in the Zip or Postal Code.
Country
-------
Enter the country. If it is not the country where you are living.
Home Phone
----------
Type in the home phone number of the registered user.
Work Phone
----------
Type in the work phone number of the registered user.
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Extension
---------
Type in the extension of the work phone, if applicable.
Income From User
----------------
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registration Paid By User ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Number of programs ordered......: ■■■ ║
║ Cost per program................: ■■■■■■ Total: ■■■■■■■■■■║
║ Number of site licenses ordered.: ■■■ ║
║ Cost per site license...........: ■■■■■■ Total: ■■■■■■■■■■║
║ Shipping paid by user...........: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Tax paid by user................: ■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Total paid by user..............: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Number of Users
---------------
Enter the number of registrations for this order.
Registration Payment
--------------------
Type in the amount of registration fee paid by the user.
# of Site Licenses
------------------
Enter the number of site licenses for this registration.
Cost of Site License
--------------------
Enter the cost of EACH site license.
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Shipping
--------
Enter the amount of shipping with this registration.
Tax
---
Enter the amount of the tax paid by this user, if any.
Income From Reg Service
-----------------------
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registration Paid Through Registration Service ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Number of programs ordered......: ■■■ ║
║ Cost per program................: ■■■■■■ Total: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Number of site licenses ordered.: ■■■ ║
║ Cost per site license...........: ■■■■■■ Total: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Shipping paid by user...........: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Tax paid by user................: ■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Total paid by user..............: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Number of Users (RegServ)
-------------------------
Enter the number of registrations for this order.
Registration Payment (RegServ)
------------------------------
Type in the amount of registration fee paid by the user.
# of Site Licenses (RegServ)
----------------------------
Enter the number of site licenses for this registration.
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Cost of Site License (RegServ)
------------------------------
Enter the cost of EACH site license.
Shipping (RegServ)
------------------
Enter the amount of shipping with this registration.
Tax (RegServ)
-------------
Enter the amount of the tax paid by this user, if any.
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Additional Income
=================
Add/Edit/View/Delete Additional Expenses.
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Registration Services
=====================
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registration Service Income ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date Received..: ■■■■■■■■ Program Name.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Dealer's Name..: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Number of Programs Sold: ■■■■■■ Amount of Income.: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
from registration services. It will add the amount of payments to the
"Business Status" files and the "Registration Info" files. Only the amount
of the payment will be updated. The number of registered users was already
updated from the "Registered User" file.
Date Payment Received
---------------------
Enter the date you received this payment from the Registration
Service,
or press <Enter> to accept today's date.
Program Name & Version
----------------------
If this program is already in your 'Programs' database, press <ENT>
while this field is blank. A list of your programs will appear. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the program you received payment for and press
<ENTER>. Your program will be insertesd into the 'Field' for this
payment.
If this program doesn't exist in your programs database, or if you typed
it in differently, a box will appear asking you if you want to add this
to your program list.
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Received From
-------------
Type in the name of the dealer, catalog, BBS, etc. where you
received this payment, if the dealer is not in your 'Dealer' database.
A box will appear asking you if you want to add it.
If this dealer is in your database, press <ENTER> at the blank field, a
browse screen will appear and you can 'search' for the dealer. The F10
key
can be used to change the field you search. When you locate the dealer,
highlight it and press <ENTER>. All the dealer's information will be
inserted into this database.
Registrations from Service
--------------------------
Type in the number of registrations for this month from this service
for this program.
Registration Serv. Income
-------------------------
This field will keep track of the registration sevice income you have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
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Royalty Payments
================
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Royalty Income ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date Received..: ■■■■■■■■ Program Name.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Dealer's Name..: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Number of Programs Sold: ■■■■■■ Amount of Income.: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
from royalty payments. It will add the amount of payments to the "Business
Status" files and the "Registration Info" files.
Date Payment Received
---------------------
Enter the date you received this Royalty Payment, or press <Enter> to
accept today's date.
Program Name & Version
----------------------
If this program is already in your 'Programs' database, press
<ENTER> while this field is blank. A list of your programs will appear.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the program you received payment for
and press the<ENTER> key. Your program will be insertesd into the
'Field' for this payment.
If this program doesn't exist in your programs database, or if you typed
it in differently, a box will appear asking you if you want to add this
to you program list.
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Received From
-------------
Type in the name of the dealer, catalog, BBS, etc. where you
received this payment, if the dealer is not in your 'Dealer' database.
A box will appear asking you if you want to add it.
If this dealer is in your database, press <ENTER> at the blank field, a
browse screen will appear and you can 'search' for the dealer. The F10
key can be used to change the field you search. When you locate the
dealer, highlight it and press <ENTER>. All the dealer's information
will be inserted into this database.
Royalties Sales
---------------
This field will keep track of the number of royalty sales you have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Royalty Income
--------------
This field will keep track of the royalty income you have. It will
be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record Keeping".
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Upgrades Sales
==============
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Upgrade Sales Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Registration Number: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Total Payments to Date: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Version Sent to User..: ■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Add Payments..........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
from upgrades. It will add the amount of payments to the "Business Status"
files and the "Registration Info" files.
Reg #
-----
If you know the registration number of the user, type it in here. If
you don't, press <Enter> in the blank field. A browse window will
appear and you will be able to search and select the correct registration.
When it is highlighted, press <Enter>. All the User's information will
be added to this file.
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Upgrade Income
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╔════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Upgrade Sales Information ║
╠════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date of this payment: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Amount paid.........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Version User is ║
║ Upgrading to......: ■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
from upgrades. It will add the amount of payments to the "Business Status"
files and the "Registration Info" files.
Date Paid
---------
Enter the date of this payment.
Upgrade Sales
-------------
This field will keep track of the upgrade sales income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Last Version
------------
Regardless of the version the user registered, enter the last version
that has been sent to this user. This field can be very useful when
sending out upgrade notices.
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Tech Support Income
===================
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Technical Support Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Registration Number: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Total Payments to Date: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Expiration Date.......: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Add Payments..........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
for technical support. It will add the amount of payments to the
"Business Status" files and the "Registration Info" files. Only the amount
of the payment will be updated.
If Tech Support is only available for a limited time, that date of
expiration will be placed in your "Registered Users" database.
If payments are required for the user to maintain tech support
privileges, the expiration date will be replaced in the "Registered Users"
database each time a payment is made.
Reg #
-----
If you know the registration number of the user, type it in here. If
you don't, press <Enter> in the blank field. A browse window will
appear and you will be able to search and select the correct registration.
When it is highlighted, press <Enter>. All the User's information will
be added to this file.
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Tech Support Payment
--------------------
╔════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Technical Support Payments ║
╠════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date of this payment: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Amount paid.........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ New expiration date.: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
Date Paid
---------
Enter the date of this payment.
Tech Support Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the technical support income you have.
It will be incremented into the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
If you do not charge for tech support, but it does expire after a
certain time, leave this field set at "0.00" and type in the expiration
date in the next field.
This will show in the "Users" database when support expires.
Tech Support Expires
--------------------
Enter the date technical support for this user expires. This will
show in the "Users" database after an entry is made here.
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Subscription Income
===================
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Subscription Income Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Registration Number: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Total Payments to Date: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Expiration Date.......: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Add Payments..........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will keep track of the subscription income you have. It
will be added into the "Additional Income" option in "Record Keeping".
And also the "Business Status" and "Program Info" databases.
Reg #
-----
If you know the registration number of the user, type it in here. If
you don't, press <Enter> in the blank field. A browse window will
appear and you will be able to search and select the correct registration.
When it is highlighted, press <Enter>. All the User's information will
be added to this file.
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Subscription Payments
---------------------
╔════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Subscription Payments ║
╠════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date of this payment: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Amount paid.........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ New expiration date.: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
Enter Subscription Payments.
Date Paid
---------
Enter the date of this payment.
Subscription Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the subscription income you have. It
will be incremented into the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
This will show in the "Users" database when this subscription
expires.
Subscription Expires
--------------------
Enter the date the subscription for this user expires. This will
show
in the "Users" database after an entry is made here.
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Source Code Income
==================
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Source Code Income Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Registration Number: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Date Paid.............: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Amount Paid...........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Use this option to keep track of the users you have purchased your source
code. The value of the sale will be added to the "Business Status", "Users,
and "Registration Info" databases.
Reg #
-----
If you know the registration number of the user, type it in here. If
you don't, press <Enter> in the blank field. A browse window will
appear and you will be able to search and select the correct registration.
When it is highlighted, press <Enter>. All the User's information will
be added to this file.
Date Paid
---------
Type in the date of this sale.
Source Code Income
------------------
This field will keep track of the source code income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
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Keeping".
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Other Income
============
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Other Income Screen ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Date Received.: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Amount Paid...: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ What is this income for..: ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys received
from other income. It will add the amount of payments to the "Business
Status" files and the "Registration Info" files.
Other Income Date
-----------------
Type in the date this income was received.
Other Income
------------
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys
received from other income. It will add the amount of payments to
the "Business Status" files and the "Registration Info" files.
Notes
-----
Type in a brief description of why this income was received.
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Submissions
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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Submissions Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Program.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Date: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Sent to.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Type: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Contact.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Address.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ First Phone.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Second Phone: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Third Phone.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Accepted ????...: ■■■■■■■ ASP Member: ■■■ ║
║ Disk Lib Number.: ■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Notes...........: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
How do you get out of here?
Press <ESC> until a pop-up appears and asks you if you wan to EXIT.
Pressing <ESC> from any screen in the program will get you back to "From
Whence You Came".
Selecting this menu option brings up a browse window. If the file is
empty, you will automatically be put into a screen for adding your first
record.
But let's start with the browse window. You only see the first couple
of fields when it comes up. By pressing the Arrow keys you can move to the
right, left, down, or up in order to see all the records and fields in your
databases. Page up, down, home , and end will also move you through the
window.
While in the Browse you can change indexing. Press F10 to see a
pop-up of the indexes available. Use the arrow keys to highlight the one you
want and press <Enter>. You can use the arrow keys to move to the field
containing the index condition before or after you select the new index.
If you want to search for the name of the the place you sent your
submission, change the index to "Sent To", and type in some or all of it. Then
press <Enter>. If you only typed in a few letters of the name ('stu', for
example), the program will seek the first "Sent To" that starts with'Stu'. The
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same hold true for all the indexes.
ADDING A RECORD
<INS>:..Use the Insert key when you want to add a record to your files.
This will open a screen to enter your data.
EDITING A RECORD
<Enter>:..First highlight the record you wand to edit and press <Enter>.
The screen will look different than when you add a record. An '==>' is
visible at the first field. Using the arrow keys move to the field you
want to edit and press <Enter>. This will allow you to edit the field.
Press <Enter> again and the '==>' will re-appear. Edit all the fields you
need and press <ESC> to accept, re-try, or cancel you edits.
DELETING A RECORD
<DEL>:..Highlight the record you want to delete and press the <DEL> key.
Program Name and Version
------------------------
If this program is already in your 'Programs' database, press
<ENTER> while this field is blank. A list of your programs will appear.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the program you are sending to this
dealer, BBS, etc. and press the <ENTER> key. Your program will be
insertesd into the 'Field' for this submission.
If this program doesn't exist in your programs database, or if you typed
it in differently, a box will appear asking you if you want to add this
to your program list.
Sent to
-------
Type in the name of the dealer, catalog, BBS, etc. where you sent
the program, if this program is not in your 'Dealer' database. A box
will appear asking you if you want to add it.
If this dealer is in your database, press <ENTER> at the blank field, a
browse screen will appear and you can 'search' for the dealer. The F10
key can be used to change the field you search. When you locate the
dealer, highlight it and press <ENTER>. All the dealer's information will
be inserted into the 'Submissions' database.
Date Sent
---------
Type in the date you sent the program.
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Accepted
--------
Use the arrow keys and select "Not yet","Yes!", or "No" to tell whether
the submission has been accepted by the dealer, BBS, or whoever you sent
it to.
Disk Lib Number
---------------
When you recieve acceptance from a dealer, you sometimes get a disk
library number for future reference. Put that number in this field.
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Expenses
========
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ List Expenses Screen ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════╤══════════════════════════════════╣
║ Type Of Expense: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ │ Date Purchased.....: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Brand Name.......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Brief Description: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Where Purchased..: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Cost: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Add/Edit/View/Delete all expenses for the business.
Type Of Expense
---------------
Whenever you add a new type of expense (software, hardware, postage,
telephone, etc.) a box will appear telling you this is not on file, and
ask you if you want to add it. Highlighting yes and pressing <ENTER> will
add it to a list of expenses.
After a type of expense has been entered to this list, you can insert
it by pressing <ENTER> at the BLANK 'Type of Expense" field. Your list
will pop up and a selection can be made using the arrow keys to highlight
the correct entry, and then pressing <ENTER> again.
Date Purchased
--------------
Type in the date the expense occurred.
Brand Name
----------
Type in the brand name of the expense, if applicable.
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Description
-----------
Type in a brief description of the expense.
Where Purchased
---------------
Type in where you purchase the expense, or who got your money.
Cost
----
Type in how much you were charged or spent.
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Author Database
===============
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ EDIT AUTHOR DATABASE ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ASP Member?..: ■■■ ║
║ ║
║ First Name...: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Last Name....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Company......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Address......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Address2.....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ City.........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ State........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Zip.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Country......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Phone........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ CompuServe ID: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Date Joined ASP.: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Add\Edit\View\Delete Author Database.
ASP Member
----------
If this Authoris a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals, answer "Yes", if not "No".
It will be necessary to make sure that any authors not in the ASP, be
marked with "No". When updating the author database with the latest
ASPDAT.ZIP, the "Utility" will check for a "No". If it finds one, it will
leave this record alone. A "Yes" will automatically be entered, by the
"Utility" for all ASP dealers, etc.
First Name
----------
Type in the first name of the author.
Last Name
---------
Type in the last anme of the author.
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Company
-------
Type in the name of the company.
Address
-------
Type in the street address.
Address 2
---------
Type in a second address, if applicable.
City
----
Type in the city.
State(only)
-----------
Type in the name of the State, or Province, or whatever.
Zip Code
--------
Type in the Zip Code.
Country
-------
Enter the country. If it is not the country where you are living.
Phone
-----
Type in the phone number. There is no field in the Author database
provided by the ASP. This must be entered by the user, if he knows the
number.
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CompuServe ID Number
--------------------
Enter the CIS PPN.
Date Joined
-----------
Enter the date his member joined the ASP.
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Dealer Database
===============
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Edit Dealer Database Screen ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ASP Member?: ■■■ Vendor or BBS number.: ■■■■ Date Joined: ■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Sent to.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Type: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Contact.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Address.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Address2: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ City....: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ State.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Zip or Postal Code.: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Country............: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ First Phone.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Second Phone: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Third Phone.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Phone is for: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Does this vendor have Rack sales?: ■ ║
║ Does this vendor pay royalties?..: ■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Compuserve Information Service ID: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Add/Edit/Delete/View the dealer's database.
Add - Press <INSERT>.
Edit or View - Highlight the record and press <ENTER>.
Delete - Highlight the record and press <DELETE>.
ASP Member
----------
If this dealer, BBS, etc. is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals, answer "Yes", if not "No".
It will be necessary to make sure that any submissions made to
vendors not in the ASP, be marked with "No". When updating the dealer
database with the latest ASPDAT.ZIP, the "Utility" will check for a "No".
If it finds one, it will leave this record alone. If it doesn't find an
"No", you will lose this record in the "Dealers" database ONLY. It will
still be in your submissions database. A "Yes" will automatically be
entered, by the "Utility" for all ASP dealers, etc.
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Vendor Number
-------------
This field will be initialized when you update the ASPDAT.ZIP file
from ASPFORUM LIB 4. Use the provided utility to update your database of
dealers.
You can enter the information manually if you have it at hand, but if
this is not an ASP approved dealer, BBS, etc., leave this field blank.
Date Joined ASP
---------------
This field will be initialized when you update the ASPDAT.ZIP file
from ASPFORUM LIB 4. Use the provided utility to update your database of
dealers.
You can enter the information manually if you have it at hand, but if
this is not an ASP approved dealer, BBS, etc., leave this field blank.
Sent to
-------
Type in the name of the dealer, catalog, BBS, etc. where you sent
the program, if this program is not in your 'Dealer' database.
Type
----
Type in a description (catalog, BBS, dealer, etc.) that best suits
where you sent your program.
Contact Name
------------
Type in the name of a person to contact, if applicable.
Address
-------
Type in the street address.
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Address 2
---------
Enter a second line of the address, if applicable.
City
----
Type in the city.
State(only)
-----------
Type in the name of the State, or Province, or whatever.
Zip Code
--------
Type in the Zip or Postal Code.
Country
-------
First Phone
-----------
Type in a phone number.
Phone For1
----------
Type in what the number is for (Voice, FAX, BBS, etc.).
Second Phone
------------
Type in a phone number.
Phone For2
----------
Type in what the number is for (Voice, FAX, BBS, etc.).
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Third Phone
-----------
Type in a phone number.
Phone For3
----------
Type in what the number is for (Voice, FAX, BBS, etc.).
Rack Vendor?
------------
This field will be initialized when you update the ASPDAT.ZIP file
from ASPFORUM LIB 4. Use the provided utility to update your database of
dealers.
You can enter the information manually if you have it at hand, but if
this is not an ASP approved dealer, BBS, etc., leave this field blank.
Royalties?
----------
This field will be initialized when you update the ASPDAT.ZIP file
from ASPFORUM LIB 4. Use the provided utility to update your database of
dealers.
You can enter the information manually if you have it at hand, but if
this is not an ASP approved dealer, BBS, etc., leave this field blank.
CIS PPN
-------
This field will be initialized when you update the ASPDAT.ZIP file
from ASPFORUM LIB 4. Use the provided utility to update your database of
dealers.
You can enter the information manually if you have it at hand, but if
this is not an ASP approved dealer, BBS, etc., leave this field blank.
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Business Status
===============
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Business Status ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Number of Registrations: ■■■■■■ │ Royalty Sales.....: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Registrations Totals...: │ Royalty Income....: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ From Users..........: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ ║
║ From Service........: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Upgrade Sales.....: ■■■■■■ ║
║ │ Upgrade Income....: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Number of Site Licenses: ■■■■■■ │ ║
║ Site License Totals....: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Tech Support Sales: ■■■■■■ ║
║ │ Tech Support Inc..: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Shipping Totals........: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ ║
║ │ Subscription Sales: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Tax Totals.............: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Subscription Inc..: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ │ ║
║ │ Source Code Sales.: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Other Income......: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Source Code Income: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ │ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Total of Income........: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Total of Expenses.: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Profits................: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This will allow you to take a look and see how much money your making. All the
fields will be automatically updated from other modules. You should only have
to edit them in rare cases.
Number of Registrations
-----------------------
Sales
-----
Registration Serv. Income
-------------------------
This field will keep track of the registration sevice income you have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
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Number of Site Licenses
-----------------------
Total of Site Licenses
----------------------
Shipping
--------
Tax
---
Other Income
------------
This option will allow you to maintain a database of all moneys
received from other income. It will add the amount of payments to
the "Business Status" files and the "Registration Info" files.
Royalties Sales
---------------
This field will keep track of the number of royalty sales you have.
It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Royalty Income
--------------
This field will keep track of the royalty income you have. It will
be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record Keeping".
Upgrade # of Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of upgrade sales you
have. It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in
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"Record Keeping".
Upgrade Sales
-------------
This field will keep track of the upgrade sales income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Tech Support Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of technical support sales
you have. It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in
"Record Keeping".
Tech Support Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the technical support income you have.
It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Subscription Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of Subscription sales you
have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Subscription Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the subscription income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Source Code Sales
-----------------
This field will keep track of the number of source code sales you
have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
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Keeping".
Source Code Income
------------------
This field will keep track of the source code income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Expenses
--------
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Registration Info
=================
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Registration Information Screen ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Program Name & Version.......: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Number of Registrations.: ■■■■■ │ Royalty Sales........: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Paid by Users........: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Royalty Income.......: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Paid by Service......: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ ║
║ │ Upgrade Sales........: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Number of Site Licenses: ■■■■■ │ Upgrade Income.......: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Site License Income....: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ ║
║ │ Tech Support Sales...: ■■■■■■ ║
║ Shipping Paid by Users.: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Tech Support Income..: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ │ ║
║ Tax Paid by Users......: ■■■■■■■■■■ │ Subscription Sales...: ■■■■■■ ║
║ │ Subscription Income..: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ │ ║
║ │ Source Code Sales....: ■■■■■■ ║
║ │ Source Code Income...: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────╢
║ This is the income received from this program.: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This keeps track of the your program names and versions.
Program Name & Version
----------------------
Enter the name and version of this program.
Number of Users
---------------
Enter the number of registrations for this order.
Total Sales for Order
---------------------
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Registration Serv. Income
-------------------------
This field will keep track of the registration sevice income you have.
It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
# of Site Licenses
------------------
Enter the number of site licenses for this registration.
Total of Site Licenses
----------------------
Shipping
--------
Enter the amount of shipping with this registration.
Tax
---
This field will keep track of the tax the users paid. It will be
incremented from the "Other Income" option in "Record Keeping".
Royalties Sales
---------------
This field will keep track of the number of royalty sales you have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Royalty Income
--------------
This field will keep track of the royalty income you have. It will
be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record Keeping".
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Upgrade # of Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of upgrade sales you
have. It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in
"Record Keeping".
Upgrade Sales
-------------
This field will keep track of the upgrade sales income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Tech Support Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of technical support sales
you have. It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option
in "Record Keeping".
Tech Support Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the technical support income you have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Subscription Sales
------------------
This field will keep track of the number of Subscription sales you
have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Subscription Income
-------------------
This field will keep track of the subscription income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
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Source Code Sales
-----------------
This field will keep track of the number of source code sales you
have.
It will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
Source Code Income
------------------
This field will keep track of the source code income you have. It
will be incremented from the "Additional Income" option in "Record
Keeping".
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To Exit
=======
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ To exit the program, press <ESC>. No matter where you │
│ are in the program, if you press <ESC>, you will back │
│ out. When a 'box' appears asking if you want to exit, │
│ use the up arrow key to select 'Yes' and press <Enter> │
│ │
│ *** Press any key to continue *** │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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Letters, Labels, & Reports
===========================
Press <ESC> to EXIT.
Press <Enter> to see a list of Menu Options.
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Printer Setup Utility
=====================
The Printer Setup Utility will allow you to define your own
printer configurations for this application. NOTE that the
configuration here pertains to ONLY the User-Defined Reports
Utility. Four standard printer configurations have been provided
for your convenience.
The Printer Setup Utility is to be used in conjunction with
the built-in Report Generator. This utility enables you to define
an unlimited number of printer configurations for each report.
When you are ready to use this utility, highlight Printer
Setup, then press <Enter>, or Press the letter <S>. Once selected,
the 'List of Printer Configurations' will appear.
This browse window will contain the four standard printer
configurations that are provided with this applications. To add a
new configuration, press <Ins> from this browse window.
The Report Generator uses three different Setup Strings to
determine how to layout the lines of text before printing begins.
These strings also determine when to skip to the next page, and
what escape sequence should be sent to the printer. The Report
generator automatically selects the setup string and the page size
that best fits the report. If one line of the report will fit in
the width specified in Width 1, the Level 1 setup string will be
used. If the line of the report is too wide for Level 1 Width, but
is less than or equal to the Level 2 Width, the Level 2 setup
string will be used. If the report is too wide for the Level 2
Width, but is less than or equal to the Level 3 Width, the Level 3
setup string will be used.
If the report is still too wide, the report generator will
utilize more than one line of the page per record printed, and will
print on one line as many fields as will print without breaking,
and will then wrap to the next line.
*****TIP*****
You can force the report generator to use the same setup
string, width and line all the time by setting all three levels to
the same value. This is a good idea when you are using 80 column
paper in a 130 column printer.
*************
Explanation of each of the fields used to define Printer
configurations are listed below.
CONFIGURATION ID_______
Assigns Identification Number To Configuration
Configuration ID is a unique identifier that you assign to
each new configuration. When you want to print reports, simply add
the Configuration ID Number that corresponds to the printer that
will be used to print the report. Don't use the numbers 1 - 4 since
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these numbers have already been assigned to the standard printer
configurations.
PRINTER DESCRIPTION_____
Provide Brief Description Of Printer
PRINTER DESCRIPTION is where you enter a brief description of
the printer that this configuration will be set for. The easiest
description is the brand and type of printer. If there are several
printers of the same brand and type, you need an additional
identifier such as an extra number or letter appended.
NETWORK PRINTER NUMBER__
Printer That Reports Are Routed TO
NETWORK PRINTER NUMBER is the printer number that all reports
with this configuration should be routed to. If the program is
running on a Novell network, this number should correspond to the
network-assigned printer number, where the first network printer is
number 1, the second network printer is 2, and so on.
If the program will be running on a stand-alone PC, or if the
reports with this configuration are to be routed to a printer
connected to the first parallel port on the PC, the Network Printer
Number should be set to 0 (zero).
RESET STRING____________
Printer Escape Sequence
RESET STRING is the escape sequence that will be sent to the
printer when the report is finished printing. This should be a
string that will rest the printer to its default powerup condition.
*****TIP*****
You should refer to the User's Manual that came with the
printer for the proper escape sequence string.
*************
LEVEL1/WIDTH/LENGTH
Define Page Parameters
LEVEL1/WIDTH/LENGTH is used to enter setup strings, line
widths, and maximum lines per page. The number of lines per page
should allow room for printing header information.
Refer to the HP Laser Jet II example below for more
information on these fields.
LEVEL2/WIDTH/LENGTH
Define Page Parameters
LEVEL2/WIDTH/LENGTH is used on a page when a report width does
not fit in the width defined in Level 1.
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LEVEL3/WIDTH/LENGTH
Define Page Parameters
LEVEL3/WIDTH/LENGTH is used on a page when a report width does
not fit in the width defined in Level 2.
When you are satisfied with the new Printer Configuration,
press <A> to Accept your entries. The new configuration will be
written to the Printer Setup File. If you need to make a change,
press <R> and you will be able to make changes to the appropriate
field.. Press <C> to cancel the entire entry.
Repeat the above steps for each new Printer Configuration you
want to add.
*****************SAMPLE PRINTER SETUP**********************
To follow along with this example you need to select
Configuration ID 'HP', Printer Name 'HewlittPackard Laser Jet II'
from the List Of Printer Configurations. Once selected, read the
following explanation of the Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Width and
Length fields.
Notice the \027 in each of the Setup strings and Reset
strings. Any time you want to include a character in a string that
cannot be entered through the keyboard, you must enter a backslash
(\) followed by the character's ASCII value. You MUST use three
positions for the ASCII value even if it is less than 100. On a
HewlittPackard Laser Printer, the Escape key has an ASCII value of
27. \027 was entered because three positions need to be filled.
This value (\027) tells the printer that the text to follow is not
to be printed, but is to be interpreted as the configuration
information.
The Level 1 Setup String tells the report generator to set the
printer to Courier font, that 80 characters will fit on one line
and that no more than 55 lines of the page will be used.
The Level 2 Setup Sting tells the report generator to switch
to the 16.6 Pica font and that 130 characters will fit on one line.
The Level 3 Setup String tells the report to stay at 16.6
characters per inch, but to switch to Landscape (sideways)
printing. Now, 170 characters will fit on one line (Width = 170)
and the page length will be reduced (Length = 40).
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User-Defined Reports
====================
Each report is based on a primary database you select from a
window. You select the fields you want in the report, specify upper and
lower limits of field values to select for the report, and you select a
printer configuration. If the configuration you want does not exist, you
can add a new one.
You can define as many reports as you want for each file. All
reports print in a columnar format with headings. Based on the printer
configuration you select, an effort will be made to print one record per
line by switching between print sizes and types. If a complete record does
not fit on one line, it will wrap to the next line between two fields.
SAMPLE USAGE
************
First, highlight "User-Defined Reports" and press <Enter>.
You will see awindow with the heading "List of Files". These are all the
databases in your application.
For now, let's say you want a print-out of all the Expenses for
a last year.. Highlight "Expenses" and press <Enter>.
The bottom of the screen will ask you to 'Enter report title or esc. to
cancel', type in '"Expenses 1991' and press <Enter>.
It will then ask for the 'Printer Configuration ID for this
report', type in any three-letter ID defined in the Printer Setup Utility
(CIT will work with most Dot Matrix printers), then press <Enter>.
After doing this, your screen will be a list of reports for
"Expenses".
It should be the only one there, so highlight it and press <Enter>.
This will bring up a "List Of Fields" screen. These are all the
fields in the "Expenses" database.
Highlight "Type of Expense" and press <Enter>. A "Field Defination"
screen will appear. "Type of Expense" will be the only one there, press
<Enter>. The screen will ask you for the lower and upper limit. This is a
way to filter out unwanted records. We will do the filtering with the "Date"
field, so we won't need to enter anything here. leave these blank,
and press <Enter> two times.
Now we're back at the "List Of Fields" screen, press <Ins> to add
a new field. Using the down arrow key, highlight "Date" and press
<Enter>. Now we're at the "Field Definition", select "Date" and press
<Enter> again. This is where we'll filter out the unwanted records.
All we want is the entries where dated 01/01/91 to 12/31/91.
Therefore, in 'Lower Limit' type 01//1/91, in the upper limit type 12/31/91.
This will only report on 1991 by setting the filter this way.
Now add the rest of the fields you want included in the report
by using the <Ins> key and doing the same things that you already did.
UPPER AND LOWER LIMIT
*********************
If you wanted a report listing all the names in the files up to,
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and including, those starting with the letter 'P'. Type 'A' in lower limit
and 'P' in upper limit. Or if you only wanted all the Smith's listed, type
'Smith' in both lower and upper limits.
That's it, we're finished. Press <ESC>. The program will ask you
if you want to print the report now. Highlight 'Yes' or 'No' and press
<Enter>.
If you have reports already defined and want to print one of them.
Select the database the report was defined from and press <Enter>. Then
select the report you defined and press <Enter>. And at the "Field
Definition" screen, press <ESC>.
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Letters
=======
The bad news is this is not Word Perfect 5.1. The good news
is this is not Word Perfect 5.1. Hopefully, this will be a lot
easier to master.
Theoretically, this program can write files up to 64K. But,
and this is a big BUT, you must have enough memory in your RAM to
do it. You must have enough available RAM equal to twice the size
of the file you are editing. In most cases this will never be a
problem. But you might not be able to write THE GREAT AMERICAN
NOVEL.
ACTIVE KEYS
***********
KEY ACTION
---- ------
F1 Help screen listing all commands
Alt-A (A)ppend a file to current file
Alt-B Place block marker (or execute block command if both
block markers have already been placed.
Alt-F Insert (F)ield (for merge mailings)
Alt-G (G)o to line number
Alt-L Page (L)ength for printing
Alt-M Change (M)argins
Alt-N Edit (N)ew file
Alt-P (P)rint file
Alt-Q (Q)uit but save edits
Alt-R Search and (R)eplace
Alt-S (S)ave file and continue
Alt-T (T)oggle word wrap on/off
Alt-W (W)rite to new file
Alt-X E(X)it immediately without saving
Alt-Y Change director(Y) /wildcard
EDIT WINDOW / STATUS LINE
*************************
When you enter this option, the edit window takes up nearly
the full screen. You will be prompted to enter the name of the
file you wish to edit.
There is a status line at the bottom of the screen, which
displays the name of the file being edited (minus the directory),
the current line and column position of the cursor, the left and
right margins, and the status of the word wrap and insert modes
(displayed when active as "<Wrap>" and "<Ins>", respectively).
When a file has been edited, an asterisk will appear at the right
side of the top row next to the "Alt-H = Help" message.
FILES - CHANGING, NEW, DEFAULT
******************************
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When you press Alt-N to edit a new file or Alt-W to write to
another file, a scrolling window will appear containing all files
that match the current directory and wildcard mask. The directory
and wildcard mask will be shown at the top of this window for
reference.
To select a file, move the highlight bar to it and press
<Enter>.
To create a new file, select the option "NEW FILE", then
enter the new file name. Pressing <Esc> will abort the file
selection process.
If you attempt to write to a file that already exists, or
append from a file that does not exist, you will get a message to
that effect.
ALT-B: BLOCK COMMANDS
*********************
Blocks of text may be deleted, copied, moved, printed, or
case converted. You must first mark a block of text by pressing
Alt-B at the beginning, move the cursor to the end of the block
and press Alt-B again. If you wish to move or copy this block of
text, move the cursor to the target position, then press Alt-B
again. You will see a pop-up menu of block commands ("Move",
"Copy", "Kill", "Print", "Uppercase", Lowercase", "Erase
Markers"). Select one of them by moving the highlight bar to it,
and press <Enter>.
ALT-F: FIELD INSERTION FOR MAIL MERGING
***************************************
You can easily insert fields from the "Who I Know" database
into your documents to create merge mailings.
First move the cursor to the location where you wish to
insert the field. Then press Alt-F to display a window containing
all available field names. Move the highlight bar to the desired
field name and press <Enter> to insert it, or press <Esc> to exit
without inserting a field.
Notice that the field name is surrounded by curly braces
("{ "Smith" }"). When the document is printed, anything
surrounded by the curly braces will be replaced by the actual
contents of the field.
If you have inserted fields into your document for Mail
Merging and press Alt-P to print, you will be asked if you want
to print more than one document. Press "N" will print the first record in the
database, whoever that might be.
Pressing "Y" will call the "File Filter" program. This program is discussed
later in this help screen. Or see the Appendix in the User's manual for more
information.
ALT-T: WORD WRAP
*****************
The Word Wrap mode is "on" when you enter this option. To turn it off
press Alt-T, turn it back on by pressing it again.
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INSERT MODE
***********
To change from Insert to Typeover mode and back again, press <Insert>.
ALT-L: PAGE LENGTH
******************
The page length is set at 60 lines when you enter this
option. You can change it at any time by pressing Alt-L.
ALT-M: MARGINS
**************
The start up margins for the printer are set at left column
1 and right column 80. However you can change these by pressing
Alt-M and entering the desired settings. When you change them the
on-screen display will adjust to reflect the changes. You may use
larger values than would appear on the 80 column screen. In such
instances you should toggle word wrap "off" and scroll to the
right to display text beyond the on-screen right margin. The
current values of the margins appears on the status line.
ALT-P: PRINTING
***************
You may print the current file at any time by pressing
Alt-P. Printing may be aborted at any time by pressing <Esc>. The
format of the printed page is determined by the current settings
of the page length and margins.
If you have inserted field in this document and wish to
print a mail merging, a filter will appear here to allow you to
select which records will be printed. (It is explained later in
this chapter. (See "FILE FILTER")
ALT-R: SEARCH AND REPLACE
*************************
You can search for all or only specific occurrences of a
character string. When you press Alt-R, you will be prompted to
first enter the search string, then the replacement string. You
will then be asked if you want to replace all occurrences of the
search string. If you select "No", you will be prompted to enter
the number of occurrences to replace. Please note that the search
begins at the top of the file and continues either to the end of
the file or until the number of occurrences you specified has
been replaced.
ALT-Y: CURRENT DIRECTORY / WILDCARD
***********************************
This little word processor gives you the ability to change
the working directory or filemask at any time. When you first
enter it, the current directory will be set to the default DOS
directory, and the wildcard will be set to "*.*". If you would
like to change either the directory where this program looks for
files or the wildcard used (e.g., "*.txt", "*.doc"), press Alt-Y
and enter the new information. You do not have to enter slashes
("\") in front or back of the directory UNLESS you include a
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wildcard.
For example, to change the current directory to "\MYSTUFF\",
you only need to enter "MYSTUFF" (no quotes). However, if you
want the program to only look for ".LET" files in the MYSTUFF
directory, you must enter "\MYSTUFF\*.LET".
***************
* FILE FILTER *
***************
This is a utility with muscle. It allows you to create and
save complex queries (filters) for your "Who I Know" database.
VIEWING AND SELECTING A QUERY
*****************************
When you enter you will see a window containing descriptions
of all available queries, along with the database aliases to
which they correspond.
ACTIVE KEYS
***********
UpArrow Move highlight bar up one query
DownArrow Move highlight bar down one query
F7 Counts records matching current query
F8 Delete current query
F9 View criteria for current query
F10 Create a new query
Enter Run current query
Esc Exit the query module
CREATING A NEW QUERY
********************
Viewing field names and descriptions
------------------------------------
Pressing F10 from the query window will bring up the
criteria screen. A scrolling window containing field names of
your database will appear on the right of the screen.
The following commands are available:
Enter Select current field
UpArrow Move highlight bar up
DownArrow Move highlight bar down
Letters(A-Z) Move to the next field beginning with that
letter
Selecting an operator
---------------------
Pressing <Enter> will bring up the operators window, which
contains the following choices:
a) Equal to
b) Less than
c) Greater than
d) Less than or equal to
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e) Greater than or equal to
f) Not equal to
g) Contains
h) Sounds like
Use the Up and DownArrow to select the desired operator, the
press <Enter> to continue.
Selecting a value
-----------------
When you have selected an operator, another window will
appear below the operators window. This window will contain the
field name and the operator. Type in the desired value for this
field, then press <Enter>.
If you wish to see all the available values in your
database, press Alt-V to pop up a scrolling window of the values.
You may select one of these by highlighting it and then press
<Enter>, or you may press <Esc> to exit without selecting
anything.
Selecting a Boolean operator
----------------------------
When you have entered the value, another window will appear
below the value window. This window contains the following
choices:
a) "Discard"
b) ".AND."
c) ".OR."
d) ".AND("
e) ".OR("
f) ").AND."
g) ").OR."
h) "<<DONE>>"
Move the highlight bar to the desired selection, and press
<Enter>. You will note that option f) and g) will not be
available to you until you have embedded an open parenthesis in
your query.
Ending the query
----------------
When you are finished building the criteria for this query,
select <<DONE>> from the Boolean operator window. You will then
be asked to enter a description for this query for future
reference. The description may contain up to fifty characters.
Press <Enter> when you are finished entering the description, and
you will be returned to the query window. If you want to exit
without saving this query press <Esc>.
If you wish to run this query immediately without saving it
for future use, simply leave the description empty and press
<Enter>.
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To Registered Users
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Use this option to write mail merged letters to all your users.
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With Submissions
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Use this option to send mail merged letters with submissions.
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To Authors
==========
Write mail-merged letters to authors.
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To Vendors & BBSs
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Mail-merge letters from the dealer database.
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Labels
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This will mail-merge and print labels from your databases. It uses
standard 15/16" by 3 1/2", 1 Across labels.
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To Users
========
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Use 15/16" by 3 1/2" Standard Labels, 1 Across │
│ │
│ Make sure the labels are loaded │
│ And the printer is turned on. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This option prints mail-merged labels to registered user.
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For Submissions
===============
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Use 15\16" by 3 1/2" Standard labels, 1 across │
│ │
│ Make sure you have loaded the labels │
│ And the printer is turned on and ready. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This option will mail-merge labels to your submissions.
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To Vendors
==========
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Use 15/16" by 3 1/2" Standard labels, 1 Across │
│ │
│ Make sure your labels are loaded │
│ And the printer is turned on and ready. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This option will print mail-merged labels from your dealer database.
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To Authors
==========
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Use 15/16" by 3 1/2" Standard labels, 1 Across │
│ │
│ Make sure your labels are loaded │
│ And The printer is turned on and ready │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This option will mail-merge labels from you author database.
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Other Label Printing
====================
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Mailing Labels Set-Up Screen ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Line One...........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Line Two...........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Line Three.........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Line Four..........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ Line Five..........: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Print Label(s).....: ■■■■■■■■■■ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option will print out return address mailing labels for you.
Line 1
------
Type in the first line of this label.
Line 2
------
Type in the second line of this label or leave it blank.
Line 3
------
Type in the third line of this label or leave it blank.
Line 4
------
Type in the fourth line of this label or leave it blank.
Line 5
------
Type in the fifth line of this label or leave it blank.
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Reports
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A number of pre-defined reports are available. To see the information to
be printed press the F1 key while that menu option is highlighted.
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Income
======
All the options here will generate reports to show your income.
If you want a yearly statement of income, use the Set Filter option to
create criteria for the period you want reported. That is;
DATE greater than 01/01/93
.AND.
DATE less than 12/31/93
(For State Sales Tax in the 'Registered Users' report, you could
add; .AND. STATE equal to <your state>)
Then select <<done>> from the box.
Type '1993' for the description, and press <ENTER>.
The registered user's report will not show additional income, since
upgrade, tech support, etc. sales might have come in a different period than
the one you defined.
To get a complete listing of your income, you'll need to generate a report
for each database you have made entries to. (Upgrade Sales, Tech Support
Sales, Other Income, etc.)
Or, you could get 'quick and dirty'. Select the "Business Status" option
from the 'Record Keeping' Menu, and press <Print Scrn>.
The fields in this option can be edited. If you would like, you could
re-set them at the beginning of each year. Then you'd see how your business is
doing since the first of the year.
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Registered Users
================
This option will print out the income received from the registered users
file. It will not print the totals from the Additional Income files, since
they might have accrued in a different period than you have defined in your
Filter.
It will include Sales Tax, Site Licenses, and Shipping totals.
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Registration Service
====================
Print a list of all the 'Registration Service' income.
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Royalties
=========
This option will view or print all royalty income.
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Upgrade Sales
=============
This option will list all sales of upgrades. Set a filter to view the
period you wish to view or print.
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Technical Support Sales
=======================
This option will list all tech support sales.
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Subscription Sales
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This option will list all your subscription sales.
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Source Code Sales
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This option will list all source code sales.
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Other Income
============
This option will list all your other income.
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Expenses
========
This option will list all your expenses.
If you want a yearly statement of expense, use the Set Filter option to
create criteria for the period you want reported. That is;
DATE greater than or equal to 01/01/93
.AND.
DATE less than or equal to 12/31/93
Then select <<done>> from the box.
Type '1993' for the description, and press <ENTER>.
The registered user's report will not show additional income, since
upgrade, tech support, etc. sales might have come in a different period than
the one you defined.
To get a complete listing of your income, you'll need to generate a report
for each database you have made entries to. (Upgrade Sales, Tech Support
Sales, Other Income, etc.)
Or, you could get 'quick and dirty'. Select the "Business Status" option
from the 'Record Keeping' Menu, and press <Print Scrn>.
The fields in this option can be edited. If you would like, you could
re-set them at the beginning of each year. Then you'd see how your business is
doing since the first of the year.
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Data
====
This option will print out data reports. You can 'set a filter' here to
list all the 'rack' vendors, or users whose tech support has expired, or
anything else you might want to see.
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Registered Users
================
This will print out all the data in the Registered Users file. You will
be able to set a filter to print out one, all, or any users you select. (See
the File Filter in the Appendix of the manual for more details on filtering.)
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Submissions
===========
This will print out all the data in the Submissions file. You will be
able to set a filter to print out one, all, or any users you select. (See
the File Filter in the Appendix of the manual for more details on filtering.)
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Dealers
=======
This will print out all the data in the Dealers file. You will be able to
set a filter to print out one, all, or any users you select. (See
the File Filter in the Appendix of the manual for more details on filtering.)
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Authors
=======
This will print out all the data in the Authors file. You will be able to
set a filter to print out one, all, or any users you select. (See
the File Filter in the Appendix of the manual for more details on filtering.)
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Utilities
==========
Press <ESC> to EXIT.
Press <Enter> to see a list of Menu Options.
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Set Reg Number
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╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Set new Reg #, Turn Tones On\Off ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Change registration number.: ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ║
║ ║
║ Get Beep On.......: ■ ║
║ Error Beep On.....: ■ ║
║ Alert Beep On.....: ■ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This option allows you to change the registration number. It can only go
higher, never lower than the present assignment.
It also allows you to turn off those annoying beeps, if you don't want to hear
them.
Last Reg.
---------
Enter the registration number you want to change to.
This number will be automatically incremented every time you add a new
user.
Get Beep
--------
On or Off?
Error Beep
----------
On or Off?
Alert Beep
----------
On or Off?
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Sort Files
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This menu option packs and re-indexes all files in the system.
I suggest you use this from time to time.
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Color Selection
===============
If you are using a color or composite monitor, this utility
will let you change the color settings for the screens. You can
also specify whether you want windows to explode and implode.
Press <Enter>, a screen with various color combinations
will appear. Selecting different colors for your program is simple.
First, move the edit arrow next to the area you want to re-set the
colors for (GRAPHICS, DATA FIELDS, ENHANCED, or SCREEN TEXT), then
press <Enter>. Using the arrow keys to select a color combination,
move the edit arrow to the left of the color you want to select,
then press <Enter> again. A sample of the color combination will
appear in the field for which it has been chosen.
GRAPHICS
********
Graphics characters include menu boxes and screen borders.
DATA FIELDS
***********
Data fields are the regions of data input(reverses video
region). For example, aa data field has a field length of 10, 10
spaces of the color selected here will appear on the screen. It is
in these 10 spaces that you will make your entries.
ENHANCED
********
This changes the colors of the SELECTED menu choices and other
highlight bar options.
SCREEN TEXT
***********
All text displayed on the screen will use this color
combination.
EXPLODING WINDOWS
*****************
This is a YES/NO option. It is used to determine whether or
not your application will have windows that explode onto the screen
or sneak into view.
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Print User's Manual
===================
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ This option will print out the user's manual. ║
║ It is best to use tractor feed paper. This manual will ║
║ take about 100 pages to complete. Make sure the printer ║
║ is on and ready. ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Print the user's manual.
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Registration Form
=================
This option will allow you to view the registration form or print it out.
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Hot Key Summary
===============
This is a list of the hot key function of "Shareware Tracker".
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F1 = Help
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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Go to any "Menu Option" or to anyplace where the program ║
║ expects data entry and press F1 for Help. ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Go to the "Menu Option" or to any place in the program where data entry
is expected and press F1 for Help.
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F2 = Help Topics
=================
(This procedure may be accessed by pressing hotkey F2.)
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F3 = Phone Numbers
===================
(This procedure may be accessed by pressing hotkey F3.)
This Pop-up Phone Directory will allow you to maintain a phone database
with names, addresses, and phone numbers of business and personal contacts. If
you have a modem, you can dial any of the above phone numbers in the database.
You may also print a pocket sized phone directory of all the names in the
database.
ACTIVE KEYS
***********
A Add a record to the database
E Edit highlighted record
D Delete highlighted record
S Search for record
UpArrow Move up on record
DownArrow Move down one record
Esc Exit the directory
Alt-A View/edit address info of highlighted record
Alt-B Print phonebook
Alt-L Print listing of all names in directory
Alt-P Dial highlighted phone number
Alt-R Redial
Alt-S Set up communication parameters
The field "LD" is for long-distance. In situations where the person has
the same area code as you, yet is a long-distance call anyway, you would want
to set the "LD" field for that person to "Y". The value of this field won't
matter if the person has a different area code than you.
AUTO-DIAL ******** CAUTION ********
IF YOU HAVE A MODEM, you can select Alt-P and dial the highlighted number.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MODEM, and press Alt-P, this program will throw you out
and you will go back to DOS.
ALL GOOD PROGRAMS HAVE A WORK-AROUND. HERE'S MINE
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MODEM, DON'T PRESS ALT-P!!
COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS
Check these settings before you attempt to use the auto-dialer.
They include,...
PBX: If this is on, all numbers dialed will be preceded by a "9" and a
half second pause. Default is off.
Modem initialization string: Sent to the modem before dialing the number.
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Default is "ATZ".
Modem hang-up string: Sent to the modem after the call is terminated.
Default is "ATH".
Tone/Pulse: Set this to "T" for tone dialing, to "P" for pulse dialing.
The default is "T".
COM Port: Selects the COM Port to use for dialing. Default is 1.
Local Area Code: Your area code.
Timing Delay: This parameter exists because some modems like to wait
longer than others between commands. The default is 1 second. If you are
experiencing timing problems, try setting this to 1.5 or 2.0 seconds.
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F4 = Appointment Calendar
==========================
(This procedure may be accessed by pressing hotkey F4.)
This is a multi-user calendar with an appointment tracker.
You can point and shoot at any date and add, edit, and delete
appointments for that date. You may also print and delete
appointments for any range of dates. More advanced featured allow you
to add periodically recurring appointments, and to view days and
weeks at a glance to determine when you have free time to schedule an
appointment.
When you first enter the calendar, the current month will be
displayed along with the first two weeks of the next month. The current day
will blink. If there are any appointments for the current day, the first
seven will be displayed in a window at the bottom of the screen. Any other
days that have appointments will be displayed in reverse video on the
calendar.
ACTIVE KEYS
───────────
Left Arrow Go backward one day
Right Arrow Go forward one day
Up Arrow Go backward one week
Down Arrow Go forward one week
PgUp Go back one month
PgDown Go forward one month
Home Jump to first day of month
End Jump to last day of month
Enter Add/Edit/View appointments
P Print appointments
D Delete appointments
T Daily time block
W Weekly time blocks
C Jump to current date (system)
S Search for text in either description or notes of
an appointment
Esc Exit calendar
ADDING/EDITING/VIEWING APPOINTMENTS
───────────────────────────────────
Use the navigation keys to move to the desired date, the press
<Enter>.
A browse window will appear near the bottom of the screen showing
the time and description for all appointments. If there are no appointments
for that date, you will automatically be placed in the Add mode.
The following options are available at this point:
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A Add new appointments
E Edit highlighted appointment
D Delete highlighted appointment
M Move highlighted appointment
R Recurring appointment
N edit Notes for highlighted appointment
Esc Exit calendar
To add a new appointment press 'A'. Enter the user ID (This
is who the appointment is for, not who it is with), along with the
starting and ending time and a brief description of the appointment.
┌──────┐
│ NOTE │
└──────┘
The TIME is a twenty-four hour clock. 3:00 PM would be 15:00, 9:00
AM would be 09:00 (You have to add the preceding '0' before 9:00.
The ending time cannot be earlier than the starting time. In
addition, if you try to enter an appointment that creates a time
conflict with an already existing appointment, you will get an error
message to that effect. Press Control-W to save the new appointment
or <ESC> to exit without saving.
To edit a highlighted appointment, press 'E'. Make your
changes, but the same rules apply from the Add mode. Press Ctrl-W to
save the new appointment or <ESC> to exit without saving.
To delete a highlighted appointment, press 'D'. You will be
asked to confirm your request, respond by pressing 'Yes' or 'No'.
You may move appointments from one day to another by pressing
'M'. A window will appear and ask you for the new date for this
appointment.
To add a recurring date, press 'R'. Follow the same steps as
when adding a single appointment. After you press CTRL-W, you will be
given the following options:
i Every day of the week (Mon, Tues, etc.)
ii Every other day of week
iii Every...day of the month (1st, etc.)
iv Every day
v Every...day-of-week (e.g. 3rd Monday, etc.)
vi Every weekday
Highlight the desired option and press <Enter>.
To add or edit notes for the highlighted appointment, press
'N'. A window will open below the appointment window, into which you
may type away to your heart's content. Press CTRL-W to save your
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edits, or Esc to exit without saving. Appointments that have notes
attached to them will have a checkmark displayed to the right of the
description.
To exit back to the calendar, press <Esc>.
PRINTING APPOINTMENTS
─────────────────────
To print an appointment, press 'P'. You then have the option of
printing for the current week, or for a range of dates. If you print for a
week, you will be asked for a specific user ID (or "ALL" if you print for
all users). If you print for a range of dates, you will be
prompted to enter the starting and ending dates. If there are no
appointments in that range, you will be informed. Otherwise, you will
be asked if you want to include the Notes.
DELETING APPOINTMENTS
─────────────────────
To delete all appointments for a range of dates, press 'D'. You
will be asked to enter the starting and ending dates. The number of
affected appointments will be displayed, and you will be asked to confirm
your request. Press 'Yes', if you want to delete them, or 'No', if you
chicken out.
TIME BLOCKS--DAILY
──────────────────
As previously mentioned, when you are in the calendar and
appointments exist for the current date, they will be displayed in a window
near the bottom of the screen. However, let's say your in a hurry and need
to know what times are available during the day. Press 'T'. A graph showing
available and used time blocks will be displayed. The graph starts at
06:00 and ends at 22:00. Each block represents a fifteen minute
interval. There will be one row for each person who has an
appointment on this date.
TIME BLOCKS--WEEKLY
───────────────────
Weekly time blocks are similar to daily time blocks, but not as
detailed. When you press 'W', you will be presented with a daily breakdown
of appointments for the current week. In this display, each daily graph
begins at 06:00 and ends at 17:00, and each block represents an interval of
one hour.
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F5 = Calculator
================
(This procedure may be accessed by pressing hotkey F5.)
ACTIVE KEYS
***********
+ Addition
- Subtraction
* Multiplication
/ Division
^ Exponentiation
% Percentage
C Clear current total
E Clear current entry
D Change number of decimals displayed
R Round to specific number of decimals
P Print (adding machine mode)
M Memory operations (see "Memory Functions")
= Process operation
Enter Process operation
Backspace Erase last digit entered
Esc Exit Calculator
MEMORY FUNCTIONS
****************
To access the Memory Functions, press 'M'.
KEY: ACTION:
R Recall number stored in memory
C Clear memory (reset to zero)
+ Add current number to memory
- Subtract current number from memory
* Multiply memory by current number
/ Divide memory by current number
PRINT--ADDING MACHINE MODE
**************************
By pressing 'P' for print, the calculator emulates an adding
machine. This will be noted by a small 'P' next to the numbers window. Each
calculation will be sent to the printer (if it is on- line). After
all, if you've invested several thousands of dollars in PC hardware
and software, why spend more for a ten-digit adding machine? Press
'P' again to toggle adding machine mode off.
OTHER STUFF
***********
The arrow keys will move the calculator around on the screen
to get it out of the way of something you might want to look at.
Pressing ALT-F10 will bring up a screen that allows you to
change the colors of the calculator. It works pretty similar to the color
selection utility. I'm not typing out all the information about that again,
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I've been sitting here too long already. Play around with it, you'll figure
it out.
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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ In any browse screen you may change the way to index the ║
║ files by pressing F10. Use the arrow keys to select the ║
║ desired index and then press <Enter>. ║
║ The data base will be sorted the way you tell it to. ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
In any browse screen you may choose a different way to index that particular
file by pressing F10. Use the arrow keys to select the desired index and press
<Enter>. The browse screen will sort the files the way you tell it to.