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- A - Mark all records for printing or transfer.
- B - List birthdays sorted by month and day.
- D/E - Dial the #1 or #2 telephone number in the main window.
- H - Help, you're reading it!
- L - Display and maintain the Phone Log.
- M - Mark records for transfer or copy to another file.
- T - Transfer marked records to or create another file.
- U - Unmark all records in the database.
- F1 - Change the screen colors.
- ALT F1 - Configure CARDX for modem, phone, color and printer.
- ALT F10 - Set, change or remove password protection from a file.
- F2 - Add a new record to the database.
- F3 - Copy the current record and then edit.
- F4 - Find a name in the database, enter partial or full name.
- F5 - Drop to DOS, type Exit to return to CARDX.
- F6 - Edit an existing record.
- F8 - Erase a record from the database.
- F9 - Print all or marked records.
- F10 - Print one record.
- ALT Letter - Search for the 1st record that starts with that letter.
- Cursor Up - Forward one record.
- Cursor Dn - Back one record.
- PgUp - Forward four records.
- PgDn - Back four records.
- Home - Goto first record in database.
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- ──── Edit Mode ────
- Alt D - Delete a line of text.
- Alt I - Insert a blank line.
- Backspace - Delete character before cursor.
- Cursor Up - Move up a line in the current field or
- goto previous field if on the top line of a field or
- goto the last field if in the first field & top line.
- Cursor Dn - Move down a line in a field or goto the next field.
- Cursor Left - Move cursor left one character.
- Cursor Right - Move cursor right one character.
- Ctrl Cursor - Ctrl Left/Right cursor, move left/right a word.
- Ctrl End - Goto end of text.
- Ctrl Home - Goto upper left corner of field.
- Ctrl Y - Delete under cursor to end of line.
- Del - Delete character under cursor.
- Esc - Exit editing without any changes made.
- End - Move cursor to end of text in line.
- Home - Goto first character in line.
- Insert - Toggle overstrike or insert text.
- PgDn - Exit edit mode.
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- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- OPTIONS NEW DATA CURRENT DATA
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Modem COM port number, Space, 1 or 2...... █ 2
- Enter the Communication port number of your modem or if you don't
- have one leave blank. Modem speeds of 1200 baud or greater are
- suported.
-
- Modem Initiation string................... AT &F L3
- Read the instructions for your modem if this simple initiation
- string doesn't work.
-
- Modem Dial prefix string.................. AT DT
- Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string
- doesn't work.
-
- Modem Hang-up string...................... AT H0
- Read the instructions with your modem if this simple string
- doesn't work.
-
- Enter plant exit code number or a space... 9
- At Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., where I work, you have to prefix
- an outside the plant number with 9. Another man wanted a delay
- after the exit code where the exit code gets him through the
- switch board to the outside phone company. Enter the exit code
- and then commas for the number of two second delays you want,
- I. E. "9,,,," would give eight seconds delay between the exit code
- and the number to be dialed.
-
- Dial 1 before long distance? Y/N.......... █ Y
- Prefix an area code different from your local area code
- with a "1".
-
- Local area code........................... 412
- Your local area code.
-
- Enter default data file name.............. DEMO.CDX
- If you start Cardx by entering just CARDX on the DOS command
- line, you will be presented with the default setting screen. If
- you press enter, the default Cardx datafile will be loaded.
-
- Use the birthday field Y/N................ █ Y
- Select the use of the birthday field.
-
- Print first/last names in upper case Y/N.. █ N
- HOWARD L. MCHENRY SERVICES or Howard L. McHenry Services.
-
- Keep a log of phone numbers dialed Y/N.... █ Y
- Enter "Y" if you want the Phone Log enabled.
-
- Use four letter Canadian states? Y/N...... █ Y
- Enter "Y" if you use four letter Canadian province codes.
-
- First and last name fields Y/N............ █ Y
- Enter "Y" to have separate first and last name fields,
- "N" to combine them.
-
- Rolodex cards are sorted on the last name, first name and birth
- date. If you are using "First and last name fields" = Y then the
- sort key is "MCHENRY, HOWARD L.470623" where the numbers at the end
- is the birth date by yr/mo/da. If "First and last name fields" = N
- then the combined name field is trimmed of trailing spaces and the
- birth date is added in the same way.
-
- When starting CARDX, enter the asterisk wildcards on the command
- line, I.E. CARDX *.*, CARDX will provide a menu of your data files
- to choose from using the cursor keys. To load a menu from another
- disk or directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and
- wildcards, (d:\path\*.*)>. To load a datafile from another disk or
- directory, enter on the command line CARDX <full path and datafile
- name, (d:\path\filename). Direct screen writes (BIOS calls) were
- a problem for some machines, particuarly 386's. Made all screen
- displays a DOS call. This slowed the program down some what.
- If your machine will tolerate BIOS calls enter "/F" on the
- command line when loading Cardx enter CARDX /F, CARDX *.* /F or
- CARDX demo /F. This will give you the faster direct screen
- writes.
- Command line option "/NOCOM", will not allow the modem to be
- accessed. A LAN administrator asked for this feature where in some
- cases he did not want the people on the LAN to have the ability to
- access a modem, I. E. CARDX *.* /NOCOM, CARDX *.* /NOCOM /F,
- CARDX /NOCOM, CARDX /F /NOCOM. When the feature is in place,
- attempting to dial give the message "Dial Feature Is Not Available".
-
- To change the Help Screens edit file CARDX.HLP with an ASCII editor
- to suit your needs. A page consists of 20 rows and 68 columns. If
- a line is longer than 68 characters, it will be truncated.
-
- The Phone Log records numbers when they are dialed, they are
- retained regardless if busy.
-
- To create a new datafile, (M)ark a record and (T)ransfer it to the
- new datafile name. You will be prompted, "Data file doesn't exist,
- do you want to create it?....", answer "Y".
-
- Quick Search, ALT - Any Letter Key will find the first record that
- starts with that character.
-
- F4 search, enter "Smith, An" to find Andy Smith of 23 Smiths.
-
- Converting files from version 8.1, 8.6, 8.7 or 9.6 to 9.8,
- copy CONVERT.EXE into the directory where your Cardx data files are
- located and on the command line enter "CONVERT *.*"
-
- The F1 key configures the screen colors. Use PgUp / PgDn or Enter
- keys to change screen color areas. Use Up / Down Cursor keys to
- change colors. Press the ESC key to exit the Color Set-up.
-
- The number of records Cardx can access is unlimited. The larger
- the database ,greater the number of records, the slower the program
- is at loading, sorting and saving. Break your database into smaller
- files for different groups to speed things up.
-
- To password protect a file use the Alt - F10 keys to add a password.
- To remove a password strike the Enter key when change password is
- selected from the rolodex screen. Suggest you back-up your file
- without a password in case you forget the password.
-
- ________________________Custom Print Features________________________
- Select and edit a "Custom Print Program" by entering F9 or F10 and
- select "Select Print Program". A menu will be provided of all the
- custom print programs in the directory, *.PRT files. After a
- selection is made, the program will prompt you if you want to edit
- the file, where the print program can be edited, to exit and save
- press the PgDn key. If changes are made to the print program, on
- save and exit you will have the opportunity to create a new file,
- enter a new print program filename.
-
- Writing or changing a print program:
- Field name variables from the database:
- FNAME = First name
- LNAME = Last name
- STREET = Street address
- TOWN = Town
- STATE = State
- ZIP = Zip code and extended zip code
- PHONE1 = Phone number one
- PHONE2 = Phone number two
- BIRTH = Birth date, 06/23/47
- ADINFO = Added information field is printed in 5 lines of 54
- columns, blank lines are not printed.
- #27 77 27 120 1 27 69#, printer control codes are enclosed by the
- pound sign. These can be embedded between variables or text.
- Row and column coordinates place a variable at that location from
- the top and left edge of the paper. The first number is regarded
- as the row number and any numbers there after are column numbers
- in that line.
- 'Text' to be printed is enclosed in quotes.
- Text and variables can be mixed in a line by separating them with
- a space. The space delimits all commands.
- ;All text in a line after a semicolon is ignored as a comment.
- FORMFEED = a form feed is printed after this command.
- FORMFEED? = You are prompted if you want a form feed when only
- printing a single record. It is ignored when printing all of the
- database or marked records.
- FORMFEED! = Do a formfeed after last record is printed, eject
- last page.
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