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T O M (TM) ------------------------- Version 1.02 -------------- R E A D M E F I L E -------------------------------- Last updated: February, 1992 This file contains some information that weren't available when the manual was being printed and changes implemented in version 1.02 of TOM. The documentation of TOM (TOM.DOC) refers to some figures on some pages. Please ignore them. Only the printed manual includes those figures. Also, TOM.DOC only contains a page break at the beginning of each chapter. No page numbers were included to make it easier to print on different types of printers and paper formats. You can format TOM.DOC with any editor/word processor of your choice. This document discusses the following points: 0- about the author, ASP and the ASP Ombudsman 1- changes to the search algorithm in version 1.02 2- wild card search implemented in version 1.02 3- quick jump added to version 1.02 4- updated list of the boring words for version 1.02 5- using TOM(tm) on a network 6- ordering information and technical support 7- corrections to the printed manual 8- the screen captures in the documentation 9- acknowledgments 0- About the author, ASP and the ASP Ombudsman ------------------------------------------- This program is produced by George Tohme, member 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. 1- The Search Algorithm of version 1.02 ------------------------------------ The manual of version 1.00 lists the single digits numbers as boring 'words' because few people would search for cards where a single digit number is located. Although 2, 3, ... digit numbers are indexed, (these numbers might hold a certain significance), single digit numbers were ignored and not indexed. But in certain environments, these numbers might be critical especially decimal numbers that can refer to all types of information such as version numbers for software or drivers.... For that reason, in version 1.02, single digit numbers have been removed from the boring words list and are included in the index. Still, decimal numbers are not indexed as a whole. In other words, if a decimal is encountered during indexing the indexing engine will treat the number as two seperate entities, the integer part and the decimal part. For example, if the number 123.456 is in a card it will be treated as two numbers: 123 and 456 and indexed seperatly. To search for a decimal number you simply surround it with double quotes. So if you are searching for the above number and the word 'Bart' the search condition would be: bart and "123.456" The same technique applies if you want to search for any text that might include characters like: ' - / _ . $ @ # etc.... simply include the string within quotation marks. One drawback to the above is that searching for decimal numbers or strings of characters that contain some seperators might take longer to complete. This will be corrected in the next release of TOM(tm). 2- Wild card --------- Version 1.02 allows you to include an asterix (*) at the end of the words that you include in a search condition. For example you can have a search condition like this: Network* and (card or adapter) The above condition allows you to find all words that start with 'network' i.e networking, networks... There in no limitation as to where in the search condition you can use words with wild card. Keep in mind that only one wild card allowed per word and only as the last character of it. 3- Quick Jump ---------- In version 1.00, you can search for something, TOM will list the found cards, you can open each card and page-down or page-up until you find the highlighted text that you're searching for. In version 1.02, once you open a card you don't need to keep on hitting page-up/page-down to locate what you're after, you can simply hit F2 to jump to the first occurence, the second, and so on. F3 gives you the same effect but backward. 4- The Updated Boring Words List (version 1.02) -------------------------------------------- A ABOUT ABOVE AFTER AGAIN AGREE AGREES AGREED ALL ALMOST ALONG ALSO ALTHOUGH ALWAYS AN AND ANOTHER ANY ARE AREN'T AROUND AS ASK ASKED ASKING ASKS AT B BACK BE BECAUSE BEEN BEFORE BEGAN BEING BELOW BETWEEN BIG BOTH BUT BY C CALL CALLED CALLING CALLS CAME CAN CAN'T CANNOT COME COULD COULDN'T D DID DIDN'T DO DOES DOESN'T DON'T DOWN E EACH END ENDED ENDING ENDS ENOUGH ETC EVEN EVER EVERY F FAR FEW FIND FOLLOW FOLLOWED FOLLOWING FOLLOWS FOR FOUND FOUR FROM FURTHER G GAVE GET GIVE GIVEN GO GOES GOING GOOD GOT H HAD HADN'T HAS HASN'T HAVE HE HER HERE HIM HIMSELF HIS HOW HOWEVER I IF IN INTO IS ISN'T IT ITS ITSELF J JUST K KEEP KEEPING KEEPS KEPT KIND KNOW KNOWING KNOWS L LEFT LET LIKE LIKED LIKES LIKING LOOK LOOKED LOOKING LOOKS M MADE MAKE MAKES MAKING MANY ME MIGHT MORE MOST MR MRS MS MUCH MUST MY N NAME NAMED NAMES NAMING NEAR NEARED NEARING NEARS NEED NEEDED NEEDING NEEDS NEVER NEW NEXT NO NOT NOW NUMBER NUMBERED NUMBERING NUMBERS O OBSERVE OBSERVED OBSERVERS OBSERVING OF OFF OFTEN ON ONCE ONE ONLY OR OTHER OUR OUT OVER OWN P PART PARTED PARTING PARTS PLACE PUT Q R RE READ RIGHT S SAID SAME SAY SAYING SAYS SEE SET SHALL SHE SHOULD SHOULDN'T SHOW SIDE SINCE SO SOME SOMETHING SOMETIMES SOON STILL STUDY SUCH T TAKE TAKEN TAKES TELL TELLING TELLS THAN THAT THE THEIR THEM THEN THERE THESE THEY THING THINGS THINK THINKING THINKS THIS THOSE THOUGH THOUGHT THREE THROUGH TIME TIMED TIMES TIMING TO TOGETHER TOLD TOO TOOK TWO U UNDER UNTIL UP US USE USED USES USING V VERY W WANT WANTED WANTING WANTS WAS WAY WE WELL WENT WERE WEREN'T WHAT WHEN WHERE WHICH WHILE WHO WHO'D WHY WILL WITH WITHIN WITHOUT WON'T WORD WORDS WOULD WOULDN'T X Y YEAR YEARS YES YOU YOU'D YOU'RE YOUR Z 5- Runing TOM(tm) On A Network --------------------------- Although TOM is a single user application, it can be used on a network. It was tested successfully on Novell NetWare file servers. This does not imply that the software will not run on other systems. One important thing should be mentioned here. If multiple users would like to access the same library, make sure that all the files unders the LIB directory and under all of its subdirectories are flaged as shareable. Also note that only ONE user should add/delete/modify items in the library at a time. A read-only version can be supplied by PolySoft to customers who purchased a site licence to run TOM on a network. The read-only version will give the users search and browse access without allowing them to alter the content of the library. To obtain your copy of the read-only version you MUST purchase a site licence of TOM. For Information on site licence pricing refer to the SITE.TXT file. 6- Ordering information and technical Support ------------------------------------------ Please read the accompanying file (ORDER.TXT) for information on how to order a registered copy TOM. PolySoft-Australia will provide registered users with free technical support for three months from the registration date. Technical support can be obtained by: - Mail addressed to POLYSOFT-AUSTRALIA P.O. BOX K245 HAYMARKET SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA - or Email on CompuServe to user ID 76244,3171. The above free Technical Support we provide consists of answering questions and fixing any reproducible program errors/bugs that interfere with the intended use of the program as described in this documentation. PolySoft-Australia may choose not to fix problems related to a special hardware and/or software configuration and will then arrange for a refund of the registration fee, if the problem is reported within two months of payment. PolySoft-Australia makes no other warranties, expressed or implied, and this warranty is expressly limited to the cost of the registration fee. When you register you will get a serialized copy of TOM(tm). You will need the serial number to get technical support from PolySoft-Australia. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS VERY IMPORTANT. GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE. 7- Corrections to the printed manual --------------------------------- In version 1.00 manual, Appendix A states the the command to restore a line after it's been deleted is Ctrl-N. The correct command to restore a line is Ctrl-U. 8- Screen captures in the documentations ------------------------------------- The document file included in this package contains all the figures that are referenced in the text. These screens do not show any hilighted text (of course!!) and special characters like the cursor-up or cursor-down symbols, that the text might mention. I have included these screens to provide you with a complete package and conform to the ASP rules. 9- Aknowledgments -------------- I would like to thank the following people and companies: - My wife Germaine for her patience, advice and support - Borland International for providing the best compiler ever, Turbo C - Samna International for their excelent word processor, Ami that made creating professionaly printed manuals a breeze - The Association Of Shareware Professional (ASP) especially Paul Mayer, Nelson Ford, Barry Simon and many, many others for their advice and help to get TOM to you - CompuServe Incorporated for making it all possible - you for trying out TOM ----------------------------------------- END OF README.TXT ----------