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T E L E B A S E
D O C S
PURPOSE:
To print out mailing labels, phonelists, dial the phone, and keep
track of it all!
REQUIREMENTS:
Amiga (duh) with ADOS release 2.04 or higher. (version 37+)
reqtools.library V37 or higher (included in archive)
INSTRUCTIONS:
RUNNING:
First, you must install the reqtools.library in your libs:
directory. Simply use the Install program for this. (found in
the ReqTools Directory)
To run TeleBASE:
just click on it, eh? You will get a load error the first time
your run the program, since TeleBASE cannot find your data file.
Not to worry, just press return, and move on. When you save a
file, you won't see that annoying thing any more.
ADD:
Adding a record is fairly simple. Just click on the ADD gadget,
and a new blank record will be shown ready to be filled in. You
may also use the short-cuts, (right Amiga-A), or the 'A' key.
DELETE:
Deleting is even easier. Click on DELETE, confirm the "Confirm THIS!"
gadget, and whatever record is showing at the time is now an EX-record.
(right Amiga-D, or the 'D' key)
LOAD:
If you have changed the file without saving, and you click on
LOAD, you will be shown a requestor asking "Load Anyway?".
Selecting "Yes" will bring up a requester to pick a file
to load from disk, "No" aborts the load. If you attempt to
load a file that was not created by TeleBASE, you will get an error.
Also, if you enter a file name that does not exist, you will get an
error. (right Amiga-L, or the 'L' key)
CLOSEWINDOW:
To quit the program, close the window. (of course) There is a
requester for unsaved data asking "Save First?"; "Yes" (or <RETURN>)
saves,"No" (or ESC) aborts (to heck with your changes) and
"Cancel" just nixes the whole idea of quiting in the first place.
(right Amiga-Q)
SAVE:
Click here and be saved. Simply press return after the File
Requester comes up to save to default file name.
(right Amiga-S, or the 'S' key)
CALL:
This will send the string, "ATDT" plus whatever you have entered
into the "Phone" field out to your modem. (serial.device) Probably
the most important thing to remember is to keep your preferences set
up correctly for your modem. If you have your preferences set up for
a 9600 baud modem, and you have your Amiga hooked up to a 1200 baud
modem (or anything less than reflected by prefs), this program will
NOT WORK!
If you have everything set up correctly:
When you click on "CALL", you will see a requestor saying "Pick up
phone and Press <RETURN>". Make sure you give your modem ample time
to dial the number. When you click "Okay" (or press return), your
modem will hang up, so you should have already picked up the phone
by then. If this still does not work, make sure you are running IPREFS
in your startup-sequence. (right Amiga-C, or the 'C' key)
_NOTE:_
Putting parenthesis, and hyphens in your phone number has no effect on
the dialing of the modem. The modem will ignore all such eye fodder.
So, entering your phone numbers like, 1(405)555-1212, is OKay!
SEARCH:
Clicking the SEARCH gadget will prompt you for a string to search for.
The program will search through First and Last Name for that string.
You may use the '*' and the '?' as wild cards in your search. Wildcards
are not, however, assumed. That is to say, if you enter 'DAN' and you
have a record 'DANNY', you will NOT get a match. You will get a match,
however, with 'DAN???' or 'DAN*'. The search is NOT case sensitive.
(right Amiga-F, or the 'F' key)
PRINT:
The print gadget also gives you a requestor asking you to specify what
to print. (right Amiga-P, or the 'P' key)
Choices are:
FULL
This option prints a dump of the entire data file. See Current...
PHONE
(or <RETURN>)
This option will print out _ALL_ entries in the form:
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME................................PHONE
CURRENT
This option prints out the currently displayed record in the
form:
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP
CANCEL
(or ESC)
Print nothing.
MOVING AROUND:
To move up in alphabetical order, click on the FORWARD gadget, select
'Forward' from the menu, press (right Amiga-.), press the 'N' key (for
NEXT), or hit the right cursor key. Moving in decending alphabetical
order is similar. (just opposite). ('B' key for BACK and right Amiga-,)
ABOUT:
Pressing the HELP key will give you a small blurb about the program
version number and the wonderful, and modest programmer.
ZIPWINDOW:
To resize the window, press the ESCAPE key, while the cursor is
not in any string gadgets, or click in the Zoom gadget in the window.
CURSOR_PLACEMENT:
You can place the cursor in a gadget by pressing <RETURN>, until it
is where you want it. When the cursor is in the last field (Comment)
you may press <RETURN> once again to cause the cursor to dissappear.
Then the cursor KEYS will cause the program to step through your data
entries. Pressing <RETURN> again, will cause the cursor to reappear in
the Last Name field. You may also move the cursor down and up through
the fields, by using <TAB> and <SHIFT_TAB> respectivly.
OTHER STUFF:
Send all bug reports to:
Scott Rogerson
R4 Box 643
Newalla OK 74857
(405)386-6521
-OR-
FIDO (1:147/1000.4)
A $5 - $10 donation would be appreciated. I will also accept suggestions,
complaints, general BS, good recipes, and homemade cookies.
You may use/copy this program as you see fit. (at your own risk
of course) Give it away to your friends and/or enemies. Just
don't sell or otherwise profit from it. Blah...blah...blah....
I would like to thank my brother, Mark Rogerson, for his suggestions,
time, icon, and general programming supremacy.
Thanks Mark! (bro!)
Fred Fish has my permission to include TeleBASE in his library.
This program uses reqtools.libray, for which we can all thank
Nico François.
....Thank-you, Nico!
ReqTools is Copyright © Nico François.
TeleBASE is Copyright © Scott Rogerson.