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╓─────────────────────────────╖ ║ TOPICS COVERED IN THIS FILE ║ ┌─────────────╨──────────────┬──────────────╨─────────────┐ │ I Installation notes │ III Upcoming features │ │ II New features │ IV Author contact info. │ └────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘ Shareware vendors see VENDOR.DOC ── BBS sysops also see SYSOP.DOC I. INSTALLATION NOTES ───────────────────── All of the files contained within the archive you received (either an EXE, ARJ, or ZIP file) must be placed within a single directory. Your data files may reside in any directory or on any disk drive. See the "List of files" section below for files which may be removed if disk space is limited. Installing on Floppy Disk ───────────────────────── WML can be run from a 720k (or greater) floppy disk although it will access data and operate very slowly. When using floppy disks, it is a wise idea to have an archival copy (a "master") apart from the one you use daily (the "working" copy). Use the DISKCOPY command to make a working copy of a floppy disk, if necessary. Documentation Files ─────────────────── If you have WordPerfect 5, just load WML.WP. Instructions to reformat and print are in a comment at the top of the file. If you don't have WordPerfect or a way to convert the WML.WP file to your word processor, then just "TYPE WML.TXT > PRN" at the DOS prompt. WML.TXT is an ASCII file generated from WordPerfect for a "standard printer" and this command will send it to the printer on port LPT1:. You can substitute the "PRN" with "LPTx:" where the "x" is 1, 2, or 3. II. NEW FEATURES ──────────────── 04/17/95 ── 2.6b Names screen no longer goes to the 2nd & 3rd date fields unless the one above is filled. Changed Actions sub-menu under the File Print/Select/Query menu: Had the option "Clear Omit flag of selected' but once entries are Omitted they cannot be selected, so this option made no sense. Changed it to "Clear all Omit flags" so it now works on the entire file. Changed Print/Select/Query Individual window: if you tried to select a record which was flagged as Bad or Omit WML would not flag it for printing. Now it gives a message asking if you want to clear the Bad/Omit flags and select the entry for printing. Completed ASCII fixed-field-length file import routine I left some debugging statements in the "Smart" import routines in version 2.6, so if you had the Import Technique set to one of the "Smart" options and you tried to import a file WML would have paused every time it manipulated the company name. This has been corrected and completed - everything works properly now. Added Data Entry/Messages screen on which you may define messages which will be printed on every envelope or label in a batch (e.g., "Address Correction Requested"). Only the data entry screen is in place so far. In the next version look for message positioning options on envelope & label Preferences screens. 04/01/95 ── 2.6a Added ability to Select entries by a range of zip codes (instead of just one code) Expanded return addresses to 5 lines (instead of 4) Corrected bug which occurred if ZipCodes.WDT existed but was empty and ZipCodes.WIX did not exist (programme would crash with message "Error 11 occurred in module MISC") 03/22/95 ── 2.6 When importing WML used to inform you of entries which contained potentially bad zip/postal codes. Now it tallies these entries, flags each of them as Selected to Print (so they may be easily reviewed), and informs you when the import is finished. Corrected error which happened if Esc was pressed during re-indexing. Smart Zip was only working on USA & Canadian addresses. It now functions for International addresses as well. Internal printer fonts were being displayed even if they were not available in the orientation needed. HP DeskJet, DeskJet Plus, DeskJet 500, and DeskJet 500C print envelopes in Portrait orientation; WML had been assuming landscape orientation. Support added for HP DeskJet 500-series, DeskJet 320/310, and DeskJet 1200 printers. When creating a new file WML no longer re-indexes group and abbreviation files. Corrected memory problem which could crash WML or lock the computer whenever a disk file list was displayed. Added new Help/Files & Memory screen Several screen enhancements and other minor updates Corrected problem with importing which could cause the WML to crash or lock the computer if records did not have a consistent number of fields. Corrected Smart Name import technique - was splitting first name into first/last components even if the surname was already defined. Lowered registration price to $49. 03/01/95 ── 2.5w Added Epson LQ-570/1070 printer support Enhanced certain messages and "intelligent" features Bundled US Zip Codes Data Base with registration 02/08/95 ── 2.5v Corrected Canon BJ-10 line spacing & font list Corrected bar code printing on dot matrix printers (I had forgotten to tell WML which printers were capable of printing graphics!) Added Canon BJ-200 and Epson LQ-510 printer drivers Corrected dot matrix printer problems with certain fonts and operations Added logic to limit bar code on dot matrix labels when width of label is too narrow: ■ If label is less than 3-3/16" (80mm) wide auto 11-digit expansion is turned off. ■ If label is less than 2-5/8" (65mm) wide bar code is limited to 5-digit zip. 02/01/95 ── 2.5u Corrected return address label printing problems 02/01/95 ── 2.5t Corrected error in bar code Correction Character calculation which occured if sum of zip code was a multiple of 10 Corrected error with last two mail dates which caused the default values to be wrong when editing them. Added ability to begin laser labels at a specified row/column 01/28/95 ── 2.5s Updated import to allow symbols in international phone numbers and warn if an entry seems to contain a bad zip code Corrected Names Data Entry zip code entry - was looking up U.S. State abbreviation for non-U.S. entries 01/27/95 ── 2.5r Corrected indexing problem introduced in 2.5p (oops!) Minor enhancement to Query - lookup now starts with the last entry added or changed Added ability for Names Data Entry and Import functions to filter out a country name of USA or Canada since WML automatically determines these. Improved "Smart" import technique Corrected error which happened if loading an import definition and you specified the entire file name instead of just the drive and/or path. 01/27/95 ── 2.5q Special test release - not for distribution. 01/21/95 ── 2.5p Cosmetic improvements to Help/Summary & Help/About screens Corrected phone number display for US and Canadian entries with Country Setting is "International" 01/20/95 ── 2.5n Thanks to input from sysop Gerald Himmelein the following bugs were fixed and new features added: Corrected: Was not removing trailing spaces from the Surname field. Added: Country information is now exported (selectable fields coming soon) Corrected: Import was not following City field rule set on Preferences/Other screen Corrected: ASCII import thought no fields were assigned if importing a NAD or other simple text file Added: Quick Exit - you can press F10 to rapidly exit WML Added: If you exit WML with a file open it will automatically be loaded the next time you run WML. Corrected: Error in ASCII import which caused error 14 and bombed WML, possibly "locking up" the computer. Corrected: Line spacing for Generic/Daisy Wheel printers 01/11/95 ── 2.5m Enhanced back-up & restore functions, and removed Back-up Method from Preferences/Other screen (no longer needed). Added TI MicroWriter laser printer driver Added option to force adherence to USPS mail guidelines 01/09/95 ── 2.5k Laser envelopes now count and report on entries which were selected but not printed due to incomplete address. 01/08/95 ── 2.5j Added two new filters on Index/Filter menu Added number-of-copies feature to label printing; you can now print up to 9,999 copies of each label. 01/05/95 ── 2.5i Completed Import Duplicate Checking options. WML will now behave according to the definition on the Preferences/Other screen. Added Import Technique definition to control the amount of translation WML will perform on an input file. 01/05/95 ── 2.5h I put an "f" instead of a "d" in a variable name in the DBF import routine which caused an error 10. Oops! 12/23/94 ── 2.5g Corrected minor problem on Names data entry screen; WML was asking for a country name on new entries even if the country setting was USA or Canada. 12/15/94 ── 2.5f Improved error handling on the Data Entry/Names screen in cases where the index gets damaged 12/07/94 ── 2.5e Corrected problems with international mailings in which the country did not print unless the country setting was "International" and the address was considered invalid if it did not have data in the State/Prov field. 11/30/94 ── 2.5d Corrected Query by Group bug which did not correctly select entries which were in all of the chosen groups WordPerfect Export now separates first and surname fields 11/17/94 ── 2.5c Cosmetic enhancement to entry look-up window. Corrected SHARE violation with File/Back-up and File/Restore functions (affected networks and some Windows users). 11/15/94 ── 2.5b Changed impact (dot matrix) continuous label printing so that it closes the printer port after printing a test label in case a network or other spooled printer is used. 11/12/94 ── 2.5a Names look-up window now reflects chosen index (if Company Name sequence is active, company name shows first, etc.) Improved dot matrix label spacing 11/10/94 ── 2.5 Updated ASCII import to allow either CR or LF to signal the end of a record, to allow international characters, and to allow quotes & commas within quotation-bounded fields. First release with working WordPerfect import. Removed Unregistered Edition delay. 10/25/94 ── 2.4y Fixed problem with reading older CONFIG files (prior to (beta test version 2.3 or so). version) Added support for HP LaserJet 4+ Removed Unregistered opening delay & reduced exit delay Added bar code printing for dot matrix printers Added label content definitions on Preferences/Continuous Labels screen Improved dot matrix labels printing to allow line spacing to be adjusted if number of lines will not fit on labels at standard LPI setting. Some printers use 1/180" spacing, others use 1/216" spacing; if the spacing is wrong on your printer I'd really appreciate knowing about it! Fixed laser labels line spacing problem Fixed problems with bar code printing on laser labels Enhanced group file usage to allow for a group file to be used if in the current directory, otherwise the WML.EXE directory is used When changing a file's name and/or description, the old description was not displaying. Fixed. Fixed cursor key usage on last mailing date fields. 10/13/94 ── 2.4x Fixed minor problem with international postal codes and zip codes which are not in the Smart Zip file. Improved handling mixed international & domestic entries 10/12/94 ── 2.4w Fixed problem with opening files when only one file is present. Fixed problems with SHARE (networks) on the Preferences Printers screen (caused error 70 - permission denied). Changed Phone Book to follow the selected index sequence rather than always printing in personal name order 09/29/94 ── 2.4u Corrected problem with abbreviation checking which occurred if spaces were entered at the end of a field Corrected problem with laser labels not printing zip code Corrected zip code look-up problem if WML started from a directory other than where WML.EXE resides 09/15/94 ── 2.4t Corrected minor function key listing errors on Data Entry/ Names screen Fixed problem with context-sensitive help topic look-up Enhanced Address Duplicate Checking to only show duplicates if they have the same address AND zip code 09/12/94 ── 2.4s Added logic to detect possible memory shortage problems Improved mouse support on Backup/Restore/Format routines 09/07/94 ── 2.4r Checksum digit was being miscalculated. Also, I misunderstood the Post Office guidelines for 11-digit zips: they ONLY apply to bar codes. So WML will no longer expand a 9-digit zip to 11-digits except for the bar code. The correction character (the extra 10th or 12th digit) only applies to bar codes as well, so WML will no longer print these except in bar codes. Fixed an error with the CONFIG.WDT file which crept in some time ago which caused WML to bomb. 08/27/94 ── 2.4p Fixed problem which created double index entries when updating files to version 2.4o; this problem could also be fixed by using File/Reindex option to index files a second time or by re-opening the file again, in which case WML would detect the problem and correct it. This problem only applied to files which existed when user upgraded to 2.4o Fixed problem with SHARE.EXE ── this applies to networks and most users of Windows. If you have been receiving an error 70 (Permission Denied), this was due to the DESCRIPT.ION file not being properly closed. Without SHARE it didn't matter; with it, WML bombed. Also, the DESCRIPT.ION file was being accessed exclusively (that is, with full file locking); it is now shared so that more than one task may access it simultaneously. 08/25/94 ── 2.4o Minor update to duplicate info window Minor update to recall last record added to a file Minor update to use error tone defined on Pref/Other for dup info window Removed F3 function key being used on State field to list state/province names; use F1 while on State field Minor update to show "Group" highlighted as soon as groups are defined for an entry, rather than only after saved Corrected zip code error which sometimes caused a city to be associated with the wrong zip code. Removed abbreviation checking for City field - I think it got in the way (e.g., "St" is more commonly "Street" than it is "Saint") Added F1/List function for City field Corrected problem with Times-Used and First-Use calculations Added zip code to address index so that the same address or box number in different post offices will no longer generate a duplicate address warning Corrected problem with entering extended characters using Alt + numeric-keypad Corrected problem with abbreviations which could expand the string beyond the size of the field; now if there is not enough room the abbreviation is not expanded 08/23/94 ── 2.4n Fixed problem when doing automatic 11-digit zip code calculation for an entry with a 9-digit zip (WML would crash if either address line contained a single word) Added message after first sheet of laser labels is printed Updated laser label sheet margins: WML now applies the top margin you provide for the top & bottom margins, rather than assuming the printer has half-inch margins. PCL 5 scalable fonts were not being properly accessed, resulting in 12 points always being used Updated laser labels: 11-digit zip bar codes did not fit on 3-across label sheets; so if the labels are defined as 3-across (or more) only 5- or 9-digit zips are used for the bar code. Updated & expanded on-line help descriptions & topics. Corrected problems with duplicate checking options. 08/18/94 ── 2.4m Added warning for insufficient working memory (RAM) which could cause lock-ups Problem fixed with specifying /M (monochrome) switch or an alternative drive on command line III. UPCOMING FEATURES ────────────────────── I have a huge list of planned enhancements to WML. Suggestions from users are very welcome & appreciated. Here are just a few of the enhancement plans for WML: ■ Ability to prepare a disk to send to P.O. for zip code correction and 9-digit expansion. Although WML has a fixed-field ASCII export, it does not yet meet U.S. Post Office requirements. ■ Have a single "master return address" and then a seperate return address for each file. If the file has a return address set, then ask for choice; otherwise use master. ■ Add a field for Internet (or other network) address ■ Ability to define an optional group file so that separate group definitions can be associated with a list. This would make it easy to sell a list with its associated groupings or to view a limited number of groups for a given file. ■ Group report which shows number of entries in each group for a given mailing list (skipping groups with zero entries). IV. AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION ────────────────────────────── Angel Babudro, Box 132, Paonia, CO 81428 USA Registered users and those intending to register within 30 days may call (303) 527-6756 Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 6pm Mountain Time. If you get my answering machine please try back a little later - I will return long distance calls only to registered users. Messages may also be addressed to "Angelo Babudro" on the following 24-hour bulletin boards: ■ Expanding Horizons BBS (Colorado) (303) 241-2847 USR Sportster V.32 - log on with the name "OC WIZ" and the password "WHAT" to bypass the New User Questionnaire and go directly to the Organic Soft conference which contains all of my software. You may also log-on with your own name, register (the first time only), then enter "J;3" to join Organic Soft conference. Enter "E Angelo Babudro" to leave messages for me. ■ Researcher's BBS (California) (805) 949-8151 USR Dual - the first time you log-on you must register. Once you are registered enter "J;136" to join the OrganicSftwr conference. Enter "E Angelo Babudro" to leave messages for me.