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Program:        JS Convert
Version:        1.10 ShareWare
Date:           02/18/92
Author:         George Spafford

Purpose:

To convert one-up cheshire labels which are 8 lines by n-characters wide to
the .JS2 format used by Cheshire Corporation's JetStream II controllers.  This
program is for data conversion only - nothing else.

Requirements:

This program processes the data created by a mailing program.  At work, we
use Arc Tangent's excllent Professional Mail package to print one-up (that's
one label across) labels to a data file rather than the printer.  To do this,
I highly recommend at least a 386DX 33Mhz system and a fast hard drive.  At
work, we use a 386-33Mhz cached system with a 120MB 18ms IDE hard drive.

Procedure:

JSSW reads in eight-line labels from disk files.  Each label must be 8 lines
and can be of any length.  For this program to correctly recognize zip code
bundle breaks, the last bundle must have a bundle inidicia marker on it.  This
marker has to be on the first line and the first 10 characters must be
asterisks.  Examples
   1
   2     TOM THUMB
   3     Thumb Coporation
   4     3001 Somewhere
   5     St. Joseph, MI 49085
   6
   7
   8
   1     ***********************************  3-DIGIT 490
   2     Wayne's World Computers
   3     Mr.  W. Keeter
   4     12345 33rd Street, Suite 205
   5     St. Joseph, MI 49085
   6
   7
   8

See how line 1 is reserved for the bundle marker?  This is ideal but not
a forced necessity.  The last bundle marker must have the asterisks though.
Next, notice how lines 6, 7 and 8 are there and not compressed?  if the last
lines in the label are blank, they must have their position held.  JSSW pulls
in eight lines, edits them, pulls in another eight, edits them and so forth.
The program must be able to pull in eight consecutive lines each time.

JSSW is regularly used with ArcTangent's Professional mail v2.04 so I know it
will work with that version.  Also, since Group One licenses ATPM, I am going
to make the possibly wrong assumption that JSSW will work with it as well.

When JSSW encounters a bundle marker, it will place a "1" in byte 27 of the
control line signaling the ACM that a ZipSort change has occurred.  If it does
not find the 10 asterisks, it will NOT place a "1" in this field.  It depends
on your application as to whether or not you need this field to be marked.

Nuts -n- Bolts:

JSSW executes the program.  If you need to create an output file for yourself
to view with Buerg's LIST or another program to validate the output, use
JSSW D.  The "D" will turn on the debug mode on and the outputted text file
will be legible.  A debug file will NOT run the Cheshire correctly!!!!!

Once JSSW is executed, it asks you for the name of the input file.  This is the
name of the file that you printer your labels to.  It then asks you for the
name of the output file.  This is the name of the JS2 file that you want to
create.

The program will then ask you if you want to specify record lengths or have it
automatically determine them.  This is asking you if you know what your longest
label line is or not.  If you printed a 50 character label, you could tell the
program that the record length is 50 or a number greater than 50.  At work, or
label lengths vary a great deal so we have settled on a standard of 60
characters.  All this does is set a length that then all lines are padded out
to with spaces in order to create fixed length lines.  You can NOT specify a
length shorter than your longest line.  If you have the program auto-set the
length, then there will be a delay as the program reads each and every line of
data file to determine what the longest line is.  Once it has determined that,
it will pad all lines out to that length.

Once the JS2 file has been created, it then needs to be downloaded to tape.
We use the tape program by CATAMOUNT to Download to the Cypher drive that
is in the Cheshire controller unit.  You can download the file to any 9-track
and take it to the Cheshire as long as you follow their tape guidelines.

CopyRights:

        LIST is a file viewer CopyRighted by Vernon Buerg
        ArcList is a copyright of Group One Software.
        ArcTangent Professional Mail is copy righted by ArcTangent
        Cheshire is a VideoJet company and they make the JetStream II inkjet
                 system and its associated software and hardware.

        In no way, am I employed, or represent, any of the above mentioned
        parties.


Registration:

        JSSW is released as shareware.  Its price is $20 for each concurrently
        used copy.  When you compare this to the price of some of the packages
        that are on the market, if you can find them, it is very reasonable.
        If you have any suggestions or comments, I'd REALLY like to hear those
        too.  Remember, this is shareware, NOT freeware.  If you find that this
        program is of use to you, please register it within 30 days of your
        first use of it.

                Sincerely,

                George Spafford
                3001 LakeShore Drive, #329
                St. Joseph, MI 49085

        Data:  [phone]  Queued Access BBS 14.4Kb USR Dual HST
                               FIDOnet: 1:2340/0 NEC/NC Site.
                               Sysop:  Tim Akright

        And now for the unpleasantries:

        Code CopyRight:  January 1992

        JSSW IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS.  THE AUTHOR (GEORGE SPAFFORD) MAKES NO
        WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
        TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
        WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL
        THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST
        SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
        OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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