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The CardShop
SPORTS CARD INVENTORY PROGRAM
by Robert L. Manis
COPYRIGHT 1994 BY ROBERT L. MANIS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Please read all Documentation
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before you do anything with this
program!!!!!
The CardShop is primarily a baseball card inventory program, however
you can use it for other sports card collections. Included in this
document is required coding for baseball and football. I would like
to ask my fellow collectors, to help by sending me any additional codes
that do not conflict with the ones listed here. If you collect cards
other than baseball and football, please send me your coding abbreviations.
It will be appreciated by me as well as the other collectors using this
program.. Thanks much, Bob.
The following files should be on your disk when you get your shareware
or registered version of the cardshop.
1.)CARD.DOC (THIS FILE)
2.)CARD.EXE (STARTS THE CARDSHOP)
3.)CARDS.DAT (DATA FILE)
4.)CARDS.K01 THRU CARDS.K07 (INDEX FILES)
5.)CARDSHOP.RUN (CARDSHOP PROGRAM)
6.)INSTFRMa and INSTFRMb .bat (FIRST TIME INSTALL TO DRIVE C:)
7.)PRUN.EXE (RUNTIME MODULE)
Your hard drive needs appox. 340,000 bytes of free space to install.
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NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE-NOTICE
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IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CREATED DATA FILES WITH YOUR COPY OF THE SHAREWARE
VERSION, THE ONLY FILE(S) YOU NEED TO TRANSFER WILL BE==>
CARDSHOP.RUN AND PRUN.EXE .
If you have created data files and do not wish to overwrite them, then
use the MS-DOS copy command and copy the CARDSHOP.RUN and PRUN.EXE
to the cardshop directory.
DO NOT use the INSTALL batch files it will overwrite your
current data files....
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot over state the importance of backing up your files (hard drive).
All the files in the cardshop directory are very important.
You should back them all up regularly. It is in your best interest
to back up cards.dat and cards.k01 thru cards.k07 when ever you add
any data to your files. These are the ones that change when you do
add data. Please backup your files often....
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hardware Requirement :
To use The Cardshop, you must have the Following
* An IBM PC, XT, AT or 100% Compatible
* An IBM DOS 2.0 or higher
* AT least 512KB of memory
** HARD DRIVE **
* A Color or monochrome monitor
* A printer (assuming you want to print reports)
Note for large collections we recommend 640K ram.
Changing your Config.sys File:
* You will need to have your config.sys file to read
as follows.
==> FILES=30
==> BUFFERS=30
Two Floppy Drive Systems.
(PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE THIS METHOD UNLESS
YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. WHEN YOU GET A HARD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MERGE YOUR CARD DATA INTO ONE LARGE DATABASE.
*** YOU WILL HAVE TO REKEY THE INFORMATION ***)
* Take your Master Diskette and Make a Backup copy
* Copy The Prun File(s) to another formatted diskette
* Copy all Cardshop files to another formatted diskette
To run The CardShop ....
* After you have booted DOS Set your path Command to
Path=A:\;
* Now put the Prun diskette in Drive A
* Place the Cardshop Diskette in Drive B
* Make B the Default Drive by entering B:
* Now type at the B:\>Card press return
Follow directions on screen. (Have you read all of this Manual)
*** NOTE: THE AMOUNT OF DATA THIS PROGRAM STORES IS ONLY LIMITED
BY THE AMOUNT OF DISK SPACE AVAILABLE.
**> RECOMMEND THAT YOUR DATA DISK BE ALPHABETICAL
**> ALL A'S ON ONE DISK - ALL B'S ON ONE DISK ETC.
CURRENTLY YOU CANNOT MERGE DATA FROM DIFFERENT DISKS.
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Hard Disk System.
* You may use the install program on The Cardshop disk
or do the following.
* Make a subdirectory on drive C called Card.
Change Directories by entering CD\CARD
When the DOS prompt reads c:\card
issue the following command Copy A:*.*
or B:*.* (depending on your drive)
Please note that on a hard disk system all cardshop files
and the Prun files should be in the same Directory.
To start The CardShop at the prompt enter CARD press
return. Follow Directions on Screen. (Have you read the
Manual)
MANUAL
Once you have started The CardShop you will be presented with the
main screen. On this screen you will see nine menu items.
Item # 1 ) Display cards by year: if you choose this item your
baseball card collection will be displayed with the card year in
the first column of the screen. **** Please note: just above the
first year displayed you will see a flashing cursor proceeded by
a colon. It is at this point you would type the year you are
searching for. As an example the first year dispayed is 1948, if
you were looking for 1989 you would type in at the cursor 1989.
The search bar will move to the first 1989 in the group.
Then you may use the arrow keys to move up or down.
( use the back space key to delete any mistakes in search parameter.)
see ## for more Details.
Please note: The speed at which your search takes place does
depend on the speed of your computer.********************
Once you have found the year you are looking for you may press
enter to change that record. When you press Enter you will get
the Update cards Screen. When Updating cards or Inserting new
cards be sure to fill out the fields according to this method
otherwise your cards will not sort correctly. Method Below.
Year of card: Enter the year with 4 digits.... 1989
Number of card: If the number of the card is 1 or 39 (as an
example) you would enter the nummber like this
001 or 039 you must use the zeros to allow the
program to sort correctly.
First name: Ricky
Last name: Jordon
Manufacturer:Upperdk (please see suggested abbreviations)
Condition/Card:Mt (please see suggested abbreviations)
Type of card: SC (Please see Suggested abbreviations)
Number Owned: 3 (use space bar to get to desired position )
After the last entry in the update screen, the database will
adjust your collection by updating the database.
Note the INS (insert) feature works the same way.
NOTE the DEL (delete record screen will ask you to press enter to
delete.)
ESC pressing the escape key will take you back one screen.
Each Additonal DISPLAY menu item works the same way.
Print Reports: This will take you to the Print report Menu.
To ESCAPE a print job press the CTRL key and hold then press
the ESC key. DO this function three time in succession.
note:(most printers today have a small amount of memory
storage built into them. So don't be alarmed if the program
does not stop printing right away.)
** If control-escape does not work, turn your printer off.
the program will time out and ask you if you wish to abort
the print job. **
Exit From The CardShop: will return you to the DOS Prompt.
## One more note on the search feature. When you enter a letter
or other character, each one you enter helps to locate your
player. The best way to see this is picking Display card by
players last name. You will note that the sample data will be
displayed by alphabetical order. Now with the Flashing cursor
above the Name Aaron enter the letter C , you will see that
the first name found is Canseco. Now each additional letter you
enter would narrow down who you are Looking for. Enter O , you
should have been moved to Cone. ***
Now Move the Select Bar over the Print Reports Menu Item and
Press return. The Print reports menu is now Displayed.
Before printing any reports, first line the top of the page up
with your printers print head. Then turn off the printer and
turn it back on again. This will clear any Stray codes left from
your last Program.
Just as on the Main Menu your records will be printed by the
Selection you Choose from the Menu. Be sure you have enough
paper to print the entire report or turn your printer off when
it prints the section you need, or use the CTRL-ESC sequence.
Portable or Laptop computer users.... If your computer uses LCD,
Backlighting or Gas plasma screens you may have difficulty with
seeing some items. It depends on your particular machine. If this
happens try using Shift Print Screen to get a copy of the Screen
your having trouble with. Please Drop me a Line a let me know
what screen and the type of machine you are using. This program
was written for a color system. I have tried to make it as
compatible as I can, but I only had one Laptop to test it on.
***** FLOPPY DRIVE USERS.. YOU CAN NOT MERGE DATA.
WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO A HARD DRIVE YOU WILL HAVE TO START OVER.
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Key Movement..
ESC -- takes you back one screen
Arrow keys -- move you up,down,left and right.
Page up -- move up one screen full.
Page down -- move down one screen full.
Home -- Top of current screen
End -- Bottom of current Screen.
Ctrl Pgdn -- To the end of the file.
Ctrl Pgup -- To the Beginning of the file.
CTRL ESC -- Done 3 times in succession will stop printing.
Manufacturer Naming Convention.(for filling out Mfg section)
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Bowman -- For Original bowman cards.
BowmanN -- for NEW BOWMAN cards.
Donruss -- For regular Donruss issue cards.
DonrussR -- For Donruss series The Rookies
Fleer -- For regular Fleer issue cards.
FleerU -- For Fleer Update cards.
Score -- For regular score issue cards.
ScoreT -- For Score Traded Sets.
Sptflic -- For Sportflics regular issue cards.
Topps -- For regular Topps Issue cards.
ToppsB -- Topps New Bowman issue cards.
ToppsT -- For Topps Traded Sets.
Upperdk -- For regular Upper Deck Issue cards.
Upperdk? -- In place of ? mark use U for update or T for traded
GRADING ABBREVIATIONS
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Mt = Mint
NrMt = Near Mint
ExMt = Excellent Mint
Ex = Excellent
Vg = Very good
Gd = Good
Fr = Fair
Pr = Poor
Suggested Abbreviations for Type of BASEBALL Cards
AAS = Action All Star (postcard DR)
ALPC = American League pitching Leaders
AS = All Star
ATG = All time great
CL = Check List
CC = Combination Card with 2 or more players(not a team card)
COM = Common card
COR = Corrected Card
CY = Cy Young winner
DK = Diamond King
ERR = Error card
FC = First Card
FDP = First Draft Pick
HOF = Hall of Fame
HRP = Hot rookie Prospect (upperdeck)
IA = In Action
LL = living Legends
MG = Manager Card
MINI = Small Card
MVP = Most Valuable Player
MLP = Major league prospect (fleer)
NLBL = National League Batting Leaders
OLY = Olympic baseball card
PC = Puzzle card
RB = Record Breaker
RC = Rookie Card
RP = Rookie Prospect
REG = Regional Card
ROY = Rookie of the Year
RR = Rated Rookie (donruss)
SC = Star Card
SSC = Super Star Card
STC = Sticker card
TBC = Turn Back The Clock
TC = Team Card
TL = Team Leader
WS = World Series Card
Need = use this to print a list of cards needed for card show! OR
use the number 9999 in OWN section. (I do this..that way you can still
list the type of card it is in the type of card section..
These abbreviations maybe used in combination to discribe a
single card. Abbreviations above are only
Suggestions, If you use different ones just be sure to be
consistent. A good source of abbreviations are the Large Paper
back books that list all baseball cards printed.
Please send me suggestions for improvements and suggested abbrv.
Thanks for your support.
Football card abreviations courtesy of Jeff Turner
ALLPRO =ALLPRO
AS =ALL STAR
ATG =ALL TIME GREAT
COA =COACH
COM =COMMON
COMB =COMB(TWO OR MORE/BUT NOT A TEAM)
COR =CORRECTED CARD
DP =DOUBLE PRINT(CARDS PRINTED IN DOUBLE QUANTITY THAN OTHER CARDS
E CARD =CANDY OR GUM CARD PRODUCED AND ISSUED PRIOR TO 1930
ERR =ERROR CARD
HL =HIGHLIGHT CARD
HOF =HALL OF FAME
HOR =HORIZONTAL POSE
IA =IN ACTION
IR =INSTANT REPLAY
K =KICKER
KP =KID PICTURE
LB =LINE BACKER
LL =LEAGUE LEADER
MVP =MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
NY =NEW YORK
P1 =FIRST PRINTING
P2 =SECOND PRINTING
R CARD =CANDY OR GUM CARD PRODUCED SINCE 1930
RB =RECORD BREAKER
RC =ROOKIE CARD
XRC =FIRST CARD APPEARANCE
FTC =FIRST TOPPS CARD
FBC =FIRST BOWMAN CARD
FFC =FIRST FLEER CARD
FSC =FIRST SCORE CARD
FPSC =FIRST PRO SET CARD
ROY =ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
SA =SUPER ACTION OR SPORT AMERICANA
SC =STAR CARD
SP =SINGLE OR SHORT PRINT
TC =TEAM CARD
TL =TEAM LEADER
TR =TRADE REFERENCE
UER =UNCORRECTED ERROR CARD
W =WITH BANNER
W/O =WITHOUT BANNER
HOCKEY CARD ABBREVIATIONS COURTSEY OF STEVE HANCOCK
UPPER DECK = UpperD Score Traded = ScoreT
Pro Set = Proset Ultra = Ultra
Parkhurst = ParkH Score = Score
Classic = Class Arena = Arena
Pinnacle = Pinn Topps = Topps
BL = Bloodlines
AR = All rookie team
ART = Art Card
AS = All Star
AS1 = 1st Team All Star
AS2 = 2nd Team All Star
AW = Award Winner
AWT = All World Team
CC = Canada Cup
CL = Check list
Com = Common Card
Cor = Corrected Error
DC = Draft Choice
ERT = Euro-Rookie Team
FAC = First Arena Card
FCC = First Classic Card
FPHC = First ParkHurst Card
FPC = First Pinnacle Card
GG = Good Guy
GW = Game Winners
HH = Hockey Heroes
L = Ledgend
LL = League Leader
PP = Platinum Performer
POY = Player of the Year
RB = Record Breaker
RC = Rookie Card
RS = Russian Star
SL = Sidelines
SS = Soviet Stars
SR = Star Rookies
TC = Team Checklist
UER = Uncorrected Error
YG = Young Gun
50/50 = 50 goals in 50 games
If you collect cards other than baseball, football
or Hockey and you are using the cardshop for your collection, please
send me the coding your are using like the ones above.
Try not to include conflicts with other codes. Share your ideas with the
other collectors. Thanks Again for your help.. and please
send any additional codes that you may have for the above items.
The Football and Hockey codes were from your fellow collectors
if you have additions to add to any codes please send me a copy and
I will add them to the list... With your help..this program can cover
any type of cards...sports or NON-sports.
Thank you for using The CARDSHOP.
If you have received a copy of this program from a friend or from a
bulleting board, your fee is ** $5.00 CASH ONLY (U.S.Currency).
This honor system of payment is up to you. The shareware concept is
here so that you, the software buying public can get quality software
at a reasonable price. When you send me your $5 for The Cardshop, you
are helping to promote a great concept and Feeding the author that
wrote the program for you.
Send $5.00 cash only to the address below
Mr. Robert L. Manis
# 3 Gardenia
Hilton Head Is. S.C. 29928
please print neatly.
Name of Person for who the product is for:__________________________________
(ACTUAL USER)
Address _________________________________________________________
City ___________________________-State_____-Zip____________________________
What type of computer will this be running on?_____________________________
RAM memory in machine?_______________________
Type of Monitor?______________________________(mono,cga,vga,svga etc)
Size of your hard Drive?______________________
Size of your floppies?_______________________________________________
What other type of programs would you like to see available?
please give examples and what features you would like to have.
Thanks Bob Manis
ps/ please note any errors in document below.