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║ ≡ C∙A∙L∙L∙E∙R v0.4e ≡ ║
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Updates from v0.3r,v0.4c/d:
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ε Fixed problem with CALL.DAT file thats smaller than 130
(or so) bytes! Previously it would give you that annoying
file not found message. (Sorry about that)
ε Finds the configuration and datafile by itself as long as
its in one of the directories in the path!
ε Allows upto 500 phone number entries.
ε More keys to help you scroll through large dialing lists
(e.g. Home, End, PageUp, PageDown)
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Welcome to CALLER, this is a simple program designed to make
your voice calls easier. I have owned a modem for quite a while now
and it sure beats me when it comes to dialing a phone number. So
for a long time, I had a batch file that set a couple of environment
variables and would dial the modem for me. But I found everytime I
wanted to add a number to my list I had to modify the entire batch
file (well, more than I need to do now). So, I decided to write up
a little program to do this task.
Installation of CALLER is simple, just copy CALLER.EXE to any
directory (perferably in the path) and you are set.
Caller requires little from you, it needs a modem (obviously)
and you need a color video card (monitor doesn't matter). Upon
running it the first time, it will prompt you for where the modem is
connected to, the COM port. Once you decide (figure out) where the
modem is pluged into, it will create a little file named CALL.CFG. If
you set the wrong COM port at first, you can use the '-c' commandline
to reconfigure CALLER. (or you can use a text editor to change the
CALL.CFG file manually) All thats in the CALL.CFG file is where the
modem is hooked up. (e.g. for me, that files is 4 bytes, and says
COM2, it shouldn't be larger than 4 bytes for any computer) Once you
have configured CALLER, you will need to create a list of names and
phone numbers. The list should be named CALL.DAT. Use any text
editor to create this list (yes, edlin will do too). The format for
CALL.DAT is simple. Each entry consists of the name/information about
the #, and then the number. The name/information string can be up to
30 characters long, and the phone number should be 7 or 8 characters
(8 if you included the '-') So, here is a sample list:
Pizza Pizza
967-1111
CSS Computers
6616161
Friend #1
123-4567
Annoying Friend
911-1111
Keen Person #1
010-0101
NOTE: Please don't include extra lines between entries!
It will screw up things!
(e.g. Blah Blah Blah
1231234
┌>
│ Blah Blah
│ 3215444
└─ This empty line will screw things up!)
To you, the name/information string can be as long as the line goes,
but the program will only take the first 30 characters of that.
Currently CALLER will allow a total of 500 entries, so the CALL.DAT
file should be only 1000 lines long at the max. CALLER will ignore any
entry above 500. CALLER will search for the configuration file and
data file in your current work directory first, if it doesn't find
them there, it will search all directories in your path statement and
if it still can't find it, then it will give you an ERROR.
When you are in the main CALLER menu, use the UP/DOWN arrows to scroll
through the entries, and press ENTER to dial away! When you hit ENTER,
the call screen will pop up, but since you don't you want the modem's
speakers to broadcast your whole conversation, hit ENTER again when
you hear the other side answering. Once you hit ENTER, you will be
brought back to the main screen. To quit the program, just hit ESC.
Feel free to distributed this program as long as you include the
documentation file. Look for newer updates of this program at your
nearest shareware BBS!
THANK YOU FOR USING C∙A∙L∙L∙E∙R v0.4e!