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Time and Mail Coordinator
Users Guide
Version 1.4
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING
PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-
CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE
RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE
LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE
PRICE.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
You may try this program for one months time before either having
to register it or stop using it. Feel free to share this program with
anyone, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another
system. If you continue to use this program and register it you may
not share the registration file with anyone. You may use this program
on as many computers as you wish as long as only one copy of it is
being used at any one time. Your registration is not transferrable.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Minnesota. Any legal action or proceeding initiated by either party
originating from or relating to this agreement shall be brought about
only in a State or Federal Court of competent jurisdiction located in
Hennepin county, Minnesota. The parties hereby agree to the
jurisdiction of said courts. If you do not agree with this license
agreement, then do not use the program and do not register it.
ASP Ombudsman Statement
Specific Applications Software is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
Time and Mail Coordinator and Users Guide
(C) Copyright 1992 Timothy Carlson All Rights Reserved
Produced by: Specific Applications Software
P.O. Box 6146
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Getting Started Page 6
Introduction
System Requirements
Backup Copies
Installing
Starting Program
Command Line Options
Menu Bar
Function Keys
Screen Saver
General Information
Definition of Shareware
Vendor Requirements
Support
Customer Service
Registration
Comments
Chapter 2 Calendar Page 13
Calendar View
Select a Month
Entering Monthly Notes
Saving Monthly Notes
DOS Shell
Exit
Chapter 3 Directory Page 15
View Directory
Directory Record Fields
Sort
Add
Delete
Search
Jump
New File
Copy Record
Chapter 4 Options Page 18
Change Colors
Set Tab
Print Calendar
Calendar Data to File
Print Directory Data
Printer Control
Directory Data to File
Sound On/Off
Phone Dialer
Chapter 5 Help Page 21
Help Index
Hot Key List
State Data
Print Manual
Registration
Chapter 6 Utilities Page 22
ASCTOTMC.EXE
TMCTODBF.EXE
Appendix A Page 24
Standard 2 letter state abbreviations,
Area codes and range of ZIP codes in
alphabetical order by state.
Appendix B Page 26
Listing of Area codes in numerical order.
Appendix C Page 28
Listing of range of Zip codes in numerical order.
CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
INTRODUCTION:
Time and Mail Coordinator is a personal information management
tool that is menu driven and extremely easy to setup and use. With it
you can keep notes about your daily schedule and appointments. Plan
for birthdays, holidays and keep a list of addresses and phone
numbers. Print or export as ASCII files: calendars, monthly notes,
phone and address directory data and mailing lists. You can also use
your modem to dial phone numbers from the directory.
As you use the program, helpful information is displayed along
the way and additional information is accessible just by pressing F1.
If you are new to using a personal computer or you just don't have the
time to learn another program's set of hard to remember commands, then
Time and Mail Coordinator is for you.
This users guide is organized with the most basic information in
this first chapter. By reading this first chapter you should have
enough information to be able to get started using Time and Mail
Coordinator. The rest of the information in this users guide is
grouped into chapters which directly relate to the items on the menu
bar at the top of the screen in the program. This will help you find
answers to specific questions much faster. The last chapter describes
utility programs that come with TMC. Then finally there are several
appendices that contain useful information about ZIP codes, area
codes, and state abbreviations.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
This program may work with less than the following requirements,
but has not been tested for use without:
CGA or better video card.
256K or more of free memory.
DOS 3.3 or higher.
Modem using the AT command set (needed for the phone dialer, not
having one will have no effect on the rest of the program).
A hard disk drive is highly recommended.
BACKUP COPIES:
You may make as many backup copies as you desire. You may use
the DOS commands DISKCOPY or COPY since this program does not use copy
protection and does not contain subdirectories. See your DOS manual
for more information on these commands. It is recommended that you
make frequent backup copies of your data. Your data will be stored in
the files with the .DAR file name extension for the calendar notes and
the files with the .TMC file extension will contain your directory
data.
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Files distributed with Time and Mail Coordinator:
CALENDAR.EXE JAN-CALN.DAR README.DOC
ASCTOTMC.EXE | MANUAL.DOC
TMCTODBF.EXE through VENDOR.DOC
STATEDAT.AAA | ORDER.FRM
C-D-HELP.BBB DEC-CALN.DAR
C-D-COLR.CCC
C-D-ADDR.TMC
INSTALLING:
Installing this program on your hard disk is recommended since
this will decrease file access time and will allow for larger file
sizes. Running this program from a floppy disk will severely limit
your phone directory and calendar note file sizes. To install this
program on your hard drive: copy all the files on the distribution
disk to a separate directory on your hard drive. The program files
are normally distributed in a compressed format to save disk space.
You should have a file name starting with TMC and with the extension
of .EXE, .ZIP or .LZH. The file with the extension .EXE is a self
extracting archive file, a file with the extension .ZIP or .LZH
requires a utility program to extract the program files which is
available from most disk vendors and bulletin boards. Once you have
extracted the program files you are ready to run the program.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS: First move to the root directory of
your hard drive. To reach the root directory of your hard drive,
first type C: at the DOS prompt and press <ENTER>. This assumes
that C is the letter designation of your hard drive (the C drive is
normally the first hard drive in a system). Now type CD\ and press
<ENTER>. You should now be in the root directory of your hard drive.
Your DOS prompt should look similar to C:> Now type MKDIR TIMEMAIL
and press <ENTER>, this will create a directory called TIMEMAIL on
your hard drive. You can confirm this by typing DIR TIMEMAIL and
pressing <ENTER>. If the TIMEMAIL directory is displayed you have
successfully created it. Now change to this directory by typing
CD\TIMEMAIL <ENTER>. Next type COPY A:\*.* <ENTER> (this assumes
that the files to be copied are on the A drive). Now that the files
are in the separate directory on your hard drive you must unpack the
program files from the file starting with TMC and the extension .EXE,
.ZIP or LZH. You can determine which file is present by typing DIR
<ENTER>. If you have the file with the extension .EXE simply type the
file name which will unpack the program files and then you should be
ready to start the program. If you instead have a file with the
extension .ZIP or .LZH, you must use an unpacking utility available
from most disk vendors and bulletin boards which is specifically for
use with ZIP or .LZH files.
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STARTING PROGRAM:
If you plan on running this program from a floppy disk (not
recommended, see section on installing), you may install it on a
floppy disk by copying all program files to that disk. When using
this program on a floppy disk you may wish to move the .DOC files to a
separate disk to allow more file space for the program files. The
utility programs ASCTOTMC.EXE and TMCTODBF.EXE may also be moved to a
separate disk.
FROM FLOPPY DISK: Insert the program disk into the disk drive with the
label side up. Now change the default drive to the drive containing
the program (If the disk is in the A drive type A: then press
<ENTER> at the DOS prompt), then type CALENDAR and press <ENTER> key.
FROM HARD DISK: If you will be running this program from a hard drive,
change the default drive to the hard disk containing the program (If
the disk is the C drive then type C: and press <ENTER> at the DOS
prompt), then type CD\TIMEMAIL (if TIMEMAIL is the name of the
directory containing the program) and press <ENTER> to change to the
program subdirectory. Now type CALENDAR and press <ENTER>.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
-M Monochrome Monitor
-O Other (Use this option if you have a color monitor with a video
card other than CGA, EGA or VGA)
EXAMPLE:
If you are using a monochrome monitor than to start the program type:
CALENDAR -M <ENTER>
After starting the program the first thing displayed is the
Calendar screen, with the copyright notice in a window at the center.
To remove the copyright message just press any key. The last line of
the screen contains helpful messages about what actions you may take.
On the right side of the bottom line is a lock key indicator which
indicates if your Shift, Insert, or Num lock keys are active. Help is
also available during most parts of the program by pressing <F1>.
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MENU BAR:
You can access the menu bar at the top of the screen by pressing
the function key <F10> or by holding down then <ALT> key and the first
letter of the menu bar item that you wish to access. The menu bar
items are Calendar, Directory, Options and Help. For example, to
access the Help item, you hold down the <ALT> key and at the same time
press the letter H, this will drop down the help menu. Each menu item
contains a red letter. You may select a menu item by pressing the
letter key corresponding to the items red letter. You may also use
the arrow keys to change menus or highlight a menu item and then press
<ENTER> to select it.
FUNCTION KEYS:
The Function keys are the keys labeled F1 through F10. They are
used for quick access to program functions without having to use the
menus. After you have used this program for a while you will find
these keys to be an efficient means of accessing these program
functions. The function keys are used in this program as follows:
F1 Help May be used in most parts of the program.
F2 Calendar View Displays the calendar with current month.
F3 Directory View Displays the phone and address directory.
F4 Find Finds a user specified directory record.
F5 Edit Used to edit the current directory record.
F6 Sort Sorts the directory by a selected field.
F7 Add Adds a record to the directory.
F8 Delete Deletes the current record from the directory.
F9 Jump Used to jump to a specified directory record.
F10 Menu Accesses the menu bar at the top of screen.
Shift - F2 Displays the next month.
Alt - F2 Displays the previous month.
Ctrl - F2 Enter Monthly Notes.
Shift - F3 New Directory File.
Ctrl - F3 Quick Directory View
Shift - F7 Copy Directory Record.
Shift - F10 Blanks the screen until a key is pressed.
Ctrl - F10 Phone Dialer
SCREEN SAVER:
The screen saver feature is activated by holding down the <SHIFT>
key and at the same time pressing the function key <F10>. This will
blank the screen until another key is pressed. This feature is not
available when in an edit or menu mode. Blanking the screen when not
using the system helps prevent "burn in". This condition occurs when
the same display is left on the screen for long periods of time. The
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objects are more or less "burned" into the screen and can actually be
seen after a monitor is turned off in severe cases. This is more
common with businesses that leave their systems on all day with the
same image displayed. The screen saver also has the added benefit of
quickly concealing your important data from those in the area without
the need to know.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
This program is a shareware product. You may copy this program
and distribute it to your friends for their evaluation. If you make
use of this software you are expected to pay a registration fee.
Please read the Disclaimer of Warranty, the License Agreement and the
ASP Ombudsman Statement at the beginning of this users guide. Also
see the section later in this chapter on registration. An order form
may be printed from within the program by selecting Registration from
the Help menu and typing a Y when asked if you want to print an order
form.
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE:
The following definition of Shareware is an excerpt from a file
on Shareware provided by the Association of Shareware Professionals,
prepared by Paul Mayer, author of GRAB Plus.
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using
it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on
details -- some request registration while others require it, some
specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything
from the simple right to continue to using the software to an updated
program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated in the license agreement. Shareware authors are
accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the
programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good
programs and bad ones!) The main difference is the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and
distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether its
commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your
needs easier, because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use
the product, you don't pay for it.
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VENDOR REQUIREMENTS:
Anyone distributing Time and Mail Coordinator for any kind of
remuneration must first contact Specific Applications Software at P.O.
Box 6146 Minneapolis, MN 55406 for authorization. This authorization
will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP)
as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering Time and Mail Coordinator immediately
(However Specific Applications Software must still be advised so that
the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Time
and Mail Coordinator). For additional information please read the
file VENDOR.DOC.
SUPPORT:
If after reading the users guide you still have problems you may
call: 612-724-7499. We reserve the right to limit help calls to 10
minutes for unregistered users. You may also write to us with
questions or comments. If you write to us with a question or problem
please include as much information as you can. If you call, you may
be asked for the following information:
The version of Time and Mail Coordinator you are using. This is
displayed at the start of the program and also should be on the title
page of this users guide.
DOS version, which may be found by typing VER at the DOS prompt.
If any error messages are displayed and what they say.
Processor type (8086, 80286, 80386, etc).
Type of Video card (CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, etc).
Amount of memory in your system, which may be found by typing MEM
at the DOS prompt.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
For more information about our products, foreign ordering and
services please write to us at the address at the end of the chapter
or call: 612-724-7499.
REGISTRATION:
Time and Mail Coordinator is a shareware product. You may copy
this program and distribute it to your friends for their evaluation.
If you make use of this software you are expected to pay a
registration fee. Please help support the shareware concept by
registering your shareware programs. This will enable shareware
authors to continue to write new programs.
The registration fee for this version is $25.00. Each registered
user may install this program on as many computers as they like as
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long as its not used at more than one location at the same time. (See
the order form for multiple user site licenses). All registered users
will receive the most recent version of the program, a quality printed
manual, notice of and discounts on future upgrades, and support. Up
to 30 minutes of telephone support time will be given without charge
to registered users for three months following registration. Free
upgrades will be sent to registered users, when the upgrade fixes
software bugs that effect functionality, for a full year following
registration. If a registered user has a problem with the program
that effects functionality, and we cannot correct it, then a full
refund of the registration fee will be offered. To register please
print and fill out the ORDER.FRM file and send $25.00 + $3.00 S&H to:
Specific Applications Software
P.O. Box 6146
Minneapolis, MN 55406-0146
COMMENTS:
We would appreciate any comments you may have to help improve our
products or services. Serving our customers needs is the way we will
continue to succeed. Your comments are very valuable to us and help
us plan for the future. If you find anything in the program or users
guide which is unclear or hard to understand please let us know. We
also would appreciate your suggestions for adding new features to our
programs or suggestions for entirely new programs. Please write to us
at the previously mentioned address with all your comments and
concerns.
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CHAPTER 2
Calendar
CALENDAR VIEW:
The first screen displayed when starting this program is the
calendar view. On the left side of the screen is the current month
with the current day of the month highlighted. The right side is the
calendar monthly notes. You may browse through the notes for the
current month with the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, and arrow keys.
There are 12 monthly note files, one for each month of the year. You
can easily return to the calendar view with the current month by
selecting it from the menu or by pressing <F2> when not in one of the
edit or menu modes. You can also change the month and year by
choosing "Select Month" from the Calendar menu. For quick access to
the next or previous month you can select either from the calendar
menu or by using the shortcut keys. The shortcut keys for selecting
the next month = <Shift>-<F2>, previous month = <Alt>-<F2>.
SELECT A MONTH:
You may select any month of any year with the Select Month item
in the Calendar menu. Just type in the month number and year when
asked for it.
ENTERING MONTHLY NOTES:
You may enter your own notes to keep track of appointments,
birthdays, anniversaries, a list of things to do, etc. with the Enter
Notes menu selection. To access the calendar menu from the menu bar
at the top of the screen either press <F10> or <ALT>-C. From this
menu you can select a different month to work with if desired and
select the Enter Notes mode. To Enter Notes you may also press the
hot key combination <Ctrl>-<F2>. In the Enter Notes mode you can use
Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, arrow keys, Insert and Delete. While
in the Enter Notes mode the Home key will bring you to the beginning
of the line and the End key will bring you to the last character on
the line. To add a line at the cursor press <Shift> and the Down
Arrow at the same time. To delete a line press <Shift> and the Up
Arrow. The Calendar notes are limited to 400 lines per month. If you
have data on line 400 and add a line the data at line 400 will be
lost. To quit the Enter Notes mode you press the Escape key <ESC>.
SAVING MONTHLY NOTES:
Monthly notes are stored automatically to the corresponding note
file on disk when you either change months or when you exit the
program.
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DOS SHELL:
The DOS Shell is available from the calendar menu. If selected
you will be able to perform DOS commands at the DOS prompt. To return
to the program type EXIT and press <ENTER>.
EXIT:
To exit the program you may select the Exit item from the
Calendar menu, press <ESC> or press the <Alt> key and at the same
time press X. All files and user environment selections are
automatically saved when you exit.
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CHAPTER 3
Directory
VIEW DIRECTORY:
To View the directory you can select it from the directory menu
or you may press <F3> when not in one of the edit or menu modes. The
directory screen is composed of ten major directory fields. A file
position indicator on the right side of the screen can be linked to
any field by pressing the highlighted letter in the fields name.
While viewing the directory you may use the Page Up, Page Down, Home,
End and arrow keys. The total number of records in the directory and
the current record number are displayed close to the bottom right of
the screen. Close to the bottom of the screen on the right you will
see two check boxes Copy and Delete. An alternate way of viewing
directory data, which is very useful when viewing large directories,
is with Quick View option which may be selected from the directory
menu or accessed by its hot key <Ctrl>-<F3>. In this mode of viewing
the directory data; more records are displayed at the same time and
you can scroll through the data both horizontally and vertically.
NOTE: When first using this program there should be example data in
the directory, you may delete this information.
DIRECTORY RECORD FIELDS:
There are eleven fields for each record in the directory. These
are: Last name, First name, Company name, Note field, Mail List, Phone
number, Street address, City, State, ZIP code, and the ZIP code +4
field. The only field that is not self explanatory is the "Mail List"
field. This field is ten characters long and is used to identify
which record belongs to which mailing list. The main purpose of this
field is to enable you to print mailing lists from the information in
your directory. Each character entered into this field identifies a
record as belonging to a unique mailing list. A record may belong to
up to ten different mailing lists. For more information on printing
mailing lists using this field see "Print Directory Data" at the end
of this chapter. NOTE: The utility program ASCTOTMC.EXE uses this
field to store problem codes, see chapter 6 for more information.
SORT:
To sort the directory, select Sort from the directory menu or
press <F6> when not in one of the edit or menu modes. You may sort
the directory using any of the fields. Select the field you wish to
be your sort key with the arrow keys and press <Ctrl><ENTER>. If you
have a fairly large directory this may take a while. If you have a
huge directory it might be a good time to take a break and get a cup
of coffee while the program sorts the file.
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ADD:
To add a record to the directory use the Add selection from the
directory menu or press <F7> when not in one of the edit or menu
modes. Then type in the information and use the arrow keys to change
fields. Press <Ctrl><ENTER> when done or <ESC> to cancel. After you
are done you can then select if the new record is to be inserted ahead
of the current record or appended to the end of the directory file.
DELETE:
To delete a record from the directory use the Delete selection
from the directory menu or press <F8> or <DEL> when in the view
directory mode. You will then be given a choice of deleting the
current record, deleting a range of records or deleting marked
records. Records are marked for deletion by pressing the letter D
when in the directory view mode.
SEARCH:
To search the directory for a certain record use the Find
selection from the directory menu or press <F4> when not in one of the
edit or menu modes. Highlight the field you wish to use to search
with and type in the data to find. For example to find a record for
the person with the last name of Smith, select the last name field and
type in the name Smith. Now press <Ctrl><ENTER> to find a match.
You can find another match by repeating this procedure from the
current match. You can also type in a partial name such as Smi from
Smith and the program will find the first occurrence of those
characters in that field.
JUMP:
The directory jump function allows you to move more quickly
through your phone/address directory. To use the directory jump
function simple select it from the directory menu or press <F9>, then
type in the record number you wish to jump to. The total number of
records and the current record number are displayed close to the
bottom left of the screen. Being able to directly jump to a specific
record is especially useful when you have a large directory. Using
page up or page down could take too long if the distance between the
current record number and the record you wish to view is considerable.
NEW FILE:
The new file selection of the directory menu allows you to have
multiple files for your phone/address directory. To start a new file
or switch to an existing file just type in the path and file name when
prompted to do so. The file extension for a Time and Mail Coordinator
directory file must be .TMC, any DOS legal file name and path with
this extension will be acceptable.
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COPY RECORD:
To copy a record from the present directory to a different
directory use the Copy selection from the directory menu or press
<SHIFT>-<F7> when in the view directory mode. You will then be given
a choice of copying the current record, copying a range of records or
copying marked records. Records are marked for copy by pressing the
letter C when in the directory view mode. Records may be unmarked by
again pressing the letter C.
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CHAPTER 4
Options
CHANGE COLORS:
To change the screen colors select the Change Colors item from
the Options menu. After selecting Change Colors a window will be
displayed showing the current color choices for six screen objects.
These six objects are: Foreground, Background, Border, Titles,
Highlight and Menu. You may change the color of each object by
selecting the object using the space bar and changing the color name
with the arrow keys. If you change an objects color to the same as
the backgrounds color then the object will not be visible. After
making your desired color changes press <ENTER> to save your choices
and change the screen colors or press <ESC> to keep the original
colors. While this change color window is displayed you may also
press <F10> to change to the programs default color scheme. Any
changes you make will be saved if you pressed <ENTER> or <F10>, from
that time on, whenever you use the program, it will remember your
color choices.
SET TAB:
To set the tab key value, select Set Tab from the Options menu.
A window will then be displayed showing the current tab key setting.
You may change the value using the arrow keys and then pressing
<ENTER>. The tab key value determines how many spaces the cursor will
move to the right when the Tab key is pressed while in an edit mode.
PRINT CALENDAR:
To print calendar data, choose the "Print Calendar" selection from the
options menu. You will then be given a choice of print options.
These choices are:
1. One Month Calendar - Prints a user specified calendar month
2. Full Year Calendar - Prints a user specified calendar year
3. Notes for One Month - Prints one months notes
4. Entire Year Notes - Prints all the monthly notes
5. Large Month Calendar - Prints a full page month
NOTE: Large Month Calendar selection uses the extended ASCII
character set. Your printer settings may need to be changed to
be able to use this selection.
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CALENDAR DATA TO FILE:
Calendars and Calendar Notes may be placed in an ASCII file for use
with other programs such as word processors. To accomplish this,
simply select Export ASCII from the Options menu and follow the
prompts. Once the data has been placed in a file you may import it or
append it to another file from DOS or from a multitude of available
word processors or text editors.
PRINT DIRECTORY DATA:
To print information contained in the directory, choose the
"Print Directory" selection from the options menu. You will then be
given a choice of print options.
These choices are:
1. Current Directory Record - Prints all of current record
2. All Directory Records - Prints an Address/Phone directory
3. Current Record Mail Label - Prints a mailing address
4. Mail Labels for Mail List - Prints specified mail lists
5. All Directory Mail Labels - Prints Entire directory as Mail Labels
If you choose to print a mailing list you will be prompted for
the number of lines between records and the left margin size. Being
able to select the number of lines between records and the left margin
size allows you to print more than just mailing labels. You can also
print envelopes, rolodex cards, etc. The normal number of lines to
select for continuous form mailing labels is 3. If you are just
printing a list on continuous form plain paper then you may wish to
use 1 line between records to save paper. After setting the left
margin and lines between records you will be prompted for the lists
you wish to print. The lists are determined by the characters in the
Mail List field of the directory records (See "Directory Record
Fields" in this chapter for more information). For example if you
type a "1" then all the records with a 1 in the mailing list field
will be printed. If you were to type "12" then the records with a 1
and/or a 2 in the Mail List field would be printed. Being able to
divide your directory into a number of different mailing lists can be
quite useful. For example a business could indicate customers who
have purchased their product with a 1 in the Mail List field and for
customers who have purchased a competitors product with a 2 (or you
can use any other characters you may choose). Then the first list
could be printed out by specifying the 1 mailing list and print out
the second list by printing out the 2 mailing list. Records from both
lists could also be printed all at once by typing "12" for the lists
to be printed.
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PRINTER CONTROL:
The Printer Control function allows you to advance the paper in
your printer either by one line or by one page.
DIRECTORY DATA TO FILE:
The Directory, or parts of it, may be placed in an ASCII file for
use with other programs such as word processors. To accomplish this
simple select Export ASCII from the Options menu and follow the
prompts. Once the data has been placed in a file you may import it or
append it to another ASCII file.
SOUND ON/OFF:
To disable program sound (warning beeps, etc.), select Sound Off
from the Options menu. To enable program sound Select Sound On. This
is a toggle type function. If Sound Off is displayed then sound is
currently enabled. By selecting Sound Off the sound will be disabled
and the displayed selection will change to Sound On.
PHONE DIALER:
The Phone Dialer feature can be selected from the Options menu or
more directly by using its hot key Ctrl-<F10>. You can use it to dial
phone numbers contained in the directory or type in the number you
wish to dial directly. To use this feature you must have a modem
installed that recognizes the AT command set (most modems for personal
computers do). Also you must first let the program know which COM
port your modem is using with the Set COM Port selection from the
Options menu.
If you experience problems with this function it is possible that
your modem uses a slightly different AT command set than what this
program uses. You may change the dial and hang up AT command strings
used by this program by creating an ASCII file with a text editor
called PHONE.AAA. The first line of this file should contain the dial
string and the second line should contain the hang up string. Check
your modems manual for information on its command set. For reference
this program uses the following;
DIAL STRING = ATE0V0X4DT HANG UP STRING = \150+++\250ATZ0
The DT at the end of the dial string denotes tone dialing, to use
pulse dialing change this to DP.
NOTE: If you get an error message when you try to dial a number
(assuming you have correctly identified your modems COM port with the
Set COM Port function) or this program locks up your system when
trying to dial then your modem is incompatible with this program.
Please write to us and let us know what brand and model of modem you
are using so that we may fix this in the next version of this program.
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CHAPTER 5
Help
NOTE: For on line help to be available, the file C-D-HELP.BBB must be
accessible by the program.
HELP INDEX:
The Help Index selection from the Help menu gives you direct
access to the help screens which are displayed in different parts of
the program by pressing <F1>.
HOT KEY LIST:
This selection from the Help menu will display a list of all the
hot keys available in the program and a brief description of their
function.
STATE DATA:
When you choose State Data a list of state names, abbreviations
and their ZIP code ranges will be displayed.
PRINT MANUAL:
The Print Manual Selection of the Help menu allows you to print a
copy of this Users Guide on your printer. The file MANUAL.DOC
contains the users guide which will be printed and must be available
to the program for it to print the Users Guide.
REGISTRATION:
By selecting Registration from the Help menu you will be given
some brief information on registration and offered a chance to print
an order form. Please see chapter one for more information on
registration. The file ORDER.FRM must be available to the program for
it to be able to print an order form.
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CHAPTER 6
Utilities
The utilities described in this chapter are intended for users
who work with large amounts of directory data and need be able to move
data from one application to another.
ASCTOTMC.EXE:
This utility program converts an ASCII mail address file to a
.TMC file for use with Time and Mail Coordinator. An ASCII mail
address file when viewed by a text editor or printed looks like the
following:
John Smith
2929 32nd Avenue West
Anytown, MN 55443
Pete Long
Empire Sporting Equipment
P.O. Box 167
Redville, New York 14920
.
.
.
ETC.
The following convention is used from the DOS command line:
ASCTOTMC.EXE [input file] [output file]
Example: ASCTOTMC MYFILE.TXT MYFILE.TMC
The input file name can be any valid DOS file name. The output file
name can be any valid DOS file name as long as its extension is .TMC.
The input file must be comprised of only ASCII characters and there
must be at least one blank line between each mailing address.
This program assumes the following:
1. The Last line of an address is CITY STATE ZIP.
2. The second to the last line is the street address.
3. The first line is the Name
4. When more than three lines, the second line is a company name.
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When there is a problem this program will place a code in the mail
list field of the problem record in the .TMC file. The codes are as
follows:
*1 More than four lines in the record.
*2 Less than Three lines in the record.
*3 Line was longer than the destination field.
*4 (Not defined at present)
*5 Error in City, State, Zip line.
To find if there was any problems you can use the search capabilities
of Time and Mail Coordinator (which is explained in chapter 3). Just
search the Mail List field for the asterisk, which is the first
character of the problem code.
NOTE: ASCTOTMC.EXE requires the file STATEDAT.AAA to be in the same
directory for proper operation.
TMCTODBF.EXE:
This utility program converts a .TMC file (Time and Mail
Coordinator directory file) into a .DBF file (dBase III file format).
The following convention is used from the DOS command line:
TMCTODBF.EXE [input file] [output file]
Example: TMCTODBF MYFILE.TMC MYFILE.DBF
The input file name must be an existing .TMC file. The output file
name can be any valid DOS file name as long as its extension is .DBF.
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APPENDIX A
STATE RANGE OF AREA
ZIP CODES CODES
Alabama AL 35000-36999 205
Alaska AK 99500-99999 907
Alberta (Canada) AB 403
Arizona AZ 85000-86599 602
Arkansas AR 71600-72999 501
British Columbia BC 604
(Canada)
California CA 90000-96699 209, 213, 310, 408, 415,
510, 619, 707, 714, 805,
818, 909, 916
Colorado CO 80000-81699 303, 719
Connecticut CT 06000-06999 203
Delaware DE 19700-19999 302
Dist. of Columbia DC 20000-20599 202
Florida FL 32000-34999 305, 407, 813, 904
Georgia GA 30000-31999 404, 912
Hawaii HI 96700-96899 808
Idaho ID 83200-83899 208
Illinois IL 60000-62999 217, 309, 312, 618, 708,
815
Indiana IN 46000-47999 219, 317, 812
Iowa IA 50000-52899 319, 515, 712
Kansas KS 66000-67999 316, 913
Kentucky KY 40000-42799 502, 606
Louisiana LA 70000-71499 318, 504
Maine ME 03900-04999 207
Manitoba (Canada) MB 204
Maryland MD 20600-21999 301, 410
Massachusetts MA 01000-02799 413, 508, 617
Michigan MI 48000-49999 313, 517, 616, 906
Minnesota MN 55000-56799 218, 507, 612
Mississippi MS 38600-39799 601
Missouri MO 63000-65899 314, 417, 816
Montana MT 59000-59999 406
Nebraska NE 68000-69399 308, 402
Nevada NV 88900-89899 702
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STATE RANGE OF AREA
ZIP CODES CODES
New Brunswick NB 506
(Canada)
Newfoundland NF 709
(Canada)
New Hampshire NH 03000-03899 603
New Jersey NJ 07000-08999 201, 609, 908
New Mexico NM 87000-88499 505
New York NY 09000-14999 212, 315, 516, 518, 607,
(Mt Vernon, NY 00400-00499) 716, 718, 914
North Carolina NC 27000-28999 704, 919
North Dakota ND 58000-58899 701
Nova Scotia NS 902
(Canada)
Ohio OH 43000-45899 216, 419, 513, 614
Oklahoma OK 73000-74999 405, 918
Ontario (Canada) ON 416, 519, 613, 705, 807
Oregon OR 97000-97999 503
Pennsylvania PA 15000-19699 215, 412, 717, 814
Prince Edwards PE 902
Island (Canada)
Puerto Rico PR 00600-00999 809
Quebec (Canada) PQ 418, 514
Rhode Island RI 02800-02999 401
Saskatchewan SK 306
(Canada)
South Carolina SC 29000-29999 803
South Dakota SD 57000-57799 605
Tennessee TN 37000-38599 615, 901
Texas TX 75000-79999 214, 409, 512, 713, 806,
(EL PASO, Texas 88500-88899) 817, 903, 915
Utah UT 84000-84799 801
Vermont VT 05000-05999 802
Virginia VA 22000-24699 703, 804
Virgin Islands VI 00600-00999 809
Washington WA 98000-99499 206, 509
West Virginia WV 24700-26899 304
Wisconsin WI 53000-54999 414, 608, 715
Wyoming WY 82000-83199 307
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APPENDIX B
AREA AREA
CODE STATE CODE STATE
201 New Jersey 407 Florida
202 Dist. of Columbia 408 California
203 Connecticut 409 Texas
204 Manitoba 410 Maryland
205 Alabama 412 Pennsylvania
206 Washington 413 Massachusetts
207 Maine 414 Wisconsin
208 Idaho 415 California
209 California 416 Ontario
212 New York 417 Missouri
213 California 418 Quebec
214 Texas 419 Ohio
215 Pennsylvania 501 Arkansas
216 Ohio 502 Kentucky
217 Illinois 503 Oregon
218 Minnesota 504 Louisiana
219 Indiana 505 New Mexico
301 Maryland 506 New Brunswick
302 Delaware 507 Minnesota
303 Colorado 508 Massachusetts
304 West Virginia 509 Washington
305 Florida 510 California
306 Saskatchewan 512 Texas
307 Wyoming 513 Ohio
308 Nebraska 514 Quebec
309 Illinois 515 Iowa
310 California 516 New York
312 Illinois 517 Michigan
313 Michigan 518 New York
314 Missouri 519 Ontario
315 New York 601 Mississippi
316 Kansas 602 Arizona
317 Indiana 603 New Hampshire
318 Louisiana 604 British Columbia
319 Iowa 605 South Dakota
401 Rhode Island 606 Kentucky
402 Nebraska 607 New York
403 Alberta, Yukon 608 Wisconsin
and NW Terr. 609 New Jersey
404 Georgia 612 Minnesota
405 Oklahoma 613 Ontario
406 Montana 614 Ohio
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AREA AREA
CODE STATE CODE STATE
615 Tennessee 812 Indiana
616 Michigan 813 Florida
617 Massachusetts 814 Pennsylvania
618 Illinois 815 Illinois
619 California 816 Missouri
701 North Dakota 817 Texas
702 Nevada 818 California
703 Virginia 819 Quebec
704 North Carolina 901 Tennessee
705 Ontario 902 PEI and Nova
707 California Scotia
708 Illinois 903 Texas
709 Newfoundland and 904 Florida
Labrador 906 Michigan
712 Iowa 907 Alaska
713 Texas 908 New Jersey
714 California 909 California
715 Wisconsin 912 Georgia
716 New York 913 Kansas
717 Pennsylvania 914 New York
718 New York 915 Texas
719 Colorado 916 California
801 Utah 918 Oklahoma
802 Vermont 919 North Carolina
803 South Carolina
804 Virginia
805 California
806 Texas
807 Ontario
808 Hawaii
809 Puerto Rico
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APPENDIX C
ZIP CODE ZIP CODE
RANGE STATE RANGE STATE
00400-00499 Mt. Vernon, NY 53000-54999 Wisconsin
00600-00999 Puerto Rico and 55000-56799 Minnesota
Virgin Islands 57000-57799 South Dakota
01000-02799 Massachusetts 58000-58899 North Dakota
02800-02999 Rhode Island 59000-59999 Montana
03000-03899 New Hampshire 60000-62999 Illinois
03900-04999 Maine 63000-65899 Missouri
05000-05999 Vermont 66000-67999 Kansas
06000-06999 Connecticut 68000-69399 Nebraska
07000-08999 New Jersey 70000-71499 Louisiana
09000-14999 New York 71600-72999 Arkansas
15000-19699 Pennsylvania 73000-74999 Oklahoma
19700-19999 Delaware 75000-79999 Texas
20000-20599 Dist. of Columbia 80000-81699 Colorado
20600-21999 Maryland 82000-83199 Wyoming
22000-24699 Virginia 83200-83899 Idaho
24700-26899 West Virginia 84000-84799 Utah
27000-28999 North Carolina 85000-86599 Arizona
29000-29999 South Carolina 87000-88499 New Mexico
30000-31999 Georgia 88500-88899 Texas
32000-34999 Florida 88900-89899 Nevada
35000-36999 Alabama 90000-96699 California
37000-38599 Tennessee 96700-96899 Hawaii
38600-39799 Mississippi 96900-96999 Guam
40000-42799 Kentucky 97000-97999 Oregon
43000-45899 Ohio 98000-99499 Washington
46000-47999 Indiana 99500-99999 Alaska
48000-49999 Michigan
50000-52899 Iowa
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