Instructions


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The Applet Tag
The ContactManager uses an <APPLET> tag to define it's basic parameters. These include:

  • The Launch Button graphics files
  • The logo graphic file
  • Background color
  • The status bar message displayed when the button is passed over
  • The form button labels and scripts (more on this later...)

Example tag:
<APPLET CODE="ContactLauncher.class" WIDTH=70 HEIGHT=56>
<PARAM NAME=logo VALUE="logo2.gif">
<PARAM NAME=up VALUE="up.gif">
<PARAM NAME=down VALUE="down.gif">
<PARAM NAME=off VALUE="off.gif">
<PARAM NAME=message VALUE="Press to launch ContactManager(tm)">
<PARAM NAME=form1 VALUE="Order Form">
<PARAM NAME=script1 VALUE="order.txt">
<PARAM NAME=form2 VALUE="Literature Form">
<PARAM NAME=script2 VALUE="test.txt">
<PARAM NAME=form3 VALUE="Message">
<PARAM NAME=script3 VALUE="message.txt">
<PARAM NAME=form4 VALUE="none">
<PARAM NAME=form5 VALUE="none">
<PARAM NAME=form6 VALUE="none">
<PARAM NAME=form7 VALUE="none">
<PARAM NAME=form8 VALUE="none">
</APPLET>

Where:

  • WIDTH & HEIGHT are the width and height of the graphics defined in the "up", "down", & "off" images (in pixels).
  • LOGO is the logo image to display in the header bar of the ContactManager.
  • UP, DOWN & OFF are the graphic images to use as the launch button. UP is displayed when the mouse is over the button, DOWN is displayed when the button is clicked on and OFF is displayed when the mouse is not over the button.
  • MESSAGE is the status bar message displayed when the mouse is on the button.
  • FORM# is the text to display on the #nth form button.
  • SCRIPT# is the Custom Form Generator Script to use for the #nth button.
  • NOTE: If you do not want an #nth button, define the value as "none". You should always define form1 through form8, using "none" for buttons you don't want.

The Scripting Languages:
The Contact Database Script:
The ContactManager uses a script to create the contact database each time it loads. This file must always be name datafile.cm. All scripts can be created in any ASCII text editor, like Window's Notepad or the DOS editor.

The datafile script follows this pattern:

Name
Title
Phone #
ext.
Fax #
Address Line1
Address Line2
   :
Address Line#
=
email address
Notes line1
   :
Notes line#
=
password
image filename
audio filename
2nd Name
2nd Title
2nd Phone #
2nd ext.
2nd Fax #
2nd Address Line1
2nd Address Line2
   :
2nd Address Line#
=
2nd email address
2nd Notes line1
2nd    :
2nd Notes line#
=
2nd password
2nd image filename
2nd audio filename
etc., etc., etc.

Where each = symbolizes the end of a multi-line input. This is only valid for the address and notes fields.

The Help File Script:
The help system is also customizable. This script should always be named helpfile.cm.

The help file script follows this pattern:

Subject Title
Subject description Line 1
Subject description Line 2
   :
Subject description Line #
=
2nd Subject Title
2nd Subject description Line 1
2nd Subject description Line 2
   :
2nd Subject description Line #
=
etc., etc., etc.

Where each = symbolizes the end of a multi-line input. This is only valid for the help subject description.

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