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- : AS-EASY-AS Version 5.50 Copyright 1985-92, TRIUS, Inc. :
- : P.O. BOX 249, North Andover, MA 01845 :
- : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :
- : Orders ONLY!: 800-GO-TRIUS (800-468-7487) :
- : Info: 508-794-9377 FAX: 508-688-6312 BBS: 508-794-0762 :
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This READ.ME file contains information about AS-EASY-AS that
- did not make it to the printed manual of Ver. 5.50
- It also lists the files distributed with Ver 5.50, and
- explains how to upgrade from previous versions.
-
- Please READ THIS FILE THOROUGHLY! It contains very important
- information, and reading it now will probably save you time and
- trouble later on!
-
- You can print this file by COPYing it to your printer with the
- following command:
-
- copy READ.ME prn
-
- If you want to look at the other On-Disk AS-EASY-AS documentation, see
- the file list below, which lists all of the documentation files. See
- the end of this file regarding the On-Disk User's Manual.
-
-
- Shareware and the Association of Shareware Professionals
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- _______
- ____|__ | (tm)
- --| | |-------------------
- | ____|__ | Association of
- | | |_| Shareware
- |__| o | Professionals
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- |___|___| MEMBER
-
-
- The shareware concept has made it possible for you to obtain extremely
- powerful software at a price you can afford, and it gives you the
- opportunity to try the software before you register.
-
- Shareware is kept alive by YOUR support.
-
- Evaluate the program for 30-days and give copies to your friends for
- evaluation. If, after the 30 days, you continue to use the program,
- then register it by sending us the registration/order form included in
- this help file or by calling 800-468-7487 (Orders Only!). You will
- receive the Latest version, Printed manual, 90-day free Technical
- Phone Support, BBS Technical Support, Quarterly Newsletter, and
- Reduced price Upgrades.
-
- Support new developments in AS-EASY-AS, register your copy today!
-
- Thank you for your support,
-
-
- AS-EASY-AS is produced by 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 member's products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at:
-
- ASP Ombudsman
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
-
- or send a Compuserve message via CMail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The information provided below is to help you start the program for
- your hardware configuration. For more details about the operation of
- the program press the F1 (function) key once you have started the
- program.
-
- The following files are absolutely essential to run AS-EASY-AS:
-
- ASEASY.EXE ASEASY.MSG ASEASY.MNU ASEASY.FNT
-
- These files need to reside in the same sub-directory. In
- addition to that, if the files ASEASY.HLP, ASEASY.PRT, and
- ASEASY.CFG are going to be used, they HAVE to reside in the same
- (ASEASY) directory as well.
-
-
- AS-EASY-AS is started from DOS using the command:
-
- C:> ASEASY /Option1/Option2/Option3/..... [ENTER]
-
-
- Where Option can be one or more of the following:
-
-
- /4 - Special case for loading WKS files created and last saved
- with Version 4.00 of AS-EASY-AS.
- /P - Use alternate menu file (ASEASY.MN2) which provides
- command compatibility with version 4.00 of AS-EASY-AS.
- /ATT - Enables ATT display graphics, video mode $48
- /ATT2 - Enables ATT display graphics, video mode $40
- /AUTO=File... - Specify the worksheet to be loaded
- when the program is started
- /BK=x - Set screen blank-out period to x seconds
- /BM - Bypass Mono Detection Scheme
- /CFG=xxx - Specify the configuration file to use
- /CTR - Center column identifying letters
- /DIR=Path.. - Set the Path to the WKS files
- /DW - Color protected cells after /RL command is used
- /E - Enables graphics for EGA
- /EM - Enables mono EGA Mode
- /EV - Enables Graphics for VGA
- /EVM - Enables Graphics VGA mono mode
- /H - Enables graphics for Hercules
- /H2 - Enables graphics for Hercules, Video Pg. 2
- /MONO - Changes colors to white on black (CGA card)
- /NE - DO NOT use EMS even if found
- /NT - No Turbo Keyboard. Also disable status blinking.
- /NR - No recalc Linking. Forces Manual Recalc.
- /NW - Use Nth bin model rather than Nth+1 (default)
- /Q - Quick screen updating for CGA
- /RA - Round Absolute (e.g. 1.6 to 2., -1.6 to -2.)
- /UK - Set the currency to รบ and @DATE to DD/MM/YY
- /VM=nnn - Use Virtual (disk) EMS model, nnn-Pages (4k each)
- /VP=Path - Set Path for Virtual (disk) memory File
- /V1 - Force CGA Emulation (normally on VGA Monitor)
- /XM=nnn - Use only nnn pages of EMS (each page is 16K)
-
- Example:
- A> ASEASY /E/DIR=C:\Data [ENTER]
- Starts AS-EASY-AS for an EGA type monitor, and instructs the
- program that the data files will be located on drive C,
- in subdirectory "Data".
-
- Ordering Information
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Remember that a shareware copy is an EVALUATION copy that you can use
- for up to 30 days. If you continue to use the program, Registration
- is Required! You may register using the order form in the ORDER.ME
- file, or by calling TRIUS, Inc. and charging your purchase on your
- credit card. We suggest that you call, since prices are subject to
- change without notice.
-
- You may also order your copy on-line by calling our TRIUS Support BBS
- at (508) 794-0762 [2400,N,8,1 - 24 hrs].
-
- If you live outside the US and Canada you may want to contact
- TRIUS, Inc. for a dealer in your country. Purchasing through
- these dealers can save you the delay and inconvenience which
- may be involved in dealing with currency conversions and
- international shipping and in many cases will provide you with
- faster technical support.
-
-
-
-
- Files on the AS-EASY-AS Distribution Disk(s)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Disk #1 (5.25" disks)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ASEASY.F55 - Compressed Archive
- READ.ME - Start-Up instructions (This file)
- ORDER.ME - Ready-to-print order form
- LICENSE.DOC - Please Read This!!
- VENDOR.DOC - Info on Distributing Shareware Copies
- INSTALL.EXE - Automated SetUp File
-
- Disk #2 (5.25" disks)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ASA55U.DOC - Information about files on Disk #2
- ASA55U.EXE - Archived Sample Worksheets, etc.
-
- If your copy of the program came on a 3.5", then all the
- above files should be on a single disk.
-
-
-
- To Install on Floppy or Hard Disk:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Although the program will work if installed on 360k diskettes, we
- recommend that the program is installed either on a hard disk, or a
- high density floppy diskette, since this will permit the help file,
- the printer setup files, and other auxiliary files, to be available
- to the user.
-
- * If you Install and run AS-EASY-AS from a floppy disk, without
- * Expanded memory (EMS), or if the /NE command line switch is
- * used, and you remove the AS-EASY-AS program disk from
- * the drive while the program is running, you will get an
- * error message and will be instructed to re-insert the disk.
-
- If installing on 360k disks, you need to have at least two 360
- drives, e.g., A and B. You cannot install the program on a
- computer with a single 360 K disk drive and no Hard Disk!
-
- * Place the AS-EASY-AS original diskette in drive A: (or B:)
-
- * Make sure the current logged drive is A: (Type A:, or B:, and
- press ENTER, if it is not).
-
- * Type INSTALL and press [ENTER]. Then, follow the simple on-screen
- instructions to install your copy of the program on the desired disk(s)
- and/or subdirectory.
-
- Note: If you are installing on 360K floppy disks, you will
- need multiple blank formatted diskettes!
-
-
- On-Disk Documentation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The installation process extracts a file called ASEASY.MAN. This is a
- ready-to-print formatted, User's manual for the program.
-
- Following the installation, make sure that the ASEASY.MAN file is
- indeed on your default directory. Then, to print this manual:
-
- (1) Make sure that the your printer is ON and there is enough
- paper in it (the manual is about 102 pages).
-
- (2) From the DOS prompt, type
-
- COPY ASEASY.MAN PRN and press [ENTER]
-
- Note that if your printer is connected to a SERIAL port,
- then you need to use the command COPY ASEASY.MAN COM1, or
- COPY ASEASY.MAN COM2 (depending on which serial port your
- printer is connected to).
-
-
-
- New Features/User's Manual Changes - AS-EASY-AS Ver. 5.50
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. On some systems (in particular older 486 CPU systems), you
- might experience difficulties running AS-EASY-AS v5.5 in
- windowed mode, under MS Windows 3.1. In order to avoid such
- difficulties, make sure you create a .PIF file to run the
- program (check your Windows manual for info on .PIF files).
- When setting up the .PIF file, make sure the minimum
- conventional RAM requirement is set to at least 400K and,
- also, make sure that the EXCLUSIVE operation box has been
- selected.
-
- If you are still having difficulties, you might need to turn
- the 80387 off and use the program's 80387 emulation instead.
- To do that, prior to running Windows, at the DOS prompt, type
- 'SET 87=N' (without the quotes) and press [ENTER].
-
- 2. The Data, Input, Form command has been significantly
- enhanced. For starters, the number of fields that may be
- defined, is no longer limited to 20. When AS-EASY-AS is run
- in Graphics modes, up to 50 fields may be used with the Data,
- Input, Form.
-
- Furthermore, the cell immediately above each field, may now
- contain a number of field characteristics, as described below.
- Please, note that the basic operation of the command has not
- changed, i.e., only the row containing the field definitions
- needs to be highlighted, NOT THE LINE ABOVE IT!
-
- The field characteristics contained in each cell are separated
- by a semi-colon. The cell entry also starts and ends with a
- semi-colon. Here are the various options available:
-
- ?c,r - Locate the field at column(c) and row(r).
- Example: ?10,5
-
- Cx - Set the color for this input field to x
- Example: C5
-
- P - Make the entry proper case (capitalize first
- letter)
-
- U - Make the entry all upper case
-
- L - Make the entry all lower case
-
- Rx,y - Accept only values that are in the range x to y.
- Example: R1,100
-
- Some more examples combining the above options:
-
- ;?5,15;C2;P;
- Locate the field at column 5, row 15 set the color to 1
- (blue), and make the entry proper case.
-
- ;?10,22;C$12;R-1,10000;
- Locate the field at column 10, row 22, set the color to 1
- (blue), and limit numeric entries to the range -1 to
- 10,000.
-
-
- 3. A new command line switch was implemented, to allow the user
- to limit the amount if expanded memory used by the program.
- (In earlier versions, ALL detected expanded memory would be
- used). The command line switch is:
-
- /XM=nnn
-
- where nnn is the number of 16K pages of EMS to be used. For
- example, using /XM=10 would instruct the program to only
- use 16k * 10 = 160K of expanded memory.
-
- The limit is 500 pages (8 Mb).
-
- 4. A modification was made so that when a user uses the /NE
- command line switch (No Expanded), the program does NOT use
- expanded memory to load the overlays, as well. Instead, the
- overlays are loaded from disk as needed.
-
- 5. Two new information screens were added to the program.
- The /Sheet, Status command now displays important information
- regarding the user's Hardware, Memory Usage, Command Line
- Switches active, etc. The /Graphics, Metrics screen displays
- important information regarding the current graph settings,
- Print Device, etc.
-
- 6. If a cell containing a real value greater that 9.9E+14, is
- formatted using the fixed format option, then the cell displays
- !!!!!!!! as an indication to the user that the selected
- format is inappropriate. The display may be reset by either
- formatting the cell using the Scientific format, or by
- resetting the cell format (/RFR command).
-
-
-
- AS-EASY-AS Ver. 5.50B
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- A. A modification was made to accommodate users who have a need to access
- files created with Version 4.00 (and may be early releases of version
- 5.00) of AS-EASY-AS.
-
- If you access .WKS files created (and last saved) with Version 4.00,
- it is possible that 0 values in your worksheet will appear as an
- exponential value with a very large, negative exponent. In order to
- avoid that, start the program using the /4 command line switch, e.g.,
-
- ASEASY /4
-
- If the .WKS file is then saved with version 5.50 of AS-EASY-AS, it
- will be automatically converted so you will not need the /4
- command line switch when you access the file again. (Note that if
- the file was created/saved with version 5.01c and later, you do not
- need to use the /4 command line switch).
-
- B. A problem was corrected with @MOD function that might force the
- program into a loop if a value larger that a long integer was used as
- an argument.
-
- C. A modification was made to the Bar and Stacked Bar graphs so that the
- lower axes limits are not forced to zero if Logarithmic scales are
- selected.
-
- D. A correction was made to the on-line help facilities, to avoid
- temporary, miscellaneous string corruption of some help screens.
-
- E. A modification was made to the /File, Import, Dbase, Browse module to
- accommodate files containing more that 31000 records.
-
- F. The /Data, Question, Extract command was modified so that it
- now Erases any data in the output range prior to extracting the
- New data.
-
- ------------------ END
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