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- Label Master 5.1
- Copyright 1985-1991 Robert K. Summers. All Rights Reserved.
- Distributor: RKS Software, Inc., Arlington, VA 22207-4565
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
-
- LICENSE STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
-
- DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
-
- REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
-
- INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-
- CONFIG.SYS FILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-
- STARTING LABEL MASTER 5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-
- MENU OPTION: ADD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
-
- MENU OPTION: EDIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: FIND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: ZAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: NEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: PREVIOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: DIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
-
- MENU OPTION: LABELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
-
- MENU OPTION: SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Select Records File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Reindex Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Check State/Zip Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Set Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Copy to ASCII/Floppy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Append Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Case Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Search and Replace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Zip-Plus-4 Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Select Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Form Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Print Users Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Select Date Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Page 2
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- MENU OPTION: VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- FUNCTION KEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- F1 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- F2 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- F3 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- F4 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- F5 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- F6 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- F7 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- F8 function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- F10 function key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-
- NOTES FOR CONVERTING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS . . . . . . . . . 19
-
- APPENDIX A - REPORT WRITER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
-
- APPENDIX B - QUERY BUILDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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- APPENDIX C - EXPRESSION BUILDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
-
- APPENDIX D - ZIP-PLUS-4 SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
-
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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- REGISTRATION FORM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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- Page 3
-
- LICENSE STATEMENT
-
- For Registered Owners - You are a registered owner if you have
- paid RKS Software, Inc. the $39 registration fee. You are
- licensed to use this copy of Label Master 5.1 on a SINGLE machine
- and to make archival copies for the sole purpose of backing up
- the program. If you have more than one computer, you must
- purchase separate copies of Label Master 5.1 for each computer.
- Think of software as you do a book. It is not legal to purchase a
- book and distribute photocopies of it to others so they can avoid
- purchasing the book. Similar laws apply to software. Please do
- not make illegal copies of this program.
-
- For Shareware Testers - Label Master 5.1 is protected by U.S.
- Copyright law, and is NOT public domain software. You are hereby
- granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for trial
- use on a private, non-commercial basis for the express purpose of
- determining whether Label Master is suitable for your needs. At
- the end of this trial period, not to exceed 30 days, you should
- either register your copy or discontinue using Label Master.
-
- DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTY
-
- Label Master 5.1 is provided on an "AS IS" basis, with no implied
- warranty regarding merchantability or fitness for any particular
- purpose. RKS Software, Inc., and the author, make no
- representations or warranties with respect to the contents
- hereof, and specifically disclaim any implied warranties. By
- using this software you agree that RKS Software, Inc., and the
- author, will not be liable to you or any third party for any use
- of (or inability to use) this software, or for any damages
- (direct or indirect) whatsoever, even if RKS Software, Inc. or
- its agents are apprised of the possibility of such damages
- occurring. In no event shall RKS Software, Inc. or the author be
- liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage,
- including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential
- or other damages. The entire risk related to the quality and
- performance of the program is on you.
- Page 4
-
- A NOTICE TO:
-
- USER GROUPS
- SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS
- ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD OPERATORS
-
- PC user groups, shareware distributors, and electronic bulletin
- board operators are welcome to add Label Master 5.1 to their
- libraries.
-
- If you have received Label Master 5.1 through a user group, a
- shareware distributor, or an electronic bulletin board, please
- remember that any diskette fee you paid DOES NOT constitute
- licensing the software, and you are still obligated to pay the
- $39 registration fee to RKS Software, Inc. if you decide to
- continue using Label Master.
-
-
- REGISTRATION
-
- If you received this copy of Label Master version 5.1 directly
- from RKS Software, Inc., you are already registered and do not
- need to send in the registration form at the end of this User
- Manual.
-
- If you have been evaluating this copy of Label Master 5.1 and
- have now decided to register and receive all the benefits of
- registration, please send in the form below with your check for
- $39.
-
-
- BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION
-
-
- 1. Registered owners will immediately be sent a licensed copy of
- the most recent version of Label Master. We are constantly
- improving Label Master. The registered version you receive will
- almost certainly contain newer features.
-
- 2. Registered owners will receive notification of future upgrades
- of Label Master, available at a reduced rate.
-
- 3. Registered owners are entitled to receive technical support
- for any problems or questions which may arise. See the technical
- support section below for complete information on how to obtain
- assistance.
-
- Page 5
- SOME QUESTIONS
-
- What is Label Master 5.1?
-
- Label Master 5.1 is a very powerful, yet easy to use mail
- management program. With it, you can create a file of names
- and addresses, edit the file, search for specific records or
- browse through the file, and print labels and reports in any
- of several formats.
-
- Label Master 5.1 contains several features designed to let
- you save money by taking advantage of bulk business mail
- rates. Specifically, Label Master 5.1 can print bar codes
- and carrier route sort numbers on your labels, produce bulk
- mail reports to meet U.S. Postal Service requirements, and
- contains a utility to let the Postal Service convert your 5
- digit zip codes into 9 digit zip codes.
-
- Label Master 5.1 contains a utility which lets you merge
- your name and address data into form letters which Label
- Master 5.1 will print for you.
-
- Label Master 5.1 contains a large number of additional
- features to help you easily manage mailing lists.
-
- Label Master 5.1 maintains an unlimited number of records.
- You are only limited by the capacity of your hard disk.
-
- What equipment do I need?
-
- Label Master 5.1 is designed to work on any IBM or IBM
- compatible personal computer, with a monochrome or color
- monitor, and a hard disk. It requires 384K of working
- memory. Label Master 5.1 works with any dot matrix or laser
- jet printer (see Services menu, option K). If you want to
- use its automatic telephone dialing capability, you will
- need a Hayes or Hayes-compatible modem.
-
- Label Master 5.1 requires a hard disk system.
-
- I am upgrading from an earlier version of Label Master. Can I
- use my existing records without having to retype them?
-
- Please see Notes for Converting from Earlier Versions,
- below.
-
- Page 6
- INSTALLATION
-
- Make a working copy of the program disk and put the original away
- in a safe place.
-
- INSTALLATION ON A HARD DISK:
-
- 1. Place the working disk in drive A.
-
- 2. Type INSTALL plus the letter of the drive on which you wish to
- install Label Master 5.1. Example: INSTALL C <press Enter>.
- NOTE: do not type a colon ":" after the drive letter.
-
- 3. The install program will install Label Master 5.1 on the hard
- disk drive you have specified, in a directory called LM5, and
- start Label Master 5.1 for you.
-
- 4. To start Label Master 5.1 any time in the future, go to the
- LM5 directory, and type LM5.
-
-
- - VERY IMPORTANT -
-
- CONFIG.SYS FILE
-
- DOS uses the CONFIG.SYS file to set certain defaults for your
- computer. It MUST be in the root directory of your fixed disk. If
- you do not already have a CONFIG.SYS file you MUST create one
- that has these two lines, and place it in your root directory:
-
- FILES=21
- BUFFERS=16
-
- If you already use a CONFIG.SYS file that does not include
- settings for files and buffers, you MUST add the two lines above
- to the file. You can do it with any text editor. If your
- CONFIG.SYS file already contains settings for files and buffers
- greater than these, you can leave them as they are.
-
- STARTING LABEL MASTER 5.1
-
- Type LM5 at the DOS prompt of the LM5 directory to start Label
- Master 5.1.
-
- In most cases, Label Master 5.1 will be able to detect whether
- you have a color or monochrome monitor. If you have a monochrome
- monitor and the Label Master 5.1 screens appear to have a bright,
- washed out look, type LM5 M to start Label Master 5.1. The extra
- M tells Label Master 5.1 to use monochrome, not color.
-
- When you first start Label Master 5.1, go to the Services menu
- and (1) print the Users Manual, and (2) select your printer.
- Page 7
-
- WORKING WITH RECORDS
-
- You may select any main menu option by pressing the first letter
- of the option, or by placing the lite-bar over the option and
- pressing the Enter key.
-
- Note: you may press the Esc key at any place in the program to
- leave the present screen or operation and return to the previous
- screen or operation. For example, if you are in the middle of
- editing a previously entered record and decide to abort editing,
- just press the Esc key and you will be returned to the main menu
- with the original record unchanged.
-
- MENU OPTION: ADD
-
- Select this option to add new records. See the discussion below
- under Services D- (Set Defaults) for how to set a number of
- options you may use while adding records.
-
- Note that the Zip Code field comes immediately after Street, and
- before City and State. This may seem odd at first, but you will
- soon see why we do it this way. Label Master 5.1 keys off the
- Zip Code field to use the records you have already entered as a
- look-up table. If it finds that you have already entered a
- record with the same Zip Code as the record you are currently
- entering, Label Master 5.1 will pull the City, State, and Country
- data from that record into the record you are currently entering.
- It happens instantly. Once you enter a City, State, and Country
- for a particular zip code, you will NEVER have to enter it again.
-
- If you do not like this feature, you can turn it off with option
- D (Set Defaults) on the Services menu.
-
- Use the Prefix field for Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. Use the date field
- to record any date which may have meaning for that record. Use
- option D (Set Defaults) on the Services menu to have Label Master
- enter today's date in this field when you add new records.
-
- The Notes field can be used for any information you want, but if
- you want to code your records this is the place to do it. You
- will probably work out your own coding schemes, but here are some
- examples. If you want to keep business and personal records in
- the same file, you could enter a P in the Notes field for
- Personal, and B for Business.
-
- If you want to keep the records of job applicants and employees
- in the same file, you could code Applicants with A and Employees
- with E. The important thing is that the codes be unique.
-
- Used in conjunction with the F10 filter option, Notes field
- coding can be a powerful tool. The F10 filter is explained below.
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-
- MENU OPTION: EDIT
-
- Select this option to edit any record. Press PgDn to save your
- changes.
-
- MENU OPTION: FIND
-
- Select this option to display a record. Enter the search
- criteria and press PgDn to search. If using a last name,
- organization, or zip code in the search criteria, first use the
- F3 key to pick the matching index field, and the record will be
- retrieved instantaneously. A small arrow appears beside the Last
- Name, Organization, or Zip Code field heading to indicate the
- currently selected order.
-
- Label Master 5.1 will display the first record matching the
- search criteria. For example, if you enter SMITH in the Last Name
- field, Label Master 5.1 will find the first Smith in the file.
- If you enter CA in the State field, and nothing else, Label
- Master 5.1 will display the first California record in the file.
- If you enter SMITH in the Last Name field and CA in the State
- field, Label Master 5.1 will display the first Smith in
- California.
-
- You may also use the F3 key to select Order of Entry as the
- method for displaying your records. When Finding a record when
- records are displayed by Order of Entry, you will be prompted for
- the record number. Enter the record number you want and press
- Enter. The record number of each record is displayed is the
- lower right-hand corner of the screen.
-
- MENU OPTION: ZAP
-
- Select this option to delete the current record. If you zap
- (delete) a record, the data is gone forever. Because Label
- Master 5.1 recycles zapped records, your record count in the
- lower right corner of the screen will not change when you zap a
- record. See F8 below.
-
- MENU OPTION: NEXT
-
- Select this option to display the next record.
-
- MENU OPTION: PREVIOUS
-
- Select this option to display the previous record.
-
- MENU OPTION: DIAL
-
- If you have a modem on your system, you can use this option to
- automatically dial the phone number of the displayed record.
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-
- MENU OPTION: LABELS
-
- Select this option to print mailing labels. You will be
- presented with the following menu:
-
- ITEM SETTING RANGE
-
- Set labels across to............ :1: 1 to 4 labels across
- Set label width to.............. :3.5: 1.5 to 4.5 inches
- Set left margin to.............. : 0: 0 to 70 spaces
-
-
- Enter an X to print field....... : : Carrier Route Sort
- : : Temporary first line
- :X: Name (First + Last)
- :X: Title
- :X: Organization
- :X: Street
- :X: City + State + Zip
- : : Country
- : : Phone
- : : Notes
- : : Bar Codes
- Add these blank lines to label.. : 1:
- Pause after each page........... :N: N = No Y = YES
-
- SETTING LABEL MENU OPTIONS
-
- Set labels across to: labels can be purchased on sheets holding
- from one to four labels across. Enter here the appropriate
- number for the type you are using. The default is 1
-
- Set label width to: labels come in many widths. Enter here the
- width of your label. The default is 3.5
-
- Set left margin to: enter the column at which you want your
- printer to begin printing. The default is 0.
-
- Enter an X to print field: enter an X beside each field you want
- to print on your labels. The defaults are Name, Title,
- Organization, Street, and City+State+Zip.
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-
- If you are a bulk mailer using Carrier Route numbers, place an X
- next to this item on the menu. Label Master 5.1 will print the
- carrier route numbers you have entered on each label above the
- name and address lines. This will add two lines of print to your
- label, one for the carrier route number, plus one blank
- separation line.
-
- If you want Label Master 5.1 to print bar codes on your labels,
- enter an X for Bar Codes. Some bar code notes:
-
- - when you use bar codes, this will add two lines of print
- to your label, one blank line plus the bar code line.
-
- - bar coding will fail on Canadian and other postal codes
- which use alphabetic characters.
-
- - when printing 2, 3, or 4 labels across, if one postal or
- zip code is bad, i.e., contains alphabetic characters, the
- whole line of bar codes will fail.
-
- The temporary first line feature allows you to print Resident or
- some other ad hoc text of your choice.
-
- Add these blank lines to label: enter the number of blank lines
- you want to insert between labels. Use this option to adjust for
- different size labels. The default is 1.
-
- Pause after each page: enter a Y (Yes) or N (No) if you are
- manually feeding single sheets of labels to your printer and you
- want the program to pause after each sheet so you can insert
- another one. If you answer Y to this question, you will be asked
- to specify the number of labels there are on each sheet. The
- default is N.
-
- Notes on Labels and Printers
-
- For laser jets, we recommend you use labels designed specifically
- for laser jet use. Avery produces a very good selection of
- mailing labels for both dot matrix and laser jet printers. Avery
- laser jet labels come in several sizes. Examples are:
-
- # 5260 2 5/8" x 1" 30 labels per sheet 750 total labels
- # 5261 4" x 1" 20 labels per sheet 500 total labels
- # 5262 4" x 1 1/2" 14 labels per sheet 350 total labels
-
- Both kinds of mailing labels are available from most good
- computer and office supply stores, or by mail order from quality
- mail order companies such as Moore Business Products or NEBS (New
- England Business Service). The Moore Business Products number is
- 1-800-323-6230. The NEBS number is 1-800-225-9550.
- Page 11
-
- There are many laser jet and dot matrix printers on the market.
- Label Master 5.1 was developed and tested using the industry
- standard Epson dot matrix printers and Hewlett Packard Laser Jet
- Series II printer. If you encounter printing problems, check
- your printer manual to see if your printer has an Epson, or HP,
- emulation mode. Chances are, it does.
-
- If you are using a laser jet printer, you can control the top
- margin, and the number of lines per page to print. See Set
- Printer on the Services menu. The defaults are a top margin of 3
- and a page length of 60 lines. This default setting works fine
- for the most common 1 inch (vertical) laser jet labels.
-
- If you are using labels bigger than 1 vertical inch, you will
- have to adjust the top margin and lines per page setting. For
- example, if you are using 1 1/3 inch labels which come 14 per
- sheet (2 rows of 7 labels), your settings will probably be a top
- margin of 5 and a page length of 56. Printers print 6 lines per
- inch, so each 1 1/3 inch label takes 8 lines. 8 lines per label
- times 7 labels = 56 lines per page.
-
- NOTE:
-
- Label Master 5.1 prints labels in the order you have selected
- with the F3 (set index) key. The arrow beside the Last Name,
- Organization, or Zip Code shows the current order. If no arrow
- is showing, this means you have used the F3 key to have Label
- Master 5.1 work with your records in the Order of Entry.
-
-
- MENU OPTION: SERVICES
-
- Select this option to display a list of important utilities.
-
- A - Select Records File - You can use this feature to switch to a
- floppy disk of records on drive A or B, or to switch to another
- hard disk directory. When you select this feature, a list of
- floppy drives and hard disk directories will appear. Pick the
- drive or directory you want.
-
- You can change the list by selecting Label Master File Locations
- from the main menu View option. The defaults are A:, B:, and
- C:\LM5. NOTE: Please see the VIEW option below for information
- on how to add additional Label Master 5.1 file locations.
-
- If you want to keep a separate mailing list on a floppy disk,
- just place a formatted disk in drive A or B, select the drive you
- want from the pull-down menu, and Label Master 5.1 will
- automatically create the necessary files on the floppy disk. You
- can keep about 800 records on a floppy disk.
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-
- If you pick a hard disk directory, Label Master 5.1 will ask you
- to enter the name of the directory you want to switch to, e.g,
- C:\CLIENTS. Label Master 5.1 will automatically switch to the new
- directory and load the new file.
-
- If you select a directory in which you have not used Label Master
- 5.1 files before, Label Master 5.1 will automatically create new
- Label Master 5.1 files in that directory.
-
- If you select a directory which does not yet exist, Label Master
- 5.1 will ask you if you want to create the new directory. If you
- answer yes, Label Master 5.1 will automatically create the new
- directory, and create new Label Master 5.1 files in that new
- directory.
-
- Label Master 5.1 always shows you the current drive and directory
- in the lower left part of your screen.
-
- Please remember to back up each of these separate mailing list
- files.
-
- B - Reindex Files - Label Master 5.1 uses automatically
- maintained files called indexes to keep your records in order by
- last name and zip code. Power outages, power surges, brownouts
- (voltage reductions), or other power-related problems affecting
- your system can adversely affect these index files without your
- knowing it. If your records ever seem to be out of sequence, just
- use this feature to rebuild the index files.
-
- C - Check State/Zip Codes - use this feature to display or print
- a list of records with erroneous state/zip codes. When you
- select this feature, Label Master 5.1 checks to see if the entry
- in the state/province field of each record (e.g. VA, NY, PA,
- etc.) appears in the state/province look-up table. If it does,
- Label Master 5.1 then checks to see if the zip code entry for the
- record falls within the range of zip codes for that state or
- province. If either one of these checks fails, Label Master 5.1
- reports an error.
-
- Label Master 5.1 comes complete with state/territory/zip code
- data for the United States, and province/territory/postal code
- data for Canada. Use the main menu View option to add
- state/province data for other countries if you desire.
-
- D - Set Defaults - Use this feature to enable/disable certain
- features:
-
- The first eight questions apply to features which are active when
- you are adding new records, i.e., when you have selected Add from
- the Main Menu.
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-
- If you want to repeat information from one record to the next,
- answer Y to the first question. This can save lots of time if
- you are adding records from the same zip code, the same city, or
- the same company.
-
- If you want to print records as you enter them, answer Y to the
- second question. This is useful when you are entering many
- records and want to later compare what was actually entered into
- Label Master 5.1 against the source documents. It is a good
- error checking feature when entering large numbers of records.
-
- If you want to have new records dated as you enter them, answer Y
- to the third question.
-
- If you want Label Master 5.1 to automatically insert the city,
- state, and country from a previously entered zip code, answer Y
- to the fourth question.
-
- If you want Label Master 5.1 to check whether the new record you
- are adding has already been entered, answer Y to the fifth
- question.
-
- The next three questions ask whether you want to skip the Title,
- Organization, or Country fields when adding new records. Many
- people keep mailing lists in which they never enter this type of
- data. Answering Y (Yes) to these questions will suppress these
- fields when entering new records, saving you a lot of keystrokes.
- You can always enter this data later if you want because these
- fields are not suppressed when you Edit an existing record.
-
- The next question allows you to set the column at which you want
- to print when printing labels while adding new records or when
- using the Main Menu F6 key to print records. One use for the F6
- feature is to print an address directly on an envelope. With this
- feature, you can specify exactly where you want the address to
- print on the envelope.
-
- The next question lets you specify the number of characters you
- want the last name and organization indexes built on. The
- defaults are 15 for the last name field and 10 for the
- organization field. The valid range is 1 to 30 for both indexes.
- If disk space is a consideration, you can lower these numbers to
- reduce the size of the lname.ntx and org.ntx files.
-
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-
- E - Reports - Use this feature to:
-
- - design and print hardcopy lists of your records. See
- Appendix A for complete instructions. Several pre-formatted
- reports are provided with Label Master 5.1.
-
- - produce bulk mail reports to help you obtain bulk mail
- discounts.
-
- -identify duplicate records. Use this feature to view or
- print duplicates by last name or street. When checking for
- street duplicates, you will be asked how much of the street
- address to use in the comparison, from 1 to all 30
- characters. Maple St. is different from Maple Street, as
- far as the computer is concerned. If you compare on only the
- first 6 or 7 characters you will get most true duplicates.
-
- This report prints the record number before each duplicate.
- At the main menu, if you use the F3 key to set the order of
- records to Order of Entry, you can use Find to jump quickly
- to desired duplicate records by searching on record number.
-
- -state distribution. Use this feature to see how many
- records you have in each state.
-
- F - Copy to ASCII/Floppy - Use this feature to copy your records
- to an ASCII text file in the current hard disk directory, or to a
- floppy disk.
-
- Each record in the ASCII text file will be separated by commas
- and quotation marks. This is a standard ASCII record format
- recognizable by most word processing programs such as
- WordPerfect. It is also known as the mailmerge format.
-
- The copy-to-floppy feature is not a file backup routine. It
- copies to only one disk at a time. When used with the F10
- filter, it can be very useful in creating diskette files
- containing small subsets of your main records file.
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-
- G - Append Records - Use this feature to append Label Master 5.1
- records, Dbase records, or records in ASCII format. Be sure you
- have enough disk space available to accommodate the additional
- records.
-
- In the case of dBase records, the field names must match Label
- Master's field names. In the case an ASCII text file, the
- records must consist of 16 fields, in exactly the same order as
- Label Master's fields, and delimited by commas or quotation
- marks. Label Master's record structure is:
-
- Field Name Field Type Width
-
- LNAME Character 30 ** Label Master also has
- FNAME Character 30 a memo field which is
- TITLE Character 30 not affected by import
- ORG Character 30 and export operations.
- STREET Character 30
- CITY Character 30
- STATE Character 4
- ZIP Character 10
- COUNTRY Character 30
- PHONE Character 30
- NOTES Character 30
- PREFIX Character 8
- CARRIER Character 4
- DATE Date 8
- BEGIN Logical 1
- SEQNO Numeric 6
-
- The BEGIN and SEQNO fields do not appear on any screens. They
- are used internally by Label Master 5.1 to prepare bulk mail
- reports.
-
- H- Case Conversion - This option lets you convert your mailing
- address data (not the Notes, Phone, or Memo fields) to upper case
- and vice versa. The Postal Service offers discounts for bulk mail
- when the addresses are in upper case.
-
- I - Search and Replace - Use this feature to find and replace any
- text in any field.
-
- J - Zip-Plus-4 Service - This feature allows you to take
- advantage of the U.S. Postal Service's free service whereby they
- will convert your five digit zip codes to nine digit zip codes.
- This service will also automatically correct any of your five
- digit zip codes which are incorrect.
-
- If you have a mailing list of any size, this service can save you
- a large amount of money. See Appendix D for complete details.
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-
- K - Select Printer - use this feature to tell Label Master 5.1
- what printer and printer port you are using. If you do not find
- your printer on Label Master's list of 438 printers, let us know
- and we will update our printer list for you.
-
- Use this feature also to select the font you want your printer to
- use. Please note that your printer must support the font you
- select. For example, if you select italics and your laser jet
- does not have an italics font, you will just get the printer's
- normal default font instead of italics.
-
- Use this feature also to set the top margin and lines per page
- for label printing if you are using a laser jet printer.
-
- L - Form Letters - Use this feature to create a short letter,
- embed field names in the letter, and send the letter to the
- person in the currently displayed record, or to everyone on your
- mailing list. This feature, like all others, obeys the filter
- condition, so you can send the letter to any selected sub-set of
- persons on your list.
-
- M - Print Users Manual - Use this feature to print a copy of the
- Users Manual.
-
- N - Select Date Format - Use this feature to select the date
- format you prefer.
-
- MENU OPTION: VIEW
-
- Select this option to browse through the records of the main
- records database, the states/provinces database, the notepad
- database, and the Label Master 5.1 file locations database.
-
- For the main records database, this option, like all others,
- obeys the filter condition. (see function key F10 - set filter
- on/off, below).
-
- The states/provinces look-up table is the database Label Master
- 5.1 uses to check the accuracy of the State/Zip code combinations
- in your records when you use option C on the Services menu. You
- can add records to this look-up table if you have addresses in
- other countries. Label Master 5.1 comes complete with
- state/territory/zip code data for the United States, and
- province/territory/postal code data for Canada.
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-
- Use the Notepad database to record anything you want. We put it
- here so you could have a convenient place to keep a record of any
- codes you might be using in the Notes field, but you can use it
- for anything you want.
-
- The Label Master File Location file contains the location of
- Label Master 5.1 files you want to maintain on floppy drives or
- hard disk directories. If you add Label Master 5.1 file location
- records to this file, be sure to precede any hard disk directory
- name with the drive designator, e.g., C:\CLIENTS. Do not place a
- \ at the end of the directory name. Any file location records
- you add to this database will automatically appear as choices
- when you select the Change File option from the Services menu.
-
-
- FUNCTION KEYS
-
- F1 function key - at any point in the program you can press F1 to
- read this User Manual. When reading the User Manual, you can
- search for items by pressing the F9 key and then entering the
- search word.
-
- F2 function key - use this feature to edit the text in the memo
- field of the current record. You may enter any text you want.
- We suggest you keep your comments short, however, since disk
- space used for memos means less space available for records.
- Press F10 to save any changes. Press Esc to exit without saving
- changes.
-
- F3 function key - Use this feature to select the way you want
- Label Master 5.1 to work with your records, i.e., by last name,
- organization, zip code, or order of entry. A small arrow will
- appear beside the Last Name, Organization, or Zip Code field
- heading to indicate the selected order. No arrow will appear if
- you have selected if Order of Entry.
-
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-
- F4 function key - use this feature to make a copy of the current
- record.
-
- F5 function key - use this feature to display a pop-up calendar.
- Press Esc to make it disappear.
-
- F6 function key - use this feature to print the displayed record.
- on a single envelope. You can control where the record will
- print on a dot matrix printer by using option N (Set defaults) on
- the Services menu. The data printed is the data specified on the
- Labels menu, minus carrier route number and bar code.
-
- If using a laserjet, feed the envelope face up using the manual
- feed envelope guides on top of the paper tray.
-
- F7 function key - use this feature to print multiple mailing
- labels of the current record.
-
- F8 function key - use this feature to display your record count.
- You will use this primarily to tell how many records meet the
- filter condition. Without the filter set, this will give you the
- active record count. This may vary from the running total shown
- on the bottom right of your screen since the running total is the
- total of all your active records plus any zapped records
- available for reuse.
-
- F10 function key - this is one of your most powerful features.
- Use this feature if you want to work with a selected sub-set of
- your records. This feature allows you to filter your master file
- so that Label Master 5.1 can work with any sub-set of the file
- you want.
-
- You may use a Quick Query or a Super Query.
-
- Use the Quick Query to quickly specify a particular sub-set of
- records. For example, if you want to work with only New York
- records, select Quick Query, and enter "NY" in the State field of
- the filter criteria screen. Press the PgDn key and you will be
- working with only that subset of records.
-
- The Super Query allows you to build a more complex query
- condition, and save the query condition for repeated use. Any
- number of query conditions may be defined and saved. See
- Appendix B for complete information on using the query builder.
-
- When you set a filter condition, a "filter on" reminder message
- will appear to remind you. When you clear the filter, (press F10
- again) the message disappears.
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-
- When you set a filter condition, everything you do conforms to
- the filter. This includes:
-
- - Printing labels (see Labels discussion above for more
- information)
- - Printing hard copy lists (Services Menu - option E)
- - Going to next record
- - Going to previous record
- - Using the main menu View option
- - Counting records with the F8 feature
- - Copy records to an ASCII file or a floppy disk
-
- Remember, to turn the filter off, just press F10 again.
-
-
- NOTES FOR CONVERTING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS
-
- If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Label Master,
- you can append those records into Label Master 5.1 by using
- option G on the Services menu. Select option G, then the dBase
- sub-option, and when prompted for the name of the file to append
- enter the name of the records database for the earlier version of
- Label Master.
-
- The records database in version 4 is called NAMEFILE.DBF, and in
- version 3 is called RECORDS.DBF.
-
- If your version 4 is located in a directory called LM4, you
- would enter the following for the file to append:
-
- C:\LM4\NAMEFILE.DBF
-
- If your version 3 is located in a directory called LM, you would
- enter the following for the file to append:
-
- C:\LM\RECORDS.DBF
-
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-
- APPENDIX A - REPORT WRITER
-
- The Report Writer menu displays 12 command options down the left
- side, a column which gives the column number, and five columns
- which show the report specifications. The command options are:
-
- Load REPORT:
-
- Select this option for a list of previously defined and saved
- reports. Highlight the report you want, press Enter, and the all
- the specifications for the selected report will be loaded into
- the Report Writer.
-
- Create REPORT:
-
- Select this option to create a new report. When you select this
- option, you will be asked to name the report. After naming the
- report, you must select Edit REPORT to define the new report.
-
- Save REPORT:
-
- Select this option to save your report specifications.
-
- Edit REPORT:
-
- Select this option if you want to define a new report you have
- just Created, or change a report you have just Loaded.
-
- When defining a new report you have just Created, the lite-bar
- will be over column 1 of Column Contents. Press Enter to display
- a list of database fields. Place the lite-bar over the field you
- want to use in column 1 and press Enter. The name of the field
- you have selected will appear in the Column Contents column.
-
- Whether you are specifying the second column for a new report, or
- editing an existing report you have Loaded, the editing procedure
- is the same.
-
- Use the arrow keys to move the lite-bar to the Column Contents,
- Column Title, Width, Pict, and Total columns. Use the ENTER key
- to change the contents of a column. Use the INSERT key to add a
- new column. Use the DELETE key to delete a column. Use the
- ESCAPE key when finished editing.
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-
- To Add: To add a new column to the report, place the lite-bar
- over the Column Contents column where you want to insert the
- new column, and press Enter. Select the desired field from
- the list of fields which will be displayed. You will then be
- asked to select one of two choices: (1) Use value contained in
- database field: <field name>, or (2) Build extended expression
- from field: <field name>. Normally, you will want to select
- the first choice.
-
- In some cases, however, you may want the column contents to
- contain some modification of the field value selected. If so,
- select the second choice, and the Report Writer's Expression
- Builder will appear. See Appendix C for more information on
- using the Expression Builder.
-
- To Change: To change the contents of any of the five report
- specification columns, use the arrow keys to place the lite-
- bar over the item you want to change, and press Enter.
-
- If you are changing an item in the Column Contents column, you
- will be given two choices: (1) Pick New Value for this column,
- and (2) Extend with Expression Builder. If you select the
- first choice, you will be presented with the same choices as
- discussed above when adding a new column. If you select the
- second choice, you will be presented with the Expression
- Builder.
-
- If you are changing an item in the Column Title column, you will
- first be asked to specify the column width, and will then be
- asked for the new title. The Column Title column initially
- contains the name of the field you have selected.
-
- The Width column shows how wide the column is. If you want to
- change the width of a column, select this item and enter a new
- column width. The default is the width of the field.
-
- Important note: You will probably want to increase the default
- column size for numeric fields if you are totaling the column. If
- you don't, the column may not be wide enough to display the
- totaled values.
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-
- The Pict column lets you specify a picture, or mask, for numeric
- fields. If you edit a numeric field's picture, you will see the
- following:
-
- Picture: 9999999.99
-
- 9 A number
- . Position of the decimal point.
- , Inserts a comma
- * Inserts asterisks for leading blanks
- $ Inserts $ signs for leading blanks
- @( Encloses negatives in parentheses.
- @B Left justifies numbers
- @C Displays CR after a positive number
- @X Displays DB after a negative number
- @Z Displays spaces instead of zeros if =0
-
- The 9, period, comma, etc. are referred to as template
- symbols.
-
- Examples may help. If you wish the numeric field to display its
- numbers with commas inserted at the proper places, you would
- enter 999,999,999.99 in the picture clause. 77654.33 would be
- displayed as 77,654.33. 100022345 would be displayed as
- 100,022,345.00.
-
- Template symbols may be combined in the picture clause. For
- example, enter @( 999,999.99 in the picture clause to display
- negative comma-formatted numbers in parenthesis. Note the space
- between the @( template symbol and the 999,999.99 template
- symbol.
-
- Finally, you may edit the Total column if you want the Report
- Writer to total your numeric field columns.
-
- Delete Report: Select this option to delete previously saved
- reports.
-
- Headers/Footers: Select this option to enter page titles and/or
- page footers.
-
- Filtering: Select this option to set a filter, i.e., specify the
- criteria which records have to meet in order to be included in
- the report. See Appendix B for a full discussion of how to
- specify a filter condition using the Query Builder.
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-
- Grouping Order: This option is only available if the database
- has an active index. You can find out if you have an active
- index by choosing Grouping Order from the command list, and
- then selecting View current sort selection. If there is no
- active index, the report writer will tell you.
-
- You may use this option to have the report writer group your data
- into major and secondary groups. A group change is a point where
- a change takes place in one of the keys in an indexed database.
- Report subtotals will be printed at a group change.
-
- If your database has one or more active indexes, the report
- writer will present a menu of index choices. Pick the index
- you want to use for the report.
-
- Next, the report writer will ask you if you want to select a
- major group from the index key. If you answer Yes, the report
- writer will present a menu of major group choices based on the
- index you have chosen to use. For example, if your index is
- based on the expression LNAME + FNAME, the menu will show two
- choices:
-
- LNAME
- LNAME+FNAME
-
- If you select the full expression (LNAME+FNAME), the report
- writer will not ask you if you want to use a secondary group. If
- you select LNAME, the report writer will ask you if you want to
- select a secondary group from the index key. If you answer Yes,
- the report writer will present a menu of choices based on the
- unselected portion of the index expression. In the example we
- are using, the menu would consist of the single choice FNAME.
-
- If this seems confusing, don't worry. Experiment with it a little
- by producing sample reports, and you will quickly see how it
- works.
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-
- Other Options: Select this option to customize the look of your
- report. There are five categories within this option:
-
- Page Dimensions: Use the choices in this category to set the
- desired page length, page width, top margin, and left
- margin.
-
- Group Headers and Totals: Use the choices in this category
- to give the major or minor groups, if any, a title. The
- default titles are Major Group: and Minor Group:. You can
- also select any underlining characters you may want to use
- for the group headers and totals.
-
- Eject (new page) Options: Use the choices in this category
- to specify how you want the report writer to eject pages.
-
- Separator Characters: Use the choices in this category to
- specify separator lines and characters for titles,
- individual detail lines, columns, etc.
-
- Miscellaneous Options: Use the choices in this category to
- specify whether you want to include a standard two line
- header on each page consisting of the page #, date, and
- time. You can also specify whether you want a full or
- summary report. You would use a summary report primarily
- for numeric reports where the major group totals were all
- you were interested in.
-
- The printer setup and exit codes allow you to send printer
- control codes to the printer at the beginning and end or the
- report. For example, if you are working with an Epson dot
- matrix printer, and want to print a report in condensed
- print, you would enter 15 as the setup code and 18 as the
- exit code. If you need to enter more than one code,
- separate each code with a comma.
-
- If you are working with a laser jet printer and want to
- print your report in landscape mode, you would enter
- 27,38,108,49,79 for the setup code, and 27,69 for the exit
- code.
-
- The examples given above will work for most dot matrix and
- laser jet printers. However, printer control codes can vary
- from printer to printer. See your printer manual for the
- control codes used by your printer.
-
- If you prefer, you can just leave the printer setup and exit
- codes blank. This is ok. Leaving them blank means that the
- printer will print in whatever mode the printer is currently
- set for.
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-
- Print Report: Select this option to send the report to the
- printer or to a disk file. We suggest using the disk file
- option until you are sure you have the report just the way
- you want it, since the disk file option displays the report
- on the screen while also writing to the disk. You can see
- right away whether the report looks the way you want it to.
-
-
- You can suspend or quit report production by pressing the
- Esc key at any time.
-
- If you tell the report writer to prepare a disk file, you
- will be prompted for a file name.
-
- Report Status: Select this option to see a summary of the
- total configuration being used by the report writer.
-
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-
- APPENDIX B - QUERY BUILDER
-
- The query builder allows you to define a condition which a record
- must meet in order for the record to be used by your application.
-
- When you Quit the query builder with a query active, your
- application will have access to only those records which meet the
- query condition.
-
- Think of the query condition as a filter. Records that do not
- meet the query condition are temporarily filtered out. The other
- records in your database are still there, but they are
- temporarily hidden.
-
- You can turn the query (filter) off by selecting Zap from the
- query builder menu. All your records are now available to your
- application.
-
- When you select the query builder, you will be presented with the
- following menu:
-
- Build a new Query
- Add to current query
- Count matching records
- Zap (remove) existing Query
- Save current Query to disk
- Restore Query from disk
- Delete stored queries
- What is current Query
- Edit current Query
- View records matching Query
- Quit
-
- Build a New Query: When you select this option, you will be
- presented with a list of the fields in the database you are
- working with. Here is an example:
-
-
- Database Field List
- < Deleted? >
- LNAME
- FNAME
- TITLE
- ORG
- STREET
- CITY
- STATE
- ZIP
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-
- Place the lite bar over the field you want, and press Enter to
- select the field.
-
- If you select the Deleted? option, you will be prompted to answer
- T (True/Yes), or F (False/No). T (True/Yes) means you want to
- include 'deleted' records in your query. If you answer F
- (False/NO), this means you want to exclude 'deleted' records from
- the query condition. A 'deleted' record is one which has been
- marked for deletion but has not yet been purged, or packed, from
- the database. In most cases, you will ignore this option.
-
- When you select a field, you will be asked if you wish to further
- define the field with the Expression Builder. The default answer
- in No. In most cases, this is what you will want. If you have
- some particular need to further refine the selection of data in
- the field you have chosen, answer Yes, and you will be presented
- with the Expression Builder. See Appendix C for details on the
- Expression Builder.
-
- If you have selected a character type field, the query builder
- will display a menu of choices, as follows:
-
- = (EXACTLY EQUAL TO)
- <> (NOT EQUAL TO)
- < (LESS THAN)
- > (GREATER THAN)
- <= (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO)
- >= (GREATER OR EQUAL TO)
- $ (CONTAINS)
- !$ (DOES NOT CONTAIN)
- ?* (WILDCARD MATCH)
- S (IS SIMILAR TO)
- B (BEGINS WITH)
- E (ENDS WITH)
-
- Hint: Use the $ (CONTAINS) option to have Label Master 5.1 find
- records containing a string of characters no matter where it may
- be in the selected field. You can also use this option to find
- records containing multiple character strings in a field. For
- example, enter NY;CA;VA to find records containing NY, CA, or VA,
- no matter where they are in the selected field.
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-
- If you have selected a numeric type field, the query builder will
- display a menu of choices, as follows:
-
- = (EXACTLY EQUAL TO)
- <> (NOT EQUAL TO)
- < (LESS THAN)
- > (GREATER THAN)
- <= (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO)
- >= (GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO)
-
- Select the appropriate option, and the query builder will prompt
- you as necessary to complete your specification for the field you
- have selected.
-
- The query builder will then present the following menu of
- choices:
-
- DONE
- AND
- OR
- AND NOT
- OR NOT
-
- For many simple queries, you can select DONE. When first
- learning and experimenting with the query builder, you will
- probably want to select DONE and use the 'View records matching
- query' option to see the results of your query specification.
-
- If you wish to include other field specifications in the
- query expression, you can select one of the other options, as
- appropriate, and repeat the same procedure as above.
-
- An example may help. Let's say your query expression at this
- point is something like LASTNAME = "SMITH", and you wanted to
- work with only those SMITH's who live in California. Assuming
- your database contains a two character STATE field, you would:
-
- 1. select AND instead of DONE.
- 2. select STATE from the field list.
- 3. select EXACTLY EQUAL TO or CONTAINS
- (CONTAINS is often better)
- 4. enter CA for the state name.
- 5. select DONE.
-
- Your query expression now contains the appropriate references to
- both fields.
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-
- When you have created your query expression, Query Active will
- flash on the screen. You can now select another option from the
- query builder menu. If you Quit the query builder, your
- application will filter your records so that only those records
- meeting the query (filter) condition will be used.
-
- Add to Current Query: Select this option to add more
- specifications to your query expression.
-
- Count matching records: Select this option to have the query
- builder count the number of database records that meet the query
- condition you have specified.
-
- Zap (remove) existing query: Select this option to remove the
- existing query condition. This restores access to all the
- database records.
-
- Save current query to disk: Select this option to save the
- current query condition so you can use it later without having to
- redefine it. When you select this option, you will be prompted
- for a description of the query condition. Enter any description
- you want.
-
- Restore query from disk: Select this option to restore a
- previously saved query condition.
-
- Delete stored queries: Select this option to have the query
- builder display a list of stored queries. Select the one you want
- to delete and the query builder will remove it from the query
- file.
-
- What is current query: Select this option to have the query
- builder display the current query.
-
- Edit current query: Select this option if you want to manually
- edit the current query condition. Unless you are an experienced
- database programmer, you will probably not want to do this.
-
- View records matching query: Select this option to view the
- records which match the query condition you have specified.
-
- Quit: Select this option to quit the query builder and return to
- your application.
-
- The query builder can seem daunting at first. We suggest you
- simply experiment with it, building simple query conditions to
- get the feel of it. As you become more comfortable with how it
- works, try more complex queries. Remember to save queries which
- you may use again. This will save you the trouble of redefining
- them.
-
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- APPENDIX C - EXPRESSION BUILDER
-
- The Expression Builder allows you to further define the field of
- data you want to use. It presents you with a menu of choices
- appropriate to the type of field you have selected, i.e.,
- character, numeric, date, logical, or memo field.
-
- Here are the choices if the field type is character:
-
-
- E X P R E S I O N B U I L D E R
-
- QUIT and return current expression
- TEST against database (WYSIWYG)
-
- UNDO last change
- HELP with expression builder
- EXTRACT subset or rearrange
- JUSTIFY left right centered
- CASE uppercase lowercase proper
- MOVE spaces to end of string
- ADD or imbed characters
- SUBSTITUTE one value for another
- DIFFERENT change to date or numeric
-
-
- QUIT: Select this option to leave the expression builder.
-
- TEST: Select this option to test your expression against the
- current database.
-
- UNDO: Select this option to undo your most recent change while
- using the expression builder.
-
- HELP: Select this option for brief help on using the expression
- builder.
-
- EXTRACT: Select this option if you wish to work with only those
- records that contain a desired portion of the data in the
- character field. For example, assume the character field you have
- selected contains a ten character code, and you want to work with
- only those codes that contain A99 in the first three spaces. You
- could select EXTRACT, then Left 3 characters on the next screen.
- The query expression would become LEFT(ITEM,3).
-
- After Quitting to the next screen, you would specify EXACTLY
- EQUAL TO, and then A99. If you then Viewed records matching the
- Query, you would see only records which contained A99 in the
- first three spaces of the item code field.
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- When you return to the main menu, the query expression will be
- displayed in the Status box at the bottom of the screen to remind
- you that the only records that are active are those which meet
- the query expression. You can toggle the filter (query
- expression) off by selecting Filter again from the main menu when
- you are finished working with the A99 records.
-
- JUSTIFY: Select this option if you wish the right justified, left
- justified, or centered field data to match some value you are
- going to specify. An example of a situation in which you might
- use this capability would be where you suspect blank spaces might
- have been entered in the field, e.g., " A99" instead of "A99".
- By specifying left justified here, and specifying EXACTLY EQUAL
- TO A99 at the next screen, you will get all the A99 records, even
- those where blanks might have been entered by mistake at the
- beginning of the field data.
-
- CASE: Select this option if you wish the upper-cased,
- lower-cased, or properized (first letter capitalized) field data
- to match some value you are going to specify in the next step.
-
- MOVE: Select this option if you want to move all the blank spaces
- in a field's contents to either the beginning or the end of the
- field data. "A99 123" would be treated either as " A99123" or
- "A99123 ", depending on which option you select. You could then
- compare the result of that expression to some value you will
- specify in the next step.
-
- ADD: Select this option if you wish to add or imbed particular
- characters in the query expression in order to compare that
- expression to some value you will specify in the next step.
-
- SUBSTITUTE: Select this option if you want to have the filter
- substitute one string of characters for another string so that
- appropriate matching can take place against some value you will
- specify in the next step.
-
- DIFFERENT: Select this option if you wish to have the filter
- convert characters to numeric or date format so that appropriate
- matching can take place against some value you will specify in
- the next step.
-
- Other appropriate options for expression building are presented
- when you select a numeric, date, logical, or memo field.
-
- The basic idea is that the expression builder allows you to
- further define the field of data you want to use. In the great
- majority of cases, you will not need to use the Expression
- Builder, but it is available as a tool which can be used if
- needed.
- Page 32
-
- APPENDIX D - ZIP-PLUS-4 SERVICE
-
- This Label Master 5.1 feature allows you to create floppy disks
- of Label Master 5.1 records which you can send to the U.S. Postal
- Service where they will convert your 5 digit zip codes into 9
- digit zip codes, and also provide carrier route numbers. The USPS
- will also correct any of your incorrect zip codes, including
- blank zip codes.
-
- This feature can save you quite a bit of money since you will pay
- less for mailings using 9 digit zip codes and carrier routes.
-
- To take advantage of this feature, you must obtain a copy of the
- USPS form entitled Diskette Processing Request Form - ZIP+4
- Coding, from any U.S. Post Office.
-
- When filling out this form, include this information:
-
- Record Length: 90
- Input File Name: DISK1.RKS
- (if you have a lot of records, Label Master 5.1 will
- automatically create and name the additional files as
- DISK2.RKS, DISK3.RKS, etc.
-
- INPUT FIELDS: Field Length Beginning Position
- Personal Name: 15 1
- Secondary Address: (leave blank)
- Delivery Address: 30 16
- City: 28 46
- State: 2 74
- Zip Code: 5 76
-
- OUTPUT FIELDS: Field Length Beginning Position
- Carrier Route ID: 4 81
- ZIP+4 code: (leave blank)
- Add-on Code: 4 85
- State (Abbrev.): (leave blank)
- Footnote Flags: (leave blank)
- Record Type: (leave blank)
-
- For each INPUT records disk Label Master 5.1 creates, you will
- have to supply a blank formatted OUTPUT disk to accompany it. The
- Postal Service uses the OUTPUT disk to record the updated file.
- Both will be returned to you by the Postal Service.
-
- Your local Post Office will give you the address of the diskette
- processing facility nearest you. Alternatively, you can mail your
- diskettes to the national processing facility listed on the
- diskette processing form.
- Page 33
-
- When you select the Zip-Plus-4 feature from the Services menu,
- you will be given two options, to produce the INPUT disk which
- goes to the USPS, and to process the OUTPUT disk from the USPS.
-
- Select the INPUT disk option to produce disk(s) to go to the
- USPS.
-
- Select the OUTPUT disk option when you have received the updated
- disk(s) from the USPS.
-
- Some things to note:
-
- 1. When Label Master 5.1 prepares the INPUT disk, it places on
- the disk only those records which do not already have a nine
- digit zip code or a carrier route number. This means, for
- example, that if you have added 100 five-zip records since you
- last updated your records with the zip-plus-4 service, Label
- Master 5.1 is smart enough to place on the INPUT disk only the
- 100 new records.
-
- 2. Not all the records sent to the USPS will come back with nine
- digit zip codes and carrier route codes. For example, a record
- may contain an incorrect address, which the USPS computer cannot
- match to a zip-plus 4 code. If the final four digits are not
- added to a zip code, you should check the address to make sure it
- is correct. Perhaps it should read 101 Maple Street instead of
- 101 Maple Road.
-
- 3. As a precaution, you should always back up your records before
- updating your records with the Postal Service OUTPUT disk. If the
- Postal Service has made any kind of mistake, and it sometimes
- does, you will need to restore your original records from your
- back up disk(s) because your zip codes may be all mixed up.
-
- Page 34
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE
-
- WE ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF DATA.
-
- Please make regular backup copies of your records to protect
- against accidental erasures or system malfunction. All hard
- disks will fail eventually. The only question is when.
-
- Your records are in the files called LM5.DBF and LM5.DBT. These
- two files MUST be backed up at the same time.
-
- In addition to the DOS backup.com and restore.com programs which
- come free with each copy of DOS, there are several commercial
- programs available at your local software store for saving and
- restoring copies of your records. These include:
-
- -Peter Norton Backup
-
- -Fastback Plus
-
- -PC Tools Delux
-
- Should you ever need to restore backed-up files, please reindex
- your records (Services Menu) after restoring.
-
- In addition to backing up your records onto disks or tape, we
- also suggest you use Label Master's hard copy report feature
- (Services -E) to periodically print a hard copy of your records
- and file it away. If a worst case scenario, you can always
- re-type your records from this printout.
- Page 35
-
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- We will be glad to help with any problems you may have.
-
- You may contact us for technical support by:
-
- -Compuserve E-Mail at 72357,2034 - 24 hours a day.
-
- -FAX at 703-534-1726 - 24 hours a day.
-
- -Voice at 703-534-1726.
-
- -Answering machine at 703-534-1726 - 24 hours a day.
-
- -Mail at:
-
- RKS Software, Inc.
- 3820 N. Dittmar Road
- Arlington, VA 22207-4565
- Page 36
-
- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
-
- Robert K. Summers 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.
-
- Page 37
- INDEX
-
- ASCII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Backup copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
- Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10, 18
- Blank lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- Bulk mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Carrier Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9, 10, 18, 32
- Code your records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
- CONFIG.SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
- DBase records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Delete a record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
- Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
- Duplicate records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Emulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 18
- Esc key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
- Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 26
- Floppy disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Label width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- Labels across. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- Laser jet labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- Left margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- Memo field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Monochrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
- Multiple mailing labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- New directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Query builder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
- Query condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Quick Query. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4
- Registered owners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4
- Replace any text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
- Separate mailing list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Super Query. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Technical support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
- Temporary first line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- WordPerfect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Page 38
-
- LABEL MASTER REGISTRATION FORM
-
- My $39 registration fee is enclosed. I understand that this
- entitles me to immediately receive:
-
- -a free registered copy of the most recent version of Label
- Master.
-
- -technical support as described in this User Manual.
-
- -discounts on future upgrades of Label Master.
-
-
- Send: ___ 5 1/4 inch disk __ 3 1/2 inch disk
-
-
- TO: FROM:
-
- RKS Software, Inc. Name:
- 3820 N. Dittmar Rd.
- Arlington VA 22207-4565 (Title):
-
- (Company):
-
- Address:
- Today's
- date: ___________ City,State:
-
- Zip Code:
-
- Phone Number: