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- A COMMO DIRECTORY MANAGER - Version 1.4
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- Written by Charles Crawford.
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- So I like Commo! Yup, it works for me since I use speech
- synthesis and it has that nifty speech friendly mode. The only
- problem is that I like sorted directories and so I've written
- this file directory manager to work for me!
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- It's public domain and so feel free to use it as you like.
- Of course I take no responsibility (nor anyone or anything else
- in the known universe) for it's operation. It works for me and
- so it should work for you.
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- Version 1.4 has a new data field in the database and so the
- program will look for your current database and if you have not
- used this program in the past will convert the "comsafe" database
- to "Commo.dbf" or if you have used the program, then it will copy
- your records to the new database and get rid of your old one;
- then rename the new one to "commo.dbf".
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- Running the program is pretty self explanatory. All you do
- is copy the files to a directory other than Commo and run "CDM"
- by typing "CDM" and pressing enter.
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- 1. You'll get to choose a color set if the program detects a
- color monitor or card and then see a great screen about the MCB
- BBS which I operate and then you are off to the program.
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- 2. You get to either add or edit entries in the "Commo.dbf"
- database file. Once you are done, then the program will write a
- "Commo.fon" ascii text file which you can copy to your Commo
- directory after you view it to make sure you like it.
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- The program sorts the entries in alphabetical order and
- that's about all it does. This version does not import from your
- current "Commo.fon" file and so you will need to enter all those
- entries you currently have over again. Note that if you have an
- existing "Commo.dbf" database file, then the records from it will
- have already been converted to the new "Commo.dbf" file and you
- will not lose records. Sorry about those using the program for
- the first time and hoping for a text file conversion, but the
- problem is that the Commo text file is so free format that it is
- impossible to write a program to recognize what is what in your
- current file directory, when a bracket delimiting file is not
- always consistent.
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- Adding entries is just answering the questions that come up
- on the screen. You get 40 spaces for the BBS name, 40 spaces for
- the number, 10 spaces for your password if any, 8 spaces for any
- macro you may have written or use, and an additional 12 spaces
- for any parameters that you want with that particular entry. If
- you don't use a password, a macro, or have a different set of
- parameters from the original Commo.set file, then simply press
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- enter at these prompts to leave the fields blank.
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- Starting with version 1.4, I've added a long distance code
- field. I got sick and tired of having to enter my long distance
- credit card code each time I added a new BBS to call. All this
- does is allow you to establish a long distance dialing sequence
- after your regular dialing number. Hence, if you use a credit
- card and you have had to enter the credit card number after each
- entry of the regular number to be dialed, then now all you do is
- enter the long distance string once and the program will find it
- every time you go to enter a new number and ask if you want the
- long distance string included. It will ask you to enter three
- commas in advance of the string to give the phone company time to
- get ready to receive the credit card number. For example, let's
- say that you want to dial Mom in another state. You would answer
- the question for the number to dial with a zero to start in order
- to alert the phone company that this is a credit call and then
- enter the number you would dial like "2025551212". That string
- with a zero in front of it would dial out to Washington D.C.
- directory assistance and give you a tone about three seconds
- after dialing for you to enter your credit card number. Now
- here's where the long distance code feature really helps! Once
- having entered it one time in your dialing directory, then the
- code can be attached to the regular number by answering yes when
- asked if you want to do that. Let's assume that you have never
- entered the long distance code in before. The computer will
- notice that there are no long distance codes anywhere in the
- database and ask if you want to enter one. If you say "Y" for
- yes, then you would enter your credit card number and 4 digit
- personal identification number as well with 3 commas in front.
- An example would be ",60377777778888" and once you confirm to the
- computer that you entered it correctly, then your Commo.fon file
- will show the number "02025551212,60377777778888" in the dial
- number field. Every time you go to enter a new BBS in the future
- requiring a long distance call for which you would use that long
- distance code, it would get in there automatically once you
- answered yes to the question if you want to use it.
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- Editing entries is just as easy as adding them. All menu
- driven and just answer the hot key prompts and edit as you wish.
- The program shows a listing of ten BBS names at a time to make
- editing much faster. Also, you can browse through your BBS names
- listings by pressing the move on option while in the first screen
- of the editor. To get full information on each listing, you can
- press option #2 and select one of the numbered BBS names for
- fuller view. Here in the edit screens you will be able to choose
- from the various parts of the record those fields you want to
- edit. The Long distance code can be edited within the selection
- having to do with the number to dial.
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- Enjoy and if you have any questions, then call the MCB BBS
- and leave a comment for the Sysop (me). The database already
- contains the necessary line for the MCB BBS since I have to do
- something to get you to call, right?
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- April 19, 1993 - Charlie Crawford.
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- PS: Download the latest version of the talking checkbook, the
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- calendar program or the address book while you visit the BBS.
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- PS2. Say, I've noticed that when dialing from Commo, I can get
- the ring and once answered by a voice, just hit the escape key
- and then I can pick up the phone and talk with whoever answers.
- This is great for using this commo directory management program
- as a telephone book with folks I call. Just enter a "V" or
- something as an identifier at the start of the name field to let
- you know it's a voice number that is listed.
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