contact.hlp

用C实现的另一个串口通信程序

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This  DEMO  of  CONTACT  PLUS  is  a working demo, not
simply a slide show.  Thus you  have  the  opportunity
to view all screens and reports at your leisure.

Since  CONTACT  PLUS  is very comprehensive, expect to
spend an hour or so to familiarize yourself  with  all
the functions  and  features  available.  Press the F1
(help key) often.

Take your time with the demo and become familiar  with
the user  interface.   Enter some of your own contacts
into the database to get a  feel  of  how  the  system
will best suit your needs.

You  can  have up to 10 contacts in the demo database.
The  demo  comes  with  pre-entered   demo   contacts.
Delete these  and  add  your own contacts.  Other than
the  record  limit,  you  are  running  the   complete
system.

If  you order CONTACT PLUS, you will also receive four
other programs:    CFIX  -  recovers  broken  database
files,  CONCAL  - generates a monthly calendar for ALL
contacts in your  database  sorted  by  tickler  date,
IMPORT   -   an   ASCII   import   program   (allowing
importation  of  contacts  from  other   programs   or
mainframes),  and  CHECK  -  a program that checks for
appointments within a number of  days  ...    good  to
place  in  your  autoexec.bat  file so that you can be
reminded about your appointments  everytime  you  turn
on the computer.

CONTACT  PLUS  is  a  interactive  filing  system that
keeps track of your  important  business  contacts  by
providing  a  personal  detailed  calendar for each of
your important contacts.  A history  of  phone  calls,
correspondence,  and  notes  are kept for each contact
in an easy to use format.

CONTACT PLUS functions as a electronic rolodex,  keeps
track  of  appointments,  tickler  dates,  phone calls
(both outgoing and  incoming),  form  letters,  allows
data  search,  includes  an autodialer, and allows you
to classify your contacts in a variety of  ways  using
24 customizable categories.

CONTACT PLUS  also  acts  as a mail list manager.  You
can create customized form letters and send  them  out
to contacts of your choosing.

CONTACT   PLUS   works  best  on  hard  disk  equipped
systems.  Since CONTACT PLUS keeps such  comprehensive
records,  each  contact in the database consumes about
4K of disk space.  Thus, roughly 80  contacts  may  be
stored on a single 360 K floppy diskette.

CONTACT  PLUS  is  memory  conservative as it will run
with roughly 200K of available RAM memory.    A  Hayes
compatible  modem  is  necessary  if you plan on using
the autodial feature.

CONTACT   PLUS   locates   your   important   contacts
quickly.   By last name, company name or by one of the
two user defined fields you specify.   When  searching
for  a particular contact, you may enter the first few
characters of the last  name,  company  name  or  user
defined field.

You  have  instant access to your word processor while
viewing your contacts.  Press the  F6  key  to  access
your word  processor.  A template file will be used to
generate the  salutation  and  starting  text  of  the
letter you   wish   to  enter.    CONTACT  PLUS  works
comfortably  with  native  word  processing  documents
using   Word   Perfect   (tm).   Other   popular  word
processors may  be  accessed  using  the  non-document
mode also known both as TEXT or ASCII files.

Each   contact   can  be  placed  in  up  to  24  user
selectable categories.    Categories  are  useful   to
classify your contacts.

Three  user defined DATE fields are provided with each
contact;  typical uses could be first, last  and  next
contact  dates,  proposal  dates, demo dates, or birth
dates.

Two user defined index fields are also  available  for
customization.   Typical  uses could be "SALESPERSON",
"TERRITORY", "PRODUCT", or "SIC  CODE".    The  fields
are  index fields meaning that you can sort and recall
your contacts based on the fields you choose.

Separate databases are  available.    Vendor  contacts
can  be  kept  in  one database and client contacts in
another.  The possibilities are solely up to  you  and
limited only by disk space.

Contact  has  an  AUTODIAL feature that will work with
Hayes compatible modems.  While in  the  contact  menu
press  F3  or  F4  to  dial  one of two phone numbers.
CONTACT PLUS will start up the dial sequence  and  you
can  simply pick up the phone when someone answers the
line.

CONTACT PLUS will also  record  your  incoming  calls.
Simply  call  up  the  record  of  the  phone  call by
entering the first few characters of  the  last  name,
then  press  F9 from the CONTACT MENU and the incoming
call will be logged.

Set up the DOS variable "PLOG" to log  all  the  calls
to an  output file in a tabular format.  By setting up
the variable :    "SET  PLOG=phone.hst"  at  DOS,  all
calls will be stored in the file "phone.hst".

You  can  use  your printer manual to set up different
fonts:  boldface, italics, compressed print  for  your
particular printer.

The  ESC  and  TAB  key is used to exit menus and stop
reports at any time.  This indicates to  CONTACT  PLUS
that  you  are  finished looking at the display on the
screen.  This key is used GLOBALLY through the  system
as an escape hatch. It is ALWAYS available.

The  LEFT ARROW Key will move left one field while you
are updating a record.

The RIGHT ARROW Key will move right  one  field  while
you are updating a record.

The  UP  ARROW Key is used to move up one field if you
are  in  an  update  mode  or  the  menu  options  are
showing.   If you are in the contact menu it will move
to the prior record.

The DOWN ARROW Key is used to move down one  field  if
you  are  in  an  update  mode or the menu options are
showing.  If you are in the contact menu it will  move
to the next record.

The  F2 Key (FUNCTION 2) is used to make a copy of the
screen. Each time F2 is pressed,  the  current  screen
is  appended  to  the file "screen.sav" in the current
directory.   This  has  the  advantage  over  pressing
SHIFT   PRTSCRN,   in   that   screens  are  paginated
correctly.

The F5 Key (DOS) will allow you to escape  to  DOS  to
run  a  different  program, perhaps a spreadsheet or a
DOS program.  You may run any program other  than  DOS
directly  from  the  F5  key  by  setting  the COMMAND
parameter in the SYSTEM PARAMETER MENU.   Details  are
presented in  the  documentation.    The F5 key can be
pressed at any time.

The  F6  Key  (WP)  will  invoke  your  personal  word
processing  system  and  will  fill  in  fields from a
template file, thus relieving you of having  to  enter
the name,  address,  city,  etc.  It will be filled in
automatically!  Plus, you do not have to learn  a  new
word processor.      You  can  use  the  one  you  are
accustomed with.

The F9 Key (FUNCTION 9) will record an  incoming  call
while in the CONTACT MENU for the displayed contact.

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Enter  'y'  to  save  the  changed information on this
page.  Enter 'n' to discard the changes.

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Use the arrow keys to select a  pre-existing  database
in the  current directory.  The size in bytes and date
of the main data file "contact.dt" is displayed.

The old database will be closed properly and  the  new
database will become active.

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Enter the  name  of  a  new  database.    It  must not
already exist.  Use up to 8 characters.

Example:

    To create a customer database, call it
    "CUST" (exclude the quotes).

    The following data files will be created:
    CUST.hdr, CUST.dt, CUST.nx0, CUST.nx1 and
    CUST.nx2  (these files comprise a database)

This option must be run before trying to copy  records
from one database to another.

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The database  specified could not be open.  Either the
database has been  corrupt  in  which  case  the  CFIX
(database  recovery)  command  must  be  run,  or  the
database doesn't exist in the current directory.

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Enter "l" for last name, "c"  for  company  name,  "1"
for  the  first  user  defined  field, and "2" for the
second user defined field.

The index will be changed so that you will be able  to
recall  the contacts by last name, company name or one
of the two user defined fields.

After selecting the index you may abbreviate the  name
when searching for a contact, for example:

To  search for "Victory Oil", set the index to "c" for
COMPANY and enter "vi" at the prompt.

To search for "Sam Smith", set the index to "l"  (last
name)  and enter "Sm" at the prompt. CONTACT PLUS will
place you  at  the  first  match  of  "Smith"  in  the
database.    "SM",   "Sm"   and  "sm"  are  identical.
CONTACT PLUS doesn't pay attention to upper  or  lower
case when searching.

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The  form  file  could  not  be located in the current
directory.  CONTACT PLUS is looking  for  one  of  the
following file names in the current directory:

       FORM           CORRESPONDING FILENAME
       ------         ----------------------
       Form 1         contact.1
       Form 2         contact.2
       Form 3         contact.3
       Form 4         contact.4
       Form 5         contact.5
       Form 6         contact.6
       Form 7         contact.7
       Form 8         contact.8
       Form 9         contact.9
       Mailing Label  contact.lbl

These  must  be ASCII files and must be in the current
directory.  CONTACT PLUS verifies  that  the  file  is
ASCII before proceeding.

If  using  a  different  database, say "BUSINESS", the
form names would be:

    business.1 business.6
    business.2 business.7
    business.3 business.8
    business.4 business.9
    business.5 business.lbl

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Enter "y" if you wish to add this contact  permanently
to the  database.    Otherwise enter "n" - the contact
will not be added to the database.

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Enter "y" if you wish to  save  the  changes  made  to
this contact  permanently.   Otherwise enter "n" - the
changes will be abandoned.

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Enter "y" and ALL fields from the currently  displayed
contact  will  be  set  in  the  new contact record --
except the first name and last  name,  these  will  be
blanked out.

This  is  especially  useful  when entering a batch of
new contacts within the same companies.

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Enter "y" if  you  wish  to  permanently  DELETE  this
contact from  the database.  Otherwise enter "n" - the
contact will remain in the database.

There is no way to undelete a contact.

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Enter the salutation.

Examples :
     Mr.
     Mrs.
     Dr.

Enter ESC to exit.  To erase a field, press the  space
bar  once  at  the  start of the prompt then press the
ENTER key.

Use the HOME key to set the  "home  position"  on  any
one of  the fields.  This allows rapid updating of any
field in the header page.

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Enter a miscellaneous note  about  this  contact.    A
reference  to the contact's product line, or a note on
the first contact would be appropriate here.

To delete the note, press the SPACE bar once then  the
ENTER key at the prompt.

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Enter  a  character  string  designated by the prompt.
This is one  of  two  fields  that  are  user  defined
fields in CONTACT PLUS.

Use  this  field  to  record  something  unique to the
database.  The contact records can then be  called  up
using this field and sorted on this field.

See  the SYSTEM PARAMETER PAGE to change the label for
the user defined fields.

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Enter a date belonging to this field.    CONTACT  PLUS
provides 3  user  defined  date  fields.  Typical uses
are:

    First,last,next contact date
    Invoice date
    Demo date
    Proposal date

SHORTCUT FORMAT EXAMPLES
    "."    - today
    "+1"   - tomorrow
    "-1"   - yesterday
    "+1w"  - one week from today
    "-1w"  - last week
    "+1m"  - this day next month
    "1+1m" - first day of next month
    "+thu" - next Thursday from today
    "-wed" - last Wednesday
    "+1w"  - next week
    "-1w"  - last week

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PHONE CALLS
Bz - phone was Busy           No - No Answer
In - Incoming phone call      Ok - Ok phone call
LM - Left Message

LETTERS
Rv - received letter          Sn - sent letter

TICKLERS
RED - NOT DONE,  GREEN - DONE,  CYAN - N/A

Press the down/up arrow  to  view  next  and  previous
contacts,  or  enter  the  last  name or company name.
Press ENTER to change  the  dates  displayed.    After
pressing  the ENTER key you have the ability to scroll
through 20 years of calendars.

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The CURRENT month (that month matching  the  month  in
the  top  right corner of the screen) is positioned at
the lower left  corner  of  the  screen.    For  color
monitors the following have meaning:

    PHONE CALLS
       Left Message  - GREEN BLINKING HIGHLIGHT
       Incoming call - MAGENTA BLINKING HIGHLIGHT
       Ok            - RED BLINKING HIGHLIGHT
       No Answer     - BLUE
       Busy          - RED

    LETTERS
       Sent/Received  - MAGENTA

    TICKLERS
       N/A            - CYAN BLINKING

       DONE           - GREEN BLINKING
       NOT DONE       - RED BLINKING

The  HIGHLIGHT  and  BLINKING attributes are identical
for monochrome monitors.

Press the down/up arrow  to  view  next  and  previous
contacts, or  enter  a key.  Press ENTER to change the
dates displayed.  After pressing ENTER the arrow  keys
will change the months.

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15  different  tickler  dates  are  kept track of from
this page.  Use  the  tickler  fields  for  callbacks,
appointments,  to-do items, birthdates, anniversaries,
etc.

Use the "DONE?" field as an indicator of  whether  the
tickler  was  accomplished,  not done or doesn't apply
to the tickler.

To enter a new tickler, press the ENTER key then  move
the  cursor  to  an empty tickler field or simply type
over an old tickler.  The tickler memo field  must  be
non-blank to be saved.

To  delete  a  tickler,  position the highlight bar on
top of the tickler memo then press the SPACE bar  then
the ENTER key.

Don't  worry  about  the order you insert the ticklers
since CONTACT PLUS automatically  sorts  the  ticklers
with  the  earliest  dates appearing at the top of the
screen  when  you  press  the  ESC  key  to  save  the
changes.

The  tickler  memo will appear in the 1 month calendar
page.  The date in the 6 month calendar will blink.

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This page is a log of the last 30 phone calls made  to
this contact.    By  pressing  ENTER,  you  can scroll
through each phone call.  Press ENTER twice to  change
the  MEMO and STATUS fields of the entry at the top of
the screen.

The UP, DOWN, PAGE  UP,  and  PAGE  DOWN  will  scroll
through the phone calls.

The  30th  call will be discarded when a new phone log
is added.

Even if you aren't using a modem, you can  still  keep