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Information about “IN-CONTROL 2 OF 2 (ALSO 687)”
IN-CONTROL is a well-rounded business prospect/contacts and activity-
tracking system. It provides a Rolodex, activities list, management
reports, expense reports and an appointments tickler.
Everything is on-line with fast search capabilities. The Rolodex
features names, addresses and notations retrieval and a graphic
``layer-in'' ability which lets you temporarily merge mailing lists. In
addition, it is network-ready. The system also includes:
appointments tracking, expenses, graphics, free-form data search,
labels management and reports. A built-in telephone dialing system
uses your modem and frees your phone for incoming calls. A built-in
proposal and invoice generator is provided. The program standardizes
your prospecting and follow-up information and converts forgotten
verbal commitments into a focused daily list of appointments and
callbacks that nets you extra business.
IN-CONTROL requires registration after you have placed 50 records in
the Prospect file. If not registered, this program will lock you out
from access to the program, though the data files are always intact.
BRITISH.DOC
Paul Sax
ACS
P.O. Box 850427
Richardson, Texas 75085
(214) 690-6017 [voice]
(214) 690-4782 [fax]
Note to my British users:
If you are attempting to enter a 'pound' sign into a character field
in my program, use this methodology on your PC keyboard:
Hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '156' on the numeric keypad
Note that you will be holding down the 'ALT' key WHILE you enter the
digits '156'. Upon entering these digits, a 'pound' sign will appear
in your character field.
To print out the 'pound' character, however, your printer must be
capable of printing out the 'extended character set', or those ASCII
values above '123'.
This methodology will create ASCII character '156'.
Sincerely,
Paul Sax
FILE0688.TXT
Disk No: 688
Disk Title: IN-CONTROL 2 of 2 (also 687) (Disk 2 of 2)
PC-SIG Version: S3.3
Program Title: IN-CONTROL
Author Version: 3.0
Author Registration: $99.00 (required after 50 prospects entered).
Special Requirements: 512K RAM and two floppy drives.
A well-rounded business prospect/contacts and activity-tracking system.
IN-CONTROL provides a Rolodex, activities list, management reports,
expense reports and an appointments tickler.
Everything is on-line with fast search capabilities. The Rolodex
features names, addresses and notations retrieval and a graphic
``layer-in'' ability which lets you temporarily merge mailing lists.
In addition, it is network-ready. The system also includes:
appointments tracking, expenses, graphics, free-form data search,
labels management and reports. A built-in telephone dialing system
uses your modem and frees your phone for incoming calls. A built-in
proposal and invoice generator is provided. The program standardizes
your prospecting and follow-up information and converts forgotten
verbal commitments into a focused daily appointments and callback list
that nets you extra business.
IN-CONTROL requires registration after you have placed 50 records in
the Prospect file. If not registered, this program will lock you out
from access to the program, though the data files are always intact.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GERMAN.DOC
Paul Sax
ACS
P.O. Box 850427
Richardson, Texas 75085
(214) 690-6017 [voice]
(214) 690-4782 [fax]
Note to my German users:
If you are attempting to enter an'umlaut' sign into a character field
in my program, use this methodology on your PC keyboard:
To create an upper case 'oe',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '153' on the numeric keypad
To create a lower case 'oe',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '148' on the numeric keypad
Note that you will be holding down the 'ALT' key WHILE you enter the
digits '153'. Upon entering these digits, a 'umlaut' sign will appear
in your character field.
To print out the 'umlaut' character, however, your printer must be
capable of printing out the 'extended character set', or those ASCII
values above '123'.
This methodology will create ASCII character '153'.
To create an upper case 'ue',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '154' on the numeric keypad
To create a lower case 'ue',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '129' on the numeric keypad
To create an upper case 'ae',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '142' on the numeric keypad
To create a lower case 'ae',
hold down the 'ALT' key
Enter '132' on the numeric keypad
ARCA.DOC
ARCA Command Version 1.29
------------ Dec 9, 1987
Purpose: To create or add files to an ARC archive file.
Format: ARCA [drive:][path]arcname.ext [filespecs...] [/d] [/m]
Remarks: The drive and path names are optional. If omitted, the
current drive and path name are used.
The 'arcname' file name must be supplied. The extension
defaults to ARC. All files matching the supplied filespecs are
processed. The input 'filespecs' may contain the * and ?
wildcard characters.
If an existing archive file is used, the specified input
files are added to the end of it. There is no checking
for duplicate filenames and existing archive member files
are not replaced. ARCA is best used when creating a brand-new
archive.
The /D option specifies that all input files be deleted. The
files are deleted after successful processing of all of the
input files.
Invoking ARCA with no arguments yields a terse summary of
the needed parameters, along with a version header.
ARCA uses only 2 compression techniques: a modified LZW
compression algorithm and repeated-string compression
("packing"). The LZW algorithm is the same as the one used by
ARC, but modifications have been made to improve its compression
performance, especially when dealing with files containing
more "random" data such as executable files, though compression
performance for files containing less random data such as
textual files suffers a bit, but not much. ARCA generally
performs better than ARC does -- it's significantly faster than
ARC while yielding smaller archives (hard to imagine getting
the best of two worlds!)
Experiments have shown that the modified LZW compression algorithm
generally compresses binary files better than the Huffman algorithm
("squeezing") can, Huffman compression is not used at all. If the
LZW compression fails to yield a smaller file, then packing is used
instead. There are cases where a packed file is larger than the
original file, but these cases don't happen often enough for ARCA to
handle, for example, by copying the unchanged file to the archive.
Though ARCA uses an improved LZW algorithm, its output is TOTALLY
compatible with the one used by System Enhancements Associates'
(21 New Street, Wayne NJ 07470) ARC program, which means that ARCs
created by ARCA can be processed by ARC, or by ARCE and ARCV
(companion extraction & table-of-contents lister programs also
written by Vernon Buerg and Wayne Chin).
ARCA 1.29, Copyright (c) 1986,1987, Wayne Chin and Vernon D. Buerg.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ARCA Command Version 1.29
------------ Dec 9, 1987
Examples
--------
o Create an archive file called TEST.ARC, and place all
files from the current directory into it:
ARCA TEST *.*
o Create an archive called SOURCE.ARC in the subdirectory
\SAVE on drive B, and place all files with an extension
of ASM into to:
ARCA B:\SAVE\SOURCE *.ASM
o Add files to the archive on drive A called PROGA.ARC all
files in subdirectory \TEST on drive C, all files with a
filename beginning with NE, and all file from the subdirectory
\OLD on drive B:
ARCA A:PROGA.ARC C:\TEST\*.* NE*.* B:\OLD\*.*
ARCA Command Version 1.29
------------ Dec 9, 1987
Error Messages
--------------
ARCA: filename, analyzing, compressed.
This message is issued for each 'filename' added to
the archive file using LZW data compression. The program
continues.
ARCA: filename, analyzing, packed.
This message is issued for each 'filename' added to
the archive file using repeated-string compression. The
program continues.
ARCA: No matching files!
No files were found that matched one of the 'filespecs'
in the command line. The program terminates.
ARCA: You must use DOS version 2.0 or higher.
DOS version 2.0 or higher is required. The program terminates.
ARCA: Insufficient memory.
A minimum of 34k is required. The program terminates.
ARCA: Shrink failed.
This error should not occur. If it does, there is a problem
with DOS. The program terminates.
ARCA: Can't create archive file.
There is no room in the target directory to create the
specified archive file, or the target disk has become full.
ARCA: Write error -- no more disk space? Don't trust this archive!
ARCA has encountered a problem writing to the target disk. Check
if there's sufficient room on the target disk to contain the full
archive or delete unneeded files to free up some space. ARCA
terminates leaving behind an archive that may not be usable --
check it carefully if you still want to use it (check the archive
by using ARCV or ARCE).
ARCA Command Version 1.29
------------ Dec 9, 1987
Version history
---------------
1.07 - 4/21/86, initial release
1.08 to 1.13, internal versions
1.14 - 08/07/86
add logic to sort input files using binary tree;
modify filtering of ARC name when adding to ARC;
modify processing of "/D" switch;
do packing of file if LZW compression does no good;
add optional code for 286 processor
1.15, August 08, 1986
more 286-specific instructions
1.16, August 09, 1986
more 286-specific instructions in compression code
1.17, August 10, 1986
speed improvements in compression code
1.17a, August 10, 1986
bug fix for the case of "arca x d:*.*", where d is not
the current drive
1.18, August 11, 1986
further speed tweaking in compression code; save a few
more nanoseconds
1.19 to 1.21
internal versions not released for general consumption
1.22, Sept 13, 1986
improve error handling
improve speed performance roughly 9%
very modest compression perfomance improvement
modify this document accordingly
1.23, Feb 24, 1987
add start-up banner
omit "deleted" messages
add 'copying' method
1.27, May 30, 1987
correct problem reverting to pack method (file size wrong)
revert to copying if packing results in a larger file
1.28, Oct 4, 1987
correction for zero-byte files
| 1.29, Dec 9, 1987
| add /M option to add modified files only
| correction for zero-byte files, again
ARCA Command Version 1.29
------------ Dec 9, 1987
As mentioned, ARCA is intended to be used to create a NEW archive,
not for appending or updating an existing archive, though ARCA does
not prevent you from doing so -- ARCA simply appends new files to the
named archive without deleting existing entries. To properly append
or to update, you should use ARC instead.
There may be two COM files. The ARCA286.COM file is for 80286 based
systems only.
License
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ARCA 1.29, Copyright (c) Wayne Chin and Vernon Buerg 1986,1987.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ARCA is free, but it is a copyrighted work and may be distributed only
pursuant to this license.
Permission is hereby granted to reproduce and disseminate ARCA so long
as:
(1) No remuneration of any kind is received in exchange; and
(2) Distribution is without ANY modification to the contents of
ARCA.COM and all accompanying documentation and/or support
files, including the copyright notice and this license.
No copy of ARCA may be distributed without including a copy of this
license.
Any other use is prohibited without express, written permission in
advance.
Vernon D. Buerg
456 Lakeshire Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
CompuServe: 70007,1212
Data/BBS: 415-994-2944
ARCE.DOC
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Purpose: Use ARCE to extract files from an ARC archive file.
Format:
ARCE [d:][path]filename.ext [filespecs...] [d:outpath]
[/R]
[/Q]
[/P]
[/T]
| [/5]
[/Gpassword]
Remarks:
The drive and path names are optional. If omitted, the current
drive and path name is used.
The filename must be supplied. The extension defaults to ARC.
All files matching the supplied filename are processed. The ARC
filename may contain the * and ? wildcard characters.
If no filespecs are supplied, all files are extracted.
Otherwise, only those ARC members which match one of the up to
16 filespecs are extracted.
The extracted files may be placed on another drive, and/or in
another subdirectory by following the optional filespecs with a
drive designator and/or path name.
If the file being extracted already exists, you are asked
whether or not you want to over-write it. You may use the | /R
option to bypass this prompt. Use a Y followed by the | return
key to over-write the file.
Use the /Q option to suppress alarm sounds, beeps, and bells.
Use the /P option to write the extracted files to the DOS
standard output file. With /P, you may pipe or redirect the
output. An initial line feed is added to the beginning of the
output file.
Use the /T option to test the archive's integrity. No files will
be extracted.
If the file was encrypted, use the /G option to supply the same
password as was used to create the file, e.g. /GSECRET.
| Use the /5 option to stop ARCE from creating the subdirectories
| for files created with the ARC /Z subdirectory option.
ARCE 4.0c, Copyright (c) 1986-89, Wayne Chin and Vernon D. Buerg.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Examples
--------
o Extract all file from TEST.ARC onto the current drive:
ARCE TEST
o Extract only file with an extension of .ASM from the archive
SOURCE.ARC on drive B and in subdirectory SAVE:
ARCE B:\SAVE\SOURCE *.ASM
o Extract all files from all ARC files in the subdirectory
called TEST on drive C:
ARCE C:\TEST\*
o Extract all files from PROGA.ARC and place the files in
subdirectory OLD on drive B:
ARCE PROGA.ARC B:\OLD
o Extract all files with an extension of .COM and .EXE from the
archive PROGS.ARC in directory NEW\WORK on drive B, and place
the them in subdirectory SAVE\TEST on drive A; replace
existing file:
ARCE B:\NEW\WORK\PROGS *.COM *.EXE A:\SAVE\TEST /R
o Extract the file READ.ME from the archive GIZMO.ARC and
display it on the console instead of writing it to a file:
ARCE GIZMO READ.ME /P
o Same as above, except pass the extracted READ.ME file to the
LIST file viewer:
ARCE GIZMO READ.ME /P | LIST /S
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Error Messages
--------------
'filename - premature EOF reading '
Data is missing from the archive file. The program is
terminated.
'filename - unable to set file datestamp'
The file datestamp is set to the current date and time, and the
next archive member is processed.
'filename - WARNING: file CRC does not match!'
The extracted member is left on the output disk, and the next
archive member is processed. The file is probably invalid but
is left on the disk for your examination.
'Invalid filespec(s)'
The filespec syntax is incorrect. The filename part may be from
1 to eight characters, and may include the ? or * wildcard
characters. The extension may be none to three characters, and
may include wildcards. There is a maximum of 16 filespecs
allowed. The program terminates.
'filename - file already exists. Overwrite it? (y/N) '
The member being extracted already exists. If you are using a
data path utility, the file may not actually be in the
subdirectory be used for output. Respond with the letter Y to
over-write the existing file, or respond with the letter N to
skip this member and continue to the next.
'Abort: Stack overflow'
The member being extracted has invalid data. The program is
terminated.
'filename - invalid decode tree count'
The member being extracted has invalid data. The program is
terminated.
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Error Messages (cont'd)
--------------
'filename - new archive format 7 not yet supported'
Format 7 is a special file compression method used internally by
SEA, the authors of ARC. Processing continues with the next
archive member.
'Unable to open archive > arcname'
The specified ARC archive file was not found, or was
inaccessible. The program terminates.
'CREATE failed > filename'
There was insufficient directory space, or a failure accessing
the output disk. The program terminates.
'Invalid archive format!'
The archive file data is invalid. The program terminates.
'Incorrect DOS version'
Version 2.0 or later of PC DOS must be used. The program
terminates
'Not enough memory.'
A minimum of 112k bytes of memory is required. The program
terminates.
'I/O error reading from arcname'
An incorrectable error occurred attempting to read data from the
archive file. The program terminates.
'I/O error writing or disk full > filename'
There was not enough disk space to write the complete archive
member. The partially extracted file is scratched and the
program terminates.
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Error Messages (cont'd)
--------------
'No matching file(s) found'
No archive files were found that matched the supplied filename
specifications. The program terminates.
'filename - ERROR: invalid file codes'
An error was detected while attempting to decode a crunched
file. Either some data bytes are invalid, there are extra
bytes, or there are bytes missing. The archive is invalid.
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Version history
---------------
1.1 - 1/13/86 -initial release
2.00, 04/08/86 - fine tuning of I/O buffering
2.01-2.05, 4-20 thru 9/9/86
- improve unsq, correct disk full message
2.06, 9/17/86 - release from testing
2.07, from 9/19 - not released
2.08, 12/31/86 - added /P, /Q; fixed /R with redirection
2.09, 1/5/87 - correct closing of output if /P used; require return
(enter key) for over-write prompt
- add more validity checking of member headers
2.10, 1/6/87 - correct use out output file specification
2.11, 1/24/87 - some cosmetics, wrong banner version and date
3.0a, 3/16/87 - added /G for password encryption
- added /T for integrity checking only
- correct loop in command line parsing
- internal optimization
- make intergity checking more robust
3.0c, 3/23/87 - improve extracting with file selection
- minor fixes and cosmetic changes
3.0d, 3/29/87 - correction to unsqueeze
3.0e, 4/02/87 - correct loop with invalid archives
- insure errorlevel non-zero if any errors
- correct loop in command line processing
3.0f, 5/31/87 - correct false 'disk full' error message when
using /p (piping) option
- correct failure to extract all files from a
garbled (/g) archive
3.1a, 9/10/87 - cosmetic changes
3.1b, 9/16/87 - unsquashing version released
3.1c, 2/06/88 - lessen memory requirement to 50k
| 4.0a, 2/06/89 - add subdirectory support via /Z option
| 4.0b, 2/28/89 - change meaning of /Z to /5;
| correct name used for /Z output directories
| 4.0c, 3/03/89 - correct mkdir error without /5
ARCE Command Version 4.0c
------------ Mar 3, 1989
Notices
-------
ARCE (c) Copyright 1986-1989 by Wayne Chin and Vernon D. Buerg
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ARCE is free, but it is a copyrighted work and may be distributed only
pursuant to this license.
Permission is hereby granted to reproduce and disseminate ARCE so long
as:
(1) No remuneration of any kind is received in exchange; and
(2) Distribution is without ANY modification to the contents of
ARCE.COM and all accompanying documentation and/or support
files, including the copyright notice and this license.
No copy of ARCE may be distributed without including a copy of this
license.
Any other use is prohibited without express, written permission in
advance.
Vernon D. Buerg
139 White Oak Circle
Petaluma, CA 94952
CompuServe: 70007,1212
Data/BBS: 707-778-8944
707-778-8841
For use by corporations, institutions, or for profit, contact
System Enhancement Associates for licensing information.
System Enhancement Associates
21 New Street
Wayne, NJ 07470
SYSOP.TXT
Private Message to Bulletin Board System Operator:
-
Here are the four ZIP files that make up version 3.0 of my progam,
IN-CONTROL 12 Pack [TM] [formerly PROSPECT!]. Would you display
them on your board?
-
This classic shareware program and its author, Paul Sax, were
featured in PC World, July, 1987, Page 308, in an "author profile"
series ad. In PC-SIG magazine, May, 1987, pages 26-27, an ecstatic
reviewer wrote: "Its search and sort capabilities are as marvelous
as its reporting styles are numerous. It can create monthly
calendars instantly beginning with any date you specify. It tracks
project/client related expenses effectively. And it can portray
your daily appointments for any two week period as a handsome bar
chart. This is excellent for identifying depletion of your
available time. Customization of this package is virtually
limitless, extending even to the format of printed reports. IN-
CONTROL is a well-conceived program for those who would rather spend
their time thinking and acting than laboriously tracking the mundane
aspects of a busy life."
-
One possible way of displaying the program is:
SALE-A30.ZIP Prospect/Client/Customer Tracker - 1 of 4
SALE-B30.ZIP Prospect/Client/Customer Tracker - 2 of 4
SALE-C30.ZIP Prospect/Client/Customer Tracker - 3 of 4
SALE-D30.ZIP Prospect/Personal Info. Mgr. - 4 of 4 [doc]
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If you have a single file, 'SALESDOC.ARC', please replace that file
with these four ZIP files.
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Thank you, Paul Sax [voice: 214-690-6017; FAX 214-690-4782 ]
P.O. Box 850427, Richardson, TX, U.S.A 75085
USER.TXT
Public Message to Bulletin Board Users:
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: IN-CONTROL 12 Pack [TM], formerly PROSPECT!
You can create any one of twelve programs from a menu!
Select the program and terminology specific to your industry.
The Ultimate Prospect/Client/Customer and Activity Tracking System!
The best Personal Information Manager on the market.
The Classic program that saves time and makes money!
Featured in PC World, July, 1987, page 308
Reviewed in 'PC-SIG', May, 1987
With a built-in time/billing/statements module that makes it ideal
for Attorneys, CPAs, Banks, Sales and Collections people.
Everything is on-line!, fast search capability, Rolodex[TM] features
Appointments: appointment schedules and graphics, "Layer-in" ability
All reports fit into a standard briefcase!
Revenues, Expenses, Statements, Graphics, Free-form data search,
10 option Labels menu.
with a built in intelligent, Speakerphone/Telephone Dialing System.
[distinguishes between local, local toll, and long distance calls]
Contains a built-in proposal and invoice generator,
and can clock and cost each activity in real time.
Files:
SALE-A30.ZIP, SALE-B30.ZIP, SALE-C30.ZIP, SALE-D30.ZIP
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This program standardizes your prospect/client/customer data
and follow up information and converts forgotten verbal
commitments into a focused, daily appointments and callback list
that nets you extra business!
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1,000,000,000 records per file,
99,999,999 categories or "layers" of data
1,000,000,000 phone number dialer,
1,000,000,000 mailing label subsystem
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0688
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
SALE-C30 ZIP 122046 2-12-90 6:38p
SALE-D30 ZIP 154381 2-12-90 6:39p
PKUNZIP EXE 21440 7-21-89 1:01a
GO2 BAT 2560 1-17-90 11:34p
INSTALL2 BAT 3072 2-01-90 9:46a
ECOH COM 96 5-23-88 12:30p
INPUT COM 49 5-19-88 2:05a
YESNO COM 54 5-21-88 6:50p
USER TXT 1920 5-31-89 1:40p
SYSOP TXT 1792 5-31-89 1:47p
UPDATE 4992 1-15-90 2:52p
BRITISH DOC 1280 11-26-89 10:01a
GERMAN DOC 1920 11-26-89 10:09a
BACKUP 1920 1-08-90 1:47p
SUPPORT 2304 1-15-90 4:05p
FILE0688 TXT 2517 7-13-90 11:16p
16 file(s) 322343 bytes
32768 bytes free