ZipCode Express - Version 4.1 May 21 1993 (Priced from $79.95) COPYRIGHT (C) 1991, 1992, 1993 WindowSupport 62 Martin Rd. GLEN IRIS VIC 3146 AUSTRALIA Phone +61 (3) 889-0572 Fax +61 (3) 889-2831 BBS +61 (3) 889-0710 ZipCode Express is distributed in the USA by: Caliente International Inc. Suite 201, 2596 Berlin Turnpike Newington CT 06111 Phone 1 - (203) 667-2159 (VoiceMail / Fax) or 1-800-334-7202 (Toll free - orders only) Welcome ZipCode Express is a very unconventional Zipcode searching program. It has been designed specifically to be as easy to use as possible and to eliminate the problems associated with running a ZipCode searcher as a TSR under Windows. INITIAL SETUP After unzipping ZipCode Express into a subdirectory (and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND C:\ZIPCODE if you want the Word for Windows MACRO to work correctly) go into Windows Program Manager, select a GROUP, then select the FILE MENU, NEW, and create 4 new ITEMS. They are: ZIPCODE.EXE (USA Flag & Letter) The main program. ZX-SETUP.EXE (Iconised Picture of ZX) Used to modify ZIPCODE.PRM. ZXREADME.TXT (NotePad Icon) This file ZIPCODE.DOT (Word for Windows Icon) Used to install the Word MACRO. We have not included a standard SETUP/INSTALL program in this demo, or the Visual Basic VBRUN200.DLL to reduce your online time downloading. (You WILL need to download this file if you do not already have it!) UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES: 1/. Missing from HELP are details on the ZIPCODE.PRM file. When ZipCode Express is used on a Network in a Multi-User situation the supervisor has the ability to set the OPTIONS to a default state. The option settings are HARD CODED and are not configurable from within ZipCode Express. (USE the supplied program ZX-SETUP to make any modifications you may need.) Modifying this file in any other way WILL BE HAZARDOUS to the correct operation of ZipCode Express. Single Users may of course modify this file to their own preferences, but make sure you use the supplied ZX-SETUP program. 2/. ENTERED TEXT NOT APPEARING IN THE DATA ENTRY AREA. This problem has been tracked down to users altering the standard desktop colors in the CONTROL PANEL. Some colors work, others don't - please experiment with color selections if you or your users experience problems. REGISTRATION: To register ZipCode Express, select ZipCode HELP, then choose SHAREWARE REGISTRATION. You may print out an Order Form from there. Priced from $79.95 (either $US or $Australian) for a single user version. ************************************* *** NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 4.1 *** ************************************* Updated executables from Visual Basic version 1 to VB2. This has reduced program size by some 25% and given a further 40% speed increase. All BUTTONS have now been REMOVED & replaced by a TOOLBAR. SOUNDEX matching has been added to find similar SOUNDING locations. (using phonetics matching means you no longer need to have the correct spelling for the location you are looking for.) This feature is user configurable to either OFF, FINE (finds CLOSE matches) or COARSE (finds vaguely similar locations). DRAG & DROP has been added from LIST/SOUNDEX boxes to the ClipBoard. A TAG button has been added to allow easy exporting of bulk ZipCodes. A FUNCTIONS MENU ITEM has been included to emulate the ToolBar functions thereby allowing users without a mouse to operate fully. HotKeys are also fully implemented. All Field & Record Separators are now configurable to allow exporting in multiple formats. Animation added to ABOUT screen. About screen now automatically clears itself after 1 minute. The Main Screen size has been reduced to alleviate the almost full screen effect of running ZipCode Express in 640x480 mode. ************************************ *** NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 4.02 *** ************************************ Capitals and UPPERCASE are now available as an option. Simply select the check box, and all locations WILL BE IN UPPERCASE. ABORT SEARCH BUTTON added. This allows you to HALT a search partway through - useful if you see the location you require on screen, and do not want to wait for the search to complete. Keyboard support for F1 (Help) and ALT-F4 (Shutdown) has been added. (These two key combinations were omissions on our part. Many thanks go to the user that pointed this out to us!) The MAXIMISE menu item has been removed - it was not required. ************************************ *** NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 4.01 *** ************************************ ZIPCODE.DOT is a Word for Windows (Version 2) MACRO that uses a DDE link to ZipCode Express to automatically retrieve user requests. Searching for ZipCodes now involves just 3 mouse clicks! If you have installed ZipCode Express to the DEFAULT DIRECTORY (C:\ZIPCODE) the macro will run. If not, you will need to EDIT the MACRO inside Word to reflect the HOME DIRECTORY for ZipCode Express. For more information see HELP inside ZipCode Express. DDE LINKING is now available, and can be called from any Windows App- lication that also supports DDE. The calling parameters are: APPLICATION = ZIPCODE TOPIC = ZIPDATA ITEM = TEXT1 If this is all too confusing, I suggest you don't try programming !!! MACRO'S are not for the faint hearted (As we found out) AUTO MINIMIZE - Selecting this option will shrink ZipCode Express to an ICON whenever data is copied to the ClipBoard. MULTI SELECT LIST BOX - Also added is the ability to select multiple items from the LIST BOX to copy to the ClipBoard. A horizontal scroll bar has also been added for those extra long location names. HELP - TRUE Windows style help is now available.