README.TXT Release Notes for Contact Browser (TM) Shareware Version 2.5 Copyright (C) 1994-1995 Moore Software Solutions, All rights reserved This document contains release notes for Contact Browser version 2.5 for Windows. ------------------------- How to View This Document ------------------------- This document was formatted to be read in Windows Notepad or the MS-DOS Editor. To print the document in either application, choose Print from the File menu. ****************************************************************** ======== Contents ======== Part Description ---- ----------- 1 Definition of Shareware 2 Disclaimer Agreement 3 Software licenses 4 Description of Contact Browser 5 Registering Contact Browser 6 Product Support 7 Running the Setup Program 8 Workstation Installations 9 Dot-matrix/tractor feed mailing labels ****************************************************************** _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------- The author of Contact Browser, Ric Moore, 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 to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 =============================== Part 1: Definition of Shareware =============================== DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registra- tion while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. ============================ Part 2: Disclaimer Agreement ============================ DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of Contact Browser must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Contact Browser is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Contact Browser." Contact Browser is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Contact Browser and continue to use Contact Browser after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $29.95 to Moore Software Solutions. The $29.95 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Contact Browser must register and pay for their copies of Contact Browser within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Moore Software Solutions. Anyone distributing Contact Browser for any kind of remuneration must first contact Moore Software Solutions at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Contact Browser immediately (However Moore Software Solutions must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Contact Browser). You are encouraged to pass a copy of Contact Browser along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of Contact Browser. ========================== Part 3: Software Licenses ========================== SOFTWARE LICENSES SHAREWARE LICENSE - END USER Contact Browser is not and has never been public domain software, nor is it free software. Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use Contact Browser on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether the software is suitable for their needs. Any use of the software, except for the initial 30-day trial, requires registra- tion. The use of unlicensed copies of Contact Browser, outside of the initial 30-day trial, by any person, business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is strictly prohibited. SHAREWARE LICENSE - FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREWARE FILES, USER GROUPS, BBS's, ON-LINE SERVICES, SHAREWARE VENDORS, and OTHERS A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Contact Browser only for the trial use of others, subject to the following limitations: 1) The software must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. 2) The full machine-readable documentation must be included with each copy. 3) Contact Browser may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product with out a specific license to do so from Moore Software Solutions. 4) Vending of our Contact Browser in retail stores (by "shareware rack vendors") is specifically prohibited without prior written authorization. 5) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or accepted, except as authorized below: A) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of Contact Browser to their members, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee not to exceed five dollars. B) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops) may make Contact Browser available for downloading only as long as the above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a specific charge for the download of Contact Browser. C) Vendors may distribute Contact Browser only after obtaining written permission from Moore Software Solutions. Such permission is usually granted. Please write for details (enclose your catalog). Vendors may charge a disk duplication and handling fee, which, when pro-rated to each individual product, may not exceed eight dollars. LICENSED COPIES OF CONTACT BROWSER ARE GOVERNED BY THE FOLLOWING: THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT FOR SALE: The software is subject to the following license terms and conditions. SOFTWARE LICENSE is granted by Moore Software Solutions, (mailing address P.O. Box 501783, San Diego, CA 92150-1783), when required fees are paid. The software contained in this package is licensed to you as the end user. It is not sold. LICENSE: 1.0 The software contained in this package (hereafter referred to as "the Software") is copyrighted material owned by Moore Software Solutions. Payment of the license fee authorizes use the Software on a single computer provided this copyright is not violated and provided the rules outlined herein are observed. 1.1 Use by more than a single individual on a network is permitted provided the Software is installed on only one computer. You must pay for additional copies of the Software if the Software is used on two or more computers. This license can be transferred only once in any twenty-four hour period. 1.2 You may make copies of the software for backup purposes, as long as all such copies, along with the original, are kept in your possession or control. 1.3 You may not make any changes or modifications to the Software, including, but not limited to, decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering it. You may not rent or lease it to others. LIMITED WARRANTY Moore Software Solutions guarantees your satisfaction with this product for a period of 30 days from the date of original purchase. If you are unsatisfied with the product within that time period, return the package to P.O. Box 501783, San Diego, CA 92150-1783 for a full refund. Moore Software Solutions warrants that all disks provided are free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming normal use, for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase. Moore Software Solutions warrants that the program will perform in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied with the software product. If a significant defect in the product is found, the purchaser may return the product for a refund. In no event will such a refund exceed the purchase price of the product. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, MOORE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL MOORE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF MOORE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents. TRADEMARKS Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ====================================== Part 4: Description of Contact Browser ====================================== Contact Browser is a full featured address book designed exclusively for the Windows 3.1x environment. - Contact Browser features an easy to use, interface for managing contacts, addresses, phone numbers, anniversary's and birthdates. - Contact Browser supports multi-user access to an unlimited number of users. - Auto-dialer with COM1 - COM4 support. - You can use Contact Browser's Call History feature to keep track of all the phone calls made to individual contacts. - Create your own categories to group different types of contacts such as family, friends, business, customers, etc. - Fully customizable reports for viewing and printing: select the fields you want, in the order you want; choose which contacts to display on the report, from all down to individual contacts; sort reports in any order; choose your own font; resize column headings to fit your data; print the entire report or choose individual lines to print; print in landscape or portrait. - Print mailing labels from reports: customize labels by selecting the data fields you want to print and add additional text to print on the labels; full laser printer and DOT matrix label support. - Contact Browser features a fully customizable Export option. Define your own export format; specify which fields to export, select individual contacts to export, export by category, or select ranges of contacts to export. Choose from TAB delimited or Comma Separated file formats. - Contact Browser's Import feature is powerful and easy to use. You can Import from comma separated or TAB delimited file formats. Individually match your import data to Contact Browser fields. - Contact Browser also offers its own text editor to use for editing call hisory reports and letter writing. This editor is fully functional, including OLE 2.0 full server capabilities. =================================== Part 5: Registering Contact Browser =================================== The registration fee for Contact Browser is $29.95. When you register you will be mailed a diskette containing the most recent released version of Contact Browser. This version does not contain the scrolling text message that comes up after 20 contacts have been entered. Free product support will be made available via mail or on-line through CompuServe, America On-Line, or the Internet (see Part 6: Product Support). To register Contact Browser, choose Order Contact Browser from the Help menu. Fill out the on-line order form and mail it with your check or money order to the following address: Moore Software Solutions Attn: Ric Moore P.O. Box 501783 San Diego, CA 92150-1783 CompuServe Customers -------------------- CompuServe provides on-line registration, which is a part of basic services and requires no additional connection charges. Electronic orders may be placed with CompuServe Information Services and billed directly to your CompuServe statements for your convenience. Just GO SWREG and request Contact Browser registration. GO SWREG (Shareware registration forum) Registration ID: 5066 Program Title: Contact Browser ======================= Part 6: Product Support ======================= Contact Browser support is provided through voice, fax, and on-line services, (see below), unless sold as a Value Added Resource (VAR) in which case additional product support may be provided by the organization providing Contact Browser, solely at that organizations discretion. Support is provided through the following locations: Moore Software Solutions Attn: Ric Moore P.O. Box 501783 San Diego, CA 92150-1783 Voice/Fax: (619) 672-1479 CompuServe: 72774,3705 Internet: 72774.3705@compuserve.com AmericaOnline: moore soft ================================= Part 7: Running the Setup Program ================================= You will need at least 5MB of disk space to install Contact Browser. Turn off any virus protection utilities before starting the installation process. Use the Run command from Program Manager or File Manager to start SETUP.EXE as you would any other Windows-based application. For example, if you are installing from drive A: 1. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose Run. 2. In the Run dialog box, type A:SETUP or B:SETUP and choose OK. - Or - > From File Manager, double-click the SETUP.EXE file in drive A. 3. Follow the on screen instructions. ================================= Part 8: Workstation Installations ================================= The workstation installation provides a link from a workstation to Contact Browser installed on a server. To establish this link: 1. Make sure Contact Browser is installed on the server. 2. From File Manager on the workstation, go to the directory on the server in which Contact Browser was installed. 3. Double-click the WSETUP.EXE file. 4. Follow the on screen instructions. This will create a program group and item for Contact Browser, and sets up the ODBC INI files to establish the database connection. ============================================== Part 9: Dot-matrix/tractor feed mailing labels ============================================== Creating labels that print on dot-matrix or tractor-feed printers usually requires you to adjust the page size. Label sizes other than .5 inch or 1 inch may not fit evenly on the default 11-inch page. Before you create mailing labels for these printers, you must first set the default printer and paper size in Microsoft Windows Control Panel. Setting Default Printer/Paper Size in Control Panel --------------------------------------------------- To set the default printer and paper size, do the following: 1. In the Printers dialog box in Control Panel, select a dot-matrix printer, then choose the Set As Default Printer button. (If you do not already have a dot matrix printer driver installed, you must first install one.) 2. Choose the Setup button to display the dialog box for that printer. 3. In the Paper Size box, select User-Defined Size. 4. In the User-Defined Size dialog box, select the unit of measurement and then type the width and the length of the mailing label page. To determine the width, measure from the left edge of the leftmost label to the right edge of the rightmost label. To determine the length, measure from the top of the first label to the top of the second label. For example, if you use two-up labels that measure 3 inches by 5 inches (with .25 inches between), set Unit to 0.01 inches, Width to 625, and Length to 525. 5. Choose OK twice, then choose Close. Once you have set up your default paper size for your labels, choose Printer Setup from the File menu in Contact Browser and select User Defined Size for the paper size. ========================================================================= REFERENCES ========== Microsoft Windows "User's Guide," version 3.1, Chapter 6, "Print Manager"