------------------------------------------------------ Note: If you experience any problems trying to install or run Address Database, call Steve Miller at Pragmatic Software Company 214-517-2540. All problems will be promptly fixed. You can reach me by email: smiller257@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------ This file contains important information about Address Database Professional. Please read the file in it's entirety. It contains the following topics: 1. Product Description - Describes the product, the hardware requirements, where to buy the product, what you receive for registering. 2. Other available Products - Describes the other products available from Pragmatic Software Company. 3. How to order these products - Explains the different payment methods and includes an order form. 4. Definition of Shareware - Describes the Shareware Concept. 5. Disclaimer Agreement - Describes the Disclaimers 6. Ombudsman Statement - Describes what to do if the author of this Program is not responding to your problems. 7. Installing Address Database Professional - Describes how to install this program using Windows. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ------------------- Address Database Professional is an extremely powerful electronic name and address book that is specifically designed to handle a large number of names and addresses. Address Database Professional is ideal for home or office use. Since it is a Windows program, it is simple to use. Address Database Professional allows you to: * Store all your names and addresses. * Store and print notes about each person in your address book; If you have previously stored notes for a person, the notes button contains the file name next to it to alert you of the stored notes. * Change and delete information in your address book; Quickly find a particular person in your address book. * Undelete (restore) names previously deleted; once you are sure you will never need them, you may purge your undeleted names. * Maintain a list of people you generally send holiday cards and gifts to; print a report of the holiday list. * Print a phone list or address book of names in the address book; customize the report by choosing the font size, font characteristics, how many lines to skip between names and the number of lines to skip prior to printing the page. * Print an address book of the names; print them on standard paper or in Day-Timer Jr. size. * Print a report named "Address Book with Notes". This report prints an address book that contains all the notes stored for each person. You can choose to print only those names that have stored notes or all names in your address book. * Print a compressed Address Book Report. This is a small-font report that lists all names and addresses in a two-line per record format. * Print mailing labels of people you choose; print multiple copies. * Keep a list of your file folders; print file folder labels. * Copy a single field and paste it to another field; or copy all information for a person and paste it into another application (such as Notepad, Write, MS Word, etc.). * Filter your address book by category (based on their category or any other criteria). You may specify wild cards when filtering on this criteria. * Keep a "To Do List" to help you get more organized. * Create and memorize custom reports. You choose the fields you wish to appear on the report, sort order, report font size, and name of the new report. You can memorize it for later use. * Import names and address from other applications * Export names and address from Address Database Professional to other applications (for mail merge, etc.). * Convert alphabetic phone numbers to numeric. For example, it will convert 800-94steve to 800-947-8383. * Customize the mailing labels to use any type of labels. You simply tell Address Database Professional the characteristics of your labels and it handles the rest. * Automatically dial any of the numbers in your phone book by simply clicking a button. * Send Pragmatic Software suggestions for future releases. * Access frequently used files by clicking on the file name under the File Menu. * Automatically retrieve any valid City, State and Zip Code when a zip code is entered. This functionality can be turned on or off at any time. Allows you to look up any City, State and Zip Code. Allows you to add, change, and delete the list of valid City, State and Zip Codes. * Define 10 fields per file to be named anything you like. Since you can define 10 per file, they can be different for your Home vs. your Office files. * Name the 4 phone fields anything you like. They can be different for each file. For example, one file can have phones of "Home", "Business", "Beeper" and "Car" while another file can have phones of "Home", "Work", "Sky Pager", and "Cellular". The 5th phone is always "Fax". * Use long file names. For example, now you can name your file "Business Contacts" rather than "BUSINESS.ADB". * Use the database in any application that supports Microsoft Access files. * Sort mailing labels by person's name, city, state or zip code. Sorting them by zip code will allow you to obtain a postage discount. * Enter non-USA phone numbers so that it may be used in countries other than the United States. Hardware Required: ------------------ Address Database Professional is designed to work with: * IBM 286 or higher compatible computer running Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher * A monochrome or color EGA, VGA, or better monitor * A hard disk with 5 Megabytes of available disk space * 1 Megabyte of memory * Any type of printer * Windows Notepad (installed) PAYMENT METHODS --------------- __ Cash/Check/Money Order/Cashiers Check enclosed. Make payable to Pragmatic Software Co. Ship to address at the top of this form. __ Charge to: ___ American Express ___ MasterCard ___ Visa Credit Card Number: _________________________________________ Expiration Date : _________________________________________ Name on Card : _________________________________________ Signature : _________________________________________ Note: For faster service, you may phone or email in your credit card order. Follow directions below: American Express: Call 214-517-2540 leaving a message stating your name (on card), address, phone, card number, and expiration date. Open 24 hours. American Express email registrations are accepted via any of the online services (smiller257@aol.com). MasterCard/Visa : NorthStar Solutions handles our MasterCard & Visa registrations. Call them at 1-800-699-6395 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Tell them the product(s) you wish to order. NorthStar Solutions also accepts registrations via CompuServe (71561,2751) or the Internet (71561.2751@compuserve.com). ORDER FORM ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Cost/ |Shipping/| Total | | Product Name |Qty | Disk |Handling | Amount | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Address Database Professional| |x $54.99 |+ $5.00 | | | Address Database | |x $34.99 |+ $5.00 | | | BMP Randomizer | |x $15.00 | .00 | | | Perpetual Calendar | |x $15.00 | .00 | | | | | | | | | Note: If you are already a | | | | | | registered user of | | | | | | Address Database, you | | | | | | can upgrade to the | | | | | | latest version or to | | | | | | Address Database Pro | | | | | | at a reduced rate: | | | | | | | | | | | | Upgrade to Address Dbase 3.0 | |x $14.99 |+ $5.00 | | | Upgrade to Address Dbase Pro | |x $20.00 |+ $5.00 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Total amount: | ----------------------- OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS ------------------------ 1. Address Database - An easy way to keep track of all your personal and business contacts. Address Database for Windows not only stores basic information like names and addresses, but also has room for unlimited notes such as birthday, anniversary, spouse's or childrens' names, etc. It prints a variety of handy rosters, including a phone list, address book, compressed address book, address book with notes and holiday list. Reports can be printed on standard, Day Timer, Day Runner or any other sized paper. In addition, it prints mailing and file-folder labels (supports any type of labels). It has an automatic phone dialer and allows you to import or export information from other programs in comma-delimited format - no need to re-type! Additionally, it has 2 fields that you can personalize. Price is $34.99 plus $5 shipping/handling. If you are a registered Address Database user, you can upgrade to version 3.0 for $14.99 plus $5 shipping/handling. Site License: 1st copy is $34.99 plus $5 shipping/handling Additional copies are $20 plus $3 (S/H) 2. Address Database Professional - Designed specifically for office use, Address Database Professional has all the features of Address Database and more! It is backed by a relational database that is designed to handle a large number of names/addresses with the utmost of speed. In addition to the standard Address Database functionality, it contains 10 user-defined fields, a calendar, new reports and all USA city, state and zip codes. It also converts your files created using the standard version of Address Database to the database format needed by Address Database Professional. Address Database Professional contains custom reports that allow you to create and memorize reports that meet your specific needs (you choose the fields to appear, the size of the fields, up to 3 different sort sequences and whether to sum, average and count the numeric information). Address Database Professional can be used as a stand-alone product or on a network. Additionally, you may have multiple databases. For example, many corporations like to have a corporate database of all employees in which they grant employees read-only access. Also, they like to have another database that belongs to the employee which has read/write access. This is easily handled with Address Database Professional. The databases can be stored on the network, the local PC or a mix of the two. If upgrading from Address Database, price is $20.00 plus $5 shipping/handling. If you are not a registered Address Database user, price is $54.99 plus $5 shipping/ handling. Site License: 1st copy is $54.99 plus $5 shipping/handling Additional copies are $40 plus $3 (S/H) For example, a 100-user license is: 1st copy............. $ 59.99 Next 99 copies....... $ 4257.00 ------- $ 4316.99 Note: The maxmimum we will charge is $15,000 for an unlimited user license. Therefore, if the number of users you require exceeds $15,000, the most you must pay is $15,000. 3. BMP Randomizer - A utility that automatically changes your Windows background (wallpaper) each time you log into Windows. It randomly selects the next background to be displayed. Price is $15.00. 4. Perpetual Calendar - A small calendar that can be accessed by a hot key. Allows you to print a calendar of the current month or an entire year. Contains a Julian Date converter and calculates the number of days between 2 dates. Price is $15.00. 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 registration 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. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT ---------------------- Users of Address Database must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Address Database 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 Address Database." Address Database 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 Address Databaseand continue to use Address Database after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $54.99 + $5 shipping/handling to Pragmatic Software Co. The $54.99 + $5 shipping/handling 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 Address Database must register and pay for their copies of Address Database within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Pragmatic Software Co. Anyone distributing Address Database for any kind of remuneration must first contact Pragmatic Software Co. 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 Address Database immediately (However Pragmatic Software Co. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Address Database). You are encouraged to pass a copy of Address Database 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 the Address Database system, a printed User's Guide, and free phone support for a year. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ------------------- This program is produced by 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 49442-9427 USA, Fax 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. INSTALLING ADDRESS DATABASE --------------------------- 1. Insert the Address Database diskette into your A or B drive. 2. Go to a Dos Prompt and enter dir a:\*.* or b:\*.*, depending on which drive the diskette is in. 3. If the only file you see is adbpro10.zip, you must first uncompress this file. Otherwise, go to step 5. 4. To uncompress adbpro10.zip, enter at the Dos Prompt, a:\pkunzip adbpro10.zip (or b:\pkunzip adbpro10.zip) 5. Now go into Windows. 6. Access Window's Program Manager, and click on File/Run. 7. Enter a:\setup.exe (or b:\setup.exe) 8. Follow the on-screen directions to install Address Database Professional.