FILE: readme.txt

EZ-NCOA Version 4.03

Version 4.03--Bug Fix
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Fixes a bug in 4.0 that caused EZ-NCOA to lock up if the Last Name field
contained "&" or " and ".

Version 4.02--User Interaction
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Some minor changes were made to the interaction for choosing files.

Version 4.01--Bug Fix
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Fixes a bug in 4.0 that would not allow the up and down arrow keys 
to be used on the INPUT FIELDS screens.

Version 4.0--New Features
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The following designators should be used in your FIELDS file to describe
your data file:

        "PFX"            Prefix
        "FIRST"          First
        "M"              Middle
        "LAST"           Last or Both
        "SFX"            Suffix
        "COMPANY"        Company
        "DELIVERY"       Delivery Addr
        "SECONDARY"      Secondary Addr
        "CITY"           City
        "ST"             State
        "99999"          ZIP or ZIP-ZIP+4
        "1000"           Record ID
        "4444"           ZIP+4 Only
        "99"             Delivery Point
        "9"              Check Digit
        "CARR"           Carrier Route
        "X"              Bad Address Flag
        "1"              ZIP Code Flag
        "2"              Apartment Indicator
        "3"              RR/HC Indicator
        "T"              Move Type
        "D"              Deliverability Code
        "9009"           Move Effective Date
        "N"              Nixie Flag
        "NIXIE"          Nixie Footnotes

Most users will find the Bad Address Flag and perhaps the Deliverability Code
to be all the information they need. The Nixie Footnotes field contains all
27 columns from A to the one past Z that does not yet have a label. The Nixie
Flag field contains either an "A", "B", or "C", depending on which of these
Nixie Footnotes is present (one and only one always is).

If You Must Make Changes To Your Database During NCOA Processing
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The User Manual warns you not to make changes to your database while you are 
waiting for NCOA output. This is because the output is combined with your
SOURCE file in the exact order it was created. If you were to delete or
add any records, EZ-NCOA will be unable to work.

However, if you simply make changes to the fields of existing records without
adding or deleting records, and you then create a new SOURCE file in the SAME
ORDER as the original, EZ-NCOA will have no problem combining the NCOA
output with the new SOURCE file.

Be sure to backup or rename the original SOURCE file before creating a new
one!