This is the "How to" file supplied with the No Frills label making program version 1.02 By Ron Weldin Copyright ½ 1993. My thanks go to the GEnie folks for some programming help and to my lovely wife Janet and my buddy Warren for their helpful suggestions. No Frills is not a fancy label program. It is designed to get the job done as quickly and painlessly as possible. Most options are selected by a single key stroke. Although the program is Not GEM it does use the GEM File Selector to make it easier to load that file you just forgot the name of . You will also notice that by default it will only display file names with a .DAT extension, this is to make those files easier to locate. Of course if you know the name you simply type it in and press enter to load it. Note: If you don't put a DAT extension on the file when you save it, No Frills will do it for you. You can put all your addresses in the same file or (what I do is) create different files for different reasons ie. Christmas card list, Employee list etc. When you run No Frills the program starts you off at the main menu, see below. At the top of the menu you get a reminder of how many labels you currently have in memory. If you have loaded an Address file the name of the file will also be displayed. Each menu selection is numbered and allows you to select the desired option by typing of option number. To make things even easier you can also press the First letter in the options name to move to that area of the program. When you see a capital letter inside parentheses you can select that option by pressing that letter, simple huh? This program uses Select and Enter in it's prompts. Select means if you type the appropriate key that action will be performed. If the prompt tells you to Enter you are required to first type the appropriate key and then press the Return or Enter key. Main Menu: ------------------------------ ADDRESS.DAT 30 labels in memory [1] (C)reate or (A)dd labels [2] (D)elete a label [3] (E)dit labels [4] (L)oad labels from disk [5] (O)ne time Special label [6] (P)rint labels [7] (S)ave labels to disk [8] (V)iew labels [9] (Q)uit Select number or letter: ------------------------------- Key - Option: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] (C)reate a label or (A)dd labels This will take you to a screen that prompts you for the information needed for your label. Once you have entered all the information you will see the label as it will appear when printed and the following prompt: Check your label then Select E to Edit Q to Quit or Return to Continue: Selecting (E)dit will display the information you just entered with each line being numbered and the following prompt: Select line number to Edit or 0 to continue When you are finished making corrections you press 0 and you will see the following prompt: Press Q to Quit or any other to continue Now you can continue entering addresses or exit back to the menu. Selecting (Q)uit takes you back to the main menu. [2] (D)elete a label When you select 2 or (D)elete the program will begin displaying your addresses ,with a record number, a screen full at a time and the following prompt: Enter number to Delete or 0 to Exit Enter the record number you want to delete or 0 to go to the next screen full of records. This will continue until you reach the end of your data base. You can abort this operation and go back to the main menu by entering a number greater than the number of available records. For example, say your data base has 50 addresses in it, if you enter 51 or greater the program will take you back to the main menu. If you know the number of your record you can enter it at the prompt even if it is not being displayed at the time. When you enter an address label number No Frills will display the selected record on another screen and prompt you to confirm you have the record you wish to delete: Delete this record [y/N] Answer the prompt with a Y to delete it or an N if for any reason you don't want the displayed record deleted. If you were not at the last screen full of records the program will then continue displaying records until you have reached the end of your data base. At that time you will find yourself back at the main menu. [3] (E)dit labels The screens for this part of the program work about the same as when you chose menu item number 2 (D)elete, from here you can make changes to the address. Selecting the record number from this screen will allow you to edit any line in the address. This is handy when someone in your data base has moved etc. [4] (L)oad labels from disk Selecting 4 or (L)oad will bring up the file selector to allow you to type in or select the file to be loaded. If you have records in memory the program will issue a WARNING that any files in Memory will be replaced, do you want to proceed (Y/N). If you have files in memory that you want to save select N to return to the main menu then select (S)ave and enter a name for you file. [5] (O)ne time special label What I mean by "one time label" is that the program will not give you an option to save it. The purpose for the option is to allow for a label that is larger than normal or say you just want to put a note on something. The one time label option allows you to enter up to 5 lines of text or numbers or any combination of same. There will be NO auto installed commas like the one in the regular address label after City. After you have entered the information you want on the label you can (E)dit it before going to the (P)rint selection. When you tell the program you want to print your label. You will be prompted for a number, that is how many do you want to print. Enter the number and printing will start, if for any reason you decide not to print just enter 0 at the how many prompt. At this point should you decide you really want to print that one again, never fear, you will not have to re-enter the information as long as you have not exited the one time label option. When the program ask do you want another label just press Y for yes. The screen will look the same as it did when you first entered but there is a difference :-). If you simply press enter for each line your original label will reappear. [6] (P)rint labels This option allows you to select any label in memory for printing or All. If you select All the program will print one copy of each label in memory. If select single the labels in memory will be displayed allowing you to choose the one you want to print and prompt you for how many copies you want. [7] (S)ave labels to disk If you just entered a list of addresses or edited any addresses loaded from file or added any new addresses to a file you loaded you must Save them before leaving the program or you will lose any changes you just made. Selecting 7 or (S)ave will bring up the file selector for you to enter a name for the file. If you select a file name that already exist the program will ask you if you want to overwrite it. If you answer yes to overwrite the original file will be deleted and replaced by the one in memory. You can answer no to enter a new file name. [8] (V)iew labels When selecting number 8 or (V)iew the program will display a numbered list of all records in memory a screen full at a time until you reach the end or Quit the option. [9] (Q)uit When you select 9 or (Q)uit you will be asked if you are sure and if you have saved your work. Answer the prompt with N to return to the main menu if you forgot to save those changes or if you just hit the Quit key by accident. Selecting Y will exit the program and return you to the Desktop. Well here it is, the usual disclaimers apply. No Warranty is expressed or implied. I take no responsibility for any damaged of any kind. Use this program at your own risk. With that being said . This program has been tested on the following: Computers: 1040STf, MEGA/STE and 1040STE TOS versions: 1.04, 1.60 and 2.06. Monitors: SM147 mono, SC1224 and SC1435 color Printers: Panasonic KX-P1124, Citizen and Star NX-1000 color. You are encouraged to upload this program to other BBS's as long as it's in it's original form and includes this file. I would like to hear any and all comments and or suggestions but please keep in mind this program is designed to be a work horse. Any changes made to this program will be for improvement of performance and or ease of use. There are plenty of commercial label programs on the market if you want more elaborate features along with the usual "bells and whistles". This program is NOT intended for those who want endless features. It is strictly to print labels quickly and painlessly. Again comments and suggestions are solicited. Also if you want to be generous and encouraging. I will accept money . I can be reached at the address shown below. Enjoy..... Ron Weldin GEnie address : RRWELDIN 2934 Ogletown Road ST BBS Delaware : Ron Weldin Newark, DE 19713-1938 (302)378-2277 Note: The previous version did not erase the characters from the screen when using the Backspace key. That caused a little confusion so I made a minor change to fix that. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.