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My PhoneBook                                      v3.53
by Senan Yang                    email: BobYang@aol.com
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DESCRIPTION

First of all, thanks for using this program!

It's a little phonebook program with small executable 
size but with many functions and a slick interface. You 
can make phone calls. A built-in Email program let you 
send email with multiple-attachments. Besides the 
standard Personal and Business groups, you can also add 
your own groups and swap entries between groups to 
organize the entries easier. You can customize the 
appearance of the display. Import CSV or tab delimited 
files from your old addressbook. Password protection 
prevents others from viewing your entries. Associate
your entries with pictures(BMP, JPEG)! "Post" lets the
users to post the information on the screen. The ability
to modify the labels.Basic features such as printout and 
search are included and much more! 

It is a SHAREWARE. You only get to record 6 entries per
group with a maximum number of 3 groups. That's total of
18 entries. If you like this program, please register it.
To register, go Help->Register in the menu. Registration
fee is $10. Credit card and check accepted. If you'd like
to use checks, please email me and I'll provide the 
address for you to mail the check to.

Please go http://members.aol.com/bobyang/menu.html for online
User Instruction Manual. 

NOTE

Two data files called "data.dat" is generated by the program 
to store the entries. They have to be in the same directory 
as the program resides or you'll lose the records.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Q: I can't run the program! I keep getting message regarding
   some DLL files or attached device erros!
A: This program requires the latest MFC runtime DLLs: MFC42.DLL
   and MSVCIRT.DLL. Please go 
   http://members.aol.com/bobyang/phonebook.html and download
   those files. Extract them to c:\windows\system folder.
Q: OK, I downloaded MFC42.dll or MSVCIRT.dll, but when I attempt
   to replace them with the new version, I get the message 
   "Access denied"! What's wrong with it this time?
A: It's obvious that some of the programs are currently accessing
   the DLLs and that's why you cannot replace it. Exit ALL running
   program and try again.
Q: Ok, I've had enough! I want to remove this program now, but 
   there is no uninstall utility to let me do that! How can I remove
   the program manually?
A: You only have to do two things: delete the folder where you
   installed the program and remove the shortcuts on Start menu. To
   remove the folder, just go My Computer, then select the drive you
   insatlled it in, find the folder(default is c:\My PhoneBook) and 
   delete it. To remove the shortcuts, if you use Windows98, just open
   up Start manu and find My PhoneBook, the right click on it and 
   do delete. If you use Windows95, go Start menu->Settings->Toolbar&
   Start menu, then Start Menu Programs, click on Remove button, then
   find My PhoneBook folder and remove it.

WHAT'S NEW & WHAT'S FIXED

v3.53
- Added "Post" ala PostIt.
- Added "Field Label Editor" which allows the users to change the labels.
- Allowing the users to rename the basic groups: Personal and Business.
- Fixed the bug that crashes the program when the user sends email to
  me by going into "Send me bugs or suggestions..." in About dialog.
- Fixed the bug that prevents the program from sending email on some
  *nasty* SMTP servers that pump out multiple lines of greetings.
- Fixed the bug that cuases the password to change when the users use
  "Save" and "Save As" options in File menu.
- Improved group editor(swap entry).
- Copy->Letter Address now copies Company Name also if the entry has it.
- Fixed the export bug which outputs the hex numbers..oops.
- MPB now detects if the data file is Read-only and warns the user.
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.

v3.52(01/20/99)
- Fixed the problem when the user has multiple modem devices and the 
  program fails to identify the useable one to dial. 
- Fixed the bugs cause by multiple identical names or company names in
  the listbox. Now you are free to add multiple entries with the same
  name!
- Added JPEG renderer, so the program can read JPEG pictures now.
- Fixed the group name update bug when search in groups.
- Fixed the problem that the program says you don't have phonenumber
  to dial even if there are numbers in other fields other than Home.
- Faster BMP rendering.
- Fixed display problems on the systmes that use Large Font in the preview
  area in Settings and the headline(group name) of the display.
- Unlimited characters for any data fields now!(It used to be 255 only)
- Fixed the bug that crashes the program if it fails to read in the picture
  file.(eg, file doesn't exist anymore.)
- Added two options for sending email: All(at once) and ALL(one by one).
- Added New, Open, Save, Save As and Backup under File menu.
- The program now remembers the previous size and postition, so does
  the displayer.
- Added printer dialog for user to select desired printer.
- Added the ability to put the prefix for disabling call waiting and outside line
  during Call.
- MFC42.DLL file is no longer required for the program.
- Bug fixes.

v3.51(11/27/98)
- Fixed GDI illegal operation when exiting the program.
- Fixed the bug that would crash the program when displaying picture.
- Fixed the bug that would cause the program to crash if the body 
  of the email is too long(>2048 bytes).
- If the phone line or modem is in use, the program now warns the
  user and won't dial out.
- Doh! The phone dialer is practically broken in v3.5! Now it's fixed.
- Minor tweaks and bug fixes.

v3.5(11/14/98)
- Fixed the layout problem on systems that use Large Fonts.
- Associate your entry with a picture(BMP).
- Fixed long file name problem in attachment.
- Find function now searches all groups.
- Added the ability to cancel an email transaction.
- Added import/export capability.
- Added new display.
- Added pulse dial.
- Added password protection.
- Increased the waiting time for the server to respond to ensure
  a successful delivery(especially for attachments).
- Added percentage indicator when sending attachments.
- Added multi-threading when sending email to improve performance.
- Added a setup program makes installation easier.
- Settings are stored in registry rather than user.set which also
  eliminates the message "An attempt was made to access an unnamed
  file past its end."
- Fixed 50 characters limit for phonenumbers.
- Added sorting by first name or last name.
- Print out entries sorted by first name or last name.
- Added company name, work phone, mobile phone and country.
- Added the ability to choose the phonenumber to dial.
- Customizable display with DLL!
- Now it costs $10, not free no more.(I have to have some money for my
  college education ;-))
- Bug fixes and minor tweaks.

v3.42(8/14/98)
- In About dialog, "Email me bugs and suggestions" opens up email
  dialog with my name and email address in FROM field...doh, that's
  wrong. Fixed.
- Configuration is now saved in Registry rather than user.set.

v3.41(8/14/98)
- Fixed the bug that could mess up the entries if Business group
  is empty and you've added your own groups.
- Copy. Copy allows you to paste your entries into another program
  easily.

v3.4(8/10/98)
- Added user-defined groups.
- The ability to swap entries between groups.
- You can rename the groups.
- Revamped Email codes! If you couldn't send email before, try it again. ;-)
- Customizing the appearacne by selecting the text color, background color,
  link color and also font face.
- The ability to use right mouse button for faster access.
- Press DEL key to delete entries.
- Find. You can now search names only or all fields.
- Many other minor tweaks.
- New buttons and icon.

v3.351(7/20/98)
- Fixed the problem that the entries are not saved if you minimize
  it and then shut down the window.

v3.35(7/20/98)
- Added "Homepage" field and you can go to the page directly by clicking the link.
- Added "Fax number" and "Pager number" fields.
- Print all entries at once.
- New buttons, hope you like it.
- Better behavior "Forward" and "Backward" buttons. Just keep pressing
  the button, it keeps scrolling.(Thanks Langis for the help)
- Finally, two groups - Personal and Business.
- Smarter display on the main screen. For example, if this entry has no phone number,
  it won't be left blank on the screen, instead, it displays the next available field.

v3.34(6/29/98)
- Added attachment functionality to email.
- Few bugs fixed.

v3.33(6/18/98)
- Background image is removed to change the listbox's background color
  to normal.
- System tray. It minimizes itself into system tray. Also allow user to
  minimize into system tray the program automatically at startup. 
- "Delete" button rearranged to avoid mistaken deletion.

v3.32(6/07/98)
- Added print functionality, still in pretty infant stage.
- Allow users to add multiple recipients for email.
- Used background image for a better looking layout.
- Added search functionality.
- Added "Forward" and "Backward" buttons to walk through list.
- "Signature" for email.
- Added icons to buttons.
- Window is not flickering when updating the screen.
- You can put dashes in phone number now.
- Other minor fixes.

v3.31(5/29/98)
- Name changed to "My PhoneBook" because of name conflict with
  another software.
- Added progress indicator when sending email.
- Fixed the problem that the data won't save if the user exit
  the program by clicking on X on the upper-right corner.
- New icon.

v3.3(5/13/98)
- Added SETTINGS.
- Minor tweaks.

v3.2(5/12/98)
- It can dial out now. Now it finally got something to do with 
  the name "PhoneBook" ;-)

v3.1(5/8/98)
- It can send email now.

v3.0(2/24/98)
- Hmm. Initial release.

DISCLAIMER

This is a shareware. I will not take responsibility for your 
system barfing after using the program. I can however
guarantee that I have not purposely added any malicious content
to this application. If you believe this to be incorrect, then
I'd be happy to discuss the matter with you.

You may freely distribute this archive(SHAREWARE ONLY), as long a
s it remains PERFECTLY intact. 

Please report bugs or send comments to BobYang@aol.com.

Thanks.

