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                          CALLCOST DOCUMENTATION v1.4
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     Any  bug reports,  and/or suggestions,  please forward them to  me  by      
     netmail to either FidoNet 2:255/375 or NeST 90:102/131.

     Hi!

     In this archive you should find the following files:

     CALLCOST.TTP - The main program.
     CALLCOST.CTL - An example configuration file.
     CONVERT.TOS  - Required to convert logfiles created by previous 
                    versions of Callcost into new format.
     CALLCOST.TXT - This text!
            
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          This version of Callcost,  and any future versions that  may 
          appear are now shareware.  If you use this program regularly 
          then please send œ5 to the address shown at the end of  this 
          text file.  I'm sure that you'll save that much in the first 
          quarter when you've seen how much your calls are costing! 
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     Welcome to the latest version of Callcost. It's been quite a long time 
     since  I released the last version,  and  since then the  program  has 
     more than doubled in size!  However,  there has been many improvements 
     made since then,  and the major one is the costing of calls. No longer 
     does  it rely on the costs recorded in the Binkley log  file!  Now  it 
     calculates  costs  correctly for UK calls (except for the  dreaded  b1 
     charges!).

     To ensure that Callcost works correctly, please read through this file      
     first.  If you don't then anything can happen!  It is not that long so      
     it won't take you more than a few minutes,  and,  of course,  you will      
     then get the best out of this program.

     Firstly,  if you have run previous versions of Callcost,  you must run 
     the program CONVERT.TOS on  your current CALLCOST.LOG.  Just put it in 
     the same folder and run.  It will bring it bang  up  to date.  It will 
     produce a backup file in case anything should go wrong, God forbid. It 
     may also reduce the cost of your bill!

     I have now incorporated a control file which makes Callcosts operation
     much simpler,  and more powerful. If a control file is present it will
     take  priority  over  the commandline,  the  commandline  is  actually
     ignored.  So what are these new features then? A small example control
     file  is  to  be found in the archive.  It does not  contain  all  the
     possible  commands.  I will detail these briefly,  as they  should  be
     fairly obvious to all.

     BINKLEYLOG     Drive  and full pathname to your Binkley  logfile.  The
                    actual filename is not required. If you use the control
                    file then this command must be present.

     COSTLOG        Drive  and full pathname to where you wish to keep  the
                    CALLCOST.LOG file.  If it does not exist then  CALLCOST
                    will create the necessary folders.

     SYSTEMLOG      Drive  and full pathname to where you wish to keep  the
                    CALLSYS.LOG  file.  Again,  folders will be created  if
                    necessary.  This file is quite handy as I now include a
                    total cost including the dreaded V.A.T.  as well as the
                    usual  reports.  This file will only be activated  when
                    this command is included.

     QUIET          Run in Quiet mode.

     PRINT          Print the CALLCOST logfile.

     BACKUP         Produce a backup file each time CALLCOST is run.

     CHARGE         I  have added this option so that if our  wonderful  BT
                    decide to increase (or decrease) the cost per unit then
                    it  can be included with effect from the time of  entry
                    of this command. Default is 0.042. Format is : 0.042 

     DATA           Keep  a  list of local phone  numbers  here.  List  one
     numbers        number per line - I don't expect people to have a  huge
     END            amount of local numbers anyway! 

     MERCURY        Here  you can insert the Mercury prefix so that  it  is 
                    stripped from the number stored in the log file.

     Note:   Mercury charges are not applied.... BT costs are still used! I      
     have no idea of how much Mercury charges are or how they are  applied,      
     so it may be some time before they are implemented.   Anyway, I cannot      
     get Mercury so I cannot say I've been that interested in it!

     The commands may be written in uppercase, or lowercase letters. If you 
     wish to insert any comments in the control file then you must  precede 
     them with a semi-colon (;).

     Without a control file CALLCOST will work in it's usual way.  I  don't
     think  that the speed of the program has been affected too much by  my
     additions.  In fact,  I appear to be getting figures of 2 - 3  seconds
     most runs!

     My  thanks go to John Charles and Mark Matts,  who have both given  my  
     previous  versions a good  thrashing,   and haven't even  lost   their 
     hard  disks yet.  Also,  thanks to Daron Brewood who came  forth  with 
     suggestions,  and  has replaced his previous program  for  calculating 
     calls with this one!

     The address to send your dosh to is:

                    Robert Darling,
                    11B Turketel Road,
                    Folkestone,
                    Kent, CT20 2PA.

     Thanks to anyone who actually sends some - THANKS!