

        ------- PSA Cards 2.7 for Windows 3.1 ------

     VERSION 2.7 WILL READ FILES WRITTEN BY EARLIER VERSIONS.
     VERSIONS OLDER THAN 2.62 WILL NOT READ VERSION 2.7 FILES.
     
     IF YOU ARE RUNNING WINDOWS 95 OR WINDOWS NT 3.51 YOU SHOULD
     BE USING PSA CARDS 2.7 FOR WINDOWS 95 / NT 3.51

DESCRIPTION

     PSA Cards is an easy to use address program.  It looks
     like a card file and it works like a card file.  Just
     click on a divider tab or card to open or close it.
     
     PSA Cards is also an OLE 2.0 container application.
     This means that you can link or imbed objects
     (pictures, maps, documents, sound and video clips)
     created in other programs in your PSA Cards entries.
     

VERSION 2.7 NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES

 *   Added user specified text, tab, and entry colors
 *   Added Speed Entry command, including entering information from a 
     multiline edit field by highlighting text and clicking a field button.
 *   Added Tip of the day, including links to relevant topics in the Help file.
 *   Added OLE drag and drop.
 *   Added Select Current Group command
 *   Added warning to change envelope title when first or last name is changed.
 *   Added contact name to business name in locate dialog
 *   You can now edit group names.  e.g. Change "Family" to "Pests".
 *   Added specification of exchanges as nnn-nnn in dialing setup, local / LD flags.
 *   Added warning if no response from modem.
 *   Added phone description field to dialing dialog for multiple phone numbers.
 *   Added option to flag all phone numbers in local area code as local calls.
 *   Added counter on dated field search results.
 *   Added button to sort phone numbers within an entry.
 *   Added user selection for new address default for Euro or US style postal codes.


VERSION 2.7 BUG FIXES 

 *   Fixed a bug which caused printed output to always go to the default printer
     regardless of the printer selected in the print setup dialog.
 *   Fixed a bug in the backup reminder feature that sometimes reminded the 
     user about backups too often.
 *   Fixed a bug that caused the phone page local/long distance flag to sometimes be
     ignored.
 *   Fixed several bugs in importing from MS CardFile
 *   Fixed bug in dialing setup setting local/LD flags which sometimes caused
     an exchange to be ignored.
 *   Fixed a bug in the phone dialer that sometimes locked up the program when
     there were two modems installed.
 *   Made sure there is a space before the postal code when exporting addresses.
 *   Fixed number of changes in backup reminder to be less than
     the reminder frequency.
 *   Fixed a bug that caused the program to stall when the printing area for
     an address book became too small.


********************** INSTALLATION **********************

   If you install PSA Cards 2.7 over a previous version,
   be sure to use the install program.  It installs new
   system DLL's from Microsoft in your windows\system 
   directory.

   INSTALLING FROM A FLOPPY DISK

     Run the install program, install.exe from the Program
     Manager.

   INSTALLING FROM A DOWNLOADED PSA Cards ZIP FILE

     1. Create a directory for the program on your hard
     drive and copy the PSA Cards ZIP file to it.
     
     2. Extract the program and help files by running
     pkunzip in DOS or in a DOS window.  This will make
     18 files in the program directory.  Eleven of these are
     OLE 2.0 libraries from Microsoft.  These files will be
     installed in your windows\system directory.  There are
     seven files PSA Cards 2.7 files: cards.exe, cards.hlp,
     readme.txt, register.txt, cardfile.msc, tips.txt, and
     sample.car.
     The last file is the installation program, install.exe.

     If you wish, the PSA Cards ZIP file can now be deleted 
     from your hard drive.  However, it would be a good idea 
     to back it up to a floppy disk before deleting it.
     
     3. Run the installation program, install.exe, from the
     Program Manager (Run... in the File menu) and follow
     instructions.
     

INSTALL.EXE -- MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

     The installation program will copy the PSA Cards files
     to whatever directory you choose.  The installation
     directory can be the same as directory for the
     downloaded PSA Cards ZIP file.
     
     After copying the Cards files to the installation
     directory, the install program will create a program
     group and program items in the Program Manager.  There
     will be program items for PSA Cards, Cards Help, the
     installation log, and this readme.txt file.
     
     The OLE 2.0 dynamic libraries are supplied by Microsoft
     for installation in systems running 16 bit versions of
     Windows.  That is, Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11
     (Windows for Workgroups).  If you are running a 32 bit 
     version of Windows, you should download or order the 
     32 bit version of PSA Cards.
     
     In order to install the OLE libraries, the install
     program checks to make sure that an existing version of
     a library is not in use.  If one is, a message box is
     displayed asking the user to shut down all possible
     applications and then try to continue the installation.

     If MICROSOFT OFFICE is running, it will probably prevent
     the installation of the OLE files.  If there is a 
     problem with copying the OLE files, shut down MS Office
     and try the installation again.

     If this doesn't fix the problem, try shutting down and
     restarting Windows.  Then restart the installation.  If
     you already have the OLE 2.0 libraries, the install
     program will compare library versions and will not
     overwrite a newer library version with an older one.
     The OLE 2.0 files are:
     
          COMPOBJ.DLL
          MFCOLEUI.DLL
          OLE2.DLL
          OLE2.REG
          OLE2CONV.DLL
          OLE2DISP.DLL
          OLE2NLS.DLL
          OLEPROX.DLL
          STDOLE.TLB
          STORAGE.DLL
          TYPELIB.DLL
     
     The OLE 2.0 libraries must be registered with the
     REGEDIT.EXE program.  REGEDIT.EXE is part of Windows.
     REGEDIT.EXE is run automatically by the installation
     program.
     
     If you are running Windows 3.1, you must have the SHARE
     command in your autoexec.bat file.  The SHARE settings
     /L: and /F: must be at least /L:500 and /F:5100.  This
     sets up range locking used by OLE 2.0 compound files.
     The install program checks for the SHARE command.  More
     often than not, the install program from some other OLE
     2.0 aware application will have already added SHARE to
     your autoexec.bat. If you do get a SHARE message you
     will need to edit your autoexec.bat file and add the
     line:
     
       SHARE /L:500 /F:5100
     
     after the PATH command but before the WIN command.  Use
     an ASCII text editor such as Notepad or SysEdit to
     change your c:\autoexec.bat file.  If you are working
     in DOS you can also use the DOS editor, EDIT. I could
     have written the install program to do this
     automatically, but I dislike (and distrust) install
     programs that alter my autoexec.bat and config.sys
     files.
     
     If you are running MS-DOS 4.01, the SHARE statement
     must be in your CONFIG.SYS file and the command is:
     
       INSTALL=C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /L:500 /F:5100
     
     Of course, if your DOS directory is not C:\DOS, the
     correct path to your DOS directory must be supplied.
     
     IMPORTANT PRECAUTION -- Anytime that you change your
     autoexec.bat (or config.sys) file you should make a
     backup copy of it first.  Just copy it to another file
     such as autoexec.sav.  Then if there is some mishap
     with your autoexec.bat file you can restore it.  Your
     computer needs the autoexec.bat and config.sys files in
     order to boot.
     
     When you change your autoexec.bat file, you need to
     reboot your computer before the changes will take
     effect.
     
     If you are running Windows 3.11 (Windows for
     Workgroups) you do not need (and should not use) SHARE.
     Range locking is a built-in part of Windows 3.11.
     
     Finally, if you have set your TEMP entry in your
     autoexec.bat to point to removable media, you should
     change it back to point to a local hard drive.  The
     install program does NOT check TEMP entry.
        

LOADING A DATA FILE ON STARTUP
     
     The installation program sets up PSA Cards to automatically 
     open the file "sample.car" each time you double click on
     the PSA Cards icon.  If you want to open a different file
     on program startup, use the Program manager "Properties" 
     command to change the Command Line entry.  The new data 
     file name replaces "sample.car" after the program name 
     (cards.exe).  Be sure to leave a blank between the program 
     name and the file name.

REGISTRATION

     Click on the Register command in the Help menu, then on 
     the Help button in the Register dialog box.

     Registered users enable me continue to improve PSA
     Cards and implement your suggestions.  The income also
     pays for the computer and software I use to do this.
     If you use PSA Cards on a regular basis and find it
     useful, please register.  This version of PSA Cards 
     allows you to update your data file 20 times before
     registering.  After the 20th update you will still be
     able to access your data, but will not be able to save
     changes to the file until you enter your registration
     code using the Registration command in the Help menu.
     

DISCLAIMER

     Although PSA Cards has been carefully written and
     tested, no claim is made as to its reliability and
     freedom from bugs.  This software is provided "as-is"
     without warranty of any kind. In no event shall PSA
     Software be liable for any damages whatsoever arising
     out of the use or inability to use PSA Cards.
     
     

KNOWN PROBLEMS

     *    The Equation Editor for Microsoft Word does not always
          work properly with OLE 2.0 container applications.  This 
          version of PSA Cards will not recognize the Equation
          Editor.  Word itself and its other associated OLE
          servers work OK.
     
     *    The Help buttons in the OLE dialog boxes for Change
          Icon and the OLE File Browser do not do anything.
     
     *    Context sensitive help for the Object command in the
          OLE menu does not link to the correct help topic.
     
     These bugs are related to OLE 2.0 components supplied
     by Microsoft.


BUG REPORTS AND FEEDBACK

     Please send bug reports, and suggestions for new
     features to CompuServe User ID 72064,1437, or 
     Internet: billr@FortNet.org or US mail to me 
     at the above registration address.  I can't fix bugs
     or add new features if I don't know about them, so let
     me hear from you.

     You can also get the PSA Cards news and download the
     most recent ZIP file from the PSA Software web page:

     http://www.FortNet.org/~billr
     
     I hope that you find PSA Cards useful.

          Bill Rogers
