        Readme file for == TeleEASE v1.0
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TeleEASE is a general purpose Name-Address-Telephone Diary developed by
Amitabh Saxena. It was written in Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5 and TC 3.0

The complete package of TeleEASE containes following files:
________________________________________________________________________
        TEL.EXE
        README.TXT
        WARRANTY.TXT

This README file containes important information on following topics :

        * Installing TeleEASE
        * Configuring TeleEASE
        * Running TeleEASE
        * Converting DataFiles
        * Merging DataFiles
        * License agreement

INSTALLING :
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        First make a directory Teleease on your C: Drive then copy all the
        above files in this directory. By default TeleEASE looks for the
        datafiles in this directory. If it does not find them there it looks
        in the current directory. If the TELEEASE directory exists but without
        the datafiles then it creates the files. If the TELEEASE directory
        does not exist then the files are created in the current directory.

                If you don't keep the datafiles in the default directory, it
        is your responsibility to ensure that the next time TeleEASE is run,
        you are in the same directory as the one in which you the files exist.

        Please note that TeleEASE is best functional when it uses the default
        directory.

RUNNING TeleEASE :
==================
        Simply go into the directory where you copied TEL.EXE and type "TEL".

        Sometimes you may not want to edit or modify any data while working...
        Give the switch "/!" for Readonly operation of TeleEASE:type "TEL /!"

        For convenience it is suggested to create a batch file "tel.bat" and
        use it to run teleease in readonly mode. Please note that the BAT
        file (not the EXE) must be in a directory of the "path" environment
        variable example :

             @echo off
             REM ********* File TEL.BAT ***********
             REM ****** Suggested directory: C:\DOS ******
             C:\TELEEASE\TEL.EXE /!
             REM ***** Assuming TEL.EXE is in C:\TELEEASE directory *****
             REM ***** /! for readonly *****


        TeleEASE supports one level of nesting i.e. it has folders which
        can be used to store different categories of records.

MERGING FILES :
===============
                To merge two different sets of datafiles you have to use the
                MERGE command. The use is self explanatory (the first file
                means that type of file TO WHICH data will be copied.
                The second file will be unaltered.)
                        Unlike CONVERT, MERGE will prompt the user for the
                names of the datafiles.
                For merging files from different versions of TeleEASE use the
                MERGE-Z.EXE file (not distributed with this version)

                Before using MERGE make sure that you understand fully the
                operation and parameters otherwise you may lose your data.
                Please note that the MERGE command is dangerous, especially
                if you are using two different versions of TELEEASE because
                the storage formats of version before 1.01 were different
                since it did not support nesting of data.
                (This is version 1.2)

                I am aiming to make a standard format for all versions to
                avoid confusion so I hope to stick to this in the future.

CONVERTING FILES :
==================
        TeleEASE comes in another two forms:

        TEL.EXE : The full version of TeleEASE. Supports encryption of the
                    datafiles. Printing of records is also supported.
                    Folders with passwords are 'protected'

        ADD.EXE : Mini version of TeleEASE (Fast and uses very less memory)
                    Does not support any encryption of the datafiles. You
                    cannot also print records directly. It does not also
                    support the "read-only" mode of running TeleEASE.
                    (Distributed only with the full version)

                Because of the difference in the storing formats of the data
                in the two versions, the datafiles have to be 'CONVERT'ed to
                be used by both. You can use the CONVERT program to convert.

                If CONVERT encounters a 'protected' folder while converting
                it prompts for the password and will terminate at any wrong
                password. Convert will work only if the target files do not
                exist. Convert assumes the following names for the datafiles
                (It won't work if the files are anything else)

                (RECORD.DBA is the record file,
                 FOLDER.DBA is the folder file      For TEL
                 RECORD.DAT is the record file,
                 FOLDER.DAT is the folder file      for ADD)


Please read the WARRANTY.TXT file for warranty info.
Once again thank you for trying out my programs.

I would appreciate if you send me any comments / criticism / bug-reports etc
at <amitabh@cyberjunkie.com>
TeleEASE is FREEWARE but please note that:

        You are free to distribute the full package to as many people
        as you like provided that you in no way modify or delete any file
        from the original package. The package must contain the following

        TEL.EXE
        MERGE.EXE
        README.TXT
        WARRANTY.TXT

There are lots of other utilities that you can download from me.
Just email me ...
                
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        Author : Amitabh Saxena
                        <amitabh@cyberjunkie.com>
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