PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE AFLOAT DIALER





DIALER.CFG  FILE AND MEANING OF ENTRIES



COM2:19200,N,8,1,...* COM PORT THAT YOUR MODEM IS ON
8506996185507        * SPRINT CARD NUMBER
7839037044444        * MCI    CARD NUMBER
1-800-877-8000       * SPRINT ACCESS NUMBER
1-800-950-1111       * MCI    ACCESS NUMBER
ATS11=48X0DT         * COMMAND FOR MODEM TO DIAL TONE
","                  * PAULSE CHARTER FOR YOUR MODEM
5                    * HOURS DIFFERENCE FROM ZULU TIME
1  <-a 0 here will   * WAIT TIME FOR MCI DIAL    TONE IN SECONDS
0  <-enable promt    * WAIT TIME FOR SPRINT DIAL TONE IN SECONDS
4:30                 * TIME OF PATCH TO GIVE WARNING BEEP
1                    * 1=TURN CAP & NUM LOCK ON  0= NO CHANGE
1800663346312        *1ST ENTRY FOR COLLECT CALLS 0 OR 1 800 ONE DIME
8                    * TIME TO PALUSE BEFORE DIALING PHONE NUMBER
180022552882         *2ND COLLECT ATT DIGITS AFTER 800 NUM FOR ACESS
8                    * TIME TO PALUSE BEFORE DIALING PHONE NUM
EOF                  * END OF FILE

DIALER.EXE  PROGRAM USE:  ** REQUIRES A HAYES COMPATIBLE PHONE MODEM
                                CONNECTED TO COM 1 OR COM 2.

AFTER INTRO SCREEN THE PROGRAM WILL PROMPT FOR DIAL FREQ.
THIS CAN  BE CHANGED LATER IF YOU CHANGE FREQS. ENTER WINDOW
FREQ. PROGRAM WILL LOG ASSIGNED FREQ.

1. ENTER IN THE CALL OF THE STATION YOU ARE RUNNING CALLS FOR
   THIS IS ALSO THE NORMAL EXIT POINT FROM THE PROGRAM
   JUST ENTER AT LEAST THREE 9'S '999'. CONTROL 'C' WILL EXIT ALSO
    If you have been running calls and need to redial a number
    that was busy ect. You can just enter the line number and
    hit <ENTER> that entry will be entered and you will be ready
    to hit FK-10 to dial the number with what ever service you
    first used ou you can change service before dialing with
    FK-5 thru FK-8

2. ENTER IN PHONE NUMBER TO BE CALLED (WITH OR WITHOUT DASHES)
   DO NOT ENTER A ZERO JUST NUMBER AS GIVEN ie 9047320374 <ENTER>.
3. ENTER THE  1ST PARTY'S NAME <ENTER>
4. ENTER THE  2ND PARTY'S NAME <ENTER>

THE FUNCTION KEY ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOW BE DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE SCREEN. THE FUNCTION KEYS ARE OPERATIONAL ONLY WHEN THIS
LINE APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

YOU CAN NOW SELECT WHAT PHONE SERVICE YOU ARE GOING TO USE
THIS SERVICE WILL BE THEN USED FOR ALL OTHER CALLS BY THAT STATION
THIS CAN BE CHANGED FOR EACH CALL JUST PRIOR TO HITTING FK-10.

FK5 IS LOCAL CALLS (DIALS THE LAST SEVEN DIGITS OF NUMBER ONLY)
FK6 IS COLLECT CALLS (0 PLUS THE NUMBER) OR 1 800 COLLECT THEN THE
    NUMBER WITHOUT "0". THE MODE USED DEPENDS ON WHAT ENTRY YOU HAVE
    IN YOUR DIALER.CFG FILE IF THE ENTRIE STARTS WITH A 0 THEN YOUR
    LONG DISTANCE CARRIER YOU USE WILL BE USED. IF YOU PUT IN 1800-
    COLLECT ect THEN THAT SERVICE WILL BE USED FOR THE COLLECT
    CALLS.
FK7 IS MCI CALLS
FK8 IS SPRINT CALLS
FK9 TOGGLES THE COLLECT CALL SYSTEM USED

NOTE: BEFORE MCI OR SPRINT WILL WORK YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT A VALID
      CARD NUMBER IN THE DIALER.CFG FILE.
***  USE FILE EDITNUM.EXE TO CHANGE CARD NUMBERS USED *****

IF YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN TAKING THE LISTING YOU CAN USE THE FK3 KEY
AND GO THRU THE STEPS FOR ENTRY AGAIN.
PRESSING THE <ENTER> KEY KEEPS WHAT WAS LAST TYPED AT THESE ENTRY
PROMPTS.

THE FK4 KEY IS USED TO CHANGE THE OPERATING DIAL FREQ. CAN ONLY BE
USED WHEN HIGHLIGHTED AT BOTOM OF SCREEN

USE THE FK1 OR FK10 KEY TO START THE DIALING PROCESS.
(I USED THESE TWO KEYS SO KEYBOARDS WITH FK KEYS ACROSS THE TOP
 OR TO THE LEFT SIDE WOULD BE EQUALLY EASY TO USE.)

IF YOU ENTERED 0 FOR THE MCI OR SPRINT WAIT TIMES IN THE CONFIG
FILE THEN YOU WILL GET THE MESSAGE **** AT THE TONE Hit any key ***
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PORCEED TONE HIT ANYKEY... THE DIALING PROCESS
WILL THEN CONTINUE.
 If you enter in a value for the waits it may take some experimenting
 to find what value works for each service in your area.

AFTER THE DIALING PROCESS IS COMPLETE.  PICKUP THE PHONE OR TURN ON
YOUR SPEAKER PHONE. THEN PRESS THE SPACE BAR OR ANY KEY.
(** BE SURE TO PICKUP THE PHONE FIRST **)

AFTER THE SPACE BAR IS HIT YOU WILL BE READY TO SERVICE THE CALL.
SAY WHO IS CALLING IF COLLECT (ie MARS STATION IN FLORIDA WITH JOHN
ON THE RADIO")
BRIEF THE PARTY ON THE PHONE, ECT.

IF CALL IS A DNA JUST HIT THE LETTER 'D' I USE THIS FOR COLLECT
CALLS WHERE ANSWERING MACHINES ARE REACHED
IF CALL IS A BUSY HIT THE LETTER 'B'
IF CALL IS OK OR AN ANSWERING MACHINE IS REACHED WHEN USING SPRINT
   OR MCI.  WHEN THE PATCH IS STARTED HIT THE SPACE BAR TO START THE
   TIMER .
WHEN THE TIME ENTERED IN THE DIALER.CFG FILE IS REACHED THE COMPUTER
   WILL BEEP LETTING YOU KNOW TIME IS ABOUT UP.
HIT THE SPACE BAR AGAIN TO STOP THE TIMER UPON COMPLETION OF THE
   PATCH.

IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LISTING OR YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE
   TO PARTY'S NAME BECAUSE ANOTHER PARTY IS GOING TO BE ON THE LINE.
   YOU CAN USE THE LETTER 'E' FOR "EDIT" BEFORE STARTING THE TIMER.

IF THE PHONE NUMBER WAS INCORRECT OR YOU HAD THE WRONG DIALING MODE
   SET AND YOU WANT TO REDO THE LISTING WITHOUT LOGGING TO DISK
   JUST USE THE LETTER 'R' FOR REDO.


LETS SAY THE CALL WAS OK OR WAS AN ANSWERING MACHINE USING SPRINT OR
 MCI.  AFTER THE TIMER IS STOPPED YOU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE
 STATUS OF THE CALL
 ENTER IN 'OK', 'A/M' , 'WRG NUM', OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT.
IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T WANT TO LOG THE CALL. SUCH AS YOU HIT
 THE SPACE BAR BY MISTAKE. JUST HIT THE <ENTER> KEY AT THE STATUS
 PROMPT LEAVING THE STATUS BLANK. AND YOU WILL BE BACK AT THE
 LISTING TAKING MODE WITHOUT LOGGING THE CALL. BUT THE LAST CALL
 LINE WILL REFLECT WHAT WAS DONE.  THE SAME ENTRY NUMBER WILL BE
 ASSIGNED TO THIS LISTING
 SENCE THE LAST CALL WASN'T LOGGED.

     THE DIALER PROGRAM LOGS THE LISTING TO A FILE CALLED MMYY.DAL .
WHERE MM=MOUNTH AND YY= YEAR
THIS IS AN ASCII FILE WITH COMMA'S SEPARATING THE FIELDS.
MOST DATA BASES WILL IMPORT SUCH DATA.

   ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN WILL BE DISPLAYED STATIONS WORKED
AND THE NUMBER OF PATCHES RUN FOR THAT STATION.  THE LAST STATION
WORKED WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED AND HELPS KEEP YOUR ROTATION IN ORDER.
  THE STATE BEING CALLED IS ALSO DISPLAYED AT TOP OF SCREEN AS IS
THE ASSIGNED FREQ. THE LAST 17 PATCHES RUN OR ATTEMPTED IS SHOWN
WITH THE LOG ENTRY NUMBER ON THE LEFT. THESE ENTRY NUMBERS ARE FOR
THE PRESENT PATCHING SESSON ONLY. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE
SCREEN IS WHERE ALL PROMPTS AND INPUT TAKES PLACE.



REPORT  GENERATING PROGRAM:

THE REPORT PROGRAM NRPTN.EXE WILL GENERATE A
MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE FILE 'DATE'.DAL ie(0897) IF DESIRED.
THE REPORT IS WRITTEN TO AFILE NAME LIKE AUG98.TFC JAN96.TFC ECT.


           RUNNING THE REPORT PROGRAM REPORT.EXE

 THE CONFIG FILE FOR RPTN.EXE IS AFLOAT.DAT AND CONTAINS THE HEADER
INFORMATION AND YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE CALLS WHERE NECESSARY
BEFORE YOUR OWN USE.


WHEN YOU RUN NRPTN YOU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE FILE TO
PROCESS. IF NO EXTENSION IS ENTERED THEN .DAL WILL BE USED
AS THE EXTENSION. HITTING ENTER WILL USE THE DEFAULT FILE NAME
LOG.DAL.
 
NEXT YOU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER ANY CALLING FREQS YOU USED
AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS USED. HITTING ENTER WITH NO ENTRY
AT THE FREQ PROMPT WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

WHEN ALL DAYS HAVE BEEN PROCESS. THE REPORT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE
SCREEN. IF YOU USED A LOT OF FREQS. THE LISTING MAY SCROLL OFF THE
SCREEN AT THE TOP THIS IS NORMAL.

THE PROMPT WILL BE ASKING YOU IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FILE FOR SENDING
BY RTT,MAIL,ECT. HITTING 'N' WILL EXIT THE PROGRAM.

HITTING 'Y' WILL CLEAR THE SCREEN AND ASK YOU FOR THE MSG NUMBER.

ENTER THE NUMBER <ENTER>
ENTER IN THE DAY AND TIME ie  261330   (DO NOT PUT A Z ON THE END.)


YOU WILL NOW BE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO ENTER ANY COMMENTS.
HIT 'Y' TO ENTER IN COMMENTS.

YOU WILL HAVE 10 LINES MAX OF COMMENTS.
  ENTER IN EACH LINE. KEEP THE FIRST LINE A LITTLE SHORTED THAN THE
  FOLLOWING LINES BECAUSE  3. REMARKS:  WILL ALSO BE ON THIS LINE.


WHEN ALL REMARK LINES HAVE BEEN ENTERED HIT <ENTER> KEY ON A BLANK
LINE.
YOU WILL NOW BE ASKED IF ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT Y/N

HITTING 'N' WILL TAKE YOU THRU ALL LINES AGAIN.  YOU WILL HAVE TO
RE-ENTER IN ALL INFORMATION AGAIN.

IF YOU HIT 'Y' THE REPORT IS GENERATED AND STORED ON DISK UNDER THE
NAME JAN.TFC THRU DEC.TFC. YOU WILL WANT TO COPY ALL THE *.TFC FILES
TO A FLOPPY OR ANOTHER DIRECTORY EACH NEW YEAR IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
YOUR OLD REPORTS FROM BEING WRITTEN OVER.

THE REPORT MAKER PROGRAM DOES NOT KEEP TRACK OF ANY MESSAGES YOU MAY
HANDLE.  YOU WILL HAVE TO USE YOUR FAVORITE TEXT EDITOR OR Q EDITOR
ON THIS DISK TO ADD THE MESSAGES HANDLED LINES AND HOURS ON CALLING
FREQ.

HOURS.EXE 

   THIS PROGAM WILL GO THRU LOG.DAL OR WHAT EVER FILE YOU GENERATED
TO DO YOUR REPORT FROM AND GETS THE TOTAL HOURS YOU WERE ON THE
AFLOAT NETS.  THIS IS FOR USE IN YOUR PARTICIPATION REPORT OR JUST
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
   THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT OUTPUT TO A PRINTER UNLESS YOU USE SCREEN
PRINT.  I USUALLY JUST WRITE THE NUMBERS DOWN.



INCLUDED ON THIS DISC IS A  1298.DAL TO TEST REPORT AND HOURS.EXE.


HOPE THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE OF SOME USE TO YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO ME AT:


                            ERNIE O'BERRY
                           865 NW 123rd PL
                           CITRA,FL. 32113


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