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³ ³     ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÙ ³ ³ ³ À¿   ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄ¿ ³   Written by Mario Mueller    ³
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³ I. Introduction to the Utility ³
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  After writing the Birth Date Utility for PCBoard, I had some really nice
  comments come in.  I then knew that more and more people have started
  using some of my programs.  Which makes me feel a whole lot better
  because now I know that I am not just writing these for myself.
  
  A couple of people asked me to write a utility that was similar to the
  birth date utility but instead of prompting for the birth date, prompt
  for the phone number.  I finally got a chance to bring it to all you
  PCBoard sysops.  This one is actually much easier to install because
  there is really only one place you want to put it, and that would be the
  phone number prompt.  This program will work for both VOICE and DATA
  prompts.
  
  The really nifty thing about these utilities, is that they will keep the
  correct format while the user is typing the phone number.  So when a user
  is entering his or her phone number, he or she won't have to enter in the
  dashes (-) or the Parentheses (()), the utility inserts them when needed.

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³ II. Features of the Utility ³
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  The following is a list of features of this utility:
    * Can be Installed almost anywhere in PCBoard
    * Small and will not take up much hard drive space
    * Configurable Prompt and Text Messages
    * Configurable Colors
    * Rejects Invalid Phone Numbers such as 000-000-0000
    * Rejects Incomplete Phone Numbers such as 717-751-3
    * Checks for valid Phone Number Formats
    * Calculates Age from Entered Date
    * Does NOT require the ANSI emulation
    * Rejects Movie Phone Numbers such as 555-555-1212
    
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³ III. Installing the Utility ³
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  Unlike the Birth Date utility, there really is only TWO places where you
  can install this utility.  That would be the Business Phone and Voice
  Phone prompts.  This will lower the complications of installing this
  utility.  You probably want to install the Business Phone prompt first.
  Use the following procedure to accomplish this:
  
  * Execute the MKPCBTXT program
  * Press F3 and enter 113
  * Clear the Existing prompt with the Ctrl-End Key
  * Enter an exclamation point (!) in the first column, followed immediately
    by the program path and file name (eg. !\PPE\PHONE\PHONE.PPE DATA)
  * Include the DATA, text file specification, after where you have specified
    the program path and file name (check above example)
  * Press ESC until you are out of the editor
  
  Once you have completed that, the Phone Number Utility will then be
  installed as the business prompt.  You will probably also want to install
  this program as the Home or Voice number prompt as well.  Use the
  following procedure to accomplish this:
  
  * Execute the MKPCBTXT program
  * Press F3 and enter 114
  * Clear the Existing prompt with the Ctrl-End Key
  * Enter an exclamation point (!) in the first column, followed immediately
    by the program path and file name (eg. !\PPE\PHONE\PHONE.PPE VOICE)
  * Include the VOICE, text file specification, after where you have specified
    the program path and file name (check above example)
  * Press ESC until you are out of the editor

  Once you have completed that, the utility should be fully installed an
  ready for executing.
  
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³ IV. Command Line Parameters ³
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  The Phone Number Utility only has one command line parameter which is
  required for execution.  This would be the text file specification.
  Included with the program is a file with the filename PHONETXT.  This
  file will tell the program what to print on the screen, so you can
  configure the color display, and what the program displays by editing
  this file with the PHONETXT.EXE program included in the archive.
  
                         !D:\PPE\PHONE\PHONE.PPE DATA
                         
  The above explains how the DATA parameter is used.  This will display the
  DATA information in the text file.  If you were to use VOICE instead, it
  will display the VOICE information in the text file.
                             
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³ V. Changing Colors and Text ³
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  As mentioned earlier, you can use the PHONETXT.EXE program to modify the
  text display.  This program will emulate MKPCBTXT.EXE to make things
  easier for you.  You can insert color codes or alter them to configure
  thing the way you would like to have them.
    
  Color codes can be entered in these messages and with the error messages,
  you can also use the PCBoard @BEEP@ code for a beep warning.

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³ VI. Other Information ³
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  This program is FREEWARE and requires no fee.  I encourage anyone to
  distribute this program and upload it to all your favorite bulletin
  boards.  ALL files in archive must be included if you plan to distribute
  this program.  If you have any comments or suggestions about the program,
  feel free to leave me mail at the following net mail address if you have
  InterNet access:
  
                        mario.mueller@merchant.com
                        
  If you have access to Fido-Net style Crash mail, you can send me crash
  mail at the Fido-Net node number 1:270/619.  You can also FREQ the latest
  version of this program from the same node number with the MAGIC filename
  of PHONE.  The latest version will be sent to you.
                     
  Latest versions are available for download on the support bulletin board
  called The Antarctica Bulletin Board System (717) 755-2440 located in
  York Pennsylvania.  I appreciate any comments and suggestions about any
  of my programs.  I am open for ideas that you may have.
  
  I now have a SUPPORT conference on the support bulletin board for all of
  the programs I have available.  You can find the LATEST versions of all
  of the programs there.  If you logon to the system, simply type SUPPORT
  at the main prompt and you will be taken to the support conference.
  
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