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           AddressManager 0.0 README

               Chunping Ding

               April 21, 1994
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 What is AddressManager ?
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AddressManager is a Graphic User Interface for the
management of address databases. It can be used to
build, maintain your own databases of the addresses
of your friends, colleges, etc.

It is written in tcl/tk. (Thanks to Dr. Ousterhout
for his provision of such a wonderful tool).

It is also ease to modify the source code to build
and maintain other databases.

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Where to get it?
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banff.cssip.edu.au /pub/addressManager.tar.gz
harbor.ecn.purdue.edu /pub/tcl/code

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How to run it ?
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It is simply the tcl code. It can be run by typing
the command "addressManager.tcl" (You may need
to change the first line of addressManager.tcl
to find your own wish) or source it into your wish.

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How to specify the database name?
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The address database can be specified by 
setenv ADDRESS_DATABASE addressDatabase_File_Name

The default address database is ./friends.db
(The program copies your database to a .bak file
every time you run it)


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What are in the addressManager.tar.gz?
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1. README.addressManager
2. addressManager.tcl          # The tcl source code
3. testAddresses.db            # A demo database, try:
                               # setenv ADDRESS_DATABASE ./testAddresses.db
                               # and run addressManager
4. testAddresses.db.NoComment  # Similar to testAddresses.db but 
                               # there is no comments. It is obtained
                               # by choosing "Save as" and selecting
                               # "No Comment". (It can be printed out
                               # nicely)

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How to remember the key accelerators?
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Think of emacs comands.

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Two notes on running addressManager                          
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1. A modified record will NOT be saved automatically.
(So, save it before you move to another record if you do
want to keep it).

2. The search of fields is not case-sensitive.


Chunping
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Chunping DING          Phone :           61 (0)8 302 3584
CSSIP, SPRI Building   Fax:              61 (0)8 302 3124
Technology Park        Email:  Chunping.Ding@cssip.edu.au
Adelaide, SA 5095                 ding@cs.adelaide.edu.au
Australia                         
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