HisWord(tm) Palmtop Bible v1.2x
  Copyright 1996-1997 by Tom Hoover
  All Rights Reserved

Frequently Asked Questions (last updated November 28, 1997):


 1. When I attempt to start HisWord, I get an error message that reads
    "Fatal error: Command line format should be: 'hisword a:\hisword\av'".

    Ans: (NOTE: The following example uses AV datafiles.  If you use a
    different version, some of the names referred to may be slightly
    different.)

    Check the filenames listed in your data directory (e.g. a:\hisword\av).
    If they are in the format of av.001, av.002, etc, then it means that
    you haven't "unpacked" them by using the OLB install program.

    Just run the OLB "install" program on your desktop computer, and go
    thru the steps to install the Online Bible.  Once this installation is
    complete, move the resulting "AV" directory into your a:\HisWord (or
    whatever) directory.  You may then delete the OLB installation from
    your desktop computer, if you wish.

    You'll end up with the following files in a:\HisWord\av:

       AV.DOC
       COPYRITE.DAT
       ID.DAT
       TEXT.DAT
       TEXTNDX.DAT
       TOKENS.DAT
       VERSION.DAT
       XREF.DAT
       XREFNDX.DAT
       XREFNDXS.DAT

    Restart HisWord with the command line 'hisword a:\hisword\av' (or as
    appropriate to your setup), and things should be up and running.


 2. When I attempt to start HisWord, I get an error message that reads
    "xrfndxs.dat. File not found".

    Ans: HisWord currently only works with OLB versions that contain AV.
    It has been tested by me with AV, AV-DBY, AV-YLT, AV-DBY-YLT (Scholar),
    AV-RSV, and AV-NIV.


 3. I've purchased an unlock disk for AV-NIV, and it works fine with the
    Online Bible.  How do I get it to work with HisWord?

    Ans: Copy the file "av_niv" (it should have a length of 4204 bytes)
    from your unlock disk to your HisWord\AV_NIV directory on the palmtop.
    Rename "av_niv" to "version.dat", replacing the existing "version.dat".

    Once you start HisWord, you may use the F10 to toggle between AV, NIV
    and AV-NIV versions.


 4. Will HisWord(tm) Palmtop Bible run on an HP300LX (or HP320LX, or ???)?

    Ans: No.

    HisWord will only run on HP100LX and HP200LX palmtops.  It should also
    run on any other DOS-based desktop/laptop computer, if you run the TSR
    "cgagraph.com" before loading HisWord.


 5. I can't seem to get the level 0 bookmark to work.  I entered the
    required text in the .cfg file, but all I get is a blank page when I
    open the program.

    Ans: The PAL function that HisWord uses to retrieve/save cfg data is
    case sensitive, but when I added this "feature" to the HisWord.doc
    file, I did it from memory and I typed "Bookmark" instead of
    "BookMark".  If you change "Bookmark" in your .cfg file to "BookMark",
    it should work properly.

    NOTE: HisWord.doc has been corrected to read "BookMark".


 6. Where can I purchase a license/unlock disk for AV-NIV?

    Rev. Phil Lindner, Online Bible (U.S.A),
       P.O. Box 21, Bronson, MI, 49028
       Tel: (517) 369-6035 or (800) 243-7124
       Fax: (517) 369-2518

    Be sure and tell them that you want the combination AV-NIV version for
    use with the DOS version of the Online Bible.

    For other countries, see the file "to_order.doc" that comes with the
    Online Bible.


 7. Will HisWord(tm) work with foreign language versions of the OLB data
    files?

    HisWord has never been tested with any foreign language versions, so
    I don't know.  My guess is that it probably will not, but you may
    wish to try anyway.


 8. I cannot read HisWord.doc.  What format is it in?

    HisWord.doc was created using the MEMO program built-in to the palmtop.


 9. I cannot get the clipboard copy feature to work...what's wrong?

    You are probably running HisWord(tm) under plain DOS.  The clipboard
    function will only work when running under SysMgr.  I will be adding
    the ability to save "clipboard" data to disk, but that is planned for a
    future version.


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