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                                       CONTENTS



          I.    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

          II.   COPYRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

          III.  LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

          IV.   TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME) . . . . . . . . . .   2
                Official Distribution Bulletin Boards . . . . . . . . .   2

          V.    ORDERING METHODS AND REGISTRATION FEES  . . . . . . . .   2
                A. How To Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
                B. Pricing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

          VI.   WHAT DOES THIS SOFTWARE DO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

          VII.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
                A. Storage Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
                B. Using on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

          VIII. FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

          IX.   RUNNING What Vehicle History? FOR THE FIRST TIME  . . .   9
                A. Quick Start  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
                B. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10
                C. Using the Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10

          X.    MANAGING FILES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11
                A. Making Back-up Copies of Your Files  . . . . . . .    11
                B. Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy  . . . . . . .    11
                C. Formatting Floppy Disks  . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11
                D. Re-Indexing Files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12
                E. Packing Files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12

          XI.   DATA ENTRY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
                A. Service Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
                B. Departments, Mechanics, Service Types, and
                   Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    14

          XII.  REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15

          XIII. PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15
                A. Operating Choices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    16
                   1.  Back-up & Restore Method (16)

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                   2.  Country setting (16)
                   3.  Directory Display Format (16)
                   4.  Error Tone (16)
                B. Defining your Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    16
                   1.  Laser Printer Soft Fonts (17)
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                   2.  Scalable Fonts (17)
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                   3.  Lines per Page (17)
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                   4.  Left Margin (18)
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                C. Sales Tax Rate and Labour Rate Entry . . . . . . .    18

          XIV.  HELP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    19

          XV.   ERROR MESSAGES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    19



































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          I.    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

                By using this software and documentation ("WVH") you must
          accept this disclaimer of warranty:

                WVH is provided "as is" without any warranties or
          conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to,
          those concerning merchantability and fitness for a particular
          purpose.  By using WVH, you are expressly releasing the author,
          Angel Babudro, from any liability resulting from the use of this
          software and documentation.  You must assume the entire risk of
          using WVH.  Please test and supervise WVH thoroughly before
          relying on it.


          II.   COPYRIGHT

                WVH is owned and copyright (c) 1989-1993 by Angel Babudro,
          all rights reserved.  You may only use and/or distribute WVH
          under the License terms below.


          III.  LICENSE

                1.  WVH is being distributed as Shareware; it is not free. 
          WVH is licensed for individual personal use and evaluation for an
          unlimited time.  Use and evaluation by businesses, corporations
          or individuals in a commercial venture is limited to 60 days,
          after which time the REGISTERED Edition of WVH must be purchased
          or the use of Unregistered Edition of WVH must be discontinued.

                2. You may keep as many backup copies of WVH as you wish. 
          The Registered Edition is limited to simultaneous use on the
          number of computers indicated by your registration level.  The
          Unregistered Edition may be used on any number of computers.  You
          may share WVH with others in complete and unmodified form. 
          REGISTERED USERS may NOT distribute the separate file CONFIG.WVH.

                3. You MUST NOT charge any fee or receive any consideration
          for WVH and you MUST NOT include WVH with another business
          transaction (e.g., a hardware sale) unless you have express
          written consent from the copyright holder, Angel Babudro.  Only
          the author can sell the software.  You MAY charge a fee of not
          more than US$6 (six dollars) for the disk and/or service of
          distribution.



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          IV.   TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME)

                If you have questions or need help, just send a note to me
          through the mail or a BBS listed below.  Registered users (or
          those in the process of registering), vendors, and sysops may
          contact me via telephone as well.  Sysops and shareware vendors
          please see VENDOR.DOC for distribution information.

                Mail        Angel Babudro, "Organic Computer Wizardry",
                            28 Mulberry Street, Clinton, NY  13323-1506,
                            (315) 853-6942 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Eastern Time

                I will be moving during the summer of 1993 so please allow
          extra time for me to respond.  You can still contact me via the
          above address & phone number - my wife's parents will continue to
          live here and they will give you my new address (I don't know
          what it will be yet) and forward mail & orders to me.

                Official Distribution Bulletin Boards

                On bulletin boards I use the first name "Angelo" - it
          avoids gender confusion and I am used to either name.  Scan for
          the file name WVH*.* to locate the latest version.  All six of my
          software packages are free downloads on both systems.

          East Coast   Excalibur, Central NY (315) 736-3792 USR Dual
                       My software can be FREQed from this board via RBBS
                       Net address A:954/401, FIDO Net address 1:26501, or
                       ICN Net 91:315/101.

          West Coast   Researcher's BBS, So Cal (805) 949-8151 USR Dual
                       Conference #136 is OrganicSftwr - enter "J;136"
                       before downloading, browsing for topics of interest,
                       and/or leaving messages to me.

                My software can also be found on national bulletin boards
          such as Exec-PC (Wisconsin) and Channel 1 (Mass.).


          V.    ORDERING METHODS AND REGISTRATION FEES

                If you use WVH past the 60-day trial period you must pay a
          registration fee.  Here are some incentives to register:

                -  The shareware license & pause at start-up will go away.
                -  You get the latest version direct from the author.


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                -  You may order a printed and 3-ring-bound manual which
                   contains more details than the manual on disk.
                -  You will receive the next two major updates without
                   charge (see below).  Send me your suggestions - you have
                   an experienced programmer at your disposal for little to
                   no charge, why not take advantage?
                -  You can sign up to receive automatic updates so you will
                   always have the latest features and enhancements.
                -  You can talk to a real person who is fully knowledgeable
                   about WVH and can help you right away.  I have been
                   known to fix problems the same day and download updates
                   to my customers via modem.  I am committed to making my
                   software work well for you.
                -  It's the right thing to do.

                A. How To Order

                U.S. customers please send cash, check, or money order. 
          Canadian customers please send cash or Canadian International
          Money Order (CIMO).  Customers in other countries please send
          U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank.  If you send cash use a
          "security" no-see-through envelope and you may want to send it
          via Registered mail, too.

                B. Pricing

                When you register, please fill in the Invoice (below)
          completely, including the name you see at the top of your screen
          so I can reward the person who distributed your copy of WVH with
          a free update.

          Registration with Disk -- A single copy costs $69.  You will
                receive the latest Registered Edition of What Vehicle
                                                         ____________
                History? with automated installation, the latest version of
                ________
                this documentation on disk, two free updates, and
                notification of further updates.  See below for detailed
                manuals on paper or disk.

          Multiple Copies -- If you would like to resell What Vehicle
                                                         ____________
                History? or have multiple locations at which you want to
                ________
                use it, you may receive a discount on the price of WVH as
                follows:
                -  2-4 copies on the same order                         40%
                -  5 or more copies on the same order                   50%
                Resellers may receive a 40% discount on quantity one: just
                include your resale certificate number with your order.


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          Site License -- use WVH on as many computers or network stations
                as necessary at a single location of a single business. 
                Pay for your registration & disk (see above) and add the
                appropriate site license fee below to accommodate as many
                computers as you need:
                   Up to 4 computers/network stations       $30.00 per site
                   Up to 10 computers/network stations      $70.00 per site
                   Up to 20 computers/network stations     $125.00 per site
                   Any number of computers                 $400.00 per site

          Manuals -- printed on my laser printer and bound in a flexible 3-
                ring binder, these manuals contain pictures & detailed
                descriptions of each screen, some basic computer & data
                base lingo, and an index.  I want people to have and use
                these manuals, but I am very concerned about deforestation. 
                Experienced users will probably have no need for a manual.
                -  One manual                                         $8.00
                -  2 or more on same order                       $6.00 each

          Updates Through The Mail -- Following the two free releases you
                will receive notices of major updates in the mail.  Minor
                updates are published every month; you can send for an
                update any time, actually.  When you request an update,
                please share your ideas with me on making WVH better.

                The cost of an update is $7 plus foreign shipping cost, if
                any.  If you send me a disk & return postage, you may
                deduct $2 from the update cost.

          Update Subscription -- I like to be flexible and fast with
                suggestions from users, but it can be time-consuming to
                keep up with a product's evolution via BBSs.  So I came up
                with this idea:  After the two free updates you can
                subscribe to automatically receive updates.  I will send
                new updates as they are released (skipping the really minor
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                ones, but any "fixes" or significant enhancements will be
                sent to you).  In return you will be expected to send $7
                plus foreign shipping, if any, to me within seven days or
                return the disk to cancel this service.

          Complimentary Registered Editions - I will trade a complimentary
                registration for some marketing help as outlined below:

                1. Write a review of one of my packages and post it on five
                   bulletin boards, then send me a copy showing the full
                   message (with the BBS's header).  Your review will be
                   most helpful if it mentions your best & worst-liked

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                   features and any ideas you have for improvement.  If you
                   have experience with any competing software please
                   include your opinion of how they compare to each other.

                2. Upload a package to at least five public ("open") BBSs. 
                   It's nice if you upload to time-share systems, private
                   ("closed") BBSs, or part-time BBS, but please do not use
                   these to apply for a complimentary registered edition.

                3. If you are a consultant or other type of computer
                   professional and your recommendation leads to one or
                   more of your clients purchasing WVH, just send me a note
                   with your client's registration or have them mention
                   your name when they register.  I will send a
                   complimentary registered edition or an update for every
                   registration you get for me.  This is in lieu of a
                   multiple copy discount; I intend it for consultants who
                   choose not to deal with sales tax.

                Please send $2 for shipping expenses.  One complimentary
          registration per person or company.  Offer valid until Dec. 31,
          1993.  With a comp. registration you may order a site license or
          printed manual.  I normally do not send notices or free updates
          to comp. reg. holders, but I will provide updates as outlined
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                        COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION APPLICATION

                                                   Date____________________

                Please also fill in the Invoice on the following page (put
          $0 for the disk).  Include $2.00 for shipping within the U.S. or
          the amount indicated on the invoice for addresses outside the
          U.S.  Remember to order printed manual(s) if you so desire.

          (__)  Review posted on (BBS name & number)_______________________
                Include a copy of the review, please.
          (__)  I posted a review of _______________ (name and version,
                like "WVH 2.3") on the five 24-hour public BBSs below.
          (__)  I uploaded (archive name, like WVH23.ARJ)__________________
                to the five 24-hour public ("open") BBSs below.

             BBS Name              Phone Number/Modem Type  Sysop Name
             ________              _______________________  __________

          1_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          2_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          3_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          4_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          5_______________________ ________________________ _______________

             Please indicate the modem speed (e.g., 2400, 9600, 14400) and
          put a "U" if it's a US Robotics modem.  So, "U96" or "U14" or
          just "14,400" are fine entries.  I use 14,400 modems.

             Offers are subject to withdrawal or change at any time without
          notice.  Prices are subject to change without notice.  Vendors
          and sysops please see VENDOR.DOC; BBS sysops look at SYSOP.DOC
          too.


                     Angel Babudro   "Organic Computer Wizardry"
                   28 Mulberry Street   Clinton, NY USA 13323-1506
                       (315) 853-6942 Mon-Fri 9-5 Eastern Time
                 (home phone - east coast is 3 hours later than west)


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                             INVOICE & REGISTRATION FORM
          REMIT TO:                                                   FROM:
                                            Name___________________________
            Angel Babudro
            "Organic Computer Wizardry"     Company________________________
            28 Mulberry Street
            Clinton, NY  13323-1506         Address________________________
            USA
                                            _______________________________

          Registration     License & disk: Qty ____ x $69         $_______ 

          Multiple/        2-4 disks -- deduct 40%
          Wholesale        5 or more -- deduct 50%                (_______)

          Site License     Up to 4 CPUs add $30; Up to 10 add $70
          (add to above)   Up to 20 add $125; Unlimited add $400   _______ 

          Printed          One copy is $8, 2 or more are $6 ea.
          Manuals                             Qty ____ @ $______ = _______ 

          Shipping         Canada, AK, HI, VI, PR add $3
           Expense         Other countries add $9 per copy         _______ 

                           ** T O T A L **                         _______ 

          _____(Yes/No)  After my two free updates, please continue to send
          new  updates about every other month  and bill me $7 plus foreign
          shipping,  if any.   I  will  send payment  within seven  days or
          return the disk and cancel this service.

          Disk size & quantity [__] 5"                [__] 3"
          Drive density        [__] Low (DD) required  [__] High (HD) okay
          FDFORMAT/FDREAD      [__] FDFORMAT extended densities okay

          Printer make(s) & model(s)______________________________________
          Which version are you using now?________________________________
          Where did you get it (BBS name)?________________________________

                WVH has been delivered to and  accepted by customer.   Upon
          receipt of  this paid invoice the latest  Registered Edition disk
          with bonus  shareware, license, and any options chosen above will
          be sent.  Remit cash, check, money order in U.S. funds; Canadians
          send Cdn$ or CIMO.  NYS residents  add sales tax.  Mail to  Angel
          Babudro, 28 Mulberry  Street, Clinton, NY USA  13323-1506.  Allow
          1-3 weeks for the latest version to land on your doorstep.  Thank
          you for your order!

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          VI.   WHAT DOES THIS SOFTWARE DO?

                What  Vehicle History?  (WVH)  was  originally designed  in
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          October  1991 to  track construction  equipment service,  and has
          been expanded  to track  the  service history  of any  mechanical
          devices -  cars, trucks,  tractors, motorcycles, big  rigs, power
          generators, or anything else  that is tracked by miles  or hours.
          Each  vehicle has  an owner,  division, or  department identified
          with  it,  which makes  WVH perfect  for  companies who  own many
          vehicles or for contractors who maintain other people's vehicles.

                WVH  employs  the  standard  2-dimensional  pull-down  menu
          system which is familiar to most PC and Macintosh users.  All you
          need to do is highlight your choice and press ENTER or just press
          the highlighted letter of your choice.  What could be simpler?

                Please feel  free to  contact me with  comments, questions,
          etc.  I am available as  a consultant and programmer if you would
          like custom modifications to my  software or if you don't  have a
          local  "computer person."   I may  be a  good answer  man to call
          before you pull your hair out.  :)


          VII.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

                In a nutshell, a 286 or  better is recommended, a hard disk
          is  highly recommended, MS/PC-DOS 3.3 or later, and at least 350k
          free  RAM.  WVH has been tested on MS-DOS 3.3 and 5.0.  It should
          work properly under PC-DOS  or MS-DOS version 3.1 or later.   You
          will need  about 400k  of disk  space for WVH  and its  necessary
          files plus  disk space for the files you will create.  Just about
          any dot matrix or PCL laser printer should work fine.

                A.  Storage Requirements

                Although  the system  is capable  of handling  5.5 millions
          entries per file, you would need a supercomputer or a lot of time
          to manage it.  Here are some practical guidelines:

                PC/XT (8088 or 8086) - perhaps 20 vehicles
                80386 - 20-50 vehicles
                80486 - Over 50 vehicles

                These are just  recommendations, though.   You can track  a
          thousand vehicles  on a 4MHz XT  if you want to;  it'll just make
          molasses look fast...


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                B.  Using on a Network

                With version 2.2 of WVH I have installed network file locks
          for networks that  use the DOS SHARE.EXE file sharing  method.  I
          only have one computer so I am  unable to test how WVH will  work
          on  a network, so I would  sure appreciate any feedback you could
          provide.  I will gladly send a free update for any help I can get
          in making WVH work well on a network.


          VIII. FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE

                What Vehicle History? consists of the following files:
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                WVH.EXE       The executable file
                WVH.HLP       The help file
                WVH.TXT       The ASCII text file of this document [*]
                WVH.WP        The WordPerfect file of this document (so you
                              can format it for your printer) [*]
                READ.ME       A file containing late-breaking news [*]
                ORDER.FRM     Order form for all of my software
                PRINTER.DAT   Printer definitions

                These are the files  which make up WVH.   If you distribute
          evaluation copies to  friends and bulletin boards  please be sure
          to include all of these files.   Additional files will be created
          in the same directory as you  use the software.  The files marked
          with [*] can  be deleted if  disk space is a  premium, but I  ask
          that you please keep  ORDER.FRM on disk until you  decide whether
          or not to register.

                Registered users -- please keep the file CONFIG.WVH only for
          yourself as  it contains  your registration  stamp.   Share  only
          those files listed above.  Thank you for your help!


          IX.   RUNNING What Vehicle History? FOR THE FIRST TIME

                A.  Quick Start

                Type  "WVH" from  the  DOS  prompt  and  set  each  of  the
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                B.  Installation

                Before you can use WVH you  will have to install it on your
          hard  disk or  create a  working floppy  disk.   Since almost  no
          business  uses dual floppy disk systems anymore I won't bother to
          explain the procedure here.  Contact me if would like my input on
          this.

                If  you received your copy of WVH  on floppy disk it should
          have come with an INSTALL programme.  If INSTALL.EXE or any other
          of  the files  which make up  the software  are not  on your disk
          please contact me  so I can make sure the  distributor you got it
          from is aware that their copies are missing files.

                Go to the DOS prompt (usually "C:\>" or some such variant),
          and type "d:INSTALL" where "d:" is the  letter of the floppy disk
          drive with the WVH disk (e.g., "A:INSTALL" to install from floppy
          A:).   You  will be  asked  to supply  the destination  drive and
          directory.   If you have an  existing version of  the software on
          disk you  will be informed that  it will be updated  with the new
          disk.

                After  INSTALL  is  finished  you  will  see  some  helpful
          information for  setting up your computer well, and directions on
          how to run WVH.   A batch file called WVH.BAT  is created in your
          root  directory  if  you  so  permit,  and  your  CONFIG.SYS  and
          AUTOEXEC.BAT files are not touched at all, not one little bit -- I
          wouldn't invade your system that way.

                While  in the root directory  you just type  "WVH" to start
          the programme.  WVH is  a batch file which merely changes  to the
          proper drive & directory then runs WVH.  You can delete this file
          if you  are  using a  menu  or  would rather  type  the  commands
          yourself.

                C.  Using the Menus

                WVH uses  the common  pull-down menus  which are common  to
          QuickBASIC,  Windows,  and  Macintosh applications.    Basically,
          there is a  horizontal menu of choices --  File, Data Entry, etc.
          Under  each  of the  horizontal choices  is  a menu  of functions
          pertaining to that item -- it is a two-dimensional menu, in other
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                There are two ways to select an item from the main menu:

                1.  Press  the letter  which is  highlighted in  the option
                    description
                2.  Use  the Up/Down/Right/Left  arrows  to  highlight  the
                    option you want then press ENTER (a.k.a. RETURN or CR).

                Some menus do not have highlighted options.  On these menus
          you  must use the arrow keys to  highlight your choice then press
          ENTER.

                If you want to cancel an operation you selected, just press
          the Esc ("Escape") key.


          X.    MANAGING FILES

                The choices under the File menu have to do with your system
          set-up, file management, and ending the programme.

                A.  Making Back-up Copies of Your Files

                File/Back-up  protects your information  by allowing you to
          copy  it  to another  disk.    Version 2.1  of  WVH  will have  a
          Preferences menu, under  which you will be able to choose how you
          want  to perform a back-up -- using  the DOS COPY command or ARJ,
          LHARC,  or PKZIP compressors.   After you select  this option you
          will see a  summary of the  files to be backed-up.   If you  have
          more than one floppy disk drive you will be asked  to select one.
          All WVH data files will then be backed-up to the floppy disk.

                B.  Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy

                If you  ever need to recover data  files from a floppy disk
          you made using the Back-up command (above), just place the floppy
          disk in its drive and select File/Restore.  If you have more than
          one floppy disk drive you  will be asked to select one,  then the
          data files will  be copied from  the floppy  disk onto your  hard
          disk.

                C.  Formatting Floppy Disks

                This option is  for those  times when you  have decided  to
          make a back-up copy of your data but don't have  a formatted disk
          handy.  File/Format  Floppies lets  you format a  floppy disk  to
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          have a high density drive you can only format high  density disks
          (in other words, WVH doesn't pass any parameters to DOS FORMAT).

                If  you  have  What  Floppy  Format?  (WFF.EXE)   available
          somewhere in your  search path WVH  will automatically access  it
          for  formatting floppy disks (so  you can do  whatever you want).
          You  will receive a complimentary  copy of the  latest version of
          WFF with your WVH registration.

                D.  Re-Indexing Files

                If you ever  notice that information is  missing or appears
          in any way wrong, it is probably because something has damaged an
          index  file.   WVH will  automatically catch  and fix  most index
          problems (like if power goes out in the middle of the programme),
          but there are times when only you will know that the file indices
          need to be re-built.

                One  common example would be  if you restored  files from a
          back-up  disk.  When you make a back-up (using WVH's File/Back-up
          option) you are only storing the data files.  This saves space on
          your back-up  disk.  However, it means that if you restore from a
          back-up the index files may be mis-matched to the files.   So you
          would use the File/Re-Index option.

                If you have large  files (thousands of records) re-indexing
          can  take a minute or  more, depending on  your computer's speed.
          Aside  from that, though, it is  harmless to re-index as often as
          you like.

                E.  Packing Files

                Whenever you  delete information  from the files  WVH marks
          the "slot" (record) in the files as being "available" so that the
          next new piece of information will use that slot.   If you delete
          a lot of information (for example,  if you delete a vehicle  that
          had a  lot of service history & parts information) there may be a
          lot  of disk space being used to  store old information.  This is
          where pack comes in handy.

                Packing makes  a new copy of  all of your  files which does
          not include  deleted records.   For every deleted  record between
          128 and 512 bytes of disk space will be freed.





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          XI.   DATA ENTRY

                This menu of What Vehicle History? lets you enter vehicles,
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          mechanics and other  information into  the data base.   The  Data
          Entry menu is split into three sections:

                1. Regular data entry for vehicle service information

                2.   One-time   data   entry   for   vehicles,   mechanics,
          departments, and service codes

                3. Rarely needed data  entry (schedule next maintenance) --
          this  function is run automatically after you enter service for a
          vehicle,  so you would normally  not need to  access the function
          directly.  This option is not yet completed.

                All data entry screens use the same method of asking you to
          choose  a  code (vehicle,  service type,  etc.).   There  are two
          windows  on the screen: the  left-hand one showing  the codes and
          the right-hand one showing the details.

                As  you move through the codes in the left-hand window, WVH
          shows you the  details for the  code which is  highlighted.   You
          move with the arrow keys, PgUp  and PgDn keys, or by pressing the
          letter or number  of a code.   For example, if you  press the "G"
          key WVH will  jump to codes  beginning with the  letter "G".   If
          there are  no codes that begin  with "G" the next  code after "G"
          will be highlighted.

                You can back-up one step  (cancel an operation) by pressing
          the Esc  key.   Otherwise, just  press ENTER  to select the  code
          which is highlighted and continue with an operation.

                A.  Service Information

                This is normally  the most used function in WVH.  After you
          have set up your vehicles, owners,  etc. you can enter the actual
          service information.

                Once  you select  this  option you  will  see the  menu  of
          vehicle  choices.   To  quit just  press  the Esc  (Escape)  key,
          otherwise highlight a vehicle and press ENTER.

                Next  you will see  the menu  of service  types.   Choose a
          service type  which describes the  information you  are going  to
          enter and press the ENTER key.


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                If  there  is already  some  service  information for  that
          vehicle then you will see a menu of dates.  The first item in the
          menu is "New date."  Highlight your choice and press ENTER.

                Finally you are  on the  service entry screen.   There  are
          three windows here:  One for parts, one for comments, and one for
          everything else.   You can jump between the  windows using the F6
          (Jump)  key.  Within a window use  the arrow keys to move around.
          When  you are finished entering  information press the  F7 key to
          save it.

                When  you exit  the  service screen  you  are back  at  the
          vehicle  menu (as above) and  the cycle starts  over.  Just press
          the Esc key to stop entering service information.

                B.  Departments, Mechanics, Service Types, and Vehicles

                These  data entry windows all work similarly.  You will see
          two windows:  One  on the left  which has codes,  and one on  the
          right which has the details about the highlighted code.

                Highlight a code and press  ENTER to edit it's  information
          (in the  right-hand window).  To  enter a new code  press the Ins
          (insert)  key.  To delete  (erase) a code  press the Del (delete)
          key.

                The codes  you  define  can  contain up  to  five  letters,
          numbers, or symbols.   Only upper-case letters are used.   "AG-5"
          and "AG05" are  both valid codes, though "AG05"  has room for 100
          variations while  "AG-5" has room for 10 variations.  It's a good
          idea to give some  thought to your coding system  before entering
          all of your data!

                WVH sorts codes in typical ASCII fashion.  One character at
          a time is compared,  going left to right.  For example, here is a
          list of codes in ASCII order:

                1A
                A001          It is best to pad your numbers
                A002          with zeroes (like these three examples)
                A015          so they come out in order.
                A1
                A100
                A1000
                A2
                B001


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                Service  Types examples:  Use  whatever works for  you.  If
          you  have  an existing  system, just  use  those same  numbers or
          letters.   Perhaps you  have abbreviations  you use  on invoices.
          You can  use "BR" for  "Brakes", or  you might just  have service
          type  "1" for all types of service  if you don't care to separate
          the service history by service types.  Avoid getting too detailed
          because you will have to enter a separate service record for each
          type of service you want to track.  This might mean splitting one
          service  into two entries -  perhaps you replaced  a radiator and
          replaced  brake pads at  the same time.   If you want  to print a
          report  in the  future  which  shows  just  the  brake  work  (or
          whatever), then make a service type for it.


          XII.  REPORTS

                Highlight the  report you want and  follow the instructions
          on the screen.  For reports which ask for dates  - enter the date
          in month-day-year order, entering just the numbers and using a 4-
          digit year.

                You  can choose to  print a report  on the  screen, on your
          printer,  or to a  disk file.  If  your print to  a disk file you
          will be  asked for a file  name (which may include  the drive and
          path, if necessary)  and the file will be created using the codes
          for your printer.  If you want a "raw" ASCII file without printer
          codes  then define  your  printer to  be a  "Generic/Daisy-wheel"
          printer.


          XIII. PREFERENCES

                The  Preferences  menu  contains  options  which  help  you
          customize the operation of WVH and set necessary parameters, such
          as the type of printer you have.

                Please check each Preferences screen before making full use
          of WVH, otherwise  something might seem  wrong with the  software
          whereas it  is due to  the set of  conditions under which  WVH is
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                A.  Operating Choices

                    1.        Back-up & Restore Method

                    Under the  File menu  are  options which  allow you  to
                back-up  and  restore your  data  to/from  other disks  for
                safety.   These operations  will use  the DOS  COPY command
                unless you use this option to change it.

                    You will see  a menu of four choices of  methods to use
                when  backing-up and  restoring:   DOS COPY  (the default),
                ARJ, LHARC, or PKZIP.  In order to use ARJ, LHARC, or PKZIP
                compression   software  you   must  have   the  compression
                programme  available in  your DOS PATH.   In  addition, you
                will also need enough free memory (RAM) to run both WML and
                the compression software.

                    2.        Country setting

                    This  setting is not currently used.   I plan to use it
                in the future to determine whether to use english or metric
                measurements.

                    3.  Directory Display Format

                    This option is not yet used and can be set to anything.
                For  now, it is included  to maintain a  standard "look and
                feel" of my packages.

                    4.  Error Tone

                    When some type of error or warning message is displayed
                on the screen, you reach the  end of a field, press a wrong
                letter in a menu, etc., WVH can alert you with one of three
                sounds or you may select "No sound" for silent operation.

                B.  Defining your Printers

                WVH lets  you use a  laser or dot  matrix printer,  but you
          must first  define it and the fonts you want to use for printing.
          Until you  define your printer and fonts there will be a flashing
          message at the  bottom of the screen and you will  not be able to
          print anything.

                The Preferences/Printer window  shows the current settings.
          Use the arrow keys to move around, and press the F3 key to change
          anything.  For example, to set your Title Font move the cursor to

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          that  line  then press  F3  and a  menu  of choices  will appear.
          Highlight  a  font  to use  and  press  <Enter>.   When  you  are
          finished,   highlight  the   "Ok"  button   and  press   <Enter>.
          Alternately, you can use a  mouse (click on "Ok") or press  F7 to
          save the screen and exit.

                    1.  Laser Printer Soft Fonts
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                    You  will need portrait (SFP) fonts  for reports.  Once
                you  define  your font  choices  on  this  screen WVH  will
                automatically use them for all reports.

                    Example: Highlight the "Titles Font" line and press the
                <F3> key - a window of font choices will appear.1   You may
                choose any  of the built-in fonts  or a soft font.   If you
                choose  "Select a  soft font,"  a window  will pop  open in
                which  you may enter a drive and/or path which contains the
                soft  font  files  (whatever  you enter  here  becomes  the
                default response  for next time).  Next you will be shown a
                list of the soft font files (*.SFP) in that directory.  Use
                the arrow keys and PgUp/PgDn keys to move around, highlight
                the  one you want,  and press <Enter>.   The soft font file
                name will now be shown on the screen.

                    2.  Scalable Fonts
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                    A  scalable font  is  a single  font  (e.g., CG  Times,
                Univers,  etc.) which  can  be printed  in practically  any
                size.  PCL 5 printers like the H-P LaserJet III and IV have
                scalable fonts  built in.  This  means you can  pick a font
                and print in practically any size you want.

                    When you select a scalable font WVH will prompt you for
                the  pitch (cpi) or the point size, depending on whether it
                is a fixed-pitch or proportionally-spaced font.  In general
                numbers between 8  and 14 work best.  My favourite font for
                both my laser and  dot matrix is a Helvetica-Univers-Swiss-
                etc. (sans serif) font at 12cpi or 12 points.

                    3.  Lines per Page
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                    Enter the number  of lines  which may be  printed on  a
                page in your printer.  Most of the time you will be working
                with  66 lines total (11-inches of paper printed at 6 lines
                              
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                per inch).  On laser printers the total number of  lines of
                often 60 due to half-inch top & bottom margins.

                    I recommend that  you set this to 55 lines,  which is a
                common setting leaving an  inch margin at the top  & bottom
                of each page.

                    4.  Left Margin
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                    This  setting  is  the  same  as  it  would  be  for  a
                typewriter  - it is the  distance from the  left margin, in
                inches, at which printing will begin.  If you would like to
                leave space at  the left  edge (e.g., to  3-hole punch  the
                pages) then set this as you wish.  If you use a 10 cpi font
                (or 12 points for lasers) there will  be no room for a left
                margin on most  reports.  However, a  12 cpi (or 10  point)
                font,  such as Prestige Elite, will  give you room to set a
                one-inch  margin or so.  Experiment to find what works best
                for you.

                C.  Sales Tax Rate and Labour Rate Entry

                    This window  lets you  set  two important  items:   The
                sales tax rate for your area and whether or not you want to
                enter the labour hourly rate  on the Maintenance Data Entry
                screen.

                    If you do not need to track sales tax,  just enter zero
                for  this.   Otherwise,  enter your  sales  tax rate  as  a
                percentage (i.e., 7.50 for 7.5%).

                    When you are entering service information for a vehicle
                you  are asked to indicate the mechanic or place of service
                which, in turn, indicates  the hourly rate for labour.   If
                you  wish you can enter the labour rate on the service data
                entry screen,  which allows you  to over-ride the  rate set
                for the mechanic or place of service.  This can be handy if
                you  don't want to track  mechanics, only the service done.
                In  this case you could set  up a single mechanic and enter
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          XIV.  HELP

                The Help menu has two options:  About and Index.

                Help/About gives some information about the programme, free
          memory, and file usage.

                Help/Index presents  a menu of help topics.  Use the up and
          down  arrow keys  to highlight  a topic  then press  ENTER  and a
          window of  information about that  topic will  pop open.   It's a
          handy (albeit brief) on-line manual.


          XV.   ERROR MESSAGES

                WVH has three types of errors which you may experience:

                1.  Logical  error - this is a minor problem, not really an
                    error at all.  An  example of this type of error  is if
                    you  try  to enter  a  duplicate vehicle  code.   These
                    "errors" will  appear in a  window and, once  you press
                    ENTER or click on "Ok" WVH will continue its operation.

                2.  File error  - these problems  cause an error  screen to
                    appear  which  suggests  a  possible  solution  to  the
                    problem  and, if you can't fix it, my address and phone
                    number is shown  so you can mail  me the error or  call
                    me.   A common reason  for this error is  that an index
                    file  contains  a bad  entry  (perhaps due  to  a power
                    outage).  The most common solution to these problems is
                    to re-index your files (File/re-Index).

                3.  Programme  error - this is  a mistake of  mine and will
                    cause  the programme  to abruptly  end with  a one-line
                    error  message  and a  message like  "Press any  key to
                    return to  system."  Report  these errors  to me  right
                    away, please.  WVH  is thousands of lines long,  so the
                    bigger it gets  the more likely it  is that a few  bugs
                    will creep  in there somewhere.   These errors  get top
                    priority  and  are  usually  fixed and  a  new  version
                    released within a day.

                If anything  happens that you  don't understand, or  if you
          can't  get WVH to  do what you  want, I  would appreciate knowing
          about this so I can fix the software or update  the documentation
          as necessary.  Thank you for your help and support!  :)


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