
			       CASIF/Win
	       CASIO B.O.S.S. DIGITAL DIARY-PC INTERFACE
			WINDOWS VERSION 1.9d
		      (c) 1990-1996 IMSL Software


CASIF/Win is a Windows-based communications and data management program
for the CASIO Digital Diary palmtops. It works with most Casio Digital
Diary SF/CSF/NX/SF-5x80 models and Casio-PC interface adaptor/cables.

Why use CASIF/Win?

1) CASIF/Win is a Windows program which takes full advantage of Windows
   capabilities to exchange data easily with other Windows programs

2) CASIF/Win is a full-featured Casio interface program which supports
   all the Casio functions and data types, including the those of the
   latest models

3) CASIF/Win is designed to work with your own favourite PC data
   management and personal organizer programs instead of replacing them

4) It's shareware - try before you buy!


CASIF/Win is a proprietary commercial software package, distributed as
shareware by IMSL Software.

You may download or otherwise obtain a copy CASIF/Win and make your own
personal evaluation of it freely. If you wish to continue to use it
beyond a brief evaluation period (i.e. maximum 30 days), then you must
register with IMSL Software and pay the current registration fee to
obtain a license and registration number. Instructions for registration
are contained in the accompanying file REGISTER.TXT.  You are encouraged
to copy and distribute CASIF/Win, but you must include this notice and
the file REGISTER.TXT.

This is Version 1.9d of CASIF/Win. See the included Help file for a
complete description of CASIF/Win V1.9d, including new features and
changes from previous versions.

For more information on CASIF/Win or IMSL Software, point your web
browser at:

  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/imsl/

or contact IMSL Software via Email at:

  71700.3553@compuserve.com


PACKAGE CONTENTS
----------------

CASIF/Win comes in two parts.

The CASIFW19.ZIP file includes:

     README.TXT    - this file
     REGISTER.TXT  - instructions for registration
     CASIFW.EXE    - the program
     CASIFW.HLP    - the Help file
     CASIFW.INI    - standard parameter file

     GRID.VBX	   - Visual Basic custom controls required by
     CMDIALOG.VBX    CASIF/Win
     THREED.VBX

A separate file CASIFWEX.ZIP (available from the web site) includes:

     README2.TXT  - instructions for installing external database access
     EXTERNAL.TXT - Microsoft external database information
     MSAJT110.DLL - Microsoft libraries required to support external
     MSAES110.DLL   database access
     XBS110.DLL
     VBDB300.DLL
     MSAJT112.DLL - compatibility layer for Access V2.0
     ACCESS2.TXT  - instructions for installing compatibility layer

You do not need CASIFWEX unless you plan to access external databases
(i.e. existing databases in formats such as dBase III/IV, Access,
Paradox, Btrieve etc.). If you are upgrading from an earlier version, a
separate smaller zip file is available from the web site with just the
Access 2.0 components.

Not included with the distribution files:

     CASIFW.DOC   - printable manual in MS Word format, available
		    separately from IMSL Software

     VBRUN300.DLL - Visual Basic V3.0 run-time DLL, available from
		    most online services, Internet archives, and local
		    bulletin boards if you don't already have it

There is no SETUP program - simple installation is described below.


QUICK INSTALL
-------------

1. Create directory CASIFW (or whatever other directory name you want
   to use)

2. UnZip CASIFW19.ZIP into the CASIFW directory (and CASIFWEX if you are
   going to use CASIF/Win with external databases)

   You will need the utility PKUNZIP or equivalent to extract the files
   from the Zip archive.  This can be obtained from most online
   services, Internet archives, and local bulletin boards if you don't
   already have it.

3. Make sure you have VBRUN300.DLL on your system. This Visual Basic
   library file is NOT included in CASIFW19.ZIP (see the note above if
   you need it). You would normally find VBRUN300.DLL in your
   WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory.

4. Create a program icon for CASIFW.EXE by locating the EXE
   file in File Manager (Windows 3.1) or Explorer (Windows'95) and
   dragging it into a program group (Windows 3.1), or into a folder or
   onto the desktop (Windows'95).

5. Windows 3.1 only: with the CASIFW program icon selected, select
   Properties from the Program Manager File menu and make sure
   that the Startup directory is set to C:\CASIFW (or whatever other
   directory you placed CASIFW.EXE in). Make sure your that CASIFW.INI
   file is in this startup directory. You can also change the program
   description if you want, e.g. to "CASIF/Win".

DON'T MISS STEP 5!

Installation of CASIF/Win makes no other modifications to system files
or directories.  The program can be uninstalled by simply deleting the
files and deleting the icon.

Location of DLL and VBX files:

The DLL and VBX library files required by CASIFW.EXE can be placed
either in the same directory as CASIFW.EXE, or in your WINDOWS/SYSTEM
directory.  You may already have copies of these common files in your
WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory. If so, you do not need to keep separate
copies in your CASIFW directory.  However, if you have problems using
the existing shared libraries in WINDOWS/SYSTEM (the error messages
"Outdated Library Version" or "Invalid Property Value" are typical
symptoms), you may want to keep separate copies of the versions
distributed with CASIF/Win in the CASIFW directory.


GETTING STARTED
---------------

Click the "Getting Started" button after starting CASIF/Win to read
introductory information from the Help file. If you get the message
"Cannot open Help file", check that file CASIFW.HLP is present in your
CASIFW directory, and that you didn't skip step 5 above.

SF-5x80 users, make sure that you select your model number under
Settings/Data Format before you try to communicate with your Casio
diary, and please read the special section in the Help file on the
SF-5x80 models.


ASKING QUESTIONS, REPORTING PROBLEMS AND REQUESTING NEW FEATURES
----------------------------------------------------------------

Go ahead and ask IMSL software any questions you have about CASIF/Win,
but please read the documentation and check the Help file first - 90% of
the typical questions are already answered there.

Please report any problems you find with CASIF/Win, even if you are not
a registered user (we won't ask you to register first!). Before
contacting IMSL software, you should try to verify that the problem is
with CASIF/Win (not with the Casio diary or some other system
component), and you should try the troubleshooting procedures in the
Help file. It is very helpful if you can describe how to repeat the
problem, the exact symptoms of the problem, and the exact text of any
error messages you are getting.

Feel free request any new features or changes you would like to see
- you won't get them if you don't ask.


RELEASE NOTES
-------------

Users of CASIF/Win versions previous to V1.9d, please read these
release notes:

If you are using CASIF/Win with one of the new SF-5x80 models, you MUST
select the model number under Settings/Data Format before you
communicate with the Casio diary. You should also read the special
section in the Help file summarizing the features and differences to do
with the SF-5x80 models (search for "SF-5x80").

A number of changes and extensions have been made to CASIF/Win to
support the new SF-5x80 models, which have different data format
and communications protocol from all previous SF, CSF, and NX models.
Most of these changes should not be apparent to users of earlier models,
but the program has had to grow slightly in size.

The CASIFW.INI file parameter "SUBS=11,13", which was recommended for
use with the SF-5x80 models with the beta test V1.9d, is no longer
required and must be removed.

The Database Management window has been added to V1.9d to consolidate
all of the database management functions in one place. You can click on
the Database toolbar button to open the Database Management window and
quickly invoke the most common database functions. The existing
Database menu commands have been retained for backwards compatibility.
The "Remove Database" button in the database definition window has been
replaced by the "Delete" button in the Database Management window.

New options have been added to the Data Format window for Calendar,
ToDo, and Expense items. The Data Format window has been re-arranged to
accomodate this.

For Expense data, Expense Type and Payment Type can now be selected from
a drop-down list. The contents of the drop-down list can be edited in
the Data Format window.

For Calendar data, specific days of the week can be designated as
Holidays to be highlighted on the Agenda calendar. The pre-set Holidays
are automatically filtered out of Calendar highlight data during
communications.

The password encryption method has changed in V1.9d to one which is more
robust. The previous encryption method is still recognized in existing
CAS files and decrypted correctly, but all CAS files received with
password encryption will now use the new method.  The new method also
fixes a bug which could occasionally result in the error message
"Premature End of File" when opening encrypted files.

The format of the File Open Contents box for CAS files and data sets has
been changed to make it clear whether you are loading the data from a
CAS file or an existing text file of the same name. CASIF/Win now
automatically selects whichever source has the later date/time for each
data type, and lets you override this choice with a check box.

A Priority field has been added to the ToDo data type. If you open an
existing TDO file, an empty Priority field will automatically be added.
Also, the ToDo icon has changed.

The method of reading records from a CSV text file has changed.
CASIF/Win now assumes that each line in the file is one record,
regardless of the number of fields.  The actual fields on each line are
mapped to the available fields for the data type, with no error message
if there are too few or too many fields for the data type.  You are
still allowed to have a text field without enclosing quotes if there are
no embedded delimiters in the field, and you are still allowed to have
embedded carriage-return characters in a text field if you do not have a
substitution character defined for the carriage-return.

When you save a table window containing multiple tables of the same data
type to text files, you will be prompted for each table with a duplicate
data type to either append it to the first text file for that data type,
or save it with a new name. In previous versions, tables with a
duplicate data type were skipped.

Under Windows'95, multi-line fields on item forms now display vertical
scroll bars at all times, rather than only when the data extends beyond
the visible field. This is because the method used to display and hide
the scroll bars does not work pefectly under Windows'95.

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