WL2CRD is a program that reformats the information from a print file into
a Windows cardfile.

It takes as input a print file of the format produced by the
Member Information System program of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, report MIS 231.

The output is in Windows cardfile format.

If you do not know how to get the print file for MIS 231 as a disk file
see 'Obtaining the data' below.

How to run this program:

Let's assume you have the print file on a floppy disk and that the file
name is WARDLIST.TXT.  At the MSDOS prompt type:

   WL2CRD A:WARDLIST.TXT C:\WINDOWS\WARDLIST.CRD


Windows 3.1 or 3.11
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To access this cardfile from Windows, look in the Accessories Group,
double click on Cardfile.  In Cardfile, select the File menu, select Open
from that menu.  You should see a dialog box that shows 'wardlist.crd' as a
choice in the list-box.

If you want to see this cardfile every time you start the Cardfile program
(without having to go through the File|Open steps) exit the Cardfile
program.  The Cardfile icon should still be selected.  Select the File menu.
Select 'Properties' from the File Menu.  A dialog box should appear.  The
title of the box is 'Program Item Properties'.  The second line inside that
box is labeled 'Command Line:'.  In the command line text box you should see
'CARDFILE.EXE'.  Click the mouse in that text box.  If the whole text is
highlighted press the 'End' key then the space key, then type the name of
your cardfile (i.e. WARDLIST.CRD in the above example.)  Click the OK button.


Windows 95
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If you have Windows 95 you should be able to find Cardfile from the Start
menu.  Click on Start.  Slide up the pop-up list to 'Programs'.  From the
next stage of the menu select Accessories.  From the next stage of the menu
select Cardfile.

If you have Windows 95 and you want the Cardfile program to automatically
open this cardfile, go to the Start menu, select Settings.  From the
Settings menu select Taskbar.  In the Taskbar window, click on the tab
labelled 'Start Menu Programs'.  Click the 'Advanced' button.  Double Click
on Progams, then double click on Accessories, then, using the other button
on the mouse, the 'right side' button, click on Cardfile (Cardfile should
be in the right pane of the window).  A grey pop-down menu should appear
with 'Properties' as the last entry.  Click on 'Properties'.  A window
should appear labelled Cardfile Properties.  Click on the tab labelled
'Shortcut'.  In the text box labelled 'Target', press the 'End' key and
then add a space and the filename of your cardfile (i.e. WARDLIST.CRD in
the example above.)  Click the 'OK' button, close all the windows.

This program is shareware.  The suggested registration fee is $3.00.  Please
send check or money order to

    W.B. Software Inc.
    P.O. Box 701074
    San Antonio, TX 78270-1074

    mhansen@express-news.txt

P.S. Watch for Crdtools for Windows coming soon from W.B. Software Inc.
This will include merge, tag and duplicate elimination capabilities.  As 
well as import - export to delimited text file format.


Obtaining the data.

The MIS program has a password so you will have to ask the ward clerk to
do this for you.

From the main menu of MIS select item 2.
From the next menu select item 3.
From the next menu select item 1.

To output to a floppy disk move the cursor to the line that shows
PRINTER.
Press F8.
Select Disk File. Press enter.
On the line for filename enter a filename of your choosing but make sure
you include the 'a:' to cause it to write to the floppy drive.
(For example a:wardlist.txt).  Then press F10 to execute the report.  The
print file should be written to the floppy.  Nothing will be printed on
the printer.
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