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PRP Ver. 1.1
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02-05-90
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P O L I C E W A R E tm
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Terry Aaron
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1124 Coral Street
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Red Bud, Illinois 62278
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618-282-6754
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POLICE REPORT PRINTER
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Thank you for using PRP. There are few public domain programs available
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for law enforcement applications. Realizing the need for computer based
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programs, I set out to write this and a few other programs for what will
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hopefully be a beginning of law enforcement computer applications.
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This is a simple straight-forward program that simply reduces some typing.
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It was developed using the data for our agency. I will make modifications
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for anyone needing them. Simply following the prompts and answer the
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questions on the screen.
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Public domain/Shareware has provided me with many programs and
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utilities over the years, and this is my opportunity to return something
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using this concept. This program is copyrighted to protect the efforts of
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the author from theft, however this does not apply to duplication and
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distribution for the benefit of any person, firm, or entity that wishes
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to use it in a manner that is stipulated herein.
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The program itself contains appropriate instructions, disclaimers, and
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registration information. Please read and follow this information. As
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a user you accept all responsibility for consequences arising from the
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use of this program.
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I hope that you enjoy this program. If you have any suggestions, or
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ideas for other law enforcement applications, or bug reports; please
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send them to me at the above address.
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About the author -
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Terry Aaron has been a police officer for eight years in rural Southern
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Illinois. He became interested in computing in 1981 and began with a
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Commodore Vic 20 4k computer. Over the years he progressed through the
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ranks to an administrative level and is currently Administrative
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Assistant and Computer Coordinator for the city of Red Bud, Illinois.
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He is a self taught programmer and computer consultant on a part time
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basis. His current software is mainly directed to service the law
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enforcement community.
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***********************************************************************
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R E G I S T R A T I O N
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***********************************************************************
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Name __________________________ Phone (optional) ____________________
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Street Address ________________________ City ___________ State _______
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Zip Code _______-______
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Type of Computer: ____ IBM PC ____ IBM XT ____ IBM AT ____ PS2
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Compatibles = _____ ____ ____ ____
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Other _______________________________________________________
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Program Name: PRP Other: _________________________________
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Forward to : PoliceWare, Ltd.
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1124 Coral Street
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Red Bud, IL 62278
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You will be entitled to free versions of this program as substantial
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upgrades are made. For the cost of disks and mailing of upgrades, a
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nominal fee of $10.00 is requested.
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**********************************************************************
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Please comment on the program below:
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Program Instructions
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PRP.EXE will run under MS-DOS with 128k RAM. It will run from floppy
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disk or hard disk. This is the users preference.
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After loading PRP from your default drive and directory it will begin
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to run. After the heading and the copyright notice you will be at the
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Main Menu. This menu gives you the following choices:
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1. Run Report
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2. Print Hardcopy
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3. QUIT
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4. Change Data
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Since the default information may not suit your needs you should first
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select number 4, Change Data. This will take you to the Change Data
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sub-menu with the following choices:
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1. Change Signature
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2. Change Data Questions
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3. Change Year
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4. Show Questions
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5. Return to Main Menu
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Initially you should select numbers 1 & 3.
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#1 - Change Signature
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Change Signature allows you to change the default file, PRPSIG.DAT,
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so that it will contain the signature that you wish to use. This need
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only be done once, if you always use the same signature, or change this
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at any other time that you require a different one. Be sure that the
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file PRPSIG.DAT is in the same directory as the program.
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#2 - Change Data Questions
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Changing the Data Questions. This menu option is reserved for a future
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revision and will not function in the previous version 1.0 or in this
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1.1 version. Version 1.1 (this version) will however let you edit this
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data or replace it with your own by using external methods that I will
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explain to you later.
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#3 - Change Year
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Change Year allows you to change the default file, PRPYEAR.DAT, so that
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it will contain the current year. Enter the current year. This need
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only be changed once a year. Be sure that the file PRPYEAR.DAT is in the
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same directory as the program.
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#4 - Show Questions
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Show Questions will allow you to view the questions or review the
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questions and answers.
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#5 - Return to Main Menu
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Returns you to the PRP programs Main Menu. From here you can create
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a report and print it.
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Now from the Main Menu here are your choices again:
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1. Run Report
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2. Print Hardcopy
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3. QUIT
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4. Change Data
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Since you should now have changed the default data you are ready to
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select #1, Run Report.
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#1 - Run Report
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Selecting Run Report from the Main Menu starts a process of questions
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and input. First you will be asked to enter the month for the report.
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You are required to enter a month. Silly words will be accepted but
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keep in mind that a real month of the year would be best. You may use
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abreviations however the full spelling looks better. The program will
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convert your input to all upper case.
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#2 - Print Hardcopy
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Print Hardcopy first checks to see if you have input data for the report.
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If not, you will be instructed to run the report first and you will be
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taken back to the Main Menu. If you have already run the report then you
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will be prompted to get your printer ready and on-line. Pressing any key
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at this point will send the data to your printer. If, for some reason,
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your hardcopy was not in alignment, or for any other reason, you may
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select this option as many times that you wish. (Multiple copies are not
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an option as the copy machine is usually used).
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#3 - QUIT Program
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This option ends the PRP program and prints the author information as
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well as the SHAREWARE notice. If you use this program please comply
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with the user registration information. This will entitle you to any
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future updates and puts you on my mailing list. The above form has
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been printed for your convienience.
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#4 - Change Data
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Described above. Changes default data.
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To Edit the Data Questions:
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Experienced users may edit the data questions. Use an ascii text editor
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such as Edlin, or any other true ascii editor, or a word processor that
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allows you to save in the ascii format. First make a backup copy of your
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disk with all PRP files or copy the PRP.DAT file to another disk. You
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may now load PRP.DAT into your editor. Your editor should now contain
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21 lines of text. Each line contains the data for each question (line)
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of the report. Each line is enclosed with quotation marks. It is very
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important that you edit these carefully. Be certain to maintain the
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quotation marks in each line. You must also be sure that you maintain
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21 lines of text. Fewer lines will cause the program to halt. More
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lines may not affect the program but will not be included in the report.
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Also you may experiment with the length of the lines. If you have some
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line that is longer than this data, it is possible that it will cause a
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minor screen format problem when you run PRP. As long as you take care
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when making any changes, deletions, or additions to this data, you should
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have no problems. If you make changes and PRP haults or creates some
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other problem, just replace your PRP.DAT with the original one and get
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some help editing your own. Feel free to contact me if you do not have
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a source of help or if you have any ideas to improve PRP or to report any
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bugs (little critters that cause problems in software).
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