THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rodwelch@pacbell.net


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 25, 2004 07:15 AM Sunday; Rod Welch

Prepare CD with Welch SDS records for Wayne.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Transferring Files to Rod for Technical Support
3...Confidential Files Marked to Avoid Transfer to the Web and to Others
4...CD SDS Copy to Computer Disk Instructions
5...CD Creating Failed Using C11 and Easy Creator 5 to "Burn" the CD
6...Software Programs for Creating CDs


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Bureau of Land Management                                                                                                                                          O-00000798 0405
020101 - Mr. Wayne Wetzel                                                                                                                                                 O-00000798 0405
020102 - Planning and Environmental Coordinator

SUBJECTS
SDS Records Welch CD Send to Wayne
CD Assemble for Wayne Wetzel Welch SDS Records Only

0804 -
0804 -    ..
0805 - Summary/Objective
0806 -
080601 - Follow up ref SDS 3 KJ9Q.
080602 -
080603 - Completed CD that transmits a full SDS program set to Wayne, including
080604 - Welch working files for examples and collaboration. Creating a CD had
080605 - some problems, but finally got it done. There is not enough capabity
080606 - for the f: drive that has projects, but these files can be transmitted
080607 - as needed.  A key learning aid are the subject accounts that show how
080608 - to develop organic structure that improve memory.
080609 -
080610 -     [On 040427 mailed SDS CD to Wayne. ref SDS 4 0001
080612 -      ..
080613 -     [On 040503 called Wayne on progress using SDS. ref SDS 5 0001
080614 -
080615 -
080616 -
080618 -  ..
0807 -
0808 -
0809 - Progress
0810 -
081001 - Prepared an SDS CD for Wayne, per planning on 040422. ref SDS 3 KJ9Q
081003 -  ..
081004 - Used procedures cited on 030808, ref SDS 2 GL6J, to copy the program
081005 - set created earlier on 030708. ref SDS 1 NP4Y
081006 -
081007 -     [On 040427 mailed SDS CD to Wayne. ref SDS 4 0001
081009 -  ..
081010 - Setting up the transfer for the h: drive is trickiest.
081012 -  ..
081013 - There is no problem installing...
081014 -
081015 -        h: 04....................... Menu
081016 -        h: 05....................... Help
081017 -        h: 06....................... SD 06 00101
081018 -
081019 -        h: 07....................... Repetitive Date Reminders
081020 -
081021 -            These are birthdays, anniversaries and could be various
081022 -            buisness cycles.  These are entirely personal to an
081023 -            individual or to an organization, and so should not be
081024 -            transferred between users.
081026 -         ..
081027 -        h: 09....................... Contacts
081028 -        h: 09 02.................... Contacts Organizations
081029 -        h: 09 02 00000 00........... Contacts Organizations Account Number Assignments
081030 -
081031 -            On 030708 Contacts for numbers 10000+ were assigned to
081032 -            Jerry Nord.
081034 -             ..
081035 -            Will assign Wayne contacts from 12000+ performing action
081036 -            item on 040422. ref SDS 3 H26P
081038 -         ..
081039 -        h: 09 03.................... Contacts Individuals
081040 -        h: 09 03 00000 00........... Contacts Individuals Account Number Assignments
081041 -
081042 -            This number was initially set at 15000, so will leave it
081043 -            there, and the next person will get the numbers between
081044 -            12000 and 15000.
081045 -
081046 -
081048 -  ..
081049 - Transferring Files to Rod for Technical Support
081050 -
081051 - Batch file for transferring program and work files to Wayne, per
081052 - planning on 030708. ref SDS 1 JJ6N
081053 -
081054 -        Transferring from Rod to Wayne should be the same as, or
081055 -        similar to, the transfer op to Gary, since both have the full
081056 -        development code.  Jerry Nord did not initially get the code
081057 -        for compiled macros nor for creating the macro files.
081058 -
081059 -                   c: 01 02 tgj.bat
081060 -
081061 -        ..., ref OF 1 1522
081062 -
081064 -  ..
081065 - Batch file for Wayne to transfer files to Rod, per planning on 030708.
081066 - ref SDS 1 XK7K
081067 -
081068 -                   c: 01 02 twr.bat
081069 -
081070 - ..., ref OF 2 507J
081071 -
081072 -           [On 040503 letter to Wayne cites this record for batch file
081073 -           and instructions to transfer ref SDS 5 4G6W
081074 -
081076 -  ..
081077 - This batch file is used as follows...
081078 -
081079 -    1.  Open a DOS prompt using the application created on 040422.
081080 -        ref SDS 3 I58K   This provides a window showing...
081081 -
081082 -                     C:\sd\10>
081084 -         ..
081085 -    2.  Make a permanent transfer subdirectory...
081086 -
081087 -                     C:\sd\10>md \11\wayne
081088 -
081089 -        ...to correlate with permanent transfer directories on the
081090 -        Internet created today for Wayne and Gary...
081091 -
081092 -                     http://www.welchco.com/11/gary
081094 -                      ..
081095 -                     http://www.welchco.com/11/wayne
081097 -         ..
081098 -        This step #2 will only have to be done once, because it can be
081099 -        used over and over again, once created, and assumes directory
081100 -        \11 already exists, per planning on 040222. ref SDS 3 D19I
081102 -         ..
081103 -    3.  Change the directory to...
081104 -
081105 -                     C:\sd\10>cd\11\wayne
081106 -
081108 -         ..
081109 -    4.  Execute the following command...
081110 -
081111 -                     c:\11\wayne>twr 04222004
081112 -
081113 -        ...where twr is the twr.bat file created today for Wayne, per
081114 -        above, ref SDS 0 F65O, and will assemble a set of transfer
081115 -        files as follows...
081116 -
081117 -                     cs.zip
081118 -                     ds.zip
081119 -                     fd.zip
081120 -                     hs.zip
081121 -
081122 -        ...where...
081124 -                      ..
081125 -                     cs.zip
081126 -
081127 -                       Contains only files transferred to the Internet
081128 -                       that are in the directory...
081129 -
081130 -                               C:\sd\wl\01002\*.*
081131 -                               C:\sd\wl\03\*.*
081132 -                               C:\sd\wl\04\*.*
081134 -                        ..
081135 -                       If no files have been transferred to the
081136 -                       Internet, then nothing will be included in the
081137 -                       zip file for transfer, thus cs.zip file will not
081138 -                       be created.
081139 -
081141 -                      ..
081142 -                     ds.zip
081143 -
081144 -                       Contains any SDS records created since the
081145 -                       program was installed on 040422, and which are
081146 -                       not marked confidential, as explained below.
081147 -                       ref SDS 0 7P3T
081148 -
081150 -                      ..
081151 -                     fd.zip
081152 -
081153 -                       Contains work files and correspondence on
081154 -                       projects and small jobs in directories 03 and
081155 -                       04, e.g., Broadwater Dam, combat, Oakland Harbor
081156 -                       project, SDS, etc.  If no files have been
081157 -                       generated under the SDS directory for projects
081158 -                       during the specified period, i.e., in this case
081159 -                       from 040422 to today, then the fd.zip file will
081160 -                       not be created.
081161 -
081163 -                      ..
081164 -                     hs.zip
081165 -
081166 -                       Contains subjects in account h: sd 06 01002 and
081167 -                       contacts in account h: sd 09
081168 -
081170 -         ..
081171 -    5.  Wsftp program launch.
081172 -
081173 -        Set the directory in the left pane to the local directory...
081174 -
081175 -                     c:\11\wayne
081177 -         ..
081178 -        Click on the right arrow -> calling for transferring files
081179 -        from the local computer to the Internet server.  A dialog box
081180 -        will appear.  Click Yes.
081182 -         ..
081183 -        The program will copy the files created under step #4 into the
081184 -        correlating directory on the server...
081185 -
081186 -                     http://www.welchco.com/11/wayne
081187 -
081189 -         ..
081190 -    6.  Close Wsftp program.
081191 -
081192 -
081193 -
081195 -  ..
081196 - Confidential Files Marked to Avoid Transfer to the Web and to Others
081197 -
081198 - To mark an SDS diary record "Confidential" so that it will not be
081199 - included in a general transfer to another person, per above,
081200 - ref SDS 0 KO4H, nor to the Internet, use the following procedure...
081201 -
081202 -          [On 040503 letter to Wayne cites this record for guidance on
081203 -          marking a record "confidential." ref SDS 5 4G5X
081204 -
081205 -    1.  Open the menu with Shift F10, or right click the mouse, and
081206 -        then click on "Diary" to open a list of menu commands.
081208 -         ..
081209 -    2.  Click "Confidential" near the bottom of the menu, or move the
081210 -        cursor with the arrow keys to that line and press Enter.  This
081211 -        closes the menu and places a flag for confidentiality in the
081212 -        line number field of the record description.
081214 -         ..
081215 -        The line is given coloration to show the confidential status.
081217 -         ..
081218 -        You can change this status using the same procedure, which
081219 -        works like a switch -- a single sequence of steps turns
081220 -        confidential status on and off.
081221 -
081222 -
081224 -  ..
081225 -
081227 -  ..
081228 - CD SDS Copy to Computer Disk Instructions
081229 -
081230 - Copying files from the CD should use xcopy rather than Windows drag
081231 - and drop because xcopy removes the read only attribut, and drag and
081232 - drop retains the read only attribute.  The read only attribute
081233 - prevents using the SDS program.  There does not seem to a simple way
081234 - to remove the attibute after files are copied to the computer disk
081235 - using Windows drag and drop.
081237 -  ..
081238 - To apply xcopy the following steps can be used to copy files from the
081239 - CD...
081240 -
081241 -    1.  Start from DOS prompt...
081242 -
081243 -        There is an icon on the desktop for opening a DOS prompt, set
081244 -        up during the call on 040422. ref SDS 3 I58K  Simply click the
081245 -        DOS promt icon to open a window showing...
081246 -
081247 -           C:\sd\10>
081248 -
081250 -         ..
081251 -    2.  Copy files from c on the CD to c: on the computer...
081252 -
081253 -        Since 01 that has SDS macro file development code, and batch
081254 -        files, and since SD 01 and 03, which are the main SDS program
081255 -        code, were both preveouly installed on 040422, ref SDS 3 A35J,
081256 -        the only thing to install on the c: drive is Medit development
081257 -        code, and the HTML files that reside on the local server to
081258 -        mirror what is on the Internet. This is accomplished with the
081259 -        following commands...
081260 -
081261 -           C:\sd\10>xcopy j:\c\00\10\*.* c:\00\10\ /s
081262 -
081263 -        ...where "j" is the letter for the CD Rom drive on the
081264 -        computer.
081265 -
081266 -           C:\sd\10>xcopy j:\c\sd\wl\*.* c:\sd\wl\ /s
081268 -         ..
081269 -    3.  Repeat the above command for each of the other drive letters
081270 -        on the CD....
081271 -
081272 -           C:\sd\10>xcopy j:\d\*.* d:\ /s
081273 -
081274 -           C:\sd\10>xcopy j:\h\sd\06\*.* h:\sd\06\ /s
081276 -            ..
081277 -           C:\sd\10>xcopy j:\h\sd\09\*.* h:\sd\09\ /s
081279 -         ..
081280 -        Will not copy anything from f: because these are project files
081281 -        and can be transferred with periodic updates as needed.
081282 -
081283 -
081284 -
081285 -
081286 -
081287 -
0813 -

SUBJECTS
Easy CD Creator 5 CD Formatting Program and Copying Files from Hard
Failure Easy Creator Would Not Record on CD Failed to Recognized CD
Easy Creator Failed Record on CD Failed to Recognized CD in Port Fai
Easy Creator Would Not Record on CD Failed to Recognized CD in Port

1306 -
130701 -  ..
130702 - CD Creating Failed Using C11 and Easy Creator 5 to "Burn" the CD
130703 -
130704 - After getting things assembled, the CD copying operation failed.  Not
130705 - sure if the problem is with the...
130706 -
130707 -    1.  Software
130708 -    2.  Hardware - disk drive failing
130709 -    3.  CD disks failing
130710 -    4.  Operator
130712 -  ..
130713 - Initially, the CD copy software reported there was no disk in the
130714 - port.  Formatted a CD disk, and this resulted in discovering several
130715 - bad CDs, until a successful format occurred.
130717 -  ..
130718 - However, continued getting error message when clicking the "Record"
130719 - command that there was no CD in the disk drive or not enough space.
130721 -  ..
130722 - Tried cleaning the CD port lense, but could not find cleaning fluid.
130724 -  ..
130725 - Tried reducing the size of the copy project.  Initially, there were
130726 - only about 10MB free space, so omitted the f: drive on the theory that
130727 - documents needed for the record can be transferred as needed with
130728 - periodic updates.
130730 -  ..
130731 - Got same result, saying to put a CD in the disk drive or not enough
130732 - space.
130734 -  ..
130735 - Tried reducing the size further.
130737 -  ..
130738 - Got same result.
130740 -  ..
130741 - On another run, got a message saying...
130742 -
130743 -        Drive is in use by another applicaton.
130745 -  ..
130746 - Shut down the system.
130748 -  ..
130749 - Powered up.
130751 -  ..
130752 - Tried to use xcopy on the CD and this failed.
130754 -  ..
130755 - Next day called Morris, and he explained that after a CD is formated
130756 - with Easy Creator 5, using the format utility, files can be copied to
130757 - the disk with Windows drag and drop tools, even though DOS commands
130758 - failed, as occurred today.
130760 -  ..
130761 - Was then able to create the CD for Wayne.
130762 -
130763 -
130765 -  ..
130766 - Software Programs for Creating CDs
130767 -
130768 - Looked for other software...
130769 -
130770 -    Found research on Easy CD Recorder, saying the program we are using
130771 -    is one of the two most common for this application. ref OF 5 3H5F
130772 -
130773 -
130774 -
130775 -
130776 -
130777 -
1308 -
Distribution. . . . See "CONTACTS"