In This Issue

Zip Files and the Year 2000
Use an Unlicensed Copy of AutoCAD? - Beware!
BG-Map Highlighted Feature - Plant List Export

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Zip Files and the Year 2000

If you're like most BG-Map and BG-BASE users, you probably have 
at least one, and probably several copies of PKZIP and PKUNZIP 
residing on your hard drive.  These indispensable tools are used 
to compress (Zip) and decompress (Unzip) data, making it easier 
and faster to transfer and store.  But, did you know that some 
versions are not Year 2000 compliant?

Currently, there are two major suppliers of Zip File compression 
software: 

PKWARE, Inc. - the originators of the Zip File and the makers of 
PKZIP and PKUNZIP - website: www.pkware.com

Nico Mak Computing, Inc. - makers of WinZip software, which is 
Zip File compatible - website: www.winzip.com

According to PKWARE, Inc., the following products ARE NOT Year 
2000 compliant:
    PKZIP for Windows (versions 2.01 - 2.50) 
    PKZIP for Windows Version 2.60 (released December 19, 1997)
    PKZIP for DOS (versions 1.10 - 2.04g) and PKZIP for OS/2
      (versions 1.09 - 1.11) 
    PKZMENU (all versions)

According to PKWARE, Inc., the following products ARE Year 2000 
compliant:
    PKZIP for Windows (version 2.60 and later, all platforms)
    PKZIP for DOS (versions before 1.10) and OS/2 (versions
      before 1.09)
    PKZIP Command Line for OS/2 (version 2.50 and
     later)
    PKZIP Command Line for Windows 95/NT (version 2.50 and later,
      all platforms)
    PKZIP Command Line for UNIX (version 2.50 and later, all
      platforms)
    PKUNZIP for DOS and OS/2 (all versions,
      including Junior version)
    PKZIP for OpenVMS (all versions)
    PKARC/PKXARC (all versions)
    PKPAK/PKUNPAK (all versions)
    PKLITE (all versions)
    PKZFIND/PKZOOM (all versions)
    PKZIPFIX (all versions)
    PKSFX

For more details, check PKWARE's Year 2000 compliance statement 
at www.pkware.com/year2000.html

According to Nico Mak Computing, Inc., the following products ARE 
Year 2000 compliant:

    WinZip 7.0
    WinZip 6.3
    WinZip Self-Extractor 2.1

Although not specifically listed, assume that any WinZip products 
other than those listed above are NOT Year 2000 compliant.

For more details, check Nico Mak's Year 2000 compliance statement 
at www.winzip.com/xyear2k.htm

Don't wait... Make certain that you replace all non-compliant Zip 
File software soon.
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Use an Unlicensed Copy of AutoCAD? - Beware!

If you're thinking of using an unlicensed copy of AutoCAD, beware 
that it's not only illegal but can also be brutally expensive!  
The following article appeared in the December'98/January '99 
Issue of CAD Dealer, a U.K. - based magazine and is reprinted 
here with permission:

Autodesk Settles $135,000 Piracy Case Against a Californian 
Company

Autodesk has settled a software piracy case against General
Precision, Inc. (GPI), an environmental control systems 
manufacturer based in Valencia, California.  GPI agreed to 
purchase enough AutoCAD software licenses to bring the company 
into compliance with copyright laws, and pay Autodesk a fine for 
past infringement. CPI will pay $120,000 in fines plus the cost 
of software, for a total settlement of more than
$135,000.

In July, a U.S. District Court judge from the Central District of 
California issued an order allowing the U.S. Marshal's office to 
execute a search at GPI's offices. The result confirmed that GPI 
had only one legal copy of AutoCAD Release 14 software.  
Investigators found twelve unauthorized copies of Release 14 and 
six copies of AutoCAD Release 12. In addition to the cash 
settlement, GPI will also implement a company policy against
unauthorized software duplication and sign a Software Code of 
Ethics confirming its internal enforcement procedures.
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BG-Map Highlighted Feature - Plant List Export

When using the new version 4.5 of BG-Map, you may have noticed a 
little check box labeled "Export to Text File" in the Plant List 
section of the "Generate" Window.  This little box provides you 
with some powerful capabilities.  It allows you to create a text 
version of the plant list that accompanies large format maps - 
Quadrants, Defined Views, and Site Maps.  The exported text can 
be imported into other documents - reports, newsletters, even web 
pages.

How to use Plant List Export?  When generating a map, select the 
plant list format and sort order that you want and check the 
"Plant List Export Box".  A copy of the plant list will be placed 
in the file c:\bgmapwin\export.txt on your local hard drive.  To 
place the text into a word-processing document, in this case 
Microsoft Word, just click the "Insert" menu, and then click 
"File".  Use the file select dialog to select files of type "Text 
(*.txt)" and then select the file c:\bgmapwin\export.txt.  The 
text will be inserted into your document - just like in the 
following example:

Acc. No.      Botanical Name                            Common Name(s)                  Family Name                   Range                           
 
84-072*O      Actinidia arguta                          Bower Actinidia                 Actinidia Family              NE. Asia                        
61-112*A      Buxus sempervirens 'Argenteo-variegata'   Silver Common Box               Box Family                                                    
87-143*A      Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest'              Goldcrest Chinese Witchhazel    Witchhazel Family                                             
84-091*A      Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Lace'         Blue Lace Bigleaf Hydrangea     Saxifrage Family                                              
84-091*B      Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Lace'         Blue Lace Bigleaf Hydrangea     Saxifrage Family                                              
84-091*C      Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Lace'         Blue Lace Bigleaf Hydrangea     Saxifrage Family                                              
84-091*D      Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Lace'         Blue Lace Bigleaf Hydrangea     Saxifrage Family                                              
76-025*F      Nandina domestica 'Moyers Red'            Moyers Red Heavenly-bamboo      Barberry Family                                               
83-051*A      Parthenocissus henryana                   Silvervein Creeper              Grape Family                  Central China                   
32-0927*A     Pinus cembra 'Columnaris'                 Column Swiss Stone Pine         Pine Family                                                   
79-067*A      Vitis coignetiae                          Gloryvine Grape                 Grape Family                  N. Japan, Korea                 

If the columns don't line up, change the font for the imported 
plant list to a non-proportional font, such as Courier or 
MonoTxt.
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