-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=›           SEARCH SYSTEM II›               Rev 2.1›            BY PAUL ALHART›               12/31/88›› (HIT SPACE BAR WHEN IN THE MAIN MENU› TO RUN "SEARCHII.BAS", Editor)››SEARCH  SYSTEM  II  is a very flexible›data-base  program  designed  to  make›your ATARI work for you. Record format›is LEFT UP TO YOU, not dictated by the›program.   Menu   driven   "ONE   KEY"›commands  make  it easy for you to get›started right away. Although you could›probably  use this program without any›instructions, you should  review  this›documentation  in  order   to   become›familiar  with  some  of  the  not  so›obvious features that will help you to›get the most out of Search System II.›››           Requirements››Any 8-bit ATARI  Computer  with  BASIC›and  at least 48K. One disk drive (any›density). Printer (optional).›››           Getting started››When Search System II is RUN you  will›be presented with the Main Menu.›››           Main Menu››The Main Menu screen presents you with›information  and  command  selections.›Commands are  entered  by  typing  the›first letter of the desired selection.›The first letter of each selection  is›displayed  in  inverse  video.  If you›make a selection and change your mind,›don't  panic.  Just press RETURN until›you have come back to  the  main  menu›and  your  data  will  not  be lost or›altered.   Following   is  a  detailed›description of each menu item  in  the›order that they appear.›››           Q: Quick Search.››This allows you to search the "current›file" for any combination of from 1 to›38  characters. A "LIMIT" of from 1 to›10 characters may then be  entered  to›narrow  the  Search.  Both  groups  of›characters  must  be found in the same›record  to  obtain  a  match.  If  the›"LIMIT" is not to be used, just  press›RETURN  at  the  ENTER  SEARCH   LIMIT›prompt.  Any  and  all  characters are›valid. If a match is found  the  whole›record  containing  the  match will be›printed to the screen. A sub-menu will›then  appear at the top of the screen.›Your choices will now be:››     P: Print  this  record.  Be  sure›your  printer is on and press "P". The›displayed record will be printed  (see›note)  and you will be returned to the›sub-menu.›››***NOTE*** Since files can be made  up›of  any  characters, including inverse›video and the special ATARI characters›your printer must be able to cope with›them  if you use them in your records.›››     E: Edit this record.  The  cursor›will  be placed on the first character›of the displayed record. You  may  now›edit the record using any of the ATARI›edit functions. ex. Backspace, Insert,›and  Type  over.  Line  length  can be›changed,   Lines   can   be  added  or›deleted,  and  the  record  size  will›automatically adjust. If a line is  to›be  left as is, just press RETURN when›the cursor is anywhere on  that  line.›Pressing  RETURN on an empty line ends›the record at that point  and  returns›you to the Search Menu.››     D:  Delete  this record. You will›be asked to confirm this choice,  then›that  record  will be deleted from the›file in memory.››     M: Menu   Typing M or ESCAPE will›return you directly to the main menu.››     S:  Search   Typing  S or any key›other than  those  listed  above  will›cause  the  search to pick up where it›left off. A  match  may  be  found  in›several  records  and they will all be›found and displayed with the  sub-menu›as the search continues.›››           P: Print File››There   are   two   printing   formats›available to you.››(1) If ASCII Sort is OFF then the file›will  be  printed  starting  from  the›first  record  and continuing till the›last record has been  printed  or  the›printing process is aborted.››(2)  If  ASCII  Sort is ON you will be›asked for a  starting  character.  You›may choose any character or just press›RETURN for a default  character  of  0›(ASCII  33).  The  records will now be›sorted  by their first  character  and›printed  in  order  beginning starting›character you selected. Printing  will›continue  till  the last record in the›sort has been printed or the  printing›process is aborted.››As each record is printed it is echoed›to the screen. Printing may be  paused›by  pressing  any key. Resume printing›by pressing any key or press ESCAPE to›abort  the printing process and return›to the Main Menu.›››           V: View File››View File works exactly  the  same  as›Print File except that the records are›sent to the screen only and not to the›printer.  The display may be paused or›aborted  just  like  in  the  printing›mode.  It  may  also  be  sped  up  by›holding down the space bar.›››            L:  Load  File  -  Display›Directory.››Typing   L   will  first  display  the›directory of all  data  files  on  the›currently  selected drive and then ask›which file you want to load.  Type  in›the  desired  file name or just RETURN›to go back to the main  menu.  If  you›entered  a valid file name you will be›asked if  it  is  OK  to  replace  the›current  file (if one exists) with the›new file. If you answer  yes  the  old›file  will be erased and replaced with›the new file.  Be sure you have  saved›a  file  before loading in a new file.›When ever a file is  loaded  the  date›tag  is  displayed  on  the  Main Menu›screen under REVISION.›››           S: Save File.››Before a file is saved, several checks›are  made  automatically.  A file must›exist in memory and have a valid  file›name. A check is then made to see if a›file by that name all ready exists  on›the  disk. If so, you will be asked if›it is OK to over-write that file  with›the  new  data.  If you answer no, you›will be asked for a new name  to  save›your  file  with,  and the same checks›will be made again. Whenever a file is›saved  it  is  tagged with the current›date. The first  time  the  Save  File›function  is used you will be asked to›enter the current date. This date will›be tagged to any file that is saved in›this session  and  will  be  displayed›under  REVISION  on the Main Menu. The›date can be in any format of up to  12›characters.›››           E: Enter Data››If  there  is  no  file in memory, you›will be asked to  enter  a  file  name›before  entering  data.  If there is a›file  in  memory  you  will  be  asked›whether to erase it  or  not.  If  you›answer  yes the file in memory will be›erased and you will be asked to  enter›a  file  name before entering data. If›you answer no, the current  file  name›is  retained,  the  file  in memory is›left intact, and your new data will be›added  to it. Enter your data one line›at  a  time,  ending  each  line  with›RETURN. Typing RETURN on an empty line›ends the record and clears the screen.›You will then be ready  to  enter  the›next  record. Entering an empty record›(typing RETURN as the first  character›of  a  record)  will return you to the›main menu.›››           A: ASCII Sort››Pressing "A" will toggle ASCII Sort ON›or OFF.›››           Current File Information››The  next  few lines tell you the name›of the file currently in memory,  it's›REVISION Date, and the number of bytes›left in memory that can  be  used  for›this  file. If available memory should›drop below 256  bytes  while  you  are›entering  data,  a  warning will sound›and you will be returned to  the  Main›Menu.›››           D: Drive #.››Typing  D will increment the number of›the drive to be selected.  Drives  1-8›are  supported  and  may   be   Floppy›Drives,  RAM Disks or Hard Drives. The›default is Drive #1.››››           Helpful Facts››Files can contain as many  records  as›the  memory  capacity  of  your system›will allow. If you create large  files›on  a 64K ATARI they may be too big to›load on a 48K ATARI. Keep this in mind›if  you plan to be using your files on›more than one machine.››Records can be any length from 1 to 20›lines.  Each  line  in a record can be›from 1 to 38 characters in length. All›lines  are  terminated   by   an   EOL›character,   and   all   records   are›terminated by two EOL characters.››When  you  enter  the  Edit  mode  the›record   you   are  editing  is  first›printed on  to  the  screen  and  then›deleted  from memory. You are actually›Entering data as if you  had  selected›Enter  Data.  The  only  difference is›that the old data is  on  the  screen.›This data will be put back in memory a›line at a time just as  in  the  Enter›Data  mode.  Just  press RETURN to re-›enter the data that  is  on  the  same›line  that  the cursor is on. Make any›changes to that line first of course.››Data can be made up of  any  printable›characters.  Remember,  some  printers›will  have  trouble with inverse video›though.››Files can have any valid  8  character›ATARI filename.››All  Data files are given an extension›of ".DAT". and stored as ATASCII  text›files.  You  may  access them from DOS›and   most   word  processors.  It  is›advised that you do not edit the  data›files  with  a  word processor because›the byte count for the file is  stored›as  part of the file and would have to›be changed accordingly for the file to›load properly with Search System II.››           Possible applications››Here  are  a  few  possible  uses  for›Search  System  II. I am sure you will›come up with a few more of your own.››Keep track of audio  or  video  tapes.›Use  Quick  Search  to find out if you›have a particular song and which  tape›it is on.››Use it as an Address/Phone book. Don't›forget to put birthdays in there too.››Appointments. Start  each  entry  with›the  month, then Quick Search for that›month   to  get  a  list  of  all  the›appointments in that  month.  Use  the›Delete   function   to   remove   past›appointments.››Make   address   labels.   Enter  your›addresses with  the  number  of  lines›required  for  your  labels.  Then use›Print File to print them all or  Print›from  Quick Search to make one or more›copies of selected addresses.››Automotive  maintenance  records.  Use›Quick Search to find out when the  oil›was changed last, what the filter part›number is, and information like  dwell›and gap settings.››Make  up  your  own  uses  for  Search›System  II.  It  is flexible enough to›help   you   keep   track   of  almost›anything.››            *+*+E*N+D*+*+*