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Generic HelpPressing the Alt key will show the Alt menu on the status             line.  The Alt menu is divided into two parts, "Action                Keys" and "Toggle Keys".  Pressing Alt and one of the                 hilighted Action Keys will cause the appropriate action to            occur.  Pressing Alt and one of the hilighted Toggle Keys             will toggle the appropriate indicator in the indicator                window located in the lower left hand corner of the screen.                                                                                 Alt Action Keys                                                       ---------------                                                       The Alt Action Keys will have no effect when responding to            an error, a prompt, or inside of Help.  They also have no             effect while positioned on a directory in the Pick file               window.                                                                                                                                     The Alt Action Keys are:                                                                                                                    Alt-A     Append records in the current database.  Ignored                      if file access mode is read-only.                                                                                                 Alt-B     Browse records in the current database.  If pressed                   while in Edit or Append is the same as pressing Esc                   to abort.                                                                                                                         Alt-E     Edit records in the current database.  If the file                    access mode is read-only, Edit acts as a full screen                  record viewer.                                                                                                                    Alt-P     Pick a different database or directory.  If pressed                   while in Edit or Append is the same as pressing Esc                   to abort.                                                                                                                         Alt-S     View field structure of current database.  If pressed                 while in Edit or Append is the same as pressing Esc                   to abort.                                                                                                                         Alt Toggle Keys                                                       ---------------                                                       The Alt Toggle Keys will function regardless of where you are         in the program.                                                                                                                             The Alt Toggle Keys are:                                                                                                                    Alt-C     Toggles the case sensitivity indicator between "IC",                  ignore case, and "CS", case sensitive.  This indicator                affects the find function available in Browse and Edit                (see Help when in Find).                                                                                                          Alt-D     Toggles the field border indicator between "NB", no                   borders, and "BO", borders on.  This indicator affects                how the find function behaves.                                                                                                    Alt-I     Toggles the insert/overstrike indicator between "IN",                 insert mode, and "OV", overstrike mode.  This                         indicator affects how text is placed into fields in                   Edit.  It can also be toggled by pressing Insert.                                                                                 Alt-M     Toggles the file access mode indicator between "RO",                  read-only mode , and "RW", read/write mode.  When the                 file access mode is read-only, records can not be                     appended or edited.                                                                                                               Toggle Indicator Summary                                              ------------------------                                              The default values for the toggle indicators are given below.                                                                                 ╚══╡ RW IC NB OV ╞═══                                                      │  │  │  │                                                            │  │  │  └──> IN/OV: edit mode is insert/overstrike                   │  │  └─────> NB/BO: field borders are off/on                         │  └────────> IC/CS: case sensitive is off/on                         └───────────> RO/RW: file access mode is read-only / read/write                                                                      Cursor and Lite-Bar Movement                                          ----------------------------                                                       Move up or down one entry or line                      Ctrl-Up        First entry or line in current window                  Ctrl-Down      Last entry or line in current window                   PgUp           Move up one "page"                                     PgDn           Move down one "page"                                   Ctrl-PgUp      Move to the first entry or record                      Ctrl-PgDn      Move to the last entry or record                       Pick FilePressing the Alt key will show you the Alt menu.  See        "Generic Help" by pressing Alt-F1.                                                                                        Pressing any letter will move the lite-bar to the first      file or directory that begins with that letter.  Successive  presses of the same letter will move to the next file or     directory that begins with that letter.  If no file or       directory begins with the letter pressed, no movement will   occur.                                                                                                                    Choose Directory/File/Index (ENTER)                          -----------------------------------                          Pressing ─┘ will cause one of the following to occur:                                                                    - If the file is a directory, you will move to that            directory.  Once in that directory the Pick File window      is refreshed with the names of files that match the file     specification.                                                                                                          - If the file is a valid database, you will view the           structure of the database.  Future versions will allow you   to set a global flag that determines what action is taken.                                                              - If the file is an index (.IDX, .NDX, .NTX only), you will    view the index expression used to create it.                                                                            Move to Parent Directory (BackSpace)                         ------------------------------------                         Pressing BackSpace will take you to the parent of the        current directory.                                                                                                        Enter an Alternate Path (F2)                                 ----------------------------                                 Pressing F2 will allow you to enter an alternate path/file,  which can include wildcards (* and ?).  Entering an alternatepath will NOT change the current directory and no            sub-directories in that path will be displayed for selection.                                                             When an alternate path/file has been entered the label in theupper left corner will change from "Directory:" to           "Current Path:".  To get rid of the alternate path/file pressF2, Ctrl-Y and Enter.                                                                                                     The purpose of this option is to provide quick, temporary    access to an alternate drive and/or directory and/or file.   (see Help after pressing F2).  This feature will be replaced in the next release.                                                                                                      Change Current Drive (F3)                                    -------------------------                                    Pressing F3 will allow you to change the current disk drive  where files are accessed.  The current directory on that     drive will become the PopDBF directory.                                                                                   Change File Specification (F4)                               ------------------------------                               Pressing F4 will allow you to modify the file specification  located in the upper right corner of the main window.  The   file specification is used to determine which files in the   current PopDBF directory you are allowed to pick from.       Entering a file specification of *.* will allow you to pick  from all files (provided there are not too many), while *.DBFwill allow only files with an extension of .DBF.                                                                          The names of any sub-directories in the current PopDBF       directory are included for selection regardless of the file  specification.                                                                                                            Move to Current DOS Drive & Directory (F10)                  -------------------------------------------                  Pressing F10 will move you to the current DOS directory.  Thecurrent DOS directory is the directory you were in before thePopDBF hotkey was pressed.  If that directory is on a drive  other than the current drive, that drive becomes the current drive as well.                                                                                                            Frequent Database Access (Alt-1 thru 0)                      ---------------------------------------                      To use this feature you must already have created an ASCII   file named POPDBF.FRQ with names of up to 10 frequently      used databases.  Each database name should include a drive   identifier, path, file name, and extension.                                                                               Pressing Alt-1 will access the database whose name is on the first line of this file, Alt-2 will access the second and so on.                                                                                                                       Examples of lines in POPDBF.FRQ:                                                                                          C:\TIMECARD.DBF                                              C:\CLIENTS\PROBLEMS.DBF                                      \ROLODEX.DON                                                 View StructurePressing any letter will move the lite-bar to the first      field that begins with that letter.  Successive presses of   the same letter will move to the next field that begins with that letter.  If no field begins with the letter pressed, no movement will occur.                                                                                                      (Un-)Number Fields (Space)                                   --------------------------                                   Pressing the Space bar will number/un-number the field at    the selection bar.  If any fields are numbered, only those   fields will be shown when you Browse or Edit records.  The   number beside the field determines the order in which it     will be displayed.  Two fields with the same number will     remain in the same relative position to each other.                                                                       Clear Field Numbers (F2)                                     ------------------------                                     Pressing F2 will clear all field numbers, but leave the      file structure in the present order.  This means that you    can assign field numbers, press F4 to order the fields, and  then remove all field numbers by pressing F2.  This will     allow you to view all fields but in an order different from  the original.  Field numbers are also cleared when a new fileis selected from the Pick File window.                                                                                    Assign a Specific Field Number (F3)                          -----------------------------------                          Pressing F3 will allow you to assign a specific number       (0-1024) to a field to affect its order.  Assigning a zero   will un-number the field.                                                                                                 Order Fields Using Field Numbers (F4)                        -------------------------------------                        Pressing F4 will reorder the fields in the structure based   on their field numbers.  THIS NEW ORDER IS NOT PERMANENT.    Fields with no numbers move to the end.  The actual          structure of the file on disk is NOT affected.  To restore   the original field order, either return to the Pick file     window and re-select the file or clear all field numbers     and press F4.                                                                                                             (Un-)Tag Fields for Exclusive Find (F6)                      ---------------------------------------                      Pressing F6 will toggle the exclusive find tag for a field.  When any fields are tagged for exclusive find, only those    fields are used when doing a Find or Find Next from Browse   or Edit.  Also, if the field border indicator is on, the     text being searched for MUST be found entirely within ONE    field.  (See Help when in Browse or Edit after pressing F7).                                                              Clear Exclusive Find Tags (F7)                               ------------------------------                               Pressing F7 will turn off the exclusive find indicator for   all fields.  This will allow Find and Find Next to locate    text anywhere in the record, unless field borders are on, in which case it must be entirely within ONE field.  Exclusive  find tags are also cleared when a new file is selected from  the Pick File window.                                                                                                     Printing the Field Structure (F9)                            ---------------------------------                            Pressing F9 will print the file structure.  If any fields    are numbered, only those fields will be printed.  The file   statistics are printed first followed by the field structure.Browse RecordsCurrent Record and Delete Status                             --------------------------------                             The current record number and delete status are located in   the Browse window's bottom border.                                                                                        Pan the Browse Window (<=/=>)                                -----------------------------                                The LeftArrow and RightArrow will allow you to pan to the    left and right, respectively.                                                                                             View Large Character Fields (Tab/Shift-Tab)                  -------------------------------------------                  Pressing TAB and Shift-TAB will change the offset of large   fields (fields that are wider than the Browse window).       This will allow you to view all parts of large fields, thoughnot at the same time.  The offset is incremented or          decremented by 10 characters.  The offset is displayed in theupper right hand corner of the Browse window.                                                                             Zoom the Browse Window (F2)                                  ---------------------------                                  Pressing F2 expands/contracts the Browse window.  When       expanded, Browse shows 18 records and when contracted shows  only 12, but has the advantage of allowing you to see the    file statistics.                                                                                                          Goto a Specific Record (F3)                                  ---------------------------                                  Pressing F3 will prompt for a new record position.  If the   record number specified is greater than the number of recordsin the file an error will occur and the lite-bar will stay onthe same record.                                                                                                          Find Text (F7)                                               --------------                                               Pressing F7 will prompt you for the text you want to find.   Memo fields are not searched and dBASE dates need to be      searched differently.  Find will locate text even if it      crosses field boundaries unless field borders are on.  If    Find fails a beep will be sounded.  Press F1 for more Help   after pressing F7.                                                                                                        Find Next Occurrence of Text (F8)                            ---------------------------------                            Pressing F8 will do a find next, which starts at the next    record in the file and begins the find.  If Find Next fails  a beep will be sounded.                                                                                                   Printing Database Records (F9)                               ------------------------------                               Pressing F9 prompts for print parameters and then prints the data.  Data is printed exactly as it is seen in the Browse   window, but more text may be printed if a longer print width is specified (this is how you print additional data to the   right of the Browse window).                                                                                              Print can be used in conjunction with the find text string   to print only records that contain the text.  Find behaves   here as described above.                                                                                                  The maximum print width is 250 characters.                                                                                Turning Century On/Off                                       ----------------------                                       Pressing Ctrl-C will toggle the century on or off.  When on, the date is formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.                         Entering an Alternate Path and/or File NameSpecifying an alternate path or file DOES NOT cause the    current directory to be changed.  It is just a quick way   to get to a file or files without weaving your way through the directory structure.                                                                                              Blanking the text in the window and pressing RETURN will   take you to the Pick file window.  You can blank the text  by pressing Ctrl-Y.                                                                                                   Wildcards (*, ?) are valid.  No sub-directories are        available when an alternate path has been specified becauseyou are not really in the directory that is specified by   the alternate path.                                                                                                   If the path/file ends with a backslash (\) PopDBF will lookfor all .DBF files in that directory.  If none are found anerror occurs.                                                                                                         If no extension is specified or the path/file ends with a  backslash (\), PopDBF treats the path/file as a directory  and looks for files that match the current file            specification (by default *.DBF).                                                                                     If no files are found, the extension of the file           specification is appended and PopDBF trys to open the      path/file as a file.                                                                                                  Examples: (assuming that the file spec is *.DBF)                                                                       "*.*", will allow you to select from all files in          the current directory.                                                                                                "\DBASE\PERSONAL\SALES", will search the SALES             directory for any .DBF files.  If none are found,          an attempt will be made to open the SALES.DBF file         in the \DBASE\PERSONAL directory.                                                                                     "\DBASE\PERSONAL\SALES\", will search for any              .DBF files found in that directory.  If none are           found or the path is invalid, an error occurs.            Changing the Default DriveEnter the letter of the drive you want to be the   default drive.  The current directory on that drivewill become the new PopDBF directory.                                                                 For example, to move to drive A:, just type the    letter 'A' and press ENTER.                                                                           If no files or directories are found on the new    drive, you will be forced to exit PopDBF or change to a new drive.                                    Find and Find NextFind begins with the first record in the file and Find      Next begins with the next record.                                                                                       There may be times that you want to find text only if it    occurs in a specific field or fields, not just anywhere in  the record.  To do this press Alt-S for the View Structure  window and tag the fields you want searched exclusively by  pressing F6.  When you have tagged the fields to be         searched, press Alt-B to return to the Browse window.  Now  Find/Find Next will search only the fields you tagged.                                                                  The Find function will locate text even if it crosses       field boundaries.  To prevent this, press Alt-D to toggle   the field border indicator so that it is on (BO).  When     field borders are on, the find text must be found entirely  within ONE field.                                                                                                       Currently, when text is found, neither the Browse window or the cursor in Edit move to include the data that is found.                                                              Blanking the Find Text                                      ----------------------                                      Pressing Ctrl-Y will blank the text in the find window.     When the window is first popped up, pressing a printable    will blank the previous text and put the character you      pressed in the first position.                                                                                          Case Sensitivity                                            ----------------                                            The case sensitivity indicator for the find operation is in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.  "IC" stands for  ignore case and "CS" stands for case sensitive.  When case  is ignored, looking for "DON" will find "DON", "don", "Don",etc.  When case sensitive is on looking for "DON" will only find "DON".  Pressing Alt-C will toggle this indicator.                                                                 Finding Dates                                               -------------                                               If you are looking for the date 11/03/89 you need to enter: "891103" or "19891103" (don't enter the quotes).                                                                        Memo Fields                                                 -----------                                                 Currently, you can not find text in memo fields.            Go To Specific RecordEnter the record number you want to GO TO.  Thisrecord will become the current top record in theBrowse window or the current record in Edit.    Record To Start AtEnter the record number where printing will begin.Record To Stop AtEnter the record number where printing will end.                                                  This record number must be greater than the startrecord number specified earlier.  It defaults to the last record in the file unless changed.      Print WidthThe print width defaults to a value large enough to print just the data you can see in the Browse window.  You may not enter a value less than the default.  If you enter a value larger than the   default, as much data as can fit in that width   will be printed.  If your printer is not set up  to handle that width, the data will wrap around  to the next line.                                                                                 If the value that you enter is larger than the   the entire record (the entire record may be only three fields if that is all you numbered), the   data will be centered within the specified width.                                                 The maximum width is 250.                        Assign Field NumberField numbers are used to limit Browse and Edit to   to selected fields.  This option allows you to       assign a specific number to a field.  A number of    zero, unnumbers the field.                                                                                To see the new field order before going into Browse  or Edit, press F4.  Pressing F4 with no fields       numbered restores the original field structure order.Print Using Previous FindThis is a yes/no option.  An answer of either 'Y' or 'y' will use the previous Find (providing      there was one) condition and print only records   that meet that condition.  Any other response willprint all the records in the specified range.     Edit/Append RecordsCopying Records (F2)                                         --------------------                                         Pressing F2 will prompt you for the record number of the     record you want to copy into the current record.  To repeat  this process you can press Ctrl-F2, which will use the       previously specified record number for copying.  Using this  in Append is a quick way to build test data.                                                                              Goto a Specific Record (F3)                                  ---------------------------                                  Pressing F3 will prompt for a new record position.  If the   record number specified is greater than the number of recordsin the file an error will occur and the lite-bar will stay onthe same record.                                                                                                          Find Text (F7)                                               --------------                                               Pressing F7 will prompt you for the text you want to find.   Memo fields are not searched and dBASE dates need to be      searched differently.  Find will locate text even if it      crosses field boundaries unless field borders are on.  If    Find fails a beep will be sounded.  Press F1 for more Help   after pressing F7.                                                                                                        Find Next Occurrence of Text (F8)                            ---------------------------------                            Pressing F8 will do a find next, which starts at the next    record in the file and begins the find.  If Find Next fails  a beep will be sounded.                                                                                                   Field Information (F10)                                      -----------------------                                      Pressing F10 will pop-up a window containing information     about the field in which the cursor is currently positioned. This can be helpful if you forget the field type or want to  know exactly how long it is.                                                                                              Turning Century On/Off                                       ----------------------                                       Pressing Ctrl-D will toggle the century on or off.  When on, the date is formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.                                                                                      Summary of Special Edit/Append Keystrokes                    -----------------------------------------                    Ctrl-D           Enter system date                           Ctrl-E           Move to last position                       Ctrl-F           Restore field data                          Ctrl-Q/Esc       Abort, changes are lost                     Ctrl-R           Restore record data                         Ctrl-U           Mark record for delete                      Ctrl-W/Ctrl-End  Quit, changes are saved                     Ctrl-Y           Blank field                                 Ctrl-Delete      Blank to end of field                       Ctrl-Down        Move to bottom field on screen              Ctrl-Left        Move to previous word                       Ctrl-Right       Move to next word                           Ctrl-Up          Move to top field on screen                 End              Position at end of data                     Home             Move to first position                      Copy A RecordEnter the number of the record that you want    copied on top of the current record you are     appending/editing.                                                                              Use Ctrl-F2 to avoid being prompted for a recordnumber and use the number specified for the lastcopy.                                                                                           Remember to press Ctrl-R, Escape, or Ctrl-Q to  prevent the copy from becoming permanent.       Change Default File SpecificationThis is the file specification used to determine  which files from the current PopDBF directory,    along with any sub-directories, will be displayed in the Pick file window.                                                                            Wildcards (?,*) can be used, but are not required.                                                  No validation is performed.  Any invalid file     specification will result in only sub-directories being displayed.                                  Show Index ExpressionPressing the right and left arrow keys will allow the index expression to be scrolled in the window.                                                  Pressing any other key will exit to the Pick file window.                                           Yes or No ResponseAnswer the question by pressing either a 'Y'  for yes or 'N' for no. File Open ErrorOne of the following is probably the cause:                                           1.  The path/file was entered incorrectly. 2.  The path/file does not exist.          3.  No files were found.                   File Reopen ErrorA file that was previously open when leavingPopDBF has been deleted, hidden or renamed.                                             Press any key for Pick file window.         Printer ErrorThe printer is either off or  not currently online.  Turn iton and online and press F9.   