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<*>About NCC
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~ About National Computer Consultants ~
National Computer Consultants is a Custom programming house along
with Network support. We have been in business for over 4 years.
We have done many custom software projects and also published
software products. NccViews has grown from and in house small
project to now a commerical product. This software was done using
National Computer Consultants ^NccLib^, an OOP library. This
library contains many objects for creating data, windows, menus,
mouse, scroll bars and other objects. You need to have Class(y)
version 1.07 or less to use NccLib. We are soon to update to
Class(y) version 2.0. NccLib is freeware and is available on
our BBS and also CIS. NccViews and NccLib are both 98 percent
Clipper code.


<*>System Overview
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~ System Overview ~
Welcome to National Computer Consultants NccViews Version 1.0.
This program gives you DOS FoxPro like window access to DBF's
and text file viewing. You can have up to 9 windows open with
9 different database's. You can then also open a text file for
file viewing. Like a PRG file. NccViews is fully Novell and
Lantastic network compatible.

NccViews is a full database manager in that it will allow you to
edit, delete, add, insert and pack DBF's in windows. NccViews
will allow you to display your DBF's in different ways, like
displaying your records vertical or horizontally, or by choosing
only certain fields to view. You can also resize the windows to
the size of your choice by mouse or keyboard, or you can ZOOM
the window to full screen. You can move the windows by mouse
or keyboard also. You can have windows one on top of the other
or change the size so the can be placed side by side. Each
window will have a different color so you can tell which is
which. Many of the functions that can be done with NccViews are
mouse aware. All the pick list are mouse aware and any menus at
the bottom of the pick list are also mouse aware. The windows
can be moved or resized by the mouse also. The right mouse button
is like pressing the escape key when the mouse is active. When
in the active window you can move the record pointer or scroll
the fields by clicking on the arrows, ^(  ,   )^ at the ends
of the scroll bar. You can create new indexes or open indexes
that already exist. You can also re-index all open indexes.
You can print the file structure or the records of the active
window to a file or printer.

Try all of the menu options you will like the power of NccViews.
Some menu options are not functional until you open at least
one window. NccViews needs at least &375 K of free memory& to load.
It will swap out to disk or EMM memory.


<*>Screen Layout Help
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~ Screen Layout Help ~
This is a layout of a window and help on what mouse controls
are available.

You can click on the record you want with the mouse if it
is in visible in the window and the record pointer will move
to that record.

     ~┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐~
     ~│You can click with the left mouse button on any  │~
     ~│of the four corners to resize the window.        │~
     ~│Just hold down the left mouse button on one      │~
     ~│of the corners and drag it to the size you want. │~
     ~└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~

 ~┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐~
 ~│Click here with the left mouse button to close this window. │~
 ~└┬───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┴────┐~
  ~│~                           ~│Click anywhere on top of the window │~
  ~│~                           ~│window with the left mouse button   │~
  ~│~                           ~│and hold it down to move window     │~
  ~│~                           ~└┬───────────────────────────────────┘~
  ~~                            ~~
 [■]═& Client.dbf < Win 1 > &══════════════════════════╕   ~┌─────────────┐~
 │Record:56/321                                    ~┌─┼───┤Click here to│~
 │C_NUM    C_LAST    C_FIRST   C_M   C_ADDRESS1    ~~ │   ~│scroll the   │~
 │══════╤═════════╤══════════╤════╤══════════════~~~┐~ ~│fields right │~
 │ C123   │ JONES   │ LARRY    │ B  │ 1234 1ST       ~▒~ ~│~ ~└─────────────┘~
 │& C124   │ SMITH   │ GREG     │ B  │ 5432 1ST       &~▒~ ~│~
 │ C125   │ TARR    │ JON      │ D  │ 9876 2ND       ~█~ ~├─────────────┐~
 │ C126   │ RIVER   │ KIM      │ E  │ 3344 2ND       ~▒~ ~│Click here   │~
 │ C127   │ ABBOT   │ TRACY    │ I  │ 9876 4TH       ~▒~ ~│to scroll the│~
 │ C128   │ WILLIAM │ JILL     │ W  │ 2312 10TH      ~▒~ ~│records up   │~
 │ C129   │ BLACK   │ GREG     │ Q  │ 8777 8TH       ~▒~ ~└─────────────┘~
 │ C130   │ FISH    │ KAREN    │ S  │ 3454 8TH       ~▒~
 │ C131   │ BICK    │ MILLY    │ A  │ 101 3 AVE      ~▒~
 │ C132   │ ZINN    │ TOM      │ E  │ 9876 4 AVE     ~▒~   ~┌─────────────┐~
 │ C133   │ SMITH   │ JOHN     │ T  │ 10TH TER       ~~ ~─┤Click here   │~
 ╘════════╧═════════╧══════════╧════╧════════════════╛   ~│to scroll the│~
                                                         ~│records down │~
                                                         ~└─────────────┘~


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 &╒═════════════════════════════════════════╕&
 &│ <A-Add>  <Ins-Insert>  <Del-Delete>     │&
 &│ <Esc-Abort>  <Enter-Select>  <F10-Save> │&
 &╘═════&~~&══════════════&~~&═════════════&~~&══════╛&
       ~│~              ~│~             ~│~
       ~│~       ~┌──────┴─────────────┴───────────────────────────────┐~
       ~└───────┤ All areas that have the brackets < > around them   │~
               ~│ are mouse regions and can be selected by the mouse │~
               ~│ or by the the key that is at the first part of the │~
               ~│ bracket. An example is the key "A" <A-Add>.        │~
               ~└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~

<*>Pull down menu options
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~ Pull down menu options ~
Below is a schematic overview illustrating the relationship
between the File menu and client information screens.

<*>File Menu
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^File Menu^
The "File" Pull Down allows you to open new windows with
different DBFs or close the windows one at a time. It also has
a option to view a text file. The last option is to exit NccViews.
You can open a new window by just pressing the "F" key. To
close a window you must active the menu and select the close
option. This will close the active window only. To view an
ASCII text file you must active the menu and select the view
file option. This will then display a pick list box of the
current directory which you can then choose the file to view.
This pick list box is selectable by the the mouse also. You
can also change the directory by selecting the the directory
of your choice. The text file viewer is mouse aware in that
you can scroll the file up, down, left or right with the mouse.
All you need to is click with the left mouse button on the
appropriate arrow in the coners of the window. The text file
window is not moveable. You can choose the print menu option
and print the records or file structure to a printer or file.
If you choose to print the file it prints in the order of the
controlling index or if no index file is open it prints in
record order. You can print to a file and then open the text
file viewer and view the file.

^ ≡ ^~ File ~^ Edit  Index  Fields  Record  Window  Help             ^
   ^╒═════════════════════╕^
   ^│ New                 │^────────────── Not yet avaiable
   ^│^~ Open              F ~^│^────────────── Open a new window
   ^│ Close               │^────────────── Close a window
   ^├─────────────────────┤^
   ^│ View File           │^────────────── View a text file
   ^├─────────────────────┤^
   ^│ Print              │^────────────── Print records or
   ^├─────────────────────┤^                file structure
   ^│ Exit          Alt-X │^────────────── Exit NccViews
   ^╘═════════════════════╛^



<*>Edit Menu
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^Edit Menu^
Edit records in the active window. Insert records at any
location in the DBF by pressing the "INS" key. Delete, undelete,
pack and zap records in the active window by pressing the "D"
key. Replace fields in the active window by field choice. A
pick list will popup and you can choose the field you want to
replace. Duplicate records in active windows with the menu option.
Choosing delete pops up a box and allows you to delete or undelete
as many records as you choose.

^ ≡  File ^~ Edit ~^ Index  Fields  Record  Window  Help             ^
         ^╒═════════════════════╕^
         ^│^~ Change record  Enter~^│^───────── Edit a record
         ^├─────────────────────┤^
         ^│ Add record        A │^───────── Add a record
         ^│ Duplicate record    │^───────── Duplicate
         ^│ Insert Blank     Ins│^───────── Insert Blank
         ^│ Delete/Undelete   D │^───────── Delete/Undelete
         ^├─────────────────────┤^
         ^│ Replace           R │^───────── Replace fields
         ^│ Pack              P │^───────── Pack
         ^│ Zap               Z │^───────── Zap
         ^╘═════════════════════╛^



<*>Index Menu
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^Index Menu^
Create new Clipper NTX indexes for the active window. You can
enter any Clipper compatible expression. Open an close indexes
for each window. A pick list of all available indexes will
popup. Also change index order. A box will come up and you can
change the index order of all open indexes. You can open an
index by pressing the "I" key or use the mouse to active the
menu and select the open index option. You can re-index all
open indexes also. You can create file relationships also.

^ ≡  File  Edit ^~ Index ~^ Fields  Record  Window  Help             ^
               ^╒══════════════════════════╕^
               ^│ New                      │^── Create new index
               ^│^~ Open                   I ~^│^── Open an index
               ^│ Close                    │^── Close index
               ^├──────────────────────────┤^
               ^│ Change order             │^── Change the index
               ^│ Modify index exp         │^── Modify expression
               ^│ Reccreate all indexes    │^── Recreate indexes
               ^├──────────────────────────┤^
               ^│ Set Relation             │^── Create file
               ^╘══════════════════════════╛^    relationships


<*>Fields Menu
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^Fields Menu^
Change the fields that are displayed in the active window. A
pick list popups and you can choose the fields that are displayed
in  the active  window. You can choose bu the mouse or by the
keyboard. There is a menu at the bottom of the pick list that
allows you save, F10, or add, insert or escape You can use the
mouse on this menu or the the keys. When you pick the fields it
will place a number beside the field name. You can change the
field order by picking fields in different order. This will
display the records in the window in the order picked. This is a
great function. When you choose to add fields to the display a
pick list will popup on the right with the fields that are not
choosen at that time. Display records either vertical or
horizontally in the active window. Also display the DBF structure
of the active window in a popup list.

^ ... Index ^~ Fields ~^ Record  Window  Help             ^
           ^╒═════════════════════╕^
           ^│^~ modify field list   ~^│^─ Modify fields shown
           ^├─────────────────────┤^   in windows
           ^│ Vertical records    │^─ Display vertical
           ^│ Horizontal records  │^─ Display horizontal
           ^├─────────────────────┤^
           ^│ Structure          │^─ View DBF structure
           ^╘═════════════════════╛^


<*>Record Menu
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^Record Menu^
Goto a specific record number in the active window. Locate
a record with the locate command in the active window. Seek
if you have an open index in the active window.

^ ... Index  Fields ^~ Record ~^ Window  Help             ^
                   ^╒═══════════════════╕^
                   ^│^~ Goto record     G ~^│^─── Goto a record
                   ^│ Locate          L │^─── Locate record
                   ^│ Seek            S │^─── Seek a record
                   ^╘═══════════════════╛^


<*>Window Menu
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^Window Menu^
Change from one window to another using the keyboard, Tab or
Shift+Tab, or click on the window you want to make active with
the left mouse button. Move or resize a window with the
keyboard, Alt+M, or click the left mouse button and hold it
down on one of the coners of the window you want to resize and
drag the mouse cursor to the size you want. If you want to move
the window then click and hold down the left mouse button on
the top of the window that you want to move. Zoom the active
window with the keyboard or use click both mouse buttons on
the window you want to zoom.

^ ... Fields  Record ^~ Window ~^ Help             ^
                    ^╒═════════════════════╕^
                    ^│ Next             Tab│^─── Change window
                    ^│ Previous       S-Tab│^─── Change window
                    ^│ Move/resize    Alt-M│^─── Move/Resize
                    ^│^~ Zoom           Alt-Z~^│^─── Zoom window
                    ^╘═════════════════════╛^


<*>Help Menu
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^Help Menu^
This menu option gets you here to view this file or the Help
Index menu option. You can use the mouse on the Help Index menu
to click on the help information you want. You can double click
on the Help Index menu option you want to select. You can click
on the the areas that are in red at the bottom of the Help Index
menu or at the bottom of the help screen.
                 Example's ( ^┘^, ^Esc^ ).
You can also click on the arrows at the top and bottom of the
scroll bar.

^ ... Record  Window ^~ Help ~^            ^
                    ^╒══════════════╕^
                    ^│^~ Help         ~^│^──── Program help
                    ^│ Help Index   │^──── Index on Help
                    ^╘══════════════╛^

            ~┌─────────────────────────┐~
            ~│ Click here to exit help │~
            ~└───────┬─────────────────┘~
                    ~│~                   ~┌────────────────────────┐~
                    ~│~          ~┌────┬───┤ Click on either PgUp   │~
                    ~│~          ~│~    ~│~   ~│ or PgDn to scroll help │~
                    ~~          ~~    ~~   ~└────────────────────────┘~
^ F1=Topic Index │ Esc=Exit │ PgUp/PgDn │                        ^
  ~~
  ~│~    ~┌──────────────────────────────────────┐~
  ~└────┤ You can click here for the Help Index│~
       ~└──────────────────────────────────────┘~

<*>Keys Help
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~ Keys Help ~
^ Enter ^         : Will edit the record that the record pointer is
                  on in the active window.

^ A ^             : Will add a new record in the active window.

^ D ^             : Will delete or undelete a record or records in
                  the active window
^ F ^             : Will open a new window  DataOpen

^ G ^             : Will goto a record number in the active window

^ I ^             : Will open an index file for the active window

^ L ^             : Will use locate command to locate record in
                  active window
^ P ^             : Will pack the DBF in the active window

^ R ^             : Will replace a field in the active window

^ S ^             : Will seek a record if an index is open in the
                  active window
^ Z ^             : Will zap the DBF in the active window

^ TAB ^           : Will switch to the next open window

^ SH_TAB ^        : Will go to the previous active window

^ UP ^            : Will move the record pointer up in active
                  window
^ DOWN ^          : Will move the record pointer down in active
                  window
^ LEFT ^          : Will move to the next field in active window

^ RIGHT ^         : Will move to the previous field in the active
                  window
^ CTRL_LEFT ^     : Will move the last field in the active window

^ CTRL_RIGHT ^    : Will move to the right most field in active
                  window
^ HOME ^          : Will act like the PGUP key

^ END ^           : Will act like the PGDN key

^ CTRL_PGUP ^     : Will move the record pointer to the top in the
                  active window
^ CTRL_PGDN ^     : Will move the record pointer to the bottom in
                  the active window
^ PGUP ^          : Will move the record pointer up one window full
                  window of records in the active window
^ PGDN ^          : Will move the record pointer down one window full
                  window of records in the active window
^ INS ^           : Will insert a record at the present record
                  pointer in the active window
^ DEL ^           : Will delete the current record in the active
                  window
^ ALT+F1 ^        : Will display memory useage

^ ALT+L ^         : Will allow you to modify the field list in the
                  active window
^ ALT+M ^         : Will allow you to resize the active window

^ ALT+R ^         : Will recreate indexes in the active window

^ ALT+U ^         : Will open a window displaying all open data files
                  and associated index files
^ ALT+X ^         : Will exit NccViews.

^ ALT+Z ^         : Will zoom the active window

<*>Mouse Buttons
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~ Mouse Buttons ~

^ BOTH BUTTONS ^  : Will zoom or unzoom the active window

^ LEFT BUTTON  ^  : Acts like the enter key, will take record pointer
                  to clicked on record
^ RIGHT BUTTON ^  : Acts like the escape key



<*>Network Information
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~ Network Information ~
NccViews is fully network compatible and is ^multi user^. It will
run on most types of networks including Novell and Lantastic. When
looking at directories in the pick list if you do not see the
parent directory be sure you have a file called SHELL.CFG in the
directory that you run the network shell driver, NETX.EXE. In the
file SHELL.CFG you need to have the line ^"SHOW DOTS ON"^. This
will alow the parent directories to be shown.




~ End of Help ~
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