DP Tool Club 12/CD_ASCQ_12_0294.iso/maj/4309/readme.txt

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ORGANIZE! Your Collection - Additional features added

Version 5.62 Update

NOTE: This update may require that your existing catalogs be
      reindexed.  A change in the indexing format was required
      in order to maintain compatibility with changes in the
      HomeCraft's READ Utility.

This version adds a new feature to OYC--you can now set any of
the lines to perform calculations.  For example, if you use one
line to keep track of the value of an item, and another line to
keep track of the quantity you have, you can set a third line to
display the total value (the value times the quantity).

You can add any two lines, get the difference between any two
lines, or multiply and divide the values on any two lines.

To set a line to display a calculated value use the Set Up
Catalog Format option on the Utilities Menu. With the SETUP
CATALOG FORMAT screen displayed push F2 until the word
"Calculate" appears in the brackets next to the F2 prompt. To
activate the calculate feature, push ENTER.

The setup screen will now change and the line length display will
disappear. Each line will be identified by a letter (A-U).

Move the highlight bar to the line you want to use for displaying
a calculated value. Now type the formula you want to use.

A formula must include two letters separated by a symbol for a
mathematical operation. The symbols that can be used are:

     + addition
     - subtraction
     / division
     * multiplication

On computers the "*" symbol is used for multiplication in order
to avoid confusion with the letter "x".

For example, if you'd like to multiply the value shown on line
"D" by the value shown on line "E", and put the result on line
"G", you would do the following:

     Move the highlight bar to line "G".

     Type the following: D*E

You can then move the highlight bar to another line and enter
another formula, or push F2 to make other changes in this catalog
format, or push F5 to save it.

Lines used for calculations must have a length. A zero length
line can not be used for calculations.

You can use as many calculation lines as you wish.

The results of one calculation can be used as a part of another
calculation. The software performs calculations starting with the
top line (line "A") and moving down to line "U".  If you've setup
line "G" as a calculation line, you could set up line "H" to also
be calculation line using the formula: G/I    This will take the
result of the calculation done for line "G" and divide it by the
value on line "I".

An interesting feature of the ORGANIZE! software is the
calculation lines can also be used to store information. When
making an entry, if you type information on a calculation line,
it will be stored in your catalog. However, when you display or
print that entry, the calculated value will be displayed or
printed. The information entered on that line will be hidden. To
see the hidden information, remove the formula from the
calculation line, thus returning it to function like a normal
line.

To remove a formula go to the SETUP CATALOG FORMAT screen; push
F2 until the word "Calculate" appears in the brackets next to the
F2 prompt; then push ENTER.  Highlight the line you want to
change, and push the space bar. Pushing the space bar will remove
the formula.

Now push F5 to save this change.


NOTE: Text information may also be included on lines that are
        a part of a calculation.  The numbers must be the
        left-most information on the line. Any text information
        to the right of a number wll be ignored. If only text
        information is on a line, it will be assigned a value
        of zero.



Version 5.81 Update


PRINTED REPORTS - Send To Feature

The "Send To" feature on the Reports Menu has been changed and
includes a new option not described in the manual. The new option
is called "Option".

Whenever the "Send To" feature on the Reports Menu is used, the
new setting will be stored as a poart of the catalog format, and
will remain as it was set until it is changed.  Each catalog can
be set separately.

The new "Option" setting gives you the ability to pick a report
option each time a report is started. This is how most other
software works.  When the "Send To" feature is set to "Option",
each time you start a report you'll see a window that lets you
select whether that report is to be printed, displayed on the
screen, or saved on the disk.  For most people, setting the "Send
To" feature to "Option" will be the best setting.

<<end of update information>>


INSTALLATION INFORMATION _____________________________________

The program is contained in an self-extracting archive file called
ORGANIZE.  The documentation is in a second self-extracting archive
file called OYC-DOC.EXE.  You can install both the program and
documentation on your hard disk by typing INSTALL and following the
instructions that appear on the screen.

Once installed on your hard disk you can print the user's manual by
typing: OYCMANUL.  Please note that the manual is about 80 pages.

If you'd like to read the manual before installing the software,
copy the OYC-DOC.EXE file to a disk that has at least 200K of free
space.  Then type OYC-DOC and push enter.  The documentation will
be removed from the archive file and placed in a file called
OYC.DOC.

OYC.DOC is an ASCII text file that can be read using most word
processing software.  You can also print the manual by typing
OYCMANUL and pushing ENTER.