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- First, a BIG thank you to all of our registered users for their comments
- (and registrations) which have helped us make QubeCalc PC Magazine's
- Editor's Choice among low cost spreadsheets (February 16, 1988). We
- appreciate your support and confidence in our products.
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- If you have questions, you can now ask them via EPLEX on CompuServe. Just
- leave a message to ID 73250,3163.
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- The on-disk documentation has been compressed to fit on the disk. To print
- out this documentation use the program named PRINTDOC.EXE which is provided
- on the disk.
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- QubeCalc V3 uses a different file structure than versions 1 and 2.
- Your old version 1 and 2 files must be converted over to the new format
- using the program CONVERT.COM.
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- QubeCalc uses an overlay structure. This means that the QubeCalc program
- actually consists of 3 different files; QUBECALC.COM, QUBECALC.000, and
- QUBECALC.001.
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- QUBECALC.COM is the main part of the program. QUBECALC.000 and QUBECALC.001
- are overlay files which contain various features and functions of QubeCalc.
- When QubeCalc needs to access one of these features or functions, it reads
- the code for that feature in from QUBECALC.000 or QUBECALC.001.
- The advantage of using an overlay structure is that the program uses up
- less memory, thereby freeing up more RAM to put your spreadsheets in.
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- If you place the overlay files (QUBECALC.000 and QUBECALC.001) on a hard disk
- or in a RAM disk in extended memory, you should not notice any significant
- delay when these features are accessed. If the overlay files are on a floppy
- disk, you may notice a small delay when accessing these features. If you have
- a floppy based system and cannot tolerate the short delays, you may place the
- overlay files in a RAM disk in regular memory (the first 640K of memory).
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- QubeCalc needs to know where you place the overlay files. By default,
- QubeCalc assumes that the overlay files are in the directory where you
- start up QubeCalc. If you place the overlay files in a RAM disk or in a
- directory other than where you start the program, then you must run the
- setup program to create a configuration file which tells QubeCalc where
- you put the overlays.
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- The setup program can also be used to tell QubeCalc where you placed the
- help file and which directory you want to use as the startup data directory.
- It will also let you customize the screen colors which QubeCalc uses.
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- BLOCK NAMES
- You can now give a name to a cell or block of cells. This name can
- then be used anywhere that a cell or block reference can be used.
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- SPREADSHEET LINKING
- You can now link multiple 3D spreadsheets together.
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- LOTUS RELEASE 2 IMPORTING
- You can now import both versions of Lotus 1-2-3 files (WKS and WK1).
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- IMPORTING AND EXPORTING FILES FROM OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES
- (INCLUDING EXPORTING 1-2-3 FILES)
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- You can now import from:
- - DIF files
- - dBase II files
- - dBase III files
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- You can now export to:
- - Lotus 1-2-3 files (R1 and R2)
- - DIF files
- - dBase II files
- - dBase III files
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- TEXT FUNCTIONS
- You can now use text strings in formulas (at least the ones that are
- capable of providing useful information from text). Several existing
- @functions now support text arguments, and several new text functions
- have been added.
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- OTHER NEW FUNCTIONS
- @ISNUM(x) returns TRUE if x is a number.
- @ISTEXT(x) returns TRUE if x is text.
- @ERROR returns error as its value.
- @INDEX("block name",ColOffset,RowOffset,PageOffset) returns the value
- of the cell in "block name" which is RowOffset rows, ColOffset columns,
- and PageOffset pages from the first cell in "block name". The top row
- of the block has a RowOffset of 0, the left column of the block has a
- ColOffset of 0, and the first page of the block has a PageOffset of 0.
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- TITLE LOCKING
- You can lock (hold) title rows and columns on the screen.
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- NEW CELL FORMATS (AND COMMA OPTION)
- There are 2 new ways to display numerical values on the screen:
- Hidden and General
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- NOTE: The General format is now the default format.
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- The currency, fixed, and percent formats now allow you to specify
- commas to be used to make large numbers more readable.
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- SORTING A BLOCK
- You can now sort a block of cells by row or column.
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- MOVING A SCREEN AT A TIME
- QubeCalc now allows you to move the cell pointer up, down, left, and right
- a full screen at a time.
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- ENHANCED DIRECTORY LISTING CAPABILITY
- The directory listing command /File Files now asks for a file mask.
- The /File Files command now also lists any subdirectories which match the
- mask you provide. Directories will be highlighted on the display.
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- COPYING TO MULTIPLE PAGES
- QubeCalc now allows you to copy a page (or other 2D range) to multiple
- pages. If the block you define to copy with the /Block Copy command is
- a two dimensional range (not multiple pages), then QubeCalc will ask
- you how many pages you want to copy it to.
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- SUPPLYING A FILE NAME ON THE COMMAND LINE
- If you want to start up with a particular file, you may now supply the
- file name on the command line and that file will be loaded when the
- program comes up.
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- FULL PATH SUPPORT WHEN LOADING/SAVING FILES
- You may now Load or Save files from another directory without having
- to change directories with the /File Directory command. Simply type
- in the full path name when you are asked for a file name.
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- INSERT/OVERWRITE MODE REMAINS CONSTANT
- When you select insert mode, it will now remain in effect until you change
- it (it doesn't go back to overwrite mode as soon as you finish editing).
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- /M? MACRO COMMAND NOW ALLOWS YOU TO SUPPLY A PROMPT
- The format for the /M? command is now:
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- /M?prompt[RET]
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- Now when this macro command is encountered, it will prompt you with
- the text you supply between the ? and the [RET].
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- AUTOCALC ITERATION COUNT
- You can set a recalculation interation count so that QubeCalc
- will make more than one pass through the spreadsheet on each recalculation.
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