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- PROJECT MENU HELP
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- Create New database - Allows you to create a new database file.
- See field names on the SYSTEM menu help file
- for help with the field utility.
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- Load a database - Loads a PowerBase compatible file. Erasing the
- previous file from memory.
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- Load Amibase Pro II file - Will load an Amibase Professional II file.
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- Save database - Saves a database in PowerBase format.
- Files are fully compatible with older versions
- of PowerBase.
- Files are encrypted making them difficult to
- view from text editors etc.
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- Disk options - Change directory - Allows you to change the
- default disk directory.
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- - Delete a file - Deletes a specified file.
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- - Make directory - Makes a new directory on disk.
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- - Rename a file - Renames a specified disk file.
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- - Free disk space - Tells you the disk space you
- have left.
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- - Get directory - Gives a list of the current
- directory.
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- Printer options - Print this record - Outputs the current record
- to your printer.
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- - Print record range - Outputs a range of records to
- your printer.
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- - Print all records - Does as it says.
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- - Print Status report - This prints out & displays
- the status report.
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- - Print directory - Prints out the current directory ,
- use the change directory option to change
- the path.
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- - List a field to printer - Print out a list of the contents
- of single field to the printer.
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- - Print help file - prints out one of the help files.
- After selecting this you must select a
- file to print by viewing it as normal ,
- it will then also be printed.
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- - Print label - can be used to print labels and addresses
- to envelopes and many other things.
- It only prints the fields selected with the
- Display fields option on the OPTIONS menu.
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- - Printer preferences
- - includes Form feed after printouts,
- - distance to print labels from left margin
- - ignore empty fields when printing labels,
- - Draft/NLQ print mode
- - no. of lines to leave after printing a label
- (useful when using the filter utility to print labels
- for a mailshot).
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- The printer preferences can be loaded, saved, used without
- saving or cancelled.
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- File status report - Gives the status of the current database.
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- Clear current database - gives the option to Save the Database first ,
- Clear or cancel.
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- Quit - Allows you to select Save first, Quit or cancel.
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- * the save first option will not appear on the clear and quit options
- if you do not have a database.
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