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MedPet Copyright 1990 by Arnold R. McGall
All rights reserved world-wide.
Version 1.0
No warranties are expressed or implied.
MedPet is a simple database system with your dog or cat in mind. MedPet
provides a easy way to keep track of your pet's vaccinations. The
MedPet database contains 12 preset fields covering the 12 most common
vaccinations for dogs and cats. Two additioanl blank fields may be
named by the user for special vaccinations.
The user can also print out a report of their pet's vaccination history.
The program assumes LPT1 for printer output and can not be reconfigured
for another port.
MedPet will automatically determine if you have a mono or color CRT and
adjust itself accordingly.
PROGRAM FEATURES:
o Autodetect of color or mono CRT display.
o Pop-Up menus and dynamic status messages.
o Store up to 18 different pet data.
o Screen editor style data entry fields.
PROGRAM START UP:
MedPet requires no configuration. Just load the program and it will display
a simple "point and shoot" menu of five choices. You select the menu choice
by moving the highlite bar up and down with your UP/DOWN arrow keys
(or by typing the number next to the item) and then pressing the enter key.
1. Add New Pet Data.
By selecting this menu item you will bring up a data editing screen
for entering the dates of each vaccination. The dynamic status
line will change when a new field is selected.
Pressing ENTER or the keys will move you from line to line.
When you are finished entering your pet's data go to the last field.
A status message will then give you two options:
Press ENTER to save
or
Press ESCape key to exit
If you press ENTER you will be prompted to enter the name of the
pet who's data you are saving. The name can be up to 15 characters
long. Just enter the pet's name and press ENTER. Once the label
data is saved to disk you are returned to the main MedPet menu.
2. Edit Pet Data:
Obviously there may be times when you may need to update a pet's
data. Or even delete one. This function provides for this.
When you select this item from the menu the program will bring up
a list of all of the pet names you have created. Just use the
cursor (arrow) keys to select which pet's data you want to edit.
Then press the ENTER key. The edit data entry screen will come up
and your previously stored data will be displayed. You may edit
the data as you need. Once you are done editing the data
just go to the last field and press the ENTER key. A new status
message will be displayed offering you three options:
Press ENTER to save data
or
Press CTRL-D to DELETE record
or
Press ESCape key to undo edits and return to main menu
If you save the data it will be saved under the original pet
name you gave it originaly. You may not change the pet's name.
If you delete the pet's data it really isn't deleted. It's just
flagged for deletion. To remove the delete-flagged record from the
file will require you to run the PACK file option. More about
that later.
If you press the ESCape key your changes will be aborted and the
program will return you to the main MedPet menu.
3. Print Pet Data;
When you select this option from the MedPet main menu the program
a full report of all pet's vaccination activity will be printed.
4. Pack file (Remove deletes):
If you have deleted a number of pets from MedPet you will soon find
that each time you are displyed the pet pick list (when editing data)
that it contains several pet names of "**DELETED**". If you select
the PACK function from the MedPet menu these "**DELETED**" pet records
will be removed from your data file and the pick list.
5. Exit Program:
This selection is pretty obvious. You may also press the ESCape key
to exit MedPet from the main menu.
5. Exit program
This documentation is admittedly brief. However, you will find the MedPet
program is mostly self documented. You will probably be able to use the
program without ever reading this doc file.
I hope you find this simple program of use. If you do, a donation of $10.00
would be appreciated.
Arnold R. McGall Jr.
8970 Fenner Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027