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Webster p 1
Webster T.E.P. Version 1.2 Database manual
(For Upgrade from Webster1.zip,
please read whatsnew.doc)
______________________________
If you like using this Shareware program, please send
$20.00 registration to:
Peter Neuendorffer
1399 Commonwealth Ave #11
Allston MA 02134
====> Please note: No further media will be sent to you.
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What is T.E.P.?
T.E.P. stands for Transitional Employment Program. Many times,
handicapped, whether physical or mental, people have a tough
time returning to the workplace. Many outpatient and social club
programs offer a way. T.E.P. programs help place someone in
a job where they will be trained and supervised by a staff
member of the program. As the person becomes used to working
again, he/she may move on to a more challenging job. This
T.E.P. database is a simple database for storing helpful
information about the employee, and about the company where
he/she may be placed.
What is this Database?
This database stores, retrieves, and allows you to modify
Employee and Company records. Up to 1000 records for employee
or 1000 records for Company are allowed. A search function
is included for finding records that have something in common.
(see below). An IBM (r) or compatible computer with hard
drive is required.
To install on your hard drive, insert program floppy and
make a hard disk directory, say <md webster><ENTER>. Then
move to the floppy drive, and <copy *.* c:\webster>, copying
all files to hard drive. Run Webster from the hard drive
directory.
General Tips for this program
1. if running from floppy, do not remove the
floppy or open the drive door while running the
program. Make sure it is not write protected.
2. Please, do not Reboot your computer while running
this program.
3. Keep regular backups of the directory. The program
file is Webster.exe, and datafiles are:
Empl.dat
Comp.dat
Comment1.dat
Comment2.dat
Empl.idx
Company.idx
Sometimes in the normal course of the program,
some of the datafiles may not be present.
Webster p 2
Employmant-Company Menu
The first menu allows you to toggle between Employee or
Company mode. Employee stores full page records on Employees
who have been -or may- be placed with a Company for a job.
To switch, lets say, from Employee to Company from deeper in the
program, you should press Escape key till you "back out" to
this menu. As with all other menu screens and the Name List
screen, you move up and down arrows to highlight desired
choice, and then press Enter to choose or Select the desired item.
Main Menu: "All" choice
"All" allows you to see all records, either Employees or
Companies. If any records are present, you will get a
list of names, with the first one highlighted. You move
through the list with the up or down arrows. If at the top
right more than 1 page is indicated ("Pge 1 of 2"), you
may use the PgUp and PgDn keys to page through the list
as well. When you press Enter on a highlighted item,
that record is displayed. The "Record Screen" is described
below. Any time a record screen is displayed- with all the
information for each Employee or Company, you may Edit the
record. To escape (without change) from the record screen,
press the Escape key.
Webster p 3
Main Menu: "Search" choice.
"Search" allows you to see selected records only. You
are presented with a Search Menu when you press search
choice from the main menu. Here are the two Search menus:
Search Employees by: Search Companies by:
------------------------- -------------------------
| Last Name | | Company |
| Present Employer | | Contact |
| Past Experience | | Employees |
| Interests | | Type Position |
| Education | | Notes |
| Exit | | Exit |
------------------------- -------------------------
These all refer to text fields in the Employee/Company records.
By choosing one, you may type in what you are searching for.
The Last Name, Present Employer, Company, and Contact fields
look for an exact match, the other fields will find a
record that contains the word(s) you type anywhere in the
field in question. Thus, under Employees, if you search
on Interests for "dish", all Employees interested in say
"dish" or "dishwasher" or "dishwashing" will be found.
To escape from the search menus, or search request, press
Escape.
When the records are found, you will be presented with
a list of employee names, or companies that satisfy your
search request. You may then highlight a choice, and press
Enter (as with "All") to bring up one record at a time.
As with "All", these records may be edited any time.
------> Please note, if when doing a search, you end up editing
the field you searched on, the name list will still contain
this record, until you back out to the Search Menu.
"Add" choice
Add allows you to add a record. Please see "record screens"
below. Note that if the Last name or Company name already
exists, the program will not check for this, and the
same name is used for this new record. It is a good idea
to check "All" for the name before choosing to "Add" a
record. Also, if the Last Name, or Company fields are
left blank (the first field of a record), the database will
not Accept the record when you push F10 (Accept).
Webster p 4
Record Screens
When you select "All" or "Search", you will choose the record
to view from a list. In "Search" all records on the list
meet your search choice. In "Add" you will see a blank
record to fill in. From any of these routes, a Record Screen
may be edited. After you make any changes, you must press
the F10 function key (at the top row on your keyboard). If
you select F8 or Escape, the record will remain unchanged.
If in "Add", the record will not be saved at all.
The "Record Screen" contains headings relating to your
T.E.P. employees, or to your Company file. To fill in a
subject, move highlight bar up or down to highlight the
field. Then type in the information. To recap, the
following fields must be Exact, and will be searched for
an exact match:
Employee:
Last Name, Present Employer
Company:
Company, Contact
In the employee records, the fields for "Resume on File"
and "Transportation" require a y for yes, or a n for no.
All other fields can have "fuzzy match". For example, if
Donald Duck's employee record lists under interests
"golf, movies, boating", then a search for "movie" will bring
up Donald Duck's employee record, because the search word
"movie" is contained somewhere in the Interest field for
Donald Duck.
To delete a record, press F6 from the record screen. The record
cannot be retrieved once you press "Y" for "Are you sure?"
You will be bounced back to the main menu from a delete.
The record is gone once it is deleted.
Extended Record Screens for Company/Employee
(two comment screens per record)
When in either EMPLOYEE or COMPANY mode, there are now two screens
attached to each record screen. When you have a record screen,
press the Page Down key to access two screens for free-
form notes. To exit these screens, Press Page Up. Remember
to save your new comments, you must press F10 from the
main record screen for the COMPANY in question. The
main record string is the one with labels down the left
side of the screen (such as "Last Name" "First Name" or
"Company" "Contact").
Printing
To print a Name List screen, or a Record Screen, move
to the list or record screen desired, make sure your
printer is ready, and press Alt-P to print.