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- !AMFBase 1.30 (20-Jun-91)
- ==========================
- DataBase
- ========
- AMFBase is a simple card style database,designed to allow the storage of
- upto ten fields of data per card.This data may then be sorted,searched and
- updated,as is usual for a simple database.
-
- Use
- ===
- Once loaded,click on the AMFBase icon to open the main AMFBase window.It is
- in this window where most of the operations in AMFBase are carried out from.
- To create a database,it is necessary to know what you wish to store in the
- ten fields available,this could be name,address,telephone number,etc.Each
- field has a name,which is initially a string of numbers,but by clicking on
- the Define icon in the AMFBase window,you can enter new,more appropriate
- field names.
-
- Data can now be entered in the boxes provided.Pressing RETURN will move from
- field to field,and pressing RETURN in the last field of one card will move
- onto the next,automatically creating a new card if need be.Clicking on OK
- will have the same effect,whereas Clear will wipe all the data for the
- current card,with Cancel bringing back the original data,so long as OK has
- not be used,or the current card changed (by moving to another card,etc).
-
- At the base of the AMFBase window are a number of icons,which can be used to
- perform operations on the current AMFBase file.Insert will insert a card
- before the current one,and Delete will delete the current card.Find will
- allow you to find particular cards.Enter search strings,consisting of all or
- part of the data you wish to find (case sensitive),in the boxes provided,and
- click on OK.The number of cards found will appear,and you can go through
- them by using the arrow icons in the Find window.Sort will allow you to sort
- the cards in a particular order.Select a numerical sort if the value of the
- datum is to be used,otherwise use an alphabetical sort.Click on OK to sort.
-
- Pressing menu on the AMFBase window will allow you to save the data in three
- different ways.You can save all the data,part of the data (either that which
- has been found,or a numerical section),or save the data as a text file.If
- this is done,you can select which options to include,whether to include the
- field title,and how many spaces (if at all) to indent both title and data.
-
- Preferences
- ===========
- The preferences can be seen by selecting Preferences after pressing menu on
- the AMFBase icon.You can set whether the Delete option needs a confirm,
- whether a file is loaded on startup,whether the fields are loaded on start
- up,and whether the indentation table (how the data is saved as a text file)
- is loaded on start up.You can also determine the maximum number of cards,
- although if this is increased too much,you will need to alter the WimpSlot
- definition within the !Run file to give AMFBase more memory.
-
- Versions
- ========
- 1.00 Original Version
-
- 1.10 Bugs in save routine removed.Sort routine now ignores blank records at
- the end of files.Insert now saves the current card before inserting.
- Menu now is official Acorn size (44 OS units),as in PRM.Thanks to John
- Kortink for these.
-
- 1.20 Bug removed in set caret routine.
-
- 1.30 Automatic virus checking.Improved caret handling.Improved error
- handling.
-
- Source
- ======
- This version of AMFBase was originally supplied as part of a software
- package,namely the AMF the Doomwatcher Collection Part I.It should not be
- distributed separately from this package,although it may be separated for
- the personal use of the owner,so long as it is not passed on to others in
- this form.
-
- Copyright
- =========
- This version of AMFBase is not Public Domain.It may be distributed as
- Public Domain only by those who are licensed so to do,with the terms of this
- license and the official distributor for this version to be found as part of
- the general information supplied with this software collection.No part of
- this software may be used in any other program,whether commercial or public
- domain,without my prior written consent,though any files created by this
- software are not bound by this condition.This software may not be
- distributed for a profit,save that required to cover packaging and media
- costs,nor may it be distributed by an unlicensed person or company.Copyright
- (©) is retained by the author,who may be contacted at the address beneath.No
- liability can be accepted by the author for any loss or damage arising from
- use or misuse of this software.
-
- Addresses
- =========
- Should you wish to contact the author of this software,make any constructive
- comments or suggestions,report any errors or bugs,or make any donations (all
- cheques being made payable to A.M.Flintham),write to the address beneath:
-
- AMF the Doomwatcher,
- The Monastery of Doomwatcher Monks,
- 50 Burlington Way,
- Mickleover,
- Derby.
- DE3 5BD
-