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. CUMBERLAND DIARY - Version 1.3 USER MANUAL Copyright 1993 Cumberland Family Software All rights reserved LHA Archive utility Copyright Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1988-91 . CUMBERLAND FAMILY SOFTWARE Ira J. Lund 385 Idaho Springs Road Clarksville, TN 37043 . For Technical Support call 615 647-4012 .===================================================================== .TABLE OF CONTENTS (Same as Detailed Reference Section of Printed Manual) Line # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5. The Help System ........................ 62 Chapter 6. The Main Screen ........................ 93 Chapter 7. The Word Processor .................... 123 Chapter 8. F2-File Menu .......................... 152 A. Define Diary ........................... 167 B. Change Password ........................ 174 C. Select Diary ........................... 182 D. Program Configuration .................. 208 i. General Information ............ 210 ii. Printer Definition ............ 233 E. Exit to DOS ............................ 258 Chapter 9. F3-Edit Menu .......................... 267 A. Set Bookmark ........................... 269 B. Get Bookmark ........................... 276 C. Cut & Paste Features ................... 283 Chapter 10. F4-Entry Menu ........................ 324 A. Create New Entry ....................... 326 B. Select Entry ........................... 335 C. Prior & Next Entry ..................... 356 Chapter 11. F5-Print Menu ........................ 369 A. General Information .................... 371 B. Title Page ............................. 389 C. Table of Contents ...................... 396 D. Current Entry .......................... 420 E. Choose Entries ......................... 426 Chapter 12. F6-SpellCheck Menu ................... 439 A. How it Works ........................... 439 B. Proof Word ............................. 464 C. Proof Entry ............................ 472 D. Misspelled Words ....................... 482 E. Edit User Dictionary ................... 512 Chapter 13. F7-Utilities Menu .................... 542 A. Text Search ............................ 544 B. ASCII Import ........................... 577 Chapter 14. Backup and Restore Utilities ......... 601 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A: Trouble Shooting ............................ 636 Appendix B: Error Messages .............................. 705 .===================================================================== .CHAPTER 5. THE HELP SYSTEM The first three sections of the printed manual are contained in these Help Screens: Installation, Tutorial, and Detailed Reference. The DOS for Beginners and Notes on Keeping a Diary are not included in these Help Screens. The Help System works by opening a screen into the on-disk manual called CDMANUAL.TXT. The Help System is context sensitive. It opens the text file to the location explaining the option you are currently using. There are also three help options to help you find the information and help you need. 1. F2-INDEX. This option opens a pop-up window with a list of indexed topics. The topics are entered alphabetically and you can quickly find what you are interested in by beginning to type the name of the topic. As the letters you type appear at the top of the window, the list will automatically scroll to the nearest alphabetical location in the list. You may also page-up and page- down. Use the arrow keys to select your topic and press the enter key to select it. The on-line Manual-Help System will immediately open to the appropriate location. 2. F3-LINE. This option allows you to enter the line number in the help text file which you wish to quickly go to. 3. F4-SEARCH. You may press F4 and enter any word. The Help System will search the manual for the word entered, beginning at the current location. If the word is found it will display the page with the word highlighted. If the word is not found the small search screen will go away and no change will take place. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 6. THE MAIN SCREEN The most prominent feature of the main screen is the word processor which is described in the next chapter. In the upper right corner of the screen will appear your diary title, your name and the name of the current diary. Immediately above the word processor is a line which shows the currently active entry date, time, day of the week, and heading. In the lower right is shown the date of the entry where the bookmark has been set to. In the lower left is shown the current line number the curser is on in the text screen and whether you are in insert or overwrite mode. The following keys can be used in most entry screens when data is entered. (See next chapter for keys used in the word processor.) Right arrow/ left arrow: moving one character at a time End key: Jump to last character in field Home key: Jump to first character in field Control-End: Erase from present position to end Insert: Toggles between insert and over-write modes. (In insert mode cursor is larger, in overwrite mode cursor is smaller.) Enter-key: Causes the program to accept the entry and to prompt for the next field. No entry will be accepted unless the enter-key has been pressed. Up arrow/ Down arrow: Moves the cursor to the next or prior field. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 7. THE WORD PROCESSOR The word processor consists of 16 lines at the bottom of the screen. The appropriate method of writing is to type continuously without carriage returns at the end of lines. The computer will automatically wrap a word down to the next line if it will not fit on the current line. Carriage returns (enter key or return key) are entered at the end of paragraphs only. You may enter more than one carriage return to put spaces between paragraphs. The following keys are used during use of the word processor. All alpha-numeric and typable symbols. Left and Right Arrow keys - Moves one character to the left or right, as appropriate. Up and Down Arrow keys - Moves up or down one line. Home key - Moves to the first character in the current line. End key - Moves to the last character in the current line. Ctrl-Home (hold Ctrl and press Home Key) - Moves to the first line and character of the current entry. Ctrl-End (hold Ctrl and press End Key) - Moves to the last line and character of the current topic. PgUp and PgDn keys - Moves up or down 16 lines. Backspace key <-- - Deletes the letter behind the current cursor location. Del key - Deletes the letter at the current cursor location. The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY also contains a cut-and-paste feature which is explained in the chapter explaining F3-Edit. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 8. F2-FILE MENU The six function keys, F2 through F7, are pull down menus. Once one menu is pulled-down, you can rotate between the menus using the right and left arrow keys. Notice that some menu items have short-cut keys shown to the right of the menu item, usually control keys. These items can be accessed with the appropriate key without accessing the pull-down menu. .A. DEFINE DIARY The Define Diary Editor is the access to the author name, address and diary title. All of this information is printed on the Title Page. The Author Name and Diary Title are also displayed on the main screen. .B. CHANGE PASSWORD This option will allow you to change the password of the current diary, or add a password to the current diary if it does not currently have one. In order to change the password you must enter the current password and the new password. If the current password is entered incorrectly, the password will not be changed. .C. SELECT DIARY This option is not only accessed by the F2-File menu but is always presented upon entering the diary program. This option shows a screen with a list of currently defined diaries. Just point and press enter to select the diary to work on. After selecting a diary you will be prompted for the password, if there was one assigned. You must enter the correct password before the program will open the files for that diary. If you have forgotten your password and are a registered user of CUMBERLAND DIARY, call Cumberland Family Software for help. Without the password, you will never be able to recover your diary since all data has been encrypted and is inaccessible by any other program. You may create a new diary using the F2-Add Diary option. When adding a diary you will also be prompted to enter a password. If you do not want the diary to be password protected then simply leave the password field blank. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD! All diaries, whether password protected or not, are automatically encrypted. You may also delete a diary. Point to the diary to be deleted and press the Del-key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion before it is deleted. BE CAREFUL! Once a diary has been deleted, it is gone forever. .D. PROGRAM CONFIGURATION .i. General Information In this option you will configure a group of 4 options which only need be set once, no matter how many databases you set up. To set any option, simply point to it and press the enter key. Each option will be described below. You set the printer port and the printer country code by simply selecting from the options presented. If you do not know what your printer port is, it is probably LPT1. In order for the printer country codes to work properly, the appropriate country code for your printer must be set in the printer definition as explained below. Almost all of the pre-configured printers sent with the program already have properly set country codes. The last option "New Entry on Startup" allows you to set the program so that it will automatically create a new entry upon program startup. If almost all of the time when you start the program you wish to enter a new diary entry, then setting this option to "YES" may be helpful. .ii. Printer Definition You may simply select one of the pre-programmed printers from the selection list included with the program. If your printer is not in the included list, you might try using an Epson printer if you have a dot matrix printer or an HP Laserjet if you have a laser printer, as these two are the industry standards and many other printer manufacturers will make their printer codes compatible with these two printers. If you find that you must add a printer of your own, simply press the insert key. You will see a new printer added with the same name as the printer you were pointing at - with a small "z" after the name. Point at this new printer and press F3. Under this new screen you can change the name of the printer and add all of the appropriate setup strings. You might wish to view some of the included printer setup strings to get an idea of how to enter the codes. You must enter ASCII codes in arrow brackets, such as <15>. You may enter several ASCII codes in one set of arrow brackets if there are commas between them, such as <27,23>. You may also enter combinations of ASCII codes and printable characters, such as <27>@. When you are finished press escape to get back to the printer selection screen. If you changed the name of the printer, it may be in a different location now as the program will automatically put it in it's alphabetical order. .E. EXIT TO DOS This option will bring up a window asking confirmation before exiting the program. This option also has a short cut key, Control-X. Without invoking the F2-File menu you may press the X key while holding down the control key. This will also bring up the window confirming exiting of the program. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 9. F3-EDIT MENU .A. SET BOOKMARK When you select the "Set Bookmark" option from the F3-Edit Menu it will set the bookmark to the current entry. The date of the Bookmark will then appear in the lower right corner of the screen. This option also has a short-cut, Ctrl-S. .B. GET BOOKMARK To quickly jump to the entry which contains the bookmark, select the "Get Bookmark" option from the F3-Edit menu. Pressing return on this option will immediately bring up the "marked" entry. This option also has a short-cut key, Ctrl-G. .C. CUT AND PASTE FEATURES The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY contains a cut-and-paste feature which can be accessed by the F3-Edit menu or by using the shown short-cut keys. These keys are described below. Ctrl-M - This initiates the mark-text mode. The current character will be highlighted. You may then use the four arrow keys, pgup, pgdn, home, end, and ctrl-end keys to locate the cursor to the end of the text to be marked. The beginning of the marked text must come before the ending. If you page up or arrow up in front of the beginning mark, the cut mode will be exited and you will be back in the regular word processor mode. Esc-key - Exits the mark-text mode. Del-key - Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the paste buffer. The paste buffer can contain 600 lines, just as much as the entry can contain. The contents of the paste buffer will be erased when the next Ctrl-M (Mark Text) is executed. Ctrl-C - Copies the highlighted text to the paste buffer without deleting the highlighted text. Ctrl-I - Inserts text from the paste buffer into the current cursor position. Only those options currently available will be shown on the F3-Edit menu. Until a delete or copy text has been issued, there will be no text in the paste buffer, therefore the Insert Text Option will be unavailable. Delete and Copy Text options are only available when text is highlighted. Text may be cut (deleted or copied) from any entry in the book and pasted into the same or another entry. Be certain that pasted text and current text do not exceed the 600 lines capacity or text may be lost at the end of the entry. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 10. F4-ENTRY MENU .A. CREATE NEW ENTRY To create a new entry, select the "Create New Entry" option from the F4-Entry Menu. Todays date will be automatically filled into the date field. You can overtype the date if desired. You can also quickly increase or decrease one day at a time by pressing the + or - keys. Enter a heading, then press F9 to accept. This option also has a short-cut key, Ctrl-E. .B. SELECT ENTRY There are two options available to select an entry; Select Entry by Date and Select Entry by Heading. Both of these options work identically except for the displayed order of the entries. The Select Entry by Date lists entries in date sequence while the Select Entry by Heading lists entries alphabetically. This option will cause a list of entries for the current diary to appear. Using the arrow keys you may select any entry, press enter and immediately call up that entry as the current one. To quickly find the entry you are interested in begin entering the date or heading. You will notice that the date or heading will appear at the top of the list, while the list automatically changes to the first entry closest to what you have just entered. You can quickly find most entries with very few keystrokes. You can page-up or page- down from any found location. You may also delete entries using the Del-key. .C. PRIOR AND NEXT ENTRY These two options cause the currently edited entry to change to the prior or next entry in the diary. Using these option assumes that the entry dates define the proper order of the diary, thus the prior entry will be the one whose date occurs just before the currently edited date. If the current entry is the first entry in the diary and you select "Prior Entry" no change takes place. If the current entry is the last entry in the diary and you select "Next Entry" no change takes place. These options also have short-cut keys, Control-P (Prior Entry) and Control-N (Next Entry). .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 11. F5-PRINT MENU .A. GENERAL INFORMATION All of the print outs are formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. All reports have been formatted to print in 10 characters per inch and 6 lines per inch. These reports can be aborted early by pressing "S" as shown while the report is being printed. Be patient, the report will stop printing at a convenient line, eject a page and return control of the computer back to you. If you shut off the printer you will get a red error screen. If you select abort at this point the program will quit and you will be dropped down to DOS. The graceful way to stop printing is to press "S" and wait for the printer to stop itself. All reports can be printed to the printer or to an ASCII text file (ASCII export). Simply press F8 to send the report to a printer or F7 to send it to an ASCII file. An ASCII file can be imported by many popular word-processors. .B. TITLE PAGE You may print the Title Page using this selection. The title page will show all of the information entered in the F2-File/Define Diary option which includes: Diary Title, Author name and address. If you print this report to a file the file name will be TITLE.TXT. .C. TABLE OF CONTENTS There are two options available to print a Table of Contents: Table of Contents by date and Table of Contents by heading. You will want to print out a Table of Contents in the order in which the diary is printed out. If you print this report to disk the file name will be CONTENTS.TXT. You will first be requested to select the first and last entry to include in the Table of Contents as you may not want to print the entire diary. When selecting a entries you may use the Search option which works exactly as the search option under F4-Entry/ Select Entry. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the first entry, nothing will show up in the Table of Contents. After selecting the first and last entries, you will be prompted to enter the beginning page number of each entry. These page numbers will be shown on the Table of Contents. Normally you will not want to print the Table of Contents until after the entries are printed, so that you can enter the appropriate page numbers into the Table of Contents. Press F3 when you are finished entering the page numbers. You can then press F7 to send the report to a disk file or F8 to send the report to the printer. .D. PRINT CURRENT ENTRY This option will print the current entry displayed on the screen. You may enter the beginning page number. You may press F7 to print the report to disk or F8 to send the report to the printer. .E. CHOOSE ENTRIES There are two options available to print: Choose entries by date and Choose entries by heading. You may choose to print one or more entries, or the entire diary from this option. The first screen will prompt you to select the first chapter to be printed. The second screen will prompt you for the last chapter to be printed. Use the search option as explained under F4-ENTRY/ Select Entry. The third screen will prompt for the beginning page number of all the selected entries. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the selected first entry nothing will be printed. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 12. F6-SPELLCHECK MENU .A. HOW IT WORKS To use a spell checker, you must understand it's capabilities and it's limitations. The Spell Check dictionary consists of the following four data files: CUMLAND1.DIC - This is the dictionary containing over 60,000 words used by the spell checker. CUMLAND2.DIC - This is the lookup index for finding similar words to a misspelled word. CUMLAND3.DIC - This is the dictionary for user entered words. CUMLAND3.K01 - Key file #1 for user entered words. CUMLAND3.K02 - Key file #2 for user entered words. CUMLAND4.DIC - This file contains numeric information used by the program to help lookup words in the dictionary. When the spell checker checks a word, all it does is simply look up the word in the dictionary. If the word is not found, it is assumed to be spelled incorrectly. Remember, that the spell checker cannot tell if you used the wrong word. If you typed "your" when you meant "you're", the spell check will still think that you have spelled the word correctly. .B. PROOF WORD When selecting this option, the word at the current cursor location will be checked. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-W.) If the word is spelled correctly you will immediately be returned to your location in the word processor. When the word has been misspelled it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below. .C. PROOF ENTRY This option will check all words in the current entry beginning with the line at which the cursor is located. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-T). The screen mode will change and each word will be highlighted as it is checked. If the highlighted word is correct, the next word will be checked and so on. When a misspelled word is encountered it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below. .D. MISSPELLED WORDS If the word is not found in either the spell check dictionary or the user dictionary a screen with a menu containing four options will be presented. 1. Suggested words - This option will list several words similar to the spelling of the misspelled word. It may not always list the word you were looking for or it may not even find any suggested spellings. Generally, if you have typed the first letter and next few consonants correctly, it will list several words with the word you are probably looking for. 2. Word Okay - continue.. This option allows you to recognize a special word which you know is correct (such as names) but do not want to add to the user dictionary. This option will simply skip the checked word. 3. Add to Dictionary - If you know you have spelled the word correctly and want to add it to the user dictionary, then select this option. Any use in the future of this word will not result in a misspelling notification. Words greater than 15 characters in length are not included in the spell check dictionary. Words up to and including 20 characters in length can be added to the user dictionary. 4. Type a correction - This option allows you to re-enter a misspelled word. The re-entered word will then be checked for correct spelling. .E. EDIT USER DICTIONARY This option allows you to view and edit the words which you add to the dictionary. You may actually perform three functions: 1) Delete a word from your dictionary by pressing the delete key. The program does not prompt you a second time. Pressing the delete key will cause the word to immediately be removed from the dictionary. 2) Add a new word to the dictionary by pressing the insert key. You will then see a prompt where you enter the new word. It is possible to add a word to the user dictionary that already exists in the main dictionary. This will not affect the operation of the program. It is also possible to enter two words as a single word such as "no one", but it does no good to do this since the spell- checker checks one word at a time and will never look up the double word. Hyphenated words are treated the same as a double word. For example, "double-word" will cause the spell checker to look up two words: double and word, rather than one word. Words with apostrophies will be treated as a single word: "our's". 3) Edit an existing word by pressing enter on the word the highlight bar is pointing to. You may correct the spelling of a misspelled word in the user dictionary with this option. All corrections, additions and deletions are automatically saved as you work on them. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 13. F7-UTILITIES .A. TEXT SEARCH This option allows you to search through text within your diary for a word or phrase. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-S.) The search will always begin on the line on which the cursor is currently located. It will search to the end of the text of the current entry. The search is "case insensitive" which means that regardless of whether you enter the search word (or phrase) in lower or upper case it will find text printed in either lower or upper case which matches the search word. The "case" of the search word and entry text is irrelevent during the search. You may specify three options for the search: Current Entry Only, Forward Search or Reverse Search. If you specify "Current Entry Only", the search will stop at the end of the current entry if the search word is not found. If the search word is found, you will be returned to the wordprocessor mode with the cursor pointing to the beginning of the found word. If you select "Forward Search", the search will load and search the next entry if the word is not found in the current entry. This search will continue to the end of the diary if the word is not found. If the search word is not found you will be returned to the entry in which the search was started. If the search was successful in finding the search word, the search will stop at the appropriate entry and the cursor will point to the beginning of the found word or phrase. If you select "Reverse Search", the search still searches in the current entry from the cursor line to the end of the current entry, then (if the search word is not found) it loads the PREVIOUS entry and searches from top to bottom. The search will continue until it comes to the beginning of the diary. .B. ASCII IMPORT This option allows you to enter a file name (or directory, subdirectory and filename) of an ASCII file to be imported into Cumberland Diary. When a file is imported it will be loaded to the paste buffer. You then go to the entry and location where you want to insert the text and use "F3-Insert Text" or Ctrl-I to paste the imported text into the diary. Because the paste buffer is as large as the maximum size of a diary entry (600 lines) the ASCII text file must not be larger than this size. If you have a large file to import which you want entered into several diary entries, you must create seperate files for each entry, then import and paste each one seperately. The import utility will import text with any margin size up to about 200 characters per line. Because ASCII text does not contain end of paragraph markers or other formatting features, when the text is imported the utility attempts to determine the margins and paragraph endings as best as possible. However, you may find that you may need to do some slight editing to indent and/or locate paragraphs as appropriate. .--------------------------------------------------------------------- .CHAPTER 14. BACKUP AND RESTORE UTILITIES Backing up your data is very important. You can loose months worth of work in a split second, if the power goes out, or the files get messed up. Keeping a regular backup of your database should be followed religiously. Then if you loose some data, it will not be a total loss of the entire database. You will be able to restore the data to the state it was in at the last time you did a backup. Provided with the registered version of Cumberland Diary is a copy of Haruyasu Yoshizaki's LHA compression utility and two batch files: BACK.BAT and REST.BAT. LHA compresses data, which can take up a fraction of the space it normally would take. By entering the "BACK" command from DOS, in the Cumberland Diary directory you can backup the database you desire and compress it at the same time onto a disk in drive a or b or another directory on your hard drive. To use the backup command enter BACK, followed by a space, the name of the database, another space and the drive to backup to. Example: BACK GEORGE A: The restore (REST) works almost the same but the parameters are entered in reverse order. For example, to restore the LUND database from drive A enter the following command: Example: REST A: GEORGE When restoring a corrupt file, the LHA utility will notify you that there is a file already existing with the name of the one you are restoring. Answer "Y"es to all of these questions to restore your entire database. .===================================================================== . APPENDIX A: TROUBLE SHOOTING .--------------------------------------------------------------------- "It doesn't work" may sum up your feelings about a problem, but these words are useless if you need help from a consultant or programmer. You can minimize frustration and save time by learning to provide specific details that will lead to a solution. Remember that nearly 80 percent of computer problems are caused by user errors. Before running any software, read the instructions. You don't have to read every word just to get started. You can find the sections of the manual that tell you how to begin, and those that apply to the task you are trying to perform. With large manuals, there is usually a table of contents and an index. Skim these to familiarize yourself with the topics that are discussed. Then you'll know where to look when you have a question. With shorter manuals, such as those that come with most shareware products, go ahead and read the whole thing. It's embarrassing to mail a long letter or make a long distance phone call, only to find that everything you needed to know was on page 2. Before assuming a program "doesn't work", check a few simple items. Is the computer plugged in and turned on? Are all necessary devices (such as the monitor and printer) connected properly and turned on? Did you spell the command correctly when you typed it? Are you logged onto the right disk drive and directory? Is it possible that the program has system requirements that you don't meet, such as a hard disk, or a certain amount of memory? If memory seems to be the problem, do you have "memory resident" programs (also called TSRs or "pop-up" utilities) which can be removed from memory? Try running the program on a different computer. If the program worked in the past, but doesn't now, can you think of anything that has changed since the last time you used it? Have you moved the computer or made changes in any of the connecting cables? Is it possible there has been damage of some kind, or that files have been erased? Have you added any new memory-resident programs or device drivers which might cause a conflict? If you see an error message on screen, copy it completely and exactly. Don't try to remember it! If possible, make a print-screen of the message. On most computers, you can do this by holding down the SHIFT key while you press the PRINT SCREEN key (sometimes abbreviated to PRT SC). The purpose of the error message is to convey specific information to the programmer so that the problem can be solved. Your consultant will need the exact wording of the message in order to interpret it correctly. Many error messages include an explanation that can help you solve the problem yourself. Some error messages are explained for you in the program manual. When reporting a problem, be very specific. What were you trying to do? How did you do it? What did you expect to happen? What actually happened? Exactly what did you do just before the problem occurred? What did you do afterwards? What did you see on the screen? Have you had different or similar results in the past? Can you reproduce the problem and describe the circumstances under which it occurs? Is there a consistent pattern of some sort? I support my users, and am happy to answer your questions and help solve any difficulties you may have. Please understand that there is a limit to the amount of help I can give you with software which I did not write. If you are having continuing difficulty with DOS commands, you probably need to study your DOS manual or contact MicroSoft for help. If you are baffled by your menu system, your best bet is to talk to the person who installed it, or to the author of the menu software. .===================================================================== .APPENDIX B: ERROR MESSAGES .--------------------------------------------------------------------- * "Abnormal Program Termination" If you receive this error message when trying to start the program it means that you do not have enough free memory. Use CHKDSK to check your system's memory. * "Cannot Execute ...\CDIARY.EXE" If you receive this error message when trying to start the program it means that you do not have enough free memory. * "Error on LPT1" or other printer port If you receive this message when trying to print a report it means that your printer is turned off or it is off line. Correct the problem and press "R" to retry. If you press "A" to abort, the program will stop and you will be dropped back to the DOS prompt. Pressing "F" (Fail) or "I" (Ignore) has no effect. * "Insufficient Memory" If you ever receive this error message at any time during program execution then you do not have enough free memory. * "Invalid Data File" or "Invalid Key File" If you ever receive one of these messages at any time during program execution then your data files have become corrupt. There are only two solutions to this problem. 1) Restore a recent backup of your data files. If you do this you will have lost all of the work you have done since the backup was made. 2) You can copy all data files onto a disk and mail to me with a $10 fee and I will restore your data as best as I can. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to recover all of your data. To avoid receiving these errors in the future, be very careful to exit the program after each use. Invariably the cause of corrupt data is from turning off the computer or re-booting while the program is running. * "Subscript out of Range" I hope that you never see this error. If you do or if you see any other error not specifically defined in this appendix then please call me with specific information as to what you were doing to obtain this error. In all likelihood the cause of this error is a bug in the program. * "Too Many Open Files" If you ever get this message it simply means that you need to increase the number of files in the CONFIG.SYS file of your root directory. Edit CONFIG.SYS and add the lines FILES=40 and BUFFERS=20 as indicated in the installation section. You must re- boot the computer for these changes to take effect. ---------------------------------------------------------------------