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About this program
This program (BCLIPPER.EXE) was designed and written as a
data browser. It does not include any functions not
consistent with this goal (re-indexing files, editing
data, etc.).
It requires Windows 3.x.
Program installation
1. Copy the program into any directory on your hard disk.
2. Start windows and select the window that you want to
add this program to.
3. From the FILE menu, select the NEW entry.
4. Select PROGRAM ITEM.
5. Add any appropriate description and use the proper
path (the directory that you copied the program into).
Program features
1. BCLIPPER.EXE reads Dbase III files and uses Clipper indexes
(.NTX). Up to ten (10) indexes can be open simultaneously.
2. Only one (1) index can be active at a time. Use the INDEX
pull down menu to change the active index.
3. This program is Network ready and has been tested on a
Novell Network.
4. It is acceptable to execute two or more copies of this
program at the same time, and look at the same data file, to
get different views of the data.
5. The SEEK command only works if a valid index is open.
6. The FILTER command may take a few minutes to find all the
records that meet the condition if the data base is very large
(20,000+ records).
7. The main window is resizeable to allow you to fit the data
you are looking at to the situation.
8. The STRUCTURE child window can be moved completely off the
main (parent) window if desired, providing an unobstructed
view of both the data and the structure. This STRUCTURE window
will follow its parent. If the parent is minimized, the child
will also be minimized as part of the parent. If the parent is
closed, the child is also closed.
9. All menu commands also have hot keys assigned to them. The
key assignments are:
Function Key Assignment
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open file Control-F12
show structure F4
show file info F5
about this program F9
open index F2
close index F3
hide column F7
unhide column F8
goto first field Home
goto last field End
goto top of file Control-Home
goto bottom of file Control-End
set filter on Alt-N
set filter off Alt-F
seek Alt-S
exit this program Alt-F4
10. If the contents of a data base will not fit on the screen,
a scroll bar will appear (vertical, horizontal or both if
necessary)
11. Only registered users of this program can access the print
functions. The data base structure or the actual data can be
printed.