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- Version 4.2 adds expanded User Record Ownership support for type the 3
- database. In the case of a Type 3 database where rebuilding indexes is
- common. QRDB will maintain a .Dbf field named REC_OWNER. It will place
- the name of the originator of a record in the REC_OWNER field. QRDBMgr
- will then use that name when rebuilding indexes.
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- If you are interested in who own's user generated records in Type 3
- database's that were created prior to this Version 4.2 User Record
- Ownership support. Run ListKeys <Index FileName>
- Example: ListKeys USERBBSO.IDX
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- Version 4.2 also adds a new search feature. It provides a fast search
- for use with a very large databases. The search is similar to QRDB's other
- search function with the difference that this function searches key
- fields only for it's string match. In the case of a dual word search it
- looks for the first word in the key fields. If it finds a match, then it
- searches the complete record for the second word. A Command Line Options
- /K is required if QRDB is to include the special Key field Search. This
- feature was inspired by a user with a 1.5 million record database.
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- A file that was added in ver 4.0, QRDBLang.DBF is also required.
- If you use the Fossil version of QRDB, it is the file called QRDB_fos.Exe,
- depending on your setup you may have to rename it QRDB.Exe. Earlier
- fossil versions were in a seperate package and were called QRDB.Exe.
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- -------- ATTENTION --------
- When run in stand-alone mode full access to all features is given and
- levels do not apply.
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- QRDB is being supplied is being supplied in both Non-Fossil and Fossil
- versions. The fossil version is in QRDB_FOS.EXE and is included. Some
- BBS systems running under a Fossil have found that the non Fossil
- version won't work with their system. I run a QuickBBS system and use
- the Non-Fossil version. I have had reports from Max and RA sysops that
- required the Fossil version. The Fossil version won't allow you to
- hang up on a user, but you can always use that button on the modem.
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- The error message "Cannot execute QRDB.EXE" means that the program
- does not have enough memory to operate in. You need at least 400k.
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- If you get the Error message "QRDBLang.DBF not found" or "QRDB.Dat not
- found or Corrupt", make sure you have the environment variable set,
- before looking for other problems. Example QRDB=C:\QRDBDIR set it to the
- directory that QRDB is located in.
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- Earlier 3.x versions of QRDB had a problem that sometimes left two keys
- to the same type 3 record when a keyfield was edited using QRDB. The old
- key and the edited key both pointed to the edited record. If you have
- duplicate keys you will have to rebuild the index using the QRDBMgr
- program to get rid of them. First use the function: (E)rase QRDB
- Index/Data then (B)uild Type 3 DB Index.
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- The following info was added to the docs, you may have nissed it A
- numeric field as a key may have problems indexing. Depending on how the
- key field was input. dBase, dBuddy or QRDB. It is suggested that you
- don't use a numeric field as a key unless all input is via one system.
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- If you are updating from Versions of QRDB prior to 3.x read the following.
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- If you have type 3 Database files, use QRDBMgr to check Security levels.
- Add, Edit and Delete features have been added to the type 3 DataBase,
- and security level fields in QRDBMgr have been expanded to control
- access. One other thing on the type 3 DataBase field codes in QRDBMgr
- have also been changed to N,O,R and K. The old (D) code will be
- interperted as (O) in any existing files.
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- ║ │ │ │(N)/A │ ║
- ║ │ │ │(O)pt │ ║
- ║ │ │ │(R)eq │ ║
- ║ │Name Typ Len│ │(K)ey Display Label Line Col │ ║
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- The following is an answer to a couple of Frequently asked questions
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- 1. QRDB looks in the directory it is run from for, DorInfo*.Def or
- Door.Sys. So it should be run from the directory your system puts
- Door.Sys in. Door.Sys shouldn't be put in the QRDB directory, because if
- it is you can only run one node as the QRDB directory can contain only
- one copy of Door.Sys.
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- 2. QRDB uses the following lines from Door.sys
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- 1. Comm Port - COM0: = LOCAL MODE
- 2. Baud Rate
- 10. User Full Name (First and Last)
- 11. Calling From (City, State)
- 15. Security Level
- 19. Minutes Remaining THIS call
- 20. Graphics Mode - GR=Graph, NG=Non-Graph
- 21. Page Length
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