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OPERATING TIPS
* Never turn off the disk drive while
using the Book Master!
* If an I/O error occurs - press the _
(Left arrow key) at the top left of
the keyboard to continue.
* Do not use the UPTIME disk as a data
disk.
* The Book Master creates 2 additional
files when you create a data file.
These MUST NOT be deleted!
* Use a separate disk for each file
that you create.
* Remember to back up your data disks.
*** DEFINITIONS ***
* FIELD = A distinct item or piece of
information.
* RECORD = A logical set of fields
which are useful for maintaining
information on a person or place or
thing.
* FILE = a logical set of records.
* Nine fields are used to maintain
reference material information. They
are
1 - The CATEGORY of the reference
material. Use the first character
of the category type in this field.
For example - enter a B in this
field if dealing with a Book
2 - The author's LAST NAME.
3 - The author's FIRST NAME.
4 - The TITLE of the book or article.
5 - PUBLICATION PLACE.
6 - PUBLISHER.
7 - VOLUME or PAGE INFORMATION.
8 - PUBLICATION DATE. The format should
be mm/dd/yyyy. Do not leave any
blanks in this field if you intend
to sort on this field. EXAMPLE
March 5th of 1977 = 03/05/1977
9 - SUBJECT MATTER. Useful for quick
notes concerning this entry.
* One RECORD is the set of nine fields
which make up one book or article
description.
* The FILE is the set of all records
which describe books or articles.
NOTES CONCERNING THE FIRST MENU
* When using an existing file - type in
the name EXACTLY as you did when you
created the file. Upper/Lower case
is significant.
* All 3 files created by the program
using option 2 must be on the same
disk.
NOTES CONCERNING THE MAIN MENU
* To leave a field blank when Adding a
record - press the space bar once -
then press RETURN.
* When you press RETURN after entering
data into the last field - the record
will automatically be added to the
file.
* Press RETURN when the cursor is in
the first position of any field if
you want to exit 'ADD a RECORD' mode.
* When asked 'How many Search Criteria'
while in 'SEARCH' mode - this is a
way of asking how many fields you
wish to search concurrently.
When asked for a field number - enter
the NUMBER of the field which
contains the text you're looking for.
When asked for a search string - type
in the characters you wish to match.
Upper/Lower case is significant here.
In the field table which is displayed
the highlighted field is the file
INDEX. It is much faster to search
on this field since the index is kept
in RAM. Searches on other fields are
MUCH slower.
* 'WILDCARD' searches are available.
The * character is the wildcard.
EXAMPLE: To find all names beginning
with 'S' - enter S* as the search
string. EXAMPLE: To find all names
ending with 'e' - enter *e as the
search string. EXAMPLE: To find all
names containing an 'e' anywhere in
the name - enter *e* as the search
string.
* You can combine multiple criteria
searches with wildcards for powerful
search capabilities.
* To MODIFY a record once found - add
data as you did when 'ADDING A
RECORD'
* To jump to the next field without
changing the data in the current
field - press the F7 function key.
* Pressing RETURN at any time will save
the record with the new changes.
* OPTION 3 - BROWSING allows you to
look throught the file record by
record.
* When using OPTION 4 - PRINT FILE -
pressing F7 will abort the print job.
* OPTION 5 - SORTING. This puts the
records in order by alphabetizing the
contents of the field of your choice.
Due to memory limitations - a field
is sorted on a maximum of 8
characters deep.
* When SORTING a numeric field - all
characters of the field must contain
numerals. The number 07 is not the
same as the number 7.
* Always avoid leading blanks within a
field for proper sorting.
* OPTION 6 - CREATING A SEQUENTIAL FILE
The file which is created has the
same name as the current file but is
prefixed with 's'. EXAMPLE: If the
current file was named LIBRARY - the
sequential file will be named
sLIBRARY.
* OPTION 7 - RECOVER DELETED RECORDS.
You can always be sure of recovering
deleted records as long as you have
not added new records since the last
deletion. Each new record which is
added may overwrite a deleted record.