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- DOCUMENTATION FOR PROGRAM 'MISSING'
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- Version 1.01 - Copyright 1991/1992
- Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
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- The program "MISSING" contained on the BCAST distribution disk is a
- utility designed to help locate areas in your database which are incomplete.
- It scans the database file "DATASETS.DAT" created by BCAST for missing or
- non-contiguous records and reports those areas which it identifies as
- missing.
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- For example, consider a database file containing SGDB datasets which are
- dated January 1, January 2, January 4, January 5, and January 10. Notice
- that these list of dates are non-contiguous (ex. there are some missing
- dates). The program MISSING automatically and quickly identifies these
- missing records and reports them on-screen. In this example, MISSING would
- analyze the database and report that datasets for January 3, and January 6-10
- are missing.
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- By simply running MISSING, you can quickly determine which datasets you
- must obtain in order to make your database complete. Missing datasets can be
- obtained easily from either the STD computer BBS at: (403) 756-3008, or
- through anonymous FTP on the larger electronic networks such as Internet or
- BITNET).
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- To execute MISSING, simply type "MISSING" at the DOS command prompt.
- You need not be in the same directory as the BCAST database file, provided
- the "BCAST" environment variable points to the location of the database file.
- There are no extra parameters required. MISSING will immediately load and
- quickly determine which datasets are missing in your database file. If your
- database is not missing any datasets, MISSING will report that your database
- file is complete.
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