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SCANNER DATABASE V1.0
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JLC Software
What is Scanner Database?
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Scanner Database is exactly what it sounds like,... a database for use
by radio scanner buffs. It allows you to keep track of all your
favourite scanner frequencies.
Each record holds the City/Area, the Frequency, the User and a
description for all your frequencies.
You may view, add, edit or delete frequencies in the database.
Records may filtered when viewing, for example, you may have frquencies
from numerous cities or areas in the database but if you select
"Toronto" the database will list only those frequencies in Toronto.
Scanner.exe allows you to view records individually in sequence or in a
browse window.
SCANNER.EXE comes with a number of frequencies in the Toronto area
already included.
This program is Public domain, however, you may not alter the program in
any fashion. Threre is no charge for this program but I would be
interested in hearing from anyone with suggestions for improvements, and
certainly all programs can be improved.
If you have suggestions for improvements, please send them to:
John Coones
57 Wychcrest Ave.
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
M6G 3X8
LIST OF FILES:
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SCANNER.EXE - Main executable
SCANNER.DOC - This file
SCAN.DBF - Database file
CTY.NTX - ┐
FRQ.NTX - ╞ Index files
USE.NTX - ┘
HOW TO USE SCANNER.EXE
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To start Scanner, type SCANNER at the DOS prompt.
You will be presented with menu with the following options:
Find a Frequency
Add a Frequency
Edit a Frequency
Delete a Frequency
Quit
FIND A FREQUENCY
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Should you select "Find a Frequency", a second Menu will appear allowing
you to select the type of view you wish to use. "View Individually will
bring up all frequencies matching the search criteria on a 'form'.
You may advance through the matching frequencies one at a time by simply
pressing the <ENTER> key. The "View as a List" will open a window and
display all matching records as a list.
One the type of view has been selected a pop-up menu will appear
allowing you to search by City/Area, Frequency, User or Description.
You may make your selection by using the Up/Dwn Arrows to highlight
the option and pressing <ENTER> or by pressing the first letter of the
option.
Once you make your selection of the criteria to search by, SCANNER will
filter out any records that do NOT match the selected criteria.
Pressing the <ENTER> key will move you to the next matching record.
Should the file pointer reach the end of all matching records, a dialog
box will appear informing you that there are no more matching records.
While viewing records, either individually or as a list, you may bring
up a window displaying a list of the 'USER" codes by pressing the <ESC>
key. To stop viewing records press <F1>.
ADD A FREQUENCY
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Should you select "Add a Frequency", a form will appear. Fill in the
fields with the appropriate information. When all the information is
filled in you will be prompted to ensure the entered information is
correct before saving it to the database. You may ABORT an entry at any
time by pressing <ENTER> when in an empty field. When adding records,
you may bring up a list of 'USER' codes by pressing the <ESC> key.
NOTE *** If you are entering more than one frequency at a time and the
City/Area is the same, you may simply press "R" when the cursor
is in the City/Area field and SCANNER will automatically enter
the same City/Area as the last record you entered. This will
help save some time and typing when entering many frequencies
from the same City.
When entering a frequency railing zero's need not be typed in.
They will be added automatically.
For Example: to enter a frequency of 143.6900 you need type
only 143.69 and press <ENTER>. The trailing two zero's will be
added.
To enter a frequency of 29.4000 simply type 29.4 and press
<ENTER>. The trailing three zero's will be added.
EDIT A FREQUENCY
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Should you select "Edit a Frequency", you will be promted for the
for the field which you wish to search. Once the field has been
selected you will be prompted for the criteria upon which to search for
the record to be edited. SCANNER will then search for all records
matching the search criteria and display the first matching record
found. A dialog box will appear asking if this is the record to be
edited. If it is not the correct recor, press "N" at the prompt and the
next matching record will be displayed. Continue this process until the
desired recors is displayed and type "Y" at the prompt.
If you respond to the prompt with "Y", the cursor will jump to the first
field in the record. The field containing the cursor will blank out,
however, if this field does not need editing simply press <ENTER> and
the previous data will be displayed and the field will remain as it was.
Simply press the <ENTER> key untill the cursor is in the field that
should be edited and enter the new information. Continue pressing
<ENTER> until the dialog box is displayed asking if the information is
now correct.
Should no matching records be found, a dialog box will appear informing
you that the record does not exist.
DELETE A FREQUENCY
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Should you select "Delete a Frequency", a pop-menu will appear prompting
you for the field which you wish to search by. Once the field has been
selected, you will be prompted for the criteria upon which to search.
SCANNER will then search out all records matching the search criteria
and will then display the first matching record. You will then be asked
if this is the record which should be deleted. If it is not, then press
"N" and the next matching record will be displayed. When the desired
record is displayed, simply press "Y" to the prompt and the record will
be deleted from the database.
QUIT
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End your session, close all databases and exit SCANNER.
Once again,... if you have any comments or suggestions, please let me
know so they can be considered for future releases.