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FED 1.15 (Form Editor, Filler, and Printer)
Usage: FED [DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME] [ONLY]
A flexible and easy-to-use form filler program. Create a form with any
text editor, then use FED to fill it out and print it. If the command
line is empty or a directory is entered without a file name or there
are wild card characters (* or ?) in the file name, FED will pop up a
list of files to choose from. Wild card characters will restrict what
files are displayed in the list. If the keyword ONLY is specified after
the file name you will not be able to choose another file from inside
the program.
The file name entered on the command line is a standard ASCII text file.
FED uses the file as a form with input fields designated by a series of
underlines (underscores) with a leading space. The user will be able to
enter text into these fields. The form can be printed or saved to a file
with the information that was entered into the fields. The input file
itself is not changed unless you overwrite it when saving to a file.
There are three types of files you can save: a standard Text File that
is similar to the printed output, a special Form File that contains the
form and field information, and a Data File that contains the fields
only. The Form File can be read back into the FED program any time with
the information entered into the fields still in place. This is a way
to place defaults into the form. You will be able to add, change, and
delete information in the fields and also print it and save the changes.
The Data File saves the data in fields but not the actual form. You have
a choice of three types of data files: One field written per line, fixed
length fields written as one record, and character delimited fields. The
type that has one field per line is actually a text file because each
field ends with a carriage return and a line feed. The fixed length file
writes each field, one after another, space filled so that the length of
each field matches the field length in the form. The delimited data file
allows a <tab> or other character to be written between each field in
the file.
NOTE: When printing a form to a printer, field underlines (underscores)
will not be printed. Only the actual data in the field will print with
blanks filling any unused portion of the field. The rest of the form
prints as you see it on the screen, except text inside square brackets.
Square brackets and anything between the left and right bracket will be
treated as form comments and will not print. This feature can be used
to print field data to preprinted forms.
These are the file and input field limits of the form editor program:
Maximum number of records (lines) in the form (file): 800
Maximum number of characters displayed from one line: 80
Maximum number of input fields on one screen (24 lines): 120
Maximum number of input fields in complete form: 2000
MOUSE:
Press left button on an input field to move the cursor there.
Press left button on an action on the bottom line to perform it.
Press the right botton to cancel (same as Escape key).
KEYBOARD:
F1: Display the help window.
F2: Print or Save the form as displayed.
F3: Exit to DOS after user confirmation.
Ctrl-PgUp: Go to top of form.
Ctrl-PgDn: Go to end of form.
PgUp: Go to prior screen.
PgDn: Go to next screen.
Back-Tab: Go to prior input field.
Tab or Enter: Go to next input field.
Up-Arrow: Go to prior line.
Down-Arrow: Go to next line.
Left-Arrow: Go to prior character in an input field.
Right-Arrow: Go to the next character in an input field.
Home: Go to the beginning (left-most character) of an input field.
End: Go to the end (right-most character) of an input field.
Ctrl-Home: Erase from the cursor to the beginning of the input field.
Ctrl-End: Erase from the cursor to the end of the input field.
Ctrl-BackSpace: Erase the entire input field.
BackSpace: Erase the character to the left of the cursor in a field.
Delete: Erase the character at the cursor in an input field.
Ctrl-U: Undo changes made to the current input field.
Ctrl-S: Save the entire input field to a buffer.
Ctrl-W: Write the buffer to the cursor position in an input field.
Insert: Alternate between overwrite and insert mode.
Escape: Clear all fields, choose another form, or quit the program.
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Example of an input field and non-printing comments in a form:
This is constant text that can't be change: _____________ <--INPUT FIELD
(underscores)
The text inside the brackets [and the brackets] will not print!
When the above line is printed, it will look like this:
The text inside the brackets will not print!
(The opening and closing brackets must appear on the same line)
==========================================================================
FED (tm)
Copyright (c) 1993-1996 by Jim Hass
Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals <ASP>
Member of the Educational Software Cooperative (ESC)
Member of the Shareware Trade Association and Resources {STAR}
Member of the Association of Shareware Authors and Distributors [ASAD]
Credit card orders: (216) 659-9489
eMail: CompuServe (CIS) 73057,3113
Internet 73057.3113@compuserve.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/microfox
FED Registration & Order Form
MicroFox Company Date __________________________
PO Box 447
Richfield OH 44286-0447 Telephone Orders (216) 659-9489
USA CompuServe Mail: 73057,3113
FED Registration $15.00 U.S. each Quantity _____ Amount __________
Multi-User Licenses (check one)
10-User 100-User 500-User 1000-User Unlimited Amount __________
$70 ___ $240 ___ $410 ___ $580 ___ $750 ___
Please include Shipping Charges $2 USA, $3 Canada, $5 Others __________
Ohio residents:
SubTotal __________ 5.75% Sales Tax _________ TOTAL __________
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VISA or MasterCard (EuroCard/Access) Number ______________________________
Expiration Date ________ Signature:_______________________________________
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Name __________________________________________ Phone ____________________
Address __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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NOTE 1. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
2. Remember to include shipping charges on all orders.
3. Ohio residents, add the state sales tax to the total amount.
4. If paying by credit card, specify the expiration date and sign it.
5. if paying by check, make it payable to MicroFox Company.
USA or Canada: Make checks in U.S. Dollars or equivalent Canadian
Dollars. Other countries: make cheques in your own currency equal
to the U.S. amount. Do -NOT- send cheques in U.S. Dollars if they
not drawn on a U.S. or Canadian bank.
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Comments or Suggestions
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