Night Owl 6/Night Owl's Shareware - PDSI-006 - Night Owl Corp (1990).iso/029a/util6.zip/LABELER.TXT

Text File | 1989-05-17 | 7KB | 128 lines

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^Cby
^CGeorge Leritte


    Ever wanted to keep track of a list of labels and didn't want to use a high
 powered data base?  Here's the program for you.  LABEL PRINTER is a simple,
 on-screen data base that allows you to keep track of up to 8 different lists
 on one disk.

    When you first enter the program, you are asked for the name of the file to
 use.  Use any filename you want, but do not enter an extension.  The program
 creates and uses three files with extensions of ".TYP", ".IDX", and ".DAT".
 You can press ENTER and the program uses a default of "LABELS".

    The main menu options are:
^C^1F1  Add new labels               F2  Edit label type list
^C^1F3  Search for labels            F4  Save index file     ^0
^C^1F5  Edit/delete current label    F6  List Labels by Type ^0
^C^1F7  Print labels                 F8  Print Current Label ^0
^C^1F9  Exit                                                 ^0

    The first thing you will want to do is to create your types of lists.  You
 can set up these 8 lists for things like Christmas lists and monthly bills.
 These types are strictly reminders for your convenience.  Press F2 and use the
 text editor keys described below to edit the list names inside the Label Types
 box.
^C^1┌────Label Types─────┐
^C^1│ 1                  │
^C^1│ 2                  │
^C^1│ 3                  │
^C^1│ 4                  │
^C^1│ 5                  │
^C^1│ 6                  │
^C^1│ 7                  │
^C^1│ 8                  │
^C^1└─────F10 Exits──────┘

    Then you will want to start adding labels.  Each label contains five lines
 of information.  You are given space for two name lines, two address lines and
 one line for city, state, and zip code.  Except for the first line, these are
 arbitrary designations, so you can use these as you like.  The "Name 1" line
 must be used, because the program uses this line for sorting and searching.
 After entering this information for a label, you are asked for an index type.
 The program will use the first five letters of the first or last name as an
 index.
    You have been provided with a text editor for entering information.  Use
 the arrow keys to move around the text area.  The backspace key deletes the
 character to the left of the cursor.  The delete key deletes the character
 under the cursor.  The insert key toggles insert mode on and off.  In insert
 mode, all characters will be moved to the right and the characters typed will
 be placed at the cursor.  You can tell the modes by the size of the cursor.  A
 standard underline cursor indicates standard entry mode and a large box cursor
 indicates insert mode.  When you are finished entering the information for the
 label, press F10 to keep the label, or F9 to discard it.  If the "Name 1"
 field is empty when you press F10, you will return directly to the Main Menu.
    If you keep the label, you will then be asked to select which list type(s)
 the label belongs to.  You can place the label in any or all of the up to
 eight lists you have defined.  If you do not select a type, the label will
 never be printed.  Use the arrow keys to move up and down the list and press
 the space bar or ENTER key to toggle the entry.  When the entry is bright it
 is selected. When it is normal text it is not selected.  For example, if you
 have placed the label in Christmas list and monthly bills, then when either of
 these has been selected to print, the label will be printed.  Press F10 to
 exit the selection process.

^C^1┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
^C^1│Name 1     ________________________________________ │
^C^1│Name 2     ________________________________________ │
^C^1│Address1   ________________________________________ │
^C^1│Address2   ________________________________________ │
^C^1│City St Zp ________________________________________ │
^C^1│Index type _   first or last name                   │
^C^1│                                                    │
^C^1└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

    To edit or delete a label from the list, you must first search for it.
 When you select search from the main menu, you are prompted if you want to use
 the index for searching.  An index search is faster.  If not, then you are
 asked for the search mask(s) for each field.  You enter the search masks just
 like entering a label.  When finished, press F10 and the program will search
 the data base for the record you've selected.  When the program finds a match,
 it will display it in the edit area and ask you if this is the correct label.
 Press Y if it is or any other key if not.  The program will continue searching
 until you find the right label or it reaches the end of the data.

    The program stores the label data on disk as you enter it, but the keys to
 the data, the index file, are retained in memory for speed.  F4 saves the
 index data to disk.  Over the course of a long data entry session, it would be
 a good idea to periodically save the index file to disk.  If the index data is
 not saved to disk, then the label data is unobtainable.  The program also
 saves the index data to disk before either print function.

    To edit a selected label, press F5 from the main menu.  You will then have
 all the options and choices you had in the add labels routine.

    When you select the print labels option, you will be presented with the
 label type menu.  Use the cursor keys and the space bar or ENTER key to select
 which label types you wish to print.  Press F10 to exit the selection process.
 All labels that belong to any of the selected lists will be printed.  Then you
 will be asked if you want to eliminate any blank lines in the labels.  Next
 you load your labels and press the space bar to print.  If you want to abort
 before starting, press the ESC key.  To abort while printing, press any key
 and you will be prompted if you really want to stop.

    You can print a list of each type of list to the screen or the printer by
 pressing F6 from the main menu.  Select only one label type from the menu and
 press F10.  You will be asked for the destination of the list, the screen or
 your printer.

    If you wish, you can select for print only one label by pressing F8, and
 you can print this label any number of times.  Just follow the on-screen
 prompts.

    Pressing F9 from the main menu exits the program.

    Note:  If the files LABEL PRINTER needs are not on disk when the program
 starts, it will create new files.

    To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type:  ^1LABELER^0.

DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FLABELER.EXE
^FBRUN30.EXE
^FRETURN30.EXE