Monster Media 1993 #2/Image.iso/business/service.zip/MAINTX60.EXE/SERVICE/EXPERT.DOC

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                             Thσ Exper⌠ System:
                           You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM]
                                  Overview:



Thi≤ Exper⌠ System¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM]¼ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ establisΦ u≡ t∩ ì
onσ Billioε queries« EacΦ quer∙ caε havσ u≡ t∩ 2░ answers«  EacΦ answe≥ caε ì
havσ u≡ t∩ fifteeε thousanΣ character≤ oµ tex⌠ associateΣ witΦ it«  Alonτ ì
witΦ thi≤ copiou≤ text¼ ever∙ singlσ answe≥ caε havσ onσ  'GIF'¼ 'PIC¼  o≥ ì
'PCX'imagσ attacheΣ t∩ i⌠ also«

A≤ ß diagnostiπ too∞ iε Servicσ Plu≤ [TM]¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ wil∞ givσ ì
yo⌡ ß leve∞ oµ powe≥ anΣ precisioε unknowε iε off-the-shelµ microcompute≥ ì
software«  Wheε useΣ a≤ ß scriptinτ language¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ caε ì
reflec⌠ thσ subtletie≤ anΣ nuance≤ oµ you≥ informationa∞ processes«

Thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ achieve≤ "logica∞ sphericalityó  iε it≤ abilit∙ t∩ brancΦ ì
over¼ under¼ around¼ anΣ througΦ thσ queries«  Unlikσ thσ mechanistic¼ stair-ì
ste≡ logiπ oµ ß traditiona∞ decisioε tree¼ thi≤ featurσ processe≤ it≤ ì
relationship≤ withou⌠ an∙ presumeΣ prioritie≤ and¼ therefore¼ closel∙ echoe≤ ì
thσ spatia∞ relation≤ tha⌠ characterizσ thσ abstrac⌠ though⌠ processe≤ oµ ì
humaε beings.




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                               |  OPTION 1: |
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                             1)  Display queries
                   Displa∙ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System«

B∙ usinτ thσ lef⌠ anΣ righ⌠ a≤ wel∞ a≤ u≡ anΣ dowε arrows¼ yo⌡ caε scrol∞ ì
acros≤ al∞ oµ thσ querie≤ yo⌡ havσ defined.



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                               |  OPTION 2: |
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                             2)  Create queries
               Create or modify queries for the Expert System.



First¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩  ente≥ thσ valuσ oµ thσ quer∙ yo⌡ wisΦ ì
t∩ edi⌠ o≥ modify«  Second¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ displa∙ thi≤ screen:


============================================================================
                                -- Quer∙ ▒ --                               |
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                                   Response:



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'Responseº i≤ thσ 5░ characte≥ descriptivσ tex⌠ tha⌠ appear≤ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ ì
tha⌠ quer∙ oncσ selectioε ╕ i≤ invoked.




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                               |  OPTION 3: |
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                             3)  Delete queries
                    Deletσ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System«

Oncσ yo⌡ ente≥ thσ valuσ oµ thσ quer∙ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ delete¼ theε al∞ associateΣ ì
answer≤ arσ deleteΣ also.


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                               ⁿ  OPTIO╬ 4║ |
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                             4⌐  Creatσ answer≤

Thi≤ optioε prompt≤ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ o≥ modif∙ answer≤ assigneΣ t∩ queries« Iµ ì
i⌠ canno⌠ finΣ you≥ requesteΣ query¼ theε i⌠ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ informatioε ì
i⌠ need≤ t∩ creatσ it«  Afte≥ that¼  theε yo⌡ caε definσ thσ answer≤ fo≥ tha⌠ ì
query.

Iε eacΦ answer¼ yo⌡ caε ente≥ thσ followinτ informatioε int∩ thσ Edi⌠ screen:

             Description:        Picture:     Memo:     Action:


'Descriptionº i≤ thσ 5░ characte≥ descriptivσ tex⌠ tha⌠ appear≤ witΦ it≤ ì
associateΣ answer.

'Picture'¼ iµ used¼ i≤ thσ 1░ characte≥ titlσ oµ thσ imagσ associateΣ witΦ ì
thi≤ answer«  EacΦ answe≥ caε havσ onσ uniquσ imagσ associateΣ witΦ it.

èThi≤ featurσ wil∞ displa∙ thσ threσ mos⌠ commonl∙ useΣ graphica∞ formats« ì
Thesσ format≤ arσ supported║

              .GI╞ (Compuservσ Graphic≤ Interchangσ Format⌐
              .PI├ (P├ Paint¼ P├ Pain⌠ Plus¼ PICTOR¼ GRASP⌐
              .PC╪ (P├ Paintbrush¼ Publisher≤ P├ Paintbrush⌐


Iε enterinτ you≥ title¼ pleasσ excludσ an∙ suffix¼ sucΦ a≤ 'GIF'¼ 'PIC¼  o≥ ì
'PCX'.

Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ thi≤ prograφ wa≤ installeΣ oε drivσ ├ bu⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì
associatσ aε imagσ froφ drivσ D¼ "MOTOR.GIF"«  Iε tha⌠ casσ yo⌡ woulΣ ente≥ ì
thi≤ tex⌠ int∩ 'Picture':

                                   D:MOTOR


'Memoº i≤ thσ free-forφ tex⌠ yo⌡ coulΣ ente≥ int∩ eacΦ answer«  Iµ s∩ ì
selected¼ eacΦ mem∩ caε havσ u≡ t∩ 15,00░ character≤ oµ text«   T∩ signif∙ ì
tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ mem∩ t∩ bσ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ answer¼ includσ '*º iε thσ ì
'Memoº field«

Finally¼ 'Actionº i≤ tha⌠ Quer∙ wherσ yo⌡ wisΦ thσ answe≥ t∩ brancΦ iµ ì
selected«  Iµ yo⌡ leavσ 'Actionº blank¼ theε oncσ yo⌡ selec⌠ tha⌠ answer¼ thσ ì
prograφ wil∞ terminatσ it≤ launch.




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                               |  OPTION 5: |
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                           5)  Display Truth Table

Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ ß light-ba≥ displa∙ oµ thσ 40░ 'truthsº yo⌡ define¼ ì
iµ used¼ iε thσ trutΦ table«   I⌠ appear≤ iε thi≤ order:


       "Truth                      Query                       Answer"


A≤ yo⌡ traversσ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ iε optioε 8¼  thσ prograφ i≤ keepinτ tracδ ì
oµ al∞ you≥ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε thσ Histor∙ file¼  a≤ pe≥ optioε 9« ì
Withiε onσ seconΣ oµ sensinτ ß matcΦ betweeε thσ Histor∙ filσ anΣ thσ TrutΦ ì
Table¼ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ invoke≤ additiona∞ logiπ specifiπ t∩ thσ congruencσ ì
oµ thesσ tw∩ files.



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                               |  OPTION 6: |
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è                            6)  Edit Truth Table

Simila≥ t∩ optioε 5¼ optioε ╢ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ o≥ creatσ u≡ t∩ 40░ 'truthsº ì
iε thσ trutΦ table«  Oncσ iε thσ edi⌠ screen¼ thi≤ selectioε display≤ 2░ a⌠ ß ì
time¼ witΦ thi≤ phrasσ oε thσ bottoφ oµ eacΦ screen:


       "Pleasσ pres≤ [PgDn▌ t∩ g∩ t∩ nex⌠ screen╗ [ESC▌ t∩ terminate"

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                               ⁿ  OPTIO╬ 7║ |
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                             7)  Paging preview
                      Paginτ previe≈ oµ Exper⌠ System«

Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ ß Query-by-Quer∙ previe≈ oµ thσ Exper⌠ System«  ì
Beginninτ witΦ thσ firs⌠ quer∙ yo⌡ havσ defined¼ optioε ╖ wil∞ displa∙ al∞ ì
answer≤ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ query¼ theε pagσ t∩ thσ nex⌠ query¼ witΦ it≤ ì
associateΣ answers.

Whilσ iε selectioε 7¼ thσ followinτ tex⌠ appear≤ oε thσ bottoφ oµ eacΦ ì
screen:

      "Please press [Enter] to go to next screen; [ESC] to terminate"




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                               |  OPTION 8: |
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                                 8)  Launch
                            Launch Expert System.


Startinτ witΦ thσ firs⌠ quer∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ defined¼ optioε ╕ present≤ thσ 2░ ì
answer≤ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ query.

Iµ thσ answe≥ yo⌡ selec⌠ ha≤ aε associateΣ 'Actionº a≤ pe≥ optioε 4¼ theε thσ ì
Exper⌠ Systeφ branche≤ t∩ tha⌠ query« Otherwise¼ i⌠ interpret≤ thσ '0º iε thσ ì
'Actionº fielΣ  a≤ ß terminatioε oµ thσ launcΦ process.

Thereafter¼ thi≤ optioε perform≤ it≤ processinτ b∙ relyinτ oε thσ ì
relationship≤ yo⌡ havσ defineΣ betweeε 'Answersº anΣ 'Actions'.



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                               |  OPTION 9: |
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                                 9)  History
                       Displa∙ Histor∙ oµ las⌠ launch«  è
Optioε ╣ display≤ al∞ oµ thσ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε ascendinτ orde≥ ì
executeΣ thσ las⌠ timσ yo⌡ launcheΣ thσ Exper⌠ System«

Let'≤ say¼ fo≥ example¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ observσ thi≤ light-ba≥ display:

                            =====================
                             QUERY       ANSWER

                               1            4
                               500          3
                               700          1
                               800          1
                               900          0
                            =====================


Wheε quer∙ ▒ wa≤ displayed¼ yo⌡ answereΣ '4'«  Wheε quer∙ 50░ appeared¼ yo⌡ ì
respondeΣ witΦ answe≥ '3'¼ anΣ s∩ on«  Iµ ß quer∙ i≤ presenteΣ withou⌠ ß ì
selectioε beinτ make¼ theε tha⌠ '0º i≤ placeΣ int∩ thσ ANSWE╥ columε alonτ ì
witΦ thσ quer∙ numbe≥ madσ a⌠ thσ timσ ß zer∩ selectioε wa≤ made«

Iε thσ examplσ above¼ thσ quer∙ oµ '900º witΦ aε answe≥ oµ '0º mean≤ tha⌠ n∩ ì
answe≥ wa≤ giveε fo≥ thi≤ query¼ hencσ signifyinτ thσ enΣ oµ thσ Query-ì
Answe≥ sessions.

Thσ '900'/'0º pai≥ mean≤ tha⌠ thi≤ wa≤ thσ las⌠ ste≡ iε thσ sequence¼ thougΦ ì
thσ ascendinτ orde≥ oµ al∞ pair≤ doe≤ no⌠ iε an∙ wa∙ corresponΣ t∩ thσ orde≥ ì
iε whicΦ thσ answer≤ werσ firs⌠ made.


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                               |  OPTION A: |
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                                A)  Override
                             Precedence Override

Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ optioε t∩ overridσ thσ orde≥ oµ precedencσ iε ì
thσ executioε oµ thσ Exper⌠ System«  B∙ default¼ picture≤ arσ displayeΣ ì
beforσ memos« You≥ option≤ iε thσ overridσ men⌡ are:

            ░ ╜ N∩ override¼ usσ defaul⌠ order║ picture≤ first¼ theε memos
            1 = Exclude all pictures, include memos
            2 = Exclude all memos, include pictures
            3 = Exclude both memos and pictures
            4 = Reverse default order:
                    Display memos first, then pictures


Thesσ overridσ selection≤ refe≥ t∩ Querie≤ anΣ t∩ thσ TrutΦ Table.


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                               |  OPTION B: |è                               ==============


                                  B)  Sound

Turε sounΣ Oε o≥ Ofµ whilσ displayinτ memo≤ a≤ Expert System i≤ launcheΣ iε ì
option 8.



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                               |  OPTION C: |
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                            C)  Truth Table Logic
                         Activate Truth Table Logic

Thi≤ selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ TrutΦ Tablσ Logic«  Iµ turneΣ On¼ theε ì
thi≤ logiπ wil∞ bσ invokeΣ whilσ yo⌡ launcΦ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ iε optioε 8.



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                               |  OPTION D: |
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                            D)  Edit Truth Table
                  Edit Truth Table Message, Image, and Memo

Optioε ─ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ thσ message¼ image¼ o≥ mem∩ showε wheε thσ ì
'truthsº arσ satisfieΣ whilσ selectioε ╕ i≤ running«




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                       |         Other:            |
                       |   Structure of the Files  |
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These data files are contained in You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌:


Structure for database: QUERIES.DBF
Field  Field Name  Type       Width    Dec
    1  QUERY       Numeric       10
    2  ANSWER      Numeric        3
    3  RESPONSE    Character     50
    4  ACTION      Numeric       10
    5  PIC         Character     10
    6  MEMO        Character      1
    7  PROSPMEMO   Memo          10
** Total **                      95è

Structure for database: EXPHIST.DBF
Field  Field Name  Type       Width    Dec
    1  QUERY       Numeric       10
    2  ANSWER      Numeric        3
** Total **                      14



Structure for database: TRUTH.DBF
Field  Field Name  Type       Width    Dec
    1  TRUTH       Numeric       10
    2  QUERY       Numeric       10
    3  ANSWER      Numeric        3
** Total **                      24


Structure for database: TRUTHTXT.DBF
Field  Field Name  Type       Width    Dec
    1  QUERY       Numeric       10
    2  ANSWER      Numeric        3
    3  RESPONSE    Character     50
    4  ACTION      Numeric       10
    5  PIC         Character     10
    6  MEMO        Character      1
    7  PROSPMEMO   Memo          10
** Total **                      95




'QUERIES.DBFº contain≤ thσ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System¼ anΣ i≤ accesseΣ o≥ ì
displayeΣ iε option≤ 1¼ 2¼ 3¼ 4¼ anΣ 7.

'EXPHIST.DBFº contain≤  al∞ oµ thσ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε ascendinτ ì
orde≥ executeΣ thσ las⌠ timσ yo⌡ launcheΣ thσ Exper⌠ System«   Seσ optioε 9«

Int∩ 'TRUTH.DBFº i≤ placeΣ thσ 40░ 'truthsº yo⌡ define¼ iµ used¼ iε thσ trutΦ ì
table«   Seσ option≤ ╡ anΣ 6.

'TRUTHTXT.DBFº  hold≤ thσ memo¼ text¼ anΣ picturσ informatioε displayeΣ oncσ ì
thσ 'truthsº arσ satisfieΣ iε optioε 8.

Iµ no⌠ used¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ take≤ u≡ aε inconsequentia∞ amoun⌠ oµ ì
spacσ oε thσ harΣ drivσ sincσ thσ datß i≤ storeΣ iε i⌠ dynamically.




You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ i≤ ß trademarδ oµ Pau∞ Sa° anΣ ACS