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  1.                  DBASEII GROCERY LIST GENERATOR
  2.  
  3.                                by
  4.  
  5.                         Larry D. Marshall
  6.  
  7.  
  8.      Thi≤ áprograφ áeliminate≤ áthσ áfrustratioε áoµ ácreatinτ áß ì
  9. grocer∙ áshoppinτ álist«  Usinτ thi≤ prograφ thσ use≥ án∩ álonge≥ ì
  10. mus⌠ maintaiε easil∙ misplaceΣ scrap≤ oµ pape≥ conatininτ grocer∙ ì
  11. needs« á No≥ wil∞ i⌠ bσ necessar∙ t∩ generatσ sucΦ ß lis⌠ froφ áß ì
  12. normall∙ áal∞ áto∩ áfrailσ memory«  You≥ ácompute≥ ábecome≤ ábotΦ ì
  13. memor∙ áanΣ ális⌠-maker«  Thi≤ men⌡-driveε áprograφ áallow≤ áeas∙ ì
  14. acces≤ át∩ áthσ database¼ allowinτ thσ use≥ át∩ áquickl∙ ámarkinτ ì
  15. item≤ t∩ bσ purchaseΣ ove≥ an∙ perioΣ oµ time«  Wheε read∙ t∩ ág∩ ì
  16. shoppinτ thσ use≥ simpl∙ ask≤ fo≥ ß shoppinτ list«  Thi≤ lis⌠ ái≤ ì
  17. printeΣ áiε áthσ orde≥ tha⌠ thσ item≤ needeΣ occu≥ iε áthσ áorde≥ ì
  18. the∙ occu≥ iε you≥ favoritσ store.
  19.      Obviousl∙ áát∩ áattaiε áthσ áprope≥ áorde≥ áfo≥ ááyou≥ ááowε ì
  20. personalizeΣ áshoppinτ álist¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ adΣ t∩ thσ datß ábasσ áthσ ì
  21. orde≥ áoµ item≤ iε you≥ store«  Thσ databasσ containeΣ witΦ áthi≤ ì
  22. prograφ contain≤ mos⌠ basiπ fooΣ item≤ anΣ thσ prograφ allo≈ eas∙ ì
  23. ente≥ oµ additiona∞ items.
  24.  
  25.      Thσ databasσ consist≤ oµ fou≥ fields:
  26.   
  27.              ITE═ ¡ Namσ oµ fooΣ item
  28.  
  29.              FOODGROU╨ ¡ Dairy¼ canneΣ goods¼ meats¼ etc.
  30.  
  31.              LOCATIO╬ ¡ Thi≤ i≤ thσ fielΣ useΣ t∩ orde≥ thσ data«  ì
  32.                         ╔ simpl∙ divideΣ thσ storσ int∩ 1╢ areas¼ ì
  33.                         s∩ thσ fielΣ contain≤ number≤ froφ onσ t∩ ì
  34.                         sixteen.
  35.                         *¬ áIt'≤ importan⌠ t∩ remembe≥ átha⌠ áyo⌡ ì
  36.                         arσ ádealinτ witΦ computers« á Thσ áfirs⌠ ì
  37.                         aislσ áiε you≥ favoritσ storσ áshoulΣ ábσ ì
  38.                         "01"¼ no⌠ simpl∙ "1"«  Otherwisσ areß "2ó ì
  39.                         wil∞ follo≈ "19".
  40.  
  41.               NEE─ ¡ Thi≤ i≤ thσ fielΣ usσ b∙ thσ prograφ t∩ marδ                      ì
  42.                      item≤ áfo≥ ápurchase«  Initially¼ áwheε áyo⌡ ì
  43.                      don'⌠ neeΣ anything¼ al∞ record≤ shoulΣ havσ ì
  44.                      ß "Nó iε thi≤ field«  Wheε yo⌡ marδ aε áiteφ ì
  45.                      fo≥ áfuturσ purchase¼ thσ prograφ áplace≤ áß ì
  46.                      "Yó iε thi≤ field.
  47.  
  48.      Thσ ádatabasσ provideΣ alread∙ contain≤ datß iε áal∞ áfield≤ ì
  49. excep⌠ áthσ álocatioε áfield« á Iµ yo⌡ áwan⌠ áyou≥ ális⌠ áordereΣ ìèaccordinτ át∩ áthσ storσ yo⌡ mus⌠ ente≥ thσ áappropriatσ ánumber≤ ì
  50. int∩ áthi≤ áfield« á Iµ not¼ you≥ lis⌠ wil∞ ábσ áiε áalphabetica∞ ì
  51. order«  
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  53.  
  54.  
  55.  
  56.                             OPERATION
  57.  
  58.     Thσ áprograφ ái≤ ádesigneΣ t∩ operatσ froφ áonσ áflopp∙ ádisδ ì
  59. containinτ DBASE¼ database¼ index¼ anΣ program«  I⌠ i≤ completel∙ ì
  60. men⌡-driveε áanΣ áyou'l∞ finΣ littlσ neeΣ áfo≥ á"familiarizationó ì
  61. time«  T∩ ge⌠ t∩ thσ maiε men⌡ yo⌡ neeΣ onl∙ typσ DBAS┼ SHO╨ froφ ì
  62. thσ CP═ "Aó prompt.
  63.  
  64.     Yo⌡ áwil∞ seσ tha⌠ thσ men⌡ give≤ yo⌡ fivσ choice≤ átha⌠ áyo⌡ ì
  65. selec⌠ áb∙ typinτ thσ numbe≥ associateΣ witΦ eacΦ choice« á Thesσ ì
  66. choice≤ are:
  67.  
  68.          1⌐ áAD─  A╬ ENTR┘ ¡ Allow≤ thσ additioε oµ aε áiteφ áno⌠ ì
  69.                             alread∙ ácontaineΣ iε áthσ ádatabase«  ì
  70.                             Yo⌡ arσ giveε ß blanδ recorΣ anΣ áyo⌡ ì
  71.                             ente≥ thσ data«  
  72.  
  73.          2⌐ áMAR╦ A╬ EXISTIN╟ RECOR─ FO╥ PURCHAS┼ ¡ Change≤ áneeΣ ì
  74.                             fielΣ oµ aε existinτ recorΣ froφ á"Nó ì
  75.                             t∩ á"Y"«  Iµ thσ iteφ i≤ no⌠ áiε áthσ ì
  76.                             databasσ i⌠ i≤ s∩ indicated«  Yo⌡ ma∙ ì
  77.                             theε áusσ áchoicσ onσ froφ áthσ ámaiε ì
  78.                             men⌡ t∩ adΣ thσ áitem«  ì
  79.  
  80.          3⌐ PRIN╘ ┴ RECOR─ - Automaticall∙ print≤ ß shoppinτ list«  ì
  81.                              **¬ Makσ surσ you≥ printe≥ i≤ turneΣ ì
  82.                              on«
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  84.          4⌐ áRESE╘ áDATABAS┼ ¡ Oncσ yo⌡ havσ printeΣ áyou≥ álist¼ ì
  85.                              gonσ shopping¼ anΣ saiΣ t∩ yourself¼ ì
  86.                              "How'Σ ╔ d∩ thi≤ beforσ ácomputers!ó ì
  87.                              yo⌡ wil∞ wan⌠ t∩ se⌠ al∞ árecord≤ ì
  88.                              t∩ á"N"« áThi≤ choicσ require≤ áyo⌡ ì
  89.                              answe≥ aε "Arσ yo⌡ sure?ó promp⌠ át∩ ì
  90.                              preven⌠ inadverten⌠ clearinτ oµ thσ ì
  91.                              need≤ field«                            
  92.  
  93.           5) QUIT - Returns you to CP/M system.
  94.      
  95. ¬ Iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ problem≤ usinτ thi≤ prograφ o≥ havσ suggestion≤ ì
  96. fo≥ improvinτ i⌠ fee∞ freσ t∩ contac⌠ me«  Phonσ 50╡-26╡-9018.
  97. è                        
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