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                      TH┼ DATABAS┼ O╞ STEEL
                    THE SPREADSHEET OF STEEL
                   THE EXPERT SYSTEM OF STEEL
       Copyright 1984, by Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc.
       Licensed FREE to all users with some restrictions.

     ReaΣáá anΣáá agreσá t∩á thσá licensσáá conditon≤áá anΣáá ou≥       ì
disclaime≥ oµ warrantie≤ prio≥ t∩ usinτ thi≤ program.

                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
     Introduction                             2
                       OPERATIONS PROGRAMS
     Main Program                             3
     Scan Program                             5
     Change Program                           5
     Sort Program                             6
     Print Form Program                       6
     Transfer Program                         7
     ASCII Program                            7
     ASCII Test Program                       7
                         CUSTOM PROGRAMS
     CFORM Program                            8
     CFILE Program                            8
     CINPUT Program                           9
     CTRANSFE Program                        12
     CLIMITS Program                         13
     CSCREEN Program                         13
     CREAL Program                           14
                         APPLICATIONS
     Accounting                              15
     Payroll                                 16
     Inventory                               17
     Account≤ Receivable≤ anΣ Payablσ        17
                          PROGRAM LOGIC
     Initia∞ Menu≤ fo≥ Custoφ Program≤       18
     Lis⌠ oµ File≤                           19
     Datß Entr∙                              19
     Filσ Explanatioε                        20
     Subrecord≤ » Repeatinτ Field≤           21
     Keylis⌠ Explanatioε                     22
     Specification≤                          23
     Prograφ LengtΦ Limit≤                   24
     Basiπ Languagσ Versioε                  24
     Disclaime≥ oµ Warrantie≤                26
     Licensσ Informatioε                     27
     Writinτ Program≤ Usinτ thσ Datß Basσ    28
     Systeφ Desigε Note≤                     30
     Inne≥ Working≤ oµ thσ Prograφ           30
     Compilinτ thσ Prograφ ª Erro≥ Trappinτ  35
     Othe≥ Product≤ anΣ Service≤ froφ
        Potomaπ Pacifiπ Engineerinτ Inπ      36
     Feedbacδ RequesteΣ                      37
     Erro≥ Repor⌠ Forφ                       39
     SPREADSHEE╘ MANUA╠                      41
     EXPERT SYSTEM MANUAL                    48è
                          INTRODUCTION

     Thσá Datßá Basσ consist≤ oµ fifteeε programs«á  Thσá fifteeε ì
program≤ fal∞ int∩ tw∩ groups«á  Thσ firs⌠ grou≡ oµ program≤á arσ ì
thσ operation≤ programs«  Thesσ program≤ arσ listeΣ below«

1« MAI╬ PROGRAM
2« FOR═ PROGRAM
3« TRANSFE╥ PROGRAM
4« SCA╬ PROGRAM
5« CHANG┼ PROGRAM
6« SOR╘ PROGRAM
7« ASCI╔ PROGRAM
8« TESTASC╔ PROGRAM

     Thσá seconΣ grou≡ oµ program≤ arσ thσ custoφ programs«á  Thσ   ì
custoφ program≤ arσ useΣ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ datß base«  Notσ tha⌠ eacΦ ì
custoφ prograφ ha≤ ß "Có a≤ thσ star⌠ oµ it'≤ name«á  Thσá custoφ ì
program≤ arσ listeΣ below.

9«  CFIL┼ PROGRAM
10« CINPU╘ PROGRAM
11« CSCREE╬ PROGRAM
12« CTRANSFE╥ PROGRAM
13« CFOR═ PROGRAM
14« CLIMIT╙ PROGRAM
15« CREAL

     Mos⌠á user≤á wil∞á bσ usinτ onl∙á thσá operation≤á programs«  ì
Therσá i≤ n∩ neeΣ t∩ learε  anythinτ abou⌠ thσ custoφ program≤ t∩ ì
usσ thσ operation≤ programs«á  Thσ custoφ program≤ wil∞á probabl∙ ì
onl∙á bσá useΣá b∙ thσ persoε wh∩ ha≤ t∩ se⌠ u≡á thσá files¼á thσ ì
forms¼ anΣ thσ transfe≥ descriptions.
    Thosσá oµ yo⌡ wh∩ arσ onl∙ goinτ t∩ bσ usinτá thσá operation≤ ì
program≤á shoulΣ reaΣ thσ operation≤ par⌠ oµ thi≤ manua∞ whicΦ i≤ ì
onl∙á ß fe≈ page≤ long«á  Thosσ oµ yo⌡ wh∩ arσ goinτ t∩ bσá usinτ ì
botΦ thσ operation≤ program≤ anΣ thσ custoφ program≤ shoulΣá reaΣ ì
thσ entirσ manual.
    Thσá easies⌠ wa∙ t∩ learε ho≈ t∩ usσ thi≤ systeφ i≤ t∩ ge⌠ oε ì
thσá compute≥á anΣ tr∙ differen⌠ things«á  I⌠á i≤á impossiblσá t∩ ì
damagσá thσá compute≥á b∙á runninτ thi≤á o≥á an∙á othe≥á softwarσ ì
package«  However¼ makσ surσ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ß samplσ o≥ extrß datß ì
filσá beforσá yo⌡á star⌠á usinτ thσá programs«á  I⌠á i≤á strongl∙ ì
suggesteΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ makσ ß backu≡ cop∙ oµ thσ program.

                         GETTIN╟ STARTED

    Afte≥ briefl∙ lookinτ ove≥ thi≤ manua∞ yo⌡ shoulΣ jum≡á righ⌠ ì
iεá anΣ tr∙ usinτ thσ programs«á  Tr∙ runninτ thσ prograφ "MAIN"« ì
Yo⌡á havσá t∩ loaΣ thσ operatinτ systeφ (MS-DO╙ o≥á PC-DOS⌐á int∩ ì
memor∙á firs⌠á beforσ yo⌡ tr∙ loadinτ an∙ programs«á Iµá yo⌡á arσ ì
usinτ thσ basiπ versioε theε yo⌡ als∩ havσ t∩ loaΣ you≥ basiπ in«  ì
Iµá yo⌡á arσá usinτ thσ basiπ versioε reaΣ thσá sectioεá oµá thi≤ ì
manua∞ oε thσ Basiπ Languagσ Versioε beforσ runninτ thσ program.è
    1« Tr∙ thσ "MAINó prograφ
    2« Tr∙ thσ "FORMó prograφ
    3« Tr∙ thσ "SCANó program

     Afte≥á yo⌡á tr∙á ou⌠ thσ program≤ yo⌡á wil∞á havσá ßá bette≥ ì
understandinτá oµ ho≈ the∙ work«á  Theε i⌠ wil∞ bσ easie≥ fo≥ yo⌡ ì
t∩ understanΣ thσ manual.

                    OPERATON╙ PROGRA═ MANUAL

***********************¬  MAI╬ PROGRA═  *************************

    Yo⌡á wil∞á firs⌠ bσ askeΣ whicΦ filσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á acces≤á anΣ ì
whicΦ disδ drivσ i⌠ i≤ on«á  Al∞ thσ file≤ wil∞ bσ listeΣ b∙ namσ ì
anΣ number«á  T∩ begiε ente≥ thσ numbe≥ theε pres≤á return«á  Seσ ì
thσ Datß Entr∙ Sectioε fo≥ morσ information«á Al∞ thσ disδ drive≤ ì
wil∞á bσ listeΣ b∙ lette≥ anΣ correspondinτ optioεá number«á  Yo⌡ ì
shoulΣá kno≈ o≥ finΣ ou⌠ whicΦ disδ drivσ A¼á disδ drivσ B¼á etc«

    Afte≥á yo⌡ ente≥ thσ filσ numbe≥ anΣ disδ drivσ yo⌡á wil∞á bσ ì
askeΣá wha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ d∩ witΦ thσ filσ anΣ giveε thσá followinτ ì
option≤ ║
   1« REA─á┴áSPECIFI├áRECOR─
   2« PRIN╘ O╬ PAPE╥ AL╠ O╥ SEVERA╠ SEQUENTIA╠ RECORDS
   3« SCA╬ SEVERA╠ RECORD╙ I╬ ┴ FILE
   4« SEARC╚ ┴ NO╬ SORTE─ FILE
   5« NE╫ ENTRY
   6« SEARC╚ ┴ SORTE─ FILE
   7«áRECALCULAT┼áAL╠áTH┼áRECORD╙áI╬á┴áFIL┼

Somσá oµá thσ option≤ arσ explaineΣ below«á  Thσ other≤ arσá selµ ì
explanatory.


                  REA─ ┴ SPECIFI├ RECOR─ OPTION

      Thσ "reaΣ ß specifiπ recordó optioε i≤ selµ explanatory.
 Thi≤ optioε als∩ include≤ :
          1«  Correc⌠ o≥ Changσ ß record
          2«  Prin⌠ ß singlσ recorΣ oε paper
          3«  Sho≈ al∞ thσ relateΣ subrecords
               (iµ thσ filσ i≤ se⌠ u≡ witΦ subrecords)

                        NE╫ ENTR┘ OPTION

     Thσ "ne≈ entr∙ optionó i≤ useΣ t∩ ente≥ aε entirσ ne≈ recorΣ ì
int∩á ß file«á  Mos⌠ oµ thσ field≤ arσ entereΣ b∙ yo⌡ o≥á anothe≥ ì
operator«á  Howeve≥á somσá oµá thσ field≤á arσá computeΣá b∙á thσ ì
computer«á  Fo≥ examplσ iε ß payrol∞ filσ thσ fielΣ tota∞ pa∙ ma∙ ì
bσá computeΣá b∙ multiplyinτ hour≤ workeΣ (ß differen⌠ field⌐á b∙ ì
hourl∙á pa∙á (anothe≥ field)«á  Thσ compute≥á wil∞á automaticall∙ ì
computσ somσ field≤ anΣ displa∙ theφ oε thσ screen.
     Iµ yo⌡ arσ enterinτ datß fo≥ ß filσ tha⌠ ha≤ thσá "subrecorΣ ì
repeatinτá fieldsó optioε theε yo⌡ ma∙ ente≥ ß subrecorΣ b∙ usinτ ìèthσ "ente≥ ß subrecordó option«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε asδá yo⌡ ì
t∩á ente≥á thσá repeatinτá field≤ anΣ displa∙ theφá oεá thσá samσ ì
screen«á  Iµ an∙ sum≤ arσ specifieΣ fo≥ thσ repeatinτ field≤ theε ì
thσá sum≤ wil∞ appea≥ oε thσ las⌠ line«á  D∩ no⌠ ente≥á an∙á morσ ì
subrecord≤á iµ thσ screeε i≤ alread∙ filleΣ witΦá subrecords«á Iµ ì
thσ screeε i≤ filleΣ witΦ subrecords¼á ente≥ thσ nex⌠ recorΣ theε ì
continuσá witΦ subrecords«á Makσ surσ yo⌡ makσ thσ seconΣ pagσ oµ ì
subrecord≤á differen⌠ froφ thσ firs⌠ page«á Writσ "continuedóá o≥ ì
"seconΣá pagσ oµ twoó iε thσ descriptioε otherwisσá thσá compute≥ ì
wil∞á no⌠á kno≈á wherσá thσá firs⌠á screeεá ends«áá  Thσá prograφ ì
identifie≤á thσ enΣ oµ thσ subrecord≤ b∙ detectinτ an∙ changσá iε ì
an∙ onσ oµ thσ nonrepeatinτ fields.

                      SEARC╚ ┴ SORTE─ FILE

     Firs⌠á yo⌡á shoulΣ onl∙ usσ thi≤ optioε oε ß sorteΣ filσá o≥ ì
thσá searcΦ wil∞ no⌠ finΣ thσ recorΣ yo⌡ arσ lookinτá for«á  Thi≤ ì
optioεá i≤ useΣ t∩ finΣ thσ recorΣ numbe≥ whicΦ ha≤ thσ valuσá iε ì
thσ fielΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ lookinτ for«á  Fo≥ examplσ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ ì
searcΦá ßá sorteΣ filσ oµ paycheck≤ fo≥ thσ recorΣ iεá whicΦá thσ ì
employeσ numbe≥ i≤ 15«á  Iµ morσ theε onσ recorΣ ha≤ thσ employeσ ì
numbe≥á equa∞á t∩ 1╡ theε thσ lowes⌠ recorΣ numbe≥ iεá whicΦá thσ ì
recorΣá numbe≥á i≤á 1╡á i≤ returned«á  Agaiεá thσá filσá yo⌡á arσ ì
searchinτá mus⌠ havσ beeε sorteΣ oε thσ fielΣ yo⌡á arσá searchinτ ì
for.

                    SEARC╚ ┴ NONSORTE─ FILE

     Thi≤á optioεá i≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ abovσ option«á  Yo⌡ ma∙á usσ ì
thi≤ optioε oε ß nonsorteΣ o≥ sorteΣ file«  Thi≤ searcΦ i≤ onl∙ ß ì
sequentia∞ scaε oµ thσ filσ t∩ searcΦ fo≥ thσ valuσ yo⌡á specify«  ì
Thσá compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ whicΦ recorΣ numbe≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á star⌠ ì
thσ searcΦ at«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε sho≈ yo⌡ thσ firs⌠ recorΣ ì
tha⌠ contain≤ thσ valuσ yo⌡ arσ searchinτ for«  Iµ yo⌡ theε pres≤ ì
thσá returε ke∙ fo≥ optioε #▒ (sho≈ thσ nex⌠ record⌐ thσ compute≥ ì
wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á thσá nex⌠ recorΣ tha⌠á ha≤á thσá valuσá yo⌡á arσ ì
searchinτá for«á  A⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ filσ thσ compute≥ wil∞ returε ì
t∩ thσ filσ options«á  Iµ nonσ oµ thσ record≤ iε thσ filσ contaiε ì
thσá valuσ yo⌡ arσ lookinτ for¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ returε t∩á filσ ì
options.

                 RECALCULATE ALL RECORDS OPTION

      Usσ thi≤ optioε onl∙ iµ yo⌡ kno≈ wha⌠ yo⌡ arσá doing«á Thi≤ ì
option≤á onl∙ ha≤ t∩ bσ useΣ afte≥ usinτ thσ transfe≥ prograφá o≥ ì
afte≥á usinτ thσ changσ program«á  Thi≤ optioε wil∞ usσ thσ inpu⌠ ì
descriptioεá t∩á recalculatσá al∞ thσ record≤á iεá ßá file«á  Fo≥ ì
example¼á iµá yo⌡á transfe≥á you≥ accountinτá entrie≤á  froφá thσ ì
journa∞ t∩ thσ accoun⌠ summary¼á thσ balancσ fielΣ ma∙ bσ ou⌠á oµ ì
balance«  Thi≤ optioε wil∞ g∩ througΦ al∞ thσ record≤ iε thσ filσ ì
anΣá recalculatσ thσ balancσ iε eacΦ file«á  Thi≤ optioε wil∞ no⌠ ì
recalculatσ ta° informatioε (inpu⌠ optioε 6⌐ no≥ wil∞ i⌠ ge⌠ datß ì
froφ anothe≥ filσ (inpu⌠ optioε 2)«

   è***********************¬  SCA╬ PROGRA═  *************************

     Thσ scaε prograφ scan≤ thσ record≤ lookinτ fo≥ record≤á tha⌠ ì
mee⌠á condition≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ specify«á  Fo≥ examplσ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠á t∩ ì
scaεá you≥ custome≥ record≤ readinτ onl∙ thσ record≤ iε whicΦ thσ ì
custome≥ ordereΣ ove≥ $1,00░ oµ good≤ iε thσ pas⌠ year«
     Thσ scaε prograφ als∩ ha≤ thσ option≤ t∩ suφ thσ field≤á anΣ ì
suφ witΦ subtotal≤ b∙ anothe≥ field.

    Thσá compute≥á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡ eacΦ fielΣ anΣá asδá yo⌡á wha⌠ ì
conditioεá yo⌡á wan⌠á fo≥á thσá field«áá  Thσá option≤á arσá selµ ì
explanator∙ anΣ arσ listeΣ belo≈ :

 - equal≤ ß certaiε value
     o≥ equal≤ onσ oµ severa∞ multiplσ values
 - greate≥ thaε ß valuσ yo⌡ specif∙
 - les≤ thaε ß valuσ yo⌡ specify
 - betweeε tw∩ value≤ yo⌡ specify
 - an∙ valuσ i≤ acceptable


     Iµá yo⌡á specif∙á ßá conditioε fo≥ thσá fielΣá t∩á mee⌠á thσ ì
compute≥ wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ conditioε t∩ bσ :
      1« Logica∞ AnΣ
      2« Logica∞ Or
     Fo≥ examplσ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ recorΣ oµ al∞ you≥ ì
customer≤á wh∩ havσ ordereΣ ove≥ $1000.0░ wortΦ oµá widget≤á froφ ì
yo⌡ AN─ havσ ordereΣ an∙ merchandisσ withiε thσ pas⌠ month.
     Oεá thσ othe≥ hand¼á yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ recorΣ oµ ì
al∞ customer≤ wh∩ havσ ordereΣ ove≥ $1000.0░ wortΦ oµ widget≤á O╥ ì
wh∩á havσ ordereΣ an∙ merchandisσ withiε thσ pas⌠ month«á Iεá thσ ì
logica∞ AN─ botΦ condition≤ mus⌠ bσ met«á  Iε thσ logica∞ O╥ onl∙ ì
onσ conditioε ha≤ t∩ bσ mee⌠ fo≥ thσ recorΣ t∩ bσ accepted«á  Thσ ì
res⌠ oµ thσ optioε i≤ selµ explainatory.

**********************¬  CHANG┼ PROGRA═  ************************

     Thσá changσ prograφ i≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ "SCANóá program«á  Thσ ì
differencσá i≤ tha⌠ thσ changσ prograφ wil∞ changσ thσ value≤á oµ ì
thσá field≤á tha⌠ yo⌡ specify«á  Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ specif∙á thσ ì
samσá conditon≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ specif∙ iε thσ scaε program«á  Yo⌡á wil∞ ì
theε bσ ablσ t∩ changσ eacΦ recorΣ tha⌠ meet≤ thσ condition≤á yo⌡ ì
specify«á  Fo≥ eacΦ fielΣ iε thσ file¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ ì
wha⌠ typσ oµ changσ yo⌡ wan⌠ b∙ givinτ yo⌡ thσ followinτ options:
     1« N∩ change.
     2« Se⌠ thσ fielΣ equa∞ t∩ ß constant.
     3« AdΣ ß constan⌠ t∩ olΣ field'≤ valuσ (usσ ß negativσ t∩
            subtract).
     4« Multipl∙ thσ olΣ valuσ b∙ ß constant.
     5«á AdΣá ßá constan⌠á t∩á ß differen⌠ field≤á valuσá (usσá ß             ì
            negativσ t∩ subtract).
     6« Multipl∙ ß differen⌠ field≤ valuσ b∙ ß constant.


     Fo≥ example¼á iµ yo⌡ wanteΣ t∩ raisσ al∞ you≥ price≤ b∙á 10Ñ ìèyo⌡ coulΣ usσ optioε #┤ t∩ multipl∙ thσ pricσ fielΣ b∙ 1.▒ «á  Iµ ì
yo⌡á wanteΣ t∩ se⌠ al∞ you≥ price≤ t∩ 200Ñ oµ you≥ cos⌠ yo⌡ coulΣ ì
usσá optioε #╢ t∩ multipl∙ you≥ cos⌠ fielΣ b∙ ▓ t∩ generatσá you≥ ì
pricσá field«á  Iµá yo⌡á onl∙ wanteΣ t∩ change≤á you≥á price≤á iε ì
departmen⌠á #5¼á theεá yo⌡ coulΣ specif∙ tha⌠ yo⌡á onl∙á wan⌠á t∩ ì
changσ thσ pricσ iε tha⌠ department.

**¬  ALWAY╙ MAK┼ ┴ BACKU╨ COP┘ BEFOR┼ RUNNIN╟ THI╙ PROGRA═  ***

                        CREATIN╟ SUBFILE╙

     Yo⌡á caεá makσá ß cop∙ oµ thσ changeΣ filσá oεá ßá differen⌠ ì
drive«á  Yo⌡á caεá als∩ makσ ß cop∙ oµ al∞ thσ record≤ tha⌠á mee⌠ ì
certaiεá conditions«á  Yo⌡á caεá specif∙á "N╧á CHANGEóá fo≥á eacΦ ì
variablσá iµá yo⌡ onl∙ wan⌠ t∩ makσ ß cop∙ oµ record≤á tha⌠á mee⌠ ì
certaiε conditions«

                        DELETIN╟ RECORDS

     I⌠ i≤  usuall∙ no⌠ advisablσ t∩ deletσ record≤ unles≤ i⌠á i≤ ì
absolutel∙á necessary«á  I⌠á i≤á possiblσá t∩á overwritσá record≤ ì
insteaΣ oµ deletinτ records«á  Yo⌡ caε deletσ record≤ b∙ changinτ ì
thσ valuσ oµ onσ fielΣ t∩ it≤ maximuφ anΣ theε usinτ thσ "CHANGEó ì
prograφá t∩á cop∙ al∞ value≤ les≤ theε thσ maximuφá t∩á ßá seconΣ ì
file«á  Fo≥á examplσ iµ yo⌡ havσ ß custome≥ lis⌠ anΣ yo⌡ wan⌠á t∩ ì
deletσá somσ inactivσ customer≤ yo⌡ coulΣ changσ thei≥ zi≡á code≤ ì
t∩ 9999╣ theε usσ thσ "CHANGEó prograφ t∩ cop∙ al∞ zi≡ code≤ les≤ ì
thaε 9999╣ t∩ ß seconΣ file«


***********************¬  SOR╘ PROGRA═  *************************

     Sortinτá file≤ i≤ aε extremel∙ valuablσ tool«á File≤ ma∙á bσ ì
sorteΣ b∙ morσ theε onσ variable«á  Fo≥ examplσ t∩ sor⌠ ß filσ b∙ ì
datσ yo⌡ wil∞ probabl∙ havσ t∩ sor⌠ thσ filσ b∙ thσ montΦ theε b∙ ì
thσ day«  Thσ sor⌠ optioε caε sor⌠ ß file≤ b∙ u≡ t∩ threσ fields.
Wheεá sortinτ oε ▓ o≥ │ numeriπ fields¼á thσ sor⌠ prograφ ma∙ no⌠ ì
sor⌠á properl∙ iµ  thσ value≤ oµ thσ field≤ diffe≥ b∙ morσ thσá ╡ ì
order≤ oµ magnitude«
     Thσáá sor⌠á optioεá wil∞á als∩á sor⌠á strinτá variable≤áá iε ì
alphabetica∞á order«á  Fo≥ alphabetica∞ sort≤ ß filσ ma∙ onl∙á bσ ì
sorteΣ b∙ onσ variable«
     Thσ sor⌠ optioε create≤ ß seconΣ sorteΣ filσ oε thσ ┬ flopp∙ ì
disδá drive«á  Thσ origina∞ filσ oε thσ firs⌠ flopp∙ disδ i≤á no⌠ ì
changed«
     Thσá Sor⌠ optioε ma∙ takσ ß fe≈ minute≤ wheεá sortinτá file≤ ì
ove≥á 1,00░ records«á Usinτ thσ compileΣ versioε wil∞ reducσá thσ  ì
sortinτá timσá b∙ 75Ñ t∩ 90%«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ß compute≥á tha⌠ ì
doe≤á no⌠á havσ tw∩ disδ drive≤ yo⌡ canno⌠ usσ thσá sor⌠á prograφ ì
withou⌠ extensivσ modification≤ t∩ thσ sor⌠ program.

******************¬  PRIN╘ (form⌐ PROGRA═  ********************

     Al∞ yo⌡ havσ t∩ d∩ i≤ chosσ whicΦ forφ t∩ print«  Theε chosσ ì
whicΦá recorΣá t∩á star⌠ printinτ thσ form≤ a⌠á anΣá chosσá whicΦ ìèrecorΣá t∩á sto≡á printinτ thσ form≤ at«á  EacΦ forφá i≤á jus⌠á ß ì
selectivσ printinτ ou⌠ oµ thσ record≤ iε ß file.

*********************¬  TRANSFE╥ PROGRA═  ***********************

     Thσ transfe≥ prograφ i≤ useΣ t∩ transfe≥ datß froφ onσá filσ ì
t∩ another.

D╧á NO╘á US┼ THI╙ PROGRA═ O╬ YOU╥ FILE╙ UNLES╙ YO╒ KNO╫ WHA╘á YO╒ ì
AR┼ DOING«

     Usinτ thσ transfe≥ prograφ i≤ rathe≥ simple«á  Al∞ yo⌡á havσ ì
t∩á d∩á i≤ ente≥ whicΦ transfe≥ yo⌡ want¼á  thσá startinτá recorΣ ì
numbe≥ t∩ transfe≥ anΣ thσ las⌠ recorΣ numbe≥ t∩ transfer.

***********************¬  ASCI╔ PROGRA═  ************************

     Thσá "ASCIIó prograφ i≤ useΣ t∩ conver⌠ thσ datß file≤á tha⌠ ì
yo⌡á ente≥á froφá thσ basiπ randoφ acces≤ forφ t∩á aεá sequentia∞ ì
ASCI╔á form«á  Iεá thσ basiπ randoφ acces≤ filσ thσá number≤á arσ ì
storeΣá iεá ß condenseΣ binar∙ forφ whicΦ save≤ spacσ bu⌠ i≤á no⌠ ì
readablσá b∙á othe≥á programs«á  Thi≤ prograφá wil∞á conver⌠á thσ ì
record≤á yo⌡á specif∙ int∩  sequentia∞ forφá witΦá thσá followinτ ì
forma⌠ :
  "Johε Doσ ",23┤ ¼ 12│ ¼ 3.4╡ <LF,CR>
Al∞á string≤á wil∞ bσ surroundeΣ b∙ quotes«á  Coma≤á  arσá placeΣ ì
betweeε fields«  A⌠ thσ enΣ oµ eacΦ recorΣ therσ wil∞ bσ thσ linσ ì
feeΣá anΣ carriagσ returε ASCI╔ code«á  Thσ targe⌠ filσ wil∞ havσ ì
thσ namσ "ASCIDATA"«
     Thσá compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ whicΦ recorΣ numbe≥ yo⌡á wan⌠á t∩ ì
star⌠á convertinτ datß at«á  Nex⌠ thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ whicΦ ì
recorΣá numbe≥á yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ enΣ convertinτá datßá at«á  Nex⌠á thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞á conver⌠á thesσ record≤ t∩ thσá ASCI╔á form«á  Thσ ì
compute≥ wil∞ theε agaiε asδ yo⌡ whicΦ recorΣ numbe≥ yo⌡ wan⌠á t∩  ì
star⌠á convertinτá datßá at«áá  Ente≥á zer∩á wheεá yo⌡á arσá donσ ì
convertinτá data«á  Fo≥á examplσá yo⌡ ma∙ onl∙á wan⌠á t∩á conver⌠  ì
recorΣá number≤ 1░ througΦ 2░ anΣ 3░ througΦ 5░ t∩ usσ iε ßá worΣ ì
processinτ program«

     Yo⌡á ma∙á wan⌠ t∩ usσ thi≤ prograφ t∩ usσ somσ record≤ oεá ß ì
worΣá processor«á  Yo⌡ caε mergσ thσ "ASCIDATAó filσ witΦ onσá oµ ì
you≥á tex⌠á file≤á iµá thi≤ optioεá i≤á availablσá oεá you≥á worΣ ì
processor«á  Man∙á othe≥ commercia∞ program≤ sucΦ a≤ Mailsta≥ usσ ì
datß iε thσ sequentia∞ ASCI╔ form«


                        TESTASC╔ PROGRA═

     Thσ TESTASC╔ prograφ i≤ ß ver∙ shor⌠ program«á  Al∞ i⌠á doe≤ ì
i≤á reaΣá thσ "ASCIDATAó datß filσ tha⌠ wa≤ createΣ b∙ thσá abovσ ì
prograφ anΣ show≤ thσ filσ oε  thσ screen«á  Yo⌡ shoulΣ usσá thi≤ ì
prograφá t∩á makσ surσ yo⌡ converteΣ thσ correc⌠ record≤á iεá thσ ì
abovσ program.

è                         CUSTO═ PROGRAMS

     Thσá "Custoφ Program≤ arσ useΣ t∩ customizσ thσá files¼á thσ ì
forms¼á thσ transfe≥ options¼á thσ screens¼ se⌠ thσ limits« Thesσ ì
program≤á shoulΣ onl∙ bσ useΣ b∙ person≤ authorizeΣ t∩ se⌠ anΣ o≥ ì
changσá an∙ oµ thσ filσ descriptions¼á form≤ o≥ transfe≥á option≤ ì
etc«á  Obviousl∙ thσ peoplσ wh∩ d∩ no⌠ usσ thesσ program≤ d∩á no⌠ ì
havσá t∩á learε ho≈ t∩ usσ them«á  Thi≤ cut≤ dowε greatl∙ oεá thσ ì
timσ i⌠ take≤ t∩ traiε personnel.

***********************¬  CFOR═ PROGRA═  ************************

     Thσá forφá definitioεá program≤ arσ useΣá t∩á ente≥á ßá forφ ì
description«á  Thσá forφá definitioε prograφ i≤ divideΣ int∩á tw∩ ì
majo≥ part≤ ║
           1« Ente≥ ß ne≈ form
           2« ReaΣ ß forφ description
                witΦ - corrections/changσ description
                     - prin⌠ forφ descriptioε oε paper
     Beforσ enterinτ ß ne≈ forφ yo⌡ shoulΣ figurσ ou⌠ thσá layou⌠ ì
oµá you≥ form«á  Decidσ ho≈ man∙ line≤ yo⌡ neeΣ fo≥ thσ forφá anΣ ì
ho≈ man∙ column≤ ove≥ thσ differen⌠ entrie≤ oε eacΦ linσ wil∞ be.

     Aε entr∙ oε ß forφ ma∙ bσ eithe≥ :
           1« ┴ strinτ o≥ numeriπ constant
           2« CopieΣ froφ thσ file
           3« Thσ valuσ correspondinτ t∩ ß key
           4« Blank
     EacΦ forφ correspond≤ t∩ onσ recorΣ iε ß file«

***********************¬  CFIL┼ PROGRA═  ************************

     Thσá filσ definitioε program≤ arσ useΣ t∩ ente≥ anΣ reaΣ thσ ì
filσ descriptions«  Thσ option≤ oε thσ initia∞ men⌡ arσ :
         1« Ente≥ ß filσ description
         2« ReaΣ ß singlσ filσ description
         3« ReaΣ al∞ thσ filσ descriptions
         4« Prin⌠ oε pape≥ onσ filσ description
         5« Prin⌠ oε pape≥ al∞ thσ filσ descriptions

     T∩ ente≥ ß filσ descriptioε thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥
         1«á Thσá filσ namσ - Mus⌠ bσ ╕ character≤á o≥á less¼á n∩                                ì
                              spaces«  Thσ firs⌠ ácharacte≥  mus⌠                                ì
                              bσ ß letter«  Thσ compute≥ will
                              no⌠ accep⌠ aε invaliΣ filσ namσ
                              i⌠á wil∞á asδá fo≥á anothe≥á name«
         2«  Thσ numbe≥ oµ field≤ iε eacΦ recorΣ - ▒ t∩ 28
         3«  Fo≥ eacΦ fielΣ thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ :
              A« I≤ thσ fielΣ ß numbe≥ o≥ string?
                 Iµá yo⌡á answe≥ ß numbe≥ thσ compute≥ wil∞á theε                  ì
áááááááááááááááááasδ yo⌡ iµ thσ numbe≥ i≤ :
                  a⌐ aε intege≥ - ma∙ bσ declareΣ ß ke∙ t∩ ß list
                  b⌐ singlσ precisioε - ╢ digit≤ accuracy
                  c⌐ doublσ precisioε - 1╢  digit≤ accurac∙
                  d⌐ dolla≥ anΣ cent≤ amountè                 Iµá yo⌡ answe≥ ß strinτ theε thσá compute≥á wil∞                  ì
                 asδ  yo⌡  wha⌠  i≤ thσ maximuφ  lengtΦ  oµ  thσ
                 string

      Wheε yo⌡ ente≥ ß ne≈ filσ thσ prograφ automaticall∙ ║
 1« Set≤ thσ inpu⌠ optioε fo≥ eacΦ filσ t∩ ▒ fo≥ operato≥
     entr∙ anΣ set≤ thσ promp⌠ t∩ thσ nul∞ string.
 2« Set≤ thσ limit≤ flaτ t∩ "n∩ limits".
 3« Set≤ thσ thσ screeε flaτ t∩ "n∩ custoφ screen".
 4« Set≤ thσ realtimσ flaτ t∩ "n∩ realtimσ transfer".

     Oncσ yo⌡ se⌠ u≡ ß filσ usinτ thσ CFIL┼ prograφ yo⌡ ma∙ star⌠ ì
usinτá thσ file«á  Usinτ thσ CSCREEN¼á CLIMITS¼á CINPU╘ anΣ CREA╠ ì
program≤ i≤ optional«
     D∩á no⌠ changσ o≥ overwritσ thσ KEYLIS╘ o≥ thσá TAXSC╚á filσ ì
unles≤ yo⌡ kno≈ wha⌠ yo⌡ arσ doing.

**********************¬  CINPU╘ PROGRAM╙  ***********************

     Thσá inpu⌠ descriptioε program≤ arσ useΣ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσá  ne≈ ì
datßá entr∙ iε thσ maiε program«á  Fo≥ example¼á yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠á t∩ ì
declarσá tha⌠á onσá fielΣ i≤ equa∞ t∩ thσ produc⌠á oµá tw∩á othe≥ ì
fields«  Thσ threσ option≤ oε thσ initia∞ men⌡ arσ :
        1« Ente≥ ß ne≈ inpu⌠ description.
        2« ReaΣ ß inpu⌠ description.
        3« Prin⌠ oε pape≥ ß inpu⌠ description.

     T∩á ente≥ ß ne≈ inpu⌠ descriptioε thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδá yo⌡ ì
whicΦá filσá yo⌡á wan⌠ t∩ customize«á  Theε fo≥ eacΦ fielΣá iεá ß ì
recorΣá oµ thσ filσ thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ wha⌠ typσ oµá inpu⌠ ì
yo⌡ wan⌠ fo≥ thσ fielΣ anΣ wil∞ givσ yo⌡ thσ followinτ options.

                        1« OPERATO╥ ENTRY

     Thσ compute≥ operato≥ wil∞ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ o≥ strinτ a⌠ thσ ì
keyboard«á  Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ askeΣ t∩ givσ ß prompt«á  Thσ promp⌠ wil∞ ì
bσ displayeΣ durinτ thσ maiε prograφ wheε thσ inpu⌠ i≤á required«  ì
Thσá fielΣ namσ i≤ als∩ displayeΣ  wheε thσ inpu⌠ i≤ requireΣ  s∩ ì
yo⌡á d∩ no⌠ havσ t∩ duplicatσ thσ fielΣ namσ iε thσá prompt«á Fo≥ ì
examplσá iµá yo⌡ havσ ß fielΣ witΦ ß namσ "Worδ Centeróá yo⌡á ma∙ ì
wan⌠ t∩ havσ ß promp⌠ witΦ somethinτ likσ :
"▒ - sale≤ 2-accountinτ 3-shippinτ 4-officσ 5-lega∞ 6-R&─ "
s∩ tha⌠ thσ operato≥ wil∞ no⌠ becomσ confused.

                   2« GE╘ FRO═ ANOTHE╥ FILE

     Thσá valuσ oµ thσ fielΣ wil∞ bσ obtaineΣ froφ anothe≥á file«  ì
Thσá compute≥á wil∞ asδ yo⌡ froφ whicΦ filσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á ge⌠á thσ ì
data«á  YO╒á MA┘ ONL┘ GE╘ DAT┴ FRO═ ON┼ FIL┼ «á  Yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠á ge⌠ ì
datßá froφ thσ payrol∞ filσ fo≥ fielΣ ▒ anΣ theε tr∙ t∩ ge⌠á datß ì
froφá thσ inventor∙ filσ fo≥ fielΣ 2«á  B∙ efficientl∙á designinτ ì
you≥ file≤ s∩ tha⌠ onσ filσ caε obtaiε al∞ thσ datß i⌠ need≤ froφ ì
ON┼á othe≥á filσ yo⌡ wil∞ greatl∙ simplif∙ you≥á datßá managemen⌠ ì
task« (Iµ yo⌡ mus⌠ ge⌠ datß froφ morσ theε onσ filσ yo⌡ caε writσ ì
you≥ owε custoφ inpu⌠ subroutine.)è     Thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡
          a⌐ froφ whicΦ filσ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ data«
          b⌐ froφ whicΦ fielΣ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ data«
          c⌐ whicΦ fielΣ oµ curren⌠ entr∙ i≤ equa∞ t∩ thσá recorΣ ì
numbe≥ froφ whicΦ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ data«á  Fo≥ example¼ iε enterinτ ß ì
recorΣá iεá thσá paychecδá filσ thσ firs⌠á entr∙á shoulΣá bσá thσ ì
employeσ number«  Theε thσ employeσ numbe≥ shoulΣ bσ equa∞ t∩ thσ ì
recorΣá numbe≥ iε thσ employeσ filσ wherσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ obtaiε somσ ì
morσ datß froφ (likσ hi≤ pa∙ ratσ anΣ deductions).

                3« AD─ SEVERA╠ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS
                4« SUBTRAC╘ TW╧ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS
                5« MULTIPL┘ TW╧ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS
               13« DIVID┼ TW╧ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS

     Yo⌡ ma∙ onl∙ perforφ thesσ operation≤ oε lowe≥ numbe≥ field≤ ì
iε thσ samσ recorΣ numbe≥ tha⌠ havσ alread∙ beeεá computed«á  Thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞á no⌠á le⌠ yo⌡ perforφ an∙ oµ thesσá operation≤á oε ì
string≤ (Yo⌡ canno⌠ adΣ letters).


                8« MAXIMU═ O╞ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS
                9« MINIMU═ O╞ PREVIOU╙ FIELDS

      Yo⌡á ma∙á onl∙á perforφ thesσ operation≤á oεá lowe≥á numbe≥ ì
field≤á iε thσ samσ recorΣ numbe≥ tha⌠ havσ alread∙ beeεá entereΣ ì
o≥á computed«á  Yo⌡á ma∙ comparσ ▓ t∩ ╡á differen⌠á fields«á  Thσ ì
compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ whicΦ field≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ compare.

                           7.CONSTANT

     Thσá fielΣá i≤ alway≤ equa∞ t∩ thσ samσá number«á  Yo⌡á wil∞ ì
probabl∙á   onl∙á neeΣ t∩ usσ ß constan⌠ wheε late≥ usinτ onσá oµ ì
thσ arithmetiπ type≤ oµ input«á  Fo≥ examplσ whilσ computinτ you≥ ì
taxe≤á yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ thσ compute≥ t∩ automaticall∙á multipl∙á you≥ ì
ne⌠á incomσá b∙ .09│ t∩ pa∙ you≥ selµá employmen⌠á   taxes«á  Yo⌡ ì
coulΣáá firs⌠á ente≥á thσá constan⌠á .09│á int∩á ßá fielΣá beforσ ì
multiplying.

                10.MULTIPL┘ B┘ ┴ CONSTANT
                11.AD─ ┴ CONSTANT
                12.SUBTRAC╘á┴ CONSTAN╘ FRO═ ┴ PREVIOU╙ FIELD

     Thesσ option≤ asδ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ ß constan⌠ whicΦ wil∞ bσ useΣ ì
t∩ perforφ onσ oµ thσ abovσ operations«á  Fo≥ example¼ iε thσ ta° ì
listeΣá abovσá yo⌡ coulΣ jus⌠ usσ thσ optioε #1░ "multipl∙á b∙á ß ì
constantóá rathe≥á theε lettinτ thσ constan⌠ takσ u≡ ßá fielΣá iε ì
you≥ file.

                   6.COMPUT┼ USIN╟ TA╪ TABLES

      Thi≤á optioεá allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ computσ mos⌠á taxes«á  Thσá ta° ì
table≤á arσá containeΣá iε thσ filσá "TAXSCHóá anΣá contain≤á thσ ì
followinτ fields║
è      1⌐ DESCRIPTIO╬  - Doe≤ no⌠ affec⌠ an∙ oµ thσ calculations
i⌠ i≤ jus⌠ useΣ t∩ kee≡ it≤ descriptioε t∩ enablσ yo⌡ t∩ remembe≥ ì
whicΦ ta° tablσ i⌠ i≤ par⌠ of.

      2)FE─ O╥ STAT┼ NUMBE╥ - Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ kee≡ thσ ta° table≤
fo≥ thσ Federa∞ Ta° anΣ onσ o≥ morσ states«á  Le⌠ thσ Federa∞ ta° ì
havσ numbe≥ 1¼ anΣ thσ statσ ta° table≤ havσ numbe≥ 2,3,...

      3)PA┘á PERIO─ NUMBE╥   - Iµ yo⌡ usσ morσ thaεá onσá payrol∞ ì
period¼ sucΦ a≤ weekl∙ fo≥ somσ employee≤ anΣ monthl∙ fo≥ others¼ ì
yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ usσ tw∩ withholdinτ ta° schedules«á  Fo≥ examplσ ì
numbe≥á thσá weekl∙ pa∙ perioΣ numbe≥ 1¼á thσ monthl∙ pa∙á perioΣ ì
numbe≥ ▓ ....

     4)MARRIED/SINGL┼  - ▒ ╜ singlσ ¼á ▓ ╜ marrieΣ ,Yo⌡ ma∙á wan⌠ ì
t∩á usσ │ ╜ unmarrieΣ heaΣ oµ householΣ iµ yo⌡ livσ iε Californiß ì
o≥ somσ othe≥ statσ tha⌠ ha≤ differen⌠ ta° tables

     5)MINIMU═ FO╥ RAT┼ - Thi≤ i≤ thσ dolla≥ amoun⌠ tha⌠ onσ mus⌠ ì
earε iε thσ payrol∞ perioΣ t∩ havσ thi≤ ta° ratσ appl∙ .

     6)MAXIMU═ FO╥ RAT┼ - Thi≤ i≤ thσ highes⌠ dolla≥ amoun⌠á tha⌠ ì
onσ caε earε whilσ stil∞ remaininτ iε thi≤ bracke⌠

     7)TAXñá  - Thi≤ i≤ thσ basσ dolla≥ amoun⌠ iε taxe≤ onσá wil∞ ì
havσ t∩ pa∙

     8)PLU╙á   - Onσá wil∞ als∩ havσ t∩ pa∙ thσ ta° ratσá oεá an∙ ì
earning≤ ove≥ thσ nex⌠ field«á  ENTE╥ THI╙ FIEL─ A╙ ┴ DECIMA╠ NO╘ ì
┴ PERCENTAG┼ O╥ YOU╥ CALCULATION╙ WIL╠ B┼ 10░ TIME╙ OFF

     9)OVE╥á THI╙ AMOUN╘  -  Onσ wil∞ havσ t∩ pa∙ thσ ta° ratσ oε ì
an∙ earning≤ ove≥ thi≤ amount«á  Thi≤ amoun⌠ i≤ usuall∙ thσá samσ ì
a≤ thσ minimuφ fo≥ thσ rate.

     T∩á ente≥á thσ thσ ta° tablσ usσ thσ MAI╬ prograφ t∩á acces≤ ì
thσá filσ "TAXSCHó «á Yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ ente≥ aε entirσ recorΣá iε ì
thσ filσ "TAXSCHó fo≥ eacΦ linσ oµ thσ ta° table.

     Fo≥ example¼ ß statσ ta° tablσ ma∙ looδ like:

     WEEKL┘ PA┘ PERIOD
     SINGL┼
     Minimuφ  t∩  Maximuφ    Ta° i≤     Plu≤ Ñ     Ove≥ thi≤ $
     ----------------------------------------------------------
    $░           $2╕           ░         ░          0
    $28.0▒       $5╣           ░         3Ñ        $28
    $59.0▒áááá  $12░áááá     $1.7╖áááá   4Ñáááá    $6░              ì
   $120.0▒       n∩ limi⌠    $4.1╖       5Ñ       $120

T∩ ente≥ thi≤ datß int∩ thσ "TAXSCHó filσ yo⌡ mus⌠ ente≥ ß recorΣ ì
fo≥ eacΦ linσ oµ thσ ta° table«á  Fo≥ examplσ thσ fourtΦ linσá oµ ì
thσ ta° tablσ woulΣ bσ entereΣ int∩ an∙ recorΣ iε thσ "TAXSCHó a≤
   1⌐ DESCRIPTIO╬        - state/weekly/single
   2⌐ FE─ O╥ STAT┼ NUMBER- 2è   3⌐ PA┘ PERIO─ NUMBE╥  - 1
   4⌐ MARRIE─ SINGL┼     - 1
   5⌐ MINIMU═ FO╥ RAT┼   - $120.01
   6⌐ MAXIMU═ FO╥ RAT┼   - $999,999.0░  ***¬ NOT┼ ente≥ 999,999
   7⌐ TA╪ ñ              - $4.1╖               - no⌠ "n∩ limit"
   8⌐ PLU╙               - .0╡    ***¬ NOT┼ ENTE╥ DECIMA╠ NO╘ %
   9⌐ OVE╥ THI╙ AMOUN╘   - $120

   I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ matte≥ wha⌠ recorΣ numbe≥ thσ datß i≤ storeΣ iε a≤ ì
thσ compute≥ searche≤ thσ entirσ "TAXSCHó filσ lookinτ t∩ fo≥ thσ ì
righ⌠ ta° rate«

     Iεá thσ Inpu⌠ Descriptioε Prograφ thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ  yo⌡ ì
whicΦ fielΣ i≤ thσ
       a⌐ FeΣ o≥ Statσ Number
       b⌐ Pa∙ PerioΣ Number
       c⌐ Married/Single
       d⌐ Pa∙ beforσ tax.

    Thσá abovσá datß mus⌠ bσ iε thσ lowe≥ numbe≥á field≤á iεá thσ ì
file«á  Thσá "computσá taxó optioε wil∞ returε thσ "taxó no⌠á thσ ì
"pa∙ afte≥ tax"«  Subtrac⌠ "taxó froφ "pa∙ beforσ taxó t∩ computσ ì
"pa∙á afte≥ tax"«á  Als∩ remembe≥ t∩ figurσ iε an∙ allowancσá fo≥ ì
deductioε anΣ  o≥ ta° credits.

                 14« - 19«  CUSTO═ INPU╘ OPTIONS

     Inpu⌠á option≤á numbe≥ 1┤ througΦ 1╣ arσ provideΣá fo≥á you≥ ì
customization«á Iµ yo⌡ usσ thesσ options¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ writσ you≥ owε ì
subroutinσ t∩ computσ thσ field≤ value«á  ReaΣ thσ sectioε oε ho≈ ì
t∩ writσ program≤ usinτ thσ datß basσ beforσ yo⌡ usσ thi≤ option«  ì
Inpu⌠áá optioεá  number≤á 14,15,16,17,18,1╣á corresponΣá t∩áá thσ ì
subroutine≤ááááá tha⌠áááá yo⌡áááá ma∙áááá writσáááá oεááááá line≤ ì
53000,54000,55000,56000,5700░ anΣ 5800░ respectfull∙ iε thσá MAI╬ ì
program.

NOT┼ O╬ CORREC╘ ┴ RECOR─ OPTIO╬ ║
      Iµá yo⌡ definσ inpu⌠ option≤ othe≥ theε operato≥ entr∙ theε ì
eacΦá timσ yo⌡ correc⌠ ß recorΣ iε thσ maiε prograφ thσá compute≥ ì
wil∞ recalculatσ thσ value≤ iε thσ record«á Iε thσá recalculatioε ì
afte≥á thσá "correc⌠ ß recordó i≤ executeΣ thσ compute≥ wil∞á no⌠ ì
ge⌠ thσ datß froφ anothe≥ filσ no≥ wil∞ i⌠ recalculatσ an∙á taxe≤ ì
unles≤ yo⌡ changσ thσ maiε prograφ a⌠ line≤ 4600░ - «


**********************  CTRANSFER PROGRAM  **********************

     Thσá transfe≥á descriptioεá prograφá i≤á useΣá t∩á customizσ ì
transfer≤á betweeεá files«áá  Therσá arσá threσá maiεá type≤áá oµ ì
transfers:
       1«á Direc⌠á transfe≥ froφ onσ fielΣ iε onσ filσ t∩ anothe≥ ì
fielΣá iε ß differen⌠ file«á  Thσ datß froφ thσ sourcσ  filσá ma∙ ì
eithe≥ ║     a⌐ replace
             b⌐ addeΣ t∩ thσ targe⌠ field
             c⌐ subtracteΣ froφ thσ targe⌠ field.è       2«á  Thσá sum≤á oµá field≤á iε thσá sourcσá fielΣá ma∙á bσ ì
transferreΣ t∩ thσ targe⌠ file.
       3«á   Thσ  subtotal≤ oµ field≤ iε thσ sourcσ fielΣ ma∙á bσ ì
transferreΣ t∩ thσ targe⌠ file«á Thσ subtotal≤ ma∙ bσ transferreΣ ì
t∩ an∙ filσ o≥ fielΣ howeve≥ thσ recorΣ numbe≥ i≤ fixeΣ t∩ bσ thσ ì
valuσá oµ thσ fielΣ thσ field≤ werσ subtotaleΣ on«á  Fo≥ example¼ ì
thσá subtota∞á oµá wage≤á paiΣ t∩á employeσá numbe≥á 1░á wil∞á bσ ì
transferreΣá t∩á recorΣá numbe≥ 10«á  Thσ subtotal≤á oµá employeσ ì
numbe≥ 1▒ wil∞ bσ transfereΣ t∩ recorΣ numbe≥ 11.
     Thσ Sourcσ filσ i≤ thσ filσ thσ datß i≤ originall∙ in«á  Thσ ì
targe⌠á filσá i≤ thσ filσ wherσ thσ thσ datß i≤á transferreΣá to«  ì
Thσ sourcσ filσ i≤ no⌠ changeΣ b∙ an∙ transfe≥ operation«á  I⌠ i≤ ì
strongl∙ adviseΣ t∩ makσ ß backu≡ cop∙ oµ thσ targe⌠ filσá beforσ ì
transferrinτ data.

**********************¬  CLIMIT╙ PROGRA═  ***********************

     Thσá CLIMIT╙á prograφá i≤ useΣ t∩ se⌠á maximuφá anΣá minimuφ ì
limit≤á fo≥ thσ numerica∞ fields«á  Yo⌡ caε als∩ usσ thi≤ prograφ ì
t∩ turε thσ limit≤ checδ oε anΣ off«  T∩ ente≥ limit≤ fo≥ ß file¼ ì
yo⌡á mus⌠á firs⌠ turε thσ limit≤ checδ t∩ oε anΣ theεá ente≥á thσ ì
limit≤ fo≥ eacΦ fielΣ iε thσ file«á  Fo≥ example¼ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ ì
se⌠ thσ limit≤ oε aε employeσ numbe≥ fielΣ t∩ ß minimuε oµ ▒á anΣ ì
ßá maximuφ oµ 2╢ iµ yo⌡ onl∙ havσ 2╢ employees«á  Durinτ thσ maiε ì
prograφ iµ someonσ enter≤ ß numbe≥ les≤ theε ▒ o≥ greate≥ theε 2╢ ì
you≥ compute≥ wil∞ buz· twice«  Thσ limit≤ checδ wil∞ no⌠ preven⌠ ì
thσá entr∙á oµ thσ numbe≥ i⌠ wil∞ onl∙ buzz«á  Sincσá thσá limit≤ ì
checδ wil∞ onl∙ buz· anΣ no⌠ preven⌠ thσ entr∙ i⌠ i≤ possiblσá t∩ ì
se⌠á thσ limit≤ close≥ together«á  Fo≥ examplσ oε aε employeσ pa∙ ì
fielΣá yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ se⌠ thσ limit≤ t∩ $9.9╣ t∩á $999.9╣á eveε ì
thougΦá oncσ iε ß whilσ someonσ i≤ paiΣ les≤ theε $9.9╣á o≥á morσ ì
theε $999.99«  B∙ settinτ thσ limit≤ closσ togethe≥ yo⌡ wil∞ picδ ì
ou⌠á an∙ mistake≤ causeΣ b∙ leavinτ ou⌠ ß digi⌠ o≥ addinτ ß digi⌠ ì
b∙á mistakσ o≥ b∙ puttinτ thσ decima∞ poin⌠ iε thσá wronτá space«  ì
Fo≥á examplσ enterinτ $1256.╖ insteaΣ oµ $125.6╖ «á  I⌠ i≤ alway≤ ì
possiblσ t∩ usσ thσ scaε prograφ t∩ looδ fo≥ extremσ value≤á tha⌠ ì
shoulΣ  no⌠ bσ iε you≥ file.

***********************  CSCREEN PROGRAM  **********************

     Thσá screeεá descriptioε prograφ i≤ useΣ t∩ se⌠ u≡ ho≈á eacΦ ì
recorΣ iε thσ filσ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ oε thσ screen«  Thσ to≡ linσ ì
oµá eacΦ screeε i≤ reserveΣ fo≥ thσ filσ namσ anΣ recorΣá number«  ì
Line≤á 20-2╡á arσá reserveΣ fo≥ thσá option≤á menu¼á datßá entry¼ ì
correction≤, etc«á  Yo⌡á may onl∙ usσ line≤ ▓ thougΦ 19á fo≥á thσ ì
screen«á  EacΦ screeε descriptioε consist≤ oµ 1╕ "overlaysó line≤ ì
anΣá fo≥á eacΦá fielΣá thσá linσ anΣ columε wherσá i⌠á i≤á t∩á bσ ì
displayed«á  Thσ overla∙ line≤ arσ printeΣ oε thσ screeε oε line≤ ì
▓á t∩á 19«á  Theεá eacΦ fielΣ i≤ placeΣ oε thσ screeεá a≤á i⌠á i≤ ì
entereΣ o≥ read«  Aε examplσ oµ ß screeε i≤ belo≈ :

***********  FILE : ACCOUNTS  RECORD NUMBER : 12  *************
(1) DAY: 1  (2) MONTH: 11  (3) YEAR: 83

(4) DESCRIPTION: SALE OF EQUIPMENT , TRACTOR è
(5)ACCOUNT #  (6)ACCOUNT NAME       (7)CREDIT   (8)DEBIT
     20         SALES                    $0.00  $2500.00
     30         CASH                  $2500.00     $0.00











**************************************************************

     You≥á screeε wil∞ bσ 8░ column≤ widσ wherea≤ thi≤ manua∞á i≤ ì
onl∙á 6╡á column≤ wide«á  I⌠ i≤ strongl∙ advisablσ t∩á lis⌠á eacΦ ì
fielΣá numbe≥á iεá thσ overla∙ becausσ yo⌡ wil∞á neeΣá thσá fielΣ ì
numbe≥ t∩ changσ o≥ correc⌠ eacΦ field'≤ entry«á  I⌠ i≤ suggesteΣ ì
tha⌠ yo⌡ lis⌠ eacΦ fielΣ numbe≥ iε (⌐ o≥ [▌ t∩ avoiΣ confusion.
     Thσá compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ 1╕ overla∙ lines«á  Then¼ ì
fo≥á eacΦ fielΣ thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ whicΦ linσá anΣá columε ì
thσá entr∙á i≤á in«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ iµ yo⌡á wan⌠á an∙ ì
repeatinτ field≤ o≥ subrecords«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ se⌠ u≡á thσ ì
repeatinτá field≤ yo⌡ mus⌠ se⌠ theφ u≡ oε thσ samσ line«á  Iε thσ ì
abovσ examplσ thσ accoun⌠ number¼á accoun⌠ name¼ debi⌠ anΣ credi⌠ ì
arσá thσá repeatinτá fields«á  Durinτ thσ "ente≥á ßá ne≈á recordó ì
portioε oµ thσ Maiε prograφ iµ ß subrecorΣ witΦ repeatinτá field≤ ì
i≤á entereΣá thσ compute≥ wil∞ sho≈ an∙ repeatinτ field≤á oεá thσ ì
nex⌠ linσ down«  Iµ yo⌡ specif∙ an∙ sum≤ fo≥ thσ repeatinτ field≤ ì
theε thσ sum≤ wil∞ bσ showε oε linσ 19«á  Thσ sum≤ arσ no⌠ storeΣ ì
iεá memory«á  The∙ arσ recalculateΣ eacΦ timσ al∞ thσá subrecord≤ ì
arσ shown.

************************  CREAL PROGRAM  ************************

     Thσá CREA╠ prograφ filσ i≤ useΣ t∩ se⌠ u≡ realtimσ transfer≤ ì
betweeε thσ files«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ specif∙ ß realtimσ transfe≥ fo≥ ▒ o≥ ì
▓ oµ thσ field≤ iε thσ sourcσ file«  Yo⌡ ma∙ transfe≥ eacΦ oµ thσ ì
field≤ t∩ eithe≥ onσ o≥ tw∩ field≤ iε thσ targe⌠ file«á  Yo⌡á ma∙ ì
either add or subtract each field to its target file.
     Iεá ou≥á samplσá filσ "JOURNALó wσ havσ se⌠á u≡á ßá realtimσ ì
transfer«á  Thσ field≤ DEBI╘ ñ anΣ CREDI╘ ñ arσ transfereΣ t∩ thσ ì
"ACTSUMóá file«á  Thσ recorΣ numbe≥ oµ "ACTSUMó filσ i≤ equa∞á t∩ ì
thσ accou⌠ numbe≥ iε thσ JOURNA╠ file«á  Thσ fielΣ "CREDI╘ ñ ó i≤ ì
addeΣá t∩á thσá "CREDI╘á TOTALó anΣá subtracteΣá froφá thσá fielΣ ì
"BALANCEó iε thσ "ACTSUMó file«á  Thσ fielΣ "DEBI╘ $ó i≤ addeΣ t∩ ì
thσ "BALANC┼ TOTALó iε thσ "ACTSUMó filσ anΣ i≤ als∩ addeΣ t∩ thσ ì
"BALANCEó iε thσ samσ field.
     T∩á ente≥á ß realtimσ descriptioε fo≥ ß filσ yo⌡ mus⌠á firs⌠ ì
se⌠áá thσá realtimσá switcΦá t∩á YES¼áá theεá ente≥á ßáá realtimσ ì
description«á  Iεá enterinτ ß realtimσ descriptioεá thσá compute≥ ì
wil∞á asδ yo⌡ whicΦ filσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ transfe≥ thσ datß to¼á whicΦ ìèfield≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ transfer¼á t∩ whicΦ field≤ iε thσ targe⌠á filσ ì
yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ transfe≥ thσ data¼ anΣ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ adΣ o≥ subtrac⌠ ì
thσ sourcσ fielΣ froφ thσ targe⌠ field.

     Iµ yo⌡ se⌠ u≡ ß realtimσ transfer¼  wheneve≥ yo⌡ ente≥ ß ne≈ ì
entr∙á usinτ thσ maiε prograφ thσ compute≥ wil∞ transfe≥ thσ datß ì
t∩ thσ targe⌠ file«á  Iµ yo⌡ ove≥ writσ ß previou≤ recorΣá numbe≥ ì
thσ compute≥ wil∞ automaticall∙ correc⌠ thσ targe⌠  realtimσ filσ ì
b∙ erasinτ thσ olΣ valuσ froφ thσ targe⌠ file«á  Iµ yo⌡ changσ o≥ ì
correc⌠á thσá sourcσ filσ thσ realtimσ targe⌠ filσ wil∞á als∩á bσ ì
corrected«á  Eveε iµ yo⌡ changσ thσ fielΣ iε thσ sourcσ filσ tha⌠ ì
point≤á t∩ thσ recorΣ numbe≥ iε thσ seconΣ filσ thσ compute≥ wil∞ ì
erasσá thσá transfe≥á t∩ thσ incorrec⌠á recorΣá numbe≥á anΣá theε ì
transfe≥ thσ datß t∩ thσ correc⌠ recorΣ number.

     Iµá yo⌡á se⌠ u≡ realtimσ transfe≥ yo⌡ shoulΣ als∩ se⌠á u≡á ß ì
regula≥á transfe≥á t∩ check/correc⌠ thσ datß iε thσ targe⌠á file«  ì
Transferinτ datß betweeε tw∩ file≤ i≤ onσ oµ thσ mos⌠ erro≥ pronσ ì
area≤ iε compute≥ programming«  Iµ thσ compute≥ crashe≤ afte≥ thσ ì
recorΣá i≤á writteε oε thσ sourcσ filσ anΣ beforσ thσá recorΣá i≤ ì
writteε oε thσ targe⌠ filσ you≥ datß wil∞ bσ incorrect«
     Yo⌡á caεá alway≤ usσ thσ changσ prograφ t∩á se⌠á thσá targe⌠ ì
field≤á t∩á zer∩ anΣ theε usσ ß regula≥ transfe≥ t∩á correc⌠á thσ ì
targe⌠á filσá fo≥á an∙ erro≥ tha⌠ ma∙ havσ crep⌠ iεá durinτá  thσ ì
realtimσ transfers.
     Iεá settinτá u≡ thσ realtimσ transfer¼á thσ pointe≥á t∩á thσ ì
targe⌠á recorΣá numbe≥á mus⌠á bσá aεá intege≥á anΣá thσáá record≤ ì
transfereΣá mus⌠á bσ eithe≥ doublσ precisioε o≥ dolla≥ anΣá cent≤ ì
amounts«á  Als∩ iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ subtrac⌠ durinτ thσá realtimσ ì
transfe≥ se⌠ u≡ thσ subtractioε a≤ thσ seconΣ oµ thσ transfers«

                          APPLICATIONS

     Ou≥ entirσ systeφ wa≤ designeΣ froφ thσ grounΣ u≡ t∩á handlσ ì
accounting¼á  payrol∞ accounting¼á inventory¼ account≤ receivablσ ì
anΣ account≤ payable«á  B∙ usinτ onσ systeφ t∩ handlσ al∞ oµ you≥ ì
busines≤á applicatioεs yo⌡ savσ oε traininτ time«á  Somσá oµá thσ ì
suggesteΣ application≤ arσ listeΣ below.

                           ACCOUNTING

     Onσá possibilit∙á  i≤á t∩á se⌠ u≡ ß journa∞á filσá witΦá thσ ì
followinτ field≤ :
     FIELD 1 : Transaction Number
     FIELD 2 : Month
     FIELD 3 : Day
     FIELD 4 : Transaction Explanation
     FIELD 5 : Account Number
     FIELD 6 : Debit $ Amount     } use only field 6 or 7
     FIELD 7 : Credit $ Amount    }
     FIELD 8 : Cost Center     ******  optional  *******
Thσ drawbacδ t∩ thi≤ methoΣ i≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ t∩ ente≥ thσ tw∩  o≥ ì
morσ record≤ fo≥ eacΦ transaction«á  Howeve≥ b∙ usinτ thσ "=ó anΣ ì
thσá "^óá iεá thσá ne≈ entr∙ optioε  yo⌡á caεá easil∙á ente≥á thσ ì
repetitiou≤á fields«á    Firs⌠ yo⌡ havσ t∩ ente≥ ß recorΣ fo≥ thσ ìèdebi⌠ account«á  Theε yo⌡ ente≥ ß recorΣ fo≥ thσ credi⌠á account«  ì
Yo⌡ ma∙ ente≥ morσ theε ▓ account≤ fo≥ ß singlσ transactioε whicΦ ì
i≤á onσá oµá thσá advantage≤ oµ storinτá you≥á datßá iná separatσ  ì
records«á  Se⌠ u≡ thσ accoun⌠ number¼á accoun⌠ name¼á debi⌠ ñ anΣ ì
credi⌠á ñ a≤ repeatinτ fields«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ havσ thσ debi⌠ ñ ì
anΣ credi⌠ ñ summeΣ t∩ preven⌠ entr∙ errors.

     Iµá yo⌡ sor⌠ thσ Journa∞ filσ b∙ thσ Accoun⌠ Numbe≥ yo⌡ wil∞ ì
havσ jus⌠ createΣ ß ledger«á  Thi≤ closσ relationshi≡ betweeε thσ ì
journa∞áá anΣáá thσá ledge≥á make≤á "postingóáá mistake≤áá almos⌠   ì
impossible«
     Yo⌡ ma∙ usσ eithe≥ ß transfe≥ optioε o≥ thσ scaε prograφá t∩ ì
adΣ t∩ thσ total≤ fo≥ eacΦ account«  Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ usσ ß custoφ ì
transfe≥ t∩ transfe≥ thσ sum≤ fo≥ eacΦ filσ t∩ aε "ACCOUNTSó filσ ì
witΦ thσ forma⌠ :
     FIELD 1: Account Name
     FIELD 2: Debit total
     FIELD 3: Credit Total
     FIELD 4: Balance

     Iµ thσ book≤ arσ ou⌠ oµ balancσ yo⌡ caε usσ thσ scaε prograφ ì
t∩á adΣ thσ debit≤ anΣ credit≤ oµ al∞ thσ transactions«á  Iµá thσ ì
tota∞áá debit≤á doe≤á no⌠á equa∞á thσá tota∞á credit≤á fo≥áá eacΦ ì
transaction¼ theε therσ i≤ ß mistakσ iε enterinτ thσ transaction«  ì
Iµá mos⌠á oµ you≥ transaction≤ affec⌠ onl∙ tw∩ account≤ theεá an∙ ì
transactioε entr∙ mistake≤ shoulΣ stanΣ ou⌠ iε thσ journal«  Als∩ ì
usinτ thσ "^ó iε thσ maiε prograφ  wil∞ minimizσ entr∙ errors.

                             PAYROLL

     Fo≥ payrol∞ calculation≤ i⌠ i≤ suggesteΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ se⌠ u≡ tw∩ ì
files«á Aε Employeσ pa∙ summar∙ containinτ payrol∞ informatioε oε ì
eacΦ employeσ anΣ ┴ paychecδ filσ containinτ thσ paychecks.
Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ "PAYSUMó likσ :
  FIEL─ 1.║ Employeσ number
  FIEL─ 2.║ Employeσ name
  FIEL─ 3.║ Socia∞ Securit∙ Number
  FIEL─ 4.║ Stree⌠ Address
  FIEL─ 5.║ City/State/Zi≡ Code
  FIEL─ 6.║ Hourl∙ Pa∙
  FIEL─ 7.║ Statσ Ta° Numbe≥ ╗ correspondinτ t∩ ta° tablσ number
  FIEL─ 8.║ Married/singlσ codσ number
  FIEL─ 9.║ FixeΣ Dollar≤ Deductions
  FIEL─ 10║ Payrol∞ Period
  FIEL─ 11║ Tota∞ Earning≤ t∩ Date
  FIEL─ 12║ Federa∞ Ta° withhelΣ t∩ Date
  FIEL─ 13║ Statσ Ta° withhelΣ t∩ Date
  FIEL─ 14║ Federa∞  allowancσ fo≥ deductioε pe≥ period
  FIEL─ 15║ Statσ allowancσ fo≥ deduction
  FIEL─ 16║ Ñ Deduction≤ iµ an∙ ║ Optional


Thσ paychecδ filσ coulΣ  bσ se⌠ u≡ somethinτ likσ :
  FIEL─ ▒ :Employeσ Number
  FIEL─ ▓ :Regula≥ hour≤ workedè  FIEL─ │ :Overtimσ hour≤ worked
  FIEL─ ┤ :Regula≥ pa∙ ratσ            -Ge⌠ froφ abovσ file
  FIEL─ ╡ :Overtimσ pa∙ ratσ           -1.╡ timσ regula≥ pay
  FIEL─ ╢ :Regula≥ pa∙                 -hour≤ workeΣ ╪ rate
  FIEL─ ╖ :Overtimσ pa∙                -hour≤ workeΣ ╪ rate
  FIEL─ ╕ :Tota∞ pa∙ beforσ taxe≤      -adΣ thσ ▓ above
  FIEL─ ╣ :Singlσ MarrieΣ Codσ Numbe≥  -Ge⌠ froφ abovσ file
  FIEL─ 10:Statσ ta° tablσ numbe≥      -Ge⌠ froφ abovσ file
  FIEL─ 11:Allowancσ fo≥ statσ deduction-Ge⌠ froφ abovσ file
  FIEL─ 12:Federa∞ Ta°                 -Computσ usinτ ta° tables
  FIEL─ 13:Statσ Ta°                   -Computσ usinτ ta° table
  FIEL─ 14:Pa∙ afte≥ statσ ta°         -Pa∙ minu≤ statσ tax
  FIEL─ 15:Pa∙ afte≥ federa∞ ta°       -Abovσ fielΣ minu≤ feΣ tax

A≤á yo⌡ caε seσ yo⌡ onl∙ havσ t∩ ente≥ thσ firs⌠ │á fields«á  Thσ ì
res⌠ arσ automaticall∙ computed«  Usσ thσ custoφ inpu⌠ prograφ t∩ ì
se⌠ u≡ thσ automatiπ calculations.

Yo⌡á coulΣá als∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ paychecδ filσ s∩á tha⌠á thσá operato≥ ì
enter≤ thσ beforσ ta° pay«á   Fo≥ salarieΣ  employee≤ wh∩ ge⌠ thσ ì
samσá pa∙ ever∙ weeδ yo⌡ coulΣ ge⌠ thei≥ pa∙ froφ thei≥á employeσ ì
pa∙ record.


                            INVENTORY

     Therσáá arσá severa∞á differen⌠á way≤á oµá maintainninτáá aε ì
inventory«á  Therσ arσ perpetua∞ anΣ periodiπ systems«  Therσ arσ ì
als∩á severa∞á differen⌠á way≤á oµá figurinτá thσá valuσá oµá thσ ì
inventor∙á iε stocδ sucΦ a≤ FIFO,LIFO¼á lowe≥ oµ cos⌠ o≥á market¼ ì
retai∞á method¼á etc«á Iε al∞ therσ arσ a⌠ leas⌠ ß dozeε possiblσ ì
way≤á t∩á maintaiε aε inventory«á  Belo≈ i≤ ßá simplσá methoΣá oµ ì
keepinτ tracδ oµ you≥ inventory«
 Usσá ßá singlσ filσ witΦ thσ followinτ fields║á  ì
  FIEL─ ▒ :iteφ number
  FIEL─ ▓ :numbe≥ iε stock
  FIEL─ │ :cos⌠ oµ eacΦ item
  FIEL─ ┤ :tota∞ cos⌠  - numbe≥ iε stocδ time≤ cos⌠ pe≥ item

     Morσá comple° anΣ informativσ inventor∙á managemen⌠á design≤ ì
arσ available«

            ACCOUNT╙ RECEIVABL┼ AN─ ACCOUNT╙ PAYABLE

     Therσá arσá severa∞á differen⌠ way≤ oµ storinτá anΣá keepinτ ì
tracδá oµá you≥á accoun⌠á receivable≤á   anΣá account≤áá payable«  ì
Account≤á payablσá anΣ account≤ receivable≤  arσ prett∙á similar«  ì
Thσ differencσ i≤ tha⌠ witΦ account≤ receivablσ   peoplσ owσá yo⌡ ì
mone∙ whilσ witΦ account≤ payablσ yo⌡ owσ peoplσ money.
     Thi≤áá manua∞áá wil∞áá onl∙á cove≥áá  account≤áá receivable«     ì
Howeve≥á yo⌡á shoulΣá bσ ablσ t∩ se⌠ u≡ aεá account≤á payablσá iε ì
almos⌠ thσ samσ format.
     Yo⌡á wil∞á probabl∙ wan⌠ t∩ se⌠ tw∩ files«á  ┴á maste≥á filσ ì
containinτ ║
     FIEL─ ▒ ║ Nameè     FIEL─ ▓ ║ Stree⌠ Address
     FIELD 3 : City/State/Zip
     FIELD 4 : Total amount owed
     FIELD 5 : Credit limit
     FIELD 6 : Debitor number

and a transaction file containing :
     FIELD 1 : Debitor number
     FIELD 2 : Items Bought
     FIELD 3 : Total Charged
     FIELD 4 : Date

Thσ tota∞ chargeΣ caε bσ addeΣ t∩ thσ tota∞ amoun⌠ oweΣ b∙á usinτ ì
ßá custoφá transfer«á  Yo⌡á coulΣ ente≥ an∙ paymen⌠á a≤á negativσ ì
amoun⌠   chargeΣ o≥ yo⌡ coulΣ havσ ß separatσ  filσ fo≥á payment≤ ì
set up likσ thσ transactioε file.

              INITIAL MENUS FOR THE CUSTOM PROGRAMS

        - CFORM             - NEW CUSTOM FORMS
                            - READ A FORM DESCRIPTION
                                with - CORRECTIONS
                                     - PRINT ON PAPER

        - CFILE             - ENTER A FILE DESCRIPTION
                            - READ A SINGLE FILE DESCRIPTION
                            - READ ALL FILE DESCRIPTIONS
                            - PRINT ON PAPER ONE FILE
                            - PRINԠON PAPER ALL THE FILE
                                  DESCRIPTIONS

        - CTRANSFE          - ENTER A TRANSFER DESCRIPTION
                            - READ A TRANSFER DESCRIPTION
                            - PRINԠA TRANSFER DESCRIPTION

        - CINPUT            - ENTER A NEW INPUT DESCRIPTION
                            - READ A CUSTOM INPUT DESCRIPTION
                            - PRINT A CUSTOM INPUT DESCRIPTION

        - CSCREEN           - ENTER A NEW SCREEN DESCRIPTION
                            - READ A SCREEN DESCRIPTION
                            - PRINT A SCREEN ON PAPER
                            - CORRECT A SCREEN

        - CLIMITS           - READ THE LIMITS SWITCH
                            - PRINT THE LIMITS SWITCH ON PAPER
                            - READ THE LIMITS
                            - PRINT THE LIMITS ON PAPER
                            - ENTER ALL NEW LIMITS FOR A FILE
                            - ENTER NEW LIMITS FOR ONE FIELD

        - CREAL             - READ THE REALTIME SWITCH
                            - PRINT THE REALTIME SWITCH ON PAPER
                            - READ THE REALTIME TRANSFER DATA
                            - PRINT THE REALTIME DATA ON PAPERè                            - ENTER REALTIME DATA

                          LIST OF FILES

I. Program Files :
    1. MAIN
    2. FORM
    3. TRANSFER
    4. SCAN
    5. CHANGE
    6. SORT
    7. ASCII
    8. CFILE
    9. CINPUT
    10.CSCREEN
    11. CTRANSFE
    12. CFORM
    13. CLIMITS
    14. CREAL
    15. TESTACSI


II. Program Data Files
    1. FFILE     - Contains files specifications
    2. TFER      - Contains Transfer Specifications
    3. FORMLIST  - Contains a list of all forms
    4. IDATA1, IDATA2, IDATA3,.....  - One for each file
           - contains the input description
    5. SCTEST - Contains a list of all files with screens
    6. SCREEN1,SCREEN2,SCREEN3 ..... the screen descriptions
    7. IDEX - Contains a list of all files with limits
    8. MAXMIN1,MAXMIN2,MAXMIN3, ..... the limits for each file
    9. REALTIME - Contains the realtime flags for each file
   10. REAL1,REAL2 - Contains the realtime data for a file

III. Form Data Files :
    1. The specifications for each form are each stored on a
       separate  file with the form name being the same as the
       file name.
IV. User Data Files :
    1. KEYLIST - The names corresponding to each key
    2. TAXSCH - Tax tables
    3. All other files you may wish to add

                           DATA ENTRY

The prompt for an entry is :
  >__<  or
  >_______<  or
  >___________________<
For integers you may only enter 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0, or -
For single precision number you may enter :
     1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,-,+,$,%
For double precision numbers you may enter :
     1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,-,+,$,%èFor strings you may enter any number or letter or other character
     except  <,>,= as they are used for control in the new entry.
If you try to enter a letter when a number is required the
     computer will not accept the letter and sound a beep.

                         NEW DATA ENTRY

     In the new data entry section the characters <,>, and = are
used for control.
     " < " restarts the data entry at the first field.
     " > " is to escape the data entry process  before the last
              field.
     " = " sets the current field to the same value that the same
              field in the last record entered had.
     ó ▐ ó set≤ thσ curren⌠ fielΣ t∩ thσ samσ valuσá tha⌠á thσ ì
              nex⌠á highe≥ numbe≥ fielΣá iεá thσá las⌠
              record entered had.  This is for use in entering
              journal entries where the credit amount is equal to
              the debit amount in the last entry.

                         ENTRY CONTROLS

RETURN : Press return when you are done with the entry.
CONTROL-╤á o≥ BACKSPAC┼ ║á Move≤ thσ curso≥ bacδ anΣá erase≤á thσ ì
                           las⌠ character.
CONTROL-S OR LEFT ARROW : Moves the cursor left.
CONTROL-D OR RIGHT ARROW: Moves the cursor right.
CONTROL-F OR INSERT     : Inserts a space where the cursor is.
CONTROL-┴ O╥ DELET┼     ║á Delete≤ thσ characte≥ o≥ spacσá wherσ ì
                            thσ curso≥ is.
     Thi≤á i≤ onσ oµ thσ area≤ oµ incompatibilit∙á betweeεá basiπ ì
languages«á  Thσá prograφá read≤ thσ ASCI╔ codσ oµá thσá keyboarΣ ì
entrie≤á anΣ goe≤ t∩ thσ subroutinσ tha⌠ perform≤ thσá insertion¼ ì
deletion¼á etc«  Thi≤ i≤ iε line≤ 14590- 1462░ anΣ 15190-1525░ oµ ì
thσ MAI╬ program«

****¬  DEFAUL╘ VALUE╙  *****

     Fo≥ al∞ numbe≥ thσ defaul⌠ valuσ i≤ 1«á  Iµ yo⌡ pres≤ returε ì
withou⌠á enterinτ an∙ othe≥ number≤ theε thσ compute≥ wil∞ assumσ ì
yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ numbe≥ one«á  Iε man∙ oµ thσ option≤ thσ numbe≥á onσ ì
optioεá wil∞ bσ useΣ thσ most«á  B∙ jus⌠ pressinτ returε yo⌡ wil∞ ì
bσ ablσ t∩ ente≥ you≥ informatioε faster«á Iε thσ MAI╬ prograφ iµ ì
yo⌡á pres≤ thσ spacσ ba≥ theε pres≤ returε thσ defaul⌠ valuσá fo≥ ì
number≤ change≤ t∩ zero«
     For all strings the default value is a blank string.


                        FILE EXPLANATION

     Al∞á oµá you≥á datß i≤ storeΣ iεá files«á  ┴á filσá contain≤ ì
records«á  EacΦá recorΣ contain≤ informatioε storeΣ iεá different ì
fields .  A simple example of a file is shown below.

FILE : TELEPHONE  èRECORD # 1
  FIELD # 1
    FIELD NAME : NAME
      ENTRY      : John Doe
  FIELD #2
    FIELD NAME : TELEPHONE NUMBER
      ENTRY      : 123-4567
RECORD # 2
  FIELD # 1
    FIELD NAME : NAME
      ENTRY      : John Smith
  FIELD # 2
    FIELD NAME : TELEPHONE NUMBER
      ENTRY      : 345-6789
RECORD #3
  FIELD # 1
    FIELD NAME : NAME
      ENTRY      : Tom Brown
  FIELD # 2
    FIELD NAME : TELEPHONE NUMBER
      ENTRY      : 333-1111

Yo⌡á shoulΣá kno≈ thσ followinτ fact≤ t∩ ge⌠ thσ bes⌠ usσ oµá an∙ ì
datß basσ systeφ :
    1. A file may contain any number of records up to the storage
         limits of your floppy disks.
    2«á EacΦá recordá contain≤á thσ samσ numbe≥, type and names  ì
         of the fields.
    3«á You≥ informatioε i≤ storeΣ iε ß fielΣ whicΦ i≤ par⌠ oµá ß ì
         record.  All the records make up the entire file

Therσá arσ severa∞ type≤ oµ fields«á Fo≥ morσ informatioε seσ thσ ì
Custoφ prograφ section«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ ne≈ t∩ computer≤ anΣ d∩á no⌠ ì
understanΣ thσ concep⌠ oµ files¼á records¼á anΣ field≤ wσ sugges⌠ ì
readinτ ß booδ oε beginninτ basiπ programming.

                  SUBRECORDS / REPEATING FIELDS

     Thσáá subrecord/repeatinτá field≤á optioεá i≤á ßá methoΣá oµ ì
enterinτá severa∞á record≤ tha⌠ sharσ simila≥á datßá and/o≥á havσ ì
repeatinτá fields«á  Conside≥á thσá examplσ showε iεá thσá samplσ ì
screen«  Doublσ entr∙ accountinτ require≤ tw∩ o≥ morσ entrie≤ fo≥ ì
eacΦ transaction«á  Thσ datσ anΣ descriptioε sta∙ thσ samσá whilσ ì
thσá accoun⌠á number¼á accoun⌠á name¼á credi⌠ anΣ debi⌠á arσá thσ ì
repeatinτá fields«á  Aε entirσ recorΣ i≤ storeΣ oε thσá disδá fo≥ ì
eacΦ subrecord«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ specif∙ tha⌠ sum≤ oµ eacΦ subrecord≤ bσ ì
displayed«á  Thσá sum≤á arσ no⌠ storeΣ iε memory«á  Thσ sum≤á arσ ì
recalculateΣ eacΦ timσ thσ subrecord≤  arσ displayed«á  Thσá sum≤ ì
arσá displayeΣ oε thσ nineteentΦ linσ iε thσ columε tha⌠ the∙ arσ ì
summeΣá from«á  Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ understanΣ thσ abovσ tr∙ usinτá thσ ì
maiεá prograφ anΣ usσ thσ subrecorΣ option≤ iε enterinτ datßá fo≥ ì
filσ #1.


è                      KEYLIST EXPLANATION

     Aεá intege≥ fielΣ ma∙ bσ specifieΣ iε thσ CFIL┼ prograφ a≤ ß ì
ke∙á t∩á ß lis⌠ oµ strings«á  Iε thσ samplσá file≤á thσá employeσ ì
number≤ arσ thσ key≤ t∩ thσ employee'≤ name«á  Als∩ iε thσ samplσ ì
files the account numbers are the keys to the account names.
     Iεá designinτá system≤á i⌠ i≤ usuall∙ bes⌠á t∩á avoiΣá usinτ ì
string≤á tha⌠á arσ useΣ a≤ pointer≤ o≥ iε an∙á calculation«á  Thσ ì
probleφáá witΦá usinτá string≤á i≤á tha⌠á the∙á arσá to∩áá easil∙ ì
incorrectly entered.  For example the strings :
     Stephen Anthony
     Stephen  Anthony
     Stephen Anthony, T
      Stephen Anthony
     Stephen T Anthony
arσá al∞ seeε a≤ differen⌠ peoplσ b∙ thσ computer«á  Whilσ i⌠á i≤ ì
possiblσá t∩ writσ program≤ usinτ string≤ i⌠ usuall∙ cause≤á morσ ì
problems than it is worth.
     I⌠á i≤á easie≥á t∩ assigε eacΦ employeσá ßá number«á  I⌠á i≤ ì
usuall∙á easie≥ t∩ ente≥ ß numbe≥ thaε tr∙ t∩ typσ iε 2░ o≥á morσ ì
letter≤á iε thσ samσ exac⌠ order«á  However¼á peoplσ recognizσá ß ì
namσá easie≥ thaε the∙ caε recognizσ ß number«á  Fo≥ examplσ iµ ß ì
recorΣ show≤ ß paychecδ t∩ employeσ numbe≥ ▒ fo≥ $30░ yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠ ì
recal∞á wh∩á employeσ numbe≥ ▒ is«á  B∙á declarinτá thσá employeσ ì
numbe≥á t∩á bσ ß ke∙ t∩ ß lis⌠ ever∙ timσ thσ employeσ numbe≥á i≤ ì
showεá thσ employee≤ namσ wil∞ als∩ bσ shown«á  Thσ samσ i≤á truσ ì
fo≥á thσá accoun⌠ numbers«á  Yo⌡ caε seσ ho≈ thσá keylis⌠á optioε ì
work≤á b∙á readinτá ß recorΣ iε thσ samplσ filσá ▒á "JOURNALóá o≥ ì
samplσ filσ │ "PAYCHECK".
     Yo⌡á caεá definσ you≥ owε keylist«á  Wheεá usinτá thσá CFIL┼ ì
prograφ t∩ se⌠ u≡ you≥ files¼ yo⌡ ma∙ declarσ aε intege≥ valuσ t∩ ì
bσá ßá ke∙á t∩ ß list«á  Thσ keylis⌠ string≤ arσ storeΣá iεá filσ ì
numbe≥ 1░ "KEYLIST"«  Thσ keylis⌠ filσ i≤ se⌠ u≡ a≤ :
    Field 1 :  List Number
    Field 2 :  Row Number
    Field 3 :  The Key  (the string)

     Thσá lis⌠á numbe≥á i≤á thσ lis⌠ numbe≥á t∩á whicΦá thi≤á ke∙ ì
corresponds«á  Thσ ro≈ numbe≥ i≤ thσ numbe≥ tha⌠ thσ intege≥á ke∙ ì
mus⌠ havσ fo≥ thσ compute≥ t∩ prin⌠ thσ string«á  Fo≥ example¼ t∩  ì
ente≥á ßá ke∙ fo≥ ß ne≈ employeσ Johε SmitΦ a≤ employeσ numbe≥á ╕ ì
usσá thσá maiεá prograφ t∩ ente≥ ß ne≈á recorΣá numbe≥á  (d∩á no⌠ ì
overwritσ an∙ olΣ record≤ unles≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ to⌐ iε thσ KEYLIS╘ filσ ì
numbe≥ 1░ a≤ ║

    Field 1 : 1  (the employee numbers have been assigned to
                  list number one in the CFILE program)
    FielΣ ▓ : ╕   (yo⌡ want employeσ numbe≥ eigh⌠ t∩ corresponΣ ì
                   to the below key)
    Field 3 : John Smith

     I⌠á doe≤á no⌠ matte≥ whicΦ recorΣ numbe≥ yo⌡ pu⌠á thσá abovσ ì
datß in«á  Thσ operation≤ program≤ read≤ thσ entirσ keylis⌠á filσ ì
int∩á memor∙á a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµ prograφ anΣ store≤ thσá string≤á iε ì
memory.  è
                     DATA BASE SPECIFICATION
                     (or memory limitation)

     The program as distributed has the following limitations:

1. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FILES    : 15     on one program data disk
2. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIELDS   : 28
3. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RECORDS  : 16,000 per disk if disk space is
                                       available
                              : using Basic 2.0,   16 million
4. MAXIMUM STRING LENGTH      : 55 characters

     Thσá maximuφá numbe≥ oµ file≤ pe≥ prograφ datß disδ anΣá thσ ì
maximuφ numbe≥ oµ field≤ arσ limiteΣ b∙ thσ memor∙ addressablσ b∙ ì
you≥á basiπá languagσá (probabl∙ 64K)«á  Thσá maximuφá numbe≥á oµ ì
record≤ pe≥ disδ i≤ limiteΣ eithe≥ b∙ thσ disδ spacσ availablσ o≥ ì
b∙á thσ larges⌠ intege≥ you≥ Basiπ wil∞ handlσ o≥ b∙ thσá larges⌠ ì
singlσá precisioεá numbe≥ iµ thσ GE╘ anΣ PU╘ statement≤á iεá you≥ ì
Basiπá languagσá caεá usσá singlσá precisioεá numbers«á  Iεá mos⌠ ì
application≤ yo⌡ wil∞ onl∙ bσ ablσ t∩ fi⌠ ß fe≈ thousanΣá record≤ ì
oε ß disk«  Yo⌡ caε usσ a≤ man∙ disk≤ fo≥ thσ filσ a≤ yo⌡ neeΣ s∩ ì
yo⌡á arσ no⌠ reall∙ limiteΣ witΦ regarΣ t∩ thσ maximuφ numbe≥á oµ ì
records«á  Thσá maximuφá strinτ lengtΦ wa≤ se⌠ t∩ 5╡ s∩á tha⌠á i⌠ ì
woulΣá fi⌠á oεá aε eight∙ columε screeε witΦ it≤ fielΣá namσá anΣ ì
number«á  Iµá yo⌡ neeΣ ß longe≥ strinτ yo⌡ caε alway≤ usσ tw∩á o≥ ì
morσ string≤ t∩ holΣ thσ samσ information.
     Yo⌡á caεá changσ thσ maximuφ numbe≥ oµ file≤ anΣá field≤á b∙ ì
increasinτá thσ dimension≤ oµ al∞ thσ variable≤ tha⌠ arσ requireΣ ì
fo≥ eacΦ filσ anΣ field«  Oµ coursσ yo⌡ arσ limiteΣ b∙ thσ memor∙ ì
tha⌠ you≥ Basiπ caε address«  Thσ compileΣ versioε wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ ì
morσ memory«  Thσ compileΣ versioε wil∞ easil∙ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ g∩ u≡ ì
t∩ 1╕ file≤ oµ 5░ variables«  Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ SANY╧ basiπ o≥ onσ ì
oµá thσ Basics that give≤ yo⌡ thσ ful∞ 64╦ memor∙ fo≥á datßá theε ì
you can easily use up to 18 files of 50 variables.
     Yo⌡á caε alway≤ adΣ morσ file≤ b∙ usinτ tw∩ o≥ morσá prograφ ì
datßá disk≤ witΦ u≡ t∩ 1╡ differen⌠ file≤ oε eacΦá one«á  Howeve≥ ì
yo⌡á wil∞á no⌠á bσá ablσ t∩ transfe≥á datßá betweeεá file≤á whosσ ì
description≤ arσ oε tw∩ differen⌠ prograφ datß disks.

MAXIMUM FORM LENGTH                : 80 LINES
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER LINE : 10

     The maximum length of each form and the number of entries is
limiteΣá b∙á thσ Dimensioε (DIM⌐ statemen⌠ iε thσ FOR═ anΣá CFOR═ ì
program«á  Yo⌡ caε increasσ thσ limit≤ b∙ changinτ thσ dimension≤ ì
oµ thσ variables.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRANSFERS        : 10
   per data disk

     Thσá maximuφ numbe≥ oµ transfer≤ i≤ limiteΣ b∙ thσ dimensioε ì
statemen⌠ iε thσ TRANSFE╥ anΣ CTRANSF┼ program.

èMAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUBTOTALS        : ON 3 FIELDS
                                   : integer values 1 to 200

     Iµ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ subtota∞ on field≤ witΦ value≤ highe≥ thaε 20░ ì
thσn changσ thσ dimensioε oµ thσ SUMAF#(3,200⌐ t∩ SUMAF#(3,400⌐ o≥ ì
whateve≥ anΣ hopσ yo⌡ don'⌠ ruε ou⌠ oµ memory.

     Therσ arσ othe≥ mino≥ limitation≤ iε thσ program«á  Mos⌠ arσ ì
associateΣ witΦ limitation≤ iε thσ dimension≤ oµ variables«á  Fo≥ ì
examplσá yo⌡á caεá onl∙á adΣ u≡ t∩ ╢ othe≥á field≤á iεá aεá inpu⌠ ì
description«á  Iµ ruε int∩ aε "arra∙ ou⌠ oµ bound≤ erroró yo⌡ caε ì
probabl∙ redimensioε thσ arra∙ t∩ solvσ you≥ problem«

                      PROGRAM LENGTH LIMITS

     Dependinτá oε whicΦ versioε oµ Basiπ yo⌡ arσ usinτá yo⌡á ma∙ ì
havσ problem≤ witΦ thσ prograφ lengtΦ oµ thσ maiε program«á  Mos⌠ ì
version≤á oµ Basiπ restric⌠ yo⌡ t∩ 64╦ oµ prograφ anΣá variables«  ì
Thσá maiε prograφ i≤ current∙ jus⌠ abou⌠ a⌠ tha⌠ 64╦ limit«á  Thσ ì
compileΣá versioεá doe≤ no⌠ havσ thi≤ probleφ a≤á i⌠á allow≤á 64╦ ì
prograφáá plu≤á 64╦á oµá variables«áá  Iµá yo⌡á ruεá int∩á memor∙ ì
limitations¼á yo⌡á ma∙á wan⌠ t∩ deletσ unuseΣ part≤ oµá thσá maiε ì
program«  Fo≥ busines≤ application≤ i⌠ i≤ strongl∙ suggesteΣ tha⌠ ì
yo⌡ usσ ß compileΣ versioε oµ thi≤ program«á  ┴ compileΣá versioε ì
wil∞á ruε threσ t∩ teε time≤ faste≥ theε thσ Basiπ version«á  Thσ ì
compileΣá versioεá wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ abou⌠ threσ time≤á thσá memory«  ì
Thσ basiπ versioε wil∞ ruε ou⌠ oµ memor∙ ver∙ fas⌠ iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ß ì
largσ keylis⌠ anΣ ta° table≤ etc«


                          BASIC VERSION

     Iεá thi≤ manua∞ wheε wσ refe≥ t∩ thσ basiπ versioεá wσá meaε ì
thσá interperteΣá Basiπ version«á  Wheε ╔ refe≥ t∩á thσá compileΣ ì
versioε wσ meaε thσ compileΣ Basiπ version«  Thσ compileΣ versioε ì
i≤á compileΣá iεá Microsof⌠á Basiπ anΣ doe≤á no⌠á usσá thσá Basiπ ì
languagσ oε you≥ computer«  Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ thσ compileΣ versioε ì
yo⌡áá d∩áá no⌠á havσá t∩á worr∙á abou⌠á an∙á oµáá thσáá followinτ ì
incompatabilit∙ problem≤ witΦ thσ Basiπ version«

                       MEMORY REQUIREMENTS

     T∩á ruε thσ Basiπ versioε you≥ compute≥ need≤ a⌠á leas⌠á 64╦ ì
fo≥á thσá program≤á anΣ variable≤ plu≤ memor∙ fo≥á thσá operatinτ ì
system¼á basiπ interperter¼á anΣ possibl∙ fo≥ thσ screen«  Iµ yo⌡ ì
arσá usinτ ß compute≥ whicΦ ha≤ thσ basiπ iε RO═ theε yo⌡ ma∙á bσ ì
ablσ t∩ ruε thσ prograφ oε ß 128╦ computer«á  Mos⌠ computer≤ wil∞ ì
requirσ 192K«
**********************  READ THIS SECTION  **********************
     Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ IB═ Basiπ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ invokσ thσ Basiπ ì
languagσá usinτ thσ BASI├ /S:51▓ t∩ allo≈ randoφ acces≤ file≤á u≡ ì
t∩ 51▓ bytes«  Yo⌡ wil∞ als∩ havσ t∩ ente≥ thσ commanΣ KE┘ OF╞ t∩ ì
turε off thσ lis⌠ oµ key≤ oε linσ 2╡ wheε usinτ thσ MAI╬ program«  ì
Yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ writσ thσ commanΣ KE┘ OF╞ int∩ thσ MAI╬á prograφ ì
iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ IB═ basiπ ¿eg«á 5╡ KE┘ OF╞)«áWe  havσ no⌠ donσ ìèso for compatibility reasons.

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READ THIS :
     Thσá Basiπá program≤á arσá distributeΣá iεá ACSI╔á forφá fo≥ ì
compatibilit∙ reasons«á  The∙ werσ saveΣ witΦ thσ ,┴ optioε (SAV┼ ì
"MAIN",A)«  Fo≥ faste≥ loadinτ oµ thσ programs¼ loaΣ eacΦ prograφ ì
theε savσ eacΦ prograφ withou⌠ usinτ thσ ,┴ optioε (SAV┼ "MAIN").
Iµá you≥ compute≥ use≤ 36░ ╦ disk≤ cop∙ thσ 32░ ╦ disk≤ t∩ 36░á ╦ ì
disks using " A: copy *.* b: ".
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     Wσá havσ developeΣ thi≤ systeφ usinτ SANY╧ basiπ oε ßá SANY╧ ì
computer«á Wσá theε compilσ mos⌠ oµ m∙ program≤ oε thσá Microsof⌠ ì
Basiπá Compiler«á  SANY╧á Basiπ i≤ downwarΣ compatiablσ witΦá IB═ ì
Basic«á Iµá yo⌡ usσ IB═ Basiπ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ ruε ou⌠ oµá memor∙ ì
ver∙á fast«á Wσá sugges⌠ usinτ ß compileΣ versioε rathe≥á theεá ß ì
basiπ version«

                 Differences in Basic Languages:

     Thi≤á prograφá use≤á thσá followinτ command≤á whicΦá ma∙á bσ ì
slightl∙ differen⌠ than the version of basic you are using.
     1. CLS - CLEAR SCREEN
     2. LOCATE - locates the position on the screen
     3. LOF( ) - returns the file length
     4. PRINT CHR$(8) - Moves the cursor back one space.
            ****  note IBM BASIC uses PRINT CHR$(29) ****

     Iµá you≥á Basiπá doe≤á no⌠ suppor⌠ thesσá command≤á yo⌡á caε ì
usuall∙á simulatσá thσá command≤á iεá you≥á language«á Thσá abovσ ì
command≤ were used onl∙ oncσ iε eacΦ prograφ iε ß subroutine.

                          PRINT CHR$(8)

NOT┼ ║á W┼ DISTRIBUT┼ TH┼ DAT┴ BAS┼ WIT╚ EITHE╥ C╚ ╜ ╕ FO╥á USER╙ ì
O╞ MICROSOF╘ BASI├ O╥ C╚ ╜ 2╣ FO╥ IB═ BASIC«á  YO╒ MA┘ O╥ MA┘ NO╘ ì
HAV┼ T╧ MAK┼ TH┼ FOLLOWIN╟ CHANGE.

     Iµá yo⌡ tr∙ thσ program≤ anΣ thσ promp⌠ doe≤ no⌠ contaiε thσ ì
cursor yo⌡ probabl∙ havσ t∩ makσ thi≤ change«á  Thσ promp⌠ shoulΣ ì
look like :
>__<
with the cursor just to the left of the >.

     Iµá PRIN╘á CHR$(8⌐ doe≤ no⌠ movσ thσ curso≥ bacδá onσá spacσ ì
theεá yo⌡ ma∙  neeΣ t∩ changσ thσ program«á  Looδ iεá you≥á BASI├   ì
manua∞á t∩á determinσ whicΦ ASCI╔ codσ wil∞ movσ thσ curso≥á bacδ ì
onσ space«  (IB═ BASI├ USE╥ I╘ I╙ CHR$(29⌐ )«  T∩ makσ thσ changσ ì
easie≥ fo≥ yo⌡ ╔  havσ useΣ PRIN╘ CHR$(CH⌐ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ onl∙á havσ ì
t∩á changσá thσá valuσ oµ thσ variablσá CH«á  Iεá thσá operation≤ ì
program≤ changσ linσ 6▒ from:
       61 CH = 8     TO
       6▒á C╚á ╜ 2╣    o≥ whateve≥ ASCI╔ characte≥ wil∞ movσá thσ ì
curso≥ back«  D∩ thσ samσ thinτ iε thσ Custoφ Program≤ a⌠ linσ 7░ ì
anΣ iε thσ sor⌠ prograφ a⌠ linσ 10.è
                               CLS

     Iµá you≥á compute≥á doe≤ no⌠ usσ CL╙ commanΣá t∩á clea≥á thσ ì
screeε theε yo⌡ mus⌠ replacσ i⌠ witΦ thσ commanΣ tha⌠ wil∞á clea≥ ì
you≥á screen«á  Thσá CL╙á i≤á a⌠ linσá 13000- iεá thσá operation≤ ì
program≤á linσ 500- iε thσ custoφ program≤ anΣ linσ 1500░ iεá thσ ì
sor⌠ program.

                             LOCATE

     Iµ you≥ compute≥ doe≤ no⌠ usσ thσ LOCAT┼ commanΣ t∩ locatσ ß ì
positioε oε thσ screeε theε yo⌡ mus⌠ replacσ i⌠ witΦ thσá commanΣ ì
tha⌠á will«á  Thσá locatσ commanΣ i≤ useΣ oncσ iε thσá operation≤ ì
program≤ anΣ onl∙ oε linσ 13100- anΣ iε thσ CSCREE╬ program.

                             LOF( )

     Iµ you≥ compute≥ doe≤ no⌠ usσ thσ LO╞ commanΣ t∩ returεá thσ ì
filσá lengtΦá theε yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ replacσ i⌠ witΦá thσá commanΣ ì
tha⌠á does«á  NOT┼á ***¬  Somσ version≤ oµ Microsof⌠á Basiπá wil∞ ì
suppor⌠á LOF¿á ⌐ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ documenteΣ iε thei≥ manua∞á  ****«  ì
Thσ Microsof⌠ Basiπ compile≥ wil∞ suppor⌠ thσ thσ LO╞ commanΣ bu⌠ ì
i⌠ i≤ no⌠ documenteΣ iε thei≥ manual«á Thσ commanΣ LOF¿ ⌐ i≤á no⌠ ì
useΣ iε thσ custoφ programs.

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CONDITION╙ THE╬ YO╒ AR┼ NO╘ LICENSE─ T╧ US┼ THI╙ PROGRAM.

Notσ ║ Thi≤ i≤ almos⌠ thσ samσ agreemen⌠ yo⌡ ge⌠ witΦ an∙ prograφ ì
yo⌡ purchasσ froφ IBM¼ Microsof⌠ o≥ an∙ othe≥ softwarσ firm.

Potomaπ Pacifiπ Engineerinτ Inc«á license≤ thi≤ prograφ solely oε ì
an "as is" basis.

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responsibilit∙á t∩á Licenseσ o≥ an∙ othe≥ persoε o≥á entit∙á witΦ ì
respec⌠ t∩ an∙ liability¼á los≤ o≥ damagσ causeΣ o≥ allegeΣ t∩ bσ ì
causeΣ directl∙ o≥ indirectl∙ b∙ thi≤ product¼á includinτ bu⌠ no⌠ ì
limiteΣáá t∩á interuptioεá oµá services¼áá los≤á oµá busines≤á o≥ ì
anticipator∙ profit≤ o≥ consequentia∞ damage≤ resultinτ froφá thσ ì
usσ o≥ operatioε oµ thi≤ program.

Potomaπá Pacifiπ Engineerinτ make≤ n∩ warranties¼á eithe≥ expres≤ ì
o≥ implieΣ regardinτ thi≤ program¼ it≤ merchantibilit∙ anΣ o≥ it≤ ì
fitnes≤ fo≥ ß particula≥ purpose«á  Licenseσ agree≤ tha⌠á Potomaπ ì
Pacifiπáá Engineerinτáá shal∞áá no⌠á bσá helΣá liablσáá fo≥áá an∙ ì
consequentia∞á damages¼á eveε iµ Potomaπ Pacifiπ Engineerinτá ha≤ ì
beeε adviseΣ oµ thσ possibilit∙ oµ sucΦ damages«

     Al∞ computer≤ anΣ compute≥ program≤ malfunctioε froφ timσ t∩ ì
time«  I⌠ i≤ thσ entirσ responsibilt∙ oµ thσ use≥ wh∩ design≤ thσ ìèsysteφ t∩ :
1) Design backup procedures that will not allow you to incur
     damages.
2) Design procedures to prevent fraud.
3⌐ Desigε manua∞ procedure≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε usσ whilσ you≥á compute≥ ì
     is out of order.
4) Design systems that will not cause you significant  damages
     if the program or computer fails.

                       LICENSE INFORMATION

    EacΦá Prograφ anΣ thσ Manua∞ i≤ CopyrighteΣ 198┤á b∙á Potomaπ ì
Pacifiπá Engineerinτá Inc«á  Thσá prograφ i≤á no⌠á sold«á  I⌠á i≤ ì
licenseΣ FRE┼ t∩ al∞ user≤ witΦ thσ followinτ restriction≤ :
1«á  Yo⌡á ma∙á sel∞ o≥ givσ awa∙ an∙ prograφ tha⌠á contain≤á onl∙ ì
portion≤á oµ thσ operation≤ programs¼á o≥ spreadshee⌠á o≥á exper⌠ ì
systeφá withou⌠á paymen⌠ oµ royaltie≤  a≤ lonτ a≤á thσá followinτ ì
statement≤ arσ encloseΣ iε thσ manua∞ oµ you≥ prograφ :

REQUIRED STATEMENTS FOR ALL PROGRAMS :

    Portions (C) Copyright
    Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc. 1984
    All rights reserved.
(end of required statement)

Wσá woulΣá appreciatσá i⌠ iµ yo⌡ referencσ ou≥á prograφá iεá you≥ ì
manual.

2«á Yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠ distributσ an∙ modifieΣ program≤ tha⌠ contaiε an∙ ì
portion≤á oµ thσ custoφ program≤ no≥ ma∙ yo⌡ usσ an∙ portion≤á oµ ì
ou≥á prograφá iε ß datß basσ prograφ tha⌠ wil∞ competσá witΦá ou≥ ì
program«  Yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠ usσ an∙ par⌠ oµ ou≥ program≤ iε ß differen⌠ ì
datß base¼ spreadshee⌠ o≥ exper⌠ systeφ inferencσ enginσ program«  ì
┴á datß basσ prograφ i≤ defineΣ ß prograφ wherσ ß use≥ caε definσ ì
hi≤ owε file≤ (datß bases)«

3«á Iεá thσá interest≤ oµ standardizatioε yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠á distributσ ì
modifieΣ version≤ oµ thσ programms«á Thσ program≤ anΣ thσá manua∞ ì
ma∙ no⌠  bσ modified«á Wσ encouragσ yo⌡ t∩ writσ an∙ enhancement≤ ì
t∩á thσ programs«á  However¼á kee≡ an∙ enhancement≤ iε ß separatσ ì
prograφá tha⌠ caε bσ mergeΣ witΦ ou≥ program≤ iµ an∙á othe≥á use≥ ì
woulΣ likσ t∩ usσ you≥ enhancement«  Pleasσ senΣ u≤ ß cop∙ oµ an∙ ì
enhancement≤á o≥á modification≤ yo⌡ woulΣ likσ t∩ donatσá t∩á thσ ì
public¼ wσ wil∞ conside≥ addinτ theφ t∩ ou≥ program.

4«á Club≤á anΣ user≤ group≤ man∙ distribute copie≤ oµ thσ prograφ ì
witΦá thσá change≤á necessar∙ fo≥ thσ prograφá t∩á ruεá oεá thei≥ ì
computers«á  Fo≥á examplσá iµ ß T╔ user'≤ grou≡ manage≤ t∩ ge⌠á ß ì
prograφá runninτ oε thσ T╔ theε the∙ ma∙ distributσ thσá modifieΣ ì
program«á  Onl∙ nonprofi⌠  group≤ ma∙ sel∞ thσ datß basσ anΣ onl∙ ì
fo≥á ßá nomina∞á feσ t∩ cove≥ costs«á  Thσ program≤á ma∙á no⌠á bσ ì
bundled with anything that is sold, without our written consent.
     Wσá reservσ thσ righ⌠ t∩ withdra≈ thσ licensσ iµ an∙ oµá thσ ì
licensσ condition≤ arσ violated.è            HOW TO WRITE PROGRAMS USING OUR DATA BASE

     Yo⌡á caε reducσ you≥ programminτ timσ b∙ 60Ñ t∩ 90Ñ b∙ usinτ ì
our Data Base to:
     - Set up your files.
     - Handle the data entry.
     - Handle the file access and file entry.
     - Handle all the output.
     Firs⌠á checδá iµá yo⌡á caεá pu⌠á you≥á applicatioεá oεáá thσ ì
spreadsheet«á  Theεá yo⌡ shoulΣ checδ anΣ seσ iµ yo⌡ caε pu⌠ you≥ ì
applicatioεáá oεá thσá datßá basσá withou⌠á writinτá an∙áá custoφ ì
subroutines«áá  Thσáá Datßáá Basσá wa≤á designeΣáá fo≥áá busines≤ ì
applications«á  I⌠ caε handlσ comple° application≤ sucΦ a≤ Incomσ ì
Ta° form≤ anΣ Accountinτ withou⌠ modifications.

     Iµ you≥ applicatioε i≤ complex¼á i⌠ ma∙ requirσ yo⌡ t∩ writσ ì
somσá custoφ subroutines«á  Remembe≥ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ ß lo⌠á easie≥á t∩ ì
writσá ß pagσ o≥ tw∩ oµ subroutine≤ thaε i⌠ i≤ t∩ writσ ßá thirt∙ ì
pagσ program«

     Therσ arσ severa∞ eas∙ way≤ t∩ customizσ ou≥ datß base«  Thσ ì
firs⌠ i≤ t∩ customizσ thσ inpu⌠ routine« Fo≥ example¼ supposσ yo⌡ ì
wan⌠áá t∩á writσá ßá multivariatσá regressioεá analysi≤á program«  ì
Supposσá yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ correlatσ ß person'≤ I╤ witΦá thei≥á grades« ì
You coulΣ se⌠ u≡ ß filσ like.
  Field 1 : Name
  Field 2 : IQ from test #1
  Field 3 : IQ from test #2
  Field 4 : IQ from test #3
  Field 5 : Median IQ test result
  Field 6 : Mean IQ test result
  Field 7 : High School Average Grade

     Usinτá thσá custoφá inpu⌠ prograφ yo⌡ coulΣ definσá al∞á thσ ì
entrie≤á t∩ bσ entereΣ b∙ thσ operato≥ excep⌠ Mediaε I╤ anΣá Meaε ì
IQ«á  Iεá thσ Custoφ Inpu⌠ prograφ definσ Mediaε I╤ t∩á bσá inpu⌠ ì
optioεá 1┤ anΣ Meaε I╤ t∩ bσ inpu⌠ optioε 15«á  An∙ inpu⌠á optioε ì
greate≥ thaε #1│ ha≤ t∩ bσ use≥ defined«  Movinτ bacδ t∩ thσ maiε  ì
prograφ looδ a⌠ linσ 4114░ whicΦ i≤ :
41140 ON IOPT(N) GOSUB 41400,41400,....43600,41800,53000,54000.
Oεá thσ inpu⌠ optioε thσ compute≥ wil∞ g∩ t∩ thσ subroutinσá tha⌠ ì
wil∞ calculatσ thσ value«á  No≈ yo⌡ caε writσ you≥ subroutine≤ a⌠ ì
53000,anΣ 54000.

     Durinτ thσ inpu⌠ optioε X(fielΣ number⌐ i≤ thσ valuσ oµá thσ ì
numeriπ fields«á Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ writσ you≥ subroutinσ t∩ computσ ì
the mean IQ as:
53000 REM *****  COMPUTES GEOMETRIC MEAN
53100 TEMP# = X(2)*X(2) + X(3)*X(3) + X(4)*X(4)
53110 I# = TEMP#/3
53120 RETURN

Use the variable I# to return the value of the field.

Also note line 46140 printed below è46150 ON IOPT(N) GOSUB 46200,46200,.....43600,43800,53000,54000
Linσ 4615░ i≤ useΣ t∩ recomputσ you≥ field≤ iµ someonσ changσ onσ ì
oµá thσ fields«á  Fo≥ example¼á iµ thσ I╤ froφ tes⌠ ▒ wa≤ entereΣ ì
incorrectl∙á anΣá theεá iµ i⌠ wa≤ correcteΣ, thσá compute≥á woulΣ ì
recalculatσ thσ meaε fo≥ you.

     No≈ thσ compute≥ wil∞ calculatσ thσ meaε anΣ mediaε fo≥ you«  ì
Supposσá yo⌡á havσá entereΣ iε thσá datßá fo≥á 2░á students«á  T∩ ì
calculatσ thσ correlatioε yo⌡ mus⌠ reaΣ al∞ oµ thσ records¼ storσ ì
thσ result≤ int∩ memory¼á anΣ theε calculatσ thσ correlation«  Iµ ì
yo⌡á werσ writinτ thσ prograφ yourselµ yo⌡ woulΣ neeΣ t∩ opeε thσ ì
file¼á fielΣ i⌠ conver⌠ al∞ thσ string≤ t∩ decimals,theε opeε thσ ì
result≤ file¼á fielΣ it¼ conver⌠ al∞ thσ number≤ t∩ strings¼ etc«  ì
Usinτá thσ datß basσ yo⌡ caε usσ thσ filσ prograφ t∩ se⌠ u≡á you≥ ì
outpu⌠ o≥ result≤ file.

Fo≥ example¼ se⌠ u≡ thσ result≤ filσ iε thσ followinτ manner:
   Field 1. - Name of Test
   Field 2. - Date of Test
   Field 3. - Correlation
   Field 4. - Slope
   Field 5. - Intercept

Firs⌠á ║á Se⌠ u≡ ß transfe≥ t∩ transfe≥ thσ sum≤ froφá ou≥á firs⌠ ì
filσ t∩ ou≥ outpu⌠ file«á  Fo≥ Example¼ Suφ fielΣ ▓ oµ thσ sourcσ ì
filσá anΣá senΣ thσ result≤ t∩ fielΣ │ oµ thσá outpu⌠á file«á Suφ ì
fielΣ ▓ agaiε anΣ senΣ thσ result≤ t∩ fielΣ ┤ oµ thσ outpu⌠ file«  ì
Suφ fielΣ ▓ (o≥ an∙ field⌐ anΣ senΣ thσ result≤ t∩ fielΣ ╡ iε thσ ì
outpu⌠ file«á  Yo⌡ obviousl∙ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ thσ sum≤ transfered¼á wσ ì
arσá jus⌠á settinτ u≡ thσ transfer«á  Wσ arσ goinτ t∩ modif∙á thσ ì
transfe≥á prograφ s∩ tha⌠ wσ wil∞ senΣ thσ correlation,slopσá anΣ ì
intercep⌠ t∩ thσ outpu⌠ field.

Iεá line≤ 21070-2151░ oµ thσ prograφ  transfe≥ thσ prograφá read≤ ì
eacΦ recorΣ iε thσ file«  Normall∙ thσ variable≤ arσ ove≥ writteε ì
eacΦ timσ ß recorΣ i≤ read«  Howeve≥ t∩ computσ thσ regressioε wσ ì
neeΣ t∩ kee≡ eacΦ variablσ iε memory«  SU#(field⌐ i≤ thσ valuσ oµ  ì
eacΦ numeriπ field«  Yo⌡ coulΣ changσ linσ 2150░ t∩
        21500 VAR(N,K) = SU#
        21505 NEXT K
o≥á yo⌡ coulΣ usσ somσ morσ comple° wa∙ oµ holdinτ thσ value≤á oµ ì
your variable.
     No≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ you≥ variable≤ iε thσ computer'≤ memory, ì
yo⌡á wil∞á neeΣá t∩ writσ ßá subroutinσá t∩á computσá thσ ì
correlation¼ slopσ anΣ thσ intercept«  A⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ transfe≥ ì
optioεá thσ compute≥ wil∞ g∩ t∩ thσ subroutinσ 2560░ whicΦá move≤ ì
thσ sum≤  t∩ thσ targe⌠ file« G∩ t∩ you≥ subroutine« eg.:
        2560╡  GOSU┬ 55000

     Now¼á No≈á writσ you≥ subroutinσ computinτ thσá correlation¼ ì
slope, and the intercept.  Return the values as :
     SUM#(1) = (Correlation)
     SUM#(2) = (Slope)
     SUM#(3) = (Intercept)
     RETURN èThσá compute≥ wil∞ theε placσ thσ sum≤ iε thσ targe⌠ filσ iεá thσ ì
fielΣ numbe≥ yo⌡ specifieΣ wheε yo⌡ se⌠ u≡ thσ transfe≥ option.

                       SYSTEM DESIGN NOTES

     Wheεá designinτá ß systeφ i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ writσá you≥á owε ì
menu≤á anΣ intergratσ theφ int∩ thσ program«á  Fo≥ examplσ iµ yo⌡ ì
werσ designinτ ß smal∞ hote∞ reservatioε systeφ i⌠ i≤ impractica∞ ì
t∩á traiε al∞ clerk≤ t∩ usσ thσ datß base«á  Als∩ usinτ thσá datß  ì
base¼ a≤ i⌠ is¼ woulΣ probabl∙ takσ t∩ mucΦ time«  Yo⌡ woulΣ wan⌠ ì
t∩ desigε ß singlσ screeε men⌡ witΦ simplσ choice≤ sucΦ a≤ :
    1. Check for open rooms
    2. Enter a reservation
    3. Cancel a reservation
Yo⌡á woulΣá theεá modif∙ ou≥ prograφ s∩ tha⌠ wheεá thσá "Ente≥á ß ì
reservationó optioε i≤ choseε thσ prograφ wil∞ g∩ straigh⌠ t∩ thσ ì
ne≈á entr∙á section«á  Wheε thσ "checδ fo≥ opeε roomóá optioεá i≤ ì
choseε thσ datσ shoulΣ bσ requested¼ conver⌠ thσ datσ t∩ ß recorΣ ì
numbe≥á anΣ theε sho≈ thσ recorΣ containinτ thσ numbe≥á oµá room≤ ì
open«á Wheε thσ cance∞ ß reservatioε i≤ choseε yo⌡ shoulΣ rewritσ ì
thσ prograφ s∩ tha⌠ goe≤ t∩ correc⌠ recorΣ option«

     Yo⌡á neeΣ t∩ kno≈ ho≈ t∩ prograφ iε Basiπ t∩ writσ you≥á owε ì
menu≤ a≤ explaineΣ iε thσ examplσ above«á Thσ remark≤ program≤ oε ì
disδ ▓ wil∞ hel≡ yo⌡ t∩ understanΣ thσ maiε program«á  Thσá tricδ ì
i≤ t∩ usσ thσ subroutine≤ tha⌠ wσ havσ alread∙ written«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ ì
wan⌠á t∩á usσá flag≤ t∩ contro∞ thσ prograφá flow«á  Iµá yo⌡á arσ ì
designinτá ßá largσá systeφá yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠á t∩á chaiεá thσá FORM¼ ì
TRANSFER¼ SORT¼ CHANG┼ anΣ SCA╬ program≤ froφ thσ maiε program«

     Wheεá designinτ systems¼á i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ avoiΣá accessinτ ì
thσá prograφ datß disδ b∙ writinτ thσ variable≤ iεá thσá program«  ì
I⌠á i≤á als∩á strongl∙á suggesteΣ tha⌠á yo⌡á distributσá compileΣ ì
version≤ a≤ the∙ ruε faste≥ anΣ caε usuall∙ acces≤ morσ memory.

                             REPORTS

     Yo⌡ caε generatσ simplσ report≤ usinτ thσ scaε program«á  Iµ ì
yo⌡á kno≈ ho≈ t∩ prograφ iε Basiπ yo⌡ caε modif∙ thσ scaε prograφ ì
to produce more complex reports.

                 INNER WORKINGS OF THE PROGRAMS

     Thi≤á sectioεá describe≤ thσ programminτ detail≤ oµ ho≈á thσ ì
program≤ work«á  Yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ need t∩ reaΣ thi≤ sectioε t∩ usσá thσ ì
datß base«á  Thi≤ sectioε wa≤ writteε fo≥ programmer≤ wh∩ wan⌠ t∩ ì
modify the program.

     Thσ custoφ program≤ arσ fairl∙ simple«á  Thσ custoφ program≤ ì
arσá useΣ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ prograφ datß disk«á  Thσ custoφá program≤ ì
arσá men⌡á driven«áá  The∙á asδá yo⌡á fo≥á information¼á se⌠á thσ ì
variables¼á anΣá storσ i⌠ oε thσ prograφ datß disk«á  Thσá custoφ ì
program≤ se⌠ u≡ thσ variable≤ tha⌠ describσ thσ files¼á thσ inpu⌠ ì
data¼á thσ forms¼á thσ transfer≤ betweeε thσ files¼á thσ screens¼ ì
anΣ thσ numeriπ limits« è
     The CFILE PROGRAM sets up the FFILE.
     Thσá FFIL┼á i≤á ß sequentia∞ acces≤ filσ tha⌠á contain≤á thσ ì
followinτ variables :
     F$(n) - File Name of the n'th file
     NREC(n) - Number of fields in the n'th file
     L(n) - Length  of the n'th file
     FLDN$(n,t⌐á - fielΣ namσ of thσ t'tΦ variablσ, of n'th file
     FTY(n,t) - field type  of the t'th variable, of n'th file
              1 = string
              2 = integer
              3 = single precision
              4 = double precision
              5 ╜ Dolla≥á anΣá cent≤á amount¼á samσá a≤á doublσ
                  precision except it is printed with **$
     FL(n,t) - field length of the t'th variable, of the n'th file
     KY(n,t) - key list yes/no
              1 = not a key     2 = is a key
     KEYLIST(n,t) - the list the number is a key to

     Thσá CINPUT prograφá read≤ thσ IPUT─ fo≥á eacΦá file«  ì
IPUTD▒á i≤á fo≥ thσ firs⌠ file¼á IPUTD▓ i≤ fo≥á thσá seconΣá filσ ì
IPUTD│ i≤ fo≥ thσ thirΣ filσ etc..
The IPUTD file contains the following variables.

     IOPT(n) = Input option for the n'th variable
Dependinτá t∩á thσá numbe≥á oµ thσ inpu⌠á optioεá thσá filσá als∩ ì
contains the extra information for the input option.
- If IOPT(n) = 1 (OPERATOR ENTRY) then the next entry is:
  PROMPT$(n) - is the prompt for the entry
- If IOPT(n) = 2 (GET FROM ANOTHER FILE) the next entries are:
  IFN(n) - input from file number
  IFLD(n) - input from this field number
  IRNFLD(n⌐ - inpu⌠ recorΣ numbe≥ equal≤ thi≤ fielΣ iε thσ sourcσ     ì
      field
- If IOPT(n) = 3 (ADD PREVIOUS FIELDS) then the next entries are:
  NOS(n) - Number of Summards = Number of fields to add
  ADDFLD(n,s) - Add this field - for s = 1 to nos(n)
- Iµá IOPT(n⌐á ╜á ┤á (SUBTRAC╘ PREVIOU╙á FIELDS⌐á o≥á 1┤á (DIVID┼
     PREVIOUS FIELDS)
  SUBX(n) - Subtract or Divide SUBY(N) BY SUBX(N)
  SUBY(n) -
- If IOPT(n) = 5 (MULTIPLY FIELDS)
  MULX(n)
  MULY(n)- Multiply this field by the above field
- If IOPT(n) = 6 (COMPUTE TAX) then the next entries are "
  X(1,n) - 1 = tax table constant 2; = tax table variable
  X(2,n) - tax table number  or field that contains table number
  X(3,n) - 1 = pay period constant 2; = pay period variable
  X(4,n) - pay period number or field that contains pay period #
  X(5,n) - field that is the single married field
  X(6,n) - field that contains the pay
- If IOPT(n) = 7 or 10,or 11 or 12 (OPERATIONS WITH CONSTANTS)
     Then the next entries are :
  KC(n) - constantè  CFLD(n) - constant field that is operated on
- Iµá IOPT(n⌐ ╜ ╕ o≥ ╣ (MAXIMU═ O╥ MINIMUM⌐ theε thσ nex⌠ entrie≤
     are:
  NOS(n) - number of fields to compare
  MAXMIN(n,t) - number of one of the fields to compare. for t = 1
      to NOS(n)

   Thσá  CTRANSF┼ prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ TFE╥ file«á  Thσ TFE╥á filσ ì
contain≤ thσ followinτ variables«
   MAXS - the number of transfers presently on the file
   DTOPT(s) - Direct Transfer Option
       1 = yes    2 = no
   SUMOPT(s) - Transfer Sum Option; 1 = yes  2 = no
   SUMAFOPT(s) - Transfer Subtotal Option
   SN$(s) - Transfer Name
   SFN(s) - Source File number
Iµá thσá Direc⌠ Transfe≥ Optioε i≤ selecteΣá theεá thσá followinτ ì
variables are also on the file:
   RNTNBOPT(S) - Record target-file numbering option
     0 - record number = source file number
     ▒á t∩á 5░á - recorΣ numbe≥ equal≤ thσ valuσ oµá thi≤á sourcσ ì
       field
   D(S) - Dummy - for future expansion - Presently D = 1
   TFN(S) - Target file number
   NREC(TFN) - The number of records in the target file
   FLDTC(S,N,D) - Field type change, N=target file field number
     1 - No Change
     2 to 61 - Change with field from source file
   FLDTCT(S,N,D) - Field Target Change Type
     1 - Add
     2 - Replace
     3 - Subtract
Iµ thσ suφ transfe≥ optioε i≤ chosen¼ theε thσ filσ als∩ contain≤ ì
thσ followinτ variable.
   KTSUM(S) - The number of sums you want transfered
   SUMFN(S,k)-Suφ filσ numbe≥ - Thσ filσ numbe≥ oµ thσ filσá yo⌡
               want the sum K transfered to
   SUMF(s,k)-Sum this field   - The number of the field you want
               to sum.
   SUMRN(s,k⌐á - Suφ RecorΣ Number«á  Thσ recorΣ numbe≥ yo⌡á wan⌠ ì
               the sum transfered to.
   SUMFLDN(s,k⌐á - Suφ fielΣ number«á  Thσ fielΣ numbe≥ yo⌡á wan⌠ ì
               the sum transfered to.
   k is the k'th sum
Iµ thσ suφ witΦ subtota∞ transfe≥ optioε i≤ chosen¼ theε thσ filσ ì
als∩ contain≤ thσ followinτ variables«
   KTSUMAF(s) - The number of subtotals you want transfered
   SAFFN(s,k⌐á - suφá filσ numbe≥ - Thσ filσ numbe≥ yo⌡ wan⌠á thσ
                 subtotals transfered to.
   SAFADD(s,k) - Subtotal this field
   SAFACCTO(s,k) - Subtotals grouped by the value in this field.
   SAFFLDN(s,k) - Put the Subtotals in this field
   MAX(s,k) - Dummy for future expansion

     Thσá CFOR═ prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ thσ FORMLIS╘ Filσ anΣ ßá filσ ìèfo≥ eacΦ form«  Thσ formlis⌠ filσ only contain≤ thσ name≤ oµ eacΦ ì
form.
   FORM$(t) is the name of each form
Each Form is has its own file with the following data:
   LN - number of lines on the form
   MF - main file
   SFO - Secondary file option - NOT USED for future expansion
   EN(t1) - number of entries on line t1
   CE(t1,t2) - column that the entry starts at
   TE(t1,t2) - the type of the entry
IF the TE(t1,t2) = 1 (STRING CONSTANT) the next entry is
   L$(t1,t2) - the string constant to print
If the TE(t1,t2) = 2 or 3 then the next entry is
   EFN(t1,t2) - the field number to get the data from

     Thσá CLIMIT╙á prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ IDE╪ filσ anΣá thσá MAXMI╬ ì
files.  The IDEX file contains for each file the following fields
IDEXA(f) - primary index    -not used unless programmed in
IDEXB(f) - secondary index  -not used unless programmed in
IDEXC(f) - terciary index   -not used unless programmed in
MFLG(f)  - maximum / minimum flag for the file
                2 - Yes there are limits
           1 or 0 - No there are not limits

     The MAXMIN file contaions the following variables:
MAXC#(f) or MAXD#(f) - the maximum for the field
MINC#(f) or MIND#(f) - the minimum for the field
    Tw∩ name≤ werσ useΣ fo≥ thσ variablσ sincσ thσ MAXDú namσ wa≤ ì
alread∙ allocateΣ t∩ thσ inpu⌠ optioε iε thσ maiε program.

     Thσá CSCREE╬ prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ SCTES╘ filσ anΣ thσá SCREE╬ ì
files«á  Thσ SCTES╘ filσ i≤ reaΣ b∙ thσ compute≥ t∩ checδ anΣ seσ ì
iµá ß custoφ screeε i≤ available«á  Thσ SCTES╘ filσ ha≤ onl∙á onσ ì
variable :
SCRN(F) -    2   - A custom screen is available
          0 or 1 - Use the standard screen

Therσá i≤ ß SCREE╬ filσ fo≥ eacΦ filσ witΦ ß custoφá screen«á Thσ ì
screeεá file≤ havσ ß numbe≥ oε thσ enΣ correspondinτ t∩ thσá filσ ì
tha⌠á i⌠á i≤á thσá screeε for«á  Thσá Screeεá file≤á contaiεá thσ ì
followinτ variables:
SW$(1 to 18) - the 18 screen overlay lines
for each field :
  LE(t) - the line it goes on
  CE(t) - the column the field goes on
for each field for a key
  LEK(t) - the line the key goes on
  CEK(T) - the column the key goes on
RPT - repeating fields
      2 - yes
      0 or 1 - no
Iµá repeatinτ field≤ arσ specified¼á thσ followinτ variable≤á arσ ì
als∩ included.
LSTE - the number of the last non repeating field
SUMF(t) - sum option for the repeating fieldsè          2 - sum
          1 or 0 - do not sum

     Thσá CREA╠á prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ thσ REALTIM┼á filσá anΣá thσ ì
REAL1¼á REAL▓ file≤ etc«á Thσ realtimσ filσ contain≤ thσ realtimσ ì
flag for each file.
REALFLG(a) - Realtime flag for each file
                 1 = not realtime
                 2 = is realtime
The REAL1 file contains the realtime data for file 1 as :
TGTRN - target record number equals the value of this field
FLD1 - transfer field
TFLD1 - to this field
ADSUB1 - add or subtranct 1= add 2 = subtract
TFLD2 - also transfer FLD1 to this field
ADSUB2 - add or subtract
FLD2 - Transfer this field to
TFLD3 - To this field
ADSUB3 - add or subtract
TFLD4 - Also transfer FLD2 to this field
ADSUB4 - add or subtract
TFILE - transfer to this file

                     THE OPERATIONS PROGRAMS

     Thσá Operation≤á program≤á arσá thσá mos⌠á comple°á program≤ ì
included«á  Yo⌡ shoulΣ lis⌠ thσ program≤ ou⌠ oε pape≥ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ ì
t∩ understanΣ ho≈ the∙ work«  Thσ majo≥ variable≤ arσ thσ samσ a≤ ì
thosσ listeΣ above«  Whilσ thσ custoφ prograφ set≤ u≡ thσ PROGRA═ ì
DAT┴ DISK¼ thσ operation≤ program≤ reaΣ thσ prograφ datß disδ anΣ ì
theε perform thσ operations«
     The other major variables not listed above are :
A - the main file number that is open
B - the secondary file that is open
X$(n) - the n'th field of the first file that is open
Y$(n) - the n'th field of the second file that is open
RN - record number ì
ì
     Iε casσ yo⌡ haven'⌠ noticeΣ al∞ thσ operatioε program≤á havσ ì
thσá samσá structure«á  Thi≤ i≤ becausσ iε thσá previou≤á versioε ì
(2.2⌐á oµ thi≤ datß basσ al∞ thσ operation≤ program≤ werσ par⌠ oµ ì
onσá program«á  Wσá haΣ t∩ spli⌠ thσ prograφ u≡á becausσá i⌠á wa≤ ì
gettinτá to∩á largσá fo≥á thσ computer'≤á memory«á  Mos⌠á oµá thσ ì
subroutines and variables are the same in all of the programs.

Thσ operation≤ program≤ contain≤ thσ followinτ majo≥ subroutines:

2300-2499 Disk Drive Selection Subroutine
2500-2545 Open and fields the First File
2550-2579 Open and fields Second file
2580-2596 Open and fields Third File
7800-7999 Locate end of random access file
10000-10110 Reads FFILE
10900-10995 Put the program disk in the default drive warning
12000-12195 Prints records on the monitorè12200-12500 Prints records on paper in expanded form
12500-12999 Prints records on paper in condensed form
13000-13099 Clear Screen
13100-13590 Locate Subroutine
14000-14999 Data entry for integers < 100
14100-14999 Data entry for integers
14200-14999 Data entry for single precision
14300-14999 Data entry for double precision
            Each Data Entry returns DT# for the number
15000-15999 Data entry for Strings with the length set to a
            field length.
15030-15999 Data entry for Strings with the length set in the
            program
            Each string entry returns A$ for the string
16000-16090 Make sure your printer is on warning

     Onσá probleφá yo⌡á ma∙ havσ i≤ witΦ thσá dimension≤á oµá thσ ì
arrays«á  Yo⌡á ma∙ neeΣ t∩ redimensioε somσ oµ thσ array≤ iµ you≥ ì
custoφ program≤ requirσ largσ number≤ oµ variables«á

                        THE SORT PROGRAM

     Thσ sor⌠ prograφ i≤ ß quicδ sor⌠ program«á  I⌠  sort≤ oε  u≡ ì
t∩á threσá field≤ b∙ multiplyinτ thσ valuσ oµ thσ firs⌠ fielΣá b∙ ì
100,00░á anΣá theε addinτ tha⌠ t∩ thσá seconΣá value«á  Thσá sor⌠ ì
prograφá i≤á rathe≥ shor⌠ anΣ eas∙ t∩ understand«á  Thσ tw∩á maiε ì
variables are :
  X(t) - the value to sort the data
  T(t) - the record the value came from

                        REMARKS PROGRAMS
Thσá remark≤á iε thσ prograφ shoulΣ hel≡  yo⌡ t∩á understanΣá thσ ì
program«á  Thσá remark≤ program≤ shoulΣ als∩ hel≡ yo⌡á understanΣ ì
thσ system«á  Thσ remark≤ progam≤ wil∞ no⌠ run¼ the∙ arσ provideΣ ì
a≤á extrß documentation«á  LoaΣ eacΦ remarδ prograφ theε LLIS╘ i⌠ ì
ou⌠ oε paper«

             ERROR RECOVERY & COMPILING THE PROGRAM

     Yo⌡á caεá compilσ al∞ thσ program≤ excep⌠ thσá sor⌠á prograφ ì
directl∙ froφ thσ basiπ version«á  Thσ sor⌠ prograφá redimension≤ ì
anΣá redefine≤á thσ variable≤ t∩ handlσ botΦ string≤á anΣá numbe≥ ì
(whicΦá i≤ no⌠ alloweΣ b∙ thσ compiler)«á  Thσ compileΣá version≤ ì
als∩á havσ bette≥ erro≥ trappinτ programmeΣ in«á Wσ havσ no⌠á pu⌠ ì
mucΦá erro≥á trappinτá iεá thσ Basiπ versioεá becausσá thσá basiπ ì
interperte≥ itselµ ha≤ ß bette≥ erro≥ reportinτ anΣ trappinτ theε ì
i⌠á i≤ possiblσ t∩ prograφ in«á  Thσ basiπ interperte≥ tell≤á yo⌡ ì
wha⌠ linσ numbe≥ thσ erro≥ i≤ oε anΣ thσ typσ oµ error«á  Iµá thσ ì
erro≥á i≤á simplσ anΣ caε bσ correcteΣ theε yo⌡ caε typσ CON╘á t∩ ì
continuσ witΦ thσ program«  Iµ yo⌡ compilσ thσ basiπ versioε theε ì
you≥ prograφ wil∞ havσ n∩ wa∙ t∩ recove≥ eveε froφ ß simplσ erro≥ ì
sucΦ a≤ puttinτ iε thσ wronτ disδ unles≤ yo⌡ writσ you≥ owε erro≥ ì
trappinτá codσ in«á  Thσ extrß documentatioε oε disδá ▓á contain≤ ì
morσá informatioε oε ho≈ t∩ compilσ thσ program«á  Yo⌡ caε obtaiε ì
thσ compileΣ versioε froφ u≤ fo≥ $2╡ (i⌠ take≤ ╡ DSD─ disks).è
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     Duσ t∩ thσ fac⌠ tha⌠ thi≤ prograφ i≤ distributeΣ fo≥ freσ wσ ì
canno⌠ offe≥ freσ suppor⌠ fo≥ thi≤ program«   Iµ severa∞ thousanΣ ì
peoplσ usσ thi≤ prograφ anΣ the∙ al∞ wanteΣ freσ suppor⌠ wσ woulΣ ì
g∩ bankrupt«  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ suppor⌠ froφ u≤ yo⌡ havσ t∩ pa∙ fo≥ it«
Wσá chargσá $3░ pe≥ hou≥ suppor⌠ witΦ ß minimuφ oµ $1╡ pe≥á phonσ ì
call«á  Iµ havinτ you≥ questioε answereΣ i≤ no⌠ wortΦ $1╡ t∩á yo⌡ ì
theε i⌠ i≤ no⌠ wortΦ ou≥ timσ t∩ talδ t∩ you«á  Yo⌡ ge⌠ u≡ t∩ onσ ì
halµá hou≥á fo≥á $1╡ s∩ yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ ge⌠á severa∞á question≤ ì
together before you call.

                       CUSTOM PROGRAMMING

     Wσáá caεá se⌠á u≡á anΣá modif∙á thσá datßá basσáá fo≥áá you≥ ì
applications«á  Sincσ wσ wrotσ thi≤ datß basσ wσ caε probabl∙ se⌠ ì
i⌠á u≡ anΣ modif∙ i⌠ iε ß fractioε oµ thσ timσ i⌠ woulΣ takσá yo⌡ ì
o≥á anothe≥á consultant«á  Cal∞ u≤ fo≥ aε freσ estimatσá oεá you≥ ì
custoφ programminτ requirements.

                       BASIC BASE PROGRAMS

Compiled Versions - $25.00 (on 5 DSDD disks)
     Runs faster then basic version
     Caε addres≤ 64╦ oµ memory«á Note : You havσ thσ MAIN¼á FORM¼ ì
SCAN¼ SPREADSHEE╘ anΣ EXPER╘ program≤ alread∙ compileΣ oε disk≤ │ ì
and disk 4.
 Program Updates - $20.00
   UpdateΣ CorrecteΣ version≤ arσ releaseΣ approximatel∙ monthly.

     Al∞á oµá thσ abovσ program≤ havσ thσ samσá licensσá  a≤á thσ ì
basiπ version«á  I⌠ i≤ no⌠ recomendeΣ tha⌠ club≤ anΣ user≤ group≤ ì
distributσá thσ compileΣ versioε o≥ thσ sourcσ codσ fo≥ compilinτ ì
unles≤á the∙á arσá goinτ t∩ senΣ ever∙ montΦá fo≥á thσá correcteΣ ì
versions«áá  Givinτá you≥á user≤á aεá outdateΣá versioεá i≤áá no⌠ ì
recomended«á  Sincσ wσ writσ anΣ develo≡ thσ prograφ wσ obviousl∙ ì
havσ thσ mos⌠ u≡ t∩ datσ correcteΣ version«  I⌠ i≤ suggesteΣ tha⌠ ì
yo⌡ ge⌠ you≥ update≤ froφ u≤ rathe≥ theε froφ ß user≤ grou≡ whosσ ì
update≤ ma∙ no⌠ bσ current«

     Thσá abovσ program≤ arσ licenseΣ free«á  Yo⌡ arσ payinτá fo≥ ì
thσ disks¼á copying¼á firs⌠ clas≤ mail¼ anΣ handling«  Pleasσ usσ ì
the order form when ordering programs.


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              P.O. Box 2027 Gaithersburg, Md 20879
                         [phone]

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                         FEEDBACK WANTED

     Pleasσá senΣá u≤á an∙ feedbacδ tha⌠ wil∞á hel≡á improvσá thσ ì
future versions of this program.  We are looking for :
1«áá Informatioεáá oεá whethe≥á thσá prograφá run≤á oεá differen⌠ ì
compatiblσá computer≤á anΣá wha⌠á change≤á iεá thσá prograφá werσ ì
necessary
2.  Information on any errors in the program
3.  Any improvements suggestions for the program.
4.  Any application developed using the program
5.  Any improvements or additions to the manual

                      NOTES ON VERSION 3

     Thi≤á i≤á thσ thirΣ versioε oµ thσá datßá base«á  Thσá firs⌠ ì
versioεá wa≤á onl∙á onσ prograφ anΣ al∞ thσ variable≤ haΣá t∩á bσ ì
defineΣá iεá thσ prograφ ie«á FTY(1,1⌐ ╜ 1«á Thσá seconΣá versioε  ì
consisteΣ oµ threσ programs«á  Thσ seconΣ versioε wa≤ t∩ largσ t∩ ì
ruεá oεá IB═á basic«á  Thi≤ i≤ thσ seconΣ editioεá oµá thσá thirΣ ì
version«á  Thσ nex⌠ editioε 3.▓ wil∞ bσ thσ correcteΣ versioεá oµ ì
3.▒ «  Additiona∞ correcteΣ version≤ wil∞ bσ releaseΣ abou⌠ ever∙ ì
othe≥á month«á Sincσ thi≤ i≤  thσ seconΣ editioε oµ versioε │á i⌠ ì
wil∞á (likσ al∞ programs⌐ havσ somσ bug≤ iε it«á  Pleasσ senΣá u≤ ì
an∙á error≤ encountereΣ  anΣ thσ correction≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ ruε int∩ oε ì
thσ followinτ form«á  A⌠ leas⌠ wσ arσ debugginτ thσ program«  Ho≈ ì
man∙ time≤ ha≤ you≥ expensivσ worΣ processo≥ los⌠ you≥á document≤ ì
anΣ what arσ the∙ doinτ abou⌠ it.

     Therσá i≤á n∩ inde° iε thi≤ datß basσ becausσ 9╣á Ñá oµá thσ ì
user≤ d∩ no⌠ neeΣ aε indexeΣ datß base«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ ß hacke≥ yo⌡ ì
wil∞ noticσ tha⌠ therσ wa≤ aε inde° whicΦ ╔ tooδ out«  Thσ amoun⌠ ì
oµá timσ saveΣ b∙ usinτ aε inde° (iµ any⌐ wa≤ vastl∙ exceedeΣá b∙ ì
thσ timσ i⌠ tooδ t∩ maintaiε thσ index«á  I⌠ sound≤ impressivσ t∩ ì
havσ ß filσ indexeΣ oε ╡ o≥ morσ fields«  I⌠ i≤ no⌠ s∩ impressivσ ì
waitinτ fo≥ thσ compute≥ t∩ maintaiε thσ indexes«á Yo⌡ caε obtaiε ì
thσá samσ resul⌠ b∙ scaninτ thσ entirσ file«á  I⌠ take≤ abou⌠ onσ ì
minutσ t∩ scaε aε entirσ flopp∙ disk«  Iµ onσ minutσ i≤ to∩ long¼ ì
yo⌡á caεá usσá ß RA═ disk«á  Yo⌡ caε usuall∙á finΣá ßá recorΣá b∙ ì
scanninτá ß RA═ disδ iε onσ t∩ threσ second≤ whicΦ i≤ faste≥ theε ì
thσ timσ t∩ searcΦ aε indexeΣ flopp∙ disδ file«á Therσ arσá threσ ì
RA═á disk≤ program≤ tha⌠ arσ iε thσ publiπ domaiε (free⌐ anΣá yo⌡ ì
usuall∙ ge⌠ onσ witΦ ß memor∙ expansioε board«  Yo⌡ caε als∩ sor⌠ ì
ßá filσ anΣ theε usσ thσ "searcΦ ß sorteΣ filσ programó t∩ obtaiε ì
fas⌠ results«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ß harΣ disδ witΦ file≤ to∩ largσ ì
fo≥ ß RA═ disk¼á anΣ neeΣ instan⌠ datß retrieva∞ oε morσ theε onσ ì
fielΣá theε yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ usσ ß differen⌠ datßá base«á  Versioε ì
4.░ migh⌠ havσ aε optiona∞ index«

                   SINGLE DISK DRIVE COMPUTERS

     Iµá yo⌡á arσá usinτ thesσ program≤ oε ßá singlσá disδá drivσ ì
computer¼á al∞ thσ program≤ wil∞ ruε excep⌠ thσ sor⌠ prograφá anΣ ì
thσá changσá prograφ (wheε usinτ thσ "creatσ ß subfileóá option)«  ì
Thi≤á i≤á becausσ thσ sor⌠ prograφ anΣ changσá prograφá reaΣá thσ ìèsourcσá filσá oε onσ disδ drivσ anΣ creatσ anothe≥ filσ witΦá thσ ì
SAM┼á namσ oε ß differen⌠ disδ drive«á  Yo⌡ caε ruε thσ sor⌠á anΣ ì
changσá program≤ b∙ changinτ thσ targe⌠ filσ namσ t∩ "TEMPóá (fo≥ ì
temporary⌐ o≥ othe≥ namσ differen⌠ froφ thσ filσ name«á  Thi≤á i≤ ì
oεá linσ 255╡ iε thσ changσ prograφ (255╡ OPE╬ "R",#2,"TEMP",L(A⌐ ì
⌐ anΣ linσ 922░ iε thσ sor⌠ prograφ (922░ OPE╬ "R"¼á #2¼ "TEMP",╠ ì
)«á  Afte≥á runninτá thσ sor⌠ o≥ changσ prograφ (wheεá usinτá thσ ì
creatσ ß subfilσ option⌐ thσ ne≈ filσ wil∞ bσ "TEMP"«á  Theε cop∙ ì
thσ "TEMPó filσ t∩ ß differen⌠ flopp∙ disδ anΣ RENAM┼ i⌠ bacδá t∩ ì
thσ filσ namσ i⌠ wa≤ createΣ from.



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                 Version 3.1  Error Report Form

Your Name:____________________________________________________
Address  :____________________________________________________
          ____________________________________________________
Computer: ____________________________________________________
Version of Basic : ___________________________________________
Memory of your Computer : ____________________________________

Error Description : __________________________________________
                    __________________________________________
                    __________________________________________
                    __________________________________________
Did the error : 1. Halt the program and print an error message
             or 2. Cause incorrect results?
List the incorrect results if any : __________________________
                       _______________________________________
Error Message if Any : _______________________________________
Which Program Was the Error in ? _____________________________
What Line Number Was the Error on ? __________________________
Were you able to correct the Error ? Yes ___      No ___
How did you correct the Error ?
  - Send a listing of the changes you made if possible
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
Any other comments : __________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
Doe≤á thσá erro≥ alway≤ occu≥ o≥ doe≤ thσ erro≥ onl∙ occu≥á unde≥ ì
certain conditions?  __________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________________

Mail to :  Attn : Error
                Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc.
                      Post Office Box 2027
                     Gaithersburg, MD 20879

     Wσá givσ freσ update≤ t∩ everyonσ submittinτ aε erro≥ repor⌠ ì
form«á  Pleasσá senΣ u≤ informatioε oε an∙ error≤ yo⌡á encounter«   ì
Pleasσá reaΣá thσ manual¼á especiall∙ thσ sectioεá oεá thσá basiπ ì
languagσ beforσ submittinτ aε erro≥ repor⌠ form« Thσ bug≤ iε thi≤ ì
prograφ d∩ no⌠ occu≥ ver∙ often«  Iµ yo⌡ ruε int∩ aε erro≥ durinτ ì
thσá firs⌠ fe≈ hour≤ yo⌡ arσ usinτ thσ softwarσ yo⌡ arσá probabl∙  ì
doinτ somethinτ wrong«


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Your Name : ___________________________________________________
Street    : ___________________________________________________
City/State: ___________________________________________________
Zip Code  : _______________

Computer  : ___________________________________________________
Version of Basic : ____________________________________________

Do you want the updated Basic Version? Yes ____  No  ____
   What version do you have ? _______
   $20.00 on 4 DSDD disks
   $30.00 on 8 SSDD disks
Do you want the Compiled Version ?     Yes ____  No  ____
   What version do you have ? _______
   $25.00 on 5 DSDD disks
   Not available on single sided disks

Oversea orders add $3. Maryland Residents add 5% sales tax.
Firs⌠á Clas≤ Mail i≤ included«á  Wσ ship your order iεá les≤ ì
than 7 days.  Allow 2 to 3 weeks for postal delivery.

Mail to Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc.
        Post Office Box 2027
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END OF VERSION 3.1 DATABASE MANUAL 11/07/84 last update





















    è                    The Spreadsheet of Steel

                           Version 1.0

REA─á AN─á AGRE┼á T╧á TH┼ LICENS┼ CONDITION╙á AN─á DISCLAIME╥á O╞ ì
WARRANTIES PRIOR TO USING THIS PROGRAM.

     Thσá fastes⌠á wa∙ t∩ learε ho≈ t∩ usσ thσ spreadshee⌠ i≤á t∩ ì
tr∙á i⌠á out«á  Yo⌡ canno⌠ damagσ you≥ compute≥ b∙á runninτá thi≤ ì
prograφá o≥ an∙ othe≥ softwarσ program«á  Makσ ß backu≡á cop∙á oµ ì
thi≤ disδ beforσ yo⌡ star⌠ tryinτ i⌠ out«

                      Starting the Program

     Wσ havσ provideΣ yo⌡ witΦ botΦ thσ compileΣ anΣ sourcσá codσ ì
(interpretativσá version⌐á oµá thσá spreadsheet«áá  Thσá compileΣ ì
versioεá i≤á SS.EX┼ «á Thσ sourcσ codσ versioε i≤ SS.BA╙á «á  Thσ ì
compiled version requires 192K on all computers to run.
     Start the compiled version using the following steps:
1. Turn on your computer using MS-DOS or PC-DOS.
2. Put the spreadsheet disk in the default disk drive.
3. Type SS then press return.
     Start the basic version using the following steps:
1. Turn on your computer using MS-DOS or PC-DOS.
2. Load your basic language.
3. Put the spreadsheet disk in the default disk drive.
4. LOAD "SS"
5. RUN
     Iµá yo⌡á havσá problem≤á usinτ thσ basiπá versioεá reaΣá thσ ì
sectioεá iεá thσ databasσ manua∞ oε thσ difference≤á betweeεá thσ ì
basiπá languages«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ IB═ Basiπ yo⌡ wil∞á havσá t∩ ì
turεá thσá Ke∙ oε ro≈ 2╡ ofµ usinτ thσ KE┘ OF╞ commanΣá  Yo⌡á caε ì
writσá thσ commanΣ int∩ thσ prograφ (8░ KE┘ OFF)«á  Thi≤ ha≤á no⌠ ì
beeεá donσá s∩á fo≥á compatibilit∙ reasons«á  Iµá yo⌡á arσá usinτ ì
Microsof⌠ Basiπ (no⌠ IB═ basic⌐ changσ linσ 7░ t∩ 7░ C╚ ╜ 8«

     Wheεá firs⌠á startinτ thσ prograφ thσ firs⌠ thinτá displayeΣ ì
is:

                   S P R E A D S H E E T  1.0

       Copyright 1984 by Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc.

This program is licensed FREE to all users with some restrictions
      See the manual for more information on the license.

The files on your default disk drive are :

SS      .BAS    CHECK   .      TAX    .     SS      .EXE

If you want to continue with an old spreadsheet enter the name
If you want to start a new spreadsheet then just press return.
>_______<
(end of the first displayed screen)
     Thσ file≤ Checδ anΣ Ta° arσ samplσ spreadsheets«  Jus⌠ pres≤ ìèreturεá t∩á star⌠á ß ne≈ spreadsheet«á  Thσá compute≥á wil∞á theε ì
displa∙ thσ followinτ screen║

*



















***  ENTER THE OPTION NUMBER THEN PRESS RETURN ***   ON SCREEN 1
0-EXIT  1-INPUT NUMBER 2-INPUT OVERLAY 3-NEW NUMBER 4-CALCULATION
5-CLEAR   6-SAVE  7-BARCHART  8-PRINT SCREEN  9-PRINT DESCRIPTION
>__<
MOV┼ TH┼ ¬ USING A,Q,S,D,F,G,E,R,X,├áCHANG┼áSCREEN╙áUSIN╟ I,J,K,M
(end of screen)

    Thσá ¬ i≤ useΣ a≤ ß curso≥ t∩ marδ you≥ curren⌠á positioεá oε ì
thσá screen«á  Yo⌡ caε movσ thσ ¬ arounΣ b∙ enterinτ thσá letter≤ ì
A,Q,S,D,F,G,E,R,╪ anΣ C«  You≥ keyboarΣ i≤ probabl∙ se⌠ u≡ like

       Q   E R
        A S D F G
           X C

The corresponding * movements are
   Q left 20             E up 1     R up 4
     ┴ lef⌠ ╡   ╙ lef⌠ ▒    ─ righ⌠ ▒    ╞ righ⌠ ╡  ╟árigh⌠ 20
                         X down 1   C down 4

Try moving the * around using the above letters.

     Yo⌡á caεá changσ screen≤ usinτ thσá letter≤á I,J,K,M«á  You≥ ì
keyboard is probably set up like :

           I                    I up one screen
         J   K        J left one screen   K right one screen
           M                    M down one screen

     Thσá screeε arσ 2░ line≤ dee≡ each«á  Thσ spreadshee⌠ i≤ se⌠ ì
u≡ witΦ 2░ screens«  Thσ screen≤ makσ u≡ onσ biτ spreadshee⌠ tha⌠ ì
i≤á fou≥á screen≤ acros≤ anΣ ╡ screen≤ deep«á  Iµ yo⌡á neeΣá morσ ìèscreen≤á anΣá yo⌡á kno≈ ho≈ t∩ prograφ iε Basiπá yo⌡á caεá easil∙ ì
changσá thσ sourcσ codσ t∩ allo≈ morσ screens«á  Thσ screen≤á arσ ì
se⌠ u≡ iε followinτ orde≥ :
   1   2   3   4
   5   6   7   8
   9   10  11  12
   13  14  15  16
   17  18  19  20


    Afte≥á movinτ thσ ¬ t∩ thσ correc⌠ spo⌠ yo⌡ caε choosσ onσ oµ ì
the  following options.

                       0. EXIT THE PROGRAM

     Usσá thi≤á optioεá wheε yo⌡ arσ donσ anΣ wan⌠á t∩á exi⌠á thσ ì
program«áá  Yo⌡á wil∞á losσá you≥á spreadshee⌠á unles≤á yo⌡á havσ ì
previousl∙á saveΣ thσ spreadshee⌠ usinτ optioε 6«á  Thσá compute≥ ì
wil∞á warε yo⌡ tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ losσ you≥ spreadshee⌠ anΣá givσá yo⌡ ì
the option to save it prior to exitting the program.

                        1. INPUT A NUMBER

     Thi≤á optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ ente≥ ß numbe≥ iε you≥á spreadsheet«  ì
Therσ ha≤ t∩ bσ ß numbe≥ iε thσ spo⌠ wherσ thσ ¬ is«á  Usσ optioε ì
numbe≥ │ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ creatσ ß numbe≥ iε thσ spot«á  Thσ numbe≥ ì
▒ i≤ thσ defaul⌠ optioε iµ yo⌡ jus⌠ pres≤ return«á  Sincσ thi≤ i≤ ì
thσá mos⌠ useΣ optioε yo⌡ caε ente≥ you≥ datß faste≥ iµ yo⌡á jus⌠ ì
pres≤ returε insteaΣ oµ enterinτ thσ numbe≥ 1«á  Thσ ¬ shoulΣá bσ ì
placeΣ a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµ thσ numbe≥ no⌠ a⌠ thσ end«á  Thσ ¬ mus⌠ bσ ì
withiεá ╡ space≤ lef⌠ o≥ righ⌠ oµ thσ star⌠ oµ thσ numbe≥ fo≥ thσ ì
compute≥á t∩á finΣ thσ correc⌠ number«á  Thσá followinτá example≤ ì
demonstratσ thσ placemen⌠ oµ thσ ¬ :
      *_______0    right on
  *    _______0    Ok up to 5 spaces left
       _____*_0    Ok up to 5 spaces right
*      _______0    too far left
       ______*0    too far right

                      2. INPUT OVERLAY LINE

    Thi≤á optioεá i≤á useΣá t∩ placσ word≤ o≥á letter≤á o≥á fixeΣ ì
number≤á no⌠ useΣ iε calculation≤ oε thσ screen«á  Movσ thσ ¬á t∩ ì
thσá correc⌠á spo⌠á oε thσ screeε wherσ yo⌡á wan⌠á t∩á placσá thσ ì
overla∙á line«á  Ente≥ optioε ▓ theε pres≤ return«á  Thσ compute≥ ì
will prompt you with :

ENTER THE STRING
>____________________________________________________________<

    Typσ iε thσ word≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ displayeΣ theε pres≤ return«á  Thσ ì
computer will place what you typed to the right of the *.

                      3. ENTER A NEW NUMBER
è     Thi≤ optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ creatσ ß spo⌠ fo≥ ß number«  Movσ thσ ì
¬ t∩ thσ spo⌠ wherσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ente≥ ß number¼á ente≥ thσ numbe≥ ì
│áand pres≤á return«á The computer will then ask :
 HOW DO YOU WANT THE NUMBER DISPLAYED
 1-Standard Form   2-Dollar and Cents amount  3- None
Usσ ▒ fo≥ number≤ othe≥ theε dolla≥ amounts« Usσ ▓ fo≥ money« Usσ ì
│á iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ ß numbe≥ here«á Thσ compute≥á wil∞á displa∙  ì
*________░ o≥ $________░ wherσ thσ ¬ was«á  Thσ initia∞ valuσá oµ ì
thσ numbe≥ i≤ 0«  AvoiΣ puttinτ number≤ to∩ closσ togethe≥ oε thσ ì
samσ line«

                      4. DEFINE CALCULATION

     Thi≤á optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ definσ ß calculatioε betweeε ▓ o≥á │ ì
numbers«á  Movσá thσ ¬ t∩ thσ numbe≥ fo≥ whicΦ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ definσ ì
thσ calculation«á  Ente≥ ┤ fo≥ thi≤ optioε anΣ theε pres≤ return«  ì
Thσá compute≥á wil∞á theεá sho≈á yo⌡á thσá followinτá calculatioε ì
options.

1. ADD - adds source number to target number
         The computer will ask you if you want to add any other
         numbers to the target field and allow you to do so at
         the same time.
2. SUB - subtracts source number from target number
         Note║á Thi≤á subtractioε i≤ se⌠ u≡ slightl∙á differentl∙ ì
than you normally subtract.  For example :

     Gross income $3,000     Add this number to take home pay
    -Tax            $340     Subtract this number from take home
     --------------------
   Take Home Pay  $2,660

Thσá subtractioεá wa≤á se⌠á u≡ thi≤ wa∙ becausσá therσá arσá man∙ ì
application≤á wherσá yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ AdΣá anΣá subtrac⌠á severa∞ ì
number≤ froφ onσ targe⌠ number«  Fo≥ Examplσ :

    Gross income $3,000     Add this number to take home pay
   -State Tax      $200     Subtract this number from take home
   -Federal Tax    $500     Subtract this number from take home
    -------------------
  Take home pay  $2,300

3. MULT - multiply  source number by secondary number to give
            target number
4. DIVIDE BY - divide source number by secondary number to give
            target number
5. DIVIDE INTO - divide secondary number by source number to give
            target number
6. MAX - maximum, if source number is greater then target number
            then the target number equals the source number
7«á MI╬ - minimum¼ iµ thσ sourcσ numbe≥ i≤ les≤ theε target numbe≥ ì
            then the target number equals the source number
8. ADD K - add a constant to the source number to give the target
            number
9«á MUL╘ ╦ - multipl∙ thσ sourcσ numbe≥ b∙ ß constan⌠ t∩ givσ thσ ìè            target number
10. N - K - subtract a constant from the source number to give
            target number
11. K-N  - subtract the source number from a constant to give the
            target number
12«á N/╦á - dividσá thσ sourcσ numbe≥ b∙ ß constan⌠ t∩á givσá thσ
            target number
13. K/N - divide a constant by the source number to give the
            target number
14. - 20 - These calculation options are reserved for your custom
            inpu⌠á options«á  Usσá thesσ option≤ iµ yo⌡á wan⌠á t∩ ì
            write your own subroutines for more complex
            calculations.  Read the section on how the program
            works if you want to use these subroutines.
    SE┼á YOU╥ BASI├ MANUA╠ FO╥ MOR┼ INFORMATIO╬ O╬ TH┼á FOLLOWIN╟ ì
CALCULATIONS :
21. ABS - target field equals the absolute value of source field
22. ATN - target field equals the arctanget of source field
23. COS - target field equals the cosine of source field
24. EXP - target field equals the exponent of the source field
25. LOG - target field equals the logarithm of the source field
26. SIN - target field equals the sine of the source field
27. SQR - target field equals the square root of the source field
28. SQ  - target field equals the square of the source field
29. TAN - target field equals the tangent of the source field
30« DELET┼ - thi≤ optioε i≤ t∩ deletσ ß numbe≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ n∩ longe≥ ì
wan⌠ oε you≥ spreadsheet«á  Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ thσ samσ thinτ a≤á clear«  ì
Iµ yo⌡ deletσ ß numbe≥ i⌠ disappear≤ froφ thσ spreadshee⌠ anΣ caε ì
not be reentered.
    Afte≥á yo⌡á ente≥á whicΦ typσ oµá calculatioεá yo⌡á wan⌠á thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞ asδ yo⌡ t∩ movσ thσ ¬ t∩ thσ targe⌠ field«á  Afte≥ ì
yo⌡á havσ moveΣ thσ ¬ t∩ thσ targe⌠ fielΣ pres≤ return«á  Iµá yo⌡ ì
havσ specifieΣ ß calculatioε witΦ ß secondar∙ calculatioεá field¼ ì
thσá compute≥á wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ t∩ movσ thσ ¬ t∩á thσá secondar∙ ì
calculatioεá numbe≥á anΣ pres≤ return«á  Iµ yo⌡ havσ specifieΣá ß ì
calculatioεá typσ witΦ ß constant¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡á t∩ ì
ente≥ thσ constant«
    Iµá yo⌡á havσá entereΣ thσ wronτ typσ oµá calculatioεá fo≥á ß ì
number¼á yo⌡á caεá ente≥á thσá correc⌠á typσá oµá calculatioεá b∙  ì
reenterinτá ß calculatioε fo≥ ß number«á Thσ maximuφ anΣá minimuφ ì
function≤ comparσ thσ sourcσ numbe≥ witΦ thσ targe⌠ number«á The∙ ì
d∩ no⌠ comparσ ß lis⌠ oµ numbers«  Thi≤ work≤ finσ a≤ lonτ a≤ yo⌡ ì
d∩á no⌠ reducσ t∩ maximuφ numbe≥ o≥ increasσ thσ minimuφá number«  ì
Iµá yo⌡á d∩á reducσ thσ maximuφ numbe≥ o≥á increasσá thσá minimuφ ì
number¼áá yo⌡áá mus⌠á als∩á correc⌠á thσá targe⌠áá number«áá  Thσ ì
calculation≤ occu≥ a≤ thσ sourcσ number≤ arσ entereΣ b∙ you«á  Iµ ì
yo⌡ havσ entereΣ ß numbe≥ prio≥ t∩ defininτ ß calculatioε fo≥ thσ ì
number¼ thσ calculation≤ arσ NO╘ automaticall∙ performed«  Iµ yo⌡ ì
havσá entereΣá number≤á anΣá theεá specif∙á aεá AD─á o≥á SUBTRAC╘ ì
calculatioεá  thσá compute≥á wil∞ no⌠ givσá thσá correc⌠á result≤ ì
unles≤á yo⌡á havσ cleareΣ al∞ thσ number≤ o≥á changσá thσá targe⌠ ì
fielΣá t∩ thσ correc⌠ number«á  Thi≤ i≤ becausσ thσ compute≥ add≤ ì
o≥á subtract≤á onl∙á thσ changσ iε thσ sourcσá fielΣá becausσá i⌠ ì
assume≤ thσ origina∞ numbe≥ wa≤ alread∙ addeΣ o≥ subtracted«á  I⌠ ì
i≤á bes⌠ t∩ definσ al∞ thσ calculation≤ beforσ enterinτá numbers«  ìèAfte≥ clearinτ al∞ thσ number≤ thσ compute≥ wil∞ givσ thσ correc⌠ ì
results.
     Yo⌡á  caε onl∙ havσ onσ calculatioε typσ pe≥á number«á  Thi≤ ì
ma∙ bσ ß probleφ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ adΣ acros≤ row≤ anΣ columns«  Yo⌡ ì
caεá alway≤á writσ you≥ owε subroutine≤ o≥ yo⌡ caε wai⌠á fo≥á thσ ì
nex⌠ versioε oµ thi≤ spreadsheet«  ┴ numbe≥ caε bσ ß targe⌠ fielΣ ì
fo≥áá onσá calculatioεá anΣá ßá sourcσá fielΣá fo≥á ßáá differen⌠ ì
calculation«á  ┴á numbe≥á caεá onl∙á bσ ß sourcσá fielΣá fo≥á onσ ì
calculation.


                            5. CLEAR

   Thi≤ optioε set≤ al∞ thσ number≤ t∩ zero«á  I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ changσ ì
an∙á oµ thσ string≤ o≥ an∙ oµ thσ calculatioεá types«á  Usσá thi≤ ì
optioεá wheεá yo⌡á wan⌠ t∩ ente≥ ß ne≈ se⌠ oµá number≤á fo≥á you≥ ì
spreadsheet«á  Yo⌡á shoulΣ savσ ß cop∙ oµ you≥ olΣ se⌠ oµ number≤ ì
beforσá usinτ thi≤ option«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ warε yo⌡ prio≥á t∩ ì
dumpinτ you≥ number≤ anΣ givσ yo⌡ thσ optioε t∩ savσ them.

                             6. SAVE

   Thi≤ optioε save≤ you≥ spreadshee⌠ oε disk«  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ ì
asδá yo⌡ thσ namσ oµ thσ spreadshee⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ save«á  Thσ namσ ì
wil∞á bσ thσ filσ name«á  Al∞ filσ name≤ mus⌠ bσ ╕ character≤á o≥ ì
less«á  N∩á space≤á arσ allowed«á Thσ firs⌠ characte≥ mus⌠á bσá ß ì
letter«á  I⌠á i≤ suggesteΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ usσ ß shor⌠ descriptivσá namσ ì
followeΣá b∙ ß numbe≥ fo≥ eacΦ versioε oµ thσá spreadsheet«á  Fo≥ ì
examplσá ßá spreadshee⌠ tha⌠ i≤ useΣ t∩ balancσá ßá checkbooδá i≤ ì
"CHECK"«á CHECK▒ i≤ fo≥ January«  CHECK▓ i≤ fo≥ February«  CHECK│ ì
i≤ fo≥ March¼ etc«
    Alway≤á makσá backu≡á copie≤ oµ importan⌠á data«á  Kee≡á ver∙ ì
inportan⌠á datßá oεá ßá pape≥á printou⌠á also«á  Iµá yo⌡á savσá ß ì
spreadshee⌠á witΦá thσ samσ namσ a≤ aε olΣ spreadshee⌠á yo⌡á wil∞ ì
overwritσ thσ olΣ spreadshee⌠ anΣ losσ it.

                           7. BARCHART

     Thi≤ optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ makσ ß simplσ asterisδ barchart«  Thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞ asδ yo⌡ t∩ movσ thσ ¬ t∩ eacΦ numbe≥ yo⌡ wan⌠á fo≥ ì
thσá barchart«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ t∩ movσ thσ ¬á t∩ ì
thσá star⌠ oµ thσ labe∞ o≥ descriptioε yo⌡ wan⌠ printeΣá fo≥á thσ ì
number«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ t∩ movσ thσ ¬ t∩ thσ enΣ ì
t∩á thσ labe∞ fo≥ eacΦ number«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε prin⌠ ou⌠ ì
fo≥á eacΦ number¼á it≤ label¼á it≤ numbe≥ anΣ aεá asterisδá grapΦ ì
proportiona∞ t∩ thσ othe≥ number≤ iε thσ graph.

                         8. PRINT SCREEN

    Thi≤ optioε print≤ thσ screeε oε pape≥ a≤ i⌠ i≤ showε oε you≥ ì
monitor«á  EacΦ screeε i≤ 2░ line≤ deep«  Thereforσ yo⌡ caε ge⌠ │ ì
screens on an 11 inch page using 6 lines per inch.
    The computer will ask you :
DO YOU WANT TO PRINT THE SCREENS TO THE RIGHT ALSO
 1- NO print only this screen  2- YES                    è
    Iµá yo⌡á chosσ "N╧ prin⌠ thi≤ screeε onlyó thσ compute≥á wil∞ ì
prin⌠ thσ screeε exactl∙ a≤ i⌠ i≤ showε oε you≥ monitor.

    Iµá yo⌡ choosσ "YESó yo⌡ caε prin⌠ thσ screeε oε you≥ monito≥ ì
anΣ thσ  ▓ screen≤ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ it«á  Iε somσ spreadsheet≤ yo⌡ ì
ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ usσ morσ theε thσ 8░ column≤ availablσ oε onσ screen«  ì
Yo⌡á caε usσ 16░ column≤ oε tw∩ screen≤ o≥ 24░ column≤á oεá threσ ì
screens«á  Yo⌡á caεá prin⌠ u≡ t∩ 24░ column≤ iµ you≥ printe≥á caε ì
prin⌠ 24░ columns«  Yo⌡ probabl∙ havσ t∩ se⌠ you≥ printe≥  to it≤ ì
condenseΣ prin⌠ modσ (seσ you≥ printer≤ manua∞ fo≥ ho≈ t∩ d∩ it)« ì
Thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ ho≈ man∙ column≤ oµ thσ spreadshee⌠ yo⌡ ì
wan⌠ t∩ print«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε prin⌠ thσ screeε oεá you≥ ì
monito≥á anΣá thσ screen≤ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ i⌠ u≡ t∩ thσ numbe≥á oµ ì
column≤á yo⌡á wan⌠ printed«á  Yo⌡ caε alway≤á prin⌠á eacΦá screeε ì
separatel∙á thσn tapσ o≥ gluσ theφ togethe≥ iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ havσá ß ì
widσ enougΦ printe≥ t∩ prin⌠ you≥ spreadsheet.

                      9. PRINT DESCRIPTION

    Thi≤á optioεá print≤ thσ value≤ oµ al∞á thσá variables«á  Yo⌡ ì
probably only want to use this option if you are a programmer.

                  INNER WORKING OF THE PROGRAM

     Thσá remark≤á prograφ "SSREMARK.BASó i≤ thσá SS.BA╙á prograφ ì
witΦá remark≤á printeΣá ou⌠á oεá abou⌠ ever∙á linσá t∩á hel≡á yo⌡ ì
understanΣá thσ program«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ writσá an∙á custoφ ì
subroutine≤á yo⌡ shoulΣ lis⌠ thσ prograφ ou⌠ oε pape≥ anΣ takσá ß ì
look at it to see how the program works.

     Thσá custoφá subroutine≤á 14,15,16,17,18,1╣ anΣá 2░á ma∙á bσ ì
writteε oε line≤ 29300¼á 29400¼á 29500¼á 29600¼ 29700¼ 29800¼ anΣ ì
2990░ respectfully«á  Returε thσ valuσ oµ thσ targe⌠ valuσ a≤á X«  ì
Yo⌡ caε als∩ writσ somσ codσ oε line≤ 25300¼ 25400¼ 25500¼ 25600¼ ì
25700¼á 25800¼á anΣ 2590░ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ specif∙ targe⌠ field≤ o≥ ì
secondar∙á field≤á fo≥ you≥ calculations«á  Iµ yo⌡ arσá goinτá t∩ ì
writσá an∙á custoφá subroutine≤ yo⌡ shoulΣ lis⌠ ou⌠á thσá remark≤ ì
program¼ SSREM«

                      NOTES ON VERSION 1.0

     Thi≤á i≤á thσ firs⌠ versioε oµ thσá Spreadsheet«á  Thσá nex⌠ ì
versioε wil∞ probabl∙ contaiε morσ feature≤ anΣ shoulΣ bσ a≤ use≥ ì
friendl∙ a≤ thi≤ version«á  Wσ plaε oε addinτ morσ graphics¼  anΣ ì
addinτ command≤ t∩ enablσ yo⌡ t∩ handlσ large≥ spreadsheets«
     Therσá arσ n∩ royaltie≤ oε application≤ oµ thi≤ spreadsheet«  ì
END OF SPREADSHEET MANUAL LAST UPDATE 8/30/84






è
                   THE EXPERT SYSTEM OF STEEL

     Aε exper⌠ systeφ i≤ ß systeφ tha⌠ approximate≤ thσ judgemen⌠ ì
oµá ß humaε expert«á  Aε exper⌠ systeφ ma∙ bσ se⌠ u≡ t∩ ac⌠ a≤á ß ì
psychiatrist¼á automobilσ mechanic¼ ß physician¼ o≥ othe≥ expert«  ì
Aε Inferencσ Engine¼ whicΦ i≤ wha⌠ thi≤ exper⌠ systeφ technicall∙ ì
is¼ i≤ ß frameworδ tha⌠ use≤ variablσ rules¼ problems¼ questions¼ ì
problem≤á anΣá solutions¼á anΣ ß programmeΣ logiπ t∩á handlσá an∙ ì
numbe≥á oµ exper⌠ systems«á  Thσ advantagσ oµ aε inferencσ enginσ ì
i≤á tha⌠ yo⌡ caε se⌠ u≡ you≥ owε exper⌠ systeφ withou⌠ doinτá an∙ ì
programminτá jus⌠ b∙ enterinτá thσá questions¼á rules¼á problems¼ ì
solution≤ anΣ thei≥ relationship≤ Aε exper⌠ systeφ ask≤ question≤ ì
theεá provide≤ ß diagnosi≤ anΣ theε recommend≤ ßá solution«á  Thσ ì
firs⌠á halµá oµá thi≤ manua∞ explain≤ thσ basic≤ oµá thi≤á exper⌠ ì
systeφá anΣ ho≈ t∩ usσ thi≤ exper⌠ system«á  Thσ seconΣá par⌠á oµ ì
thi≤ manua∞ provide≤ informatioε oε ho≈ t∩ creatσ you≥ owε exper⌠ ì
systems«

              How To Use The Expert System Of Steel

     Firs⌠ yo⌡ shoulΣ briefl∙ reaΣ thi≤ manual«á  Theε yo⌡ shoulΣ ì
jum≡á righ⌠ iε anΣ tr∙ usinτ thσ system«á Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ understanΣ ì
anythinτ yo⌡ shoulΣ refe≥ bacδ t∩ thi≤ manua∞ fo≥ aε explanation«

     Yo⌡á havσá beeεá provideΣ witΦ tw∩ version≤á oµá thσá exper⌠ ì
system¼ thσ compileΣ versioε ¿ EXPERT.EX┼ ⌐ anΣ thσ basiπ versioε
¿á EXPERT.BA╙á )«á  Usinτ thσ compileΣ versioε i≤ easie≥ anΣá thσ ì
prograφ run≤ faster«  Thσ basiπ versioε i≤ provideΣ becausσ i⌠ i≤ ì
thσá sourcσá codσ anΣ caε bσ modified«á  T∩á star⌠á thσá compileΣ ì
versioε :
         1« Turε you≥ compute≥ oε witΦ you≥ operatinτ systeφ disδ ì
(MS-DOS or PC-DOS) in the default disk drive.
         2«á Afte≥á enterinτ thσ timσ anΣ datσ you≥ compute≥ wil∞ ì
displa∙ A║
         3. Put the expert system disk in the default disk drive.
         4. Type "expert" then press return.
A:expert   (press return)
         5. The program will load.
         6. The first screen will look like :

     Put the Expert System disk in the default disk drive

     ******  THEN PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE  *****

    The expert system only uses the expert system disk
Kee≡á i⌠á iεá thσá defaul⌠ disδ drivσ a⌠ al∞á time≤á durinτá thi≤ ì
program

(end of first screen)

     Thσ exper⌠ systeφ disδ i≤ thσ disδ witΦ thσ file≤á QUESTION¼ ì
PROBLE═S anΣ SOLUTIO╬ oε it«á  Iε thi≤ casσ thσ prograφ EXPERT i≤ ì
oεá thσ samσ disδ anΣ thσ disδ shoulΣ alread∙ bσ iεá thσá defaul⌠ ì
disδá drivσ  sincσ yo⌡ loadeΣ you≥ prograφ froφ it«á  D╧ NO╘ TAK┼ ìèTH┼á DIS╦á OU╘ ANYTIM┼ DURIN╟ TH┼ PROGRAM«á  Pres≤á an∙á ke∙á t∩ ì
continue.

     The second screen should look like :

    E X P E R T   S Y S T E M   P R O G R A M   1.0

  Copyright 1984 by Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc.

This program is licensed free to all users with some restrictions
      See the manual for more information on the license

*******************  DO YOU WANT TO  *********************
                1 - START A NEW PROBLEM
                2 - CONTINUE WITH A PRIOR ANALYSIS
********** ENTER THE NUMBER THEN PRESS RETURN  ***********

>__<

(end of the second screen)

     Yo⌡á caεá eithe≥á star⌠ ß ne≈ probleφá o≥á continuσá witΦá ß ì
previou≤ analysis«á  Startinτ ß ne≈ probleφ mean≤ tha⌠ al∞ oµ thσ ì
answer≤á wil∞ bσ se⌠ a⌠ n∩ answe≥ anΣ thσ compute≥ wil∞ star⌠á a⌠ ì
thσá beginninτá b∙ askinτ yo⌡ al∞ oµ thσ introductor∙á questions«  ì
Thσá othe≥á optioε i≤ t∩ continuσ witΦ ßá prio≥á analysis«á  Wheε ì
continuinτá witΦá ßá prio≥ analysi≤ thσ compute≥á wil∞á reaΣá thσ ì
answer≤á tha⌠ yo⌡ o≥ someonσ elsσ ha≤ saveΣ oε thσ disδ anΣá theε ì
continuσ witΦ thσ analysi≤ a⌠ thσ star⌠ node«

    Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ▒ fo≥ "star⌠ ß ne≈ problemó thσ compute≥ wil∞ g∩ ì
througΦá eacΦ question¼á settinτ thσ answe≥ t∩ N╧ ANSWE╥, next iµ ì
thσá questioεá ha≤ beeε designateΣ b∙ thσ systeφ designe≥á a≤á aε ì
introductor∙á questioεá thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ t∩á answe≥á thσ ì
question«á  Answe≥á thσ question«á  Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ kno≈á wha⌠á thσ ì
answe≥á i≤á yo⌡á ma∙ tel∞ thσ compute≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ d∩á no⌠á wan⌠á t∩ ì
answe≥ thσ questioε b∙ pressinτ thσ lette≥ ╬ fo≥ n∩ answer«

    Iµá yo⌡á ente≥ ▓ fo≥ "continueΣ witΦ ßá prio≥á analysisóá thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞á displa∙ al∞ thσ file≤ oε thσ defaul⌠á disδá drivσ ì
theε asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ yo⌡ saveΣ thσ question≤ on, ì
tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ continue.

    Oε you≥ firs⌠ timσ usinτ thσ systeφ ╔ woulΣ sugges⌠á enterinτ ì
"1óá t∩ star⌠ ß ne≈ problem«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε asδ yo⌡ thσ ì
introductor∙ questions.

     Thσá samplσ "expertó applicatioε i≤á ßá psychitrist«á  Don'⌠ ì
takσá thσá samplσá applicatioε to∩ seriousl∙ a≤á thσá rule≤á werσ ì
developeΣá mostl∙ fo≥ debugginτ purpose≤ anΣ no⌠ fo≥ thσá correc⌠ ì
psychoanalysis«á  ┴á rea∞ "expertó applicatioε woulΣ takσ u≡ mos⌠ ì
oµ thσ disδ spacσ whicΦ i≤ wh∙ sucΦ ß shor⌠ simplσ applicatioε i≤ ì
included«

     Afte≥ yo⌡ answe≥ thσ introductor∙ question≤ o≥ thσá compute≥ ìèread≤á thσ answer≤ froφ thσ disδ thσ nex⌠ screeε shoulΣ looδ likσ ì
:

AT STARTING NODE 0
 # QUESTION                                   +  -  P  CK  CONT
1  Bad Physical Shape                         90 0  7  PC  CONT
5  Crazy (mental)                             90 70 9  NC  CONT
6  Lazy                                       0  80 6  NC  CONT
9  Stupid                                     0  0  5  NC  CONT
13 Evil                                       0  0  4  NC  CONT
16 Normal                                     50 0  2  C   CONT
BRANCH ? * NEGATIVE NBR TO OVERRIDE * 9999 TO OPTIONS
                             COMPUTER RECOMMENDS 5
(end of screen)
                   Explanation of the Screen
Probleφ Numbe≥ - i≤ showε a⌠ fa≥ left«á  I⌠ i≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ eacΦ
     problem that is a subproblems of the current node.
Problem Description - the name of each problem
Probability For - is shown right below the + on the screen
     Thσá cumulativσá probabilit∙  oµ al∞ thσ evidencσá tha⌠á thσ      ì
     probleφ exists
 Probability Against - right below the - on the screen
     The  cumulative probability of all the evidence that the
     problem does not exist
Priority - Is shown right below the P on the screen.
     The search priority 0 - lowest  9 - highest searched first
Checked - Is shown right below the CK on the screen
     C - all ready checked with all questions answered
     PC - partialy checked - already checked out
          but not all of the questions have been answered
     NC - not checked
Continued - right below the CONT on the screen
     CONT - continued, there are further subproblems to this
              problem
     END  - end, there are no further subproblems to this
              problem

                   How The Problems are Set Up

     Thσá desigεá oµá thi≤á exper⌠ systeφ i≤ se⌠á u≡á iεá ßá treσ ì
structure«á  Thσá startinτ nodσ i≤ 0«á  Iε ou≥ samplσ applicatioε ì
the "tree" starts with the "branches"
1  Bad Physical Shape
5  Crazy (mental)
6  Lazy
9  Stupid
13 Evil
16 Normal

    EacΦá oµá Thesσ Branche≤ o≥ problem≤ branche≤ ou⌠á int∩á morσ ì
subproblems«á  Fo≥á examplσ thσ brancΦ "Craz∙ (mental)óá branche≤ ì
ou⌠ int∩ :
21 Psychotic
22 Neurotic
23 Mental Breakdownè
    EacΦá oµá Thesσ Branche≤ o≥ problem≤ branche≤ ou⌠á int∩á morσ ì
subproblems«á  Fo≥á examplσ thσ "Psychotiπ ó branche≤ ou⌠ t∩á thσ ì
subproblems :
24 Schizophrena
25 Delusionary
26 Megalomanic
27 Can't distinguish between fact and fiction
28 Paranoid
29 Sadistic
30 Masochistic

     Thσ ParanoiΣ brancΦ branche≤ ou⌠ t∩ paranoiΣ typσ ┴ anΣ Typσ ì
┬ whilσ thσ othe≥ problem≤ d∩ no⌠ havσ an∙ furthe≥ subproblems.

     The tree of problems may also be visualized as :

                          0 - start node
    /        /         /      \          \              \
    1        5        6       9          13             16
  / /  \     |      /  \    /  \ \      /  \      /   /    \   \
 2  3  4     |     7    8   10 11 12   14  15    17  18    19  20
             |
        /    |     \
      21     22    23
  continued  down through all the problems

    Thσ exper⌠ systeφ start≤ yo⌡ a⌠ thσ star⌠ node«  Thσ compute≥ ì
wil∞á recommenΣá tha⌠á yo⌡ explorσ thσ brancΦá witΦá thσá highes⌠ ì
priority tha⌠ ha≤ no⌠ alread∙ beeε explored«á  Thσ compute≥á wil∞ ì
continuσá t∩á explorσ thσ patΦ a≤ lonτ a≤ thσ probabilit∙ fo≥á i≤ ì
greate≥ thσ 4░ anΣ thσ probability agains⌠ i≤ les≤ theε 40«

    Getting back to what is on your screen, the computer asks :

BRANCH ? NEGATIVE NBR TO OVERRIDE * 9999 TO OPTIONS
                                         COMPUTER RECOMMENDS 5

     You have three options here:
ENTERING A POSITIVE NUMBER
     If you enter a positive number the computer will ask you the
questions which confirm or deny the existence of the problem.
ENTERING A NEGATIVE NUMBER
     Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ß  negativσ numbe≥ thσ compute≥ wil∞ switchì
control of the analysis to that node on the tree
ENTERING  9999 ( or any number greater then 9999 )
     The computer will switch control to the options

                       ANSWERING QUESTIONS

     Iµá yo⌡ ente≥ ß positivσ number¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδá yo⌡ ì
thσ question≤ whicΦ confirφ o≥ den∙ thσ existencσ oµ thσ problem«  ì
Thσ numbe≥ oµ question≤ ma∙ var∙ forφ ▒ questioε t∩ 2░ questions«  ì
Thσ question≤ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ oε thσ screeε a≤ :
è1   3   Are you 1-male  2-female                   1=1     80
2   11  How many TV sets do you own               NA>3     60
3   19  Can you run 5 miles 1-yes 2-no            NA=1    -70
4   39  What is your IQ                           120>100 -80
WHICH QUESTION ? 1 to 4  ZERO FOR NONE , THEN ANSWER
(end of screen)

In this Screen :
    The first column is the number for the question.
    The second column is the record number of the question.
    The words are obviously the question.
    Thσá fourtΦ columε i≤ thσ answe≥ fo≥ thσá question«á  Iµá thσ ì
question has not been answered then NA will be shown
    Thσ fifth columε i≤ thσ rule«  Thσ rulσ i≤ eithe≥ ╜ equals¼ ╛ ì
greater than, < less than or >< not equals.
    Thσá sixtΦá columεá i≤á thσ fac⌠ valuσá tha⌠á thσá answe≥á i≤ ì
compared against to determine if the rule is true or false.
    Thσá seventΦ anΣ las⌠ columε i≤ thσ probabilit∙ tha⌠ i≤á truσ ì
iµá thσ conditioε i≤ true«á  ┴ positivσ probabilit∙ support≤á thσ ì
existencσá oµ thσ probleφ whilσ ß negativσ probabilit∙ deny≤á thσ ì
existence of the problem.

    The questions shown above may be read as follows:
1. If "male" then there is a 80% chance that the problem exists.
2. If more then 3 TV sets are owned there is a 60% chance that
    the problem exists.
3. Iµá yo⌡á caεá ruεá ╡ mile≤ therσ i≤ ß 70Ñá chancσá tha⌠á thσ ì
    problem does not exist.
4. If the IQ is greater than 100, there is a 80% chance that the
    problem does not exist.

    T∩á answe≥ thσ firs⌠ question¼á ente≥ thσ numbe≥ ▒ anΣá pres≤ ì
return«  Theε typσ iε thσ answer«  Al∞ thσ question≤ arσ answereΣ ì
witΦá numbers«á  Iµ thσ questioε ha≤ thσ option≤ 1-ye≤ 2-n∩á theε ì
ente≥ eithe≥ ▒ o≥ 2«  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ no⌠ accep⌠ an∙ alphabetiπ ì
character≤ excep⌠ fo≥ N«  Thσ lette≥ ╬ stand≤ fo≥ n∩ answer«  Yo⌡ ì
d∩ no⌠ havσ t∩ answe≥ an∙ oµ thσ question≤ iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ kno≈ an∙ ì
oµ thσ answers«  Don'⌠ wastσ you≥ timσ reanswerinτ question≤ tha⌠ ì
arσá alread∙ answered«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ changσ an∙ oµ thσ answer≤ b∙ thσ ì
thσá samσá procedurσá oµ enterinτ thσ questioεá numbe≥á theεá thσ ì
answer«

    Iε ou≥ samplσ se⌠ oµ fou≥ questions,thσ firs⌠ onσ i≤á alread∙ ì
answered«á  T∩á ente≥ aε answe≥ oµ teε fo≥ thσ seconΣ questioεá ¿ ì
ho≈ man∙ T╓ set≤ yo⌡ owε ⌐ thσ screeε wil∞ looδ likσ :

QUESTION ? 1 TO 4,  ZERO FOR NONE, THEN ANSWER
>2_<
>10______<
QUESTION ? 1 TO 4,  ZERO FOR NONE, THEN ANSWER
>0_<
(end of screen)
     Afte≥ yo⌡ ente≥ zer∩ fo≥ n∩ morσ questions¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ ì
recalculatσ thσ probabilit∙ fo≥ thσ problem«á  Iµ thσ probleφ ha≤ ì
morσá subproblem≤á anΣ thσ "probabilit∙ foró i≤ greate≥ theεá 40Ñ ìèanΣ thσ "probabilit∙ againstó i≤ les≤ theε 40%¼ thσ compute≥ wil∞ ì
changσá contro∞á t∩ displa∙ al∞ thσ subproblem≤á oµá thσá curren⌠ ì
problem«á   Yo⌡á ma∙ o≥ ma∙ no⌠ wisΦ t∩ explorσ thσá subproblems«  ì
Iµá yo⌡á d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩ explorσ thσ subproblem≤ yo⌡ ma∙á ente≥á ß ì
negativσ numbe≥ afte≥ thσ promp⌠ :

BRANCH ? * NEGATIVE NBR TO OVERRIDE * 9999 TO OPTIONS
                                COMPUTER RECOMMENDS 5
>______<

     Iµá yo⌡á ente≥ ß negativσ number¼á thσ compute≥ wil∞á switcΦ ì
contro∞á t∩ thσ subproblem≤ oµ thσ positivσ valuσ oµá thσá numbe≥ ì
yo⌡á entered«áá  Iµá thσá negativσá numbe≥á yo⌡á entereΣá ha≤á n∩ ì
subproblem≤ thσ compute≥ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ anothe≥ number«á  Iµ ì
yo⌡á don'⌠ understanΣ this¼á ruε thσ prograφ anΣ seσ wha⌠ happen≤ ì
wheε yo⌡ ente≥ ß negativσ number«  Yo⌡ wil∞ usuall∙ wan⌠ t∩ ente≥ ì
ßá numbe≥ tha⌠ i≤ morσ toward≤ thσ star⌠ nodσ 0«á  Skippinτá froφ ì
onσ par⌠ oµ thσ treσ t∩ ß differen⌠ par⌠ i≤ no⌠ ß recommendeΣ wa∙ ì
t∩á conduc⌠ ß search«á  Yo⌡ caε alway≤ jus⌠ follo≈á thσá compute≥ ì
recommendations«

                             OPTIONS

     Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ 999╣ o≥ an∙ numbe≥ greate≥ theε 999╣ ì
after the prompt:

BRANCH ? * NEGATIVE NBR TO OVERRIDE * 9999 TO OPTIONS
                                COMPUTER RECOMMENDS 5
>9999___<

     The computer will then prompt you with :

** OPTIONS ** 0-NONE 1-SAVE 2-PRINT OPTIONS DISPLAYED ON PAPER
3-REVIEW ALL PROBLEMS 4-ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 5-PRINT PROBLEM
6-EXIT
>__<
     The options are explained in the following sections:

                            0 - NONE

     Thi≤á optioε return≤ yo⌡ t∩ thσ subproblem≤á yo⌡á previousl∙ ì
werσ exploring«   Thi≤ optioε i≤ usefull  iµ yo⌡ changσ you≥ minΣ ì
about using an option.

                            1 - SAVE

     Thi≤á optioε save≤ thσ answers¼á probabilitie≤ anΣ thσ path≤ ì
exploreΣá oε disδ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ ma∙ continuσ witΦ thσá analysi≤á o≥ ì
reexaminσá thσ result≤ latte≥ on«á  Thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ ì
thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ savσ i⌠ on«á  Thσ compute≥á wil∞ ì
theε savσ thσ informatioε oε thσ defaul⌠ disδ drive«  A≤ witΦ al∞ ì
files¼á iµá yo⌡á savσá thσ informatioε unde≥ thσá samσá namσá yo⌡ ì
previousl∙ used¼ yo⌡ wil∞ overwritσ (lose⌐ thσ origina∞ filσ witΦ ì
thσ samσ name«
  è              2 - PRINT OPTIONS DISPLAYED ON PAPER

     Thi≤ optioε print≤ thσ problem≤ anΣ subproblem≤ displayeΣ oε ì
thσá screeεá oεá paper«á  I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ changσ an∙á oµá answer≤á o≥ ì
search path.

                     3 - REVIEW ALL PROBLEMS

     The computer will display :

                       PRINT OUT PROBLEMS

DO YOU WANT TO CHECK ALL PROBLEMS OR ONLY THOSE SEARCHED ?
           0 - RETURN
           1 - ONLY THOSE ALREADY SEARCHED
           2 - ALL - TAKES A LOT LONGER
>__<
(end of screen)

     Usσá ░á iµá yo⌡ havσ changeΣ you≥ minΣ anΣ d∩á no⌠á wan⌠á t∩ ì
revie≈ an∙ oµ thσ problems«á  Usinτ  optioε ▒ wil∞ checδ onl∙ thσ ì
option≤á tha⌠á yo⌡ lookeΣ at«á  Usinτ optioε ▓ wil∞á checδá ever∙ ì
probleφ anΣ takσ ß lo⌠ longer«  Iµ yo⌡ havσ searcheΣ thσ treσ anΣ ì
alread∙ lookeΣ a⌠ al∞ oµ thσ probablσ solution≤ yo⌡ probabl∙ onl∙ ì
neeΣ t∩ usσ optioε 1«
    The computer will then display:
PRINT OUT ALL PROBLEMS WITH A PROBABILITY FOR HIGHER THEN
    ENTER A NUMBER FROM -1 TO 100
>_____<
   AND WHOSE PROBABILITY AGAINST IS LOWER THEN
    ENTER A NUMBER FORM  0 TO 101
>_____<
(end of screen)
    Thσá compute≥ wil∞ g∩ througΦ eacΦ probleφ anΣ displa∙ i⌠á iµ ì
i⌠ meet≤ thσ condition≤ yo⌡ entered«  Fo≥ examplσ yo⌡ ma∙ reques⌠ ì
thσá compute≥á t∩ displa∙ al∞ problem≤ witΦ ßá "probabilit∙á foró ì
highe≥á thaε 50Ñ anΣ ß "probabilit∙ againstó lowe≥ thaε 50%«á  Iµ ì
yo⌡á entereΣá CHEC╦á ONL┘ THOS┼á PROBLEM╙á ALREAD┘á SEARCHE─á thσ ì
compute≥á wil∞á displa∙ thσ problem≤ tha⌠ werσá alread∙á searcheΣ ì
tha⌠á mee⌠á thσ highe≥ thaε 50Ñ "probabilit∙ foró condition≤á anΣ ì
"probabilit∙ againstó lowe≥ thaε 50Ñ condition«á  Iµ yo⌡á entereΣ ì
CHEC╦á AL╠ PROBLEM╙ thσ compute≥ wil∞ displa∙ ever∙ probleφá tha⌠ ì
ha≤á ßá "probabilit∙á foróá highe≥ thaε 50Ñá anΣá ßá "probabilit∙ ì
againstóá lowe≥á thaεá 50%«á  Iµ yo⌡ se⌠á thσá searcΦá limit≤á a⌠ ì
"probabilit∙ foró greate≥ theε -▒ anΣ "probabilit∙ againstó lowe≥ ì
thaεá 10▒ al∞ thσ problem≤ wil∞ mee⌠ thesσ condition≤ anΣ wil∞ bσ ì
displayed«  Conversel∙ iµ yo⌡ se⌠ thσ limit≤ a⌠ "probabilit∙ foró ì
greate≥ thaε 10░ anΣ "probabilit∙ againstó les≤ thaε ░ theεá nonσ ì
oµ thσ problem≤ wil∞ mee⌠ thσ conditions«
     Thσ compute≥ wil∞ theε displa∙ :
    D╧ YO╒ WAN╘ TH┼ PROBLEM╙
1 - SHOWN ON THE SCREEN ONLY
2 - PRINTED ON PAPER AND SHOWN ON THE SCREEN
3 - PRINT ON PAPER WITH SUPPORTING RULES
>__<è(end of screen)
    Iµá yo⌡á ente≥ ▒ thσ compute≥ wil∞ prin⌠ thσ option≤á oεá thσ ì
screeε only«á  Iµ yo⌡ expec⌠ ß lo⌠ oµ problem≤ t∩ bσ printeΣ theε ì
yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ havσ theφ listeΣ oε pape≥ sincσ yo⌡ caε onl∙ vie≈ ì
1░ problem≤ oε thσ screeε a⌠ onσ time«

    Afte≥á thσá compute≥á ha≤ printeΣ ou⌠ al∞á thσá problem≤á thσ ì
computer will display :

DO YOU WANT TO CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR ALL AND MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS
    1 - YES SEARCH
    2 - NO
>__<
(end of screen)

     Iµá yo⌡ choosσ 1-ye≤ thσ compute≥ wil∞ prin⌠ o≥ sho≈ oεá thσ ì
screeε al∞ thσ solution≤ tha⌠ solvσ an∙ onσ oµ thσ problem≤á tha⌠ ì
me⌠á thσá previou≤ conditions«á  Thi≤ optioε ma∙ no⌠ bσá useΣá iµ ì
therσá wa≤á morσ theε 25░ problem≤ tha⌠ mee⌠ thσá condition≤á yo⌡ ì
previousl∙á specifieΣá ¿ Thσ compute≥ wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ iµ therσá arσ ì
more then 250 problems).

                  4 - ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

     Thi≤á optioε i≤ useΣ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ revie≈ thσ question≤ anΣ ì
answer≤.  The computer will display :
DO YOU WANT
  1 - ONLY QUESTIONS ANSWERED SHOWN
  2 - ALL QUESTIONS SHOWN
>__<
DO YOU WANT
  1 - SHOWN ON THE SCREEN ONLY
  2 - SHOWN ON THEN SCREEN AND PRINTED ON PAPER
>__<
(end of screen)
    Thσ option≤ arσ selµ explanatory«  I⌠ shoulΣ bσ noteΣ tha⌠ iµ ì
yo⌡á request al∞ question≤ showε iµ ma∙ takσ ß whilσ t∩á looδá a⌠ ì
hundred≤á oµá question≤ iµ thσ applicatioε contain≤á hundred≤á oµ ì
questions.

                        5 - PRINT PROBLEM

     Thi≤á optioεá print≤á ß singlσ probleφá oεá pape≥á witΦá it≤ ì
supporting rules (questions).

                            6 - EXIT

    Thi≤á optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ exi⌠ thσ program«á  Prio≥ t∩á leavinτ ì
thσ prograφ thσ compute≥ wil∞ warε yo⌡ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ abou⌠ t∩ losσ ì
thσá answer≤ yo⌡ havσ entereΣ iµ yo⌡ havσ no⌠ saveΣ theφ anΣ givσ ì
you the option not to exit the program.

          EXPLANATION OF THE PROBABILITY CALCULATIONS

     Thi≤á exper⌠á systeφ use≤ tw∩ distinc⌠á probabilities«á  Thσ ìèPROBABILITY FOR i≤ thσ probabilit∙ tha⌠ thσ probleφá exits«á  Thσ ì
PROBABILITY AGAINST i≤ thσ probabilit∙ tha⌠ thσ problem≤ doe≤ no⌠ ì
exist«á  Wσá havσá electeΣ t∩ usσ tw∩ separatσá probabilitie≤á a≤ ì
opposeΣá t∩á onσ singlσ probabilit∙ a≤ tw∩ probabilitie≤á providσ ì
morσ informatioε t∩ thσ users«  Thσ probabilitie≤ havσ ß limi⌠ oµ ì
░á t∩á 100«á  Fo≥á examplσ thσá followinτá probabilitie≤á ma∙á bσ ì
interpreteΣ a≤ :
 Probability
For    Against                Meaning
100    0               100% chance the problem exists
                       no evidence against
90     0               90% chance the problem exists
                       no evidence against
50     0               50% chance the problem exists
                       no evidence against
0      100             100% chance the problem is ruled out
                       no evidence for
0      80              80% chance the problem is ruled out
                       no evidence for
0      50              50% chance the problem is ruled out
                       no evidence for
80     30              80% chance the problem exists
                       30% chance the problem is ruled out
60     60              60% chance the problem exists
                       60% chance the problem is ruled out
90     90              90% chance the problem exists
                       90% chance the problem is ruled out
                       This indicates probable incorrect answers

      Firs⌠á yo⌡ shoulΣ noticσ tha⌠ thσ numbe≥ d∩ no⌠ havσ t∩ adΣ ì
u≡á t∩á 100«á  Iµá therσ i≤ evidencσ botΦ fo≥á anΣá agains⌠á eacΦ ì
probleφá thσá suφ oµ thσ probabilitie≤ ma∙ exceeΣá 100«á  Iµá thσ ì
probabilit∙ fo≥ anΣ agains⌠ arσ botΦ higΦ theε therσ i≤ ßá chancσ ì
onσ oµ thσ question≤ wa≤ answereΣ wrong«
     Secondl∙á lo≈ probabilitie≤ botΦ fo≥ anΣ agains⌠ cance∞ eacΦ ì
othe≥ out«á  Fo≥ examplσ iµ therσ i≤ ß probabilit∙ fo≥ oµ 30Ñ anΣ ì
ßáá probabilit∙áá agains⌠áá oµá 30Ñá therσáá i≤áá probabl∙áá jus⌠ ì
circumstantia∞á evidencσ botΦ wa∙ anΣ mean≤ abou⌠ thσ samσ a≤á 0Ñ ì
probabilit∙ fo≥ anΣ 0Ñ probabilit∙ against«  Oε thσ othe≥ hanΣ iµ ì
therσá i≤ ß probabilit∙ fo≥ oµ 80Ñ anΣ ß probabilit∙á agains⌠á oµ ì
80Ñá yo⌡ probabl∙ answereΣ onσ o≥ morσ oµ thσ question≤ wronτá o≥ ì
thσ systeφ wa≤ se⌠ u≡ poorly«

               HOW THE PROBABILITES ARE CALCULATED

     Fo≥á examplσ supposσ thσ probleφ "poo≥ physica∞á shapeóá ha≤ ì
the following rules :
1   Can you run 5 miles 1-yes 2 no               NA=1   -70
2   Can you swim 2 miles 1-yes 2 no              NA=1   -60
3   How many times a week do you exercise        NA<3    50
4   How for can you walk in miles                NA<3    60

    Thσá "NAóá Stand≤ fo≥ n∩ answer«á  Supposσá tha⌠á yo⌡á answe≥ ì
questioεá  threσá tha⌠á yo⌡á exercisσ zer∩á time≤á pe≥á weeδá anΣ ì
questioεá fou≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε walδ onl∙ onσá mile«á  Now¼á questioε ìèthreσá ha≤ probabilit∙ fo≥ oµ 5░ anΣ questioε ┤ ha≤ ßá proabilit∙ ì
fo≥á oµ 60«á  Yo⌡ migh⌠ thinδ tha⌠ wσ shoulΣ adΣ u≡ thσ 5░ anΣ 6░ ì
whicΦ equal≤ 110«  Howeve≥ yo⌡ canno⌠ havσ ß probabilit∙ oµ 110%«  ì
Iµá yo⌡ remembe≥ bacδ t∩ you≥ day≤ iε probabilit∙ anΣá statistic≤ ì
wheεáá addinτá tw∩á probabilitie≤á yo⌡á havσá t∩áá subtrac⌠áá thσ ì
probabilit∙áá oµáá thei≥áá intersection«áá  Assuminτáá tha⌠áá thσ ì
probabilitie≤á arσ independen⌠ thσ probabilit∙ oµ aε intersectioε ì
i≤ .╡ time≤ .╢ whicΦ i≤ .│ «  110Ñ - .│ ╜ 80Ñ «  Aε easie≥ wa∙ t∩ ì
calculatσá thσ probabilit∙ assuminτ independen⌠ event≤ i≤á merel∙ ì
t∩á multipl∙ thσ differencσ betweeε thσ curren⌠ probabilit∙á froφ ì
onσá hundred¼á multipl∙á tha⌠á b∙ thσ probabilit∙á tha⌠á yo⌡á arσ ì
adding¼ theε adΣ t∩ thσ olΣ probability«  Fo≥ example
       50% old probability + 60 %
                    100
                   - 50  old probability
                   ----
     + 30            50  x 60 = .30
       --
       80 new probability
     Thσ compute≥ doe≤ al∞ thσ abovσ calculations«á  Thσ example≤ ì
are just provided to show you what the computer is doing.
    Al∞á thσá subproblem≤á oµ ß probleφá assumσá thσá probabilit∙ ì
agains⌠ oµ al∞ thσ branche≤ tha⌠ i⌠ belong≤ to«á  Thi≤ i≤ becausσ ì
iµá therσá i≤á evidencσá tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ no⌠á craz∙á theεá thσá samσ ì
evidencσá anΣ probabilit∙ applie≤ t∩ yo⌡ no⌠ beinτá psychotiπá o≥ ì
neurotic«á  However¼á notσá tha⌠á subproblem≤ d∩ no⌠á assumσá thσ ì
probabilit∙ fo≥ oµ thσ branche≤ the∙ belonτ to«á  Thi≤ i≤ becausσ ì
iµá yo⌡ arσ craz∙ i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ indicatσ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ psychotiπá a≤ ì
yo⌡ coulΣ bσ anothe≥ subprobleφ oµ crazy.

                NOTES ON USING THIS EXPERT SYSTEM

    Firs⌠á oµ al∞ thi≤ exper⌠ systeφ o≥ an∙ exper⌠ systeφ ha≤á n∩ ì
commoε sense«  An∙ exper⌠ systeφ know≤ onl∙ thσ rules¼ questions¼ ì
problem≤á anΣá solution≤ tha⌠ i⌠ ha≤ beeεá programmeΣá with«á  Aε ì
exper⌠á systeφ doe≤ no⌠ kno≈ anythinτ outsidσ oµ thσ areß i⌠á ha≤ ì
beeεá programmeΣ in«á  Thi≤ exper⌠ systeφ wa≤ designeΣ t∩ bσ useΣ ì
a≤á aε aid¼á no⌠ thσ solσ authorit∙ iε arrivinτ a⌠á problem≤á anΣ ì
solutions«áá  Thσá subproblems¼áá rules¼á anΣá probabilitie≤á arσ ì
displayeΣ mos⌠ oµ thσ times«  Computer≤ arσ gooΣ a⌠ keepinτ tracδ ì
oµá hundred≤á oµ rules¼á questions¼á anΣá answers«á  Howeve≥á thσ ì
compute≥ doe≤ no⌠ havσ an∙ commoε sensσ thereforσ i⌠ i≤ u≡ t∩ yo⌡ ì
t∩ providσ thσ commoε sense«
     Secondl∙á an∙á applicatioεá i≤ onl∙ a≤ gooΣá a≤á thσá rules¼ ì
questions¼á problems¼ anΣ solution≤ witΦ whicΦ i⌠ wa≤ se⌠ up« Thσ ì
samplσá applicatioεá shoulΣ demonstratσ thi≤ point«á  N∩á onσá i≤ ì
perfec⌠ anΣ eveε expert≤ disagreσ oε man∙ things«á  Thσ poin⌠á i≤ ì
jus⌠á becausσá aεá exper⌠á systeφá i≤ ruε oεá ßá compute≥á i≤á n∩ ì
indicatioε tha⌠ thσ result≤ i⌠ give≤ arσ correct«

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                HOW TO SET UP YOUR EXPERT SYSTEM

     Thi≤á sectioε provide≤ thσ informatioε necessar∙ t∩ se⌠ you≥ ìèowεá exper⌠ system«á  I⌠ i≤ no⌠ necessar∙ t∩ reaΣá o≥á understanΣ ì
thi≤á sectioε iµ yo⌡ arσ onl∙ goinτ t∩ bσ usinτ aε exper⌠á systeφ ì
tha⌠á someonσá elsσá se⌠á u≡.

     Thσá firs⌠á thinτ yo⌡ havσ t∩ decidσ i≤ whethe≥ thi≤á exper⌠ ì
systeφá caεá handlσá you≥ application«á  Thi≤á exper⌠á systeφá i≤ ì
limiteΣ b∙ thσ numbe≥ oµ questions¼á problems¼ anΣ solution≤ tha⌠ ì
caε bσ processed«á  Thσ wa∙ thσ systeφ i≤ currentl∙ se⌠ u≡ i≤ fo≥ ì
ßá maximuφá oµ 300░ questions¼á 100░  problem≤ anΣá aεá unlimiteΣ ì
numbe≥ oµ solutions«á  You≥ exper⌠ system≤ ma∙ bσ limiteΣ b∙á thσ ì
memor∙á addressablσ b∙ you≥ BASI├ languagσ anΣ thσ storagσá spacσ ì
oε you≥ flopp∙ disks«á  Yo⌡ caε alway≤ modif∙ thσ prograφ t∩ reaΣ ì
botΦá drivσ ┴ anΣ ┬ o≥ ß harΣ disδ o≥ yo⌡ coulΣ spli⌠ you≥ exper⌠ ì
systeφá int∩á severa∞ exper⌠ system≤ witΦ thσá samσá introductor∙ ì
questions«
     Therσá arσ ß lo⌠ oµ application≤ tha⌠ arσ bette≥á solveΣá b∙ ì
algorithmiπá programs«á  Fo≥ examplσ ches≤ program≤ anΣ operatioε ì
researcΦ program≤ arσ bes⌠ designeΣ b∙ algorithmiπ programs«
     Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ kno≈ mucΦ abou⌠ exper⌠ system≤ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ ì
reaΣá ß booδ o≥ tw∩ oε exper⌠ system≤ beforσ yo⌡ tr∙ t∩ desigε aε ì
exper⌠ system«  Unfortunaltl∙ mos⌠ oµ thσ book≤ oε exper⌠ system≤ ì
arσá expensivσ anΣ nonσ tha⌠ ╔ havσ reaΣ werσ tha⌠ gooΣ s∩á ╔á d∩ ì
no⌠ havσ an∙ t∩ recommend«

     Any expert system requires that the area of expertise have:
  1. a finite and known number of problems
  2. definable rules that support or deny each problem
  3. a finite number of known solutions

     Fo≥ example¼ i⌠ i≤ presentl∙ impossiblσ fo≥ aε exper⌠ systeφ ì
t∩á desigεá ßá housσá becausσ therσá i≤á aεá infinitσá numbe≥á oµ ì
combination≤ oµ rooms¼á dimensions¼ materials¼ etc« anΣ therσ arσ ì
n∩á definablσá rule≤ tha⌠ indicatσ wheε t∩ usσá whicΦá materials¼ ì
color≤á etc«á   Oεá thσá othe≥ hanΣ i⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩á desigεá aε ì
exper⌠á systeφá t∩ diagnosi≤ fixinτ ß ca≥ becausσ thσá numbe≥á oµ ì
problem≤á i≤ finitσ anΣ therσ arσ knowε rule≤ t∩ determinσá iµá ß ì
par⌠ oµ thσ ca≥ i≤ broken«

     Obviousl∙á i⌠ help≤ iµ yo⌡ arσ aε exper⌠ o≥ ge⌠ hel≡ froφ aε ì
exper⌠ t∩ ge⌠ thσ correc⌠ rules¼ problem≤ anΣ solution≤ otherwisσ ì
yo⌡á coulΣ enΣ u≡ witΦ aε applicatioε a≤ incorrec⌠ a≤á m∙á samplσ ì
application.

     Sincσ thi≤ prograφ i≤ writteε iε BASI├ anΣ yo⌡ arσá supplieΣ ì
witΦá thσá sourcσá codσá yo⌡ caε easil∙ modif∙ i⌠á t∩á adΣá extrß ì
feature≤á yo⌡á ma∙ neeΣ fo≥ you≥á exper⌠á system«á   Thσá prograφ ì
REM.BA╙á oεá disδ ┤ contain≤ remark≤ oε almos⌠ ever∙ linσ oµá thσ ì
program«á  Thσ remark≤ prograφ wil∞ no⌠ run«  Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ ì
modif∙ thσ prograφ yo⌡ shoulΣ loaΣ thσ prograφ REM.BA╙ theεá lis⌠ ì
i⌠ ou⌠ oε paper«

                        SYSTEM STRUCTURE

     Thσá exper⌠á systeφá use≤ threσá file≤á QUESTION¼á PROBLEMS¼ ì
SOLUTION«  Thσ file≤ arσ se⌠ u≡ anΣ maintaineΣ usinτ thσ databasσ ìèprograφ MAIN.EX┼ «á  ReaΣ thσ Databasσ manua∞ fo≥ instruction≤ oε ì
ho≈ t∩ usσ thσ database«á   Usσ disδ 4¼á thσ exper⌠ systeφá disk¼ ì
fo≥ thσ prograφ datß disk«

                          QUESTION FILE

     The question file has the following four fields :
1 Question             String with maximum length 50
2 Always Asked         Integer
3 Continued on Record  Integer
4 Dummy                Integer
    Thσá questioεá i≤ thσ questioε tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ asked«á  Iµá yo⌡ ì
wan⌠á thσ questioε alway≤ askeΣ a≤ aε introductor∙ questioεá theε ì
ente≥ numbe≥ ▓ iε fielΣ 2«  Iµ yo⌡ caε no⌠ fi⌠ thσ questioε iε oε ì
5░á character≤ yo⌡ ma∙ continuσ i⌠ b∙ enterinτ thσ recorΣá numbe≥ ì
thσá questioε i≤ continue≤ oε iε fielΣ 3«á  Ente≥ ░ o≥ ▒á iεá thσ ì
continueΣá oεá recorΣ numbe≥ iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩á continuσá thσ ì
question«á  Iµá yo⌡ arσ oε aε ß continueΣ recorΣ ente≥ -▒ iµá thσ ì
questioεá i≤á no⌠ furthe≥ continueΣ o≥ -╪ ¼á ╪ beinτá thσá recorΣ ì
number the question if further continued on.

                            PROBLEMS

     The problem file contains the following fields :
1. Description          String with maximum length 50
2. Subproblem to        Integer
3. Priority             Integer
4. Primary Solution     Integer
5. Continued on Record  Integer
6. Dummy                Integer
7. Rule-Type 1          Integer
8. Question-Rule 1      Integer
9. Fact Value 1         Single Precision
10. Probability 1       Single Precision
11. Rule-Type 2         Integer
12. Question-Rule 2     Integer
13. Fact Value 2        Single Precision
14. Probability 2       Single Precision
15. Rule-Type 3         Integer
16. Question-Rule 3     Integer
17. Fact Value 3        Single Precision
18. Probability 3       Single Precision
19. Rule-Type 4         Integer
20. Question-Rule 4     Integer
21. Fact-Value 4        Single Precision
22. Probability 4       Single Precision
23. Rule Type 5         Integer
24. Question-Rule 5     Integer
25. Fact Value 5        Single Precision
26. Probability 5       Single Precision

     Thσá "descriptionóá i≤á thσá namσá oµá thσáá problem«áá  Thσ ì
descriptioε i≤ limiteΣ t∩ 5░ character≤ anΣ ma∙ no⌠ bσ continued.
     Thσá "subproblem t∩" numbe≥ i≤ thσ numbe≥ thσ probleφá i≤á ß ì
subprobleφá to«áá  Ente≥á ░á i⌠á i≤á ßá star⌠á nodσá anΣá ha≤á n∩ ìèsubproblems«á   Ente≥á 500░á iµ thi≤ recorΣ i≤ ß continuatioεá oµ ì
anothe≥ problem«
     Thσá "priorityó i≤ thσ searcΦ patterε priority«á   Thσ rangσ ì
i≤ froφ ▒ (lowest⌐ t∩ ╣ (highest)«á  Thσ number≤ witΦ thσ highes⌠ ì
priorit∙ arσ searcheΣ first«
     Thσá "primaryó solutioε i≤ thσ recorΣ numbe≥ oµ thσ solutioε ì
tha⌠ i≤ thσ mos⌠ recommend solutioε fo≥ thσ problem.
     Thσá"continueΣ" oε recorΣ numbe≥ i≤ thσá recorΣá numbe≥á thσ ì
probleφ i≤ continueΣ on«  Onl∙ thσ rule≤ ma∙ bσ continued«  Ente≥ ì
▒ o≥ zer∩ iµ thσ probleφ i≤ no⌠ continued«á  Usσ -X¼á ° beinτ thσ ì
recorΣá numbe≥á thσá probleφ i≤ continueΣ oεá iµá thσá recorΣá i≤ ì
alread∙á continued«á  Ente≥á -▒ iµ thσ recorΣ i≤ thσ las⌠á recorΣ ì
that the problem is continued on.
     Thσ dumm∙ variablσ i≤ no⌠ used«á  I⌠ ma∙ bσ useΣ fo≥ writinτ ì
specia∞ feature≤ int∩ thσ system.

     Oεá eacΦ recorΣ thσ probleφ ma∙ havσ fivσ rules«á  EacΦ rulσ ì
has four parts to it :
  Rule Type :  1 =, 2 <, 3 >, 4 ><
  Question-Rule : The question that corresponds to the rule
  Fact Value : The value the answer is compared against
  Probability : positive for probability for
                negative for probability against

                          SOLUTION FILE

     The solution file contains the following fields :

1. Description         String with maximum length 50
2. Continued on Record Integer
3. Dummy               Integer
4. Solves Problem 1    Integer
5. Success Rate 1      Integer
6. Solves Problem 2    Integer
7. Success Rate 2      Integer
8. Solves Problem 3    Integer
9. Success Rate 3      Integer
10. Solves Problem 4   Integer
11. Success Rate 4     Integer
12. Solves Problem 5   Integer
13. Success Rate 5     Integer

    Thσ descriptioε i≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ solution«  Thσ descriptioε ì
may not be continued. It is limited to 50 characters.
    Thσ continueΣ oε recorΣ numbe≥ i≤ thσ numbe≥ thσ solutioεá i≤ ì
continueΣá oε «á  Ente≥ ░ o≥ ▒ iµ thσ solutioε i≤ no⌠á continued«  ì
Ente≥á -x¼á ° beinτ thσ numbe≥ thσ continueΣ oε recorΣ numbe≥á iµ ì
thσá solutioεá i≤á alreaΣy continued«á  Ente≥ -▒á iµá enterinτá ß ì
continued record that is not being further continued.
    Thσá dumm∙ variablσ i≤ no⌠ used«á  I⌠ ma∙ bσ useΣ iεá writinτ ì
modification≤ t∩ thσ system«  Ente≥ an∙ numbe≥ yo⌡ want.

    Each record stores up to five solutions.
Solves Problem - the record number of the problem it solves
Success Rate - the success rate of the solution on this problem è    You can enter  a  negative success rate if the solution has
    a negative impact on certain problems that you want to point
    out.

     Yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ lis⌠ ou⌠ thσ file≤ PROBLEMS¼á SOLUTIO╬á anΣ ì
QUESTIO╬á fo≥á thσ samplσ applicatioε t∩ seσ ho≈ the∙ arσ se⌠á u≡ ì
anΣá ho≈ the∙ affec⌠ thσ wa∙ thσ systeφ runs«á  Usσ thσá databasσ ì
prograφ MAIN.BA╙ t∩ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ files«


              NOTES ON DESIGNING YOUR EXPERT SYSTEM

     Wσ woulΣ recommend tha⌠ yo⌡ desigε anΣ revie≈ you≥ systeφ oε ì
pape≥ beforσ yo⌡ star⌠ typinτ thσ datß iε t∩ thσ files«
    Wσá recommendá thσ followinτ step≤ iε designinτá you≥á exper⌠ ì
system.
    1. Write down on paper all the possible problems.
    2. Group the problems as subproblems of other problems.
         Kee≡á iεá minΣá tha⌠ peoplσ worδ bes⌠á witΦá ╖á o≥á les≤ ì
alternative≤á s∩á yo⌡á migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ tr∙ t∩ limi⌠ thσá numbe≥á oµ ì
subproblem≤á t∩  7«á  Als∩ therσ i≤ onl∙ 2╡ row≤ oε computer≤á oµ ì
whicΦ thσ prompt≤ anΣ othe≥ informatioε take≤ u≡ severa∞ line≤ s∩ ì
yo⌡ shoulΣ tr∙ t∩ kee≡ thσ numbe≥ oµ subproblem≤ t∩ les≤ theε 10.
    3« Choose the questions.
         Iµá possiblσá i⌠ i≤ bes⌠ t∩ havσ ╡ o≥á fewe≥á questions«  ì
Yo⌡ ma∙ havσ u≡ t∩ 2░ questions«á  Iµ possiblσ chosσ ▓ o≥ │á eas∙ ì
t∩á answe≥ question≤ tha⌠ givσ thσ highes⌠ probabilit∙ fo≥ anΣá ▓ ì
o≥á │á question≤ tha⌠ wil∞ givσ thσ highes⌠ probabilit∙ tha⌠á thσ ì
highes⌠á probabilit∙ against«á  Iµ therσ arσ question≤á tha⌠á arσ ì
eas∙á t∩ answe≥ tha⌠ wil∞ virtuall∙ confirφ o≥ den∙ thσ existencσ ì
oµ thσ probleφ d∩ no⌠ wastσ you≥ ou≥ you≥ user≤ timσ oε question≤ ì
tha⌠ providσ circumstantia∞ evidence«  Yo⌡ shoulΣ als∩ tr∙ t∩ usσ ì
thσá samσ questioε fo≥ morσ theε onσ probleφ iµ possiblσ t∩ lowe≥ ì
thσ numbe≥ oµ question≤ thσ use≥ mus⌠ answer«  Als∩ remembe≥ tha⌠ ì
al∞á question≤ mus⌠ bσ answereΣ witΦ ß numbe≥ s∩ yo⌡ arσá limiteΣ ì
t∩ multiplσ choicσ question≤ o≥ askinτ fo≥ numerica∞ data.
     3. Choose the solutions.
     I⌠ i≤ best¼á iµ possible¼á t∩ lis⌠ tw∩ o≥ morσ solution≤ fo≥ ì
eacΦá problem«á  Thi≤á i≤ becausσ therσ ma∙ bσ onσ solutioεá tha⌠ ì
wil∞ solvσ severa∞ oµ thσ problems«
     4«á Ente≥á thσá questions¼á problem≤ anΣ solution≤ ont∩á thσ ì
file≤ usinτ thσ databasσ prograφ MAIN«  Usσ disδ ┤ a≤ thσ prograφ ì
data disk
     5«á  Tes⌠ anΣ debuτ you≥ application«  Yo⌡ caε modif∙ an∙ oµ ì
your files using the database program  MAIN.

     Somσá application≤ ma∙ no⌠ neeΣ t∩ usσ thσ solutioεá featurσ ì
oµá thi≤á exper⌠ system«á  Yo⌡ havσ thσ sourcσ codσá s∩á yo⌡á caε ì
remove the solution options rather easily if you know BASIC.
(end of Expert System Manual, last update 11/8/84)