Welcome to DOSSIER for Windows

   Bills.dpr is a bill generating system.  It was designed to show the
user some of the many features of Dossier for Windows. 

Such as:
        - custom dialog boxes
        - custom dialog buttons
        - multiple dialog boxes
        - indexing
        - relations across databases
        - programming language code attached to dialogs and dialog buttons
        - functions (BillHeading, PrintBill) 
        - printing
        
   To get started double click an existing record in the PATIENTS.DBF or 
select EDIT from the system menu, then NEW RECORD to create a new record.

   The dialog buttons on the PATIENT INFORMATION dialog box are:
       
          OK - Saves all enterd data and ends the dialog.
          CANCEL - Ends the dialog, doesn't save ant new data.
          PRINT BILL - Brings up the VERIFY NAME and DATE dialog.
          ENTER CHARGES - Brings up the BILLING INFORMATION dialog. 
          INSURANCE INFO - Brings up the INSURANCE COMPANY dialog.

- PRINT BILL - 
  If the PRINT BILL button is depressed, then the VERIFY NAME and DATE dialog
will be displayed.  It contains the current machine date by default and will
locate all charge records which contain that date. If the PRINT button is
depressed, a print selection dialog box will appear.  If the CANCEL button is
depressed all work will be cancelled.
     
- ENTER CHARGES - 
  If the ENTER CHARGES button is depressed the BILLING INFORMATION dialog will
be displayed. Enter the date, session id (the HELP button will display valid
id numbers), quantity and therapist.  There is a relation set to the SESSIONS.DBF
thru the session id field.  This relation will populate the charges field
with the correct charge for the entered session id.  Then depress OK to save
or CANCEL to end without saving any new data.

- INSURANCE INFO -
  If the INSURANCE INFO button is depressed the INSURANCE COMPANY dialog will
be displayed. Enter in new insurance data or verify existing data.  Then
depress OK to save or CANCEL to end without saving any new data.


   If the focus is set to the CHARGES.DBF then double clicking on a record 
will display the EDIT CHARGES DATABASE dialog.  The only fields that can
be edited are the date, quantity, session id and therapist fields.

   If the focus is set to the SESSIONS.DBF then double clicking on a record 
will display the ENTER PASSWORD dialog. Enter "PASSWORD",  this will display
the THERAPY SESSION CHARGES dialog.  This dialog contains a LIST ALL button
if this is depressed then the relation into the SESSIONS.DBF will momentarily
be put on hold and the entire database can be browsed.  To modify a record,
the password must be entered each time.

  To view the fuctions select SELECT from the system menu then FUNCTIONS. This
will display a dialog box with two functions, BillHeading and PrintBill.  To 
view the programming language code, select one of the functions by using the
mouse or keyboard arrow keys, then set the focus to the expression box and 
press F5 or click the right mouse button.  This will display a code editing
dialog with the code highlighted.

  To view some programming language code attached to a dialog box, select
SELECT from the system menu, then DIALOGS, then VIEW (shortcut: double click
on the right mouse button).  Select BILLDATE, double click on the dialog box,
a DIALOG DEFINITION dialog box will appear.  Set the focus to the 
ON ENTRY EXPRESSION edit box, press F5 or click on the right mouse button.

The following code will appear:

        {
          t_date := dtoc(date());
        }
        t_date - is a declared memory variable
        dtoc() - is a function which converts the a date to a character
        date() - is a function which retrieves the current machine date

  If the above instructons are performed on the POST SCRIPTUM EXPRESSION edit
box then the following code will appear:
          
        {
           enddialog(true);
           PrintBill();
        }
        enddialog(true) - ends the current dialog with a true condition (save
                          any new data changes)
        PrintBill() - is a function which was created and is now being called

  To view some programming language code attached to a dialog box button,
select SELECT from the system menu, then DIALOGS, then VIEW (shortcut: double
click on the right mouse button).  Select CHRG_ENT, double click on the password
edit box, this will display the EDIT CONTROL DEFINITIONS dialog box.  Set the
focus to the VALIDATIONS edit box, press F5 or click on the right mouse button.
The following code will appear:
      {
         if(upper(PASSWORD) != "PASSWORD")
         {
           error("Password does not match");
           return(false);
         }
      }
     upper() - is a function which converts a string variable to upper case
     error() - is a function which will display a dialog box and the text that
               is contained between the quotes
     return() - sets the focus back to the edit box 


Have fun.