Data Master - Help (for Version 1.01 04.07.1994) Menus and Gadgets in the main program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Arrow Gadgets - - - - - - - - - |< the Numeric Keypad 7 - Go to the first record << - Rewind < NK 4 - Go to the previous record <> NK 5 - Asks where to go > NK 6 - Go to the next record >> - Forward >| NK 1 - Go to the last record H NK 9 - Go to the first field U Cursor Key Up, NK 8 - Go to the previous field D Cursor Key Down, NK 2 - Go to the next field E NK 3 - Go to the last field The Project Menu - - - - - - - - - New Database n - Open a new database Load Database l - Load the database from the disk drive Save Database s - Save the database with the old name Save As a - Save the database with the new name Field Editor f - Call the Field Editor Settings p - Change the program preferences Help y - Show this text About A - Tell about the program and the author Quit , q - Exit the program The Edit Menu - - - - - - - Insert i - Insert a new record Delete d - Delete the current record Change h - Change the places of two records Move m - Move the current record to a new position Copy c - Copy the record data to another record Clear j - Clear the record Number of Records U - Change the Number of the Records Delete Unedited Records E - Delete the unused/unedited records The Block Menu - - - - - - - - Mark Block b - Set the block begin/end Unmark Block B - Unset the block Delete Block D - Delete the block records Change Block H - Change the block with another one Move Block M - Move the block to a new position Copy Block C - Copy the block records to another block Clear Block J - Clear the block records The Search Menu - - - - - - - - Search String S - Search for a string Search Next String N - Go to the next string searched earlier Edit Search Criteria e - Change the search criteria Show Matching Records r - Show only the matching records (or 'Show all records', a switch item) Check Again R - Check the matching records again Inverse Search Criteria v - Inverse the search criteria Delete Unmatching Records u - Delete the unmatching records The Show Menu - - - - - - - Print P - Print the database for the printer Show o - Show the database on the screen Save ASCII V - Save the database as an ASCII file Diagram g - Compare records graphically Form Editor G - Call the Form Editor The Special Menu - - - - - - - - - Set Key Fields F - Set the key fields for sorting Sort Incremental z - Sort the records in alphabetic order Sort Decremental Z - Sort the records in inversed alphabetic order Edit Title Page t - Edit the title page Edit Explonation Page x - Edit the field explonations Show Field Explonation X - Show the field explonation Set Main Field k - Set the main field Set Step Size T - Set the step size exponent (for example, give 2, step size = 10e2=100) Status w - Show the program status Reset W - Reset the program Gadgets in the file functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Directory - The open drawer File - The selected file Parent p - Return one drawer back in the root directory Cancel - Exit without any operations Load/Save - Alternatively load or save Gadgets in the Edit Search Criteria, the Edit Title Page and the Edit Explonation Page functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clear j - Clear the current line ClearAll J - Clear all lines Cancel - Exit canceling the changes OK O - Exit The Print, the Show and the Save ASCII functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First Record - The first record in the print-out Last Record - The last record in the print-out First Field - The first field in the print-out Last Field - The last field in the print-out Space Record - The number of empty lines between records Space Field - The number of empty lines between fields Max Length - The maximum length of the field title and explonation Max Title Len - The maximum length of the field title Field Title - Show the field title in the print-out Field Unit - Attach the unit to the field data Field Number - Attach the field number to the title Record Title - Show the record title Database Title - Show the title page Database Explonation - Show the field explonations Cancel - Exit without any operations OK - Print, show or save the database Gadgets in the Diagram function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Min - The minimum value of the scale Max - The maximum value of the scale Step Size - The step size of the scale Title Length - The maximum length of the record title Field - The field used in comparision (only number fields) Sort z - Sort the records AddNumbs - Display the field values as numbers too Gadgets in the Settings function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alphabet - The language of alphabet and the alphabet string Colours - The colour gadgets Cancel - Exit without any operations Use O - Exit and use new settings Save&Use - Exit, and save and use new settings Default d - Return the default settings ShowUnit - Attach the unit to the field data ShowFNum - Attach the field number to the title Gadgets and Menus in the Form Editor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Project Menu - - - - - - - - - Print P - Print the database for the printer Show o - Show the database on the screen Save ASCII V - Save the database as an ASCII file Load Form Data a - Load the form data file Save Form Data A - Save the form data to the disk Exit q - Exit the Editor The Flags Menu - - - - - - Field Unit u - Attach the unit to the field data Field Number n - Attach the field number to the title Database Title t - Show the database title Database Explonation e - Show the field explonations Split Words s - Allow the program to split words on two lines Delete Empty Lines d - Delete empty lines from the print-out Field Titles Before Recs b - The field titles are showed only once and before the records Set First Record f - Set the first record Set Last Record l - Set the last record Set Record Space c - Set the number of empty lines between records Gadgets - - - - Field - The current field X, Y - The coordinates of the field data Width - The width of the field data Height - The height of the field data TitleX, TitleY - The coordinates of the field title TitleLength - The length of the field title