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<Chapter 5: Chart File Operations>
<Section 5.1: Load Chart>
If you want to load an org chart file from your disk into your
computer's memory for the purpose of viewing the chart, changing it,
printing it, or exporting it in a graphic format, then you will want to
use the LOAD-CHART command in the top menu.
When you invoke this command, you are presented with a menu of all
files in the current directory with the extension "ORG". The current
directory is the directory that was active in DOS when ORCHIS was loaded.
The following method is used when choosing an item from this menu. The
items listed are displayed alphabetically. The menu appears with an
initial item highlighted. As you begin to type a name, at each keystroke
the highlight moves to the first entry compatible with the keys typed so
far. At any point, you can select the highlighted entry by pressing ENTER.
The highlight can also be moved with the Up-Arrow, Down-Arrow, Home, and
End keys. If the list of names is too large to fit in the menu window at
one time, you can use Left-Arrow and Right-Arrow to move the highlight
into successive menu pages. Also, you can highlight an item by simply
pointing to it with the cursor.
The LOAD-CHART command also displays a file name input form in the
chart window. This is an entry form with a single field used for entering
a file specification. If you want to load an org chart file from a device
or directory other than the current directory, activate the entry field in
the file name form by pressing the TAB key or clicking on the field with
the cursor. Then identify the file you want to load by entering the target
file name, optionally adding device, path, and file extension information
as required.
Note that the current org chart is not automatically saved to disk
when another is loaded. If unsaved work would be lost by a LOAD-CHART
operation, you will be prompted for verification first.
<Section 5.2: Save Chart>
After creating or modifying a chart, if you want to save the results
from your computer's memory to a file on disk, you will need to use the
SAVE-CHART command in the top menu. When you invoke this command, a file
name input form is displayed in the chart window and its entry field is
activated for text input. Initially, this field contains the file
specification of the last performed LOAD-CHART or SAVE-CHART operation. To
save to this file, simply press the ENTER key. To save to another file,
enter the file name only (if your are saving to the current directory) or
optionally add device, path, and file extension information as required.
<Section 5.3: New Chart>
The NEW-CHART command erases all chart data in your computer's
memory, and constructs a default chart as though ORCHIS had just been
loaded. If unsaved work would be lost, you are asked to verify before the
deletion takes place. Only the chart data loaded into ORCHIS are erased;
chart files on disk are not affected by this command.