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- SYSTEM MENU HELP
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- Field Names - Use this option to edit the fields of the current database.
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- For each field you can enter a field name upto 20 chrs.
- Choose a field type:-
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- 1) Text - Allows text,numbers and special characters.
- 2) Numeric - Allows numbers and special characters.
- 3) Date - A date in the format dd-mm-yyyy (20-08-1992)
- 4) Time - A time in 24hr format HH:MM (23:30)
- 5) Logical - (Y)es/(N)o or (T)rue/(F)alse.
- 6) External - Allows an IFF picture or ASCII text file
- to be loaded into a record.
- 7) Percentage - Range from 0 to 100%
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- For each field you also enter the maximum width of an
- entry in that field. i.e 5 if your longest entry is
- "STEVE".
- Some field types have a fixed width that you cannot
- alter.
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- Text - Any length
- Numeric - Any length
- Date - 10 chrs. dd-mm-yyyy
- Time - 5 chrs. hh:mm
- Logical - 1 chr. Y/N or T/F
- External - 40 chr. (An IFF picture or ASCII text file)
- Percentage - 3 chr. (0 - 100%)
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- File Heading - Allows you to alter the title of the database you are
- editing.
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- Alter filenote - Allows you to alter the comment that describes the file
- you are editing. e.g. This is a database of my computer
- disk collection.
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- Design new form - Allows you to reposition the fields to a more
- suitable layout. Click on the field you wish to
- move and drag it about to the position you require
- and then let go of the left mouse button.
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- Click right mouse button to return to the main
- screen.
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- Reset form postions - Resets the positions of your fields as changed
- with the design form layout option back to the
- default layout.
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- Load form - Allows you to load just the form positions from the disk.
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- Save form - Allow you to save just the current form positions to disk.
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- Set password protection - This option allows you to set up three levels
- of password protection for your database.
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- The three levels are:-
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- 3) Read only protection. Allows you to merely view records.
- No editing or deleting etc.
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- 2) Read and edit protection. Allows to view , filter , save
- and insert further records. No deleting.
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- 1) No protection. Allows all functions to be used and
- passwords can be changed.
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- The passwords can only be changed when you have full no
- protection entry to the database.
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- If a database is password protected then you will be
- required to enter a password upon loading.
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