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Thσ Exper⌠ System: You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM] Overview: Thi≤ Exper⌠ System¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM]¼ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ establisΦ u≡ t∩ ì onσ Billioε queries« EacΦ quer∙ caε havσ u≡ t∩ 2░ answers« EacΦ answe≥ caε ì havσ u≡ t∩ fifteeε thousanΣ character≤ oµ tex⌠ associateΣ witΦ it« Alonτ ì witΦ thi≤ copiou≤ text¼ ever∙ singlσ answe≥ caε havσ onσ 'GIF'¼ 'PIC¼ o≥ ì 'PCX'imagσ attacheΣ t∩ i⌠ also« Wheε useΣ a≤ ß scriptinτ language¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ caε reflec⌠ thσ ì subtletie≤ anΣ nuance≤ oµ you≥ informationa∞ o≥ marketinτ processes« A≤ ß ì diagnostiπ tool¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ wil∞ givσ yo⌡ ß leve∞ oµ powe≥ anΣ ì precisioε unknowε iε off-the-shelµ microcompute≥ software« Thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ achieve≤ "logica∞ sphericalityó iε it≤ abilit∙ t∩ brancΦ ì over¼ under¼ around¼ anΣ througΦ thσ queries« Unlikσ thσ mechanistic¼ stair-ì ste≡ logiπ oµ ß traditiona∞ decisioε tree¼ thi≤ featurσ processe≤ it≤ ì relationship≤ withou⌠ an∙ presumeΣ prioritie≤ and¼ therefore¼ closel∙ echoe≤ ì thσ spatia∞ relation≤ tha⌠ characterizσ thσ abstrac⌠ though⌠ processe≤ oµ ì humaε beings. ============== | OPTION 1: | ============== 1) Display queries Displa∙ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System« B∙ usinτ thσ lef⌠ anΣ righ⌠ a≤ wel∞ a≤ u≡ anΣ dowε arrows¼ yo⌡ caε scrol∞ ì acros≤ al∞ oµ thσ querie≤ yo⌡ havσ defined. ============== | OPTION 2: | ============== 2) Create queries Create or modify queries for the Expert System. First¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ thσ valuσ oµ thσ quer∙ yo⌡ wisΦ ì t∩ edi⌠ o≥ modify« Second¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ displa∙ thi≤ screen: ============================================================================ -- Quer∙ ▒ -- | | è | Response: | | | ============================================================================ 'Responseº i≤ thσ 5░ characte≥ descriptivσ tex⌠ tha⌠ appear≤ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ ì tha⌠ quer∙ oncσ selectioε ╕ i≤ invoked. ============== | OPTION 3: | ============== 3) Delete queries Deletσ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System« Oncσ yo⌡ ente≥ thσ valuσ oµ thσ quer∙ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ delete¼ theε al∞ associateΣ ì answer≤ arσ deleteΣ also. ============== ⁿ OPTIO╬ 4║ | ============== 4⌐ Creatσ answer≤ Thi≤ optioε prompt≤ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ o≥ modif∙ answer≤ assigneΣ t∩ queries« Iµ ì i⌠ canno⌠ finΣ you≥ requesteΣ query¼ theε i⌠ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ informatioε ì i⌠ need≤ t∩ creatσ it« Afte≥ that¼ theε yo⌡ caε definσ thσ answer≤ fo≥ tha⌠ ì query. Iε eacΦ answer¼ yo⌡ caε ente≥ thσ followinτ informatioε int∩ thσ Edi⌠ screen: Description: Picture: Memo: Action: 'Descriptionº i≤ thσ 5░ characte≥ descriptivσ tex⌠ tha⌠ appear≤ witΦ it≤ ì associateΣ answer. 'Picture'¼ iµ used¼ i≤ thσ 1░ characte≥ titlσ oµ thσ imagσ associateΣ witΦ ì thi≤ answer« EacΦ answe≥ caε havσ onσ uniquσ imagσ associateΣ witΦ it. èThi≤ featurσ wil∞ displa∙ thσ threσ mos⌠ commonl∙ useΣ graphica∞ formats« ì Thesσ format≤ arσ supported║ .GI╞ (Compuservσ Graphic≤ Interchangσ Format⌐ .PI├ (P├ Paint¼ P├ Pain⌠ Plus¼ PICTOR¼ GRASP⌐ .PC╪ (P├ Paintbrush¼ Publisher≤ P├ Paintbrush⌐ Iε enterinτ you≥ title¼ pleasσ excludσ an∙ suffix¼ sucΦ a≤ 'GIF'¼ 'PIC¼ o≥ ì 'PCX'. Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ thi≤ prograφ wa≤ installeΣ oε drivσ ├ bu⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì associatσ aε imagσ froφ drivσ D¼ "MOTOR.GIF"« Iε tha⌠ casσ yo⌡ woulΣ ente≥ ì thi≤ tex⌠ int∩ 'Picture': D:MOTOR 'Memoº i≤ thσ free-forφ tex⌠ yo⌡ coulΣ ente≥ int∩ eacΦ answer« Iµ s∩ ì selected¼ eacΦ mem∩ caε havσ u≡ t∩ 15,00░ character≤ oµ text« T∩ signif∙ ì tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ mem∩ t∩ bσ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ answer¼ includσ '*º iε thσ ì 'Memoº field« Finally¼ 'Actionº i≤ tha⌠ Quer∙ wherσ yo⌡ wisΦ thσ answe≥ t∩ brancΦ iµ ì selected« Iµ yo⌡ leavσ 'Actionº blank¼ theε oncσ yo⌡ selec⌠ tha⌠ answer¼ thσ ì prograφ wil∞ terminatσ it≤ launch. ============== | OPTION 5: | ============== 5) Display Truth Table Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ ß light-ba≥ displa∙ oµ thσ 40░ 'truthsº yo⌡ define¼ ì iµ used¼ iε thσ trutΦ table« I⌠ appear≤ iε thi≤ order: "Truth Query Answer" A≤ yo⌡ traversσ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ iε optioε 8¼ thσ prograφ i≤ keepinτ tracδ ì oµ al∞ you≥ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε thσ Histor∙ file¼ a≤ pe≥ optioε 9« ì Withiε onσ seconΣ oµ sensinτ ß matcΦ betweeε thσ Histor∙ filσ anΣ thσ TrutΦ ì Table¼ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ invoke≤ additiona∞ logiπ specifiπ t∩ thσ congruencσ ì oµ thesσ tw∩ files. ============== | OPTION 6: | ============== è 6) Edit Truth Table Simila≥ t∩ optioε 5¼ optioε ╢ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ o≥ creatσ u≡ t∩ 40░ 'truthsº ì iε thσ trutΦ table« Oncσ iε thσ edi⌠ screen¼ thi≤ selectioε display≤ 2░ a⌠ ß ì time¼ witΦ thi≤ phrasσ oε thσ bottoφ oµ eacΦ screen: "Pleasσ pres≤ [PgDn▌ t∩ g∩ t∩ nex⌠ screen╗ [ESC▌ t∩ terminate" ============== ⁿ OPTIO╬ 7║ | ============== 7) Paging preview Paginτ previe≈ oµ Exper⌠ System« Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ ß Query-by-Quer∙ previe≈ oµ thσ Exper⌠ System« ì Beginninτ witΦ thσ firs⌠ quer∙ yo⌡ havσ defined¼ optioε ╖ wil∞ displa∙ al∞ ì answer≤ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ query¼ theε pagσ t∩ thσ nex⌠ query¼ witΦ it≤ ì associateΣ answers. Whilσ iε selectioε 7¼ thσ followinτ tex⌠ appear≤ oε thσ bottoφ oµ eacΦ ì screen: "Please press [Enter] to go to next screen; [ESC] to terminate" ============== | OPTION 8: | ============== 8) Launch Launch Expert System. Startinτ witΦ thσ firs⌠ quer∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ defined¼ optioε ╕ present≤ thσ 2░ ì answer≤ associateΣ witΦ tha⌠ query. Iµ thσ answe≥ yo⌡ selec⌠ ha≤ aε associateΣ 'Actionº a≤ pe≥ optioε 4¼ theε thσ ì Exper⌠ Systeφ branche≤ t∩ tha⌠ query« Otherwise¼ i⌠ interpret≤ thσ '0º iε thσ ì 'Actionº fielΣ a≤ ß terminatioε oµ thσ launcΦ process. Thereafter¼ thi≤ optioε perform≤ it≤ processinτ b∙ relyinτ oε thσ ì relationship≤ yo⌡ havσ defineΣ betweeε 'Answersº anΣ 'Actions'. ============== | OPTION 9: | ============== 9) History Displa∙ Histor∙ oµ las⌠ launch« è Optioε ╣ display≤ al∞ oµ thσ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε ascendinτ orde≥ ì executeΣ thσ las⌠ timσ yo⌡ launcheΣ thσ Exper⌠ System« Let'≤ say¼ fo≥ example¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ observσ thi≤ light-ba≥ display: ===================== QUERY ANSWER 1 4 500 3 700 1 800 1 900 0 ===================== Wheε quer∙ ▒ wa≤ displayed¼ yo⌡ answereΣ '4'« Wheε quer∙ 50░ appeared¼ yo⌡ ì respondeΣ witΦ answe≥ '3'¼ anΣ s∩ on« Iµ ß quer∙ i≤ presenteΣ withou⌠ ß ì selectioε beinτ make¼ theε tha⌠ '0º i≤ placeΣ int∩ thσ ANSWE╥ columε alonτ ì witΦ thσ quer∙ numbe≥ madσ a⌠ thσ timσ ß zer∩ selectioε wa≤ made« Iε thσ examplσ above¼ thσ quer∙ oµ '900º witΦ aε answe≥ oµ '0º mean≤ tha⌠ n∩ ì answe≥ wa≤ giveε fo≥ thi≤ query¼ hencσ signifyinτ thσ enΣ oµ thσ Query-ì Answe≥ sessions. Thσ '900'/'0º pai≥ mean≤ tha⌠ thi≤ wa≤ thσ las⌠ ste≡ iε thσ sequence¼ thougΦ ì thσ ascendinτ orde≥ oµ al∞ pair≤ doe≤ no⌠ iε an∙ wa∙ corresponΣ t∩ thσ orde≥ ì iε whicΦ thσ answer≤ werσ firs⌠ made. ============== | OPTION A: | ============== A) Override Precedence Override Thi≤ selectioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ optioε t∩ overridσ thσ orde≥ oµ precedencσ iε ì thσ executioε oµ thσ Exper⌠ System« B∙ default¼ picture≤ arσ displayeΣ ì beforσ memos« You≥ option≤ iε thσ overridσ men⌡ are: ░ ╜ N∩ override¼ usσ defaul⌠ order║ picture≤ first¼ theε memos 1 = Exclude all pictures, include memos 2 = Exclude all memos, include pictures 3 = Exclude both memos and pictures 4 = Reverse default order: Display memos first, then pictures Thesσ overridσ selection≤ refe≥ t∩ Querie≤ anΣ t∩ thσ TrutΦ Table. ============== | OPTION B: |è ============== B) Sound Turε sounΣ Oε o≥ Ofµ whilσ displayinτ memo≤ a≤ Expert System i≤ launcheΣ iε ì option 8. ============== | OPTION C: | ============== C) Truth Table Logic Activate Truth Table Logic Thi≤ selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ TrutΦ Tablσ Logic« Iµ turneΣ On¼ theε ì thi≤ logiπ wil∞ bσ invokeΣ whilσ yo⌡ launcΦ thσ Exper⌠ Systeφ iε optioε 8. ============== | OPTION D: | ============== D) Edit Truth Table Edit Truth Table Message, Image, and Memo Optioε ─ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ thσ message¼ image¼ o≥ mem∩ showε wheε thσ ì 'truthsº arσ satisfieΣ whilσ selectioε ╕ i≤ running« /--------------------------\ | Other: | | Structure of the Files | \--------------------------/ These data files are contained in You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌: Structure for database: QUERIES.DBF Field Field Name Type Width Dec 1 QUERY Numeric 10 2 ANSWER Numeric 3 3 RESPONSE Character 50 4 ACTION Numeric 10 5 PIC Character 10 6 MEMO Character 1 7 PROSPMEMO Memo 10 ** Total ** 95è Structure for database: EXPHIST.DBF Field Field Name Type Width Dec 1 QUERY Numeric 10 2 ANSWER Numeric 3 ** Total ** 14 Structure for database: TRUTH.DBF Field Field Name Type Width Dec 1 TRUTH Numeric 10 2 QUERY Numeric 10 3 ANSWER Numeric 3 ** Total ** 24 Structure for database: TRUTHTXT.DBF Field Field Name Type Width Dec 1 QUERY Numeric 10 2 ANSWER Numeric 3 3 RESPONSE Character 50 4 ACTION Numeric 10 5 PIC Character 10 6 MEMO Character 1 7 PROSPMEMO Memo 10 ** Total ** 95 'QUERIES.DBFº contain≤ thσ querie≤ fo≥ thσ Exper⌠ System¼ anΣ i≤ accesseΣ o≥ ì displayeΣ iε option≤ 1¼ 2¼ 3¼ 4¼ anΣ 7. 'EXPHIST.DBFº contain≤ al∞ oµ thσ Query-Answe≥ combination≤ iε ascendinτ ì orde≥ executeΣ thσ las⌠ timσ yo⌡ launcheΣ thσ Exper⌠ System« Seσ optioε 9« Int∩ 'TRUTH.DBFº i≤ placeΣ thσ 40░ 'truthsº yo⌡ define¼ iµ used¼ iε thσ trutΦ ì table« Seσ option≤ ╡ anΣ 6. 'TRUTHTXT.DBFº hold≤ thσ memo¼ text¼ anΣ picturσ informatioε displayeΣ oncσ ì thσ 'truthsº arσ satisfieΣ iε optioε 8. Iµ no⌠ used¼ You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ take≤ u≡ aε inconsequentia∞ amoun⌠ oµ ì spacσ oε thσ harΣ drivσ sincσ thσ datß i≤ storeΣ iε i⌠ dynamically. You≥ Exper⌠ Helpe≥ [TM▌ i≤ ß trademarδ oµ Pau∞ Sa° anΣ ACS