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ProgrammaTheek volume 3521
gelijk aan PC/SIG no. 521
Titel:FREEFILE rDBMS
Number Name Size Date Comments
CATALOG 521 976 1-01-80 catalogus file
2521.01 COLOR FIL 7 8-17-87 Setup kleuren voor kleurenmonitor
(datafile)
2521.02 COLOR EXE 23040 11-09-85 Setup kleuren voor kleurenmonitor
2521.03 DEMO1 DAT 460 9-14-85 Voorbeeld met namen en adressen
2521.04 DEMO1 P 75 9-02-85
2521.05 DEMO1 HDR 155 9-02-85
2521.06 DEMO1 RPT 119 9-04-85
2521.07 DEMO1 IDX 1024 9-04-85
2521.08 DEMO2 DAT 1755 9-15-85 Zakelijk voorbeeld
2521.09 DEMO2 RPT 229 9-10-85
2521.10 DEMO2 P 102 9-06-85
2521.11 DEMO2 IDX 1536 9-14-85
2521.12 DEMO2 HDR 309 9-06-85
2521.13 DEMO2 FRM 195 9-08-85
2521.14 FF HLP 17727 11-21-85 Freefile help tekst
2521.15 FF EXE 159488 12-28-85 Freefile programma
2521.16 FF DOC 116547 11-19-85 Freefile documentatie
2521.17 GO BAT 659 5-16-86 Startup batch file
2521.18 NO-COLOR FIL 7 6-02-85 Setup monochrome monitor (datafile)
VOL3521 ABS 1857 8-29-87 abstract file
20 File(s) 18432 bytes free on VOLUME 3521
INTRODUCTION TO FREEFILE
FreeFile is a member of the type of programs called "filing systems". This
type of program is at times called a "database". We will use "database" and
"filing systems" to mean the same thing for the purpose of the documentati-
on. A database is just a collection of data (or records). In its simplest
form, FreeFile will do your filing for you. You define what pieces of
information you want to store (these pieces are called a "data field", or
just a "field"). FreeFile will store the information you entered and then
let you print it in various different forms.
FreeFile is a type of database called "relational". You can think of
your database as being made up of rows and columns, like a spreadsheet.
Each row is a record, and each column represents each field (or piece of
information).
FreeFile is menu driven. This means that there are not a lot of commands
that you must learn to use this program. Many people will be able to use
the program without reading the manual or trying the demo exercises. There
is also a online help service available from the Main Menu. Probably the
most significant design feature of FreeFile is that although it is loaded
with many advance features, these features will stay in the background
until needed. For example, if you want to print data from your database,
select the print option and select to print. You need not specifically set
any print options. You might later decide that you would like to change the
order of the items on the page, or select only certain items to be printed,
but that is always optional.
Once you are comfortable with the program you might want to learn how
to do many of these more advance features. It is not a program you are soon
to outgrow.