home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Mega CD-ROM 1
/
megacd_rom_1.zip
/
megacd_rom_1
/
DBASE
/
JARGON.ZIP
/
JARGON.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1987-03-26
|
5KB
|
125 lines
J A R G O N V 1.0
An On-Line Manual for dBASE/CLIPPER
This program is the DBASE and Clipper manual as a database on a
disk. The program addresses what is the exact syntax and the
necessary parameters for the "Foo" command, or maybe more valuable
question of What are the character functions -- and which one would
be BEST to solve a program problem. And lastly, you understand
how the command works, you have used it correctly in your program --
and you just need to know the name of the file/library needed to
to Link or Load it with your application.
When I saw Mike Leventhal's LINGO database I decided to try to
write an on-line manual and dump the big stack of manuals, books
and prinouts I use now when programming.
Commands/functions can be retrieved by "NAME" or "TYPE" using the
"Home"=NAME key and "End"=TYPE key. The MOVE keys access the database
in sequence of the last-used key used for retrieval. The program checks
for the existence of index files, and re-indexes when they don't exist.
So the indexes will be created at startup, and can be re-created by
deleting the JARGON.NTX and TYPE.NTX files.
The Edit/Add commands that change the database signal the user by
changing the color of the fields, and the Add command loops for continual
additions until the NAME field is left blank.
The TYPE field is limited to the following choices by type window :
ARRAYS
DISK
PRINTER
BUSINESS
CHARACTER
MEMO
SCREEN
DATABASE
SYSTEM
DATE
MISC
TIME
DEBUG
NUMERIC
OPERATOR
UTILITY
The limited choice of types is quite arbitrary but it makes the
TYPE index more valuable in locating unknown commands.
I have concentrated more work on the program than on the data
in the database. I especially didn't make much of an effort on
dbase which I use very little. What I really wanted was
information on special functions and documentation for
the new UDF's that seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Anyway
most users will probably want to customize their own data and
examples in ways that will work best for them.
This program is full featured and people who use dbase or clipper
can use it "as-is" if they can work better from a screen than the
printed page of a manual. I am a consultant and make my living writing
custom database programs that have much in common with features of
this program. I would be happy to discuss/bid any of your programming
projects -- or listen to any suggestions you might have for this program.
The front-end advertisement is ONLY for those people who MUST have
the Clipper-source code, the latest/greatest version of Jargon, and a
program copy that starts-up in the database without the billboard.
The program should work well from inside dbase by using
.RUN JARGON
and exiting back into dbase.
Comments and suggestions are welcome: Earl E. Bockenfeld
2502 N. Bernard
Chicago, IL 60647
(312) 252-2992
$ 29 Source Disk
+ $ 3 Shipping
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
JARGON.ARC consists of 3 files: 2 Index files created on Startup
JARGON.DOC -- This file
JARGON.EXE -- AN On-LINE dBASE/CLIPPER MANUAL
JARGON.NTX -- NAME Key INDEX of JARGON.DBF-->Generated on Startup
TYPE.NTX -- TYPE Key INDEX of JARGON.DBF-->Generated on Startup
JARGON.DBF -- A database of Commands, Functions
with Syntax & examples in:
dBASE
CLIPPER
TOM RETTIG'S LIBRARY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Structure for database : JARGON.DBF
Number of data records : 413
Date of last update : 3/24/87
Field Field Name Type Width FIELD DESCRIPTION
1 NAME Character 20 -- NAME of the COMMAND/FUNCTION
2 TYPE Character 10 -- TYPE of COMMAND/FUNCTION
3 DEF Character 12 -- Class of COMMAND/FUNCTION
4 SYNTAX Character 60 -- COMMAND/FUNCTION USAGE
5 RETURN1 Character 60 -- Result of COMMAND/FUNCTION
6 RETURN2 Character 60 -- Result -->Line2
7 PURPOSE Character 60 -- Purpose of COMMAND/FUNCTION
8 PURPOSE1 Character 60 -- Purpose -->Line 2
9 EXAMPLE1 Character 60 -- Example Usage of COMMAND/FUNCTION
10 EXAMPLE2 Character 60 -- Example -->Line 2
11 EXAMPLE3 Character 60 -- Example -->Line 3
12 EXAMPLE4 Character 60 -- Example -->Line 4
13 EXAMPLE5 Character 60 -- Example -->Line 5
14 LOCATION Character 12 -- LIBRARY FILE Name
15 DB Character 6 -- DBASE Command
16 CLIP Character 6 -- CLIPPER Command
17 AUTHOR Character 20 -- AUTHOR
** Total ** 687
<eof>--------------------------------------------------------------------