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- APPLICATIONS GENERATOR SYSTEM
- By R.L. Coppedge, CDP
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- The Applications Generator System (AGS) is a system that
- will take a Dbase III+ database, and with some additional
- guidance (not programming, guidance) from you will become a
- fully-operational (and Menu-Driven) Database Management Entry,
- Retrieval and Reporting System. All code (with the exception of
- two memory-resident modules used) is in Dbase III+, and is fully
- compatible with any Dbase lookalike (I assume...it works fine
- w/Foxbase +) NOTE: For FoxBase Users, make sure you get a
- version specifically for FoxBase (ie AGS V2.10F)
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- In spite of Dbase's many additional functions, an
- overwhelming need for DBMS's lies not in the functions, but in a
- smooth way to take ones ideas and requirements and move them from
- thought to paper to keyboard to database. This system will
- hopefully help.
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- Documentation includes:
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- + 50 pages of instructions on using a completed Application.
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- + 20+ pages of instruction on how to generate an AGS system.
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- + 2 Page "Cheat Sheet"
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- Keep in mind that with the system properly installed, the
- AGS can generate for you a complete database management/entry
- system, with the following features:
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- 1> Entry screens in English
- 2> COMPLETELY Menu-Driven System
- 2> Sorted data
- 3> Browse capabilities
- 4> Data Verification
- 5> Help Screens
- 6> Word Processing Interface (Word Perfect, Wordstar 2000,
- Display Write IV and more)
- 7> Free-Form Query
- 8> Controlled Data Entry
- 9> Open Report Menu
- 10> Open Communications Menu
- 11> NO Dbase III+ commands needed
- 12> More, I'm sure
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- ...all in about 15 minutes (once you're familiar with how to do
- it). Plus, if you maintain a number of systems (like I do), it
- makes maintaining , training and documenting them much easier.
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- The bottom line is, Does this work for you? You be the
- judge. I guarantee that it you toy with it and play around, you
- might be pleasantly surprised....give it a shot!
- Copyright 1988 - RL Coppedge CDP All Rights Reserved
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- Requires: Dbase III+ (or compatible, like Foxbase+), hard
- disk, 640 KB (might work with 512Kb...) some knowledge of Dbase
- III+ (creating, editing, modifying a database), and DOS (Setting
- up and using subdirectories and the like.
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- The AGS has already been used in several places, and for
- many functions. They include:
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- Inventory Order Entry Management
- Personnel Housing Title Transfers
- Housing Financial Analysis Mailing List Maintenance
- Travel Agent Customer Maintenance Union skills tracking
- Computer Maintenance Simple A/R
- Remote Data Entry Account Tracking
- Get the idea?
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- As you can hopefully see, there really is no limit to the
- type of application here. The version you have here has a limit
- of 50 records for each database placed on it. By registering you
- version, you would be given an unlimited use version. In some
- cases, however, there are some changes which would make the
- system run even smoother. But in order to make those changes,
- you have to have a special registered system, which is delivered
- with full Dbase code intact! (Shareware distributed version
- contains executable only...)
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- But how do I register? (I hear you cry) Simple. Send
- money (to support the Shareware concept) to:
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- RL Coppedge, CDP CIS #: 72117,165
- 446 Richmond Pk E 402A Genie: R.COPPEDGE1
- Richmond Hts, Ohio Cleve Free-Net: AE069
- 44143
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- How much should you send? I leave that up to a debate between
- you, your wallet and your conscience. (C'mon, Conscience!!)
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- A general suggestion:
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- single users: Companies, Consultants, etc.
- Executable: $50 $100
- W/Code: $100 $250
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- Code version also includes some technical documentation
- explaining what it is you see. Obviously, the more support of
- this type, the more likely it is that I would continue to improve
- this system along the shareware school of thought. There are a
- lot of improvements currently in the test Version 2.2...
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- See the file AGS210.TXT for information on the differences
- between V2.04 and V2.10.
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- Later!!! Bob
- Copyright 1988 - RL Coppedge, CDP All Rights Reserved
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