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- CompuServe Ashton-Tate Forum, DL 2 - dBASE III/DR/PLUS Page 1
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- SAVER1.ARC 19-Aug-86 5215(2240) Accesses: 4
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- Keywords: BIN LOAD CALL SAVERESTORE SCREENS TO MEM AND DISK DB3+
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- This is a BIN routine to save and restore screens to memory and disk much
- like Clipper's SAVE/RESTORE SCREEN only a little more versatile. Initial
- version had a typo in the DOC file which had "S" instead of "W" for "write
- screen to disk".
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- DIAL.PRG 19-Aug-86 1785(768) Accesses: 5
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- Keywords: MODEM DIAL DIALER DBASE3 PHONE TELEPHONE
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- A short routine that will allow dialing from within dBaseIII. Makes use of
- DOS MODE and redirection of printer output to a COM port. Easily integrated
- into existing applications. UPL/AUTHOR: Bowen Moursund 76566,1405
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- FSIZE.ARC 14-Aug-86 8465(3616) Accesses: 9
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- Keywords: LOAD CALL BIN ASM FILE SIZES 3+
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- Find size of a file or group of files that conform to a wildcard from db3+
- with a CALLable routine. Also catches invalid filespec or drivespec, drive
- not ready etc. Enjoy!
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- DBFCRE.ARC 05-Aug-86 20830(8896) Accesses: 12
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- Keywords: DBASE DBASEIII DBASEIIIPLUS PROGRAM GENERATOR DBFCREA DBFCREA2
- CONVERSION FORMA
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- dBASE III PLUS program to convert DBFs into a PRG, which, when run, will
- recreate the DBF. The generated program can recreate the DBF structure,
- data, or both.
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- DINDEN.COM 27-Jul-86 36450(15552) Accesses: 34
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- Keywords: DBASE INDENT SOURCE FORMAT FORMATTING
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- A Saturday morning project that will create a formatted dBase source file
- while checking for unclosed 'if..endif' 'do while..endwhile', and 'do
- case.. endcase' blocks. The number of spaces for indentation is given by
- the user. Usage: INDENT INFILE.EXT OUTFILE.EXT [INDENTATION]. 153 XMODEM
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- LINEAT.COM 27-Jul-86 38400(16384) Accesses: 23
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- Keywords: DBASE SOURCE FORMATTING DEBUGGING DELINEATE DELINEATION
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- Another Saturday morning project. This one takes a dBase source file and
- creates a file with the 'if..endif', 'do while..enddo', and 'do
- case..endcase' code blocks delineated with the PC Graphics characters.
- Also counts those same blocks to make sure each one is properly opened and
- closed, and of the programming constructs (like 'if..endif') are balanced.
- Usage: LINEATE INFILE.EXT OUTFILE.EXT [INDENTATION]. 118 XMODEM Blocks
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- ANYE.DES 19-Jul-86 2715 Accesses: 61
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- Keywords: REMOTE MODEM DBASE III + ANYWHERE PC PCANYWHERE COMMUNICATIONS
- XMODEM
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- Description of a new remote program, pcANYWHERE. It allows you to run a
- distant HOST computer from your loca{ computV as though you were sitting at
- the host. DOWnload or Read, ASCII, 22blks. Upl: Craig Steinberg
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- ANOMLY.TXT 15-Jul-86 13270 Accesses: 159
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- Keywords: ANOMALY DBASE THREE PLUS III INDEXING PRINTING BUGS LIST
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- This is a list of current, known anomalies in dBASE III PLUS. This
- information can also be found in the Technical Reference Library at GO
- ASHTON. This list revised 7-15-86 [Kent].
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- S-JOIN.PRG 08-Jul-86 1540 Accesses: 43
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- Keywords: COMMAND JOIN DBASE
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- Program to simulate the JOIN command using a PRG file instead. Can be used
- to work around a limitation in dBASE III 1.0 that restricts the use of the
- FIELDS parameter of the JOIN command, or can be modified to enhance the
- capabilities of the JOIN command by adding extra commands to this program
- file. //Steve//
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- HC.ARC 29-Jun-86 45230(19328) Accesses: 29
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- Keywords: DBASE HARDCOPY PRINTOUT FORMAT DBASE III PLUS
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- HardCopy (HC) will print any ASCII file, including dBASE command files, to
- the LST device (LPT1:) in a convenient format. It is useful for producing
- hardcopy of your programming. Requires Epson or compatible printer.
- Prints 80 lines of code per page in Elite (12cpi) format. Type HC ? for
- help. Upl/Auth: Craig Steinberg. (139 Blocks, Xmodem, 8bit) Includes
- Pascal source and executable file. Extract with ARC 5.1.
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- DIREXI.ARC 23-Jun-86 5215(2240) Accesses: 22
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- Keywords: BIN ASM PLUS CALL LOAD
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- A couple of short BIN routines to CALL from Plus, PWD gets Present Working
- Directory (stole name from Unix), DIREXIST checks for existence of a
- directory. PWD updated 6-23-86 to not change length of dBASE memvar.
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- DB3SPS.COM 19-Jun-86 2240 Accesses: 22
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- Keywords: DBASE III PLUS SPSS SPSS-PC FILE CONVERSION
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- This is a handy utility which translates a dBASE III/dBASE III Plus file
- into an SPSS-PC (statistics) control file and an ASCII data file. The data
- file is equivalent to dBASE's COPY TO filename SDF, but the control file is
- tailored to SPSS. The Turbo Pascal source code is available in Borland's
- Forum (BOR-100).
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- DSTRIP.COM 16-Jun-86 655(288) Accesses: 127
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- Keywords: DBASE STRIP CLEAN FASTER DBASE III PLUS
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- dSTRIP is a fast routine for removing blank lines, comments and program
- indentation from dBASE command files. In addition, it changes all
- non-quoted lines to upper case. These changes allow dBASE programs to run
- faster. See the July 1986 PC Magazine for the accompanying batch file and
- for full usage instructions. Format: dstrip <infile >outfile.ext Upl: 8bit
- Xmodem, 2 blocks.
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- SAVERE.ARC 11-Jun-86 10415(4448) Accesses: 102
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- Keywords: PLUS ASM BIN CALL LOAD
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- Save and restore screens in db3+. I'm not the author. This works nicely,
- just like <gasp> Clipper.
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- CLEAN2.ARC 09-Jun-86 55635(23744) Accesses: 36
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- Keywords: DBASE DBASE III PLUS CLEAN SPEED-UP
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- Clean version 2.2 fixes several bugs in previous versions. Clean is a
- dBASE "filter" which removes blank lines, comments and/or indentation from
- dBASE command/program files. -Upl/Auth: Craig S. Steinberg (8 bit)
- Download (171 Xmodem blocks) and unpack with ARC 5.1 or later. Enter CLEAN
- ? for instructions on use.
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- COLORS.ARC 05-Jun-86 10740(4608) Accesses: 81
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- Keywords: 3PLUS SET SCREEN COLORS REVISED 6686
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- Set screen colors with db3+ (revised).
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- VERIFY.ARC 05-Jun-86 1635(704) Accesses: 10
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- Keywords: BIN ASM CALL LOAD PLUS
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- Set/reset DOS verify switch from 3Plus.
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- MENU.ARC 04-Jun-86 54660(23328) Accesses: 107
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- Keywords: SAYWHAT DEMO MENU
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- SAYWHAT demo version of a highlighted menu option program. DL using a
- supported protocol and unpack using ARC-5 or later. Start with the
- README.BAT file. This is a version of a program that Paul Ferrara and I
- played around with on PCS158 before ASHFORUM was started. It gives a good
- demo of saywhat and INKEY() processing. Took about 1hr. to create.
- Upl/Auth: Steve Kalman time = 4Min at 1200Baud
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- STRIPL.ARC 25-May-86 31235(13344) Accesses: 6
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- Keywords: PASCAL FILTER STRIP DBASE ALTERNATE
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- STRIPLN1 is a turbo pascal filter which removes the first line in any text
- file. It can be used to remove the CR-LF sequence at the beginning of a
- dBASE III alternate file. Syntax: STRIPLN1 Infile.ext Outfile.txt
- Uploaded by author, Xmodem 96 blocks, 8bit binary. Craig Steinberg note:
- read the .PAS file included for further instructions.
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- NETPRT.ARC 22-May-86 5860(2528) Accesses: 17
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- Keywords: NETWORK PRINT SCREEN 3+ CALL LOAD BIN ASM
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- Print your screen on the network..tested only on IBM net...EXPERIMENTAL...
- suggestions appreciated.
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- PRCHEC.ARC 19-May-86 8465(3616) Accesses: 37
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- Keywords: BIN PLUS CHECK PRINTER STATUS
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- Check the printer status with a CALL to a BIN routine. From technotes,
- with a couple of corrections by the original author (maybe some
- "paraphrases" too, I forget). Theoretically not needed with Plus,
- originally for DR.
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- NO2WOR.PRG 16-May-86 1270 Accesses: 99
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- Keywords: DOLLAR CHECK AMOUNTS
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- This program converts a numeric variable Amount into a character string
- Dollar in the form X thousand Y hundred Z dollars and nn/100 cents
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- COMMAS.EXE 15-May-86 21155(9056) Accesses: 27
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- Keywords: DBASE IIIPLUS APPEND DELIMITED COMMAS
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- A simple filter program written in C which I use to add quotes to a
- comma-only delimited file. No documentation. Enter only: COMMAS
- <sourcefile> <targetfile> Will add all those $$@%#^*! double quote marks
- necessary to APPEND DELIMITED correctly. -- Kevin Markey
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- WINDOW.ARC 14-May-86 53040(22656) Accesses: 103
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- Keywords: WINDOWS DBASE PLUS DEVELOPERS RELEASE SAYWHAT
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- This is a LITTLE demonstration program for SAYWHAT?! It will run on either
- mono or color monitors but requires either dBase III Plus or the
- Developer's Release, as written. It can be modified to run under version
- 1.1 or dBase II by replacing the GETENV() function with a simple STORE
- statement. Includes VIDPOP.COM from The Research Group that allows others
- to run programs created with SAYWHAT?! Paul Ferrara
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- TWENTY.ARC 13-May-86 9120(3904) Accesses: 75
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- Keywords: DBASE III PLUS 20 FILES OPEN MODULE TWENTY LOAD CALL DOS 3.XX
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- The assembly language source code and the binary file that allows dBASE III
- Plus to have up to 20 files open simultaneously. The .BIN file can be
- LOADed and CALLed from a dBASE Plus command file (or the dot prompt). Uses
- an undocumented DOS trick. REQUIRES DOS 3.xx. Tested with DOS 3.1. If
- you use it successfully with another DOS, please let me know. Requires ARC
- version 4.30 or higher to deARC.
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- DISKSP.ARC 09-May-86 5860(2528) Accesses: 21
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- Keywords: PLUS DRIVE NOT READY ASM BIN
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- Checks disk space any drive, also returns error if drive not ready or
- invalid. Beta! BIN/ASM Plus needed (or DR)
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- GETDRI.ARC 09-May-86 1955(864) Accesses: 11
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- Keywords: PLUS LOAD CALL BIN
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- Simple BIN routine to get the current drive.
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- WDB.ARC 08-May-86 5535(2368) Accesses: 26
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- Keywords: SUPERKEY MACRO DBASE
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- A simple Superkey macro file to demonstrate help windows thru KEY,
- customizing WS and SK to work together, contains a macro for WS to change
- all @SAY..GET statements in a format file to the previous row. This is old
- news for me, needs some polishing. RF
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- DB3 05-May-86 6140 Accesses: 50
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- Keywords: 3COM 3+ NETWORK
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- Seeing as the installation procedure for dBase III Plus was not included in
- the manuals, I called Ashton-Tate and this is what they sent to me. I hope
- it can help anyone with installing dBase III Plus on a 3Com 3+ PC Network.
- If you have any questions, you can write to me as well since I've gone
- through this and may be able to answer some questions.
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- DBTS1A.FW2 02-May-86 13345(5696) Accesses: 5
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- Keywords: DBASE TEST
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- This is the Framework II version of DBTST1.TXT. It represents a "first
- cut" of the possible objectives of an elementary level dBASE III test.
- Uploaded as part of the on-going thread on dBASE testing. 8-bit file.
- Download with protocol. ==Larry Parets==
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- DBTS1A.TXT 02-May-86 1680 Accesses: 14
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- Keywords: DBASE TEST
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- This is the text version of DBTST1.FW2. It represents a "first
- cut" of the possible objectives of an elementary level dBASE III test.
- Uploaded as part of the on-going thread on dBASE testing. 8-bit file.
- Download with protocol or Read. Uploaded by Larry Parets
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- DBTST1.TXT 30-Apr-86 4560(1952) Accesses: 14
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- Keywords: DBASE TEST
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- A small text file that represents a "first cut" of the possible objectives
- of a elementary level dBASE III test. Uploaded as part of the on-going
- thread on dBASE testing. ==Larry Parets==
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- CHMOD.ARC 22-Apr-86 57585(24576) Accesses: 13
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- Keywords: CHANGE DOS FILES ATTRIBUTES CAREFUL
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- Three programs: FULLDIR shows all files w/attributes (decimal) CHMOD
- changes files' attributes CDMOD changes directories' attributes BE
- CAREFUL!! If you do not know what you are doing, don't use these!
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- DELDUP.PRG 14-Apr-86 1770 Accesses: 159
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- Keywords: DUPLICATES DBASE PLUS 1.1
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- This is a routine that will either delete or print duplicates in a database
- file. Change the fieldnames as required for your application. Leave
- comments or questions here on the Sig or via Easyplex. Paul Ferrara
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- DBXREF.COM 09-Apr-86 44575(19040) Accesses: 124
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- Keywords: DBASEIII CROSS-REFERENCING PROCEDURE FILES
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- Written by Greg West of Saskatchewan, there is no documentation. Uploaded
- by E. Peter McKinney. Type DBXREF and a message will pop up.
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- LPRINT.COM 09-Apr-86 32865(14048) Accesses: 90
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- Keywords: DBASEIII CROSS-REFERENCING PRINTING MODULE
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- Originally written by Greg West, Saskatchewan, uploaded by E. Peter
- McKinney There is no documentation. The first screen of DBXREF tells you
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- RPRN.ARC 08-Apr-86 6835(2944) Accesses: 65
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- Keywords: PRINTER REDIRECTION 3+
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- Redirect printer output in 3+, have not tested extensively but works better
- than any others I have. Feedback appreciated.
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- CLRTSR.ARC 11-Mar-86 14000(5984) Accesses: 20
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- Keywords: RESIDENT CTOOLS MEMORY MANAGEMENT
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- A set of two routines to mark memory and then clear all
- terminate-stay-resident programs loaded after that point. Will release the
- space used by Ctools ONLY if the second program (release.com) is RUN from
- dBASE. Needs ARC51 or later, Turbo Pascal 3.0 or later.
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- SAMPLE.LAN 06-Mar-86 2395 Accesses: 95
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- Keywords: LAN DBASE III PLUS RLOCK EXAMPLE LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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- THIS FILE IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE RLOCK() FUNCTION IN DBASE 3+ IN AN
- APPLICATION PROGRAM OF MINE. IT IS ONLY PARTIAL CODE FOR STUDY. PLEASE
- FEEL FREE TO VIEW AND COMMENT.
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- ONERRO.ARC 06-Mar-86 12050(5152) Accesses: 83
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- Keywords: TRAP ERROR PLUS
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- An experimental!! on error routine for 3+, adapted from technotes, please
- give me some feedback on this one. 3-6-85
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- DEVELO.PRG 03-Mar-86 4285 Accesses: 322
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- Keywords: DEVELOP PROGRAM UTILITY
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- SWAPPA.LBR 27-Feb-86 3905(1696) Accesses: 47
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- Keywords: DBASE DBASEIII DBASE3 DB3 .BIN LOAD CALL
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- SWAPPAGE.LBR is a binary routine using ROM-BIOS Interrupt 10H that allows
- you to write pages offscreen and then display them. Requires color card
- (though not EGA!), dBASE III+ or Developer's Release. It doesn't speed
- writing, but relieves you from having to watch the screen write line by
- line. See .DOC file, included. /TOM MCMINN/ Sysop note: REName SWAPPAGE.BIN
- to SWAP.BIN(less than 8 chars. in filename) for this to work.
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- ENCRYP.ARC 26-Feb-86 1635(704) Accesses: 33
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- Keywords: CALL LOAD BINARY ENCRYPTION
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- Two little CALLable routines to encrypt/decrypt strings. Needs arc v. 5.1.
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- DICT.ARC 18-Feb-86 40020(17088) Accesses: 172
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- Keywords: DATA DICTIONARY XREF CROSS REFERENCE DBASE III PLUS DR
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- This program will help you maintain a data dictionary of sorts for each
- dBase application. It will work with dBase III, the Developer's Release,
- and dBase III Plus. Type README.1ST for instructions. Un-Arc with ARC.EXE
- or ARC-E.COM. Paul Ferrara and Bill Lonborg
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- SED.ART 17-Feb-86 25395 Accesses: 102
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- Keywords: SED SCREEN EDITOR ARTICLE TECHNOTES
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- This is an article covering SED, the Screen Editor, which includes
- "everything you ever wanted to know about the program. Installations and
- special uses of the program are the main points here. Worth reading if
- using SED presently. By Karen Robinson of the Support Center.
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- LPTX.ARC 16-Feb-86 48800(20832) Accesses: 72
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- Keywords: SPOOL REDIRECT PRINTER DBASE
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- Spools output for printer to disk file. Works for lpt1,2,3, can be turned
- off and is compatible with dBASE, PRINT.
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- TAPEBA.DOC 24-Jan-86 1585 Accesses: 42
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- Keywords: TAPE COMPAQ BACKUP IRWIN
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- TAPEBA.PRG 24-Jan-86 7570 Accesses: 23
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- Keywords: TAPE COMPAQ IRWIN BACKUP
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- A little tapeback program that runs the TAPE.exe supplied by Compaq with
- the 286. It maintains a Father Grandfather Son rotating backup procedure
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- DCNT09.LQR 11-Jan-86 81665(34848) Accesses: 168
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- Keywords: DBASEIII PROGRAM SQUEEZER
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- DECANT 0.9 This program reduces the size of dBase programs by removing
- excess spaces, comment lines, and reducing dBase commands to four
- characters. This results in programs which run faster and use less disk
- space. This version of DECANT fixes some bugs in the handling of strings
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- COLOR.LBR 28-Dec-85 1120 Accesses: 157
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- Keywords: DB3 DBASE DR DEVELOPERS RELEASE 1.1 1.2 COLOR
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- This dBase III program will display all of the color combinations available
- under versions 1.1 and the Developer's Release (1.2). Unlibrary with LU.
- Paul Ferrara
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- CPDINT.PRG 23-Dec-85 2290(992) Accesses: 103
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- Keywords: LOGS LOGARITHMS INTEREST CALCULATIONS DBASE III
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- This is a trivial prg that will calculate a compound interest amount based
- on a starting principal, a term of years, an interest rate, and the number
- of annual compounding periods. This program uses the LOG and EXP functions
- to evaluate the formula P = P * (1 + R) ^ N and as such provides a good
- example on the use of logs.
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- PASSWD.LBR 21-Dec-85 9760(4192) Accesses: 180
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- Keywords: DBASE III PASSWORD DR DEVELOPERS RELEASE
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- This is a password routine for dBase III. It will run with either version
- 1.1 or the Developer's Release (and hopefully dBase III+). Unlibrary with
- LU.COM. The program contains graphic characters, so don't edit with MODIFY
- COMMAND, or any editor that strips the high bit. Address comments and
- questions to me on the Ashton-Tate SIG or via EASYPLEX. Paul Ferrara
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- PRTSWP.COM 18-Dec-85 335(160) Accesses: 51
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- Keywords: PORT SWAP PRINTER LPT1 LPT2 RUN
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- This program, when RUN from dBASE III, switches the printer output from
- LPT1: to LPT2: on the IBM PC. See also PRTSWP.ART for details.
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- PFSINP.ART 04-Dec-85 4755 Accesses: 53
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- Keywords: PFSFILE TRANSFER TO DBASE III TECHNOTES
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- This is an article describing a method for transferral of data between
- PFS:FILE and dBASE III.
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- PRTSWP.ART 08-Oct-85 3820 Accesses: 117
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- Keywords: IBM PC PRINTER PORT SWAP
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- This routine allows the user or programmer to toggle the LPT1 and LPT2
- ports, making it easy to redirect output to several printers. (Article by
- Robert Boies, reprinted from the September 1985 issue of TechNotes.)
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- NUHED3.ART 07-Oct-85 2005 Accesses: 133
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- Keywords: NEWHEAD BAS RECONSTRUCT DAMAGED DATA FILE HEADER
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- This is a reprint from TechNotes of an article describing a program called
- NEWHEAD.BAS, which is used to recreate a dBASE III file header in a damaged
- file. Source code for the BASIC program is included in the article text.
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- COLOR.LQR 06-Oct-85 7490(3200) Accesses: 135
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- Keywords: DBASE III DB3 COLOR INSTALL
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- COLOR.LQR is a squeezed library file. Unsqueeze with NUSQ.COM & unlibrary
- with LU86 or LUE.
- COLOR.SEL is a dBase III command file that can be run from any of your
- existing dBase III programs. It will allow custom installation of either
- monochome or color screen attributes. Direct any questions or comments to
- me here on the SIG. Paul Ferrara
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- MENU.PRG 24-Sep-85 2840 Accesses: 269
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- Keywords: DBASE DEVELOPERS RELEASE CLIPPER MENU ARROW KEYS
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- This program uses the INKEY function of A-T's Developer's Release and the
- Clipper Compiler to allow the arrow keys to move a menu bar up and down.
- It will not run under dBASE ver. 1.1 . For maximum speed, remove all
- comments if running uncompiled. //MMS//
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- DSPNDX.DOC 19-Sep-85 2915 Accesses: 189
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- Keywords: DISPLAY INDEX KEY DOS UTILITY
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- This is the documentation for the DSPNDX.EXE utility.
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- DSPNDX.EXE 19-Sep-85 5535(2368) Accesses: 171
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- Keywords: DISPLAY INDEX KEY DOS UTILITY
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- This is a handy public domain utility that will display the key expression
- of an index (.NDX) file from DOS. It works with dBASE II and dBASE III
- indexes. The documentation is in the file DSPNDX.DOC.
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- LSTSTR.COM 19-Sep-85 36770(15712) Accesses: 100
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- Keywords: LIST STRUCTURE DATABASE DBF UTILITY
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- This public domain utility will display the structure of a .DBF file in
- DOS. There is no documentation, but the operation is simple enough. LSTSTR
- FILENAME.EXT will show the structure in a format much like dBASE.
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- SL.COM 19-Sep-85 108015(46112) Accesses: 278
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- Keywords: SL DEBUGGING PRG PROGRAM TOOL UTILITY FLOW CONTROL
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- This is a program debugging aid similar to the commercial program DFLOW. It
- will test and diagram your programs control flow. The documentation is in a
- file called SL.DOC.
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- SL.DOC 19-Sep-85 3130 Accesses: 378
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- Keywords: DEBUGGING PRG PROGRAM TOOL UTILITY FLOW CONTROL
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- This is the documentation file for SL.COM.
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- 123DB3.ART 19-Aug-85 2990 Accesses: 263
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- Keywords: LOTUS 1-2-3 DATA TRANSFER PCDOS MSDOS
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- Reprinted from the May 1985 issue of TechNotes. Indicates the procedure for
- transferring data from dBASE III to Lotus 1-2-3, and from 1-2-3 to dBASE
- III. Eliminates the need for using the Lotus translate utility, as dBASE II
- files from that utility are incompatible with dCONVERT. Written by Chris
- White of the Ashton-Tate Software Support Center.
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- BACKUP.ART 19-Aug-85 3790 Accesses: 293
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- Keywords: DATA FILE BACKUP UTILITY
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- Reprinted from the May 1985 issue of TechNotes. Provides for automatic file
- backup within dBASE III without the use of the DOS Backup utilities. Backup
- disks are numbered and date-stamped automatically. Written by Ray Love.
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- DB3PRT.ART 19-Aug-85 21235 Accesses: 273
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- Keywords: PRINTING
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- Reprinted from the June 1985 issue of TechNotes. Describes in detail what
- is needed to get the most from your printer's capabilities from within
- dBASE III. Written by Chris White of the Ashton-Tate Software Support
- Center. (Note: some of this information is also useful in dBASE II!)
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- INDEX.ART 19-Aug-85 6195 Accesses: 191
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- Keywords: DATE FIELD INDEX
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- Reprinted from the August 1985 issue of TechNotes. Explains how to use the
- date fields in dBASE III in index expressions, both alone and in
- conjunction with other data of different types. Written by Chris White of
- the Ashton-Tate Software Support Center.
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- LABELS.ART 19-Aug-85 12540 Accesses: 159
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- Keywords: LABELS PRINTING
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- Reprinted from the August 1985 issue of TechNotes. Explains how to overcome
- the limitations of the LABEL FORM generator by using custom programs.
- Written by Chris White of the Ashton-Tate Software Support Center.
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- LJUST.ART 19-Aug-85 2345 Accesses: 117
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- Keywords: LEFT JUSTIFY NUMERIC DATA
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- Reprinted from the July 1985 issue of TechNotes. Explains how to convert
- data from numeric (right-justified) to character (left-justified). Written
- by Stanley Ballenger of the Ashton-Tate Software Support Center.
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- SHARE.ART 19-Aug-85 13695 Accesses: 126
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- Keywords: DATA TRANSFER SDF DELIMITED
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- Reprinted from the June 1985 issue of TechNotes. Explains the types of data
- structures that are used in SDF and DELIMITED files, and how to make use of
- these files. Written by Chris White of the Ashton-Tate Software Support
- Center.
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- D3FIX.DOC 05-Aug-85 10950 Accesses: 179
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- Keywords: DATABASE DATAFILE FILE REPAIR UTILITY PCDOS MSDOS
-
- This is the documentation file for the DB3FIXPO.EXE program (located in the
- data library as D3FIX.EXE), which repairs damaged dBASE III files. NOTE:
- This program has NOT been tested by Ashton-Tate, so we cannot guarantee
- that the program will work in all cases. This program and documentation
- were placed in the public domain via the dBASE II Bulletin Board in
- Campbell, CA. Call them at 408/378-8733 (modem) to see what they have to
- offer....
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- D3FIX.EXE 05-Aug-85 65730(28064) Accesses: 126
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- Keywords: DATABASE DATAFILE FILE RECOVER UTILITY
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- See file D3FIX.DOC for information. (Program to repair damaged dBASE III
- data files.)
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