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- A few tips on getting the most out of BIBL/NET
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- o You can change your password and/or export directory via
- the User Information option under Maintenance. Note that
- if you change your export directory, your personal datbase(s)
- will have to be moved to that new directory or BIBL/NET
- won't know they exist!
-
- o If you have several databases, give the one you use most often
- a name that sorts first in the list of your databases...that
- will cause that database to display first in your selection
- pick-list and can be activated by simply pressing RETURN
- (or hitting escape).
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- o Be sure to put a hyphen between terms used in your descriptor
- field. BIBL considers anything with a space on either side
- of it a 'word' when indexing. BIBL will index up to 9 'words'
- in the descriptor field.
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- o If you have a mouse, you can close this screen by clicking
- on the small box in the upper left corner. Clicking on the
- 'scroll bars' will move through this file. The same is
- true for the internal file viewer (V on the Main Menu).
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- o Enter data into your records just as you'd like it to appear
- in subsequent export files (e.g., enter Smith, John A. for the
- author, not John A. Smith).
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- o Data is stored in UPPER CASE in the various BIBL index files,
- but you may use any case when entering search requests. Your
- input is converted to upper case before comparison with the
- index is made.
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- o If you should experience a problem with a particular database,
- run the BRX program to rebuild the file.
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- o You can use the LABELLED OUTPUT option (under EXPORT) to backup
- your database and the ASCII Import function to read it back
- into your database. Since the labelled output file contains
- only the data in each field (not the extra spaces or the empty
- fields), the file is often 50% smaller than your *.DAT file.
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- o When you want to transfer records from one database to
- another you can use the 'T' (for Transfer) option when
- the record you want to move displays. This writes a
- copy of the record to the ASCII file, TRANSFER.BIX.
- (the BIX extension stands for BIBL Import/eXport).
- Each time you press 'T' the record displaying is
- ADDED to the TRANSFER.BIX file. When you have put all
- the things you want to move into TRANSFER.BIX, use
- ASCII Import to read these records into another database.
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- Tip: If you want to move a lot of records that have
- something in common, use the [F]ull search option on the
- search menu. Then you can move through the matches by
- pressing F or B and transfer the desired records by
- pressing T when they display.
-
- o BIBL / NET offers six levels of security. Summarized
- briefly, they are:
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- Level 0: read-only access. No export
- Level 1: Read Only access. Limited export
- Level 2: Add records to public databases. No edit/delete
- Level 3: Add records. Edit/Delete records user creates.
- Level 3 and above users may create personal
- databases that are placed in their Export
- directory. Level 3 and above users have all
- rights in their personal databases.
- Level 4: Add/Edit/Delete any records in any public database
- Level 5: Unlimited access. Create/delete databases. Rebuild
- Indexes if necessary.
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- o GMUtant OnLine BBS (703) 993-2219 is your source for updates.
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- o Any ASCII file named BIBLNET.HLP can be displayed in place of
- this file. Just be sure to create the file using an ASCII
- word processor (e.g., a programming editor like QEDIT).
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