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- IMPORTING FROM PC-FILE
-
- If you are a PC-FILE user, you will be happy to know that you can read
- PC-FILE data records into PC-TYPE+. You can easily select which
- record you want to "import" and which fields of that record.
-
-
- To import a PC-FILE record, you merely press F8, F1, and then follow
- the directions. The path to the particular PC-FILE database as well
- as your most frequently used database file can be permanently stored
- inside PC-TYPE+ so you will not have to answer the same questions over
- and over.
-
- To make these defaults permanent, you must go to the MODIFY DEFAULTS
- panel by pressing F8, F2, move the Option Selection Bar to the field
- labelled "PC-FILE Databases", and press F10. You would then answer
- the questions and save the defaults. (See the HELP file DFLTS_SV.)
-
- Press the PgDn Key
-
- SAMPLE IMPORT SESSION
-
- A small, sample PC-FILE database should still be located on the same
- directory with all the HELP files. It is called "TEST".
-
- When you press F8, F1, you will be asked for the path to the PC-FILE
- data. Enter the same path you entered to get to these HELP files.
-
- You will then be asked to select the appropriate PC-FILE database. If
- there were more than one you would move the File Selection Bar to the
- database of your choice by pressing the TAB key.
-
- For our sample session, you will select the file named "TEST" and
- press the F10 key. Once the F10 key is pressed, the field names for
- selected database will be displayed on your screen, each followed by
- a question mark as shown on the next screen.
-
-
- Press the PgDn Key
-
- SAMPLE SESSION (Continued)
-
- ╔═══════════════════════════════════╡ abc ╞═══════════════
- ║ Name_▌? NickName▌?
- ║ Title▌? Company▌?
- ║ Street▌? Suite▌?
- ║ City▌? State▌?
- ║ Zip▌? Country▌?
- ║ B-Phone▌? H-Phone▌?
- ║ Keywords▌? Dates_Ltr▌?
- ║ Comments▌?
-
- Using the Tab key, you move from field to field and enter the data you
- want to find. For example, if you entered "Conan" after Name_, you
- would find all the "Conan"s in the database. If you also added
- "Redmond" after City, you would only find those "Conan"s in Redmond.
- If you blank out a field, (remove the "?"), then that field will not
- be moved into your text.
- Press the PgDn Key
-
- SAMPLE SESSION (Continued)
-
- After you have entered your data, just press the F10 key and you will
- see the first matched record. If this is the record you want, then
- press the "Y" key. If it is not, press the "N" key and the next
- record will be found.
-
- If you press "Y", then all the non-blank fields in the matching
- record will be moved into your text. If you press "K" instead, then
- you will move in ALL the fields, including the blanked-out fields.
-
- Esc will return you to your editing session at any time.
-
- Try to import a record. Move the cursor to the asterisk below and
- then:
- Press F8, F1, select TEST on the HELP path, and find the record
- with the CITY field equal to Redmond.
-
- Look at imported data below - then press F4 to Return to HELP
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