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- PAPERS.BAS
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- To run it, fire up QBASIC and open PAPERS.BAS. Alternatively, use:
-
- QBASIC /RUN PAPERS
-
- The opening prompt is very freindly. :-) Just type the name of the file
- you want to load. If you want to start afresh, hit return without entering
- anything. To see a list of files, type DIR.
-
- If you're starting a new file, you'll now be prompted to enter data on the
- first contract in the file. The contract number is a STRING of length 6
- (this is the size number used by Salmat). Next you'll have to enter the
- date you got the contract in the following format:
-
- dd/mm/yy
-
- You can use anything you like for the slashes, but you MUST use two digits
- for each bit. Also note that the date is in normal Australian format,
- rather than Yankese. If you're a programmer this can be fixed pretty easy
- to whatever format you prefer.
-
- Next the date you got payed. If you haven't been payed yet then hit return
- or give the date 00/00/00.
-
- Finally, the amount you earnt. This is (of course) a real number (that is,
- it can have a decimal point). The figure is in dollars, but could be
- converted real easy.
-
- To enter more contracts, press 'a'.
-
- To get rid of the highlighted contract, press 'd'.
-
- To change the highlighted contract, press 'e'. If you give a non-response
- to any of the prompts in this bit then the field will stay unchanged.
-
- Once you've got two or more contracts, pressing the up and down keys will
- move the highlight bar.
-
- When you've got 15 or more contracts entered, pressing page up and page down
- will page you through the contracts.
-
- Other keys:
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- 's' Saves your data
- 'x' exits the program
- f1 help screen
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