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Data Master - Help (for Version 1.01 04.07.1994)
Menus and Gadgets in the main program
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The Arrow Gadgets
- - - - - - - - -
|< the Numeric Keypad 7 - Go to the first record
<< - Rewind
< NK 4 - Go to the previous record
<> NK 5 - Asks where to go
> NK 6 - Go to the next record
>> - Forward
>| NK 1 - Go to the last record
H NK 9 - Go to the first field
U Cursor Key Up, NK 8 - Go to the previous field
D Cursor Key Down, NK 2 - Go to the next field
E NK 3 - Go to the last field
The Project Menu
- - - - - - - - -
New Database n - Open a new database
Load Database l - Load the database from the disk drive
Save Database s - Save the database with the old name
Save As a - Save the database with the new name
Field Editor f - Call the Field Editor
Settings p - Change the program preferences
Help y - Show this text
About A - Tell about the program and the author
Quit <ESC>, q - Exit the program
The Edit Menu
- - - - - - -
Insert i - Insert a new record
Delete d - Delete the current record
Change h - Change the places of two records
Move m - Move the current record to a new position
Copy c - Copy the record data to another record
Clear j - Clear the record
Number of Records U - Change the Number of the Records
Delete Unedited Records E - Delete the unused/unedited records
The Block Menu
- - - - - - - -
Mark Block b - Set the block begin/end
Unmark Block B - Unset the block
Delete Block D - Delete the block records
Change Block H - Change the block with another one
Move Block M - Move the block to a new position
Copy Block C - Copy the block records to another block
Clear Block J - Clear the block records
The Search Menu
- - - - - - - -
Search String S - Search for a string
Search Next String N - Go to the next string searched earlier
Edit Search Criteria e - Change the search criteria
Show Matching Records r - Show only the matching records (or
'Show all records', a switch item)
Check Again R - Check the matching records again
Inverse Search Criteria v - Inverse the search criteria
Delete Unmatching Records u - Delete the unmatching records
The Show Menu
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Print P - Print the database for the printer
Show o - Show the database on the screen
Save ASCII V - Save the database as an ASCII file
Diagram g - Compare records graphically
Form Editor G - Call the Form Editor
The Special Menu
- - - - - - - - -
Set Key Fields F - Set the key fields for sorting
Sort Incremental z - Sort the records in alphabetic order
Sort Decremental Z - Sort the records in inversed alphabetic order
Edit Title Page t - Edit the title page
Edit Explonation Page x - Edit the field explonations
Show Field Explonation X - Show the field explonation
Set Main Field k - Set the main field
Set Step Size T - Set the step size exponent (for
example, give 2, step size = 10e2=100)
Status w - Show the program status
Reset W - Reset the program
Gadgets in the file functions
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Directory - The open drawer
File - The selected file
Parent p - Return one drawer back in the root directory
Cancel <ESC> - Exit without any operations
Load/Save <ENTER> - Alternatively load or save
Gadgets in the Edit Search Criteria, the Edit Title Page and
the Edit Explonation Page functions
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Clear j - Clear the current line
ClearAll J - Clear all lines
Cancel <ESC> - Exit canceling the changes
OK O - Exit
The Print, the Show and the Save ASCII functions
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First Record - The first record in the print-out
Last Record - The last record in the print-out
First Field - The first field in the print-out
Last Field - The last field in the print-out
Space Record - The number of empty lines between records
Space Field - The number of empty lines between fields
Max Length - The maximum length of the field title
and explonation
Max Title Len - The maximum length of the field title
Field Title - Show the field title in the print-out
Field Unit - Attach the unit to the field data
Field Number - Attach the field number to the title
Record Title - Show the record title
Database Title - Show the title page
Database Explonation - Show the field explonations
Cancel <ESC> - Exit without any operations
OK <ENTER> - Print, show or save the database
Gadgets in the Diagram function
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Min - The minimum value of the scale
Max - The maximum value of the scale
Step Size - The step size of the scale
Title Length - The maximum length of the record title
Field - The field used in comparision (only
number fields)
Sort z - Sort the records
AddNumbs - Display the field values as numbers too
Gadgets in the Settings function
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Alphabet - The language of alphabet and the
alphabet string
Colours - The colour gadgets
Cancel <ESC> - Exit without any operations
Use O - Exit and use new settings
Save&Use <ENTER> - Exit, and save and use new settings
Default d - Return the default settings
ShowUnit - Attach the unit to the field data
ShowFNum - Attach the field number to the title
Gadgets and Menus in the Form Editor
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The Project Menu
- - - - - - - - -
Print P - Print the database for the printer
Show o - Show the database on the screen
Save ASCII V - Save the database as an ASCII file
Load Form Data a - Load the form data file
Save Form Data A - Save the form data to the disk
Exit q - Exit the Editor
The Flags Menu
- - - - - -
Field Unit u - Attach the unit to the field data
Field Number n - Attach the field number to the title
Database Title t - Show the database title
Database Explonation e - Show the field explonations
Split Words s - Allow the program to split words on two lines
Delete Empty Lines d - Delete empty lines from the print-out
Field Titles Before Recs b - The field titles are showed only
once and before the records
Set First Record f - Set the first record
Set Last Record l - Set the last record
Set Record Space c - Set the number of empty lines between records
Gadgets
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Field - The current field
X, Y - The coordinates of the field data
Width - The width of the field data
Height - The height of the field data
TitleX, TitleY - The coordinates of the field title
TitleLength - The length of the field title