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                                          Modified Version 1.1
   Table of contents:

     dBASE II Ver 2.4 or later necessary to run this programme.

     1.   Overview



     2.   Installation

     áá   2.1  Cop∙ thσ distributioε disδ.
ááááááá   2.2  Operatinτ froφ ß twin floppy drivσ system.
ááááááá   2.3  Operating from a hard disk:




     3.   User's guide

ááááááá   3.1 Getting started:
ááááááá   3.2 Adding new people or editing existing people:

          3.2.▒ Advicσ oε addinτ ne≈ familie≤ anΣ assigninτ
                     reference numbers:

ááááááá   3.3 Adding and editing the biographie for a person.

áá ááááááá3.3.1 Adding or appending to a biographie.
áá        3.3.2 Editing an existing biography.

ááááááá   3.4 Exploring your genealogy:

     4.   Miscellaneous notes

ááááááá   4.1 Disk space requirements
ááááááá   4.2 Execution speed:
ááááááá   4.3 Known bugs:

ááááááá ááááááá4.3.1 Index problems:
ááááááá        4.3.2 Too many memory variables:
ááááááá
     5.   Files

ááááááá   5.1 Command files:
ááááááá   5.2 Format files:
ááááááá   5.3 Data base files:

ááááá6.áááMain Genealogy Menu & Help:
     7.   Personalise headings to your family:
     8.   Tips IN General:
.PAè1. Overview:

          Thσ genealogica∞ datß basσ prograφ "EXPLOREó allow≤ yo⌡ ì
t∩á maintaiε ß datß basσ oµ peoplσ wh∩ arσ relateΣ t∩ eacΦ other« ì
Yo⌡á caεá adΣá ne≈ peoplσ t∩ thσ datß basσá anΣá theεá linδá theφ ì
togethe≥á b∙á indicatinτá thσ direc⌠á relationship≤á betweeεá thσ ì
people«

     B∙á direc⌠á relationship≤ ╔ meaε tha⌠ yo⌡ indicatσ fo≥á eacΦ ì
persoε wh∩ hi≤ parent≤ anΣ spouse≤ arσ (were)«á B∙ followinτá thσ ì
link≤á betweeεá childreε anΣ parents¼á anΣ betweeεá spouses¼á thσ ì
systeφ i≤ ablσ t∩ determinσ ho≈ an∙ tw∩ peoplσ arσ related.

     Oncσá yo⌡ havσ loadeΣ iε you≥ famil∙ treσ yo⌡ caεá "EXPLOREó ì
o≥á navigatσá thσ genealog∙ oε thσ screen«á Yo⌡ picδ ß persoεá t∩ ì
star⌠ with«á Thσ systeφ wil∞ theε displa∙ hi≤ immediatσ famil∙ oε ì
thσ screeε witΦ hiφ iε thσ box« Usinτ thσ command≤ availiablσ yo⌡ ì
caεá theε positioε thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ thσ persoε oε thσ screeεá tha⌠ ì
yo⌡á arσá interesteΣá iε anΣ viß thσá (G)∩á commanΣá displa∙á hi≤ ì
immediatσá family¼á o≥á viß thσ (B)iograph∙ commanΣá displa∙á hi≤ ì
biograpy.

     B∙á repetitivle∙á movinτ thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ thσ fathe≥á oµá thσ ì
famil∙á oεá thσ screeε anΣ usinτ thσ (G)∩ commanΣ yo⌡ wil∞á climΓ ì
thσá famil∙á treσá toward≤ it≤ source«á Iµ yo⌡á d∩á thi≤á iεá thσ ì
directioεá oµá thσ childreε oε thσ screeε yo⌡ wil∞ follo≈ onσá oµ ì
thσá path≤ oµ descendant≤ oµ thσ origina∞ person«á Yo⌡á caεá als∩ ì
explorσá horizontall∙á b∙ repetivel∙ movinτ t∩ thσ spousσ oεá thσ ì
srceen.

     Therσ arσ command≤ iε thσ explorσ prograφ tha⌠ allo≈ yo⌡á t∩ ì
adΣá anΣ edi⌠ thσ peoplσ iε you≥ genealog∙ anΣ thei≥ biographies« ì
Thesσá command≤á are <A> to add new records, <E> to edit records.
Thi≤ modifieΣ versioε ha≤ beeε madσ a≤ use≥ friendl∙ a≤ possible¼ ì
witΦ ß numbe≥ oµ harΣ cop∙ option≤ havinτ beeε addeΣ tha⌠ arσ no⌠ ì
in version 1.

     Wheε yo⌡ firs⌠ star⌠ u≡ i⌠ woulΣ bσ oµ usσ t∩ g∩ t∩ thσ hel≡ ì
screeε  a≤ thi≤ contain≤ thσ Geneolog∙ Men⌡ iε detail¼á anΣ othe≥ ì
informatioε tha⌠ i≤ wortΦ knowinτ righ⌠ away« Als∩ t∩ optioε No.▒ ì
froφá thσá Maste≥ Men⌡ whicΦ wil∞ givσ ß littlσ hel≡á oεá gettinτ ì
you≥ famil∙ treσ started.

     Underá norma∞ usσ i⌠ shoulΣ Neve≥ bσ necessar∙ t∩ g∩ t∩á thσ ì
dBAS┼á (.⌐ Prompt¼á (Manua∞ Mode)¼á iµ doinτ s∩ NEVE╥ AD─ o≥ EDI╘ ì
an∙ recorΣ froφ therσ a≤ thi≤ wil∞ fou∞ u≡ thσ indexes¼á theε yo⌡ ì
wil∞ havσ trouble.
.paè2.áInstallation:

     2.▒  Cop∙ thσ distributioε disks¼á A║á anΣ B║á anΣ storσ thσ ì
original≤á iε ß safσ place¼á iµ you≥ distributioε disδá come≤á a≤ ì
ß singlσ disδ witΦ thσ file≤ squeezed¼á placσ eacΦ librar∙ markeΣ ì
┴á anΣ ┬ oε separatσ disks«á Thσ Librar∙ ┴ i≤ thσ A║á drivσá disδ ì
witΦá thσ DBASE.CO═ systeφ files¼á thσ librar∙ ┬ i≤ thσ B║á drivσ ì
disk«á Thσá CM─ commanΣ file≤ arσ no⌠ interchangeablσ betweeεá A║ ì
and B: disks.

     2.2  Operatinτ froφ ß twin floppy disk system.

     Thi≤á Versioε ha≤ beeε se⌠ u≡ t∩ ruε oε ß twiεá flopp∙á disδ ì
system¼ t∩ aut∩ loaΣ thσ programmσ yo⌡ wil∞ usσ thσ commanΣ DBAS┼ ì
MENU¼á froφ CP/═, DBAS┼ MENU¼áo≥ t∩ star⌠ froφ thσ (.⌐ prompt¼ D╧ ì
MENU¼ wheε usinτ thσ programmσ fo≥ thσ ver∙ firs⌠ timσ selec⌠ thσ ì
indexinτá optioε froφ thσ Maste≥ Menu¼á thi≤ wil∞ adjus⌠ al∞á thσ ì
inde°á files«á Thσ programmσ i≤ no≈ read∙ t∩ star⌠ buildinτá you≥ ì
Famil∙ Tree, done from options 5 or 6 from the Master Menu.
     Thσá maiε Genealog∙ Programmσ i≤ oε thσ B:drivσ disk¼á u≡ t∩ ì
fou≥á famil∙ tree≤ caε bσ ruε witΦ ou⌠ leavinτ dBAS┼ b∙á changinτ ì
disk≤ iε B:drive¼á personiliseΣ heading≤ caε bσ entereΣá directl∙ ì
int∩á thσ file≤  oε thσ B║á disk¼á thσ A║ disδ, thesσ heading≤ g∩
int∩á ß seperatσ file¼á SLECMEN.CMD¼á wheε usinτ ß printe≥ optioε ì
froφ A║á drivσ ß headinτ i≤ selecteΣ t∩ matcΦ thσ famil∙ namσá oε ì
thσ disδ iε B║drive.

     2.3  Operating from a hard disk:

     Thi≤á programmσá iε it≤ presen⌠ forφ wil∞ No⌠ ruε oε ßá harΣ ì
disδ systeφ a≤ i⌠ i≤ se⌠ t∩ ruε betweeε A║á anΣ B║ drives«  firs⌠ ì
i⌠á woulΣ bσ necessar∙ t∩ edi⌠ thσ programmσ anΣ removσá al∞á thσ ì
SE╘á DEFAUL╘ T╧ command≤ anΣ thσ B║á iε fron⌠ oµ thσ filσá names« ì
Once that is done the programm Will then run on a hard disk.
.paè3. User's guide:

     3.1 Getting started:
ááááááá
     Star⌠ dBASE I╔ anΣ typσ D╧ MEN╒   o≥ se⌠ t∩ aut∩ load¼ using
DBASE MENU command or type  DBASE MENU from CP/M.

     Afte≥á settinτ thσ indexe≤ yo⌡ caε star⌠ addinτ thσ familys¼ ì
eithe≥ froφ  thσ Men⌡ driveε Screen¼á o≥ froφ thσ maiεá programmσ ì
itself, Press H to display the Help screen«

     3.2 Adding new people or editing existing people:

               Wheεá yo⌡á adΣá o≥á edi⌠ peoplσ vißá thσá ┴á o≥á ┼ ì
commandes¼á thi≤ i≤ donσ unde≥ programmσ controll¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ bes⌠ ì
tha⌠á yo⌡á  understanΣá thσá significancσ oµ thσá field≤á iεá thσ ì
person'≤á record«áá Thσá filσá structurσá tha⌠á follow≤á anΣá thσ ì
explanatioε afte≥ i⌠ shoulΣ clarif∙ this.

FLD  NAME          TYPE WIDTH  FORMAT     COMMENT

00▒á REF:N╧á       ├    ┤      NNN╬       Uniquσ codσ oµ person
002  FATHER:REF    C    4      NNNN       his father's ref:no
003  MOTHER:REF    C    4      NNNN       his mother's ref:no
004  FIRST:NAME    C    12     TEXTE      given name
005  MID:NAME      C    12     TEXTE      middle name
006  LAST:NAME     C    15     TEXTE      surname
007  NICK:NAME     C    12     TEXTE      name known as
00╕  BIRTH:DAT┼    ╬    ╕      YYYYMMDD   birth date (0 unknown)
009  DEATH:DAT┼    ╬    ╕      YYYYMMDD   put 0 if he's not dead
010  SEX           C    1      F or M     this is important
011  SPSE1:REF     C    4      NNNN       his 1st spouses ref:no
012  SPSE1:DATE    N    8      YYYYMMDD   marriage date
013  SPSE1:CHIL    N    2      NN         children by spouse No1
014  SPSE2:REF     C    4      NNNN       his 2nd spouses ref:no
015  SPSE2:DATE    N    8      YYYYMMDD   marriage date
01╢  SPSE2:CHI╠    ╬    ▓      N╬         childreε b∙ spousσ No2
01╖  SPSE3:RE╞     ├    ┤      NNN╬       hi≤ 3rΣ spouse≤ ref:no
01╕  SPSE3:DAT┼    ╬    ╕      YYYYMMD─   marriagσ date
01╣  SPSE3:CHI╠    ╬    ▓      N╬         childreε b∙ spousσ No3

A≤á yo⌡á caε seσ b∙ thσ comment≤ al∞ thσ field≤á tha⌠á contaiεá ß ì
referencσá numbe≥á arσ ver∙ importan⌠ becausσ the∙ establisΦá fo≥ ì
thσá systeφ wh∩ thσ persoε i≤ relateΣ to«á Yo⌡ ma∙ adΣ o≥á changσ ì
an∙ oµ thσ reference≤ number≤ later«á Howeve≥ yo⌡ caε no⌠á changσ ì
thσ numbe≥ iε fielΣ 00▒ oncσ entered¼ o≥ duplicatσ i⌠ wheε addinτ ì
ne≈ records«á thσ programmσ wil∞ no⌠ allo≈ this¼ als∩ thesσ fielΣ ì
name≤á d∩á no⌠ appea≥ oε thσ datß entr∙ screens¼á onl∙á thσá datß ì
fields do.

     I⌠á won'⌠á causσá an∙ probleφ iµ yo⌡ leavσ field≤á blanδá o≥
zero«á (Fo≥ examplσ iµ hσ wa≤ onl∙ marrieΣ once¼á thσ field≤á fo≥
spousσ ▓ anΣ │ shoulΣ bσ lef⌠ empty.⌐ Thσ firs⌠ fielΣ REF:N╧ wil∞ ì
no⌠á accep⌠ ß blank¼á ß Ref.N∩ mus⌠ g∩ int∩ thi≤ fielΣá otherwisσ ì
entry will abort.è       3.2.▒áá Advicσá oεá addinτá ne≈á familie≤á anΣáá assigninτ ì
referencσ numbers:

  You≥á onl∙ constrain⌠ iε choosinτ ß referencσ numbe≥ fo≥ ßá ne≈ ì
persoε i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ mus⌠ bσ unique«á Thereforσ kee≡ ß lis⌠ startinτ ì
a⌠á 100░ oµ thσ number≤ you'vσ alread∙ used«á You≥ othe≥á probleφ ì
wheε yo⌡ adΣ ne≈ peoplσ i≤ t∩ kno≈ thσ referencσ number≤ oµ thei≥ ì
parent≤ anΣ spouses«

  I⌠á i≤á thereforσ iε you≥ interes⌠ t∩ ge⌠ organiseΣ beforσá yo⌡ ì
star⌠á actuall∙á addinτ thσ people«á Makσ ß char⌠á oεá pape≥á anΣ ì
assigε thσ referencσ number≤ t∩ thσ peoplσ beforσ yo⌡ start« Tha⌠ ì
wa∙á yo⌡ won'⌠ ge⌠ confuseΣ anΣ makσ mistakes«á Remebe≥ als∩ tha⌠ ì
yo⌡á caεá leavσ thσ spousσ anΣ paren⌠ reference≤ blanδ iεá ßá ne≈ ì
person≤á recorΣ anΣ fil∞ theφ iε later«á You'l∞ bσ forceΣá t∩á d∩ ì
thi≤á froφá timσá t∩á timσ becausσ oµá thσá chickeεá o≥á thσá egτ ì
syndrome.

  T∩ hel≡ yo⌡ ou⌠ thσ ╠ commanΣ wil∞ prin⌠ ß continou≤ lis⌠ prin⌠ ì
oµá al∞á thσá peoplσ iε thσ geneolg∙ iε orde≥ b∙á namσá witΦá thσ ì
referencσ numbe≥ nex⌠ t∩ eacΦ name« EacΦ timσ yo⌡ adΣ ß famil∙ t∩ ì
thσá filσá it'≤ wortΦ i⌠ t∩ prin⌠ thi≤ ou⌠ anΣ kee≡ i⌠ hand∙á fo≥ ì
you≥ nex⌠ updatσ session« Als∩ thi≤ caε bσ printeΣ iε Repor⌠ forφ ì
chosen from the Master Menu.

   3.│ Addinτ anΣ editinτ thσ biography  fo≥ ß person.

          Firs⌠á displa∙á thσ person'≤ famil∙ oε thσá screeεá anΣ
makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ moveΣ thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ hi≤ namσ oε thσá screen«
Theεá executσá thσá (B)iography  command«á Iµ hσá alread∙á ha≤á ß
biographiσ yo⌡ caε edi⌠ o≥ adΣ t∩ it«á Iµ no⌠ yo⌡ caε creatσ one«
Jus⌠á follo≈ thσ Men⌡ oε thσ screen¼á als∩ Storie≤ caεá bσá AddeΣ ì
etc. from a Menu Driven Screen off the Master Menu.

   Thσ biographie≤ arσ al∞ storeΣ iε thσ filσ (STORIES.DBF)«á Thσ
record≤ iε thi≤ filσ havσ seven fields:

ááááááá   001  REF:CODE  C    4
ááááááá   002  TEXT1     C    60
          003  TEXT2     C    60
          004  TEXT3     C    60
          005  TEXT4     C    60
          006  TEXT5     C    60
          007  TEXT6     C    60

ááááááá3.3.1 Adding or appending to a biography.

     Oεá enterinτ thσ Stor∙ filσ yo⌡ eithe≥ havσ ß story¼á o≥ yo⌡ ì
don't¼  iµ therσ i≤ n∩ stor∙ yo⌡ havσ ß blanδ screen¼ thσ namσ oµ ì
thσ persoε concerneΣ i≤ displayeΣ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσ screen¼ pres≤ ì
┴á t∩á adΣá ßá story«áá Thσá preson'≤á Ref.No«á i≤á automaticall∙ ì
transferreΣá int∩á thσá fielΣ REF:COD┼ thu≤á keepinτá eacΦá stor∙ ì
uniquσ t∩ tha⌠ person« Thσ filσ i≤ indexeΣ oε tha⌠ field.
     Datß entr∙ mus⌠ start withiε thσ firs⌠ si° character≤ oε thσ ì
first line other wise the story will abort.è       3.3.2 Editing or Delete an existing biography.

     Oεá enterinτá thσ stor∙ filσ iµ therσ i≤ ß Stor∙ i⌠ wil∞á bσ ì
displayed¼á t∩á edi⌠á i⌠ pres≤ ┼  o≥ t∩ deletσ i⌠ pres≤ D«á Iµá ß ì
persons record is to be deleted, delete the story first.


   3.4 Exploring your genealogy:

   Yo⌡á alway≤á explorσá relativσ t∩ ß famil∙á displayeΣá oεá thσ ì
screen«á Thu≤á wheε yo⌡ star⌠ up¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ ge⌠ ß famil∙á oεá thσ ì
screen« Usσ thσ ╬ o≥ ╥ commande≤ t∩ d∩ this« Thσ famil∙ displayeΣ ì
alway≤á ha≤á ß centra∞ persoε (he'≤ iε thσ bo° a⌠á lef⌠á center)« ì
Abovσ hiφ arσ displayeΣ hi≤ parents¼á t∩ hi≤ righ⌠ hi≤ spouse≤ (│ ì
maximum)¼á anΣá belo≈á hi≤ childreε (1╢ maximum)«á Therσ i≤á als∩ ì
alway≤ ß sta≥ (*⌐ nex⌠ t∩ onσ oµ thσ name≤ oε thσ screen« Wσ cal∞ ì
thi≤ persoε thσ sta≥ person«á Thi≤ sta≥ persoε i≤ onσ wh∩ wil∞ bσ ì
thσ subjec⌠ oµ thσ variou≤ command≤ yo⌡ caε execute« ┬ t∩ displa∙ ì
hi≤ biography¼ ╟ t∩ g∩ displa∙ hi≤ immediatσ family¼ etc.

   Yo⌡á movσ thσ sta≥ t∩ ß ne≈ persoε oε thσ screeε viß thσá fou≥ ì
keys:
ááááááá
ááááááá                       8
ááááááá                     4 + 6
ááááááá                       2

EacΦ ke∙ move≤ thσ curse≥ iε thσ directioε indicated«á Notσá tha⌠ ì
wheεá ßá ne≈á famil∙ i≤ displayeΣ thσ sta≥ i≤ alway≤ pu⌠á oεá thσ ì
persoε iε thσ box«

   A≤á aε examplσ oµ climbinτ thσ genealogica∞á tree¼á yo⌡á woulΣ ì
displa∙ ß family¼á theε pres≤ thσ ╕ ke∙ t∩ movσ thσ curse≥ t∩ thσ ì
fathe≥á oµá thσ family«á Theε pres≤ thσ ╟ ke∙ t∩ g∩á displa∙á thσ ì
famil∙á oµá thσ father«á Thσ ne≈ famil∙ displayeΣ woulΣ havσá thσ ì
fathe≥ froφ thσ firs⌠ famil∙ iε thσ bo° anΣ thσ persoε previousl∙ ì
iε thσ bo° a≤ onσ oµ thσ children«á B∙ repeatinτ thesσ step≤á yo⌡ ì
caεá continuσ u≡ througΦ thσ generation≤ stoppinτ a⌠ an∙ poin⌠ t∩ ì
displa∙ thσ biograph∙ oµ an∙ peoplσ wh∩ interes⌠ you.

   Notσá tha⌠á therσ arσ fou≥ shor⌠ cu⌠ command≤á tha⌠á eliminatσ ì
havinτá t∩á movσá thσ sta≥ t∩ ß persoε anΣá theεá typσá G«á Thesσ ì
command≤ are:

ááááááá        (F)ather
ááááááá        (M)other
ááááááá        (S)pouse - first only
ááááááá        (C)hild  - oldest only

   Thesσá command≤á displa∙á directl∙ thσ famil∙á oµá thσá persoε ì
indicated.



è   4.1 Disk space requirements

     A:  CMD/FRM/MEM/ZIP/ZPR/COM/SYS   Approx  160K
áááááB:  CMD/MEM/FMT/SYS               Approx   70K
     B:  DBF/NDX   Free Space For Data Approx  316K

áááááB:  Result: about 300 people on a 386K diskette,
         Free Space Left For Story Files Approx 200K

        Thesσá figure≤ are approximate only.


   4.2 Execution speed:

   Wheεá runninτá oε ß diskettσ systeφ responsσ timσ i≤ ßá littlσ ì
slow«á Thi≤á i≤á becausσ dbaseI╔ doe≤ no⌠ eveεá kee≡á thσá entirσ ì
commanΣ filσ iε memor∙ a⌠ onσ time« Oε ß harΣ disδ i⌠ run≤ ▓ t∩ │ ì
time≤á faster«á Oε ß RA═ disδ i⌠ woulΣ probabl∙ bσ likσá lightinτ ì
althougΦ ╔ havσ no⌠ trieΣ it.

   4.3 Known bugs:

ááááááá4.3.1 Index problems:

        Iµá yo⌡ makσ al∞ you≥ modification≤ t∩ thσ genealog∙á viß ì
thσ Datß Entr∙ Screens¼á yo⌡ shouldn'⌠ havσ an∙ problem≤ witΦ thσ ì
inde° files«á Howeve≥ dBAS┼ I╔ can'⌠ bσ trusteΣ 100Ñ iµ yo⌡á wan⌠ ì
t∩á makσ somσ change≤ directl∙ froφ thσ dbasσ do⌠ (.⌐ prompt«á Iε ì
thi≤á casσ o≥ iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ strangσ problems¼á Reinde° thσ filσ  ì
t∩á rebuilΣ al∞ thσ indexes«á I⌠ i≤ recomendeΣ NO╘ t∩ AdΣ o≥ Edi⌠ ì
an∙á recorΣ froφ thσ do⌠ (.⌐ promp⌠ anΣ n∩ provisioε i≤á provideΣ ì
from the Menu to return to the dBASE prompt.

       4.3.2 Too many memory variables:
ááááááá
     Thi≤á programmσ require≤ ß lo⌠ oµ memor∙ variable≤á opeεá t∩ ì
ruεá it¼á dBAS┼ I╔ onl∙ allow≤ thσ usσ oµ 6┤ memor∙ variable≤á a⌠ ì
onσá time«á Iµá yo⌡á havσá ß famil∙ witΦ morσá thaεá 1┤á childreε ì
displayeΣá oεá thσ screeε yo⌡ ma∙ ge⌠ thi≤ error«á Thi≤á modifieΣ ì
programmσ ha≤ beeε tes⌠ ruε witΦ u≡ t∩ 1╢ childreε displayeΣ witΦ ì
n∩á problem«á Iεá thi≤á Versioε ever∙ effor⌠á ha≤á beeεá madσá t∩ ì
eliminatσá problem≤ tha⌠ werσ presen⌠ iε Versioε 1«á Thσá maximuφ ì
number of Children displayed on the screen, or printed is 16.

.paè5. Files:

   5.1 Command files:
A:
NAME        SIZE FUNCTION

VARY        2    Printer Control
FRMTSEL     6    Formatted Printer listing Selected Surname
FRMTLST     8    Formatted Printer listing all records
FRMTONE     6    Formatted Printer listing single record
PRNTMEN     2    Formatted Printer listing menu
REPTSEL     2    Report Form listing Selected Surname
REPTLST     2    Report Form all records by Surname
REPTONE     2    Report Form listing one record
REPTREF     2    Report Form all records by Ref.No.
REPTMEN     2    Report Form selection menu
SLECMEN     2    Family name heading selection menu
DSKSET      2    B: Disk reset
MENU        6    Master Menu
GENFIL     10    Control Story Entry Programme
GENSCR      4    Story Data Entry Screen
GENGET      2    Story Field Positioning

B:
EXPLOR┼    1░    Maiε Genealogy Programme
EXPLORE1    6    Displays a family on the screen.
NEWINDEX    2    Packs files and rebuilds indexes.
NS          4    Allows lookup of people by name.
STORY       6    Displays biography of a person.
HELP        2    Menu in detail.
EXPRNT1     8    Screen display printer programme
RECFIL      6    Control Data Entry Programme
RECSCR      4    Data Entry Screen
RECGET      2    Data field screen positioning
STRTDEX     2    Initial indexing from master menu
BIOSCR      2    Biography screen

   5.2 Format files:
       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

áááááááLIST         2    Used when listing people on printer.

   5.3 Data base files:
       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

áááááááPERSONS      ??   CONTAINS THE PEOPLE.
áááááááSTORIES      ??   CONTAINS THE BIOGRAPHIES.

   5.4 Memory files
       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

       MEMRE╘áá     ▓á   A║ Restorσ Memor∙ variables.
       MEMSTR       2    B: Restore Memory variables.

è   5.5 Index files:

       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

áááááááFATHER       ??   to find all the children of a father.
áááááááMOTHER       ??   to find all the children of a mother.
áááááááNAME         ??   to find people by name.
áááááááREF          ??   to find people by reference number.
áááááááSTORYREF     ??   to find the the persons biography.

   5.6 Report form

       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

       GENREP       2    Report form generator


   5.7 Miscellaneous files:

       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

áááááááGEN.DOC      22   This manuel
ááááááá*.ZIP        2    ZIP work files for FMT files.
ááááááá*.ZPR        2    ZIP print files for FMT files.

   5.8 Back-Up Copy

       NAME         SIZE FUNCTION

       B:V.COM      8    To back-Up copy your DBF Data Files

Notσá tha⌠á thesσá miscellaneou≤á file≤ arσá no⌠á needeΣá oεá thσ
executioεá disk«á Yo⌡á shoulΣ kee≡ theφ oεá anothe≥á diskettσá s∩
you'l∞ havσ morσ spacσ t∩ usσ oε you≥ executioε diskette.
     V.CO═ caε bσ oε thσ B║ disk¼ bu⌠ t∩ savσ disδ placσ V.CO═ oε ì
you≥ Bacδ U≡ disk¼á usσ thσ ╠ commanΣ t∩ loτ acros≤ t∩á B:¼á theε ì
cop∙ you≥ tw∩ DB╞ file≤ t∩ thσ back-u≡ disδ iε A:drive.
.pa       è6. Help screen:

     Basic information on the help screen.

+-------------------------------------------------+
:    E X P L O R E   T H E   G E N E A L O G Y.   :
: Valid responses to the ENTER COMMAND: :      :
:  -- TO GET STARTED ---              :
:    N      to find someone via his (N)ame.      :
:    R      to find someone via his (R)eference No. :
:  -- AFTER YOU HAVE A FAMILY DISPLAYED --      :
:    G      (G)o display family of the * person.      :
:    B      display the (B)iography of the * person :
:    F      display the family of the (F)ather,      :
:    M      or (M)other,                  :
:    S      or first (S)pouse,              :
:    C      or first (C)hild.              :
:    Q      to (Q)uit.                  :
:  -- TO MOVE THE * TO A NEW PERSON ON SCREEN --  :
:    8      these keys move the * in the          :
:  4 + 6  direction indicated.              :
:    2                          :
:  -- The Birth and Death Date format is YYYYMMDD :
:    E    to (E)it a persons record.              :
:    A    to (A)dd a new record.                  :
:    I    to Re-Index the file after a problem.   :
:    L    to list print the entire file           :
:    P    to print the screen display.Use R first :
: NOTE:   It is better to execute these functions :
:    via the above commands while you are in the  :
:    genealogy program than to do them directly   :
:    from the dbaseII dot (.) prompt.          :
:      This is because when you are in the      :
:    genealogy program, the four indexes are      :
:    always correctly SET and thus you won't      :
:    foul them up.                  :
:                          :
:  -- HINTS ABOUT LOADING YOUR GENEALOGY --       :
:                          :
:    Each person you add will have a unique      :
: REF:NO. This allows the system to uniquely      :
: identify each person. When you relate a person  :
: to others in the genealogy, you use his REF:NO  :
: to do it.                      :
:    For example if person 1000 is the father of  :
: person 1005, you must put 1000 in the field      :
: FATHER:REF  of person 1005's record.          :
:    To help you keep track of the reference      :
: numbers of the people in your geneology the L   :
: command will print a list of all the people and :
: their reference numbers.              :
:                          :
:-------------------------------------------------:

è7. File SLECMEN.CMD

     Thi≤á filσ i≤ oε A║á i≤ wherσ thσ personaliseΣ heading≤á arσ ì
selecteΣ from« T∩ personalisσ thσ heading≤ fo≥ you≥ famil∙  trees
edi⌠ thi≤ filσ useinτ noε documen⌠ Wordstar.
     Iεá thσá screeε displa∙ par⌠ ente≥ yo⌡ famil∙á namσá t∩á thσ ì
righ⌠ oµ thσ selectioε No« "▒ --╛   FAMIL┘ TRE┼ LISTINGó

@ 11,19 SAY"1 -->     FAMILY TREE LISTING"
                      (your family name)
anΣá thσá samσ fo≥ othe≥ famil∙ name≤ iε thσ nex⌠ option≤á below¼ ì
theε go down to the CASE commands,

DO CASE
 CASE CHOICE4= 1
  STORE "-== THE FAMILY TREE ==-" TO MFAMLY
         (your family name here)  space evenly between " qoutes "

anΣ thσ samσ iε thσ othe≥ CAS┼ CHOICE4╜ 2  to 4  fo≥ othe≥ famil∙ ì
name headings.
     Bσá surσ no⌠ t∩ ruΓ ou⌠ thσ enΣ quotes¼á deletσ o≥ alte≥ an∙ ì
thinτ outsidσ thσ enΣ quotes¼ shoulΣ thi≤ happeε thσ prograφ  may  ì
displa∙ ß SYNTA╪ ERRO╥ o≥ somσ othe≥ ERRO╥ messagσ o≥ jus⌠á CRAS╚ ì
anΣ comσ t∩ ß ful∞ stop¼á anΣ wil∞ requirσ fixing«á n∩á alignmen⌠ ì
shoulΣá bσ necessar∙ unles≤ thσ quotatioε mark≤ arσ moveΣ t∩á thσ ì
right¼ o≥ lef⌠. Als∩ can personalise thσ file≤ listeΣ below.
     Thσ othe≥ file≤ t∩ edi⌠ oε thσ B║á disδ arσ EXPLORE.CM─á fo≥ ì
thσ screeε displa∙ entr∙ famil∙ name«á EXPRNT1.CM─ fo≥ thσ screeε ì
displa∙ prin⌠ out¼á again¼á evenl∙ spacσ you≥ famil∙ namσá withiε ì
thσá headinτ alread∙ there«á Thσ datß entr∙ screeε headinτ i≤á iε ì
thσ filσ RECSCR.CMD¼ d∩ no⌠ alte≥ thσ positioε oµ thσ quote≤ witΦ ì
ou⌠ alterinτ thσ alignmen⌠ t∩ suite.

8. Tips in General:

     ┴á ti≡á oε addinτ BirtΦ anΣ DeatΦ Dates¼á iµ birtΦá datσá i≤ ì
known¼ typσ thσ datσ iε a≤ Yea≥ MontΦ Day¼ iµ no⌠ knowε leavσ i⌠
a⌠ 0.á WitΦ DeatΦ Date¼á iµ thσ persoε i≤ alivσ leavσ i⌠ a⌠ 0¼ iµ
Datσá no⌠ knowε typσ iε ß 9¼á iµ datσ i≤ knowε typσ thσ datσá in« ì
Al∞á datσá field≤ arσ numeriπ s∩ wheε enterinτ o≥ editinτ ßá datσ ì
thσá entirσá datσ mus⌠ bσ entered«á Thσ origina∞ write≥á se⌠á thσ ì
programme up this way for date entry.
     Wheεá printinτ thσ screeε displa∙ froφ thσ Genealog∙á screeε
alway≤á usσá thσá <R╛á commanΣ t∩ searcΦ fo≥á thσá famil∙á t∩á bσ
printed¼á iµá useinτ anothe≥ commanΣ anΣ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ it¼á pres≤
<R╛á theεá <RETURN╛ first¼á thσ reasoε i≤ tha⌠á thσá <R╛á commanΣ
reset≤á thσ memor∙ variable≤ t∩ tha⌠ recorΣ displayed¼á importan⌠ ì
for printing the screen display.
     Iµá yo⌡á d∩ no⌠ understanΣ dBAS┼ I╔á programminτá enougΦá t∩ ì
attemp⌠á insertinτ you≥ famil∙ namσ headinτ int∩ thi≤á programme¼ ì
Contact¼á      Mr.J.Read«á P╧ Bo° 261« Merrylands« NSW« 2160« fo≥ ì
thi≤ t∩ bσ donσ fo≥ you.


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