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BULLETRON DATABASE HELP
The database is broken down into fields, or keys. A search can be done
on any one particular key, or multiple keys to narrow down the choices.
The database will prompt you for the search criteria. For each key, you
can enter a FROM value, then a THRU value after the "->" prompt. If you
don't care about a key, just press [ENTER] and that key will be skipped
in the search.
Let's assume the database contains information about other BBS systems.
This example database is keyed by 2-letter State abbreviation, telephone
area code, BBS name, and location. If you wish to find all the BBS
systems in your state, enter the state code, then after the "->", press
[ENTER]. Then press [ENTER] for the prompts for area code, BBS name,
and location.
If you wish to find all the BBS systems in area codes 213 through 415,
for example, press [ENTER] for the request for record number, state
abbreviation, then enter 213, then after the "->" enter 415. All those
BBSs in area codes 213 thru 415 will display.
If you are looking for a BBS by name, and you know part of the name,
press [ENTER] past the record number, state abbreviation, area code, and
enter the part you know in the name field. Bulletron will do a string
search for all the sites containing that string in their name.
If you are looking for an BBS system in a particular city, Bulletron can
do a string search for the city by searching all the location keys.
After the selection criteria is entered, Bulletron prompts for how much
information to display.
Summary only or Full text ([S]/F)?
The first time that a search is done, you should select summary only to
see how many selections will be displayed and determine if you want to
add additional restrictions for your search. When the summary displays
the entries you are intrested in you could rerun with full text to
display all the fields in those entries.
Aother search (Y/[N])?
Entering "Y" here allows you to perform another search. You will be
prompted for the keys again without having to return to the main prompt.
--- END OF HELP MESSAGE ---