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│ ███ █│ │ ██████│ │ ████ │
│─███ █│ │─███ █│ │─███───│
│ ██████│ │ ██████│ │ ███ │
│ │ │ ONLINE│ │ │
└───────┘ └───────┘ └───────┘ v1.0
online dbf-viewer
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DBF-Online is a so called Browser. It will let you show dbase-files online
in your BBS.
The program is completeley cursor-controlled while browsing. Some special
functions can be called via hotkey.
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░░░░ registration ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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DBF-Online is distributed under the shareware-principle.
Programming and testing of this peace of software was hard work. Therefore it
won't be freeware.
DBF-Online may be tested for 30 days. Then it must be registrated, or
you have to stop using it. Any further use without registration is prohibited.
By paying the registration-fee of DM 25,- you will get a personal key-file.
This Keyfile may be used on one system and for one person. You don't have to
register for each line of your BBS separately!
The keyfile will also work for future-versions of DBF-Online.
There are only few differences between shareware-use and registered use:
- The UNREGISTERED in the opening screen will disappear and show your name.
- The info-display in the browser will be enabled.
There is no functional difference between registered and unregistered
versions!
For further details see the REGISTER.INT included in the archive.
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░░░░ disclaimer ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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DBF-Online was tested on different systems. No Bugs were found in this
version. The author nevertheless does not take any responsibility for any
damage that might result in using DBF-Online - nor any hardware-damage
neither software-damage!
You are not guranteed to get any new versions or bugfixes. Only if the author
wants to go on working on DBF-Online, he will do it.
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░░░░ system-configuration ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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DBF-Onlin should run on every BBS-software that is able to write a DOOR.SYS
dropfile. DBF-Online is tested under following environments:
MS-DOS > 5.0
PC(IBM)-DOS > 5.0
windows 3.x
windows95
OS/2
DBF-Online should run on nearly every other platform.
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░░░░ installation ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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Installation of DBF-Online is pretty simple. Call it as an external door
from your BBS.
Some parameters are necessary by starting DBF-Online to make it work:
DBF-ONL.EXE <NAME OF DBF-FILE> <PATH TO DOOR.SYS> <BROWSERINFO>
- <NAME OF DBF-FILE> Name of DBF-File to be browsed.
(eg. HD_DATA or HD_DATA.DBF)!
- <PATH TO DOOR.SYS> Complete path to door.sys written by your bbs.
(eg. C:\MAILBOX\RA).
- <BROWSERINFO> Short textstring that will be displayed in headline
at program-run. {registered only}
(eg. HDD-data list).
examle:
in RemoteAccess you could use a type-7 command like the following:
C:\MAILBOX\RA\DOORS\DBF-ONL.EXE HDD_DATA D:\MBOX\RA\ hdd-data-list *M
The Dbase-file has to be in the same directory as DBF-Online, otherwise the
path has to be given too.
That's all - should be no problem, should it?
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After calling DBF-Online all records of the DBF-File has to be read. This
will take a little time. Progress is displayed. The browser will then
switch to the browsing-platform.
The Headline will show on the right side the browserinfo. {+}
In the big middle part of the screen, the first records are shown. DBF-Online
will always start on record one.
In the bottom line you'll see the actual recordnumber and some Hotkeys.
DBF-Online is completely cursor-controlled!
Now the hotkey-explanation:
key function
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cursor up one record back
cursor down one record forward
cursor right one field right
cursor left one field left
pos1 goto first record, first field
end goto last record, first field
enter display of actual record in full-screen-mode
There are some special functions integrated to make it easyier using
DBF-Online:
I program-(I)nfo
S (S)earch text (not case-sensitive)
F (F)ind text (case-sensitive)
A search (A)gain - next match.
H (H)elp
Q (Q)uit program
You see, DBF-Online is easy to use!
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