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║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
╚═════════════════════╝
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to ClasAdz! the premier network bulletin board want ad
system. What can you get from ClasAdz!? What do you want? This
system gives the System Supervisor (usually a Network Administ-
rator) all the manageability of an indexed database system and
gives the users the flexibility to post, change and delete their
own "want ads". The manual is designed for the System Supervisor,
who may or may not be the Sysop of the network. The program user
is only an F1 key away from extensive help screens and does not
require a user manual; however, the Supervisor - you - may wish to
"create" a user manual by editing this file.
The program is distributed as an executable file. The FoxPRO
2.0 source code is not available at any price (ok, we lied - there
is a price at which it is available but it's one of the larger
prime numbers known to mankind in this universe, aliens will, of
course, get a substantial discount with legal id and proof of
residence).
ClasAdz is installed in it's own subdirectory, tersely - but
inspirationally - named \adz. The program, on the other hand, is
called with the very simple command of "adz" (WITHOUT the quotes!).
We strongly recommend that the party who will be acting as
System Supervisor start the program the first time. Why you
wonder? Because once the System Supervisor PASSWORD is changed,
you need to know the PASSWORD to do Supervisor stuff to the
program.
The opening screen of ClasAdz is simulated in Figure 1. For
explanation purposes, we will always refer to screen displays in
the documentation as "simulated". This documentation is done using
a line length of approximately 65 characters - 15 characters less
than the standard 80 column monitor. While we think we're good, we
aren't that good. The documentation will approach the monitor
display, but some editorial license has been taken on the removal
of extra blank spaces, and a few commands and messages have been
shortened to fit.
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║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│╔═════════════ClasAdz!════════════╗┌───Inspirational Message───┐│
│║ ╔═════════════╗ ╔═════════════╗ ║│Welcome to ClasAdz! ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│Change this message through││
│║ ║ ║ ║ Add Adz ║ ║│the Supervisor Stuff ││
│║ ║ View Adz ║ ║ Delete Adz ║ ║│Options. (The initial ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ Change Adz ║ ║│Supervisor Password is ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│"Waldo") ││
│║ ╚═════════════╝ ╚═════════════╝ ║│ ││
│║ ║│Use this system to ││
│║ ╔═════════════╗ ╔═════════════╗ ║│communicate Adz of various ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│types between your network ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│users! ││
│║ ║ Maintenance ║ ║ Quit ║ ║│ ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│For Help, use the F1 key. ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│ ││
│║ ╚═════════════╝ ╚═════════════╝ ║│ ││
│║ ║│ ││
│║ ╔═════════════════════════════╗ ║│ ││
│║ ║ What the heck is this (Help)║ ║│ ││
│║ ╚═════════════════════════════╝ ║│ ││
│║Select an Option or 'Q' To Exit║│ ││
│║ ║│ ││
│╚═════════════════════════════════╝└───────────────────────────┘│
│ Choose me to look at Ad ╚═ │
└─────────────────────────── Figure 1 ───────────────────────────┘╔═════════════════════╗ Page
║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
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Selection of Maintenance is the first step towards making this
YOUR program. ClasAdz! is released with a default Supervisor
password of "Waldo"; the first thing you want to do is get into the
Supervisor Stuff, see Figure 2, and change the password and
inspirational message that explains the password.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│╔═════════════ClasAdz!════════════╗┌───Inspirational Message───┐│
│║ ╔═════════════╗ ╔═════════════╗ ║│Welcome to ClasAdz! ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│Change this message through││
│║┌─────────Maintenance────────┐ ║ ║│the Supervisor Stuff ││
│║│ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║│Options. (The initial ││
│║│ ║ Users ║ │ ║ ║│Supervisor Password is ││
│║│ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║│"Waldo") ││
│║│ │═╝ ║│ ││
│║│ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║│Use this system to ││
│║│ ║ Supervisor Stuff ║ │═╗ ║│communicate Adz of various ││
│║│ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║│types between your network ││
│║│ │ ║ ║│users! ││
│║│ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║│ ││
│║│ ║ Exit ║ │ ║ ║│For Help, use the F1 key. ││
│║│ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║│ ││
│║│ │═╝ ║│ ││
│║└────────────────────────────┘ ║│ ││
│║╔═══════════════════════════════╗║│ ││
│║║ What the heck is this (Help)? ║║│ ││
│║╚═══════════════════════════════╝║│ ││
│║Select an Option, or 'Q' To Exit ║│ ││
│║ ║│ ││
│╚═════════════════════════════════╝└───────────────────────────┘│
│ Choose one... │
└─────────────────────────── Figure 2 ───────────────────────────┘
Select Supervisor Stuff and a Work Area window will popup and
immediately be overlayed with a password request screen as
simulated in Figure 3.╔═════════════════════╗ Page
║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│╔═════════════ClasAdz!════════════╗┌───Inspirational Message───┐│
│║ ╔═════════════╗ ╔═════════════╗ ║│Welcome to ClasAdz! ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│Change this message through││
│║┌─────────Maintenance────────┐ ║ ║│the Supervisor Stuff ││
│║│ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║│Options. (The initial ││
│║│ ║ Users ║ │ ║ ║│Supervisor Password is ││
│║│ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║│"Waldo") ││
│║┌───────────────Work Area────────────┐ ││
│║│ │ this system to ││
│║│ │municate Adz of various ││
│║│ │es between your network ││
│║┌───────────────Passwords──────────────┐rs! ││
│║│Enter Supervisor Password │ ││
│║│Tap Enter when done, or <Esc> to exit.│ Help, use the F1 key.││
│║│(Entry will show as X's) │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║└──────────────────────────────────────┘ ││
│╚═════════════════════════════════╝└───────────────────────────┘│
│ Choose one... │
└─────────────────────────── Figure 3 ───────────────────────────┘
Entering the password "Waldo" will allow you into the Work
Area. Once in the Work Area you can set various options such as:
reindexing files, purging adz, purging users, changing the
inspirational message (this option will be removed from anyone who
derides our message as un-inspirational!), running reports,
CHANGING THE SUPERVISOR'S PASSWORD, REGISTERING YOUR COPY, and
quitting - see Figure 4.
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║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│╔═════════════ClasAdz!════════════╗┌───Inspirational Message───┐│
│║ ╔═════════════╗ ╔═════════════╗ ║│Welcome to ClasAdz! ││
│║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║│Change this message through││
│║┌─────────Maintenance────────┐ ║ ║│the Supervisor Stuff ││
│║│ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║│Options. (The initial ││
│║│ ║ Users ║ │ ║ ║│Supervisor Password is ││
│║│ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║│"Waldo") ││
│║┌───────────────Work Area────────────┐ ││
│║│ You are indeed the │ this system to ││
│║│ chosen one. │municate Adz of various ││
│║│ │es between your network ││
│║│ (∙) Index Files │sers! ││
│║│ ( ) Adz Purge │ ││
│║│ ( ) User Purge │r Help, use the F1 key. ││
│║│ ( ) Message │ ││
│║│ ( ) Reports │ ││
│║│ ( ) Password │ ││
│║│ ( ) Registration │ ││
│║│ ( ) Quit │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║│ │ ││
│║└────────────────────────────────────┘ ││
│╚════════════════════════════════╝└────────────────────────────┘│
│ Choose one │
└─────────────────────────── Figure 4 ───────────────────────────┘
Change the password, put your company or network name into the
message block, and send the entire contents of your corporate
checking account to us. Well, we tried... Okay, don't raid the
corporate account, but do complete the registration form and
register your copy (fee required) to get technical support,
upgrades and sincere appreciation from some really nice people in
Cleveland - us!! ╔═════════════════════╗ Page
║ ███ ███ ┌─────────┐║
║ │ ClasAdz │║
║ ███ ███ │ ░░░░░░░ │║
║ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ └─────────┘║
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■ Help
≡──────────────┐ssage────┐
│ The meat of the ad...put as much
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« Topics » │ info as you want. You can also
│ through │
│ search for specifics by
│──────┐ │
< Next > │ tapping <Ctrl>-F...
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│ │ │
< Previous > │ Either Double-click your mouse on
│ │ │
│ the field, or <Ctrl>-<Pge-Dwn> on
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< Look Up > │ it. After you've entered the stuff
│ │
│ you want, either <Ctrl>-W or click
r────────────────────┐ │
┌──────────╖ │ on the top-left of the box. Tap
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│ See Also ║ │ <Escape> if you don't want to save ] Cancel
│ │
╘══════════╝ │ your detail changes...
│ │
∙─────────────────────┘ │
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Choose me to add or change an Ad for You!
┌──────────────────────Edit Your Adz
Here!──────────────────────┐ssage────┐
│ Who: JACKSON Date: / /
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└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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║│ Tap Enter when done, or <Escape> to exit.
│ │
┌───────────────────Select one of these to move
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└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Choose me to add or change an Ad for You!
╔════════════════dbF Adz!════════════════╗ ┌────Inspirational
Message────┐
║ ╔══════════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ║ │ Welcome to
dbFadz! │
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ Change this
message through │
║┌───────────────────────────Change Your
Adz───────────────────────────┐ │
║│ Tap <Escape> to Exit
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║│ Who are You? JACKSON
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║│ Enter the Password for JACKSON.
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║│ Tap Enter when done, or <Escape> to exit.
│ │
║│ (Entry will show as X's)
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║│ XXXX
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║└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
──────┘ │
║ ║ Maintenance ║ ║ Quit ║ ║ │
│
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ For Help, use the
F1 key. │
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │
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║ ╚══════════════╝ ╚══════════════╝ ║ │
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║ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ ║ │
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║ ║ What the heck is this (Help)?║ ║ │
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║ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ ║ │
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║ Select an Option, or 'Quit' To Exit ║ │
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└─────────────────────────────┘
Choose me to add or change an Ad for You!
╔════════════════dbF Adz!════════════════╗ ┌────Inspirational
Message────┐
║ ╔══════════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ║ │ Welcome to
dbFadz! │
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ Change this
message through │
║┌───────────────────────────Change Your
Adz───────────────────────────┐ │
║│ Tap <Escape> to Exit
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║│ Who are You? JACKSON
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║└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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║ ║ Maintenance ║ ║ Quit ║ ║ │
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║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ For Help, use the
F1 key. │
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║ Select an Option, or 'Quit' To Exit ║ │
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└─────────────────────────────┘
Choose me to add or change an Ad for You!
╔════════════════dbF Adz!════════════════╗ ┌────Inspirational
Message────┐
║ ╔══════════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ║ │ Welcome to
dbFadz! │
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ Change this
message through │
║ ┌─────────Maintenance─────────┐ ║ ║ │ the Supervisor
Stuff │
║ │ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║ │ Options. (The
initial │
║ │ ║ Users ║ │ ║ ║ │ Supervisor
Password is │
║ │ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║ │ "Waldo")
│
║┌─────────────────Work Area──────────────────┐
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║│ Use this to add a new name, or change │se this system
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║│ your Password │ommunicate Adz
of various │
║│ Enter your 'User' Name: JACKSON │ypes between
your network │
║┌─────────────────Passwords──────────────────┐sers!
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║│ Enter Your Old Password │
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║│ Tap Enter when done, or <Escape> to exit. │or Help, use the
F1 key. │
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║└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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╚════════════════════════════════════════╝
└─────────────────────────────┘
Choose one...
╔════════════════dbF Adz!════════════════╗ ┌────Inspirational
Message────┐
║ ╔══════════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ║ │ Welcome to
dbFadz! │
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ Change this
message through │
║ ┌─────────Maintenance─────────┐ ║ ║ │ the Supervisor
Stuff │
║ │ ╔══════════════════════╗ │ ║ ║ │ Options. (The
initial │
║ │ ║ Users ║ │ ║ ║ │ Supervisor
Password is │
║ │ ╚══════════════════════╝ │ ║ ║ │ "Waldo")
│
║┌─────────────────Work Area──────────────────┐
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║│ Use this to add a new name, or change │se this system
to │
║│ your Password │ommunicate Adz
of various │
║│ Enter your 'User' Name: │ypes between
your network │
║│ │sers!
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