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Clarion Help
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1993-07-29
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This table has a lookup field; you can jump to a category
by typing its code letter. In a lookup table, pressing the
ENTER key completes your choice by pasting the highlighted
category into the mileage record you are making. Here the
ENTER key is NOT equivalent to Change! Note that you MUST
have one category "F". The common tax classifications are
"business," "medical," "charitable," and "personal." There
might be several business classifications. Make all the
categories you like so long as each has a different letter
or number as its code.
Entry tricks: DATE--You can type in numbers or use the calendar, which
has its own help to tell you which keys to press. Once you have a date
entered, you can "kick" it up or down by clicking on the UP or DOWN
buttons, or pressing ALT_U or ALT_D. MILES--Once the curor moves on to
the mileage field, the UP and DOWN keys work on the THOUSANDS column.
It is easy to enter up to three digits and the decimal followed by one
digit; that saves typing the thousands and ten thousands digits so many
times. If you forget to increment the thousands, the computer reminds
you with a beep and a warning. CATEGORY--a correct code brings up the
name of the category. An incorrect (undefined) code brings up the LOOK-
UP TABLE for you to SELECT a category. NOTE: The "F" category allows
you to enter a fuel amount, but you can leave the "gallons" field blank
to create a REPAIR record. Any "F" category entry is used in the miles
per gallon calculation if there is a fuel AMOUNT listed; otherwise the
entry does NOT contribute to ANY total--it is just a record that some
repair took place. This is very useful for oil changes, for example.
MULTI
7/01/92 Install Wheeler hard disk
S 10,220.9
7/02/92 Deliver order to Smith
D 10,301.8
7/02/92 $8.59 Shell
7.031 F 10,322.5
7/04/92 Dentist for checkup
M 10,350.5
7/04/92 Theater
P 10,361.2
S = business #1; D = business #2; M = medical; P = personal
Here is a typical set of entries. If the date decreases
with increasing mileage, the "Print" and "Report" func-
tions will point out the error. Usually these figures
are copied from a columnar record book that the driver
keeps up to date as she drives. All functions operate
from this main screen; click on any topline menu item or
hold down "ALT" key and press the red highlighted letter
of the word. Note equivalences:
= INS key
Help = F1 key
Change = ENTER key
Quit = CTRL_ESC key
Delete = DEL key
press ENTER for more->
The prior help screen explains the "F" category.
Other categories are totally flexible so long as
they have different code letters.
End points are included in the interval--if
you specify June 30, then the entry on June
30 will be part of the calculation. NOTE:
The program will look beyond the interval
for the end of a trip (the July 1 reading
tells how long the June 30 trip was), and
it will try to find the last fueling before
the interval because the fuel added during
the interval replaces fuel used since the
last filling. The end date and fuel con-
sumption are adjusted if the outside values
are not found.
FREE DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE
(Please read ALL HELP screens!)
This program gives samples of Clarion output as enhanced
with MouseTrap add-ons. Since making this program I have
updated to Clarion 3.0, which is dramatically faster and
makes much more efficient use of memory. Although styles
and procedures are a bit different in my current work,
this program gives you an idea of the benefits you can
have with custom programming. You are invited to discuss
your needs with
KENT V. BUSSE, J.D.
d.b.a. A:COMPUTER.WIZ
1912 West 103 Street
Chicago, IL 60643-2625
dial 312/C-O-M-P-U-T-E
CompuServe 71311,2552
New information is added to an existing
file if you specify a file name that
already exists.
CREDITS
(Occasionally run "REBUILD" to optimize key files.)
MULTIPLE VEHICLES
There is no cleanup routine to purge old records. The
intent of this program is to keep the entire lifetime
of one vehicle in one disk file. Each vehicle, there-
fore, needs its own set of files. Keep the PROGRAM in
one place in the DOS PATH, and keep each vehicle in a
separate directory. Here is a sample file listing:
C:\UTIL\
C:\DATA\TRUCK\
C:\DATA\CAR\
MILES.EXE
MILES.DAT
MILES.DAT
MILES.OVL
MILES.K01
MILES.K01
MILES.HLP
MILES.K02
MILES.K02
MTCAL.HLP
CATS.DAT
CATS.DAT
MTVIEW.HLP
CATS.K01
CATS.K01
REBUILD.BAT
FILES.CLA
FILES.CLA
CFIL.EXE
CFIL.HLP
(After installing BLANK data files,
copy enough BLANK files first!)
(The DOS PATH is discussed in DOS teaching manuals. To
USE the files, use the DOS command CD to navigate into
the desired directory and then use the command MILES.)
3ENTER->
In a custom report, my "PRINTER" option
usually allows specifying the exact
printer port (with default to the most
commonly used one). FAX output is not
supported here. The easy way to FAX
from inside a WIZ program is to use the
software that comes with the FAXMODEM,
and let my program run a batch file
which contains the commands specific to
the modem. My program passes the number
to dial, and the batch file specifies
the other settings the faxmodem needs.
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