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  1.  
  2.                   Logic behind Comments/name/city selection
  3.  
  4. áááThi≤á featurσá wil∞á SELEC╘ ou⌠ datß fo≥ yo⌡ usinτá ßá powerfu∞á searcΦ ì
  5. ááácriteria«  Thi≤ functioε shoulΣ no⌠ bσ confuseΣ witΦ option≤ │ anΣ ┤ oε ì
  6. áááthσ 'Fas⌠ SearcΦ ThrougΦ Dataº menu¼ whicΦ onl∙ DISPLAY╙ datß t∩ you.
  7.  
  8. áááYo⌡á caε selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ froφ fivσ ke∙ location≤ iε thσ prograφ witΦ ì
  9. áááthi≤ powerfu∞ selectioε criteria«  
  10. ááá                                                                          
  11. áááThσ mechanic≤ oµ ho≈ yo⌡ d∩ thi≤ arσ explaineΣ in:
  12.  
  13.                   Appendi° Z ["PROGRAM.DOC/PROGRAM.REF"]:
  14.                            Creatσ you≥ owε fields
  15.  
  16. áááIεá summar∙ anΣ recapitulatinτ Appendi° Z¼á  yo⌡ g∩ througΦ ß tw∩á ste≡ ì
  17. áááproces≤á wheε yo⌡ acces≤ thi≤ selectioε logic«á  First¼á yo⌡ responΣ t∩ ì
  18. áááthi≤ 'Exclusivit∙ oµ Selectionº menu:
  19.  
  20.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  21.                            Exclusivity of Selection:                   |  
  22.                                                                        |  
  23.                                                                        |  
  24.                              False = All Inclusive                        
  25.            Record included if meeting at least ONE search criteria.       
  26.                                                                           
  27.                            True = Mutually Exclusive                      
  28.      Record included only if meeting ALL search criteria at the same time.
  29.                                                                           
  30.                                                                        |  
  31.                                    Enter T or F : [T]                  |  
  32.                                                                        |
  33.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  34.  
  35. áááOnce you do that, you are then offered these selection choices:
  36.  
  37.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  38.                   Enter those values you wish to select out.           |  
  39.          Any field left blank will include all records in that field.  |  
  40.                                                                        |  
  41.                   ___________________   [first name]                      
  42.                   ___________________   [last name]                       
  43.            __________________________   [company name]                    
  44.            __________________________   [city]                            
  45.                                 ___     [state]                           
  46.                        ____________     [zip code]                        
  47.         _____________________________   [comments, first selection]       
  48.         _____________________________   [comments, second selection]      
  49.         _____________________________   [comments, third selection]    |  
  50.         _____________________________   [comments, fourth selection]   |  
  51.                                                                        |
  52.                  [COMMENT1 and COMMENT2 are searched together]         |
  53.                                                                        |
  54.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  55. è
  56. áááYo⌡á caεá selec⌠ an∙ onσ criteriß o≥ an∙ numbe≥ oµ theφ iεá combinatioε ì
  57. áááwitΦ eacΦ other«á  Thσ 'Commentsº fielΣ i≤ idea∞ fo≥ enterinτá industr∙ ì
  58. áááspecifiπ codσ iε you≥ application¼á a≤ explaineΣ iε Appendi° Z¼á Creatσ ì
  59. áááyou≥ owε fields.
  60.  
  61. áááThi≤ powerfu∞ logica∞ selectioε featurσ i≤ offereΣ iε fivσ locations:
  62.  
  63.                         -----  First location:  -----
  64.                          The Labels Menu, option 2:
  65.  
  66.             2)  Produce labels for all records in Prospect  File              
  67.        [Select on any Comment,City, State, Zip code in Prospect file]     
  68.  
  69.                        -----  Second location:  -----
  70.  
  71.                   Prospect and Activity Reports, option 4:
  72.                        
  73.               4)  Select by any Comment,City,State,Zip,Prospect           
  74.                            [no criteria selected]                         
  75.  
  76.                         -----  Third location:  -----
  77.  
  78.                    [accessed from the Main Program Menu:]   
  79.                         B)  Import or Output Data 
  80.                                                                            
  81.                   Import or Output Data Menu, selection 1:   
  82.                  
  83.                    1)  Select output criteria for merge file             
  84.                            [no criteria selected]                        
  85.                                                                          
  86.  
  87.                        -----  Fourth location:  -----
  88.  
  89.                    [accessed from the Main Program Menu:]   
  90.                                  selection 8  
  91.  
  92.                       Category Options Menu, option 5:              
  93.  
  94.                    5)  Change category based on COMMENTS,NAME,CITY:      
  95.             [merge multiple categories into 1 with this criteria]        
  96.  
  97.                         -----  Fifth location:  -----
  98.  
  99.                         Statements Menu, selection 5:
  100.                     5)  Selection criteria for Statements
  101.     [accessed from option 4, Main Program Menuu, Revenue/Expense Report]
  102.  
  103.                         -----  Sixth location:  -----
  104.                          The Labels Menu, option C:
  105.  
  106.                         C)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort 
  107.  
  108. áááRegardles≤á oµ wherσ yo⌡ acces≤ thi≤ SELECTIO╬ criteria¼á thσ logiπá i≤ ì
  109. ááátha⌠á samσ behinΣ eacΦ oµ thesσ si° menus«á  WitΦ it¼á yo⌡ havσá nearl∙ ìèáááunlimiteΣá versatilit∙ iε selectinτ ou⌠ datß fo≥ reports¼á labels¼á anΣ ì
  110. áááworΣ processinτ forφ letters.
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  112.