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FILE CABINET
by
D. J. B. Shibley
Text part 2:
*** THE COMMAND MODE ***
The COMMAND ENTRY option of the
MAIN MENU allows you to manipulate
your data files with direct entries.
When you choose this option, you will
first see a brief list and
explanation of all the commands at
your disposal. After you have
completed the list (or have pressed
RUN/STOP), you will go to a screen
where you enter commands. Commands
(and their abbreviations) are:
HELP-- H
Entering "HELP" will give you
another look at the list of commands.
It may be abbreviated "H".
INITIALIZE NEW-- I NEW
Any data disk that you use must be
formatted before it can be used. Use
this command only when you have a
blank, unformatted, disk in your
drive. If you initialize a disk with
work stored on it, all of those files
will be erased.
INITIALIZE OLD-- I
This command is similar to the last
one, but it does not format the disk,
allowing other files to remain on the
disk. However, if you use this
command on a disk with FILE CABINET
files on it, those files will be
erased.
DISPLAY-- D
This command lists on your monitor
all of the files that are on the disk
currently in your drive.
LIST-- L
This command sends a list of files
and their fields to your printer.
KILL FILENAME-- K
This command erases an entire file
from a disk. Type "KILL" or "K" and
then press RETURN.
COPY FILENAME-- C
This command copies a file from one
disk to another. To use this command,
have the disk with the file you want
copied in the drive. Then type in
the command and the filename and
press RETURN. You will be prompted
when you need to insert the new disk.
The new disk must be initialized.
SORT FILENAME-- S
This command arranges files in
alpha-numeric order. To use the
command, enter the command or its
abbreviation and the file you want
sorted. If the file has more than
one field, those fields will be
displayed, and you will be prompted
to enter the field that you want the
file sorted by. The program will
then re-save the sorted file back on
the disk.
SET PRINT-- SET
The normal PRINT format places
a comma between each of the entries
and omits field headings. The SET
PRINT command allows you to alter this
format. If you enter this command,
you will see a screen displaying the
current format. By pressing "1" and
"2", you may activate and deactivate
the heading and commas. When you
have the format you want, pressing
"3" will permanently save that format
on that disk.
MAIN MENU-- M
This command will return you to the
MAIN MENU. You must have the program
disk in your drive. Other ways
to exit the COMMAND ENTRY option are
to type in "Q", "QUIT", or "END" and
press RETURN, or press the RUN/STOP
key.
*** ERROR MESSAGES ***
VARIABLE ERROR-- You designated a new
file a variable file and chose more
than one field. Only one field is
allowed.
DISK FULL ERROR-- You tried to create
a new file, but the disk you are
using already contains 30 files.
FILE FULL ERROR-- The file that you
are working on already has 200
records.
FILE EMPTY ERROR-- You are not able
to delete the last record of a file.
FILE DUP. ERROR-- The file that you
tried to access is not on this disk.
INVALID COMMAND-- A space is missing
between the command and filename or
you have used an improper command.
MISSING FILENAME-- The command you
are using requires a filename after
it.
DRIVE NOT READY-- Your disk drive
door is open or there is no formatted
disk in your drive.
UNFORMATTED DISK-- You are trying to
save information on a disk that you
have not initialized under FILE
CABINET.
FILES REQUIRED:
FILE CABINET F.CMD
PTR.FMT DIR
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