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M E M B E R S H I P M A N A G E R
Program and Text by David B. Presley
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Create A New File
1.1 Create A New File
1.2 Activate File
1.3 Update File
1.4 List Files
1.5 Delete File
1.6 Main Menu
2. Edit Current File
2.1 Search Options
2.2 Edit A Family
2.3 Add A Family
2.4 Delete A Family
2.5 Sort File
2.6 Main Menu
3. Print Current File
3.1 Mailing Labels
3.2 Head of Household
3.3 Family Summary
3.4 Complete Report
3.5 Secondary Address
3.6 Main Menu
4. Disk Options
4.1 Disk Directory
4.2 Load A File
4.3 Save A File
4.4 Scratch A File
4.5 Change Drive Number
4.6 Main Menu
5. Return To BASIC
5.1 Quit To BASIC
5.2 Reset Program
5.3 Re-draw Screen
5.4 Error Message
5.5 Free Memory
5.6 Main Menu
Conclusion
Introduction
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One of the earliest and obvious applications for the personal computer
is the data base. A wide variety of such programs have appeared providing
the user with data bases for specific applications as well as general
purposes. Data bases are used by both individuals and organizations.
Keeping track of mailing lists and membership rolls are necessary tasks for
most any organization from civic clubs to churches to computer user
groups.
While there are many good data base programs available to take of these
needs, almost all of them have one thing in common: they track members of
the organization as individuals. MEMBERSHIP MANAGER takes a different
approach by tracking members as family units. For some organizations,
knowing who lives in the household with the member is just as important as
knowing who the organization member is. In our fast paced society people
are looking for family friendly organizations. But without information on a
member's family it is rather difficult to be family friendly.
MEMBERSHIP MANAGER is a powerful tool to assist organizational leaders
who want to make their organization family friendly and thus attractive to
new members. Each file can track up to 200 families and contains eighteen
pieces of information on the organization member, ten pieces of information
on the member's spouse and five pieces of information on each of six
dependents or other persons living in the household.
To start using MEMBERSHIP MANAGER simply load and run "mem manager",
the BASIC loader program. The credits appear at the bottom half of the
screen. At the top of the screen will appear in order a list of several
other programs which will be BLOADed. The first is MMCONTROL80, a BASIC
extension. The program will then pause for a moment while the loader
program checks for the presence of an REU. If the REU is present then RAM
DRIVER will be loaded next. The RAM DRIVER will install the RAM drive as
device #29. Next is MEM FONT followed by the MEMBERSHIP MANAGER program
itself.
For any one already familiar with data base programs, using MEMBERSHIP
MANAGER the first time should present few difficulties. Two keys are almost
always hot. The ESC key will take you back to the previous menu and the
RETURN/ENTER keys will take you to the next option or menu. At all input
prompts (data, file names, etc) the CRSR keys and F1 will also be hot and
react like the RETURN/ENTER keys. When the Main Menu appears there will be
five options:
Create A New File
Edit Current File
Print Current File
Disk Operations
Return To BASIC.
Each Main Menu option contains six options which are detailed below. To
select, use the CRSR keys to highlight an option and press RETURN or ENTER.
Pressing ESC from the Main Menu will execute the exit routine. The "Are You
Sure? Y/N" prompt will appear. Press "Y" to exit back to BASIC or "N" to
return to the Main Menu.
1. Create A New File
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The first option at the Main Menu is Create A New File. This sub-menu
provides options for creating new files and their storage in the REU. Use
the CRSR keys to highlight the desired option and press RETURN or ENTER. Or
you may return to the Main Menu by pressing ESC.
1.1 Create A New File
Use this option to initialize a new data file. If there is already an
initialized file in memory the "Are You Sure? Y/N" prompt will appear. If
you wish to keep the current file and have not either saved it to a disk or
updated it to the REU then respond with "N" and then save it. Respond with
"Y" if the file is already saved or updated, or you do not wish to keep it.
After the "Y" response you will be prompted for the name you wish to give
the new file. File names may be up to 13 characters long. The remaining
three characters permitted by Commodore machines are used for a prefix,
"mm." to designate data files on the disk and REU. You may abort this
option and return to the previous menu by pressing ESC. However, the
current file will no longer be activated. There is room in each file for
200 families. If you think you will have more than 200 families then sub-
divide your list and work with two or more files. For example, FILENAME.A-J
and FILENAME.K-Z.
1.2 Activate A File
This option will activate a file previously stored in the REU. Like the
previous option, if there is already an initialized file in memory the "Are
You Sure? Y/N" prompt will appear. If you wish to keep the current file and
have not either saved it to a disk or updated it to the REU then respond
with "N" and go do it. Respond with "Y" if the file is already saved or
updated, or you do not wish to keep it. After the "Y" response you will be
prompted for the name of the file you wish to activate from the REU. You
may abort this option and return to the previous menu by pressing ESC.
However, the current file will no longer be activated.
1.3 Update File
The Update File option stores the current file to the REU. The file
will be saved to the REU using the current filename. If the file with that
name already exists it will be replaced with the current. The "Are You
Sure? Y/N" prompt will not appear. Be sure the file stored in the REU is
the same as the one you are currently editing.
1.4 List Files
All files currently stored in the REU can be listed with this option.
1.5 Delete File
Use this option to delete a file from the REU. You will be prompted for
the name of the file you wish to delete. You may abort this option by
pressing ESC without disturbing the file currently activated.
1.6 Main Menu
This option will take you back to the Main Menu. Pressing the ESC key
will also take you back to the Main Menu.
2. Edit Current File
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The second option at the Main Menu is Edit Current File. This sub-menu
provides options for editing and adding families and family members to the
current file. Use the CRSR keys to highlight the desired option and press
RETURN or ENTER. Or you may return to the Main Menu by pressing ESC.
2.1 Search Option.
The Search option will search for a family or individual in the current
file. The "By Last name, Number or list All" prompt will appear. Press
"L"to search by last name. You will be prompted for the last name you wish
to search. Enter the last name to search or ESC to abort. The card for each
individual by that last name will be shown one at a time. The search is
keyed to the last name of the organization member. A household member with
a different last name cannot be searched separately. After each individual
card is displayed the "Continue? Y/N" prompt will appear. Press "Y" for the
next card or "N" to abort the search.
If you already know the number (1-200) of the family you wish to view
then press "N" for search by number. You will be prompted for the card
number or you can press ESC to abort. The member's card will appear and if
there is a spouse you will be asked if you wish to view the spouse's card.
Press "Y" to view it or "N" to continue. If there is at least one dependent
you will be asked if you wish to view the first dependent. Press "Y" to
view it or "N" to abort. These steps will continue for all the cards for
that family. The ESC k