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- "RECORD DELETION HELP"
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- "DATAMAGE will perform three kinds of deletion operations:"
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- "DELETE RECORD FROM CURRENT GROUP:"
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- "If you opt to delete the record from the group it will disappear from"
- "the browse screen, and will not be included in subsequent operations."
- "The affect of removing a record from the group is temporary; pressing"
- "F11 will restore the record again."
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- "DELETE RECORD FROM FILE:"
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- "If you opt to delete the record from the file it is permanently and"
- "absolutely DESTROYED. There is NO WAY to get it back."
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- "DELETE EACH RECORD IN CURRENT GROUP:"
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- "This function was placed in this program due to a significant amount"
- "of user-feedback from those keeping large files and needing to purge"
- "data in multiple records, and against my better judgment."
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- "In providing you with the capabilities to do what you want to do this"
- "program also provides you with the ability to do what you DON'T want"
- "to do. DATAMAGE is a toolbox. If you use the 13 pound sledge hammer"
- "(accidentally or not) to repair your watch then don't blame the tool-"
- "box for the results of your efforts."
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- "Before permanently destroying ALL the records now in the group, this"
- "function displays a warning in the main data display area, and beeps"
- "at you twice. More than this would be a boor, but no amount of"
- "prompting will save some poor sole from saying:"
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- "Oh, ****! I just BLEW AWAY 6,000 records! (will they FIRE me....?)"
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