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- "DATAFILE INSTALLATION HELP"
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- "The datafile installation screen works just like the BROWSE screen in"
- "the BASE program; you navigate in the same manner with the up arrow,"
- "page-up, home, down arrow, page-down and end keys. Pressing return"
- "tells the program you want to edit the data segment whose number is"
- "flashing on the screen."
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- "If you have opted for a POWER MAIL compatible file the first eleven"
- "data segments have been defined for you. DO NOT change the class or"
- "length of the fields. If you do the file will not be accessed by the"
- "sales mail management sub-system."
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- "You may assign the indexing of the fields pre-defined for POWER MAIL"
- "in any manner you like. You should read the INSTRUCT.IDX file for a"
- "detailed explanation of indexing. 0 - 5 string fields may be indexed."
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- "Assigning a field as INDEXED UNIQUE will cause the program to reject"
- "duplications in that field when they are entered. Assigning a field"
- "as CROSS-INDEXED will cause the program to reject new/edited records"
- "having duplications in ALL of the cross-indexed fields."
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- "Assigning a data segment as indexed NON-UNIQUE will make it available"
- "for quick searching, but duplicates will be accepted."
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- "When you have all data segments the way you want them use the W=WRITE"
- "function to record the definition of your new file to disk. You will"
- "be prompted for the name of a new directory, then the description of"
- "the new datafile. The new directory is created, and the definition"
- "written into it. The INSTALL program ends."
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- "To continue the startup use #1, RAM-BASED file access. The SCRNBASE"
- "program will detect the non-presence of records in the file and prompt"
- "you to enter the first record into the new file."