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  1. Disk No: 2672                                                           
  2. Disk Title: File Express 4/4 (287, 288, 2555 also)                      
  3. PC-SIG Version: S5                                                      
  4.                                                                         
  5. Program Title: File Express                                             
  6. Author Version: 5.0                                                     
  7. Author Registration: $99.00                                             
  8. Special Requirements: 512K, 2 drives (1 high density). Hard drive recomm
  9.                                                                         
  10. Expressware has dramatically enhanced product flexibility by rewriting  
  11. FILE EXPRESS in C and Assembler.  Basic relational capability has been  
  12. added to make it easier and more intuitive for the user to retrieve and 
  13. place information in other databases.                                   
  14.                                                                         
  15. Over 100 new features have been added to FILE EXPRESS.  The             
  16. functionality of nearly every aspect of data management -- screen       
  17. definition, import/export, database size, reports, form letters, sorts  
  18. -- has been expanded.  Users can now edit records while in browse mode. 
  19.                                                                         
  20. Recognizing that one of the primary uses of a database is for mailing   
  21. lists, FILE EXPRESS now has word processing capabilities.  Users can    
  22. write a letter from within the program and merge data from a database.  
  23.                                                                         
  24. FILE EXPRESS features:                                                  
  25.                                                                         
  26. ~ Increased capacity, handling 2 billion records per database, 200      
  27. fields per record, 1000 characters per field, 4000 characters per       
  28. record, and 100 databases per directory.                                
  29.                                                                         
  30. ~ Context sensitive help screens to assist new or occasional users.     
  31.                                                                         
  32. ~ File locking for network use.                                         
  33.                                                                         
  34. ~ Mouse support.                                                        
  35.                                                                         
  36. ~ Custom input screen design.                                           
  37.                                                                         
  38. ~ 36 definable macro keys.                                              
  39.                                                                         
  40. ~ Enhanced screen definition with features like color, automatic        
  41. addition of field names, calculated fields, word wrap, and easy drawing 
  42. of lines and boxes.                                                     
  43.                                                                         
  44. ~ Search and replace or search and delete records; can automatically    
  45. search for duplicate records within a database file or between two      
  46. databases.                                                              
  47.                                                                         
  48. ~ Formats can be changed at any time; users can add new or remove       
  49. existing fields, change field lengths or field organization.            
  50.                                                                         
  51. ~ Query and reporting facilities as well as a report writer that can    
  52. generate reports in columnar or multi-line format.                      
  53.                                                                         
  54. ~ Enhanced Import/Export features that let users transfer data from     
  55. eight different formats, including dBase, Lotus, and WordPerfect files. 
  56.                                                                         
  57. ~ Mathematical calculation capability with 14 digit numerical accuracy; 
  58. up to three levels of subtotals are available on any or all fields in   
  59. the Report Generator.                                                   
  60.                                                                         
  61. ~ Sorts up to 10 fields simultaneously.                                 
  62.                                                                         
  63. ~ Support for 280 printers.                                             
  64.                                                                         
  65. ~ All printing, including mailing labels, can be in regular or condensed
  66. mode.                                                                   
  67.                                                                         
  68. PC-SIG                                                                  
  69. 1030D East Duane Avenue                                                 
  70. Sunnyvale  Ca. 94086                                                    
  71. (408) 730-9291                                                          
  72. (c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.                                         
  73.