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- February 21, 1992
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- The following changes were made to create version 5.40:
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- 1. Increased user memory by using expanded memory from the
- assembly language program. This also increased the size of the
- ff.exe file from 98K to about 132K. It freed about 1.5K more
- for user memory. But more importantly it allowed practically
- an unlimited amount of memory for screen help menus.
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- 2. Several new help screens were added and the main menu was
- made more descriptive.
-
- 3. Added default reports when new file are created. The reports
- use field 1 to the field number that will produce a report with
- 79 columns or less.
-
- 4. Put in a ROSTER report for programs using the GradeBook
- feature. The format of this report is:
-
- Field3 Field 1 (L Name) __|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|_
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- 5. Removed disk overlay used by fastfile. The F.FF file is no
- longer created or used. This frees about 10K of disk space.
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- 6. Put in ability to change directory, active disk drive,
- and/or save the current file from the Load New file Menu.
-
- 7. Made it easier to exit to DOS. If you changes were made to
- the active file without saving to disk. Fastfile will ask if
- you wish to abandon the changes before exit to DOS.
-
- 8. Allowed using the delimiter zero [0] to signal disk output
- to ignore delimiters. This allows the user to transfer
- FASTFILE reports using E-Mail as disk files. You may still
- select any other terminator for using disk output with other
- programs like your favorite word processor.
-
- 9. Made the process of creating a new file design easier by
- allowing edit of field specifications within the create new
- file option. Before you had to complete the file design before
- edit was possible. In addition you can see the location of new
- fields on the screen as they added.
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- 10. Made process of creating a new report design easier by
- displaying the field name and tab advance in their printing
- positions on the screen.:
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- 11. Added global search and report feature. To invoke this
- feature the file name must start with two digits. For
- example 90CHECKS, 91CHECKS, 92CHECKS. If 90CHECKS is loaded
- and all three files are in the current directory, FASTFILE
- automatically ask to search/report 91CHECKS and 92CHECKS when
- a request for record search is made (in edit and report modes).
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- 12. Added ability to change print character size (10,12, and 17
- char/inch) for several printers. Other printers will be added
- as information on them is obtained.
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