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- TECHNICAL DETAILS
- PROFILE VERSION 2
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- POWER
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- o Unlimited number of database files
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- o Link up to four databases to one form; 1 primary database plus up
- to three refernced databases.
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- o Create Calculated fields in a data entry form. Calculated fields
- may include other fields, constants, and functions. Nine functions
- are available to perform sine, consine, square, square root, log
- and others mathematical operations.
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- o Manage large databases with up to:
- - 2+ billion records per database file
- - 10 Index files per database
- - 4 database files per form
- - 5,000 characters per record
- - 250 fields per database
- - 100 lines for the database entry form
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- o Supports 4 field types; Text, Numeric, Lookup, and Calculation
- - Text field attributes include, any character, alpha only, digits
- only, auto date, date, phone number, social, and security number
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- - Number fields attributes are any number, currency, and an
- incrementing field that automatically increments as new forms are
- added.
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- o Entry rules for fields; must fill, required, unique, force upper
- case
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- o Range checking, minimum or maximum, for numeric fields
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- o Powerful search capabilities
- - Alphabetic/numeric/date range searches
- - "And", "or", partial, exact, and combination matches
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- o Index on any field
- - View database in index order
- - Ten index fields per database
- - Find any record with index in less than 2 seconds
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- o Create help line for any field
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- o Powerful one-step global search and replace
- - Replace information
- - Add to beginning or end of field data
- - Delete partial information
- - Substitute partial data in a field
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- o Sorted reports or labels on up to ten fields
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- o Sort reports, labels, or mail-merge file in 3rd class bulk
- mail order
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- o Print labels up to four across
- - Print in 3rd class bulk mail order with dividers and summary
- - Easy-to-use label creation with 31 predefined labels and an
- "any-style" selection
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- o Reports up to 64 columns or 255 characters
- - Customized column calculations (running balance, percentages,
- spreadsheet formulas, etc.)
- - Column summaries (total, average, count and subtotal,
- subaverage, subcount)
- - Invisible columns for intermediate calculations
- - Perform scientific calculations (sine, cosine, square root,etc.)
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- o Preview reports on screen
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- o Create and save unlimited number of report formats for repeated use
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- PERFORMANCE
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- o Optimized search and sort speeds
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- o Supports virtually all popular printer models
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- o Program files fit on one disk
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- FAST TO LEARN AND EASY TO USE
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- o Free-form database design
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- o Change design easily without losing data
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- o Quick entry "ditto" key to copy information from previous form
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- o Pop-up and Lotus-style menus for easy use
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- o Over 150 screens of context-sensitive help
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- OFFICE INTEGRATION
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- o Dialer function lets you automatically dial any number in your database
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- o Import/export ASCII data in comma-delimited, Standard Data Format,
- or One-field-per-line format
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- o Convert dBase II/III/III+ files to ProFile format
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- o Create mailmerge file for most popular word processing programs
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- o Easily copy data between different ProFile databases
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- o "Hot Label" one label printing
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