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!Help file for PDBase
version 2.00 (16-Aug-94)
by Andrew Ayre
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Introduction...
PDBase allows you to easily create a database of all your discs. Once
created, you can search for any string, and store all matches onto the
clipboard for easy viewing and saving in a text file.
PDBase can store up to 10000 enties (more if you have lots of memory and
do a bit of DIY on the !RunImage and !Run files) and 200 entries on the
clipboard.
Acorn's interactive !Help application is supported.
Using...
If you have been using a previous version then see the section towards the
end which details the changes since the last version, and how to use your
existing records.
Double-click on the PDBase icon in a filer window to load it onto the
iconbar.
Initially you will have no records so most of the menu options will be
greyed out.
To add a file simply drag it onto the icon. The filename and the disc name
will automatically be taken from the full pathname. Because of this it is
essential that your discs are named and labeled correctly.
To save the records select the 'Save' option from the iconbar menu. If you
select 'Quit' without saving your records then you will be warned and asked
to confirm that you still want to quit.
To browse through the records, select the 'Browse' option from the iconbar
menu. The main window will appear with the first record in. Click on the up
and down arrows to move up or down a file at a time or a disc at a time.
To find a string either select the 'Find' option or move onto the submenu.
The find window will appear. Enter the string to search for in the writeable
icon. If you want to store the matches onto the clipboard, then make sure
that the option is turned on. Click on 'OK' to start the search.
If you are not using the clipboard, then when a match is found, the main
window will appear with that record in. Click on 'Next' to search for the
next match.
If you are using the clipboard, then if there are any matches then the
main window will appear with the first entry in the clipboard. Use the up
and down arrows to move back and forth through the clipboard. Pressing Menu
over the window will bring up the clipboard menu. Select save or move onto
the submenu and a standard save box will appear allowing you to save the
clipboard as a text file.
Changes from version 1.00...
New windows - more compact and done in the style of !NewLook.
An icon for when the windows are iconised onto the pinboard.
Quicker when browsing and looking at the clipboard.
Percentage indicator on the hourglass now works when using the find option
and the clipboard.
Clipboard menu now only comes up when relevent (ie. looking at the
clipboard).
Simpler to use - removed prefs option, disc name option, and status
window.
Now supports Acorn's interactive !Help application.
New !Help file.
Most of the !RunImage file has been re-written.
If you have been using a previous version, then you can transfer your
exisiting records over to this version:
Open up the application directories of the old version and this version.
Drag the 'Records' file from the old version into the new version.
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This software may be freely distributed as long as none of the files are
altered or tampered with, and no profit is made.
This application must not be distributed from PD libraries, bulletin boards
etc. with records.
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