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PLATHELP.MAN
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PLATCHECK VERSION 4.00
MANUAL
USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE
The program, PLATCHEK, is being distributed under the "Shareware"
concept under which an individual or firm using this program and
finding it of value will voluntarily compensate the writer of the
program. It allows the user to try the program and relies on him to
pay a modest price if he finds it of value.
Users are encouraged to copy this program and give it to others
for their use. However, the complete distribution diskette should
be copied, not just the executable file.
If you find that you intend to use this program, payment of $35
per copy used is expected and would be appreciated. Upon receipt of
payment, you will become a registered owner of PLATCHEK. Registered
owners will receive notifications of upgrades of the program which
they will be eligible to receive at nominal cost.
PLATCHEK in its earliest version was developed in 1983. It has
been continually revised and upgraded resulting in the current
version which is written in Turbo Pascal Version 4. The author of
the program is R. H. Holstein, III of Batesburg, S. C., a career real
estate appraiser and former employee of the Federal Land Bank System.
His experience in real estate appraisals prompted his writing
software capable of speedily and reliably checking land descriptions
by surveyor's plats and courses and distances.
HOLSTEIN APPRAISALS
521 RAILROAD AVENUE
P O BOX 7
BATESBURG, S. C. 29006
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FILES ON DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE
The following files should be on the distribution diskette:
PLAT4.EXE is the executable file containing the PLATCHEK program.
By entering the command "PLAT4" at the DOS prompt the program
will begin.
PLT4HELP.MAN is the text file containing the manual for operating
PLATCHEK.
PLTWRITE.COM is the executable file which prints the manual. By
entering the command "PLTWRITE" at the DOS prompt the entire
PLATCHEK manual will be printed.
OTHER FILES ASSOCIATED WITH PLATCHEK
PRINTER.DTA is a text file used to store printer commands. It can
be altered to provide programming for different printers. It does
not matter if PRINTER.DTA is not on the distribution diskette. If
it is absent, PLATCHEK will create one with the commands for an IBM
ProPrinter. The operator can change the commands to the specificat-
ions of his or her printer if change is needed. The commands from
this file are read into memory when the program is begun. It will
not be necessary to change PRINTER.DTA unless the printer is
changed.
XXXXXXXX.PLT are files of plats created by PLATCHEK at the command
of the operator. They contain the course and distance descriptions.
XXXXXXXX.ARC are files containing the area within arcs. The files
are only created when plats containing arcs are saved.
~
GETTING STARTED
The opening screen appears as follows:
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PLATCHEK
A Program to Examine
COURSE AND DISTANCE
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
OF REAL ESTATE
______________________
(1) BEGIN NEW PLAT
(2) MANAGE FILES
(3) EXAMINE ARC
(4) SETUP
(5) EXIT
<==SELECT
_____________________
Version 4
~~~
1. Begin New Plat: Pressing this button produces a screen asking
whether the description contains courses expressed to minutes. When
the selection is made, the entry or input screen appears:
~~
Return: Enter Data
F9: Clear Entry Screen
F10: Main Help Menu
Alt F10: Help Screen Menus
F1: Calculate F2: Print Results
F3: Screen Plat F4: Print Plat
F5: List Files F6: Save File
F7: Line to Close F8: Load File
Cntrl F2: Enter Arc Data
Shf F9: Correct Line Entered
Cntrl F9: Insert Alt F9: Delete
Shf F10: Clear Screen and Memory
ESC: Exit PLATCHEK
(N/S) Direction:
0 to 90 Degrees:
0 to 59 Minutes:
0 to 59 Seconds: <---{only appears if seconds selected}
(E/W) Deflection:
Feet Distance:
Control F1: Toggle Feet and Chains
~~~
~
The four lines at the top are always displayed on the input screen
as are the two lines explaining the functions of Shift 10 and
Escape. These boxes have gray backgrounds on color monitors. The
window between is used to pull up six screens of instructions.
Pressing Alt F10 produces the following in the help screen window:
~~
HELP SCREENS:
Alt F1: Clearing and Entering
Alt F2: Cursor Movements
Alt F3: Entering Degs, Mins, Secs
Alt F4: Line Distances
Alt F5: Entering Due North, S, E, or W
Alt F6: Clockwise Direction of Lines
~~~
This screen identifies the keys to depress to obtain specific help
information. For example, holding down the alternate key and
pressing F1 produces the following information in the window.
~~
F9 clears entry screen only. Shf F10
erases memory and returns to Main Menu.
<Enter> or <Return> functions as down
except in distance cell. When pressed
in distance cell, the line information
is entered into memory.
~~~
There are five other such screens to assist the operator while in the
program as shown on the previous window information.
The window at the left bottom is used to enter course and distances
of property lines. To prevent input errors the cells will only
except certain characters. If an input error has been made (such as
leaving a distance blank), the program will reject it after the
return key is pressed allowing the operator the opportunity to avoid
a mistake which could cause erratic results in the calculations.
While over 59 minutes or seconds could be entered at the keyboard,
the program would reject the entry when the operator attempted to
enter the line into memory.
~
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(N/S) Direction: {accepts only N or S, lower or upper case}
0 to 90 Degrees: {accepts only numbers 0 through 9}
0 to 59 Minutes: {accepts only numbers 0 through 9}
0 to 59 Seconds: {accepts only numbers 0 through 9}
(E/W) Deflection: {accepts only E or W,