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.he G E N E A L O G Y D O C U M E N T A T I O N Page # 0. Table of contents: 1. Overview 2. Installation áá 2.0 Cop∙ thσ distributioε disδ. áá 2.1 Operating from a diskette on drive B: ááááááá 2.2 Operatinτ froφ ß diskettσ oε ß drivσ othe≥ thaε B: ááááááá 2.3 Operating from a hard disk: 3. User's guide ááááááá 3.1 Getting started: ááááááá 3.2 Adding new people or editing existing people: ááááááá 3.2.1 Advice on adding new families and assigning reference numbers: ááááááá 3.3 Adding and editing the biographie for a person. ááááááá ááááááá3.3.1 Adding or appending to a biographie. ááááááá 3.3.2 Editing an existing biographie. ááááááá 3.4 Exploring your genealogy: 4. Miscellaneous notes ááááááá 4.1 Disk space requirements ááááááá 4.2 Execution speed: ááááááá 4.3 Known bugs: ááááááá ááááááá4.3.1 Index problems: ááááááá 4.3.2 Too many memory variables: ááááááá 4.3.3 Errors when you (Q)uit: 5. Files ááááááá 5.1 Command files: ááááááá 5.2 Format files: ááááááá 5.3 Data base files: ááááá6.áááCopies of help screens .pa è1. Overview: Thσ genealogica∞ datß basσ prograφ "EXPLOREó allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ maintaiε ß ì ááááádatß basσ oµ peoplσ wh∩ arσ relateΣ t∩ eacΦ other« Yo⌡ caε adΣ ne≈ peoplσ ì ááááát∩ thσ datß basσ anΣ theε linδ theφ togethe≥ b∙ indicatinτ thσ direc⌠ ì ááááárelationship≤ betweeε thσ people« ááááá B∙ direc⌠ relationship≤ ╔ meaε tha⌠ yo⌡ indicatσ fo≥ eacΦ persoε wh∩ ì áááááhi≤ parent≤ anΣ spouse≤ arσ (were)« B∙ followinτ thσ link≤ betweeε childreε ì áááááanΣ parents¼ anΣ betweeε spouses¼ thσ systeφ i≤ ablσ t∩ determinσ thσ ho≈ ì áááááan∙ tw∩ peoplσ arσ related. ááááá Oncσ yo⌡ havσ loadeΣ iε you≥ famil∙ treσ yo⌡ caε "EXPLOREó o≥ navigatσ ì áááááthσ genealog∙ oε thσ screen« Yo⌡ picδ ß persoε t∩ star⌠ with« Thσ systeφ ì áááááwil∞ theε displa∙ hi≤ immediatσ famil∙ oε thσ screeε witΦ hiφ iε thσ box« ì áááááUsinτ thσ command≤ availiablσ yo⌡ caε theε positioε thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ thσ ì ááááápersoε oε thσ screeε tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ interesteΣ iε anΣ viß thσ (G)∩ commanΣ ì ááááádispla∙ hi≤ immediatσ family¼ o≥ viß thσ (B)iograph∙ commanΣ displa∙ hi≤ ì ááááábiograpy. ááááá B∙ repetitivle∙ movinτ thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ thσ fathe≥ oµ thσ famil∙ oε thσ ì áááááscreeε anΣ usinτ thσ (G)∩ commanΣ yo⌡ wil∞ climΓ thσ famil∙ treσ toward≤ ì áááááit≤ source« Iµ yo⌡ d∩ thi≤ iε thσ directioε oµ thσ childreε oε thσ screeε ì áááááyo⌡ wil∞ follo≈ onσ oµ thσ path≤ oµ descendant≤ oµ thσ origina∞ person« Yo⌡ ì ááááácaε als∩ explorσ horizontall∙ b∙ repetivel∙ movinτ t∩ thσ spousσ oε thσ ì ááááásrceen. ááááá Thσ datß basσ oε thσ distributioε disδ contain≤ severa∞ generation≤ oµ ì áááááthσ famil∙ oµ Williaφ thσ conquerer« Tr∙ explorinτ i⌠ t∩ ge⌠ ß fee∞ fo≥ ì áááááwha⌠ yo⌡ caε do« Notσ tha⌠ iε thσ filσ William'≤ las⌠ namσ i≤ "oµ ì áááááNormandie"« You'l∞ neeΣ hi≤ las⌠ namσ t∩ ge⌠ started. ááááá Therσ arσ command≤ iε thσ explorσ prograφ tha⌠ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ adΣ anΣ ì áááááedi⌠ thσ peoplσ iε you≥ genealog∙ anΣ thei≥ biographies« Thesσ command≤ usσ ì ááááácertaiε oµ thσ dbaseI╔ function≤ (edit¼ browse¼ append⌐ s∩ yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ ì ááááákno≈ thσ contro∞ key≤ tha⌠ arσ useΣ iε thesσ comand≤ ^Y,^Q,^W¼ etc« ì áááááOtherwisσ thσ prograφ i≤ designeΣ fo≥ ß novicσ compute≥ user« Therσ arσ ì áááááfou≥ hel≡ screens« ááááá Wheε yo⌡ firs⌠ star⌠ u≡ i⌠ i≤ usefu∞ t∩ pagσ througΦ thσ hel≡ screen≤ ì áááááa≤ the∙ contaiε informatioε tha⌠ i≤ wortΦ knowinτ righ⌠ away. .pa è2.áInstallation: 2.0 Cop∙ thσ distributioε disδ anΣ storσ thσ origina∞ iε ß safσ place 2.1 Operating from a diskette on drive B: Thσ systemσ i≤ pre-configureΣ t∩ operatσ froφ disδ b:« S∩ pu⌠ thσ ì áááááááááágenealog∙ diskettσ iε drivσ b:« Pu⌠ you≥ dbaseI╔ diskettσ iε drivσ A║ ì ááááááááááanΣ ruε dbaseII« A⌠ thσ do⌠ (.⌐ promp⌠ type║ "D╧ B:EXPLOREó anΣ you≥ ì ááááááááááoε you≥ way. áááááááááá 2.2 Operatinτ froφ ß diskettσ oε ß drivσ othe≥ thaε B: áááááááááá Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ruε froφ anothe≥ drive¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ modif∙ onσ linσ ì ááááááááááoµ thσ commanΣ filσ "EXPLORE.CMD"« It'≤ aε obviou≤ changσ s∩ don'⌠ ì áááááááááápanic« áááááááááá A⌠ thσ ver∙ beginninτ oµ thσ commanΣ filσ (linσ ╡ ╔ think⌐ i≤ ß ì áááááááááálinσ tha⌠ say≤ "SE╘ DEFAUL╘ T╧ B:ó Yo⌡ mus⌠ changσ thσ B║ t∩ C:¼ D║ o≥ ì ááááááááááwhateve≥ drivσ yo⌡ arσ planninτ t∩ ruε from« Usσ thσ ╬ commanΣ iε ì ááááááááááwordsta≥ t∩ makσ thσ modification« áááááááááá Iµ yo⌡ wil∞ no⌠ alway≤ ruε froφ thσ samσ drive« Pu⌠ ß sta≥ a⌠ thσ ì áááááááááábeginninτ oµ thσ "SE╘ DEFAULTó linσ iε EXPLORE.CM─ t∩ makσ i⌠ ß ì áááááááááácommen⌠ s∩ i⌠ wil∞ no⌠ execute« Iε thi≤ casσ eacΦ timσ yo⌡ usσ thσ ì áááááááááágenealog∙ systeφ yo⌡ mus⌠ typσ thσ commanΣ SE╘ DEFAUL╘ T╧ _║ beforσ ì ááááááááááyo⌡ typσ thσ D╧ EXPLOR┼ command« Thσ ▀ beinτ thσ drivσ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ì ááááááááááfo≥ thσ session. 2.3 Operating from a hard disk: áááááááááá Cop∙ thσ distributioε diskettσ t∩ thσ logica∞ drivσ oµ you≥ ì ááááááááááchoicσ oε you≥ harΣ disk« Theε makσ thσ samσ modificatioε describeΣ iε ì ááááááááááparagrapΦ 2.▓ above« You'l∞ finΣ thσ dela∙ timσ iε executinτ command≤ ì áááááááááái≤ mucΦ reduceΣ oε ß fas⌠ harΣ disk. .pa è3. User's guide: 3.1 Getting started: ááááááá áááááááááá Star⌠ dbaseI╔ anΣ typσ "D╧ _:EXPLOREó wherσ _║ i≤ thσ drivσ wherσ ì ááááááááááyo⌡ pu⌠ thσ genealog∙ system. áááááááááá Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ immediatel∙ prompteΣ fo≥ ß command« Iµ yo⌡ arσ novicσ ì ááááááááááuser¼ typσ ╚ t∩ displa∙ thσ firs⌠ hel≡ screen« Froφ i⌠ yo⌡ caε displa∙ ì ááááááááááothers« Therσ arσ ┤ iε all« Fo≥ referencσ the∙ arσ includeΣ iε sectioε ì áááááááááá╢ oµ thi≤ manual« ReaΣ theφ carefully. 3.2 Adding new people or editing existing people: Wheε yo⌡ adΣ o≥ edi⌠ peoplσ viß thσ ┴ o≥ ┼ commandes¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ ì ááááááááááunderstanΣ thσ significancσ oµ thσ field≤ iε thσ person'≤ record« Thσ ì ááááááááááfilσ structurσ tha⌠ follow≤ anΣ thσ explanatioε afte≥ i⌠ shoulΣ ì ááááááááááclarif∙ this. ááááááááááFLD NAME TYPE WIDTH FORMAT COMMENT áááááááááá001 REF:NO C 4 NNNN Unique code of person áááááááááá002 FATHER:REF C 4 NNNN his father's ref:no áááááááááá003 MOTHER:REF C 4 NNNN his mother's ref:no áááááááááá004 FIRST:NAME C 15 TEXTE áááááááááá005 MID:NAME C 15 TEXTE áááááááááá006 LAST:NAME C 25 TEXTE áááááááááá007 NICK:NAME C 15 TEXTE áááááááááá00╕ BIRTH:DAT┼ ╬ ╕ YYYYMMDD áááááááááá009 DEATH:DAT┼ ╬ ╕ YYYYMMDD put 0 if he's not dead áááááááááá010 SEX C 1 F or M this is important áááááááááá011 SPSE1:REF C 4 NNNN his 1st spouses ref:no áááááááááá012 SPSE1:DATE N 8 YYYYMMDD marriage date áááááááááá013 SPSE1:CHIL N 2 NN children by spouse No1 áááááááááá014 SPSE2:REF C 4 NNNN his 2nd spouses ref:no áááááááááá015 SPSE2:DATE N 8 YYYYMMDD marriage date áááááááááá01╢ SPSE2:CHI╠ ╬ ▓ N╬ childreε b∙ spousσ No2 áááááááááá01╖ SPSE3:RE╞ ├ ┤ NNN╬ hi≤ 3rΣ spouse≤ ref:no áááááááááá01╕ SPSE3:DAT┼ ╬ ╕ YYYYMMD─ marriagσ date áááááááááá01╣ SPSE3:CHI╠ ╬ ▓ N╬ childreε b∙ spousσ No3 ááááááááááA≤ yo⌡ caε seσ b∙ thσ comment≤ al∞ thσ field≤ tha⌠ contaiε ß referencσ ì áááááááááánumbe≥ arσ ver∙ importan⌠ becausσ the∙ establisΦ fo≥ thσ systeφ wh∩ ì ááááááááááthσ persoε i≤ relateΣ to« Yo⌡ ma∙ adΣ o≥ changσ an∙ oµ thσ reference≤ ì áááááááááánumber≤ later« Howeve≥ yo⌡ mus⌠ neve≥ changσ thσ numbe≥ iε fielΣ 001« ì ááááááááááIµ yo⌡ do¼ thσ peoplσ wh∩ arσ relateΣ t∩ hiφ wil∞ becomσ orphan≤ anΣ ì ááááááááááwidows!í áááááááááá I⌠ won'⌠ causσ an∙ probleφ iµ yo⌡ leavσ field≤ blanδ o≥ zero« ì áááááááááá(Fo≥ examplσ iµ hσ wa≤ onl∙ marrieΣ once¼ thσ field≤ fo≥ spousσ ▓ anΣ ì áááááááááá3 should be left empty.) .pa è 3.2.1 Advice on adding new families and assigning reference numbers: ááááááááááááá You≥ onl∙ constrain⌠ iε choosinτ ß referencσ numbe≥ fo≥ ß ne≈ ì ááááááááááááápersoε i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ mus⌠ bσ unique« Thereforσ kee≡ ß lis⌠ startinτ a⌠ ì ááááááááááááá100░ oµ thσ number≤ you'vσ alread∙ used« You≥ othe≥ probleφ wheε ì áááááááááááááyo⌡ adΣ ne≈ peoplσ i≤ t∩ kno≈ thσ referencσ number≤ oµ thei≥ ì áááááááááááááparent≤ anΣ spouses« ááááááááááááá I⌠ i≤ thereforσ iε you≥ interes⌠ t∩ ge⌠ organiseΣ beforσ yo⌡ ì ááááááááááááástar⌠ actuall∙ addinτ thσ people« Makσ ß char⌠ oε pape≥ anΣ assigε ì áááááááááááááthσ referencσ number≤ t∩ thσ peoplσ beforσ yo⌡ start« Tha⌠ wa∙ yo⌡ ì áááááááááááááwon'⌠ ge⌠ confuseΣ anΣ makσ mistakes« Remebe≥ als∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε ì áááááááááááááleavσ thσ spousσ anΣ paren⌠ reference≤ blanδ iε ß ne≈ person≤ ì ááááááááááááárecorΣ anΣ fil∞ theφ iε later« You'l∞ bσ forceΣ t∩ d∩ thi≤ froφ ì ááááááááááááátimσ t∩ timσ becausσ oµ thσ chickeε o≥ thσ egτ syndrome. ááááááááááááá T∩ hel≡ yo⌡ ou⌠ thσ ╠ commanΣ wil∞ prin⌠ ß lis⌠ oµ al∞ thσ peoplσ ì áááááááááááááiε thσ geneolg∙ iε orde≥ b∙ namσ witΦ thσ referencσ numbe≥ nex⌠ t∩ ì áááááááááááááeacΦ name« EacΦ timσ yo⌡ adΣ ß famil∙ t∩ thσ filσ it'≤ wortΦ i⌠ t∩ ì áááááááááááááprin⌠ thi≤ ou⌠ anΣ kee≡ i⌠ hand∙ fo≥ you≥ nex⌠ updatσ session. 3.3 Adding and editing the biographie for a person. Firs⌠ displa∙ thσ person'≤ famil∙ oε thσ screeε anΣ makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ ì ááááááámoveΣ thσ sta≥ (*⌐ t∩ hi≤ namσ oε thσ screen« Theε executσ thσ ì ááááááá(B)iographiσ command« Iµ hσ alread∙ ha≤ ß biographiσ yo⌡ caε modif∙ o≥ ì áááááááadΣ t∩ it« Iµ no⌠ yo⌡ caε creatσ one« Jus⌠ follo≈ thσ instruction≤ oε thσ ì áááááááscreen« ááááááá Thσ biographie≤ arσ al∞ storeΣ iε thσ samσ filσ (stories.dbf)« Thσ ì ááááááárecord≤ iε thi≤ filσ havσ jus⌠ tw∩ fields: ááááááá 001 REF:CODE C 4 ááááááá 002 TEXT C 45 ááááááá Thσ REF:COD┼ fielΣ i≤ indexeΣ anΣ thu≤ allow≤ thσ systeφ t∩ rapdil∙ ì áááááááacces≤ thσ stor∙ oµ ß persoε anΣ t∩ distinguisΦ onσ person'≤ stor∙ line≤ ì áááááááfroφ another's. ááááááá3.3.1 Adding or appending to a biographie. ááááááá Thσ systeφ wil∞ thro≈ yo⌡ int∩ appenΣ modσ oε thi≤ storie≤ file« ì áááááááááááááBu⌠ beforσ doinτ s∩ wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ thσ REF:COD┼ oµ thσ persoε ì áááááááááááááconcerned« Bσ surσ t∩ usσ i⌠ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ linσ oµ thσ biographiσ ì áááááááááááááyo⌡ create« Fo≥ subsequen⌠ line≤ thσ "carr∙ onó featurσ wil∞ repea⌠ ì ááááááááááááái⌠ automatically« ááááááááááááá Unfortunatel∙ wheε you'rσ addinτ t∩ ß biographiσ yo⌡ caε onl∙ seσ ì áááááááááááááonσ linσ a⌠ ß timσ (no⌠ exactl∙ ful∞ screeε worΣ processing)« S∩ ì áááááááááááááyo⌡ shoulΣ havσ you≥ thought≤ organiseΣ iε advance« Howeve≥ oncσ ì áááááááááááááentereΣ yo⌡ caε edi⌠ thσ existinτ line≤ iε ful∞ screeε mode« (Seσ ì áááááááááááááthσ followinτ paragrapΦ 3.3.2). .pa è 3.3.2 Editing an existing biographie. ááááááááááááá Thσ systeφ wil∞ thro≈ yo⌡ int∩ browsσ modσ iε thσ storie≤ filσ ì áááááááááááááwitΦ thσ stor∙ line≤ oµ thσ persoε concerneΣ startinτ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ ì áááááááááááááthσ screen« Usinτ thσ browsσ command≤ documenteΣ iε thσ dbaseI╔ ì ááááááááááááámanue∞ yo⌡ caε modif∙ thσ tex⌠ iε thesσ line≤ o≥ deletσ ß linσ ì ááááááááááááácompletely. You cannot however add a new line. ááááááááááááá Some rules: ááááááááááááá Don'⌠ changσ thσ firs⌠ fielΣ oε thσ lef⌠ unles≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ì áááááááááááááááááááádeletσ thσ linσ froφ thσ story« It'≤ thσ REF:CODE. ááááááááááááááááááááT∩ deletσ ß linσ competely¼ changσ thσ REF:COD┼ t∩ blanks« ì ááááááááááááááááááááThesσ blank≤ wil∞ disappea≥ immediatel∙ froφ thσ stor∙ anΣ ì áááááááááááááááááááábrowsσ wil∞ unfortunatel∙ jum≡ t∩ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ file« ì ááááááááááááááááááááYou'l∞ havσ t∩ advancσ forwarΣ t∩ thσ stor∙ you'rσ editinτ ì ááááááááááááááááááááwitΦ thσ ^├ command« M∙ advicσ i≤ t∩ makσ al∞ you≥ othe≥ ì áááááááááááááááááááámodification≤ beforσ yo⌡ deletσ lines. ááááááááááááááááááááThσ line≤ oµ othe≥ people≤ storie≤ caε bσ oε thσ browsσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááscreeε beforσ anΣ afte≥ thσ line≤ oµ thσ persoε yo⌡ arσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááediting« Bσ carefu∞ no⌠ t∩ changσ theφ b∙ mistake. ááááááááááááááááááááWheε you'rσ finished¼ bσ surσ t∩ exi⌠ viß thσ ^╫ commanΣ s∩ ì ááááááááááááááááááááyour changes are written to disk. 3.4 Exploring your genealogy: ááááááá Yo⌡ alway≤ explorσ relativσ t∩ ß famil∙ displayeΣ oε thσ screen« Thu≤ ì áááááááwheε yo⌡ star⌠ up¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ ge⌠ ß famil∙ oε thσ screen« Usσ thσ ╬ o≥ ╥ ì ááááááácommande≤ t∩ d∩ this« Thσ famil∙ displayeΣ alway≤ ha≤ ß centra∞ persoε ì ááááááá(he'≤ iε thσ bo° a⌠ lef⌠ center)« Abovσ hiφ arσ displayeΣ hi≤ parents¼ t∩ ì áááááááhi≤ righ⌠ hi≤ spouse≤ (│ maximum)¼ anΣ belo≈ hi≤ childreε (1╢ maximum)« ì áááááááTherσ i≤ als∩ alway≤ ß sta≥ (*⌐ nex⌠ t∩ onσ oµ thσ name≤ oε thσ screen« ì áááááááWσ cal∞ thi≤ persoε thσ sta≥ person« Thi≤ sta≥ persoε i≤ onσ wh∩ wil∞ bσ ì áááááááthσ subjec⌠ oµ thσ variou≤ command≤ yo⌡ caε execute« ┬ t∩ displa∙ hi≤ ì ááááááábiography¼ ╟ t∩ g∩ displa∙ hi≤ immediatσ family¼ etc. ááááááá You move the star to a new person on the screen via the four keys: ááááááá ááááááá 8 ááááááá 4 6 ááááááá 2 áááááááEacΦ ke∙ move≤ thσ curse≥ iε thσ directioε indicated« Notσ tha⌠ wheε ß ì áááááááne≈ famil∙ i≤ displayeΣ thσ sta≥ i≤ alway≤ pu⌠ oε thσ persoε iε thσ box« ááááááá A≤ aε examplσ oµ climbinτ thσ genealogica∞ tree¼ yo⌡ woulΣ displa∙ ß ì áááááááfamily, then pres≤ thσ ╕ ke∙ t∩ movσ thσ curse≥ t∩ thσ fathe≥ oµ thσ family« ì áááááááTheε pres≤ thσ ╟ ke∙ t∩ g∩ displa∙ thσ famil∙ oµ thσ father« Thσ ne≈ ì áááááááfamil∙ displayeΣ woulΣ havσ thσ fathe≥ froφ thσ firs⌠ famil∙ iε thσ bo° ì áááááááanΣ thσ persoε previousl∙ iε thσ bo° a≤ onσ oµ thσ children« B∙ repeatinτ ì áááááááthesσ step≤ yo⌡ caε continuσ u≡ througΦ thσ generation≤ stoppinτ a⌠ an∙ ìèááááááápoint to display the biography of any people who interest you. ááááááá Notσ tha⌠ therσ arσ fou≥ shor⌠ cu⌠ command≤ tha⌠ eliminatσ havinτ t∩ ì ááááááámove the star to a person and then type G. These commands are: ááááááá (F)ather ááááááá (M)other ááááááá (S)pouse - first only ááááááá (C)hild - oldest only ááááááá These commands display directly the family of the person indicated. .pa è4. Notes 4.1 Disk space requirements CMD and FMT files: 32k áááááááDBF and NDX files: .5k per person áááááááResult: about 100 people on a 95K diskette, ááááááá 320 people on a 195k diskette. ááááááá Thesσ figure≤ werσ calculateΣ baseΣ oε aε averagσ oµ ┤ line≤ oµ ì ááááááááááááááábiograph∙ pe≥ person. 4.2 Execution speed: ááááááá Wheε runninτ oε ß diskettσ systeφ responsσ timσ i≤ ß littlσ slow« Thi≤ ì ááááááái≤ becausσ dbaseI╔ doe≤ no⌠ eveε kee≡ thσ entirσ commanΣ filσ iε memor∙ ì áááááááa⌠ onσ time« Oε ß harΣ disδ i⌠ run≤ ▓ t∩ │ time≤ faster« Oε ß RA═ disδ i⌠ ì áááááááwould probably be like lighting although I have not tried it. 4.3 Known bugs: ááááááá4.3.1 Index problems: ááááááá Iµ yo⌡ makσ al∞ you≥ modification≤ t∩ thσ genealog∙ viß thσ ì áááááááááááááexplorσ program¼ yo⌡ shouldn'⌠ havσ an∙ problem≤ witΦ thσ inde° ì áááááááááááááfiles« Howeve≥ ╔ don'⌠ trus⌠ dbaseI╔ 100Ñ anΣ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ makσ ì ááááááááááááásomσ change≤ directl∙ froφ thσ dbasσ do⌠ (.⌐ prompt« Iε thi≤ casσ ì áááááááááááááo≥ iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ strangσ problems¼ usσ thσ ╔ commanΣ t∩ rebuilΣ ì áááááááááááááal∞ thσ indexes« I⌠ wil∞ als∩ purgσ al∞ record≤ markeΣ fo≥ deletioε ì áááááááááááááand eliminate records with blank REF:CODEs from the stories file. 4.3.2 Too many memory variables: ááááááá ááááááááááááá dbaseI╔ onl∙ allow≤ thσ usσ oµ 6┤ memor∙ variable≤ a⌠ onσ time« ì áááááááááááááIµ yo⌡ havσ ß famil∙ witΦ morσ thaε 1░ childreε displayeΣ oε thσ ì áááááááááááááscreeε yo⌡ ma∙ ge⌠ thi≤ error« There'≤ probabl∙ ß wa∙ arounΣ i⌠ bu⌠ ì áááááááááááááI'φ to∩ laz∙ t∩ fi° it« I⌠ shouldn'⌠ happeε ofteε anΣ i⌠ cause≤ n∩ ì áááááááááááááproblems when it does. 4.3.3 Errors when you (Q)uit: ááááááááááááá Sometime≤ iµ yo⌡ star⌠ u≡ anΣ theε qui⌠ righ⌠ awa∙ withou⌠ havinτ ì ááááááááááááádonσ anything¼ yo⌡ ma∙ ge⌠ ß systa° erro≥ message« Thi≤ becausσ ì ááááááááááááácertaiε memor∙ variable≤ tha⌠ arσ checδed oε exitinτ havσ no⌠ beeε ì áááááááááááááinitialiseΣ sincσ yo⌡ diΣ nothing« Don'⌠ worr∙ i⌠ won'⌠ causσ an∙ ì áááááááááááááharm just hit escape. .pa è5. Files: 5.1 Command files: NAME SIZE FUNCTION áááááááEXPLORE 6 Maiε program« Execute≤ somσ functions« Call≤ suΓ ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááprogram≤ fo≥ others. EXPLORE1 6 Displays a family on the screen. áááááááNEWINDEX 1 Packs files and rebuilds indexes. áááááááNS 4 Allows lookup of people by name. áááááááSTORY 2 Displays biography of a person. 5.2 Format files: NAME SIZE FUNCTION áááááááHELPEXP 2 HELP SCREEN NO 1 áááááááHELPEXP2 2 HELP SCREEN NO 2 áááááááHELPEXP3 2 HELP SCREEN NO 3 áááááááHELPEXP4 2 HELP SCREEN NO 4 áááááááLIST 1 Used when listing people on printer. áááááááGHOST 2 ????? 5.3 Data base files: NAME SIZE FUNCTION áááááááPERSONS ?? CONTAINS THE PEOPLE. áááááááSTORIES ?? CONTAINS THE BIOGRAPHIES. 5.4 Index files: NAME SIZE FUNCTION áááááááFATHER ?? to find all the children of a father. áááááááMOTHER ?? to find all the children of a mother. áááááááNAME ?? to find people by name. áááááááREF ?? to find people by reference number. áááááááSTORYREF ?? to find the lines of a persons biography. 5.5 Miscellaneous files: NAME SIZE FUNCTION áááááááGEN.DOC 20 This manuel ááááááá*.ZIP 12 ZIP work files for FMT files. ááááááá*.ZPR 8 ZIP print files for FMT files. áááááááNotσ tha⌠ thesσ miscellaneou≤ file≤ arσ no⌠ needeΣ oε thσ executioε disk« ì áááááááYo⌡ shoulΣ kee≡ theφ oε anothe≥ diskettσ s∩ you'l∞ havσ morσ spacσ t∩ usσ ì áááááááon your execution diskette. .pa è6. Help screens: The following are copies of the help screens availiable on the system. *** File B:HELPEXP.ZPR *** +-------------------------------------------------+ : E X P L O R E T H E G E N E A L O G Y. : : Valid responses to the ENTER COMMAND: : : : -- TO GET STARTED --- : : N to find someone via his (N)ame. : : R to find someone via his (R)eference No. : : : -- AFTER YOU HAVE A FAMILY DISPLAYED -- : : G (G)o display family of the * person. : : B display the (B)iography of the * person : : F display the family of the (F)ather, : : M or (M)other, : : S or first (S)pouse, : : C or first (C)hild. : : Q to (Q)uit. : : -- TO MOVE THE * TO A NEW PERSON ON SCREEN -- : : 8 these keys move the * in the : : 4 6 direction indicated. : : 2 : : -- YOU MAY NOW TYPE : : : -> one of the above commandes; OR : : -> ? to display next help screen; OR : : -> RETURN key to go back to your family. : : ENTER YOUR COMMAND #COMMAND : *** File B:HELPEXP2.ZPR *** +-------------------------------------------------+ : E X P L O R E T H E G E N E A L O G Y. : : HELP SCREEN No 2. : : -- COMMANDS TO MODIFY YOUR GENEALOGY -- : : E to (E)dit the person at screen center. : : A to (A)dd new people. : : I to rebuild the (I)ndexes after a problm : : L to print a List of people in the genlgy : : Z to communicate with the author's ghost! : : NOTE: It is better to execute these functions : : via the above commands while you are in the : : genealogy program than to do them directly : : from the dbaseII dot (.) prompt. : : This is because when you are in the : : genealogy program, the four indexes are : : always correctly SET and thus you won't : : foul them up. : : : : -- YOU MAY NOW TYPE : : : -> one of the above commands; OR : : -> ? to display the next help screen; OR : : -> RETURN key to go back to your family. : : ENTER YOUR COMMAND #COMMAND : è *** File B:HELPEXP3.ZPR *** +-------------------------------------------------+ : E X P L O R E T H E G E N E A L O G Y. : : HELP SCREEN No 3. : : -- HINTS ABOUT LOADING YOUR GENEALOGY (part 1) : : : : Each person you add must have a unique : : REF:NO. This allows the system to uniquely : : identify each person. When you relate a person : : to others in the genealogy, you use his REF:NO : : to do it. : : For example if person 1000 is the father of : : person 1005, you must put 1000 in the field : : FATHER:REF of person 1005's record. : : To help you keep track of the reference : : numbers of the people in your geneology the L : : command will print a list of all the people and : : their reference numbers. : : : : -- YOU MAY NOW TYPE : : : -> one of the above commands; OR : : -> ? to display the next help screen; OR : : -> RETURN key to go back to your family. : : ENTER YOUR COMMAND #COMMAND : *** File B:HELPEXP4.ZPR *** +-------------------------------------------------+ : E X P L O R E T H E G E N E A L O G Y. : : HELP SCREEN No 4. : : -- HINTS ABOUT LOADING YOUR GENEALOGY (part 2) : : : : Since a person's REF:NO is used to relate : : other people to him, there are a few : : important rules to follow: : : 1. Make sure each person's REF:NO is unique. : : : : 2. Never change a person's REF:NO. : : : : 3. When you add a story for a person, be : : sure to put his REF:NO in the first field : : of each story line. : : : : 4. The format of all date fields is YYYYMMDD : : : : -- YOU MAY NOW TYPE : : : -> any valid command; OR : : -> H to display the first help screen OR : : -> RETURN key to go back to your family. : : ENTER YOUR COMMAND #COMMAND : ááááááá