JCSM Shareware Collection 1996 September/JCSM Shareware Collection (JCS Distribution) (September 1996).ISO/sports__/scim1.zip/SC.EXE/SCIMHELP.TXT

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<<BROWSE HELP>>

 You can display information for each card in the
 set by selecting the "Next" and/or "Previous"
 pushbuttons.  Select the "PgDn" and "PgUp"
 pushbuttons to skip forward or backward 10 cards.
 If you have defined any of the three optional
 flags, you can also select the corresponding
 pushbuttons at the bottom of the window to mark
 or unmark the currently displayed card with any
 of these flags.  Otherwise, these buttons will be
 dimmed and cannot be selected.

 To select a pushbutton with a mouse, simply click
 on the button. To select a pushbutton from the
 keyboard, you can use the following keys:

         <Alt-N> - Displays the next card in set
         <Alt-P> - Displays the previous card
         <PgDn> - Skips forward 10 cards
         <PgUp> - Skips backward 10 cards

 To toggle any of the optional flags, press the
 TAB key repeatedly until the correct button is
 highlighted and then press ENTER.

 As each card is selected, S.C.I.M. will show the
 name and number of the card as well as the values
 and quantities for each card grade.  The box in
 the upper right portion of the window shows which
 of the flags apply to the card.  The check boxes
 in this area are for display only and cannot be
 selected.

 You can also use the menu bar at the top of the
 screen to search, edit, and report on this set.

<<EXIT SET>>

 Select "Ok" to exit this set.  Any changes that
 you have made to quantities, names, flags, and
 card values will be lost.  Select "Cancel" to
 continue editing the current set.

<<SNGLREP HELP>>

 Reports may be formatted to your specifications.
 Some options may not apply to the report that
 you have selected.  Each formatting option is
 described below:

 Range of Cards - Specify a range of card numbers
 to include in the report.  The second number must
 be greater than or equal to the first number.

 Minimum Value - Any card with a mint card value
 lower than the value specified here will not be
 included in the report.

 Maximum Value - Any card with a mint card value
 greater than the value specified here will not be
 included in the report.  Leave this field set to
 $ 0.00 if there is to be no upper limit.

 Only <FLAG1,2,3> - You can designate up to 3
 flags to meet your own needs.  These check boxes
 let you create a report that shows only the cards
 that are marked with any or all of these flags.
 If any of the flags are unused, the corresponding
 check box is dimmed and cannot be selected.

 Sort By - Reports may be sorted by card number,
 name, or value.  Indicate how the report is to be
 sorted by selecting the radio button next to your
 preference.  You can also sort reports in either
 ascending or descending sequence.  Select the UP
 arrow to sort in ascending order or the DOWN
 arrow to sort in descending order.

 Show Values - Select this check box if you want
 the report to show the value of each grade for
 each card.

 Show Quantities - Select this check box if you
 want the report to show quantities for each card.

 Printer/Screen/Disk - Select the device for this
 report.

<<NO HELP>>

 No help is available for this topic.

<<MULTREP HELP>>

 Reports may be formatted to your specifications.
 Some options may not apply to the report that
 you have selected.  Each formatting option is
 described below:

 Range of Years - Enter a range of years that will
 be covered by the report.  The second year can be
 no earlier than the first year.

 Minimum Value - Any card with a mint card value
 lower than the value specified here will not
 appear on this report.

 Maximum Value - Any card with a mint card value
 greater than the value specified here will not
 appear on the report.   Leave this field set to
 $ 0.00 if you want there to be no upper limit.

 Only <FLAG1,2,3> - You can designate up to 3
 flags to meet your own needs.  These check boxes
 let you create a report that shows only the cards
 that are marked with any or all of these flags.
 If any of the flags are unused, the corresponding
 check box is dimmed and cannot be selected.

 Show Values - Select this check box if you want
 to show the value of each grade of each card.

 Show Quantities - Select this check box if you
 want the report to show quantities for each card.

 Sort By - The cards within each set may be sorted
 by card number, name, or value.  Indicate how the
 report is to be sorted by selecting the radio
 button next to your preference.  You can also
 sort reports in ascending or descending sequence.
 Select the UP arrow to sort in ascending order or
 the DOWN arrow to sort in descending order.

 Include - A report can contain any combination of
 baseball, football, and basketball cards.  You
 can indicate the sports to be included in the
 report by selecting the appropriate check boxes.

 Printer or Disk - Select the device for this
 report.

<<VALIDYEAR HELP>>

 Enter a valid range of years to be covered by the
 report.  The second year must be no earlier than
 the first year.

<<VALIDTYPE HELP>>

 You must select at least one sport to be included
 in the report.

<<NOTLOGGED HELP>>

 Before using a custom set that was not created
 within the system, you must inform the program of
 the new set by selecting the "Log a Custom Set"
 option of the Sets menu.

<<CUSTOMSET HELP>>

 Enter the name of a custom set.  If this set has
 already been created, it will be loaded so that
 you can access it as you would any other.  You
 can also select a set from the list box.

 If you want to create a new set, enter the name
 that you will use for the set.  This name must be
 a valid DOS filename.

<<BADCREATE HELP>>

 S.C.I.M. was not able to create this custom set.
 The most likely cause for this error is that you
 selected an invalid name for the new set.  The
 name of each custom set must be a valid DOS
 filename.

<<SETTOLOG HELP>>

 You can use this option to automatically add
 additional custom sets without having to manually
 enter the data for each card in the sets.  Simply
 enter the filename and select the "Ok" button.
 The program will then check the data directory to
 ensure that the file exists.  If the file exists,
 it will be automatically logged into the system.
 You can then access the set as you would any
 custom set.

<<PLAYERREP HELP>>

 This report shows the year, brand, quantities for
 each grade, and the total value for the card that
 you specify.  Enter the following fields:

 Player - Use this field to specify the card name.
 This name must precisely match the name of the
 card as it appears in a given set.

 Range of Years - Enter a range of years that will
 be covered by the report.  The second year can be
 no earlier than the first year.

 Lastly, select a radio button to indicate which
 sport the report is to cover.  This report can
 only be directed to the printer.

<<VALIDCRD HELP>>

 You must enter a beginning and ending card number
 for the report.  The beginning number must be no
 greater than the ending number.

<<VALIDVAL HELP>>

 You can enter a minimum and/or maximum card value
 for this report.  Any card with a mint card value
 lower than the specified minimum value or greater
 than the specified maximum value will not appear
 on the report.  Leave the maximum value field set
 to $0.00 if you want there to be no upper limit.

<<GETSET HELP>>

 Specify the year, brand, and sport of the set
 that you will use.  Choose the sport by selecting
 the radio button next to your preference.  You
 can type the year and brand directly into the
 appropriate entry fields or make a selection from
 the list boxes (A list box may be activated by
 pressing the TAB key repeatedly or with a single
 mouse click).

 You can select sets other than those included
 with S.C.I.M. by selecting "*** CUSTOM SET ***"
 from the list box on the right portion of the
 screen.  Any year that you have entered will then
 be ignored.

<<FILECHOI HELP>>

 Select the check box for each brand that you want
 to include in the report.  Only those brands that
 match the sport(s) that you chose will actually
 be included.

<<VALIDSETS HELP>>

 Select the check box for each brand that you want
 to include in the report.  Only those brands that
 match the sport(s) that you chose will actually
 be included.  You must select at least one brand.

<<NOFILES HELP>>

 No valid data files were found in your data
 directory.  The most likely cause of this error
 is that an incorrect data directory was entered
 in the "Change Configuration" function.

<<NUMSEARCH HELP>>

 Enter the number of a card that you want to find.
 If an exact match is found, data for this card
 will be displayed.

<<NAMESRCH HELP>>

 Enter a search string.  When the program finds
 the next card name containing this string, it
 will display the data for that card.  It is not
 necessary for an exact match to exist - any card
 containing the search string will be displayed.

<<MQUERASC HELP>>

 Select "Ok" to create an ASCII file in your data
 directory.  This file will have the same name as
 the data file for the current set, but with a
 ".FIL" extension.

<<MNAME HELP>>

 Enter a new name for the currently displayed card
 or select "Cancel" to continue without changing
 the card name.

<<PRSCREEN HELP>>

 Enter a new mint card value for the currently
 displayed card or select "Cancel" to continue
 without changing the current value.  Values for
 the other grades will be updated automatically.

<<NUMSCR HELP>>

 You can change the quantity for any or all grades
 in either of two ways.  You can simply enter the
 new quantity directly.  Or, you can use the gray
 plus (+) and gray minus (-) keys to increase and
 decrease the currently selected quantity.

<<CUSTDELDEF HELP>>

 Use this function to delete a custom set.  Type
 the name of the set to be deleted directly into
 the entry field or select the set from the list
 box.  Once a set is deleted, all information for
 that set is lost and cannot be recalled.

<<GRADREP HELP>>

 Reports may be formatted to your specifications.
 Each formatting option is described below:

 Range of Cards - Specify a range of card numbers
 to include in the report.  The second number must
 be greater than or equal to the first number.

 List - For the Card Grade Report, you must also
 choose a card grade to be covered by the report
 by selecting the appropriate radio button.

 Sort By - Reports may be sorted by card number,
 name, or value.  Indicate how the report is to be
 sorted by selecting the radio button next to your
 preference.  You can also sort reports in either
 ascending or descending sequence.  Select the UP
 arrow to sort in ascending order or the DOWN
 arrow to sort in descending order.

 Only <FLAG1,2,3> - You can designate up to 3
 flags to meet your own needs.  These check boxes
 let you create a report that shows only the cards
 that are marked with any or all of these flags.
 If any of the flags are unused, the corresponding
 check box is dimmed and cannot be selected.

 Printer/Screen/Disk - Select the device for this
 report.

<<GRADMULT HELP>>

 Reports may be formatted to your specifications.
 Each formatting option is described below:

 Range of Years - Enter a range of years that will
 be covered by the report.  The second year can be
 no earlier than the first year.

 Include - A report can contain any combination of
 baseball, football, and basketball cards.  You
 can indicate the sports to be included in the
 report by selecting the appropriate check boxes.

 Only <FLAG1,2,3> - You can designate up to 3
 flags to meet your own needs.  These check boxes
 let you create a report that shows only the cards
 that are marked with any or all of these flags.
 If any of the flags are unused, the corresponding
 check box is dimmed and cannot be selected.

 List - For the Card Grade Report, you must also
 choose a card grade to be covered by the report
 by selecting the appropriate radio button.

 Sort By - The cards within each set may be sorted
 by card number, name, or value.  Indicate how the
 report is to be sorted by selecting the radio
 button next to your preference.  You can also
 sort reports in ascending or descending sequence.
 Select the UP arrow to sort in ascending order or
 the DOWN arrow to sort in descending order.

 Printer or Disk - Select the device for this
 report.

<<PERSCREE HELP>>

 S.C.I.M. uses values for six card grades.  For a
 given card, however, only the mint card value is
 of any significance in itself.  Each set assigns
 a specific percentage of this value to each of
 the remaining grades.

 You can use this window to make changes for any
 or all card grades.  If you do make changes, all
 card values for this set will be determined by
 the newly entered percentages.

<<SELECTDEF HELP>>

 This function lets you easily identify any card
 whose mint value matches or exceeds a specified
 value, or those marked as rookie or special
 cards.  There is also an option to actually add
 these cards to your collection.  You can enter
 the following fields:

 Minimum Value - The program will select all cards
 with a mint card value equal to or greater than
 the value entered here.  You can leave this field
 set at 0.00 if you want to identify only rookie
 and/or special cards.

 Keep Rookie Cards - Select this check box if you
 want S.C.I.M. to identify each rookie card for
 you.

 Keep Special Cards - Select this check box if you
 want S.C.I.M. to identify each special card for
 you.

 Change Quantities - If you select this check box,
 the "Change Quantity" window is opened each time
 a matching card is found so that you can add the
 card to your collection.

 Card Number - After specifying the appropriate
 criteria, you can enter each card number in this
 field.

 As you enter each card number, the card name and
 mint value are displayed in the box at the right
 of the window.  For each matching card, the
 program displays the message "Keep This Card"
 unless you have selected the "Change Quantities"
 check box.  If you have selected the "Change
 Quantities" box, another window is opened so that
 you can add the card to your collection as
 described for the "Change Quantity" function.

<<CONFIG HELP>>

 You will need to use this function at least once
 when first installing the program.  Thereafter,
 you can use this function as often as needed to
 change any of the specified data.  Enter each of
 the following fields:

   Data Drive and Path - Specify the disk drive
   and the path to the directory that will contain
   your data files.  This entry must contain a
   single drive letter and a colon followed by a
   valid, absolute DOS path.  That is, this path
   must already exist and must begin and end with
   a backslash (\).

   Flag <1,2,3> Name:You can use as many as 3
   flags to identify cards that are important to
   you in some way (This is in addition to those
   cards marked as Rookie, Special, or Common
   cards).  Use these fields to specify the titles
   that you will use to identify these cards.  You
   will then be able to create reports listing
   only those cards marked with these flags.

   Compress/Normal Print:You can use these fields
   to specify the control sequences that switch
   compress print mode on and off.  Each sequence
   may include up to five decimal ASCII codes.
   Most printers will not use all of the spaces.
   You can leave the leftover spaces set to zero.

 You can also select the "Colors" pushbutton to
 change the screen colors.  Some color schemes may
 only be suitable for EGA/VGA displays.  If your
 system does not conform to these standards, you
 will have to select one of the remaining schemes.

<<BADPATH HELP>>

 An invalid data directory was entered.  The entry
 must contain a single drive letter and a colon
 followed by a valid, absolute DOS path.  That is,
 the path must already exist and must begin and
 end with a backslash (\).

<<PULLDOWN HELP>>

 The menu bar allows you to activate most of the
 program's functions.  This feature will operate
 differently, depending on whether you use a mouse
 or your keyboard.  To use the menu bar with a
 mouse:

   1. Place the mouse pointer on any menu bar item
   and CLICK to select the menu box for that item.

   2. Place the mouse pointer on the function that
   you want to activate and CLICK to execute that
   function.

 To use the menu bar with the keyboard:

   1. Activate any menu box by pressing the ALT
   key in combination with the first letter of any
   menu bar item.  For example, you would activate
   the "Reports" menu box by pressing <ALT-R>.

   2. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to position
   the highlight bar over the desired menu item
   and press ENTER to execute that function.  You
   can also execute the function by pressing the
   menu item's highlighted letter.  Use the LEFT
   and RIGHT arrow keys to move from one menu box
   to another.

 After you make a selection from a menu box, a
 program window will usually be opened.  You will
 then still be able to activate the menu bar, but
 all menu items except for the "Help" item will
 usually be disabled.