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FlexFile Documentation Disk
Ganahl Software, Inc.
Copyright (c) 1991
Thank you for your interest in FlexFile. In order to give you the best
possible information on FlexFile, we have provided the Norton Guides
database (tm) and the on-line documentation file that ship with the
commercial FlexFile package. These two files are compressed into the
self extracting zip file, FlexInfo.exe. In order to view these
documents, copy FlexInfo.exe into a directory of your choosing and type:
C:\SOME_DIR>FlexInfo
The two files mentioned above (and some auxiliary files) will be created
in the same directory into which you put FlexInfo.exe.
The two files, FlexFile.ng and FlexFile.doc, are similar in content.
Although, both files contain the same information, the Norton Guides
database is organized more functionally. If you have (and use) the
Norton Guides then you will probably benefit the most from viewing the
information in this medium. If you do not have the Norton Guides or you
prefer to read the documentation as you would a book, the FlexFile.doc
file should suit your needs.
In either case, if you have further questions regarding FlexFile please
feel free to contact us at the numbers provided below.
The Vconvert.prg is provided as a demonstration of some advanced Clipper
5.01 code which uses FlexFile. Simpler (and often more applicable) code
can be found under individual function examples in the documentation
files. Pay special attention to the three functions V_USE(),
V_REPLACE() and V_RETRIEVE(). These three functions are all you will
need if you are doing nothing more than replacing Clipper's DBT system
with FlexFile.
As a last note, pay special attention to FlexFile's ability to store
Clipper 5.01 multi-dimensional arrays to a field. This feature allows
your DBF records to have "ragged" lengths, a new and very powerful
concept in the DBF arena.
Ganahl Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 4275
Deerfield Beach
Tel: (305) 566-1796
FAX: (305) 566-3517