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A few tips on getting the most out of BIBL...
o If you have several databases, give the one you use most often
a name that sorts first in the list of your databases...that
will cause that database to display first in your selection
pick-list and can be activated by simply pressing RETURN
(or hitting escape).
o Be sure to put a hyphen between terms used in your descriptor
field. BIBL considers anything with a space on either side
of it a 'word' when indexing. BIBL will index up to 8 'words'
in the descriptor field.
o If you have a mouse, you can close this screen by clicking
on the small box in the upper left corner. Clicking on the
'scroll bars' will move through this file. The same is
true for the internal file viewer (V on the Main Menu).
o If you want to sort your database by author (and within
author, by title):
(1) run the BIX output option from the Export menu
(2) use 'make a database' under the Maintenance and
create a new (empty) database.
(3) via ASCII import under Maintenance (Shareware users,
you'll have to use B540IN for this step) import the
BIX file created in step (1) into your new database.
It will be sorted. You can then delete your original
database if desired.
o If you have a REGISTERED version of BIBL, you can store your
databases (the *.DAT and *.IX files) on a drive other than
the one where you keep BIBL.EXE. This makes it easy to use
BIBL on a LAN where you share access to a remote disk drive.
Just create an ASCII file (named BIBLPATH.CFG) that contains
the following line:
DATAPATH=X:\XXXXX where X:\XXXX is the full path name
to where your databases are stored.
o Enter data into your records just as you'd like it to appear
in subsequent export files (e.g., enter Smith, John A. for the
author, not John A. Smith).
o Data is stored in UPPER CASE in the various BIBL index files,
but you may use any case when entering search requests. Your
input is converted to upper case before comparison with the
index is made.
o If you should experience a problem with a particular database,
run the BRX program to rebuild the file.
o You can use the LABELLED OUTPUT option (under EXPORT) to
backup your database and (assuming you have the registered
version) the ASCII Import function to read it back into
your database. Since the labelled output file contains
only the data in each field (not the extra spaces or
the empty fields), the file is often 50% smaller than
your *.DAT file. If you are using the SHAREWARE version,
the standalone utility program B540IN can be used to
read the file back into a BIBL database.
o When you want to transfer records from one database to
another you can use the 'T' (for Transfer) option when
the record you want to move displays. This writes a
copy of the record to the ASCII file, TRANSFER.BIX.
(the BIX extension stands for BIBL Import/eXport).
Each time you press 'T' the record displaying is
ADDED to the TRANSFER.BIX file. When you have put all
the things you want to move into TRANSFER.BIX, use
ASCII Import (on Maintenance Menu of Registered version)
to read these records into another BIBL database.
Tip: If you want to move a lot of records that have
something in common, use the [F]ull search option on the
search menu. Then you can move through the matches by
pressing F or B and transfer the desired records by
pressing T when they display.
o GMUtant OnLine BBS (703) 993-2219 is your source for updates.
o Other BIBL utilities:
BIBL286 - a version of BIBL compiled expressely for
80286/80386 processors.
CD2BIBL - Convert ERIC, PsychInfo, MEDLINE or ABI-INFORM
downloads into BIBL records. Creates a BIX
file suitable for import into BIBL.
B540IN - Read ASCII (*.BIX) files into a BIBL database.
o Any ASCII file named BIBL.HLP can be displayed in place of
this file. Just be sure to create the file using an ASCII
word processor (e.g., a programming editor).