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Demo Guide
C Y B E R S O F T
14155 Wimbleton Drive
Victorville CA 92392 USA
.. System Requirements
. IBM or COMPATIBLE PC, XT, AT, or PS/2 computer
. IBM MGA/CGA/EGA/VGA/XGA or COMPATIBLE graphics card and monitor
. Any Printer
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. A2Z supports Proprinter, HP, Extended ASCII, and ASCII Print Modes .
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. Sample Applications .
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.. The following applications are representative of simple data base
applications that can be created for home and personal use
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. all entries can be made in upper or lower case .
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. DEMO starts HERE! .
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hit ENTER at Author credit screen
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. view FILES .
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at the File Name? prompt:
enter: help
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. select FILE .
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FIRST, let's access a RECIPE file to demonstrate A2Z's ease of use
enter the NAME of the RECIPE DB to the File Name? prompt:
enter: RECP
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. select PROFILE .
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to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
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. select TASK .
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hit [ENTER] to load FILE task
hit ENTER to open RECORD window
enter: 2
.. hit [ESC] key to exit record
.. hit [ESC] key to exit FILE
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. select TASK .
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use [ARROW KEYS] to select LIST
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit ENTER to move to Keyname
hit '\' to BACK UP
at RECIPE:
enter: CO/BAR (select all RECIPEs containing BAR)
hit END key
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit ENTER to move to Keyname
hit '\' to BACK UP
at RECIPE:
enter: CO/COOKIE (select all RECIPEs containing COOKIE)
hit END key
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. get NEW FILE tape database VDIO .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: VDIO
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
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. let's FIND a title .
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use [ARROW KEYS] to select FIND
hit [ENTER] to load FIND task
hit ENTER to move to Keyname
hit '\' to BACK UP
at TITLE:
enter: CO/JACKS (find TITLE containing JACKS)
hit END key
.. hit [INS] key to access record
.. hit [ESC] key to exit record
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. BROWSE the VIDEO file .
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hit [PgDn] and [PgUp] to browse file
.. hit [ESC] to exit FILE
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. let's LIST all Titles .
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use [ARROW KEYS] to select LIST
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
at REC:
hit END key
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. keep hitting ENTER to list all RECORDS.. .
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. FORM type is LIST, let's change to REPORT format .
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hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit F2 to select FORM
at Form? prompt:
enter: R
hit END key
at REC:
hit END key
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. let's change the list ORDER .
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hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit F3 to select ORDER
at REC:
hit [ENTER]
at TITLE:
enter: 1
at RATING:
enter: 2
hit END key
at REC:
hit END key
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. let's LIST by ACTOR .
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hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit ENTER to move to Keyname
hit '\' to BACK UP
at ACTOR:
enter: CO/MARVIN (select ACTOR containing MARVIN)
hit END key
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. let's LIST by RATING .
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hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
hit ENTER to move to Keyname
hit '\' to BACK UP
at RATING:
enter: **** (select RATING ****)
hit END key
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! NOW here is where A2Z separates itself from the HOME FILERS !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's exercise a RELATIONAL application using 5 FILES:
. ADDR file is a DATA ENTRY file that contains NAMES and ADDRESSES
. ZIP file contains CITY and STATE for a given ZIPCODE and is
used as INPUT by ADDR file to get CITY and STATE
. LABL file is OUTPUT from ADDR and is a MAILING LABEL file
. LETR file is OUTPUT from ADDR and merges MAILING LABEL and
MACRO CONSTANTS to create the VARIABLE portion of letter
. FORM file is a A2Z code editor file which is included
into the LETR file using an @INCLUDE key
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. .
. . . . . . . .. ZIP .
. . .
. .........
. LINK ZIP[C:ZIP] = ZIP
.
......... ......... .........
. . . . @INCLUDE . .
ADDR.COD . . . ADDR . . . . . . . LETR . . . . . . . FORM .
. . . . . .
......... ......... .........
. ROOT LINK REC[C:LETR] = WRITE
.
. .........
. . .
. . . . . . . .. LABL .
. .
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LINK REC[C:LABL] = WRITE
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. get NEW FILE .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: ADDR
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
use [ARROW KEYS] to select COMP
hit [ENTER] to load COMP task
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. Compile ADDR.COD macro .
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at Edit or Compile or Show or Print or Map or Delete or Esc prompt:
hit [ENTER]
at ===> prompt:
hit F1 key [ show help ]
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. keep hitting ENTER to view all HELP screens .
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at ===> prompt:
enter: EDITOR or ED
hit [PgDn] and [PgUp] to browse file
.. hit [ESC] key to exit file
at ===> prompt:
enter: LANGUAGE or LA
hit [PgDn] and [PgUp] to browse file
.. hit [ESC] key to exit file
at ===> prompt:
enter: RUN
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. RUN files CODE and sends to COMPILER .
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. enter NAMES and ADDRESSES .
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use [ARROW KEYS] to select FILE
hit [ENTER] to load FILE task
.. hit [INS] key to ADD a record
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move the update BAR 'DOWN' using 'ENTER' key or v key
move the update BAR 'UP' using ^ key
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. although data entry is shown in CAPS for reasons .
. of clarity, all entries can be made in LOWERCASE .
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with the RED update BAR on:
Last enter: DOE
First enter: JOHN
Mid enter: J
Addr enter: 100 ELM STREET
Zip enter: 92392
City enter: =
.. EQUAL '=' tells A2Z to execute macro ADDR.COD
.. hit [ESC] key to exit record
.. to ADD another record, hit [INS] key
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. an example of how to copy last record data .
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with the RED update BAR on:
Last (hit F1 key
First enter: JANE
Mid (hit F1 key
Addr (hit F1 key
Zip (hit F1 key
City enter: =
.. hit [ESC] key to exit record
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. .
. you may now ADD your own names and addresses .
. .
. NOTE: the ONLY zipcode in ZIP data base is 92392 .
. .
. macro has been coded to enter 'Not Found' .
. in the CITY field if the CITY field is .
. blank or the STATE is blank and ZIPCODE .
. is not found .
. .
. if zip <> 92392, enter CITY and STATE .
. manually. Later in the demo, you may add .
. additional zipcodes to ZIP file. .
. .
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.. to ADD another record, hit [INS] key
.. enter YOUR address data THEN
enter: =
.. if DONE entering data, hit [ESC] to exit RECORD
.. hit [ESC] key to exit FILE
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. let's print LABELS generated from ADDR file .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: LABL
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
use [ARROW KEYS] to select LIST
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
at REC:
hit END key
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. note that labels will print on the SCREEN... .
. to print using forms, hit F2 for FORMS options .
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. let's print MAIL MERGED LETTERS .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: LETR
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
at REC:
hit END key
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. note that letters will print on the SCREEN... .
. to print using forms, hit F2 for FORMS options .
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. to ADD more zipcodes to ZIP database .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: ZIP
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
use [ARROW KEYS] to select FILE
hit [ENTER] to load FILE task
.. hit [INS] key to ADD a record
with the RED update BAR on:
Zip enter: (your zipcode
City enter: (your city
State enter: (your state
Record_Status enter: =
.. EQUAL '=' tells A2Z to execute macro ZIP.COD (STATE = UPPER)
.. hit [ESC] key to exit record
.. to ADD another record, hit [INS] key
.. if DONE entering data, hit [ESC] to exit FILE
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. A2Z is also a world class report generator! .
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.. hit [END] key to specify NEW FILE
to the File Name? prompt:
enter: EXPS
to the Profile Name? prompt:
hit [ENTER]
use [ARROW KEYS] to select LIST
hit [ENTER] to load LIST task
at REC:
hit END key
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. note that EXPENSES FILE is sorted by YR, MO, DY .
. and totaled by breaking at a change in YR and MO .
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CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING A2Z AS YOUR DATA BASE!
.. hit [ESC] key to exit to DOS
.. A2Z Data Base Features
. A Complete System For Storing, Retrieving, And Reporting Data
. Designed For Ease Of Use Yet Possess Sufficient Functionality To
Handle Complex Data Base Operations Where Home Filers Dare Not Thread!
. Provides Online Help In A Graphical Office Environment
. Relational With Root And Link Data Fully Accessible With Data
Relationships Of One To One, One To Many, And Many To One Possible
. Word Processor Files Accessible To The Data Base
. Query By Example Easily Constructs Compound Data Search Arguments
. Qwik-Sort Provides Fast File Indexing For Binary Search
. Data Dictionaries Can Be Readily Modified
. Databases Can Be Readily Resized
. Macro Compiler Compiles Commands Written In A2Z's
Application Programming Language Using The Builtin Editor
. Supports Automatic Date, Day, And Time Update
C Y B E R S O F T
14155 Wimbleton Drive
Victorville CA 92392 USA