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HELP with commands for DBq
a dBASE file Query / Message System, by Harvey Parisien 1:249/114
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Enter a netmail message to the KEYWORD provided by your SysOp. Enter a
password on the Subject line if required (unsupported at this time).
In the body of the message, you have 2 command types, FILE: and FIND:
which are used as follows:
FILE: database{.dbf} [the extension is optional]
FIND: search text [this is not case sensitive]
[enter .ALL for all records]
This will send a message back to you with the results.
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Alternate commands issued under the FIND: command type:
.LS -or- .LIST STRUCTURE
This returns a file structure for the database in FILE:
.LF -or- .LIST FILES
This returns a list of available database files.
For this command a FILE: entry is not required.
.? -or- .HELP
This returns a message containing this HELP text.
For this command a FILE: entry is not required.
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