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║ { SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm) ║
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║ (C) Copyright MCMXCIV RCCO Research Associates ║
║ All Rights Reserved under International Conventions ║
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{ SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm) Documentation
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ To read this documentation on-line most anywhere in the program, press │
│ the <Alt-M> key combination. │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
{ SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm) is an effective and
efficient system of recordkeeping for an individual or professional collec-
tion of Sports Cards materials, such as those from the major card publishers
in any category of athletic competition. The materials are presented and
maintained in an attractive visually-oriented environment. A complete
report and label writer utility provides on-screen and/or printed reports
plus personalized informational packets labels.
Sports Cards records are normally maintained in Catalog Number order, with
sort command options to arrange the collection in order of Player, Category,
Publisher, Team, Date Acquired, or Location.
The user may view entries in either of Form View or Table View formats --
editing, deleting or replacing records in the user's own collection.
Additional records may be appended in any number required (theoretical
limit: 1 billion records). Edits or corrections are easy and quick to
make in either Form or Table View.
On-line documentation is available at the touch of a hot-key selection.
Pop-up calculator and text-search facilities are provided, also via hot-key
choices. Mouse support is provided for scrolling through the data table;
however, a mouse is not necessary to utilize the program.
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An automatic report facility provides attractive on-screen and printed
reports and Packet Labels. A printer selection utility provides for a wide
choice of available printers.
The program is simple to use and offers intuitive features commonly found
in RCCO Research OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) filer applications.
The unregistered copy is not in any way limited as to the usefulness,
capacity, or reporting facilities of the program. Registration will remove
the unregistered reminder notices and provide legal authorization for con-
tinued use of the program after a thirty-day trial period.
Introduction
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After you have had some practice dealing with the data table concept in
{ SportsNexus }, you will find entry and maintenance of the table quite
familiar and simple. Review the initial sample entry to start, add your
own, then delete or edit/overwrite the sample. (The sample entry is not a
complete entry or an actual card; it exists as a placeholder to demonstrate
display format and to provide material for running sample reports.)
The entries in this table are sorted in any of seven ways; they are then
maintained in sort order no matter how you choose to enter new items.
The View/Print Reports window offers the opportunity to preview on-screen
the appearance of the printed report. Again, records may be sorted in any
of seven ways, resulting in an attractive ASCII text report. Print output,
when selected, is sent to the default printer.
The report output includes Cost and Value column fields on Preview and
Printed reports; at the end of reports the totals of the Cost and Value
columns are summarized to give a picture of total investment in the collec-
tion. Only records that have the DATE_SOLD cell blank (ie, " / / ")
will appear in the reports, providing current reports while maintaining
archival records within the collection.
A Packet Labels printing utility is included for the creation of personal-
ized 1 x 3.5" Avery labels showing informational detail and, with program
registration, the user's name.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 3
Easy batch file idea
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You may wish to create a batch file for your batch directory:
┌────────────┐
│ SPORTS.BAT │
└────────────┘
@ECHO OFF
C: (or whatever drive you use)
CD \SPORTSNX
SPORTSNX
Please consult your DOS manual if you are unfamiliar with creating batch
files. The above batch file will make operation of { SportsNexus } easier
for you.
If you have not yet created your batch file and simply want to get right in-
to the program, change to the \SPORTSNX directory and type:
SportsNx<enter>
to begin the { SportsNexus } program.
The main records table
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After the program loads behind the sign-on screen, the user is presented
with a selection of sorting options for the initial presentation of data.
After selecting a sort command option, the primary Table View screen is
shown. In this view, the cells (or fields) are displayed with horizontal
column headers indicating the different cell/field names; a multiple selec-
tion of records (or rows) indicate the different data entries. In Form View
( <Alt-E> or <Alt-N> ), a single data record is shown with the cell struc-
tures available in vertical presentation.
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The selection of cells available for data entry in { SportsNexus } are:
CATALOG_NO
PLAYER
CATEGORY
PUBLISHER
PUB_NO
YEAR
TEAM
SERIES
CONDITION
REMARK
ROOKIE
ERROR
UPDATE
SHORT_PRNT
SPECIAL
SUPER
CLASSIC
RARE
VERY_RARE
DUPLICATE
DISCARD
TO_ACQUIRE
TO_SELL
DATE_ACQ
QTY
COST
VALUE
DATE_SOLD
SALE_AMT
LOCATION
COMMENTS
The cell for CATALOG_NO (Catalog Number) entry is of the type that will
accept either numerical or alphabetic data. A numerical type entry will be
maintained in sort order as long as there are leading zero placeholders (ie,
0001, 0002, 0003, etc.). The alphanumeric format allows one to use any
combination of letters or numbers within the Catalog Number entry, up to and
including eight alphanumeric characters. For example, different areas of
interest may be grouped within the same table simply by prefixing the number
with a letter code. One might begin all Baseball-related cards with
something like "B1001" while Basketball selections may begin with "BK1001"
and Football with "F1001," etc. -- maintaining separation between areas of
interest. Please note that the sort command option for CATEGORY will also
separate the various sports if proper entry is made into that cell (see
below).
Aggregate collections of user-created Sports Cards sets or series may need
to be delineated from commercial releases of such sets. The point here is
that flexibility is provided for creation of codes that will work best for
the user's own collection. (The codes may also have letters appended to the
end of a number, as in "1001B" or "1002BK," etc.)
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So that the sort mechanism of the PLAYER field may be effectively maintained,
the names should be entered in the format:
Clemens, Roger
Griffey, Jr., Ken
That is, the last name is entered first to effect the alphabetical sort.
Other cells upon which sorts are based (PUBLISHER, TEAM, etc.) rely on the
first characters entered in the cell for sorting.
The CATEGORY cell may indicate the type of sport:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Hockey
Croquet
...etc.
You may have as many different types of entries in the Category field as
you may need. We have attempted to best design { SportsNexus } to
accomodate all areas of interest, including the ecclectic.
The YEAR entry should be made in four-digit format; ie, "1957" rather than
just "57." Several of the sort command options require the presence of
four-digit year entries.
In { SportsNexus }, there are several special "check-mark" cells which
simply accept a " √ " entry (implemented with the <F4> key in both Form and
Table Views). These 13 cells are:
ROOKIE
ERROR
UPDATE
SHORT_PRNT
SPECIAL
SUPER
CLASSIC
RARE
VERY_RARE
DUPLICATE
DISCARD
TO_ACQUIRE
TO_SELL
Simply indicate with a check-mark those particular cells that are applicable
for a record entry. To remove a check-mark in a cell, replace it with a
<Space Bar> space rather than using the <Del> key. You may find entry into
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 6
the check-mark cells easier within Form View rather than in Table View, even
though the <F4> key is used for both. (If you attempt to add the check-mark
symbol in the Lockr utility, please note that you must first press <Enter>,
release it, and then press <F4>.)
The DATE_ACQ ("Date Acquired") and COST cells represent the acquisition date,
and price paid, respectively, by the user for the current selection. VALUE
is for recording current market value or other means of valuation.
The DATE_SOLD cell affects the content of on-screen and printed reports.
Only records that have the DATE_SOLD cell blank (ie, " / / ") will appear
in the reports, providing current reports while maintaining archival records
within the collection. The SALE_AMT (Sale Amount) cell is an archival
accounting of the dollar amount received for items sold.
The LOCATION cell is a an alphanumeric entry to indicate the physical
location of the card or set in the user's collection. You may use any
combination of letters and numbers, up to and including six characters.
The COMMENTS cell is of the type that will allow passages of up to 65
characters of comment text to be entered for any record.
The cells in both Form and Table Views are limited in capacity to that which
is shown on the screen. Their function and content should be intuitive and
easy to use.
Moving around
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In general, the <Esc> key or <RightMouse> will either advance the program to
the next screen or back up to the previous level; exceptions are noted on
certain screens, but in general <Esc> or <RightMouse> are the exit keys.
<LeftMouse> is the same as the <Enter> key. Scroll with the mouse or arrow
keys up/down the table, menus, on-screen reports, and when reading this
reference material on-line.
When accessing data in 'Table View' (similar to a spreadsheet image), there
are some special key combinations called QuickJumps. QuickJumps allow you
to move around to the four corners of a table instantly, avoiding lengthy
scrolling with arrow keys or the mouse. The QuickJump keys are:
<Ctrl-PgDn> <Ctrl-PgUp> <Ctrl-End> and <Ctrl-Home>.
(Also, <Ctrl-RightArrow> and <Crtl-LeftArrow> may be used
for panning to the right and left.) Once you observe their function, you
will most likely always use them. Pressing <Esc> or <RightMouse> while in
Table View saves any changes that may have been made and advances you to the
next screen.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 7
To enter edit mode while in Table View, position the highlight on a cell
for entry or edit, press the <Enter> key if you wish to edit current cell
contents (use <RightArrow> or <LeftArrow> to position the text cursor as
needed), or simply begin typing if the cell is empty (to enter new material)
or to overwrite current cell content. In Table View, a blinking cursor
inside of a cell indicates that you are in edit mode. To end edit mode of a
cell and retain any changes, press <Enter>. To discard current cell edits,
press <Esc> while still in edit mode.
Although you may add and/or edit records (entries) in the Table View format,
two special hot-keys provide Form View editing and appending. <Alt-N> will
bring up a blank "form" containing entry cells for all the information in a
single new record, in easy-to-fill-out format. Similarly, the <Alt-E> key
combination will bring up a form view to Edit the item, or record, that you
have positioned the cursor on. Make your new entries or editing changes in
Form View, then press <F10> to Save or <Esc> to reject the changes. (You may
note that <Esc> reacts differently in Form View than it does in Table View;
in Table View, pressing <Esc> automatically saves any changes as it exits.)
Pressing the hot-key combination <Alt-K> in most areas of the program will
bring up the OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) Pocket Calculator for quick math chores.
Press <Alt-M> (for "Manual") to instantly access this help document
(SportsNx.doc).
To enter the check-mark character ( √ ) into one of the special check-
mark cells (see above section for check-mark cell explanation), simply press
<F4> in the cell where the character is needed. This feature is available
in either Table or Form View. (If you attempt to add the check-mark symbol
in the Lockr utility (see below), please note that you must first press
<Enter>, release it, and then press <F4>.)
The current date may entered in the "Date Acquired" or "Date Sold" fields
simply by pressing a hot-key. In Table View, move to the cell requiring the
date, press <Enter>, release it, and then press <F5>. In Form View, move
the highlight to the date cell and simply press <F5>.
From Table View, pressing the hot-key <F6> calls up the special utility
called "Lockr." With this facility, you may "freeze" or lock a field of
your choice into place in the leftmost column. Then, as you pan to the
right and back, the Lockr field remains in constant view. Several edit
facilities normally available in Table View are accessible in Lockr.
Also available in Table View is the "Searchr" facility, called by pressing
the <F2> key. With Searchr, you may search character-type fields (Catalog
Number, Player, Publisher, Comments, etc.) for a word or combinations of
text. For example, if you choose to search the Player field for "roger"
(or "ROGER" or "Roger") you will find a result yielding any find displayed
in a special pop-up table showing the record containing the search text.
After the final match is found, you are returned to the main Table View with
the record highlight on the last match found. If there are no initial
matches to your text search, the main Table View is screen-refreshed and
remains in primary view.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 8
Record deletions in Table View
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Please be aware that when you delete (with the <Del> key) a record (or "row,"
if you are used to spreadsheet terms), it is first "marked" for deletion
(you will see a caption, <Deleted> at the top of the screen). The actual
deletion does NOT OCCUR until you EXIT the table view screen. Also note that
the <Del> key is a "toggle;" that is, if you press <Del> a second time on a
record already marked for deletion you will "undelete" the record.
Any undeletes must be performed prior to exiting the table view screen. As
you exit, any records marked for deletion are permanently removed from the
table. Simply exercise caution when performing record deletes on the table,
which is, in essence, a permanent history table of collection records and
any deleted records are irretrievably lost.
Pressing <Esc> or <RightMouse> saves any changes that may have been made and
exits the current screen. When you next again view the table, the records
you "marked" for deletion are gone.
Viewing/Reporting Selection
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After viewing, adding or editing data records in the { SportsNexus } table,
you may press <Esc> to exit the Table View screen. You are then presented a
mini-menu offering options to View/Print reports/labels, change printers, or
exit the program.
The report/listing is first shown on the screen in wide-access format; that
is, the report is wider than 80 characters and may be scrolled out to the
right in order to view all contained information. Simply use the arrow keys
or mouse. After viewing your data on the screen, press <Esc> to exit the
Print Preview screen; you will then be presented with an option to print the
report; wide reports are printed in compressed mode on the default printer
at the standard printer port LPT1.
The report content for { SportsNexus } contains a pre-defined set of
columns based on a selection of fields from the data table. The columns
include Catalog Number, Player, Category, Publisher, Year, Team, Date
Acquired, Qty, Cost, Value, and Location.
The report output includes the Cost and Value column fields as entries on
the Preview and Printed report; at the end of the report the totals of the
Cost and Value columns are summarized to give a picture of total investment
in the collection. Only records that have the DATE_SOLD cell blank (ie,
" / / ") will appear in the reports, providing current reports while
maintaining archival records within the collection.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 9
Reports may be sorted in order of seven different choices:
Catalog Number
Player
Category
Publisher
Team
Date Acquired
Location
The report shown on the screen will have a resulting text file left in the
current directory; this text file, in standard ASCII format, has the ex-
tension .RPT as report identifier. The prefix part of the file name will
refer briefly to the report selection you had made; this file is overwrit-
ten each time you specify a new version of the report.
The main use of the resulting .RPT files is for users who have desktop
publishing programs and/or Microsoft Windows(tm) who would like to print out
their reports from { SportsNexus } with the unique font and formatting
capabilities contained in those programs. Simply read or import the .RPT
files as standard ASCII text files. For example, in Microsoft Windows(tm)
Notepad, you may simply open the file by specifying the file name (ie,
"SportsNx.RPT") and view/prepare your report as desired. In Ventura
Publisher(tm), Windows(tm) Write, or Microsoft Word for Windows(tm), you
would import the file as standard ASCII text and make your printed presen-
tations from within those programs. Refer to those programs' documentation
for information on formatting columnar text or tables.
If you have no use whatsover for the resulting .RPT file left in your cur-
rent directory, you may safely delete it or leave it there, as desired.
It will recur each time you use the Viewing/Reporting facility, and an
existing .RPT file will be overwritten by any new update. You may also
retain a .RPT file by renaming the prefix part of the file name and storing
it in the directory or on diskette.
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Label Writer
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On the utilities menu is a selection for creating informational/ownership
Packet Labels for the collection.
The Label Writer module is a simple utility allowing you to print up to six-
teen labels at one time based upon information you have entered into the main
records table. The labels print with the following layout and information:
3.5"
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ <Catalog No> <Date Acq> <Cost> │
│ <Player> <Year> │
│ <Publisher> <Publisher No.> │
1" │ From the Collection of: │
│ <Registered user's name> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If the copy of the program is not yet registered, the line containing the
registered user's name will be blank with sufficient space remaining on the
label to write in by hand the owner's name. Upon registration, the name
entered as the registered user will appear on the last line of the labels.
Labels are printed in compressed print mode. You may wish to manually select
letter-quality mode on your printer before printing labels.
The Label Writer is set up for standard 1" x 3.5" labels, such as the widely
available Avery #4145 adhesive pin-feed printer labels. (Laser and ink jet
printer owners may have to improvise a label carrier to hold a vertical strip
of such labels.) Labels may also be "printed to" (displayed on) the screen.
In the Label Writer module itself, you are presented with empty CATALOG_NO
cells, one at a time up to sixteen in number. You may type directly into
the cell the ID number desired, or better yet, press <Enter> in the empty
cell and choose entries from the pop-up PickList. A descriptive verifica-
tion/reminder is provided on-screen, to the right of each entry.
After you have chosen and then confirmed with the <Enter> key one or more
entries (16 maximum) for labels you wish to print, simply press <Esc> in the
next empty cell to move on to the actual printing prompt screen. You will
then have an election to print to the <P>rinter, send to the <S>creen, or
<Q>uit. Make your selection by pressing the appropriate letter key ("P" "S"
or "Q").
If you choose <P>rinter, you will see a prompt asking if the printer is ready
and loaded with 1 x 3.5" labels. Pressing "Y" begins the printing of your
labels. There will be up to five printed lines on each label, provided you
properly entered the information for each entry in the main records table.
The left print margin is 7 characters in compressed mode.
If you choose to "print" to the Screen, you will see the selections shown in
label format on the screen. Choosing the <Q>uit option will leave the Label
Writer utility.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 11
Printer Support
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There is printer support for a variety of printers; select a compatible
printer from the "Select a Different Printer" item on the Utilities Menu to
replace the default printer. If your exact brand and model of printer is not
listed, there should be at least one selection that is a compatible emulation
for your printer; check your own printer's manual for emulation guidelines.
You may wish to manually select letter-quality print style on the printer
itself.
If you elect to use the selection for "Generic Printer," please note that
print size codes will not be sent to your printer. You should then select
manually on the printer itself the compressed mode option for the printing
of reports and labels.
Technical Matters
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{ SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm) will run on DOS-
compatible computers with 512k of memory. All display modes are supported;
although the video was designed on and primarily intended for VGA display,
the program was simultaneously tested on, and modified as needed for, mono-
chrome displays as well as laptop B/W displays in order that contrasts and
prompts be present and visible to all possible users. Special features that
are VGA-only are compensated for in the other displays, with no adverse
effect on program execution.
{ SportsNexus } must be installed on a hard drive. Do not attempt to
install to, or run the program on, a floppy drive.
DOS 3.1 or higher is required. Mouse support is provided, but a mouse is not
required for use of the program.
A disk cache utility used on your system will provide great benefit to run-
ning { SportsNexus }, resulting in marked improvement in speed and effic-
iency throughout the program.
{ SportsNexus } will use expanded memory if it is available on the system,
even if it is only present in a small amount. The presence of expanded
memory, particularly on a 386 or greater computer, significantly enhances
the performance and efficiency of this software, especially as the collection
grows in size.
A variety of printers is supported via a selection on the Utilities Menu.
Popular printers and emulations are provided to the best of our knowledge;
if there is difficulty with any of the printer choice settings, kindly send
us a note regarding this and any possible corrections/additions you may have
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 12
found, if any. Laser printer support is included. The printer must be
connected to LPT1 or you must use a DOS utility (we suggest something like
PC Magazine's LPTPORT.COM) that will direct LPT1 calls to an alternate
address.
It is possible (but unlikely) that index files (*.IX) can, at some point,
become corrupted and you see an error message referring to index files. This
would likely only occur if you had been working in the program and those
files were being updated when there was a power outage (or an equivalent
occurrence). Simply change to the directory where this occurred, and at the
DOS prompt, type:
DEL *.IX
to delete all the index files; the next time you run the program, the index
files will be rebuilt. Do not take the backup .IX files you may have stored
on your daily backup diskettes; they may or may not match the data tables if
the program was performing updating when the corruption occurred.
If you have data tables (*.DB) that become unusable for any reason, copy them
from your daily backup diskettes. Delete any .IX index files as detailed
above and allow the program to rebuild them (the process is very fast and
usually imperceptible to the user). Also, please be aware that data tables
(.DB) can appear to be corrupted to some users, but usually the problem is
with indexes (.IX) that no longer match or are not current with the assoc-
iated .DB table. Try deleting the .IX files as described above before
deciding the .DB tables are bad.
Registration Information
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{ SportsNexus } is licensed and supplied as is, without any warranty. To
the extent permitted under applicable law, RCCO Research Associates disclaims
all warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to this software
program, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any
particular purpose.
In particular, this software program is not guaranteed to prevent or detect
damage to your data or programs. In no event shall RCCO Research Associates
be liable for any claims for lost profits or any damage, including, but not
limited to, special, incidental, consequential or other damage (including,
without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interrup-
tion, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of
the use of or inability to use this RCCO Research Associates product, even if
RCCO Research Associates has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-
quential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
In no case shall RCCO Research Associates's liability exceed the license fees
paid for the right to use the licensed version of the software. The license
agreement and warranty shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the
laws of the state of Tennessee.
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 13
This software program, { SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm),
is protected under the Copyright Laws of the United States of America and all
applicable International Copyright Conventions. Makers and/or users of
illegal or unauthorized copies of the registered version are subject to
prosecution under these laws.
The names { SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm) and
OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) are trademarks of RCCO Research Associates.
The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at
any one time.
You are granted a limited trial period of 30 days to determine whether
or not you wish to register your copy of this software. Registration will
eliminate the unregistered reminder notices and grant the user authorized
continued use of the program. After the trial period, if you wish to
continue using this program you may mail a registration fee of U.S. $15.00
+ $1.00 handling ($2.00 handling non-U.S.) to RCCO Research and receive
authorized registration codes for validating your software to registered
status. (After receiving your registration codes, simply use the
Register.exe program which should be found with the copy you now have).
Check or money order only, please. Tennessee clients please include 8.5%
sales tax on the total amount.
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│ Please consider how unusally low the registration price is for a full, │
│ legal, registered copy of software you may use for many years. │
│ │
│ If one uses the program beyond the liberal trial period, or attempts │
│ to continue using it without purchasing a registered copy, it must be │
│ considered unauthorized use of proprietary authorship and material. │
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Please indicate program name and version number on your order; you may use
the Order.frm file provided in this package or simply send a note or letter
with your name, address and remittance. Your comments on our programs are
welcomed.
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│ *Please* indicate the program name *and* version number on your order; we │
│ *must* have this information in order to send the proper validation codes │
│ for the copy of the software you now have. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
SportsNx.doc { SportsNexus } Documentation Page 14
Register.exe
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The separate executable file called Register.exe supplied with this package
is usable only when you have obtained a valid serial number for this program
directly from RCCO Research. This particular version of Register.exe works
*only* with the current version of *this* software program. The Register.exe
supplied herewith will not work with other RCCO Research programs; other RCCO
Research programs will have their own proprietary versions of Register.exe.
When you receive your serial number information with your registration,
simply change to the directory in which this software is installed and
type:
REGISTER<enter>
Carefully follow the prompts and enter the supplied information, as well as
your name (and optional company name) exactly as shown on your registration
invoice received from RCCO Research. If you enter erroneous numerical infor-
mation into Register.exe, there will be no harm done; simply allow the
Register.exe program to reset itself to the default parameters and run it
again.
Please note, for the benefit of our registered users, that the registration
codes purchased will work with all *minor* update versions of this program.
For example, if your current copy of this program is v1.0, your registration
codes will work with any update containing the *major* version number "1"
(the number before the decimal point); ie, 1.2, 1.5, 1.75, etc. In this
manner, your updates, if any, are at no further cost to you other than the
purchase of an update disk you see in a shareware disk catalog or the down-
load from your favorite BBS. Simply use a backup copy of your own main
records table (.DB; delete the index (.IX) file(s) first) with the update
release and use your 1.x codes to initialize the updated version of the
program with Register.exe.
Any *major* version (the number before the decimal point; ie, 2.x etc.)
change, if any, will be offered to registered users directly by RCCO Research
at significant discount (usually about 50%) from the then current cost of
registration. Please note that we do not plan or foresee frequent major
version changes for this particular program.
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If you have any comments regarding the program { SportsNexus } after (or
with) registration, please send them in writing to:
RCCO Research Associates
P. O. Box 196
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Please include your phone (day & evening) and fax (if any) numbers as well
as your mailing address on ALL written communications. Please indicate the
serial number from your copy of the program as well as your CustID number.
Q. I see the file Order.frm [order form] in my \SPORTSNX directory. How may
I print it out on my printer?
A. To print the registration order form, make sure your printer is on and
ready with at least 2 sheets of paper, change to the \SPORTSNX directory
and at the DOS prompt, type the following:
COPY ORDER.FRM PRN<enter>
Q. How do I insert a new row anywhere within the Table View?
A. In a data table such as found in this program, records (rows) are not
inserted as they might be in a spreadsheet-type program. Rather, new
items are appended to the end of the data table (usually with the <Alt-N>
key combination). The built-in sort mechanisms then effect the proper
on-screen relevant position with the particular sort you may have select-
ed. A similar facility is enabled for printed and on-screen reports.
Q. Sometimes I add an entry to the main records table by QuickJumping to the
bottom of the table and pressing <DownArrow> to provide a new, blank row.
After filling in the information for the different cells, I think the new
record should appear in its proper place in normal sort order. Why does
it stay at the bottom? (It is in the correct place after leaving the
table and then returning at a later time.)
A. Although we suggest using <Alt-N> (Form View) to add a new item, you may
add one in Table View as the question describes. However, in Table View,
additions in this manner will require a screen "refresh" to show the new
entry in its proper position. To refresh a Table View screen after you
finish your new entry, try pressing <PgUp> once or twice to rewrite the
screen; the new record should appear in its proper relative position.
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{ SportsNexus: sports cards collection records }(tm)
(for DOS)
an OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) filer
(C) Copyright MCMXCIV RCCO Research Associates
All Rights Reserved under International Conventions
Product of U.S.A.
RCCO Research Associates
Post Office Box 196
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
37738
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Please consult your favorite shareware source for the availability of current
DOS and Windows versions of programs in the RCCO Research OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm)
series, as well as that of our bestselling flagship program:
{ MONEY & BANKS }(tm), Personal Banking Manager (for DOS).