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Information about “FORMS MANAGER DEMO”
File Descriptions:
DEMO BAT Batch file to start demo
DEMO1 CAL Demo data file.
DEMO1 DAT Demo data file.
DEMO1 IX Demo data file.
DEMO2 CAL Demo data file.
DEMO2 DAT Demo data file.
DEMODFM EXE Main program
DEMOEX1 FM Demo form.
DEMOEX2 FM Demo form.
DEMOFED EXE Demo of program.
DEMOX FM Demo form.
DFM HLP Help file.
KBDDFM TXT Information text file.
KBDFED TXT Information text file.
ORDER FM Order form
XXXAUTOF DAT Data file.
XXXPAD FM Sample form.
XYZ FM Sample form.
CRC.TXT
PC-SIG Disk No. #75, version v1
The following is a list of the file checksums which should be produced by
the CRCK4 program on disk #9 (and others). If the CRC numbers do not match
you may have a bad file. To use type: CRCK4 <filespec>
CRCK4 output for this disk:
CRCK ver 4.2B (MS DOS VERSION )
CTL-S pauses, CTL-C aborts
--> FILE: ORDER .FM CRC = 73 9D
--> FILE: XYZ .FM CRC = 8E 21
--> FILE: XXXPAD .FM CRC = AC D4
--> FILE: DEMOEX2 .FM CRC = 12 7F
--> FILE: DEMOX .FM CRC = 2E 5D
--> FILE: DEMOEX1 .FM CRC = 75 4F
--> FILE: XXXAUTOF.DAT CRC = 00 00
--> FILE: DEMO1 .DAT CRC = 83 BC
--> FILE: DEMO2 .DAT CRC = EC FF
--> FILE: DEMO1 .CAL CRC = 00 00
--> FILE: DEMO2 .CAL CRC = 00 00
--> FILE: DEMO1 .IX CRC = C2 5C
--> FILE: DEMO .BAT CRC = 2E D0
--> FILE: KBDFED .TXT CRC = FF D7
--> FILE: KBDDFM .TXT CRC = 76 82
--> FILE: DEMOFED .EXE CRC = B8 7F
--> FILE: DEMODFM .EXE CRC = 97 64
--> FILE: DFM .HLP CRC = 29 65
---------------------> SUM OF CRCS = B6 45
DONE
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KBDDFM.TXT
&@05
@!05"45,01,34,16
Here is our form again...now
displayed with the attribute
characters we specified and
we can begin filling in the
fields. Pressing the cursor
move keys causes us to jump
from field to field. Typing
character keys causes data
to be entered in the current
field. Note the line at the
bottom which shows status
(this line may be turned off
if you prefer). So let's
create some records... as
usual, I'll do the typing.
"
!15#
Jane Doe{dn}Huge Computers{dn}111 Southwest Northeast St{dn}{dn}{dn}95000{dn}
777-9999{dn}
"45,01,34,05
We filled in the blanks.
Note that we didn't need to
type ^5San Jose^1 or ^5CA^1 since
they were default entries.
"
!07#
"45,01,34,21
You may have noticed that
it took a while to enter
the first two fields. That
was because those fields
were defined as ^5keyed^1 when
the data file was created
with ^5Data File Create^1.
^5Keyed^1 fields are useful
as your file gets larger,
since they save much time
during searches and report
generation. However, the
first time you enter data
in record 1 of a keyed
field, we must create an
index file. After record
1, you probably won't notice
any difference between ^5keyed^1
and ^5non-keyed^1 fields
(except during searches).
"
!07#
"45,01,34,03
We now press F5 to create
the next record...
"
!05#
{F5}
"45,01,34,06
A brand new screen with
blanks. Note that at the
bottom it says Record 2 of 2.
We could create up to 32,767
records.
"
!07#
John Doe{dn}Small Computers
{dn}2200 Small Street{dn}
{dn}{dn}95111{dn}(408) 777-8888{dn}
@!05{F5}
George Smith{dn}Joes Computers{dn}1900 Happy Street{dn}{dn}{dn}33333{dn}
777-7777{dn}
@!05{F5}
Able Baker{dn}Breads and Such{dn}333 Yeast Road{dn}{dn}{dn}6666{dn}
(408) 773-7777{dn}
@!05{F5}
Zeti Zimmerman{dn}Zeegers Creepers{dn}777 Haleluya Avenue{dn}{dn}{dn}66666{dn}
(415) 999-9999{dn}
@!05
"45,01,34,09
Now that we have created 5
records, let me show you
the variety of ways there
are to ^5search^1 for data.
First we can search for a
string, ^5anywhere in any
field of any record^1.
We start by pressing F9.
"
!07#
{F9}@!!!!!!05able
"45,01,34,04
We are going to look for
the record which contains
^5able^1.
"
!07#{cr}
"45,01,34,05
Note that it was found in
record 4, and the cursor is
placed in the field it was
found in.
"
!07#
"45,01,34,12
We could also limit the search
for a string to a ^5single^1
^5field^1.
Yet another way of searching
is sequentially stepping
through the records. If we
place the cursor on a ^5keyed^1
field and press F3, we will
find the ^5next^1 record in
alphabetic order. F4 will
find the ^5previous^1 record.
"
!10#
"45,01,34,06
Allow me to demonstrate.
The current field is ^5keyed^1.
Each time you hit a key, I
will press F3 to find the
next record...
"
!07#
{F3}@!03
{F3}@!03
{F3}@!03
{F3}
"45,01,34,04
OK. Now we will step
backwards by pressing the
F4 key...
"
!07#
{F4}@!03
{F4}@!03
{F4}@!03
{F4}
"45,01,34,16
You could also find the
first record or the last
record by pressing the
ALT-6 and ALT-7 keys
respectively.
If the cursor is not on
a ^5keyed^1 field and you
press F3 or F4, you will
be presented with the
previous or next record
numerically (ie. if you
are in record 1 and you
press F3, you will go to
record 2).
"
!15#
{A1}y
"00,01,50,07
That's about all I can show you with such a
simple form. We will now progress to a more
complex example to demonstrate the math
calculation capabilities...
While we are here, take a second to look at
the main ^5Data File Manager^1 menu options.
"
!12
1demoz.dat{cr}
"45,01,34,08
Take a few moments to study
this form. It demonstrates
many of the powerful data
entry features of ^4Data File^1
^4Manager^1. Hit a key and
I'll get this box out of
your way...
"
!10#
@!15
"00,00,44,10
Notice the Date and Time fields were
defined as ^4Auto-Date^1 and ^4Auto-Time^1
so they will be updated to current date
and time whenever the page is displayed.
Also, ^4Data File Manager^1 will make
sure you don't enter the wrong data in
a field. Look what happens when we type
a character in the ^3price^1 field...
"
!20#
{cr}{cr}{cr}{cr}{cr}{cr}
{cr}{cr}{cr}{cr}{cr}a
"00,01,44,05
That happened because we defined the
price field to be ^3numeric only^1. How
about if we type a value of 100 in the
^3qty^1 field...
"
!10#
{F0}89.95{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}100{pd}
"00,01,44,05
Again, ^4Data File Manager^1 won't let
you do that because that field was
defined to only allow numbers from 1 to
99... we meant that to be a 10.
"
!10#{F0}10{cr}
"00,00,44,05
Note the bottom status line shows you
the Page number and record number.
We are on page 1. To see the next
page you can press PgDn...
"
!07#{pd}
"45,01,34,03
Pressing PgUp takes us back
one page...
"
!07#{pu}
"45,01,34,04
Let's get rid of the bottom
status line now so we can
see what is behind it...
"
!05#{F6}@!05
"00,00,79,23
Well that was fun, but the real reason we are here is to show you the
way ^4FormManager^1 does calculations. Instead of forcing you to wait
until report time to see the results of calculations, ^5Data File Manager^1
works more like a spreadsheet, performing pre-defined calculations when
you press F2.
You define the calculations to take place with ^3assignment^1 statements,
much like you would in a high level language like BASIC or PASCAL. The
calculation language was designed to allow general expressions almost
everywhere, making it a very powerful tool. We can't begin to describe
the full power of the calculation facility, but hopefully a small example
will get you started ...
Before we begin though, you need to understand what ^3field arrays^1 are.
When the current form was created with ^5Forms Editor^1, the Prod. No.,
Description, Qty, Price, and Total fields were all defined as ^3field^1
^3arrays^1. That is, each field in a given column has the same name, but
a different ^3field index number^1. Line 1 is index number 1, etc.
So to refer to line 2 of the field array ^4total^1, we would use the
expression ^4total[2]^1.
"
!20#
"00,01,34,11
Consider the current page.
We would like ^4Data File^1
^4Manager^1 to calculate the
Total and Amount Due values
for us. To do this, we must
define 2 equations using the
field names (note: if you
forgot the field names, you
could press ALT-n to get a
list of field names).
"
!10#
"00,01,34,04
If you are ready, let's go
ahead and edit the formula we
want to perform...
"
!07#{F8}
"30,12,49,05
We are now in the Formula Editor. Pressing
the up and down arrow keys causes us to jump
from line to line. Let's type in a formula
to calculate the ^5total^1 column values.
"
!!10
total[1] = qty[1] * price[1]{dn}
"30,12,49,08
This statement will put the value of ^4qty[1]^1
times ^4price[1]^1 into the field ^4total[1]^1. But
what about the other 5 lines? Well, we could
type the same statement on the next 5 lines
and change the numbers, but that seems too
boring... that is why the ^5Data File Manager^1
has the ^4$do^1 statment and ^4scratch variables^1.
"
!!10
"30,12,49,08
The single letters ^4a-z^1 may be used as scratch
variables. This is useful for breaking up
large expressions (by assigning intermediate
values to scratch variables). It is also
nice to have scratch variables for the
$do statement.
"
!!10
{up}$do(a, 1, 6): total[a] = qty[a] * price[a]{dn}
"30,12,49,08
Note we have now replaced our statement with
a $do statement. This says "execute the
following statement, assigning the value of
'1' to scratch variable ^4a^1 the first time,
'2' the second time, ..., and '6' the last
time. Thus the value of total[1] through
total[6] will be filled.
"
!!10
"30,12,49,08
We also want to assign a value to the field
named ^4due^1. This is easy, since we just
want the sum of the ^5field array^1 named total.
We use the ^4sum^1 function for this.
Note: we could have used a $do statement, but
using functions tends to be faster...
"
!!10
due = sum(total[1..*]);{dn}
"30,12,49,09
The ^4total[1..*]^1 is what we call a ^5range^1
specification. This says sum ^5field index
numbers^1 1 till the highest that exists for
that field name (in this case, 6).
OK. We have defined our equations. Let's
save the formula file and return to the data
entry screen.
"
!!10
{A1}
"00,01,34,05
It won't actually ^3do^1 the
calculation until we press
the F2 key... ready when you
are...
"
!07#{F2}
"00,01,34,05
If you just want to do a
quick calculation, you can use
the calculator function by
pressing the F7 key...
"
!05#{F7}
"00,01,34,06
We can now enter any general
expression and the result will
be displayed. We can even
invoke functions...
Here is a simple one...
"
!!!!!05#33^4+5@!!!!!05{cr}
"00,01,34,02
Here is a more complex one...
"
!!!!!05#((2+3)*max(total[1..*]))@!!!!!05{cr}@!!!!!05
"00,01,34,04
As you can see, it is OK to
use functions in calculator
mode.
"
!!!!!05#{cr}
"00,00,79,24
The power of the math portion of ^4FormManager^1 can only be light touched
here. Refer to Appendix A of the manual for a complete description of
its features and use, plus more examples.
To summarize the math calculation features:
Enter formulas in scientific notation (not reverse polish)
Built-in variables
@crec - current record number
@date - current date
@time - current time
Scratch variables
$do, $if, $goto, $skip, $error, and $exit statements
General expressions can be used anywhere
Control calculation order with parenthesis
Large number of built-in functions:
abs sign trunc round frac mod
sqr sqrt exp ln log
sin arcsin cos arccos tang arctan
max min mean std median
sum mult
"
!20
"00,00,79,24
As you have seen, the ^4Data File Manager^1 is a very powerful interactive
tool. Again, we could not describe all the features but we hope you were
able to understand how its power could be applied to your needs.
Feature Summary:
Data validation and range checking
^5Fill-in-the-blank^1 data entry
Function keys for current date and time
Auto-date and Auto-time fields
Display-only fields (to be filled by calculations)
Variety of search methods
B-tree field indexing on up to 10 fields
Full function calculator mode
Edit and display formulas
Interactive math calculation
Print field data on pre-printed forms
On-line HELP function
"
!20
"00,00,79,24
Once you have created some data, ^4Data File Print^1 can be used to print
selected fields from each record (for example, mailing list applications).
Optional programs to go with ^4FormManager^1 will be available soon.
The following is a partial list:
^4FormManager:Report^1
Multiple selection criteria
Sorting on up to 10 fields
Full report formating capabilities
^4FormManager:Utilities^1
BASIC sub-program interface to retrieve field values
Data transfer capability for VisiCalc data files
We hope you have enjoyed our demo. If you would like to order ^4FormManager^1,
please contact:
Alamo Electronic Components, Inc.
San Jose, California
(408) 578-1490
"
!30
KBDFED.TXT
{Ac}&{Ac}"00,00,79,24
Welcome to the World of ^4FormManager^1
A remarkable tool to help you automate your paper office.
^3What is it?^1
^5FormManager^1 is an integrated software package that allows you to design
forms interactively on the screen. The forms can match your paper forms
exactly, or be arranged any way you wish.
Once you have defined your form, it will be used as a template for data
^3entry^1, ^3retrieval^1, ^3update^1, and ^3calculation^1. Of course you can also print
the data, either to normal paper or pre-printed forms.
^5FormManager^1 is actually a collection of the following components:
^4Forms Editor ^1 -- To design forms
^4Data File Create ^1 -- To create/re-organize data files
^4Data File Manager^1 -- For data entry, retrieval, and calculation
^4Data File Print ^1 -- To print selected records
"
20
"00,00,79,24
^3What can you do with it?^1
^5FormManager^1 allows you to define your application needs quickly ...
without any programming effort, and without the constraint of column and
row format. Because of it's flexibility, there is a wide variety of
functions it can help automate.
Typical uses include:
Customer lists
Inventory tracking
Sales orders
Budgeting
Expense report
Home financing
In general, most anything you currently do on paper forms can be easily
defined and done with ^5FormManager^1, with greater accuracy, efficiency,
and usefulness.
But enough of this.
Let me show you how easy it is to create a form...
"
20#
{hm}Let's begin by creating a box...
{hm}{dn}{dn}{dn}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F3}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}
{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}{F6}
"00,16,51,05
That was easy enough, but generally we like to
put things ^5into^1 boxes. In this case, we would
like to define some fields to contain peoples
names, addresses, and phone numbers.
"
07
{hm} {hm}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}
{dn}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri} Name:{dn}{dn}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}Address:{dn}{dn}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}City: State: Zip:{ri}{ri}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{dn}{dn}Phone Number:
"00,16,54,07
Oops... I got this far and just remembered that
I would also like to keep the ^5company name^1. But
it sure would be nice if that were located under
the name of the person. That's no big problem
with ^5FormManager^1, since we can easily move
and copy blocks of text in the form...
"
08
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{up}{up}{up}{up}{le}{F3}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}{up}{up}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{F7}{F0}{up}{up}{up}{up}{up}{up}Company:
"00,16,54,07
Now we would like to define the location and
attributes of the ^4input fields^1, that is, where
we will actually be entering data. We do this
by first defining where the field is, and then
defining the attributes by filling in the blanks
in a prompting window... as follows...
"
08
{up}{up}{le}{le}
{F3}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}@02{F5}name{dn}{dn}0{dn}
{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}5
"61,01,18,14
We have now
defined a
field named
^4name^1 which
is alphabetic
only, and
which will be
underlined
when used by
the Data File
Manager (we
will get to
that later).
"
10
{F2}
"00,20,54,03
Note the ^5⌂^1 character shows where an input field
has been defined...
"
03
"00,16,54,08
Now we need to define each of the other fields
we would like to have. As you saw before, we
define what type of data the field will contain
and what the valid range of values are (so the
DataFileManager can check input). You also can
give a default value, and specify the display
attributes (eg. ^5bright^1, ^2blinking^1, etc.).
"
08#
"00,20,54,03
Let's define the rest of the fields... this
won't take too long...
"
04
{dn}{dn}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{F3}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}~01{F5}company{dn}{dn}0~01{F2}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{dn}{dn}
{F3}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{F4}~01{F5}address{dn}{dn}1{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}2~01{F2}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{dn}{dn}{F3}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}~01{F5}
city{dn}{dn}0{dn}San Jose{dn}y
"61,01,18,12
Note that we
have defined
a default
value for this
field, and we
asked for the
default to be
displayed when
the Data File
Manager is
run.
"
08
{F2}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F3}
{ri}{F4}~01{F5}state{dn}{dn}0{dn}CA{dn}y~01{F2}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{F3}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}~01{F5}zip{dn}{dn}1~01{F2}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}{le}
{dn}{dn}
{F3}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}{ri}
{ri}{ri}{ri}{F4}~01{F5}phone{dn}{dn}5{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}{dn}3~01{F2}
"00,16,54,08
OK. That is all there is to it. Of course if
you were doing this yourself, you might need a
little help. Pressing F1 at any time when using
^5FormManager^1 will give you a short description
of the function keys. Pressing F1 again will
give you a more detailed multi-page help screen.
Lets press F1 and see what we get...
"
08#
{F1}@10
"00,19,54,03
Next I'd like to show you a list of features
for ^5Forms Editor^1 and some more fancy forms.
"
04
"00,00,79,23
^4Forms Editor^1 is a very powerful interactive editor of screen data. What
you have seen is a small example of it's power. Following is a summary
of it's features:
Interactive forms editing
Ability to draw lines and boxes anywhere
Define fields and field arrays
Define field validation and range checking
Set display attributes anywhere on screen
Define display-only fields
Online HELP
22 edit functions, including:
UNDO, COPY, MOVE, LIST FIELDS,
READ FORM, SAVE FORM, LIST DISK DIRECTORY
You can use these features to create extremely complex forms, with up to
100 fields per form. Allow me to show you a couple of examples of what
people have done with this tool...
"
20#
{A5}demoex1.fm
{F2}@05
{A5}demoex2.fm{F2}
@05
"00,00,79,23
Once you have designed a form with ^5Forms Editor^1, the next step is to
use ^5Data File Create^1. This tool gives you the ability to:
Define which fields will be "keyed" fields
Specify any order for displaying forms
Ability to share same form with other data files
Ability to re-structure existing data files
^5Data File Create^1 combines 1 to 10 forms to make what is called a ^5record^1.
Each form then becomes a ^5page^1 of a record. Pictorially this looks like:
┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ Page n │ │ Page n │ │ Page n │
│ │ │ │ .... │ │
┌────────────┐ │ ┌────────────┐ │ ┌────────────┐ │
│ Page 2 │ │ │ Page 2 │ │ │ Page 2 │ │
┌──┴─────────┐ │ ────┘┌──┴─────────┐ │ ────┘ ┌──┴─────────┐ │ ───┘
│ Page 1 │ │ │ Page 1 │ │ │ Page 1 │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ├──┘ │ ├──┘ │ ├──┘
│ Record 1 │ │ Record 2 │ .... │ Record n │
└────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘
"
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After using ^5Data File Create^1, you can get to the heart of ^4FormManager^1.
You now use ^5Data File Manager^1, which allows you to put data into your
fields, define calculations to take place between fields, create/delete
records, and search for information.
We will now switch to the ^5Data File Manager^1 so we can show you all
(well, most) of it's features.
To do this we must exit back to DOS and do a little setup.
Be right back...
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0075
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
CRC TXT 1404 11-09-84 11:44a
CRCK4 COM 1536 10-21-82 7:54p
DEMO BAT 198 7-09-83 10:01p
DEMO1 CAL 1 7-04-83 12:02p
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DFM HLP 11626 6-19-83 12:39p
KBDDFM TXT 12066 7-05-83 11:15p
KBDFED TXT 9849 7-04-83 5:22p
ORDER FM 5774 7-05-83 10:28p
XXXAUTOF DAT 4 9-04-83 10:10a
XXXPAD FM 5066 3-04-83 9:42p
XYZ FM 4986 7-03-83 7:59p
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40960 bytes free