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- FORM.BAS Instructions
-
- FORM.BAS will perform most data entry functions to a direct access data
- file using a screen format file.
-
- Format File Layout ( Sequential )
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- Row,Column,Prompt,Type,Size
- .
- .
- .
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- Type Description Row Column Size
-
- 0 Prompt Only 1 - 24 1 - 79 0
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- 1 048 - 057 ( 0 - 9 ) 1 - 24 1 - 79 1 - 79
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- 2 032 - 126 ( ' ' - '~' ) 1 - 24 1 - 79 1 - 79
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- 3 Data is prompt 0 0 0
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- 4 Data is time ( hhmm ) 0 0 0
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- 5 Data is date ( mmdd ) 0 0 0
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- Row and column are that of the first position of the prompt; there is one
- blank between last position of prompt and first position of item.
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- Data File Layout ( Direct Access )
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- Data items occupy the position in the data record that they occupy in the
- format file. Type 1 items are padded with leading zeros, type 2 items are
- padded with trailing spaces, type 3 items are the length of the prompt and
- type 4 and 5 items are four positions each.
-
- Special Keys
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- ESC Exit program
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- CTRL+END Write screen data to data file
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- RETURN End data item & move to next item
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- CURSOR DOWN Same as RETURN
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- CURSOR UP End data item & move to previous item
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- BACKSPACE Erase current character & move cursor backward one position
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- HOME End data item & move to first item
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- END End data item & move to last item
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- PAGE UP Move backward one record & display it
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- PAGE DOWN Move formard one record & display it
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- DESIGN.BAS Instructions
-
- DESIGN.BAS will create the format file used by FORM.BAS by reading the
- screen.
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- Special Keys
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- CURSOR LEFT Move cursor left one position
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- CURSOR RIGHT Move cursor right one position
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- CURSOR UP Move cursor up one position
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- CURSOR DOWN Move cursor down one position
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- CTRL+CURSOR LEFT Move cursor to column one
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- CTRL+CURSOR RIGHT Move cursor to column eighty
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- ESC Write format file & exit program
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- ~ Designates type 2 data entry
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- ^ Designates type 1 data entry
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- DESIGN.BAS does not allow the entry of type 3, 4 or 5.
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- CONVERT.BAS & CONVERT2.BAS Instructions
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- CONVERT.BAS will convert the direct access data file from FORM.BAS to
- a sequential file.
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- CONVERT2.BAS will convert the direct access data file from FORM.BAS to
- a sequential file with data items separated by commas.
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- MENU.BAS Instructions
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- MENU.BAS is a generic program selection menu program. Use DATA statements
- to add, change or delete programs.