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- Copyright (c) 1991-1994 Borland International, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- This document describes the sample program files, which are installed
- in the SAMPLES\MUSIC subdirectory.
-
- The Musical Methods application is an information display program for
- customers of the Musical Methods record and video store. It allows
- you to view the available items organized in different ways,
- search for information, and view the available musical
- subdivisions -- musical categories, media configurations, and sales
- rankings of the items sold.
-
-
- To run the application, execute "Do Music" from the Command window.
- Music.prg is both the main starting program for the application and
- the procedure file used by most of the forms.
-
-
- If you have installed the Visual dBASE Compiler, then
- you can also build an executable version of the application by using
- Music.mak (do Music.mak), or manually build it by using the Visual
- dBASE BUILD command. A response file, Music.rsp is provided if you
- want to build Music manually.
-
-
-
-
-
- ABOUT.WFM
- ---------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This form displays general information about the Musical Methods
- application.
-
-
- CATEGORS.WFM
- ------------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, VIEW.MNU, MUSIC.PRG, CATEGORS.QBE,
- CATEGORS.DBF, CATEGORS.MDX, MUSIC.DBF, MUSIC.DBT,
- MUSIC.MDX, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
-
- This form shows all the available musical categories and allows you
- to see the musical items available for each category.
-
-
- CONFIGS.WFM
- -----------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, VIEW.MNU, MUSIC.PRG, CONFIGS.QBE,
- CONFIGS.DBF, CONFIGS.MDX, MUSIC.DBF, MUSIC.DBT,
- MUSIC.MDX, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This form shows the available media configurations -- i.e. CD, Casette,
- Video tape, and so on. You can also see the available items in each
- configuration.
-
-
- FILTER.WFM
- ----------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, MUSIC.QBE, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This form is used for setting a criteria for viewing the available
- information. You can restrict the visible items however you like.
- The form allows you to create a compound filtering expression.
-
-
- MUSIVIEW.WFM
- ------------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, VIEW.MNU, MUSIC.PRG, MUSIC.QBE,
- MUSIC.DBF, MUSIC.DBT, MUSIC.MDX,
- CATEGORS.DBF, CATEGORS.MDX,
- CONFIGS.DBF, CONFIGS.MDX,
- PRIORITS.DBF, PRIORITS.MDX,
- SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This is the main form for viewing available items. It displays
- information about the item currently viewed and allows you to
- see more information. You can navigate through the available
- items by using the buttons on the form, You can also perform searches,
- filters, and ordering changes by using the menu.
-
-
- PRIORITS.WFM
- ------------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, VIEW.MNU, MUSIC.PRG, PRIORITS.QBE,
- PRIORITS.DBF, PRIORITS.MDX, MUSIC.DBF, MUSIC.DBT,
- MUSIC.MDX, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- With this form you can view the sales rankings of the different items
- in the store. Sales rankings are numbers that indicate the popularity
- of an item. As with other view forms, you can see the items that
- correspond to each sales ranking.
-
- SEARCH.WFM
- ----------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, MUSIC.PRG, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This form is used for data searching. You can select a field from a
- list and enter a value that you want to find.
-
-
- SKIP.WFM
- --------
-
- Files used: MUSIC.CC, MUSIC.QBE, SMLMUSIC.BMP
-
- This form skips records in the main table of the current view.
-
-
- START.WFM
- ---------
-
- Files used: BIGMUSIC.BMP
-
- This is the initial splash screen that contains the Musical Methods
- logo. It disappears whenever you select a menu item.
-
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-