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- Welcome to File Express. This new release has many new features, and some
- of the standard features have been enhanced to provide greater flexibility
- and ease of use. The following is a brief description of the changes and
- additions made since version 2.7.
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- * WE HAVE MOVED !!!!! *
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- * As of September 1, 1985 Expressware is located in Redmond, *
- * Washington. Our new address is: *
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- * Expressware *
- * P.O. Box 230 *
- * Redmond, Wa. 98073 *
- * *
- * Our new telephone number is: *
- * *
- * (206) 481-3040 *
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- Version 2.7
-
- * Screen dumps may be sent to disk file
- * Separate Function Key files are kept for each database file
- * Reports may now be sent to disk files
-
-
- Version 2.8
-
- * You may now put record numbers on mailing labels
- * You may select Manual or Automatic spacing between fields when
- setting up Report Formats
-
-
- Version 2.9x
-
- * Fixed line counter on report generator
- * Fixed embedded string search
-
-
- Version 3.0x
-
- * Quick Labels may now be printed while adding or viewing a record
- * Database, Report Format, Label Format, and Import Format files
- may now be erased from inside File Express
- * Import program is now run from inside main program instead of
- being a run-alone program
- * Many more different type of files may be Imported or Exported
- * Added Index, Error message appendix, and more examples to the
- new User's Guide.
- * There is now a margin release feature when setting up label
- formats
- * You can now save Import Formats for future use.
- * Label size is now saved with Label Format
- * Maximum linefeeds between labels has been increased from
- 15 to 66.
- * Quick Scan feature (browse mode) added. Any three fields may
- be selected for display. Twenty records at a time are
- displayed. Use PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End to move around
- database. Any record shown may be fully displayed and
- edited.
- * You may now sort a database by record number regardless of field
- contents
- * You may now do Counts on character fields
- * Editing of fields in records is done with a lot fewer keystrokes
- * You may now print Subtotals only when printing a report.
- * You may now do a formfeed after each subtotal generated.
- * Mixed case searches may now be done.
- * Report Formats are now saved in a slightly different format to
- accomodate the new information that must be saved. Therefore
- all old report formats will have to be re-entered. Sorry
-
-
- Version 3.2x
-
- * File Express is now being compiled with a new compiler from Microsoft.
- This allows us to distribute the "Special" version to everyone. All
- the program modules now fit on one disk and the transfer between modules
- is much quicker.
-
- * File Express now requires version 2.1 or higher of DOS and at least 192K
- of RAM memory.
-
- * You may now start File Express with extra commands on the DOS command line.
- These may include database names, color toggle, sound toggle, and menu
- options
-
- * When Searching for records in the Search / Update section, the current
- search is started from where the previous search left.
-
- * While looking at records in the Search / Update section, there is a new
- option on the prompt line at the bottom of the screen:
- <R>e-search
- This allow you to specify another record number or field to search by
- without having to go back to the Search / Update Menu.
-
-
- * We have now added a new option in the Mailing Label section so that you
- can print reports complete with title, date and page numbers. This lets
- you take advantage of multiple columns, trailing space removal, and
- blank line removal features found in the label printing module.
-
- * The Report Generator section will now ask you:
-
- <1> Regular-80 <2> Regular-132 <3> Condensed-132 <4> Condensed-220
-
- after you have set up a new report format. Previous version of File
- Express would automatically attempt to go to condensed mode if the report
- format went over 79 columns wide. You may now print reports on wide
- paper in regular mode without having to "fool" the program by replacing
- the "condensed" printer code with the "regular" code.
-
- * We have now increase the number of fields that you can view in the Quick
- Scan browse mode from up to any three fields to up to any eight fields.
-
- * Calculated Fields may now include themselves in the calculation.
-
-
- Version 3.27
-
- * Labels may now be sent to the Screen or a Disk File for later printing.
-
-
- Version 3.29
-
- * You may now do embedded text searchs in fields that are shorter than
- 5 characters by using <Alt-I> instead of having to put ".."
-
-
- Version 3.33
-
- * <Ctrl-Z> will now toggle you between the ADD section and the last record
- entered in a file.
-
- * After every fifth record entered into a database file, the file is
- automatically closed and then re-opened so that if the power goes out
- or if you exit the program abnormally, you won't loose more than the
- last five entries.
-
- Version 3.50
-
- * Assembly language routines have now been added to print the screens.
- You will notice quite a difference.
-
- Version 3.55
-
- * A Quick Search feature has been added to greatly increase the search speed
- when looking for information in a field that has been sorted in ascending
- order.
-
-
- Version 3.62
-
- * File Express now supports subdirectories on a hard disk.
-
- Version 3.72
-
- * File Express may now be run so that all screen displays are routed
- through the regular BIOS routines instead of being printed straight
- to the screen memory. This allows the program to run on a wider
- variety of machines such as a PC jr. with a Racore or Quadram expan-
- sion unit.
-
- To start File Express in this mode type:
-
- FE /B
-
- from the DOS command line.
-
- Version 3.73
-
- * The CR command in the QuickLabel section may now be expanded to CRx,
- where x is a number from 1 to 9. This allows many more linefeeds to
- be specified when using tall labels or note cards.
-
- * The QuickSearch feature will now find the first occurance of a match and
- will automatically switch to the regular search mode if no match is
- found with QuickSearch.
-
- * Fixed bug in Sort routine that would occur with very large sorts.
-
- * Sort routine will now sort decimals numbers with a different number of
- digits to the right of the decimal point into numeric order.
-
- Version 3.77 / 3.78
-
- * A new command line option, /L, has been added to accomodate printers
- that insist on doing a line feed with every carriage return sent to
- them (resulting in a double spaced report or labels). Typing a /L
- after the FE to start the program will cause File Express to only send
- out a carriage return after each line printed instead of a carriage
- return and a line feed.
-
- Fixed bug in Merge section.
- Fixed bug in Sort section that would occur when sorting numeric fields
- with deleted records.
-
-
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-
-
- Almost all the above enhancements to File Express have been suggested by
- the people who are using it. We listen to every idea that is presented to
- us. Most of them make it into a future release of the product. If you have
- any ideas or suggestions that you feel would make File Express a better
- product, please let us know. We want the program to be the best of its
- kind on the market.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Expressware