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- All Rights Reserved
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- README.FOR 2/1/93
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- This README file is in DOS text format and is 1 page long.
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- The Formula database provides examples of formulas, explanations of
- the various DataPerfect functions, and troubleshooting ideas for
- error messages you may receive while using DataPerfect. This
- database is designed as a tool in helping you better understand
- DataPerfect.
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- Please be aware that while WordPerfect Corporation provides
- support on DataPerfect questions, only limited support is
- available for these formulas. No support is available for the
- formulas if they have been modified.
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- PANELS
- The Formula database was created with a built-in menu to make
- navigating it easier. To use the menu, follow the instructions in
- the menu (for example, to look at explanations and examples of
- DataPerfect 2.3 functions, enter a 2).
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- The Formula database has two separate panels. The first panel,
- Formulas and Errors: Definitions, contains many formula examples
- and descriptions of error messages. This panel has fields for Key
- Phrase, Formula, and Notes/Solutions. You can do a lookup from the
- Key Phrase field to see a list of all the formula examples or error
- messages in this panel. The Formula field displays the syntax for
- the formula, while the Notes field contains an explanation of the
- formula or a solution for an error message.
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- The second panel, Functions: Syntax and Examples, explains the
- various formula functions available in DataPerfect. This panel
- contains fields for Function, Availability, Purpose, Syntax,
- Related Functions, and Example. You can do a lookup from the
- Function field to see a list of all the functions defined in the
- panel. The Availability field indicates the release date when the
- function was implemented. To understand when to use the function,
- read the information in the Purpose field. The Syntax field gives
- an example of the exact wording needed to make the function work,
- and the Related Functions field refers you to other functions that
- perform similar or inverse operations. The final field, Example,
- gives examples of how the function can be used.