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#1= File Name Entry: @ - All file names are limited to 8 characters. - To make things simple, just restrict your choice - of characters from the alphabet A-Z and the - numbers 0-9. Spaces and punctuation NOT allowed. - - Examples: --good-- --bad--------reason----- - JOES JOE'S punctuation - DAY01 DAY 01 space - CALIF CALIFORNIA too long - 4H 4H.MEMBER punctuation - - The name you supply will become the names of various - files appearing on your disks. These files are where - BasiCoder will store the information you provide. - ^ - #2: Data Glossary Name Entry: @ - This name should be a brief descriptive word or - phrase that will let you easily remember what the - particular data field contains. For various reasons, - which will not be discussed here, you should try to - make each Glossary Name different from all other - Glossary Names for this file. Example: Try not to - have `Phone' and `Phone'. Instead each one should be - named differently.... - like `Home Phone' and `Work Phone'..... - or even `Phone #1' and `Phone #2'. - You may use up to 20 characters for the Glossary - Name and each name may include punctuation, numbers, - letters and/or spaces. - ^ - 3#: Type Entry: @ - The information that BasiCoder will keep for you - can be subdivided into 5 distinct topics/TYPES. - - You must decide which TYPE the Data Field will be. - - #1 - TEXT. General typed information like - names, address, product descriptions. - Anything that needs a combination of - letters, numbers, punctuation ... etc. - #2 - INTEGER. A positive numeric value between - 0 and 9,999. - #3 - SINGLE Precision. A positive or negative - numeric value not exceeding a total - 7 significant digits either side of - the decimal point. - #4 - DOUBLE Precision. ANY numeric value. - #5 - DATE. Kept in the format MMDDYY. - - Once your decision is made simply touch the number - corresponding to your choice. - - ^ - #4: Data Entry Length: @ - Each Data Item needs a maximum length restriction. - Obviously, a number with 18 digits (999 zillion) is - not needed by the local ice cream store to keep it's - inventory, Plus, can you imagine trying to type a - mailing label for a person with 200 characters in - their name? - - Make an estimate as to the average number of - characters, spaces and punctuation needed by the - data field, then add about 20% for safety. - - Examples: Names average about 20 characters, so set - your NAME fields length to about 25. - Cities average about 12 characters, so set - your CITY fields length to about 15. - - Note: Some lengths are determined by the data TYPE - and therefore cannot be changed. Example: For - all DATES length is automatically set to 6 to - accomodate the format MMDDYY. - ^ - #5: Delete the Variable: Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - There must be something completely wrong with this - variable, or the variable is in the wrong place in - the list of variables .... because ..... - - If you answer Y-for-Yes, the entire variable (name, - type, length, mask, etc.) will be permanently - deleted and all variables following this one will be - moved up one place. If the variable is simply in the - wrong place it must first be deleted then re-entered - in the proper place. - - Answering N-for-No will abort the delete. - ^ - #6: Data Glossary Name Entry for KEY field! @ - This name should be a brief descriptive word or phrase that will - let you easily remember what the particular data field contains. - For various reasons, which will not be discussed here, you should - try to make each Glossary Name different from all other Glossary - Names for this file. Example: Try not to have `Phone' and `Phone'. - Instead each one should be named differently like .... - `Home Phone' and `Work Phone' or even `Phone#1' and `Phone#2'. - You may use up to 20 characters for the Glossary Name and each name - may include punctuation, numbers, letters and/or spaces. - - Key Field Note: To assure proper operation, if a PRINTOUT of the - information in this file will ever be desired then - it is very important that the KEY field Glossary - name be DIFFERENT from all other Glossary Names. - ^ - #7: Generate Code? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - Everything should now be ready for BasiCoder to - write your program for you. - - 1) You should have already entered all the Data - Items and configured them as you desire. - 2) You should have already preformed a check of - the <F4>EDIT-SCREEN option and decided that; - a) the default settings are sufficient or - b) using the <F4>EDIT-SCREEN option you - have already custom designed the input - screen to fit your desires. - - If All is ready then answer Y-for-Yes ........ - If you have forgotten to do something or need to - change an item then answer N-for-No. - ^ - #8: Edit the Data Screen? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No.@ - This option will take you to where you may custom - design the actual data entry screen that BasiCoder - will use. This screen is what a person using your - new program will see when they enter information. - - You should be finished entering all data items - before preforming the <F4>Edit-Screen option. - - Preforming the <F4>Edit-Screen option is not a - required function. BasiCoder will automatically - design the screen for you if you do not do it. - ^ - #9: Save Data? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - Every programmer learns "Murphy's Rule: Whatever - Can Go Wrong ..... eventually will go wrong!" - Power failures, disk failures, telephone rings, and - other things do happen and the work you have slaved - over for the last three hours is LOST and must be - done over. - - This <F5>SAVE option is designed to minimize those - losses. Every so often, while you're working, you - should save everything you have been doing. - - To save all your work up until this moment..... - Answer .... Y-for-Yes! - ^ - #10: Save before Load? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - You are about to load a different file. Any - work you have done since the last SAVE will be lost - when the new file is loaded. - - Do you want to save this file BEFORE you load the - new file? - ^ - #11: Verify: Load New File? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No@ - BasiCoder trys very hard to protect you against - errors, especially potentially destructive errors. - - Any work done (since the last SAVE) on the file - currently being displayed will be lost when the new - file is loaded. - - Okay to load the new file? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. - ^ - #12: Save data BEFORE Exit? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No @ - You are about to EXIT BasiCoder. Any work you have - done since the last SAVE will be lost when BasiCoder - is terminated. - - Do you want to save this file BEFORE you Exit? - ^ - #13: Exit BasiCoder? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - BasiCoder trys very hard to protect you against - errors, especially potentially destructive errors. - - Any work done (since the last SAVE) on the file - currently being displayed will be lost when - BasiCoder is terminated. - - Okay to exit BasiCoder? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. - ^ - #14: Restart BasiCoder at the MAIN MENU? Yes/No? @ - The only way to return to BasiCoder's Main Menu is - to restart the entire program. - - You are about to restart BasiCoder. Any work you have - done since the last SAVE will be lost when BasiCoder - is restarted. - - Do you want to save this file BEFORE you Restart? - ^ - #15: File Exists. Load? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - Yes, the file you have requested does exist on the - disk. Should it be loaded? - - BasiCoder trys very hard to protect you against - errors, especially potentially destructive errors. - - Any work done (since the last SAVE) on the file - currently being displayed will be lost when the new - file is loaded. - - Okay to load the new file? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. - ^ - #16: New File? Right? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - The file you have requested does not exist under the - current default directory on the current default - disk drive. Therefore it is a NEW FILE! - - An N-for-No answer will return you to the currently - loaded file. - - Answer Y-for-Yes if this is a new file and you want - a "blank-sheet" to work with so that you can write - an entirely new program. - ^ - #17: Data field INPUT-MASK entry. @ - Each data field has a different set of characters used to input - data. EXAMPLE: US-Zip-Codes use the numbers 0-thru-9. While - Canadian Zip-Codes use 0-thru-9 & A-thru-Z. If you were using - BasiCoder to create a mailing-base program, and you only wanted US- - Addresses, you could protect yourself from mistakes by only - allowing the character set 0-thru-9. If any A-thru-Z was entered, - your new program will "beep", not allow that character and tell you - that you were making a mistake! - - BasiCoder has 5 Input-Masks (sets of allowable characters). Each - data item needs to be assigned one of these masks. - - Mask #1 - Capital A-thru-Z,0-thru-9,space,comma,period and dash. - Mask #2 - Everything from mask #1 plus lower case a-thru-z. - Mask #3 - Everything from masks #1 & #2 plus all punctuation. - Mask #4 - Numbers 0-thru-9 ONLY. - Mask #5 - Numbers 0-thru-9 plus decimal point and negative sign. - - Some data items (like Integers) always require a specific mask. - These items will default to the correct mask and cannot be changed. - ^ - #18: Variable Name Entry. @ - BASIC programs require the use of variable names to represent data - items. There are certain restrictions which the BASIC language - applies to the format of these variable names. When BasiCoder - writes your new program, if you want BasiCoder to use specific - variable names to represent your data items, then those variable - names should be entered into this field. - - BasiCoder only uses variables which start with the letters BC, so - you may not use any variable names which also start with the same - two letters, BC. - - BasiCoder will automatically use certain default names, if you do - not specify what variable names to use. - ^ - #19: Row entry. @ - This value ranges fron 1 to 23 and will normally be - automatically set when the <F4>Edit-Screen option is - preformed and should not, normally, be modified once - set by the <F4> option. - - The ROW is the line on the screen, as defined by - BASIC, where the entry of this data item will occur - once the program is complete. - - In the finished program BasiCoder always uses lines - 24 & 25 for command processing. Thus, no variable - entry may be targeted for lines 24 or 25. - ^ - #20: Column Entry. @ - This value ranges fron 1 to 79 and will normally be - automatically set when the <F4>Edit-Screen option is - preformed and should not, normally, be modified once - set by the <F4> option. - - The COLUMN is the vertical axis on the screen, as - defined by BASIC, where the entry of this data item - will begin once the program is complete. Since this - column is where the data item entry will begin, - there must be sufficient room to the right of this - column to allow complete entry of the variable. - - Even though BASIC defines a screen as having 80 - columns, to prevent programming error, no data item - entry may begin in the 80th column. - ^ - #21: ERROR: Duplicate Variable Name. @ - Each Variable name for Each data item must be - unique. Otherwise BASIC and BasiCoder gets - confused and does not know which variable is - being referenced. - - Duplicate variable names are not allowed. - ^ - #22: ERROR: Variable naming error. @ - You have attempted to name a variable with a word - that is illegal for one of two reasons; - - 1. BasiCoder only uses variables which start with - the letters BC, so you may not use any variable - names which also start with the letters BC. - - 2. There are certain restrictions which the BASIC - language applies to the format of variable names. - You have violated one of these restrictions. - Please check your BASIC Reference manual. - ^ - #23: ERROR: BASIC reserved word used for variable name. @- You may not use any BASIC reserved word listed below. Nor any word - beginning with the letters FN which denotes a User Defined Function. - ABS CLS DS GOSUB LLIST MOTOR PRESET SAVE TAN - ASC COLOR EDIT GOTO LOAD NAME PRINT SCREEN THEN - ATN COM ELSE GRAFTABL LOC NEW PSET SGN TIME - AUTO COMMON END HEX LOCATE NEXT PUT SHELL TIMER - BASE CONT ENVIRON IF LOF OCT RANDOMIZE SIN TROFF - BEEP COS EOF INKEY LOG OFF READ SOUND TRON - BLOAD CSNG ERASE INP LPOS ON REM SPACE USING - BSAVE CSRLIN ERDEV INPUT LPRINT OPEN RENAME SPC USR - CALL CVD ERL INSTR LPT1 OPTION RENUM SQR VAL - CAS1 CVI ERR INT LPT2 OUT RESET STEP VARPTR - CDBL CVS ERROR IOCTL LPT3 PAINT RESTORE STICK VIEW - CHAIN DATA EXP KEY LSET PEEK RESUME STOP WAIT - CHDIR DATE FIELD KILL MERGE PEN RETURN STR WEND - CHR DEF FILES LEFT MID PLAY RIGHT STRIG WHILE - CINT DELETE FIX LEN MKD PMAP RMDIR STRING WIDTH - CIRCLE DIM FOR LET MKDIR POINT RND SWAP WINDOW - CLEAR DIR FRE LINE MKI POKE RSET SYSTEM WRITE - CLOSE DRAW GET LIST MKS POS RUN TAB - ^ - #24: Check default? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - This is a new screen and has never before been - edited. BasiCoder has the ability to design the - screen automatically. Would you like to see how - BasiCoder would design the screen if automatic - defaults were used? - - This will only be for you to EXAMINE the defaults. - Later you will get a chance to accept or reject - BasiCoder's automatic default settings. - - Would you like to see the Default Settings? - ^ - #25: Accept Settings? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - The variable placement and screen text which now - appear are BasiCoder's default settings. You may - either accept these settings or reject them. - - If you accept, answer Y-for-Yes: You will still have - the opportunity (in a moment) to move variables and - change screen text. This way you will simply have a - place to start. - - If you reject, answer N-for-No: All defaults, as - they now appear, will be erased and you will be - given to opportunity to design the screen as fits - your own personal creativity. - ^ - #26: Screen Text Design @ - The screen as you see it is what your screen, in your new program, - will look like when BasiCoder is finished. This is your opportunity - to design it or change it as your creativity and needs dictate. - (Your screen may start blank if you rejected the defaults) - - Using the cursor arrows on the number pad, simply move the cursor - to that position on the screen where you want text to appear and - type in the text. If you want text to disappear simply type a space - over the text. - - You will find that the <INS> <DEL> <BkSp> <Home> <End> <Carriage- - Return> <TAB> and the <Shifted-TAB> key will do special functions. - The best way to learn their abilities is to simply experiment! - - Since variables are not an actual portion of the screen text itself - they will not appear permanent. As you edit the screen you will - often see them disappear. To make the variables reappear and to see - exactly how the screen will look when the program is finished, just - press the following keys in the order presented. <F10> <F9> <ESC> - ^ - #27: Variable Placement. @ - You may now place your variables where you like them to appear and - be entered. Simply use the cursor arrows to move the variable to - that screen location desired and press the <F3> key to SET the - variable in the desired place. - - At the bottom of the screen you will see the specifics about the - variable currently selected. All reference to the variable on the - screen occurs through the use of the CODE number. - - To change the currently selected variable simply type in the new - code number of the new selected variable. - - Since variables are not an actual portion of the screen text itself - they will not appear permanent. As you move variables around the - screen you will often see other variables disappear. To make all - variables reappear simply touch the <F9>Redisplay key. - - <ESC> will stop variable placement and return to Screen Text Edit. - ^ - #28: ERROR: Attempt to set variable off screen @ - Each variable needs a certain amount of room to be - entered when the program is finished. BasiCoder will - refuse to <F3>SET a variable off the screen becaus - such a variable would cause a fatal error in the - finished program. All Variables must be completely - on the screen. - ^ - #29: Generate Code? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - Everything should now be ready for BasiCoder to - write your program for you. - - 1) You should have already entered all the Data - Items and configured them as you desire. - 2) You should have already designed your Input- - Screen as you desire. - - If All is ready then answer Y-for-Yes ........ - If you have forgotten to do something or need to - change an item then answer N-for-No. - ^ - #30: Return to Data-Item? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - BasiCoder must do a lot of work to return you to the - Data-Item Editing portion. It just wants to make - sure that you really want to return before it does - all that work. - ^ - #31: Save Work? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - This <F5>SAVE option is designed to minimize those - losses by way of evil happenings like power - failures, disk failures, telephone rings and other - things. Every so often, while you're working, you - should save everything you have been doing. - - To save all your work up until this moment..... - Answer .... Y-for-Yes! - ^ - #32: Clear variable placements? Yes-or-No @ - You have pressed <F8>Clear. This is the first part - of this two part function to clear and erase either - variables or screen text. - - Part One: You have been asked if you wish to clear - all variable placements. If you answer Y-for-Yes - then all variable placements will be reset to NONE! - Meaning no variables will remain on the screen and - every variable must be SET again! - - Part Two: In a moment you will be asked if you want - to clear all screen text. If you answer Y-for-Yes - then all text appearing on the screen will be wiped - off and you will have to redesign the whole screen - again. - ^ - #33: Clear Screen Text? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - You have pressed <F8>Clear. This is the Second part - of this two part function to clear and erase either - variables or screen text. - - Part One: You have already been asked if you wished - to clear all variable placements. You answered - either Yes or No. - - Part Two: Now you are being asked if you want to - clear all screen text. If you answer Y-for-Yes then - all text appearing on the screen will be wiped off - and you will have to redesign the whole screen - again. - ^ - #34: Save data BEFORE Exit? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No.@ - You are about to EXIT BasiCoder. Any work you have - done since the last SAVE will be lost when BasiCoder - is terminated. - - Do you want to save this file BEFORE you Exit? - ^ - #35: Exit BasiCoder? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. @ - BasiCoder trys very hard to protect you against - errors, especially potentially destructive errors. - - Any work done (since the last SAVE) on the file - currently being displayed will be lost when - BasiCoder is terminated. - - Okay to exit BasiCoder? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No. - ^ - #36: New code number selection. @ - All reference to the variable on the screen occurs - through the use of the CODE number. To change the - currently selected variable simply type in the new - code number of the new selected variable. - ^ - #37: Graphic Screen Accessories @- To enhance your finished program, BasiCoder allows the use of a - portion of the extended graphics characters set. This will allow - you to add graphic borders and special visual enhancement boxes to - your input screen. If you will examine the Number-Pad ┌─┬─┐ - area of your keyboard you will notice that it forms a ├─┼─┤ - box with a cross in the middle. ───────────────────────> └─┴─┘ - To simplify use, this pattern has been incorporated in 7 8 9 - the production of the graphic character set. 4 5 6 - 1 2 3 - First use the cursor arrows to move around then when a - graphic character is desired just touch the <NUM-LOCK> key to change - to numbers/graphics characters. - - Horizontal line character is available with the minus sign ─── - Vertical line character is available with the plus sign │ - - <ESC> stops graphics generation and returns to normal text mode. - ^ - #38: Restart BasiCoder at the MAIN MENU? Yes/No? @ - The only way to return to BasiCoder's Main Menu is - to restart the entire program. - - You are about to restart BasiCoder. Any work you have - done since the last SAVE will be lost when BasiCoder - is restarted. - - Do you want to save this file BEFORE you Restart? - ^ - #39: Marketing Ploy @ - - Just a marketing trick to help - you remember - the name ........... BasiCoder - - You'll need to type in: - Capital ..... B - Lower Case .. a - Lower Case .. s - Lower Case .. i - Capital ..... C - Lower Case .. o - Lower Case .. d - Lower Case .. e - Lower Case .. r - - That spells BasiCoder! - ^ - #40: Include REM's in Source Code? Y-for-Yes :OR: N-for-No.@ - - If you answer Y-for-Yes, BasiCoder will supply REMarks - on every line which contains a GOTO or a GOSUB statement. - This helps a programmer understand program flow and thus - makes it much easier to customize the final program. - - If you answer N-for-No, BasiCoder will simply generate - the desired source code without REMarks. This will often - reduce the overall program size from 25% to 50% and - will result in faster program execution and loading. - - ^ - #41: Generation Complete @- - BASic Program: This is the file name of your new program. - - KEY & DATa File: These files do not yet exist. The first time you - run your new program they will be created. - - DICtionary & PICture File: This is where BasiCoder has stored all - the information about your new program. SAVE THESE FILES for - later use by BasiCoder's PRINT-OUT and ISAM-REORG programs. - - ERRor File: If any errors occured during program generation this is - where BasiCoder stored them for you. The file is a simple text - file and may be view from DOS with the TYPE command. - - For BASIC intpter use: IMPORTANT! Because of the way BASIC handles - it's File Buffers, If you are going to use a BASIC Interpreter - to run your new program, you MUST include this switch setting on - the initial BASIC command line. See your BASIC manual for - further information about FILE BUFFERS! - - ^ - #42: Swap Variable Locations? @ - - The order in which the variables appear - on this screen will become their - NATURAL entry order. Meaning, when your - program is finished and you begin - running it, the first data item you'll - be asked to enter will be the KEY field - since it is code number 0. The next - data item field will be what ever field - is code number 1, and then code number - 2, then number 3, 4, 5, etc. - - This <S>wap function allows you to - reposition each variable in the desired - NATURAL order. Simply enter the CODE - number of the two fields you want to - swap. Then answer Y-for-Yes to the - Do?(Y/N) question. - - ^ -