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- CUSTOM BASE
- (c) 1991 Artisan Software
- P.O . Box 849
- Manteca, CA 95336
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- CUSTOM BASE is a short and sweet way to transform the Atari
- Portfolio into a versatile data collecting device. It permits
- Portfolio users to designate a list of questions for others
- to answer easily.
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- Custom Base has been released as shareware in public domain
- forums. Distribution and review is available to users at no
- charge, however, a fee of $10 is requested from those who use
- CUSTOM BASE. Please extend this charge to cover each
- Portfolio which CUSTOM BASE is used.
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- Three files should be contained in the compressed archive of
- CUSTOM BASE:
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- CBASE.DOC is this text file
- PBRUN.EXE is a tsr required before CBASE.COM may be executed
- CBASE.COM is the actual program
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- To create a DO file:
- 1) enter the Portfolio Text Editor
- 2) Create a NEW file if the Editor is loaded with a
- previous document
- 3) On the first line, type CBASE, then return.
- This will tell CBASE that this is a valid file when
- CBASE uses it.
- 4) On the next line, type a question for your
- questionaire. The question must be 40 characters or
- less. After the question, type a comma, then a
- number which represents the maximum number of
- characters the answer may accept. Finally, press
- return again. For instance:
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- FULL NAME,30[rtn]
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- 5) Repeat step 4 for as many questions desired. It is
- important to note that the answers will be formatted
- in a filer compatible to the Portfolio's Address
- Book. Therefore the answer to the first question
- will always be the one which is sorted.
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- 6) When all questions have been entered, save the file
- while making certain it has a .TXT extender.
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- To use CBASE.COM:
- 1) Use the Portfolios Text Editor and create a do file.
- 2) Copy CBASE.COM and PBRUN.EXE to your A: drive.
- (C: drive if no A: exist)
- 3) Type PBRUN at your system DOS prompt.
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- 4) Type CBASE at your system DOS prompt.
- 5) At the first prompt, type the name of your do file.
- (Do not type the extender)
- 6) At the second prompt, type the name of your output
- file. It may be the same name as your do file if you
- wish. If you designate a non-existent file, CUSTOM
- BASE will create a new one, otherwise the old one
- will be appended.
- 7) After the first two prompts, the user will be asked
- the questions contained in the do file. When the
- last question is asked, CUSTOM BASE will begin
- asking them all over again.
- 8) To exit, type XIT at any prompt.
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- To access, edit or delete previous entries, simply call up
- the Portfolio's Address Book application. Load the file
- created by CUSTOM BASE by following the Address Book's
- procedure for loading files.
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