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- OPEN file means simply to read a data file from the disk
- drive. (OPEN is the equivalent of LOAD in old software.)
- OPEN will bring up a listing of Data files to choose
- from. If you already have a file opened and you have made
- any changes (I.E. Edited), you will be prompted to SAVE
- the current file prior to OPENing a new one.
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- SAVE will write to disk ANY Data file OPENED ( and read
- in ) previously. If you have an OPENed a file, it's name
- and type are shown on the screen. SAVE will write the
- Data file to the disk using the same NAME it was OPENed
- with.
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- SAVE AS will likewise write a Data file to the disk, but
- you are prompted to enter a name, thus allowing you to
- do things such as EDIT a Data file and saving it (and the
- subsequent changes) under a different name in an effort
- to keep the original "clean." DO NOT add a DOS EXTENSION;
- Collect! does this for you (it uses it's own extension so
- it can automatically locate your data files.) If you do,
- SAVE AS will simply not save at all. You can also press
- ESCAPE if you change your mind.
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- NEW will allow you to create a NEW Data file. You will be
- required to enter a filename for your Data File, and also
- choose from an existing TYPE of collection.
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- ABOUT tells you the Collect! Version number and shows a
- copyright notice.
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- QUIT --- EXIT to DOS prompt; END the program.