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S T A R T R E K V I D E O L I B R A R Y - Version 1.00 - Table of Contents ═════════════════ Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disclaimer(s) and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Help Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editing Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Editing the Comments area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Searching the Comments area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 THE MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0 - Quit the library system and return to DOS . . . . 10 1 - Add or edit an episode in the library . . . . . . 10 - K - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - A - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - C - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - D - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 - Delete an episode from the library (all copies) . 14 3 - Search menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4 - Utility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5 - Parameters menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 THE SEARCH MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 0 - Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1 - Episode name search for keywords . . . . . . . . . 17 2 - Comments search for keywords . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 - Tape condition search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 - VCR tape contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 - Name of episode, tape number, condition listing . 18 6 - Star date, episode, season listing . . . . . . . . 19 7 - Locality search on star dates . . . . . . . . . . 19 8 - Full database report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Active series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Global search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Printer toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 file Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 THE UTILITY MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 0 - Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1 - Pack the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 - Freshen (rebuild) the database index . . . . . . . 24 3 - Back up the data files to a safe place . . . . . . 24 4 - Restore the data files from a safe place . . . . . 25 5 - Import episodes from another file . . . . . . . . 25 Automatic Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Manual Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 THE PARAMETERS MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 0 - Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1 - Set colors OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 - Change colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3 - Backup drive and directory setting . . . . . . . . 30 4 - Default drive and directory setting . . . . . . . 30 5 - Toggle active series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6 - Zip menus now ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Runtime Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 273 - NOT ENOUGH FREE MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 282 - RAN OUT OF DISK SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 294 - RAN OUT OF DISK SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Registration form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 1 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Introduction ════════════ Welcome to the Star Trek Video Library! This database system was first conceived as a simple dBASE utility for me to keep track of my VCR tapes of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. From there the idea grew into the fully functional, stand-alone utility you are using now. This database system accomplishes two goals. The original intent of a tracking database for VCR tapes is fulfilled, and more importantly this database serves as a variable cross- reference for ALL the episodes. The database runs queries on all fields based on your input criteria, and it can search separate databases for each of the three Star Trek series (Original, Animated, and Next Generation). For instance, this allows you to search for all episodes where the USS Horizon is mentioned. You can let the episodes flash across the screen one by one, or you can port the output to the printer. You can also get various global views of your database for selected input fields. More details later, though. Disclaimer(s) and registration ══════════════════════════════ Since you (probably) downloaded this program from a bulletin board or purchased a disk containing it from an information service, I assume you know what shareware is, and I won't bore you with a speech about registration, honor systems, or anything else. Just keep in mind the fact that the Star Trek Video Library is copyrighted software that is distributed as shareware. It is not freeware, and it is not in the public domain. A registration form is on the very last page of this document. If you like my strange little program, you could let me know by registering it. Registration will entitle you to 1 free program update when the next version becomes available. If the program you register isn't the latest version, your registration will be automatically promoted to the latest version, and a copy of the latest version will be mailed to you promptly. You will still receive 1 free ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 2 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ update to this latest version as mentioned above. Registered users will receive all the import files needed to bring their database up to date as they see fit. The import files will be on the same disk as their update. Import files are explained elsewhere in this manual. All update materials will be mailed through the US Postal Service on either 360K 5 1/4 inch floppies, or 720K 3 1/2 inch disks, to be specified on the registration form. This software should be treated like most any other piece of copyrighted shareware - specifically: (1) - Distribute it freely. I want as many people to use it as possible, so feel free to upload it to any bulletin board system that accepts uploads. Also feel free to give it to friends. (2) - Do not modify any of the files you upload in any way, do not charge anyone for the program, except reasonable shipping and handling charges not to exceed $6.50. (3) - No group, organization, or individual has the right to act as a collection agent for the author. All donations and registration fees must be sent to the author through the use of the registration form at the end of this document. Exceptions to this term may only be made with written permission of the author, Pierce Krouse. (4) - Since this package is distributed as shareware, I cannot assume ANY responsibility for its fitness of purpose, suitability, or stability. I also cannot assume any responsibility for losses or damages arising from its use. Now with all the nastiness said, realize that this isn't just something I cobbled together and tossed onto a BBS. This software represents over 5000 (five thousand) lines of code, a year of spare-time effort, and MANY hours of debugging. There may still be bugs in this system, but I sure can't find them! Oh, and let's not get into how many hours it took to input the data - I'm a slow typist, and I also cannot guarantee the accuracy of this database. More on the actual contents and layout come later. STAR TREK is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures Corporation, and is also copyrighted by them. I assume the character names are also trademarked and/or copyrighted. I am in no way affiliated with Paramount Pictures, Lincoln Enterprises, or any other organization connected to the STAR TREK universe. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 3 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ System Requirements ═══════════════════ This system was developed for IBM PC/XT/AT machines and 100% compatibles. It should work on any system generally fitting this category. DOS 3.0 or higher is required, but I have a few doubts about its suitability on a DOS 4.0 system. If it doesn't work, someone let me know. A hard disk is virtually REQUIRED due to the size of the system, although it would conceivably run on a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive. With the current amount of data shipped with the system, you should have about 3/4 Meg of disk space free before attempting to run the system. NOTICE ══════ Even though you may notice that the files in the system don't add up to 3/4 Meg as noted above, please note that the first time you run the Star Trek Video Library as described below, an Index error message will pop up and wait for you to take notice and strike a key. THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL! ───────────────────────── The system is building index files that help it keep track of the episodes in the database. Once these files are built, you'll notice that the total size of the system and data files is closer to the size mentioned. You also won't see that error again, unless you delete one or more of the index files for some reason. If you do NOT have free space at least equal to the size of STARTREK.DBF, you will most likely crash the system! Installation ════════════ You really don't need to install the program per se. Just make sure all the files listed below are located in the same directory. Simply put, you should use the 'install' batch file (INSTALL.BAT) provided. You can install the program on a 3 1/2" floppy drive or a high-density 5 1/4" drive if you have all day kill whenever you run the program. First and foremost, this is a database program, so the idea is to put it on the fastest disk you have - the hard disk. Do NOT try to install this program on ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 4 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ a 360K 5 1/4" drive - you're wasting your time. The program itself is over 300K, not to mention the database. To install the program with the batch file provided, go to the directory where the files are located. Type INSTALL C: or replace C with whatever drive you want to install the system on. Do nothing to the drive, the install batch file will automatically create a \STARTREK\ sub-directory on the drive for you. The batch file does the rest of the installation. All the batch file requires is the ZIP file you downloaded. All the other files are ignored, and the install batch file deletes these files after warning you. To install the database system on a hard disk yourself, make a subdirectory on your hard disk (or floppy drive if you insist) with the DOS MKDIR command. Make it a sensible name like STARTREK. Copy all the files into this new directory. You should have at least the following files: STARTREK.EXE ST.MEM STARTREK.DBF ST.BAT (you can put STARTREK.DOC there if you want to) That's all there is to it. You start the system by going to the directory you created and typing ST and hitting <RETURN>. One last thing. If you are NOT running the system from drive C:, go to the Parameters menu and change the Default drive and directory setting found in that menu (selection 4). The system comes configured for the STARTREK sub-directory on drive C:, and you should make that setting match whatever drive you install the system on. And now - into the system: ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 5 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ The Menus ═════════ This system is designed around a hierarchical menu system with 'hot keys' that let you work with maximum speed. You never hit <RETURN> when travelling through the menus - just hit the key for the selection you want. Ease of use was important in the design, too. Any system keystroke available to you is shown highlighted on the screen. There shouldn't be any guesswork about this. Each menu selection has 2 of these hot keys, and they are both highlighted. The first hot key is always the number to the left. The other hot key is (usually) the first letter of the selection. This choice is a mnemonic that should make some sense in the context of the menu choice. You can choose the highlight color for the hot key as well as other color choices in the Parameters menu described later. I distributed this system with a (hopefully) rational color scheme. If you have a monochrome system, you can turn the colors off and hopefully clear up any problems the color choices give you. Anyone can change colors or turn colors off. With colors turned off, the hot keys are shown as bright characters. Also note that the cursor is shown in the hot key color whenever you are prompted for system key input. This means the cursor is NOT in the hot key color whenever you are entering data into a field, just when you are entering commands that drive the system. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 6 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Here is an overview of how the menus relate to one another: ┌──────────────┐ │ MAIN │ │ MENU │ └─────┬┬┬──────┘ │││ ┌─────────────────┘│└─────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌──────┴──────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐ │ SEARCH │ │ UTILITY │ │ PARAMETERS │ │ MENU │ │ MENU │ │ MENU │ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ The Help Screens ════════════════ Every menu (plus the editing screen) has its own help screen available with the 'H' key or the F1 function key. As far as the menu help screens go, these contain short descriptions of each menu selection. The editing help screen describes each of the options available at the end of the screen in case you forget what they do. The data fields themselves are not detailed there. Some items may not be self-explanatory, so they are described later in this document. The help screens are one-way only. You cannot back up to re-read an item. Each help section can be quickly aborted with the <Q> key, however. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 7 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Editing Hints ═════════════ Once you start editing an item, your changes are not committed until you say so at the end of the screen. Data supplied in this system is provided in upper case. ALWAYS enter data in UPPER CASE. It takes all the guesswork out of searches. You can navigate the edit screen with the arrow keys, and you can always go straight to the bottom of the screen with the <ESC> key. You MUST NOT hit the <ESC> key while in a field you just edited. This will cancel changes to that individual field you <ESC>aped from. Just hit return, THEN hit <ESC>. This system was written in a dBASE dialect, and that's just the nature of the beast - sorry about that. Once you get to the bottom of the edit screen, the arrow keys are disabled, keeping you from re-editing at that point. The only way to re-edit the current record without saving and re- editing changes is to ask for Copy, then say Re-edit in the choices inside the warning menu. This trick ONLY works when you are (1) editing an existing record and (2) have not changed the Episode name during the edit. Since this trick is so dependent on each situation, you shouldn't depend on it. It goes against the designed flow control, anyway. Editing the Comments area ═════════════════════════ A quick word about editing this section is in order. The system doesn't really see the comments block as a paragraph like you do. This area is really eight separate lines of text that you edit in succession. Typing text in while in insert mode will not spill the end of the line down to the next line. This obvious weakness of the system will be improved if the demand of registered users warrants it. Meanwhile, just enter text carefully - editing it later is certainly possible - it's just a little painful. As the lines of text are stored, all eight lines are left-justified (leading blanks are trimmed off). The data I have typed into the comments block was worded to do 2 things: ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 8 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ (1) Give a synopsis of the episode, and (2) Name all the characters, planets, and ships in the episode. The second part adds cohesiveness to the searches described later. The data you enter yourself will make more sense in context if you follow those 2 guidelines. Searching the Comments area ═══════════════════════════ Even though the comments area is really just a collection of lines, it is searched as if it were a solid block of text. You are able to easily search for snippets of text that cross comment lines. Some working details of the data storage system are needed at this point: When searching the comments, the system strings all eight lines of comments together into a single line. Since most lines of data do not perfectly fill the 78 characters in a line, the spaces to the right are trimmed off, and exactly one space is placed in between the result. Let's say some comment line ends perfectly at the end with the word JEAN and no spaces trail it. Let's also say the next comment line begins with LUC - this will become JEAN LUC as far as searches are concerned - not JEANLUC as one might think. Searching the comment area for JEAN LUC would find the example illustrated whereas searching for JEANLUC would fail. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 9 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ ╓───────────────╖ ║ THE MAIN MENU ║ ╙───────────────╜ The Main menu contains the editing options, since these are frequently used items. The Main menu also lets you branch into the three lower menus in the system: Search, Utility, and Parameters. The following section describes each selection under the main menu in detail: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ S T A R T R E K V I D E O L I B R A R Y ║ ║ Main menu ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 0 - Quit the library system and return to DOS ║ ║ 1 - Add or edit an episode in the library ║ ║ 2 - Delete an episode from the library (all copies) ║ ║ 3 - Search menu ║ ║ 4 - Utility menu ║ ║ 5 - Parameters menu ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Input selection here --> (H = Help) ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Active series: The Next Generation The very last line on the screen reports the status returned from menu options 1 and 2 where appropriate. Upon entering the system, this line contains a message reminding you to enter data in all caps (more on this later). The next to last line is present in all the menus. It reminds you which series is active at the moment. More details are provided on this feature in the Parameters menu section of the manual. The following are detailed descriptions of each of the Main menu selections: ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 10 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 0 - Quit the library system and return to DOS ───────────────────────────────────────────── True to its word, this selection will get you out of the system. You should ALWAYS exit the system this way. NEVER reboot the system because that will raise the danger of corrupting the database file. The data files are made up of one actual database file and several index files that are used to determine report order. Hosing an index file is no big deal - you can rebuild those with ease. Hosing the actual database file where the data is stored is a more serious matter. There really is no way to recover lost data in this scenario. Since all menu options use hot keys for selections, this item will stop and ask you to confirm the exit action before actually doing it. 1 - Add or edit an episode in the library ───────────────────────────────────────── I highly recommend you experiment with this menu option by entering a fake episode and playing around with it. There are several options under this selection, and it's a good idea to understand them all before entering any actual episodes. This selection will prompt you for the name of the desired episode. It will then let you edit the specified record in the database, or it will add a record for the specified episode if one does not already exist. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 11 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Here is an example edit screen you would see for the episode named THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: EDIT an episode press <ESC> when finished Episode:THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Season:3 Star date: 43989.1 Tape number: 40 Condition of recording:GOOD Tape position:0075 ╒══════════════════════════════════╡Comments╞═════════════════════════════════╕ │THE SEASON FINALE FINDS THE ENTERPRISE AT ZURI IV INVESTIGATING AN OUTPOST'S │ │DISTRESS CALL. THE POST IS GONE, AND THE BORG ARE SUSPECTED. LT. COMMANDER │ │SHELBY COMES ON BOARD AS A SPECIALIST, AND THE BORG ARE QUICKLY ENCOUNTERED. │ │A FIGHT AND CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME END UP IN PICARD'S CAPTURE AND THE BORG SHIP │ │HEADED TO SECTOR 001 - EARTH. AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE PICARD MAKES THE BORG STOP, │ │REVEALING PICARD AS A BORG. RIKER ORDERS FIRING ON THE SHIP WITH A POWERFUL │ │WEAPON THAT IS THE ENTERPRISE'S LAST HOPE OF KNOCKING OUT THE BORG SHIP. IT │ │WILL SURELY DISABLE THE ENTERPRISE, AND IT MAY KILL PICARD. TO BE CONTINUED.│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ (K)eep or (A)bandon changes, (D)elete or (C)opy current episode: (H = Help) Active series: The Next Generation The last line reminds you which series the episode is filed under. New episodes will be filed under this series. Details of this setting are given in the section detailing the Parameters menu. The first line tells you whether you are editing an existing record or adding a new record, and the next line reminds you of the current active system hot key: <ESC> ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 12 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ The next line re-displays the episode name you just typed in and allows you to re-edit if needed. The Star Date follows on the next line. This field is automatically formatted as the record is saved, so you need not go to great pains to enter this data accurately. Just make sure you only enter numerals and one decimal point. In the instances where a star date is not known, just leave this field blank. When you are sure the star date is not given anywhere in the episode, just enter NOT GIVEN in this field. This will make the record fall in place with other episodes of this type whenever you list things in Star Date order. The next three fields - Tape number, Condition of recording, and Tape position are only useful if you actually record the show and save the tapes. The Tape number field is useful if you ever want to look up an episode and either watch it or loan it to a friend in dire need of a Trek Fix (TM). Condition is entirely subjective and marginally helpful if you got a lousy recording of a particular episode once and the TV schedule shows you have an opportunity to re-record the episode. The Tape position field is especially helpful if you record in 6 hour mode and want to fast- forward directly to an episode on the tape with a minimum of fuss. The Comments section follows tape position, and here is where you type in the episode synopsis, being careful to try and include any relevant planet, character, and ship names for cross- referencing purposes. Of course, you can put whatever you please in this block - that's what it's here for. You should customize your database as you see fit. The whole time you have been editing, you will notice that the word <ESC> has been highlighted at the top. Please note the earlier warning about hitting the <ESC> key while still in a field you have changed. Once you have finished editing and dropped out of the database fields, you will notice that the word <ESC> is no longer highlighted. If you are adding a new episode, the K and A characters of Keep and Abandon are highlighted below the comment block. If you are editing an existing record, the D and C characters of Delete and Copy are highlighted as well. Here are the details for each of the 4 choices given here: ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 13 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ - K - The most common choice. All your edits are committed to the database and you return to the Main menu. If you are editing an existing episode the main menu displays this message at the bottom of the screen: EPISODE EDITED, CHANGES SAVED If you are adding a new episode, the main menu reports: EPISODE ADDED TO DATABASE - A - This selection ignores all the edits you made on the screen and leaves the episode as you found it. Since this isn't what you would normally want to do, the system asks to be sure this is what you want to do. If you don't really want to ignore the edits, hitting <N> will put you back at the top of the editing screen. This provides a reasonably quick way to get back to the editing screen if you see that you need to go back and edit something again. Hitting <Y> here will put you back at the main menu. If you were editing an existing record, ALL EDITS IGNORED is reported in the main menu. If you were adding an episode, EPISODE NOT ADDED is reported instead. The next 2 options are highlighted only when you are editing an existing episode. - C - Copy will leave the original version of the episode in its original condition and save the edited version to a new record, leaving two possibly identical records in the database. If you choose Copy without making changes to the episode's name field, a warning screen will advise you not to do this. Since the system allows you to edit records based on the episode's name, making a copy without changing the episode name will leave you with two database records under the same name. You would only be able to edit the first one of these copies if you selected <A> from the main menu and typed in this episode name. This selection is best used by making some change to the episode title, like typing (COPY) after the actual episode name. This makes it different enough for you to edit later if you wish. At any rate, you can make the copy without changing the episode name by hitting <C> again in the warning screen that pops up. The main menu returns ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 14 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ with EPISODE EDITED, CHANGES SAVED TO A COPY in the message area. - D - This selection will not only ignore the edits you have made, it will also erase the record you found in the first place. If you have 2 or more copies under this episode name, this option will only delete the first instance found in the database, leaving all the others intact. Selecting this option will perform the deletion and return to the Main menu. If you were editing an existing episode, the Main menu reports EPISODE DELETED FROM DATABASE. If you were adding a new record, the Main menu reports ALL EDITS IGNORED, EPISODE NOT ADDED. If you wish to delete ALL copies under an episode name, refer to the next menu selection: 2 - Delete an episode from the library (all copies) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── As you might expect, this selection from the Main menu will ask you for the episode name, tally up the number of copies under this name, and report this number to you. You can then abort this delete process or delete all the copies found in the database. This option also provides a way for you to check and see whether extra copies have been made and added to the database. All you have to do is abort the Delete process after it reports the number found. 3 - Search menu ─────────────── This option will pop up the Search menu, containing all the reporting options. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 15 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 4 - Utility menu ──────────────── This option takes you to the Utility menu, containing options to let you back up and restore, tend to damaged index files, and clean up the database. The back up and restore options use settings you control in the Parameters menu. 5 - Parameters menu ─────────────────── This option allows you to control the systems color settings, backup and restore locations, and which series is active. For convenience, the series option is also available in the Search menu. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 16 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ ╓─────────────────╖ ║ THE SEARCH MENU ║ ╙─────────────────╜ All reporting activity takes place in this menu. This menu is different from the others in that it has its own interactive settings shown in a section below the normal menu selections. These options make more sense here, and having them here saves you the trouble of having to go to another menu to change settings, just so you can come back to this menu to finish what you were doing. These options are described after the normal menu selections. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ S T A R T R E K V I D E O L I B R A R Y ║ ║ Search menu ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 0 - Main menu ║ ║ 1 - Episode name search for keywords ║ ║ 2 - Comments search for keywords ║ ║ 3 - Tape condition search ║ ║ 4 - VCR tape contents ║ ║ 5 - Name of episode, tape number, condition listing ║ ║ 6 - Star date, episode, season listing ║ ║ 7 - Locality search on star dates ║ ║ 8 - Full database report ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Input selection here --> (H = Help) ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░ Active series ░ Global search ░ Printer toggle ░ file Index ░ ░ The Next Generation ░ OFF ░ OFF ░ EPISODE ░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 17 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 0 - Main menu ───────────── This selection returns you to the Main menu of the system. Choice 0 or M on all the lower menus will do this. 1 - Episode name search for keywords ──────────────────────────────────── This selection prompts you for a piece of text to look up in the episode name field. If the text you input appears anywhere in the Episode title, the episode is displayed on the screen. The episode is shown on the screen in approximately the same format as the edit screen described earlier in selection 1 of the Main menu. The actual scan through the database cannot be interrupted, but the search can be stopped whenever the scan pauses to display an episode. Hitting <SPACE> or <RETURN> continues searching the database, while <Q> stops the search and returns to the Search menu. 2 - Comments search for keywords ──────────────────────────────── This selection is the most powerful and (hopefully) the most useful search option in this system. You are prompted for a string to search for, and all eight lines of the comments section are treated as a single search area. The text being searched for can break between comment lines. Read about the simple rules you need to know about in the section called Searching the comments earlier in the manual. This section is listed in the table of Contents at the beginning of this manual. This search is controlled like all the others - a <Q> will abort any search, and <SPACE> or <RETURN> continues. Whenever an episode is found containing the search string you specify, the episode is displayed in the same format as selection 1, with one difference. Since the comment block is relatively large, the found text string is highlighted wherever it appears in the comment block. The color choices for this highlighting can be changed in the Parameters menu. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 18 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 3 - Tape condition search ───────────────────────── This selection behaves much like selection 1 in this menu. The major difference is that you can tell the search to proceed in an Exact or Approximate match section. Approximate searches will return episodes with the text string you specify contained anywhere in the Tape condition field. If you specify GOOD as the input string, episodes containing GOOD as well as episodes containing REAL GOOD will be displayed. This search method is the one used in selections 1 and 2 in this menu. Exact search is more restrictive. Only episodes with the exact same string in the Tape condition field are displayed. The episodes containing REAL GOOD from the earlier example would not appear here. Whichever match selection method you choose, that selection method becomes the default selection method the next time you choose this selection. This default selection remains in effect even after you leave the system entirely. Since it is likely that you would always want the same type of search here, this match selection is considered a 'set-and-forget' item that you shouldn't have to always fool with. 4 - VCR tape contents ───────────────────── Since it is likely that VCR users will keep more than one episode on a tape, this method is used to show which episodes are contained on any given tape you've cataloged in the system. It's assumed you number your tapes in the 0 - 999 range accepted by the system. This selection isn't especially useful, but it is included here for completeness. 5 - Name of episode, tape number, condition listing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── This selection and the next one follow a different display format from the first 4 selections. These 2 selections display simple lists with three items per line. The list for selection 5 is useful as an overview of your tape collection, giving you organization and condition data in a compact format. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 19 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 6 - Star date, episode, season listing ────────────────────────────────────── This selection gives you an overview of the Star Trek universe as you have it cataloged. Along with the episode name you have the star date and season in a simple list. 7 - Locality search on star dates ───────────────────────────────── This selection searches the time line created by looking at things in star date order. You are prompted for a target star date, and the system searches for this star date among the episodes in the system. If your target star date coincides with an episode in the system, that episode is displayed in the same format used in the first four selections in this menu. In the likely event that you fail to match it exactly, another screen is brought up that shows the target star date that failed, and it's listed in between the first star date found preceding that date, and the first star date found following that date. From this screen you can chronologically look backward and forward from this star date. Since there is only one episode per star date, you will usually expect to see only one episode when you look at the episodes matching the dates surrounding this failed star date. The notable exception to this is when your failed star date falls off the end of the cataloged star dates. This will show that the following episodes have a star date of NOT FOUND, or whatever the star date is you have entered for the occasional episode with no star date. If you have more than one copy of an episode that falls adjacent to the failed star date, you will be able to see them all here if your failed star date is adjacent to the star date of this episode. This selection is admittedly difficult to describe here. Play with it and see if you like it. Most people don't. 8 - Full database report ──────────────────────── This option prints out the episodes without any selection from you. Like all the rest of the reports here, the order isdetermined by the file Index setting described below, and the Global search toggle affects the report as well. You need to specify whether you want the Complete report or ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 20 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ the Abbreviated report (<C>,<A>). The Complete report option shows everything about an episode in the same format used in selections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7. The Abbreviated report option uses a format combining the fields in options 5 and 6 onto 1 line. Active series ░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Choosing <A> will change the status box at the bottom of the screen so that it appears like this: Choose the series you wish to use. ┌─┬───────────────────┐ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ >>│1│The Next Generation│<<░ Global search ░ Printer toggle ░ file Index ░ │2│The Original Series│ ░ OFF ░ OFF ░ EPISODE ░ │3│The Animated Series│ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ └─┴───────────────────┘ ^ | Please press 1,2,3, or |,V, then <ENTER>: The caret marks ( >> and << ) will mark the current series setting. Pick your new series setting with the arrows and <RETURN> key, or simply hit the appropriate number key. The status box will return to normal and show your setting in the leftmost box. This set-and-forget setting is permanent and will remain in effect until you decide to change it. This same option is also found in the Parameters menu, and was included here for convenience. Global search ░░░░░░░░░░░░░ This set-and-forget option behaves as follows: OFF - Your reports will only reflect those episodes listed under the Active series in the leftmost status box. ON - Your reports will be pulled from all episodes listed in the database, regardless of the Active series setting. This option only affects the reports you make. It is a filter option that does not have any effect on the actual data as episodes are added or edited. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 21 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Printer toggle ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Any report you create in this menu will automatically go to the screen, and this toggle option will make it go to the printer as well. Reports created with selections 1 through 4 and 7 send data to the printer as it is found. Items 5 and 6 send it all at once when the report finishes scrolling across the screen. This setting remains in effect as long as you are in the system, and always defaults to OFF whenever you enter the system. This release only recognizes printers hooked up to parallel port LPT1. LPT2 users should either use a ram-resident utility that switches output from LPT1 to LPT2, or use a utility such as PRNDSK that redirects printer output to the disk. Either type of utility would have to be run before ever entering the Star Trek Video Library. - A note to LaserJet users - The typical LaserJet user has the printer installed on a COM port instead of one of the LPT ports. I've seen some pretty strange printer setups in the past ten years, so I hesitate to claim that ALL laser printers are connected this way. Those of you using LaserJet printers hooked to a COM port should note that it is easy to redirect printer output from LPT1 to the COM port your printer is hooked up to. You can do this with the DOS MODE command, and you should run it before running the Star Trek Video Library. Assuming your printer is hooked up to COM1, the two commands that usually do the trick are the following: MODE COM1: 9600,N,8,1,P MODE LPT1=COM1 ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 22 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ file Index ░░░░░░░░░░ Choosing <I> will temporarily change the right side of the status box as follows: ^ | To change, hit 1,2,3,4,|,V. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░Then hit <ENTER> for ░ Active series ░ Global search ░ Printer toggle ░highlighted index. ░ The Next Generation ░ OFF ░ OFF ░╓ 1-EPISODE ╖ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ 2-TAPE NUMBER ║ ║ 3-SEASON ║ ╙ 4-STAR DATE ╜ There are no caret marks as seen when you change the Active series setting on the left. Instead, the current Index is fully highlighted. The index affects the order of the episodes shown in the reports you create. This setting remains in effect as long as you are in the system, and always defaults to EPISODE whenever you start the system. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 23 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ ╓──────────────────╖ ║ THE UTILITY MENU ║ ╙──────────────────╜ This menu contains the tools that you use for database upkeep. ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ S T A R T R E K V I D E O L I B R A R Y ║ ║ Utility menu ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 0 - Main menu ║ ║ 1 - Pack the database ║ ║ 2 - Freshen (rebuild) the database index ║ ║ 3 - Back up the data files to a safe place ║ ║ 4 - Restore the data files from a safe place ║ ║ 5 - Import episodes from another file ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Input selection here --> (H = Help) ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Active series: The Next Generation 0 - Main menu ───────────── This selection returns you to the Main menu of the system. Choice 0 or M on all the lower menus will do this. 1 - Pack the database ───────────────────── Whenever you delete an episode with option 1 or 2 in the Main menu, the data's storage space is made unavailable, but the actual space is not usable until you actually pack the database ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 24 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ with this option. This option doesn't really improve performance of the system that much, but it does shrink the disk space needed if you delete a lot of episodes. 2 - Freshen (rebuild) the database index ──────────────────────────────────────── All sorts of unforseen events can damage the index files that determine episode order in the reports you generate in the Search Menu. It doesn't happen very often, and I haven't seen it happen at all since I moved the system out of an actual dBASE environment into a compiled environment. One common symptom of a damaged index file is episodes you just typed in seem to disappear completely from reports, although you may still be able to call them up and verify the data you entered is intact. Rebuilding the index files is a simple step to take that remedies this situation. This option is used by the system the first time you ever run it to build the index files in the first place. 3 - Back up the data files to a safe place ────────────────────────────────────────── Rebuilding the index files is easy. Rebuilding damaged database files is next to impossible. It's a lot easier to keep the database file backed up in a safe place. You can back it up to any existing subdirectory on any hard disk you own, but it's a lot easier to just back it up to the root of a floppy disk and store the disk somewhere safe. Since I have already watched a lot of database files go in the toilet before, just take my word for it: it is not fun. Back up the stupid files and save yourself a lot of hassles. When you choose this option, you will be told what the system is about to do, and of course you have the option of getting out if you see something is wrong. A good example of something going wrong is you noticing that (a) The system thinks it's located in a directory that you know is totally wrong, or (b) The system is about to try and make a backup copy on a drive and/or directory that does not exist. You can correct both of these problems in the Parameters ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 25 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ menu. If you try to perform a backup or restore when either of these problems exist, you will get a (fatal) runtime error that will most likely lock up your computer and make you reboot. Ironically, this has the potential to damage the very database file you are trying to save. 4 - Restore the data files from a safe place ──────────────────────────────────────────── This choice behaves exactly like the previous one. All warnings mentioned there apply here as well. 5 - Import episodes from another file ───────────────────────────────────── Occasionally I will send update files out to bulletin board systems with newer or changed episodes that you can include in your copy of the database. This option lets you pull these episodes into your own copy of the database. Note that you do not have to import the whole file - you can if you wish, but you may pick and choose the episodes you want to import and ignore others. Before performing an import into your database, observe the following 2 guidelines: (1) You must copy the .DBF file with the desired episodes into the directory on your disk where the system is installed. Otherwise the system won't be able to find the file to import from. This setting is found in option 4 under the Parameters menu. (2) It's a good idea to make a printed listing of the episodes you already have before importing, especially if you plan on doing a Manual import. This will prevent you from ending up with 2 copies of the same episode, since the import option does not over-write any existing episodes. You can do this by selecting option 5 from the Search Menu. Make sure you toggle the printer on so you'll have a hard copy of the report to guide you through the import process. Naturally, you can also use this option to get episodes from your friends. The import file is nothing special - it's just a database file like the one your episodes are stored in, so ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 26 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ nothing prevents you from using another database file to import from. You have 2 import options - Automatic and Manual: Automatic Import The Automatic import is definitely not recommended unless you know EXACTLY what episodes are in the import file! You will flood your database with duplicate episodes if you use the Automatic import option with a friends database. It's a real pain to fix this kind of mess - believe me. Import files I upload to databases will be accompanied by a separate file called EPISODES.LST that will let you know what episodes are in the import file. Automatic import is only recommended for uploaded import files. Import files will be in ZIP form similar to the ZIP package the Star Trek Video Library came to you in. Along with EPISODES.LST will be a database file with the actual episodes. Since I plan to send several versions of import files out, check the name of the file against the information in EPISODES.LST to make sure you haven't imported the episodes already. Manual Import The Manual import option is a safer but more tedious import method. Episodes are listed one by one in an EPISODE window, and an Action window to the left of this asks you what to do with the episode shown - Add it or Ignore it. The results of your choice are shown to the right in the Result window. Note that this is a one-way process - you cannot back up to change your mind once you hit the <A> or <I> key for an episode - the import is immediate and irreversible. You can stop the manual import at any time by hitting the <Q> key. If you ignore an episode that you later decide you want, just perform the import again and hit <I> until the episode you want appears - the import process does not delete the episodes from the import file, it just makes a copy of them in your database file. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 27 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ ╓─────────────────────╖ ║ THE PARAMETERS MENU ║ ╙─────────────────────╜ This menu lets you set various variables that control the systems behavior. ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ S T A R T R E K V I D E O L I B R A R Y ║ ║ Parameters menu ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 0 - Main menu ║ ║ 1 - Set colors OFF ║ ║ 2 - Change colors ║ ║ 3 - Backup drive and directory setting ║ ║ 4 - Default drive and directory setting ║ ║ 5 - Toggle active series ║ ║ 6 - Zip menus now ON ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Input selection here --> (H = Help) ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Active series: The Next Generation 0 - Main menu ───────────── This selection returns you to the Main menu of the system. Choice 0 or M on all the lower menus will do this. 1 - Set colors OFF ────────────────── The system comes configured with colors turned on and set to a (hopefully) logical set of choices. Toggling this option will turn the screen colors ON and OFF. Users with monochrome systems may find the hot keys easier to read if they toggle this setting OFF. When you toggle this setting, ON will turn to OFF and vice- versa. See the description of option 6 on this menu if you don't understand why ON is displayed when colors are OFF and vice- versa. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 28 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Note that when the colors are toggled OFF, choice 2 in this menu is disabled, and therefore its hot keys are turned off. This and the following selection have no effect on the colors used in the opening screen. 2 - Change colors ───────────────── When colors are turned ON, selecting this option will bring up the following screen. There's a lot of information on this screen, so explanations may be in order: Example of current settings: INPUT COLOR -> ╔═════════════ Current menu box color: CHANGES BELOW: -> ║ S T A R ╔══════════════════════════╗ New menu box color: -> ║ Sample ╚══════════════════════════╝ █ -> ╟───────────── -> ║ 0 - Quit the Current menu text color: New menu text color: -> ║ 1 - Add or e Return to dos █ -> ║ 2 - Delete a -> ║ 3 - Search m Current menu hi-lite color: New menu hi-lite color: -> ║ 4 - Utility 0 - Q █ -> ╟───────────── -> ║ Current data colors: New data colors: -> ╚═════════════ ... THE ENTERPRISE ... FG:█ BG:█ -> -> Star Date: 4124 Current comment hi-lite colors: New highlight colors: -> ╒══════════════ ... THE ENTERPRISE ... FG:█ BG:█ -> │THE ENTERPRISE IS ╓───────────────────────────────────╖ -> │INTO THE NEUTRAL ║ Color choices: ║ -> │CRIPPLED ROMULAN ║ ForeGround: BackGround: ║ -> │ON THE STARBASE ║ VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV ║ -> │WORF AND THE LAN ║ 0123456789ABCDEF 01234567 ║ -> │SAVE PICARDS LI ║ ................ ........ ║ -> ╘══════════════ ╙───────────────────────────────────╜ -> ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 29 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ This screen logically divides into the following 5 areas: ┌───────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Color │ │ User │ │ Example │ │ change │ │ input │ │ area │ │ area │ │ area │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────┘ └─────────────┘ │ │ ┌───────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Palette │ │ Decision │ │ │ │ │ │ area │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────┘ └────────────┘ └──────────┘ When the screen first comes up, the Decision area is blank. The current settings are used to fill in the Example area as well as the Color change area. The palette shows the available foreground (FG) and background (BG) choices, and a bar of characters above the Foreground is flashing because that is the choices area for the current question the system is asking you. The user is led down through the User input area (duh), and color choices made there are reflected in the Color change area, but not yet in the Example area. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 30 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ When you answer the last question in the User input area, the Decision area fills in: (K)eep, (A)bandon, or (R)etry this menu with these colors: (K),(A), or (R): █ The current choices reflected in the Color change area can be saved and control returned to the Parameters menu by selecting <K> here. <A> will abort the color setting process with no questions asked. <R> will use the colors shown in the Color change area to update the Example area and put the user at the top of (you guessed it) the User input area. 3 - Backup drive and directory setting ────────────────────────────────────── This choice lets you choose where any backups you make in the Utility menu will go. In the unlikely event that you need to restore the database, this is where the backup copy of the database is expected to be. The system is shipped with drive A and the root directory (\) as the settings here. 4 - Default drive and directory setting ─────────────────────────────────────── This choice basically tells the system where it is located. This info is needed for the backup and restore options as well. The system is shipped with drive C and \STARTREK\ as the two settings. ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 31 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 5 - Toggle active series ──────────────────────── This selection is functionally the same as the Active series setting in the Search menu. You are asked to use the number keys or arrow keys followed by a <RETURN> to make your selection.7 6 - Zip menus now ON ──────────────────── If you don't like the way the program menus come up on the screen, you can turn off this 'zip-effect' with this set-and- forget option, making the menus appear on the screen normally. Since the choice here is not a verb like 'Set', it seemed more logical to show the current setting (ON or OFF) than to show the intended action (turn ON or turn OFF). For example, intended action is shown in option 1 - Set colors ON/OFF. Here if the colors are ON, OFF is displayed because hitting <S> here would set the colors OFF, just like it says. If this description doesn't make sense, just play with options 1 and 6 and see what happens. Ah, the great debate continues!!! ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 32 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ Runtime Error messages ══════════════════════ It is inevitable that some unknown situation will make this system crash for *someone* out there using it. I have taken all precautions I could imagine while designing this code. I would be a fool among fools to think this code is perfect, though. Some runtime errors are tagged internally by the compiler and they will usually manage to cough up a nonsensical error message right before the system draws its dying breath. I have simulated the effects of as many of these system errors on my machine that I could think of, and these are the error messages that you might be unfortunate enough to see sometime. I have given descriptions that should clarify the offending situation for you. Error No. Meaning ───── ─────────────────────────────────────── 273 - NOT ENOUGH FREE MEMORY Remedy this by removing memory-resident programs. If you are unfamiliar with memory-resident programs, some examples are SideKick (by Borland), or a print spooler like PRINT.COM, which comes with DOS. 282 - RAN OUT OF DISK SPACE This is most likely during the rebuilding of index files, quite possibly right when you installed the program for the first time. Just remove some unneeded files from your disk where the program is installed. 294 - RAN OUT OF DISK SPACE Happened to me once when my database file got too big for the disk it was on. This happened during an episode import, as opposed to building an index as described above. Index ═════ (A)bandon 11, 30 (C)opy 11 (D)elete 11 (K)eep 11, 30 - A - 13 - C - 13 - D - 14 - K - 13 <A> 13, 20, 26, 30, 20, 26 <C> 13, 20 <ESC> 7, 11, 12 <I> 26 <K> 30 <N> 13 <Q> 26 <RETURN> 4, 5, 17, 20, 31 <S> 31 <SPACE> 17 <Y> 13 0 - Main menu 17, 23, 27 0 - Quit 10 1 - Add or edit 10 1 - Episode name search for keywords 17 1 - Pack the database 23 1 - Set colors OFF 27 100% compatibles 3 2 - Change colors 28 2 - Comments search for keywords 17 2 - Delete an episode 14 2 - Freshen 24 273 32 282 32 294 32 3 - Back up the data 24 3 - Backup drive and directory setting 30 3 - Search menu 14 3 - Tape condition search 18 3 1/2" floppy drive 3 3/4 Meg 3 360K 5 1/4 inch floppies 2 360K 5 1/4" drive 4 4 - Default drive and directory setting 30 4 - Restore the data 25 4 - Utility menu 15 4 - VCR tape contents 18 ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 34 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ 5 - Import episodes 25 5 - Name of episode, tape number, condition listing 18 5 - Parameters menu 15 5 - Toggle active series 31 5 1/4" drive 3 6 - Star date, episode, season listing 19 6 - Zip menus now ON 31 7 - Locality search on star dates 19 720K 3 1/2 inch disks 2 8 - Full database report 19 A note to LaserJet users 21 Action window 26 Active series 9, 11, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 31, 20 adding a new record 11, 14 Approximate 18 Automatic Import 26 character 2, 12 Color change area 29, 30 COM port 21 comments 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 17 comments block 7 Condition of recording 11, 12 dBASE 1, 7, 24 Decision area 29, 30 Default drive 4, 27, 30 directory setting 4, 27, 30 Disclaimer(s) and registration 1 disk space 3, 24, 32 DOS 3, 4, 9, 10, 21, 28, 32 DOS 4.0 3 editing an existing record 7, 11-13 editing help screen 6 Editing Hints 7 editing options 9 Editing the Comments area 7 EPISODE window 26 EPISODES.LST 26 Exact 18 Example area 29, 30 fake episode 10 file Index 16, 19, 20, 22 floppy drive 3, 4 Free program update 1 freeware 1 Global search 16, 19, 20, 22, 20 Hard disk 3 help screen 6 ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 35 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ High-density 5 1/4" drive 3 hot keys 5, 10, 27, 28, 5 IBM PC 3 identical records 13 Import files 2 Install 3 INSTALL.BAT 3 Installation 3 Introduction 1 Latest version 1 left-justified 7 Lincoln Enterprises 2 LPT1 21 LPT2 21 main menu 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 23, 27 Manual import 25, 26 MKDIR 4 mnemonic 5 MODE 7, 12, 21 NOTICE 3 OFF 20 ON 20 palette 29 Parameters menu 4, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30, 25 Paramount Pictures 2 Paramount Pictures Corporation 2 planet 12 Printer toggle 16, 20-22, 21 public domain 1 Register 1 Registered trademark 2 Registered users 2 registering 1 registration 1, 2, 34, 1 registration form 1, 2, 34, 2 responsibility 2 Result window 26 Runtime Error messages 32 Search menu 9, 14-17, 24, 25, 31, 25 searching the comments 8, 17 Searching the Comments area 8 series 1, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 31 Series setting 20 Set-and-forget 20 shareware 1, 2 ship names 12 ST.BAT 4 ┌────────────┐The Star Trek Video Library┌────────────┐ 36 └────────────┴───────────────────────────┴────────────┘ ST.MEM 4 stability 2 STAR TREK 1-3, 19, 21, 26, 34, 2 STARTREK.DBF 3, 4, 3 STARTREK.DOC 4 STARTREK.EXE 4 subdirectory 4, 24 suitability 2, 3 System Requirements 3 Tape number 11, 12, 16, 18, 22 Tape position 11, 12 The Help Screens 6 THE MAIN MENU 9, 13, 14, 17, 23, 27, 9 THE PARAMETERS MENU 4, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30, 27 THE SEARCH MENU 14-17, 24, 25, 31, 16 THE UTILITY MENU 15, 23, 30, 23 Trademark 2 UPPER CASE 7 User input area 29, 30 Utility menu 9, 15, 23, 30 ZIP form 26 Registration form ═════════════════ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cut here - - - - - - - - - - - Please print legibly: check disk size: 5 1/4___ 3 1/2___ Name:____________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Phone (voice):(__ __ __)__ __ __ - __ __ __ __ BBS you downloaded this from:(__ __ __)__ __ __ - __ __ __ __ The following information will be used to help me get a profile of the registered users and their needs: Computer brand:________________________________________ system configuration:__________________________________ __________________________________ RAM:________________________________________ Printer brand:________________________________________ Printer model:________________________________________ Suggested Star Trek Video Library 1.00 Enhancements/Changes: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Please remit $20 registration fee with the above information to: Pierce Krouse 1540 Presidential Dr. Columbus, OH 43212