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Clarion Help | 1991-04-08 | 7.6 KB | 166 lines |
- Select where you want the report to go.
- If you select 'DISK', you will need to
- enter the file name (NO Extension),
- and if required you can enter any path
- information needed. The report will
- print out as 'filename.txt' and the
- index (if any) will print out as
- 'filename.inx'. Note: these files are
- actual print files. All you have to do
- is copy them to your printer for the
- same results as sending them straight
- to the printer.
- SELECT THE DATA FILE YOU WISH TO WORK WITH BY MOVING THE
- CURSOR WITH THE ARROW KEYS. WHEN THE CURSOR IS ON THE
- DESIRED FILE LISTING, YOU CAN PRESS ENTER TO OPEN THAT
- FILE.
- IF YOU WANT TO ADD A NEW FILE, JUST PRESS THE 'INS' KEY
- AND THE UPDATE SCREEN WILL APPEAR FOR YOU TO ENTER THE
- NEW FILE DATA.
- TO DELETE THE SELECTED FILE, JUST PRESS THE 'DEL' KEY.
- **CAUTION** THIS WILL ERASE ANY AND ALL DATA IN THE
- SELECTED FILE!
- On this screen you enter your basic data. The screen will
- allow you to enter as many records as you want. When you
- are done entering records, just press the 'ESC"' key to
- exit this screen and return to the menu.
- If you leave the cemetery id blank or enter an unknown id
- a selector screen will appear allowing you to select one
- from the current listing you have available.
- The remarks section can be from 0 - 5 lines long. Leaving
- blank lines will have no effect as the print programs will
- not print them!
- Use the arrow keys to move the selector bar to the
- desired action and then press "ENTER".
- Your choices are:
- "Enter Graves Information"
- This is your data entry
- &screen for graves data.
- "View/Update Graves Information" This is where you can
- &select a record to
- &view/edit or delete.
- "Print a Report"
- This brings up the
- &Reports Menu.
- "Enter Cemetery Location Data"
- This is your data entry
- &screen for cemetery
- &location information.
- "View/Edit Cemetery Location Data" This is where you can
- 'select a record to
- 'view/edit or delete.
- Move the selector bar using the arrow keys and then press
- 'ENTER' to print you desired report.
- Your choices are as follows:
- Print By Name - All
- Print all records in
- "last name, first name
- "sequence.
- Print One Cemetery
- Print all records for
- "a selected cemetery in
- "last name, first name
- "sequence. The location
- "data for the cemetery
- "will also be printed.
- Print One - Prior To Date
- Print a selected cemetery
- "but exclude any date
- "later than desired date.
- Print Location Data
- Print location data for
- "all cemeteries in the
- "data base. Detailed or
- "Summary - your choice.
- Note: The first reports will also generate an index
- for the records printed.
- The Soundex Search requires that you enter the full last
- name that you wish to search for. When you have entered
- the name and pressed the "ENTER" key, those records which
- have a last name that sounds the same will be shown. To
- try another name, delete the old search name entry and
- enter the new name. Note: the Soundex Search WILL NOT work
- on partial last names! Also, due to the current limitations
- of the search function, the search name MUST exist in the
- data base for the search to take place.
- On this screen you can find a record either by moving the
- selector bar with the arrow keys (or us PgUp and PgDn for
- larger jumps), or by entering selection information on
- the top line. You will notice that as you enter each
- character that the selector bar will move to the closest
- matching record for the current characters.
- After you have selected the record you want, you can
- press "ENTER" to view or edit that record, or you can
- press "DEL" to delete the record.
- To exit from this screen, just press the "ESC" key.
- Use the arrow keys to move the selector
- bar to your choice and then press "ENTER".
- You can select the record you want to
- work with either by the last name or by
- the cemetery id number.
- ENTER A UNIQUE 6 CHARACTER FILE NAME. USE ONLY A-Z AND 0-9
- FOR THE CHARACTERS. THIS NAME WILL BE USED TO NAME THE
- FILES ON YOUR DISK. THE PROGRAM WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO
- ENTER A DUPLICATE FILE NAME.
- FOR THE DESCRIPTION, ENTER A DESCRIPTIVE NAME THAT YOU
- WANT TO USE WHEN SELECTING THIS FILE FOR DATA ENTRY AND
- PRINTING PURPOSES.
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- Enter the grave information. Note that the dates are in
- day/month/year sequence! The remarks section may have from
- 0 to 5 lines of data. The remarks section has full word
- wrapping so you can type on without worrying about the
- end of the line.
- When you have changed the last item you want to change you
- can either keep hitting 'ENTER' until you reach the bottom
- of the form, or you can press 'CTRL' + 'ENTER' to exit
- from wherever you might be on the form.
- Pressing the 'ESC' key will, if you are on the first line
- of the form, take you back to the selector screen with no
- changes being made. At any other time it will either
- 1. return the field to its initial state if you have
- started entering data but have not pressed the
- 'ENTER' key.
- 2. if you have not started entering data, it will back
- you up one field. (in the case of deleting a record
- it will cancel the delete action).
- PRESS "ENTER" FOR MORE OR "ESC" TO EXIT HELP
- To index a name in the Remarks section, you must do the
- folling things:
- 1. Put an * at both ends of the name.
- 2. If the last name is more than one word, or if it
- includes a suffix (Jr., Sr.,
- , etc) you must
- replace any spaces with the underscore character
- i.e. Smith_Jr., Van_de_Camp.
- 3. If there are any prefixes to the name, they should
- be left outside of the first *.
- Press "ESC" to exit Help
- Enter your cemetery location data here. The ID number
- must be unique for each cemetery (the program will not
- allow you to use the same number twice).
- The location data can be from 1 to 10 lines long. The
- data section has full word wrapping so you can just
- keep on typing without worrying about you line length.
- When you are done entering data for a given cemetery,
- just press 'CTRL' + 'ENTER' to save the record and
- continue on with the next one.
- When you are done entering records, just press the
- 'ESC' key to return to the menu.
- The 'ESC' key will also return a field to its origional
- state if you have started entering data but have not
- pressed the 'ENTER" key. If you have not started data
- entry, it will back you up one field.
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