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With a special Thank You to my "Betty" tester Betty Becknell <i> CEMETERY RESEARCH DATABASE LAPTOP VERSION TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COPYING the "CEMETERY RESEARCH DATABASE" ........................ 1 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (DISCLAIMER) ................................. 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................... 2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ........................................... 2 SETUP ........................................................... 4 DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS SCREENS MENU SCREENS ............................................... 5 DATA SELECTOR SCREENS ...................................... 5 DATA ENTRY SCREENS ......................................... 6 MARKING NAMES FOR INDEXING ................................. 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ............................................ 8 HISTORY OF REVISIONS ............................................ 8 <1> COPYING THE "CEMETERY RESEARCH DATABASE" LAPTOP VERSION You are encouraged to give copies of this shareware distribution disks to other so they can have a chance to evaluate the program. The "Cemetery Research Database - Laptop" is being marketed as Share-Ware Software. This allows you the user to test and evaluate the software before you buy it. If you find the program to be of use to you, please register it. As a registered user, you will be entitled to telephone support, and any future updates or revisions at a reduced price. The "Cemetery Research Database" distribution diskettes must be unaltered if copied and given away as a diskette or transmitted by any telecommunications link or made available on a computerized "bulletin board". The programs and documentation may not be modified in any way and must not be separated. Computer clubs may also copy the diskettes and give it to their members. There must be no fee except for costs of making the copies up to a maximum of $5.00 per disk. DISCLAIMER I make no representations or warranties with respect to the "Cemetery Research Database" and the "Cemetery Database Transfer" programs or documentation and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will I be liable to the purchaser or any user for any damages, including any incidental or consequential damages, expenses, lost profits, lost savings, or other damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product. <2> INTRODUCTION Welcome to the "Cemetery Research Database" Laptop Version, the purpose of this program is to allow you to enter cemetery data from the gravesite information you may be collecting or have collected using a laptop or other portable computer. It is designed to be useable with a minimum of a single floppy disk system. Like the main "Cemetery Research Database" program will also be able to search the database by name or by cemetery. The program will allow you to change data disks to have seperate disks for different databases. It will also warn you when the current disk is full. You will be able to put in up to 5 lines of 70 characters each for legend information on each gravesite. You will also have the capability of marking names in this legend data area for indexing. The cemetery location information allows you to enter up to 10 lines of descriptive information for each cemetery (and of course empty lines don't print. The companion program, "Cemetery Database Transfer" will allow you transfer the data from the disks generated by this program to new or existing database files on your hard disk. It will allow you to put each cemetery from the laptop files into different databases on the hard disk is you so desire. There are no "HELP" screens for this program due the limitations of using a single disk drive. (To have help screens you would have to remember to copy the help data file to each data disk. And this would also cost you data file storage space!) The 2 main thing to remember when running the program are that you use the arrow keys/PgUp/PgDn keys to make a selection on the menu and selection areas (i.e. menus) and most important of all - the 'ESC' key will allow you to do just that! - it will back you up one entry field, or if at the top of the screen, it will take you back to the previous screen. If you were entering data in a field and had not yet pressed the 'ENTER' key it will return that field to its previous value. <3> This program only requires a single floppy disk to run and will prompt you for disk changes as required. If you have 2 floppies it will take advantage of that fact. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED The only equipment required is a computer with a floppy disk (IBM Compatible). SETUP To enable 'Cemetery Research Database' Laptop Version to run, you will need to do the following: 1. MAKE A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR 'CEMETERY RESEARCH DATABASE DISKS'!! 2. If your boot disk does not have a config.sys file you will need to make one by typing the following: copy con config.sys files=30 buffers=20 F6 (This means press the F6 function key) Enter (Press the enter key) If your boot disk does have a config.sys, be sure that it contains the files=30 and buffers=20 entries (Both numbers can be bigger, but not smaller). 3. To install the programs on your boot disk, just copy the "CRDLT.EXE" to your boot disk. <5> MENU SCREENS All menu screens operate by moving the selector bar using the arrow keys. When the selector bar is on you desired choice press the 'ENTER' key to execute. DATA SELECTOR SCREENS The data selector screens are reached from the "Find/Edit" menu items. They all work the same, the only difference being in what you are selecting the records by (by cemetery id, last name, etc). The available records will be displayed in sequence for the particular selection field. Note that if there are more records than can be displayed on the screen at one time, you can scroll the records up and down as needed using the arrow keys and the page up and page down keys. Pressing the "CTRL" and the "PG UP" keys at the same time will take you to the first available record. Pressing the "CTRL" and the "PG DN" keys at the same time will take you to the last available record. To find a particular record, just start typing the appropriate data for the selection mode you have selected. As you type each character, the record which is the closest match for that record will be hi-lighted. If you delete a character (using the backspace key), the selected record will be the previous closest match. At any time you have the option of moving the cursor using the arrow keys, or if you press the "DEL" key you be able to delete the selected record. And if you press the "Enter" key, you will be able to edit the selected record. On this screen, if you press the "ESC" key, you will be returned to the menu. <6> DATA ENTRY SCREENS There are several different data entry screens, but they are all used in the same way. You will be on a data entry screen for one of three reasons, to add a new record (The screen will display a message that says "Adding Records - ESC to Exit"). This is because you can keep on entering records without returning to the menu screen after each record. As you complete a record, it will be saved to disk, the screen will clear and you will be on the first field, ready for the next record. If you have no more records to enter, just press the ESC key at this time and you will be returned to the selector screen. If you are editing a record the screen message will say "Record will be changed" and if you are deleting a record, the screen message will say "Press Enter to Delete". In the case of editing or adding a new record, if a field already has data in it, all you have to do is type over it to change it. To enter the data for a field just enter the data in each location on the data entry screen. Some fields will be required and will not let you leave them until data has been entered. An example would be the last name of the individual. In some cases, entering data in a field will cause a calculated answer to be placed in another field for you. An example of this would be where you enter the cemetery id and the cemetery name is displayed for you. If you are on the data entry screen to edit an existing record, you can move past a field that has correct data by just pressing the "ENTER" key. You can move back up a field by pressing the "ESC" key. The "ESC" key will also allow you to return a field to its previous state if you accidentally started entering incorrect data in a field and had not yet pressed the enter key. The "ESC" key works the same way in the enter a new record mode. If you are here to delete a record, pressing the "ESC" key will abort the delete action and return you to the selector screen. MARKING NAMES IN THE LEGEND DATA AREA FOR INDEXING It is very simple to mark a name for indexing. Just put an * before and after the name you want to index. The only requirements are that there can be no spaces between the * and the first letter of the name and between the last letter of the name and the ending *. The program also expects the name to be in normal first name last name sequence. (The program can handle multiple first names such as John & Susan Smith). The program will then index that name in a last name, first name type listing which is used for the search screen and for the final index. <7> TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Technical assistance is available most evenings (South Carolina Time!). Just call me at (803) 499-3533. (NO COLLECT CALLS PLEASE!). You can also write me a letter and I will answer you that way. Or if you have Fido-Net capabilities, I can be reached at my node - Gale Wilkinson 1:376/70. In all cases, please have the following information available, 1. Program Name 2. The version number from the title screen. Please note that I will try help anyone requesting technical assistance but I will give only limited help to unregistered users! REVISION HISTORY Version 1.0 was released on March 1, 1991. Version 1.1 was released on April 8, 1991. The purpose of this release was to include the shareware version of the program.