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About Harvester Information Systems Limited
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HARVESTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 1989
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These applications This application need 32K of either EPROM or Flash space.
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Pressing the MENU key reveals 'no topics.' The Menus are in the main program itself.
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Main Menu
To select a function on the menu, either use the cursor or
keys followed by the
key, or the first letter of the name, in this case 1 - 6.
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1 Use
This starts section is the process of setting up a database and moves to files and then to Structure Revise.
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Do not use the space character in file names. Only the first name will be used. |
N returns to SET DEVICE, else Y
With a new database to design, the application jumps straight to Structure Revise.
Use Menu
1 Find
Before finding anything, there needs to be some data in the database. Go to Add if this is the first time through.
After some records are entered, find may be used.
At the bottom of the screen a different Menu is displayed. What do these commands do?
Find
Returns to the FIND GLASGOW screen.
Goto
goes to a RECORD number, in this case, 2.
Info
gives Information of the amount of storage used on the Z88 and information of the database.
1 Print
2 Setup
sets which FIELD is required to be printed.
3 Exit
Exits this menu.
Search
Entering a name (or several names) will match the name(s) and display the record that matches if found.
Selecting search again displays CONTINUE and REDO.
- Continue continues the existing search
- Redo allows another search.
View
Views the RECORD again.
2 Add
Add allows the individual fields to be entered into the record after the structure has been defined.
Now that the database has been described, the data may be entered.
If a blank line is entered the CONTINUE FINISH prompt is displayed.
When all the FIELDS are entered, select Finish and then either Save, Edit or Abort. Saving this entry selects the next record (ADD 2) to be entered.
Use to move up a level to finish adding.
3 Edit
Edit allows records to be changed. Selecting displays the first record with the sub menu.
Edit
Edits the current record.
Find
Look for what is selected in any field.
Goto
Help
Displays the cursor commands.
Kill
Deletes the current record.
Move
Moves the record to a different place.
View
Display the current record.
4 Order
Displays the order that the fields are in the record.
5 Structure
There is a choice.
Revise
This is where the structure may be built when creating the Database or revising it.
The FIELD NAME can be up to 12 characters long. It is used to remind the user what field is being entered or viewed.
Selecting S displays ST which allows text and numbers to be entered.
Selecting T displays TEL for Telephone numbers.
Selecting N displays NO for Natural numbers.
Selecting I displays INT for Integer numbers.
View
6 Quit
Moves up to the Use menu.
2 Files
Closes the application.
main part of the application and on another page. Go to USE.
2 Files
Selecting files, allows the user to select which device and file to use.
Set Device
File Menu
The Secondary Menu is then displayed. Using the first, selects the function.
Secondary Menu
Copy
Kill
will delete the file if "Y" is used.
New Name
Renames the file.
Quit
Returns to the Main Menu.
Use
Returns to the Use Menu.
3 Info
Displays how much RAM has been used.
4 Set
Turns the Sound and Keyclick on/off using the Y and N KEYS.
5 Transfer
is used to transfer files (not sure by what transfer program yet). To select the file Set Device and Use are used.
6 Quit
Closes the application.