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TECHNICAL DETAILS
PROFILE VERSION 2
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POWER
o Unlimited number of database files
o Link up to four databases to one form; 1 primary database plus up
to three refernced databases.
o Create Calculated fields in a data entry form. Calculated fields
may include other fields, constants, and functions. Nine functions
are available to perform sine, consine, square, square root, log
and others mathematical operations.
o Manage large databases with up to:
- 2+ billion records per database file
- 10 Index files per database
- 4 database files per form
- 5,000 characters per record
- 250 fields per database
- 100 lines for the database entry form
o Supports 4 field types; Text, Numeric, Lookup, and Calculation
- Text field attributes include, any character, alpha only, digits
only, auto date, date, phone number, social, and security number
- Number fields attributes are any number, currency, and an
incrementing field that automatically increments as new forms are
added.
o Entry rules for fields; must fill, required, unique, force upper
case
o Range checking, minimum or maximum, for numeric fields
o Powerful search capabilities
- Alphabetic/numeric/date range searches
- "And", "or", partial, exact, and combination matches
o Index on any field
- View database in index order
- Ten index fields per database
- Find any record with index in less than 2 seconds
o Create help line for any field
o Powerful one-step global search and replace
- Replace information
- Add to beginning or end of field data
- Delete partial information
- Substitute partial data in a field
o Sorted reports or labels on up to ten fields
o Sort reports, labels, or mail-merge file in 3rd class bulk
mail order
o Print labels up to four across
- Print in 3rd class bulk mail order with dividers and summary
- Easy-to-use label creation with 31 predefined labels and an
"any-style" selection
o Reports up to 64 columns or 255 characters
- Customized column calculations (running balance, percentages,
spreadsheet formulas, etc.)
- Column summaries (total, average, count and subtotal,
subaverage, subcount)
- Invisible columns for intermediate calculations
- Perform scientific calculations (sine, cosine, square root,etc.)
o Preview reports on screen
o Create and save unlimited number of report formats for repeated use
PERFORMANCE
o Optimized search and sort speeds
o Supports virtually all popular printer models
o Program files fit on one disk
FAST TO LEARN AND EASY TO USE
o Free-form database design
o Change design easily without losing data
o Quick entry "ditto" key to copy information from previous form
o Pop-up and Lotus-style menus for easy use
o Over 150 screens of context-sensitive help
OFFICE INTEGRATION
o Dialer function lets you automatically dial any number in your database
o Import/export ASCII data in comma-delimited, Standard Data Format,
or One-field-per-line format
o Convert dBase II/III/III+ files to ProFile format
o Create mailmerge file for most popular word processing programs
o Easily copy data between different ProFile databases
o "Hot Label" one label printing