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Notes about Bugs in the original release of REFBASE2 which have been
fixed:
REFBASE2 - Release 2.01.
Date: 10-23-1988
In the original release, numeric entries to the SelectFlag field would
not sort properly since the field was set up as a character field (and
10 comes before all single digit numbers when characters are sorted).
This has been fixed in a simple way by replacing the SelectFlag field
with a numeric field named Sort#. The only change to procedures used
in the initial release is that you should enter numeric values in this
field. Character input (X was suggested in the original REFBASE2.DOC)
is still allowed, but is not a good idea since some reports you might
write attempt to do numeric summations on numeric fields, and you may
get unpredictable results. All documentation and macros have been
changed in this release to reflect this minor change. If you are
already using REFBASE2, YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR
DATABASE STRUCTURE to make the change.
If you are comfortable with cloning your database using the utilities
or have made major modifications to the database or the "smart keys",
just clone the database (after making a complete backup of the
original to a floppy disk in case of disaster!) and replace the
SelectFlag field with Sort#. Field size it the same. Be sure to
specify that Keywords, Comment, Title and Ref are defined as window
fields of 150, 150, 200 and 200 characters respectfully.
If you are using the original REFBASE2 structure, you may just copy
the modified files and use them as follows (as above, make a complete
copy on floppy disk of all of your REFBASE files before you make any
modifications in case of problems). In the main database, replace the
files REFBASE2.HDR, REFBASE2.KEY, and SMARTHLP.COM in your database
with those included here. The two report formats, NATURE.REP and
SCIENCE.REP, which include reference to SelectFlag in their output
should also be replaced.
If this is your first encounter with REFBASE2, ignore this Bugfix
since this bug doesn't exist anymore!