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======================= FORMGEN.EXE - Version 1.2 =======================
1. This version will determine if a database was created by PC-FILE III -
version 3.0 or by an earlier version of PC-FILE. It will process the
data accordingly.
2. You can specify screen colors and printer setup strings. These parameters
are specified in the file FORMGSET.FRM. A sample FORMGSET.FRM file
follows:
7,0
27,69
27,70
If the program finds FORMGSET.FRM on the default drive upon startup, then
it will read the screen's foreground and background colors from line 1. In
the sample, the 7 specifies a foreground color of white and the 0 specifies
a background color of black. Lines 2 and 3 are optional. Line 2 contains
the ASCII codes of the string the program will send to the printer before
printing. Line 3 contains the ASCII codes of the string the program will
send to the printer after printing. In the sample, the 27 and 69 represents
the characters ESC and "E". This string sets the emphasized mode on
EPSON printers. The 27 and 70 on line 3 represents the characters ESC and
"F". This string turns off the emphasized mode on EPSON printers. The
entries on each line must be separated by commas.
The following sample FORMGSET.FRM file will set the screen colors to yellow
foreground and black background. It will send the EPSON printer code for
condensed print before printing, and it will send the code to return to
normal print after printing:
14,0
15
18
The following FORMGSET.FRM file will set the screen colors to white
foreground and blue background. No printer setup codes will be sent:
7,1
3. The HOME key is now active, when you are inserting or modifying lines. It
will position the cursor at the beginning of a line.
4. The INSERT and MODIFY options no longer request the number of lines to
insert or modify. When in the INSERT or MODIFY mode, you now press ESC
on the last line you wish to insert or modify. In other words, pressing
ENTER when you are finished with a line will move you to the next line,
whereas pressing ESC will return you to the option menu.
5. This version will accept a file created externally, as long as each line
is terminated with a carriage return-line feed or a carriage return.
However the CREATE portion of the program will chop each line longer than
76 characters. This 76 character limitation does not apply to the OUTPUT
portion of the program.