SPACE 2/SPACE - Library 2 - Volume 1.iso/magazi~1/419/adbase.txt

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              Address Base 0.9 - By Steve MacMillan

     Address Base is a dedicated address book program for keeping
names and numbers. It has a upper limit of 400 records and saves
it's files in regular ASCII text. For speed of loading and saving,
records may be kept in smaller groups by type.

      A few things to know:
      To enter a record click on the 'add' button in the lower
left hand corner or select 'add' from the menu. Use the up down
arrows to move around on the information window. When everything
is correct the record is added to the list by hitting the
'Control-A' button combination.
     Clicking within the information window or selecting the
'Edit' option allows the currently displayed record to be edited.
Finish by hitting 'Control-A". During all text entry the
left/right cursor keys are active as are backspace and delete. The
'Undo' key erases the contents of the current text line.
     Scrolling thru the list can be accomplished by the up/down
arrow keys to move a record at a time, the left/right arrows to
jump a letter at a time, or by the slider bar at the bottom of the
information window. Jumping to the first record that starts with a
given letter is done by the alpha-keys to the right of the window.
The 'Clr/Home' key displays the first record, or when shifted, the
last. By selecting the 'Fast Display' option the list can be
scrolled, much faster than in the information window. However no
editing is possible.
     The search function searches from the currently displayed
record onward so if the whole list is to be searched start at the
top of the list. A 'Control-N' key combination will find the next
occurrence of the search string. Any field may be searched and the
search string is not case sensitive. Also the search function
finds the search string if contained within a larger string. A
searched subset of the address list may be saved to disk or
printed and searches the whole list.
     When Adbase is first run it checks in the same drive path as
the program for 'ADDRESS.ADD' and auto loads it. Two files may be
merged together by selecting 'Merge' from the File menu. If the
Total amount of both lists do not exceed 400 records the files are
merged and alphabetized.
     The Dial menu allows for auto-dialing of either Phone # shown
in the current record. Local calls should not include an area
code, and any additional text in the Phone field should not
contain numbers.
     Version 0.8 adds "Hot Keys". Hot keys are keys that can be
struck from the keyboard to duplicate Menu selections. Most are
Control-key combinations and are shown next to the menu selection
in the pull-down menu. Example: press 'Control' and 'S' at the
same time to Save to disk. A Phone #1 can be dialed by pressing
'1'. Strike a letter A-Z, by itself to jump to the first address
that starts with that letter. Note: you may use 'Control-A' to
enter the add mode and again when finished.
     Version 0.9 has faster, smaller, more optimized code, and
allows the printing of names and numbers only. Simply toggle the
'Phone # Only' switch on the Print menu on, and all print
functions will be name and numbers only.
     Due to my lack of knowledge of GEM or shortcomings in GFA
Basic 2.02, the horizontal slider may lock up if it is dragged
before any other type of scroll is done after first running the
program. If this happens just hold the mouse button down over the
slider box for about two seconds and it should come back to life.
What do you expect with a freebee? If any one thinks they have a
fix please let me know. Please send me any comments, suggestions,
or bug reports to Genie address S.MACMILLAN.