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RECORDS - A Psion 3a Database Application
Have you got a large record collection?
Do you run a disco?
Do you forget what records you own?
Or which album a certain track is on?
Want to find all the tracks you have with "certain words" in the title?
Need to quickly find tracks by a particular artist?
Want to list all records you have of a particular type?
If any of these apply to you, then RECORDS is the application you've been
waiting for.
RECORDS is a simple database application in which a list of records can be
stored. Each entry made consists of the record artist, title, type, media
type and album, if any. The type can be selected from a list, defined by the
user. This permits lists to be generated of, say, "sixties" records, or
"rock", for example. The media type can be selected as 7", 12", tape or CD.
Entries can be listed by artist, title ( or fragments of ), or by the defined
types.
It is possible to export the list to a simple text file for import into other
applications, printing, etc.
Unless the program is registered, entry of records is limited to 50 titles.
Installation
To install the program, copy the "records.opa" file to the APP
directory, and create a subdirectory named "records" in the APP dir.
When the program is run the user will be asked if new (empty) data files
are to be created, if no existing files are found.
To create an icon, perform an "application install" from the system menu.
Operation
Records can be added to the database immediately. It's a good idea to
plan the record type descriptions carefully however, as changing them later
could be tedious. Two types, "type1" and "type2" will be created by default.
These should first be edited to the names of your choice. Further types can
then be added. There is a limitation however, in that the total length of all
type descriptions added together cannot exceed 255 characters. Once a type
has been added, it cannot be removed. This is deliberate, because once a type
is created, it may have a cross referenced record also. It can, of course, be
edited.
Records can be listed and displayed by several methods. If the exact
artist and title is known, these can be entered directly in the "find record"
screen. Otherwise, a more general search can be performed, either by artist
or title. On the "list by artist" or "list by title" screen, a full or
partial string can be entered. All entries containing a matching string will
be listed. By entering the displayed index number followed by "enter", an
individual entry can be displayed, and edited, if required. Entries can also
be selected from the full database listing, or a list selected by record type.
The database can be alphabetically sorted on request, from the
administration screen. This is unfortunately quite a slow operation and so,
if the database is of a significant size, should be scheduled for a non busy
time. It can be left to run in the background. There must also be sufficient
memory available. In the worst possible case, the database may double in size.
It will be recompressed on exiting the program.
There is also a facility to export records data into a text file.
This is formatted suitably for import into other database environments.
Registration
Unregistered, the program is limited to the entry of a maximum of 50
records. Upon registration, a serial number will be issued, the entry of
which will remove aforementioned restriction. To obtain your serial number,
send †20 to:-
C. Hitchcock,
17 Henley Wood Rd.
Earley,
Reading, Berks.
RG6 2EE
Your code can be faxed back to you, on request.
Reasonable enhancement requests from registered users may well be considered.
I am using RECORDS myself, and currently have around 1400 entries in my
database, categorised into about 11 different types. The datafile size is
approximately 57Kb.
Colin Hitchcock
colinh@cix.compulink.co.uk
December 1994