CP/M/CPM_CDROM.iso/simtel/sigm/vols000/vol063/nad3add.doc

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                         NAD:┴ NAM┼ AN─ ADDRES╙ PROGRAM


             NA─ i≤ ß prograφ tha⌠ create≤ ß filσ oµ name≤ anΣ addresses¼ ì
        fo≥ usσ b∙ othe≥ programs¼ e.g« t∩ prin⌠ labels¼ addres≤ letters¼ ì
        o≥ mai∞ statement≤ o≥ invoices«

             Sincσ yo⌡ namσ thσ filσ a⌠ thσ timσ i⌠ i≤ created¼á NA─á ma∙ ì
        bσá useΣá t∩á creatσ man∙ separatσ namσ anΣá addres≤á files«á Fo≥ ì
        example¼á usinτ NAD¼á separatσ file≤ fo≥ office¼á home¼á o≥á eveε ì
        Christma≤ card≤ ma∙ bσ created.


             T∩á envokσ NA─ merel∙ typσ 'NADº anΣ ß carriagσ returεá wheε ì
        prompteΣá b∙á thσ CP/═ operatinτ systeφ ¿ A>)«á Thσá screeεá wil∞ ì
        clear¼á anΣá promp⌠á witΦ ß men⌡ offerrinτ yo⌡ ßá choicσá oµá (1⌐ ì
        creatinτ ß ne≈ namσ anΣ addres≤ file¼á o≥ addinτ additiona∞ name≤ ì
        anΣ addresse≤ t∩ aε existinτ file╗ (2⌐ changinτ an∙ oµ thσ infor-ì
        matioε iε an∙ recorΣ iε an∙ NA─ file╗  (3⌐ deletinτ ß recorΣ froφ ì
        thσá file╗á  (4⌐ findinτ whethe≥ ß particula≥ namσ i≤ presen⌠á iε ì
        thσ file╗  o≥ (5⌐ listinτ thσ entirσ file.

             After selecting from the menu, the program will prompt with:

                  ENTE╥ TH┼ FIL┼ NAM┼ AS║  DRIVE:NAME.EXTESION

        wil∞ appear«  Ente≥ thσ namσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ usσ fo≥ thσ filσ oµ namσ ì
        anΣ addresses«  I⌠ i≤ recommendeΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ usσ thσ 'Bº drive¼ anΣ ì
        thσ extensioε 'NAD'¼ bu⌠ thi≤ i≤ no⌠ required« A≤ yo⌡ arσ remind-ì
        eΣ b∙ thσ promptinτ message¼ thσ drivσ wil∞ bσ eithe≥ 'Aº o≥ 'B'¼ ì
        thσ namσ ma∙ bσ u≡ t∩ eigh⌠ letter≤ o≥ spaces¼á anΣ thσ extensioε ì
        n∩ morσ thaε threσ letter≤ o≥ spaces«  Fo≥ example¼ 'B:HOME.NAD'¼ ì
        'B:OFFICE.NAD'¼ 'B:XMAS.NAD'¼ arσ al∞ permissiblσ filσ names.

             Iµ thσ filσ i≤ no⌠ presen⌠ oε thσ designateΣ disδ (i.e«á thσ ì
        prograφá canno⌠á locatσ thσ filσ iε thσá disk'≤á directory)¼á thσ ì
        prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ witΦ thσ question

                             I╙ THI╙ ┴ NE╫ FILE┐ Y/N

        answe≥á witΦ eithe≥ ß capita∞ 'Yº o≥ 'N'«á  Sa∙ 'Yº iµ thi≤ i≤á ß ì
        ne≈ file¼á o≥ yo⌡ arσ re-creatinτ ß previou≤ file«  Enterinτ a'Yº ì
        wil∞ ERAS┼ an∙ existinτ filσ b∙ thσ samσ name¼á and/o≥ creatσ thσ ì
        filσá b∙á thσ namσ yo⌡ havσ jus⌠ entered«á  Enterinτ ßá 'Nºá wil∞ ì
        causσ thσ prograφ t∩ returε t∩ thσ firs⌠ prompt¼ anΣ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ ì
        re-ente≥ thσ filename¼ correctly«

             Iµá yo⌡ havσ choseε eithe≥ t∩ (1⌐ determinσ whethe≥ ß parti-ì
        cula≥á namσá i≤á presen⌠ iε thσ file¼á o≥ (2⌐ t∩á deletσá ßá namσ ì
        (record⌐á froφ thσ file¼á o≥ (3⌐ t∩ changσ thσá informatioεá con-ì
        taineΣ iε ß particula≥ record¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ ì
        ente≥ thσ namσ yo⌡ arσ lookinτ for«  Iµ thi≤ namσ i≤ founΣ iε thσ ì
        file¼á thσá informatioεá iε tha⌠ particula≥ recorΣ wil∞á bσá dis-ì
        played«á  Iµá i⌠ i≤ no⌠ found¼á yo⌡ wil∞ bσ offerreΣ ß chancσá t∩ ì
        lis⌠ al∞ name≤ beginninτ witΦ thσ samσ letter«á  Thi≤ i≤ particu-ìè

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        larl∙ usefu∞ iµ yo⌡ arσ no⌠ surσ exactl∙ ho≈ ß namσ i≤ spelt¼á o≥ ì
        precisel∙ ho≈ i⌠ i≤ entereΣ iε thσ file.

             Iµá yo⌡ havσ choseε t∩ creatσ ß filσ o≥ adΣ t∩á aεá existinτ ì
        file, thσ prograφ wil∞ nex⌠ clea≥ thσ screeε anΣ promp⌠

        NAME:______________________________
        #:_____▀  STREE╘ ____________________
        CITY:_________▀ STATE:_________▀ ZIP:__________
        ATTENTION║ ______________________________

        Ente≥á eacΦ piecσ oµ information¼á followeΣ b∙ ß carriagσ return«  ì
        Thσá prograφ wil∞ automaticall∙ positioε thσ curso≥ fo≥ thσá nex⌠ ì
        entry«  An∙ item¼ e.g« thσ #¼ zi≡ o≥ attention¼ ma∙ bσ omitteΣ b∙ ì
        merel∙á enterinτá ß carriagσ return«á  EacΦá underlinσá characte≥ ì
        ('_'⌐ represent≤ onσ potentia∞ lette≥ oµ thσ entry╗  fo≥ example¼ ì
        u≡á t∩ thirt∙ letter≤ ma∙ bσ entereΣ fo≥ thσ name¼á teεá fo≥á thσ ì
        zip«á  Iµá morσ thaε thσ permissiblσ numbe≥ oµ letter≤ o≥ number≤ ì
        arσ entered¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ sounΣ ß warninτ bell¼á erasσá you≥ ì
        entry¼á promp⌠á tha⌠á thσ entr∙ i≤ to∩ long¼á anΣ repositioεá thσ ì
        curso≥á awaitinτ you≥ response«á  Notσ tha⌠ thσ prograφ doe≤á no⌠ ì
        distinguisΦ betweeε letter≤ anΣ numbers¼á anΣ thu≤ yo⌡ ma∙á ente≥ ì
        eithe≥ a⌠ an∙ timσ (e.g« #║ AP╘ │  STREET║ N.3rΣ Street)«

             ┴á specia∞á timσ savinτ featurσ i≤ includeΣ iε versioεá 3.0«   ì
        Wheε prompteΣ t∩ ente≥ thσ city¼ yo⌡ ma∙ ente≥ eithe≥ ß '7º o≥ aε ì
        '8'«á  Thesσ character≤ wil∞  causσ thσ prograφ t∩á automaticall∙  ì
        assigεá ß predeterminσ (o≥ default⌐ "valueó t∩ botΦ thσ cit∙á anΣ ì
        state¼á anΣá displa∙ thesσ oε thσ screen«á  Thi≤ i≤á particularl∙ ì
        usefu∞á iµá man∙á oµá you≥ addresse≤ arσ iε thσá samσá cit∙á (anΣ ì
        state)«á  Fo≥ example¼á a≤ shippeΣ thσ prograφ wil∞ automaticall∙ ì
        assigεá anΣ displa∙ 'Richmond¼á Virginiaº wheε ß '7º i≤á entered¼ ì
        anΣ 'Boston¼á Mass.º wheε aε '8º i≤ entered«á Thσ defaul⌠á value≤ ì
        arσ displayed¼á a≤ ß reminder¼ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ thσ screeε durinτ ì
        datß entry«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ changσ thesσ defaul⌠ value≤ b∙ merel∙ reas-ì
        signinτá thσ value≤ oµ thσ fou≥ constant≤ listeΣ a⌠ thσ beginninτ  ì
        oµ thσ program« (Remembe≥ tha⌠ thσ cit∙ mus⌠ bσ l╕ character≤ anΣ ì
        thσ statσ l░ character≤ iε length.⌐


             Afte≥á yo⌡ havσ entereΣ al∞ thσ informatioε (o≥á ßá carriagσ ì
        returε fo≥ eacΦ item)¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ prompt

                   I╙ TH┼ INFORMATIO╬ CORREC╘ A╙ ENTERED┐ Y/N

        Again¼á answe≥ witΦ eithe≥ ß capita∞ 'Yº o≥ 'N'«  Iµ thσ informa-ì
        tioεá i≤ correct¼á ente≥ ß 'Y'«á Thσ prograφ wil∞ theε writσá thσ ì
        informatioε t∩ thσ file«  Iµ yo⌡ b∙ chancσ havσ madσ ß mistakσ iε ì
        enterinτá thσ information¼á ente≥ aε 'N'«á  Enterinτ aε 'Nºá wil∞ ì
        resul⌠á iεá ßá displa∙á tha⌠ offer≤ yo⌡ ßá choicσá oµá eacΦá iteφ ì
        (name,#,street¼á etc.)«á  Ente≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ thσ firs⌠ incorrec⌠ ì
        entry«á  Thσá iteφ wil∞ bσ erased¼á anΣ thσá curso≥á repositioneΣ ì
        awaitinτ you≥ response«á  Afte≥ yo⌡ re-ente≥ thσ information¼ thσ ì
        curso≥á wil∞á returε t∩ thσ questioε 'ente≥ thσ numbe≥ oµá incor-ì
        rect..'«á  Iµ al∞ thσ informatioε i≤ correct¼ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ 8╗ ìè

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        iµ not¼ continuσ b∙ enterinτ thσ numbe≥ correspondinτ t∩ thσ nex⌠ ì
        incorrec⌠ entry«á  Oncσ yo⌡ ente≥ aε '8'¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ erasσ ì
        thi≤á prompt¼á anΣ writσ thσ informatioε t∩ thσ file«á  Oncσá thσ ì
        informatioε i≤ writteε t∩ thσ file¼á thσ NA─ wil∞ rewritσ al∞ thσ ì
        prompt≤ (name¼ #¼ street¼ etc.⌐ anΣ awai⌠ you≥ response.

             Iµ yo⌡ havσ n∩ furthe≥ name≤ o≥ addresse≤ t∩ enter¼ typσ thσ ì
        namσ EXIT¼ carriagσ return«  Thσ prograφ wil∞ asδ you

                   DO YOU WISH TO CHOOSE FROM THE MENU AGAIN?


        Again¼á answe≥ witΦ eithe≥ ß capita∞ 'Yº o≥ 'N'«  Iµ yo⌡ sa∙ 'Y'¼ ì
        thσá prograφ wil∞ returε t∩ thσ menu¼á anΣ yo⌡ ma∙ selec⌠á again«  ì
        Iµ yo⌡ answe≥ 'N'¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ terminatσ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ returε ì
        t∩á CP/M«á  Thσ opportunit∙ t∩ returε t∩ thσ men⌡ i≤ offerreΣá a⌠ ì
        the conclusion of any procedure (ie. any choice from the menu).

             Iµ yo⌡ havσ eithe≥ addeΣ o≥ deleteΣ record≤ froφ ß NA─ file¼ ì
        thσá prograφ wil∞ warε anΣ reminΣ yo⌡ t∩ ruε thσ utilit∙á prograφ ì
        ALPHABE╘ immediatel∙ upoε exitinτ froφ NAD«  Thi≤ utilit∙ prograφ ì
        i≤ crucia∞ t∩ thσ prope≥ operatioε oµ NAD«á  I⌠ (l⌐á alphabetize≤ ì
        thσ record≤ oµ thσ filσ baseΣ oε thσ name¼ anΣ theε (2⌐ establis-ì
        he≤á ß specia∞ filσ witΦ thσ samσ namσ a≤ thσ NA─ file¼á bu⌠ witΦ ì
        thσá extensioεá '.ALP'«á  Thi≤ filσ contain≤á thσá beginninτá anΣ ì
        endinτá recorΣ number≤ oµ thσ NA─ file¼á fo≥ name≤ beginninτ witΦ ì
        eacΦ lette≥ oµ thσ alphabet«á  (Iε othe≥ words¼ recorΣ numbe≥ onσ ì
        oµ thσ .AL╨ filσ contain≤ thσ firs⌠ anΣ las⌠ recorΣ numbe≥ oµ thσ ì
        correspondinτ .NA─ filσ fo≥ name≤ beginninτ witΦ thσ lette≥á 'A'«  ì
        Similarly¼ thσ seconΣ recorΣ oµ .AL╨ filσ contain≤ thσ "pointersó ì
        fo≥á thσá name≤ beginninτ witΦ 'B'.⌐  NA─ use≤ thσ .AL╨á filσá t∩ ì
        "randoml∙á searchóá thσ NA─ filσ fo≥ an∙ particula≥á name«á  Thi≤ ì
        permit≤ NA─ t∩ finΣ an∙ particula≥ recorΣ iε ß matte≥ oµ seconds«

             REMEMBE╥ yo⌡ MUS╘ ruε alphabe⌠ wheneve≥ yo⌡ finisΦ usinτ NA─ ì
        t∩ adΣ o≥ deletσ name≤ (records⌐ froφ ß file«

             Wheε yo⌡ selec⌠ t∩ changσ informatioε containeΣ iε ß record¼ ì
        thσá prograφ wil∞ asδ fo≥ thσ name«á Iµ found¼á thσ prograφá wil∞ ì
        displa∙ thσ informatioε a≤ founΣ iε thσ record¼ anΣ displa∙ belo≈ ì
        this¼á ßá men⌡ offerrinτ yo⌡ ß chancσ t∩ correc⌠ eacΦ iteφ iε thσ ì
        record«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ sequentiall∙ changσ eacΦ item«  Wheε thσ infor-ì
        matioεá i≤ completel∙ correct¼á ente≥ aε '8'«á  Thσ prograφá wil∞ ì
        writσ thσ correc⌠ recorΣ t∩ thσ file«

             Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ t∩ lis⌠ ß namσ anΣ addres≤ file¼á thσá prograφ ì
        wil∞á promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ determinσ whethe≥ (1⌐ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ includσ thσ ì
        accoun⌠á number≤ iε thσ listinτ anΣ (2⌐ whethe≥ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩á lis⌠ ì
        thσá filσ oε thσ printe≥ o≥ cr⌠ (ß "hardcopyó mean≤ ß listinτá oε ì
        thσ printer).

        Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ t∩ lis⌠ thσ filσ oε thσ printer¼á thσ prograφá wil∞  ì
        promp⌠á yo⌡á t∩ preparσ thσ printer¼á anΣ awai⌠ you≥á enterinτá ß ì
        carriagσá returε beforσ transmittinτ thσ informatioε t∩ thσ prin-ì
        ter«á  Wheneve≥ thσ prograφ list≤ ß filσ oε thσ screen¼ NA─ inhi-ìè

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        bit≤ scrolling╗á afte≥ thσ screeε i≤ full¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ wai⌠ ì
        fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ ß carriagσ returε beforσ continuinτ thσ listing«  ì
        I⌠ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ thi≤ b∙ saying

                          ENTE╥ AN┘ LETTE╥ T╧ CONTINUE.


                Thσá NA─á wil∞ exi⌠ t∩ thσ operatinτ systeφ (CP/M⌐á afte≥ ì
        thσ listing¼á o≥ immediatel∙ iµ yo⌡ statσ tha⌠ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠á ß ì
        listinτ oµ thσ file.

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        suggestion≤ arσ welcome║á  20▓ Overlooδ Road¼á Richmond¼ Virginiß ì
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