Category : Paradox DBMS
Archive   : TUTIL4.ZIP
Filename : TUTILITY.HLP
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TUTILITY
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TUTILITY Version 4.0
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Copyright (c) 1985-92 by Borland International
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All Rights Reserved
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TUTILITY checks a Paradox table for damage and rebuilds it if necessary. Paradox tables can be damaged by power failures, hardware failures, bad network cards or connections, removing a floppy disk that Paradox is accessing, or rebooting the system while Paradox is active in memory. You should always make regular backups of your important data. £
Paradox tables consist of two sections, the header and the data blocks. The header contains information about the number of fields, the primary key, passwords, write protection, sort order, and the version of Paradox that created the table. Indexes and memos are stored in separate files, which belong to the table as part of its "family." (For more information on the Paradox family, see the Paradox "User's Guide.") ö
If the table header is intact, but there is damage to the data blocks, TUTILITY rebuilds the table automatically. If the header is damaged, however, you must provide additional information about the header so TUTILITY can reconstruct the table. ä
You can run TUTILITY from the Windows graphical user interface. You can also use TUTILITY to verify the header information in SQLÿreplicas created with Paradox SQL Link. You cannot, however, rebuild SQL replicas with TUTILITY. <
CAUTION: When you shell out to DOS from Paradox or your application, Paradox may be tracking a table internally, even if it is not visible on the workspace. Rebuilding this table can result in further damage. We recommend that you exit from Paradox completely before attempting to reconstruct tables with TUTILITY. &'ò ][
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Menu System
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Press [F1] for help anywhere in the program. ;
If a menu is not highlighted, press [F10] to activate it. 4
To choose a menu command, do one of the following:
Use the mouse to click it
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Use the Right and Left arrow keys to move
the highlight bar, then press [Enter]
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Type the highlighted letter for a
menu command
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You can also use the shortcut-key assignment to execute menu commands. For example, you access the System (ð) menu by pressing [Alt][Spacebar]. All other menus are accessed by pressing [Alt][letter], where "letter" is the highlighted menu letter. For example, you can execute the Table command by pressing [Alt][T]. Shortcut-key assignments work even if the menu is not active. ±
When you select a menu command, a dialog box appears. Complete the information in the dialog box and choose OK to accept it. To cancel the dialog box, do one of the following:
Choose Cancel
Press [Esc]
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Click the close box in the upper
left corner
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THelpTopic ð³About [Alt][Space]
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When you choose About from the ð menu, the TUTILITY About box appears, showing copyright and version information. R
To close the TUTILITY About box, press [Esc], [Space], or [Enter], or choose OK. P
For more information about using the menu system in TUTILITY, see MenuÿSystem. ê][
THelpTopic Table [Alt][T]
When you choose the Table command, the Select Table dialog box appears. You can pick a Paradox table to verify or rebuild from this dialog box. &