Category : Databases and related files
Archive   : DATAMAGE.ZIP
Filename : DATACALC.HLP

"CALCULATION HELP"

"This program will do calculations on the data in the records. The user"
"selects the source data, process, second data if any, and the address"
"of the results. Full-screen menus guide you through the simple arith-"
"metic problem format you learned in the second grade. Once directed,"
"the computer will do the same problem for all the records in the cur-"
"rent group, and place the answers where you tell it."

"First you enter the whereabouts of the first value, the one to be"
"acted upon. Then you select the process. Some processes require an"
"additional value (add) and some do not (move, square root). If you"
"select a two value process you specify the whereabouts of a second"
"value. The first and second values can be on disk, in a counted field"
"or a keyboard entry. Finally, you select the address for the answer."
"It can be written to disk or placed in a counter field in memory."

"If you write your results to disk be doubly certain that it's o.k. to"
"over-write data now recorded. This is an advanced function and you"
"need to be VERY CAREFUL with it. It will over-write and DESTROY data"
"of a permanent nature. You should always use un-assigned numerics or"
"be certain you know what you are doing. You needn't write data back to"
"disk unless you need to record it. Use the counters."

"You are provided with two RAM-based counters for each record in the"
"current group. They can be likened to the display on a calculator."
"Each record has two calculators of its' own that operate independently"
"but can use each others' stored value."

"Your two calculators have the capacity to store sixteen digits of full"
"floating point numbers. Dollar amounts can range into the trillions,"
"and nano-units can be accurately recorded as well. Since the computer"
"has sixteen digits of precision, as opposed to ten on the best calcul-"
"ators, your results will be frightenigly accurate."

"The counters can, by the way, occupy up to 128KB in an 8,000 record"
"file. They are displayed in the dialog box during record view and you"
"can place them in the secondary display area of the browse screen by"
"by pressing F18. If a counter is the destination of a computed value"
"this will be done for you when you return to browse."

"Before executing the calculation the program pauses to re-display your"
"input. You may correct keying/logic errors before calculating."

"You may do as many calculations as you need to extrapolate your data."