Output of file : STAFFTXT.STF contained in archive :
STAFF3.ZIP Y Y/N YN D STAFF MESSAGE: Press any key ...... ... STAFF
-Exit, Select with arrow keys, ; +-Info; -Help Fast Find Input Output Utilities New DB . . . -Return Input/Update Calculation File (\PATH\NAME): View/Sort Sort Disk Printer To Other DB Labels Environment Import Reorganization DB Statistics Housekeeping Create a DB File Macro Control Delete DB contents (y/n) ? Records = Selected = File NOT FOUND Index File NOT FOUND. To proceed with the Fast Find you must Enter the Text to Search for: for Zoom-In, + - Info, - Return, - dBLOOKUP Do you want a SUB-STRING Search (y/n) ? Searched Text NOT FOUND Please wait... Change or accept each information, Indexing Modify DB Active Path: Active DBF : Record Length : Change (y/n) ? The Index doesn't belong to DB Field width = Index Nø: Select the Field for Fast Find, , Begin with Enter the secondary key File already exist, Overwrite (y/n) ? Path example: E:\Directory\ ******** *******. Value=> < + >~< - >~< x >~< : >~< + % >~< - % >~% of Field~Select the operation for Field:~Select the Field to operate on. No NUMERIC Field to operate on = Save the changes or = Abort -Help for Navigation,Editing,Deleting,Duplication,etc.; +-Info -Abort Copy : Record +; Field +, dBLOOKUP-, -Return Copy : Record +;*FIELD COPY PENDING* +-Paste Search: Select the DBF-File The Change colors option is not available in Monochrome boards! Are the changes Ok. (y/n) ? Fieldname Type Width Dec X-dBLOOKUP dBLOOKUP Filename (*=Directory) for Field Enter the criterion; =Start Enter SORT order; =Start FILENAME => Delimiter => Suppress trailing blanks (y/n) ? Start Printer! or -Abort Filename: Field : TARGET DB: SOURCE DB: Append Zap Change Name Overwrite Create the DB File (y/n) ? *** FILE EXIST *** *** No DB-Files in the current Directory *** Printer Change Colors Format of Date Defaults|Erase dBLOOKUP ... Select the DATE Format with arrow keys mm/dd/yy yy.mm.dd dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd.mm.yy dd-mm-yy U.S.A. ANSI UK France Germany Italy Standard DB = Path: Before DB-Modification: Before DB-Pack: Type EXIT,, to return to STAFF Automatic Backup Shadow -Exit, -Help Scroll with arrow keys; -Exit Window Characters Background Main desk Main desk Window Do you want to DELETE (y/n) ? Sort order for Comma-Separated Delimited with ... Ascending Descending No Formats are available ! No Label-Formats are available ! Fieldname(s) Contain(s) Foreign Characters! Convert Fieldnames to Standard (y/n): Save (y/n) ? Duplicated Entries Swapping Merge Fields Pack DB|Zap DB|Erase NTX's Select the Field with arrow keys and Field is Logical type. Field is MEMO (M) type. Select the TARGET Field Select the Source FIELD(S) (up to 5) Wrong FIELD TYPE, Press any key ... ALL FIELDS must be of the same Type. Proceed with Swapping (y/n) Standard Custom Print mode: COMPRESSED Print List-Name List doesn't belong to the active DB Screen Select Fields, ... Lines/Label: Printer To File File NAME => Standard Print Create Labels layout Description Continue (y/n) ? Replace with: Append from: Other DBF ASCII/SDF MailMerge-WS Select the File with arrow keys. and ; -Abort TARGET-DB SOURCE-DB Copy Structure Generate DB Copy to FILE=> Filename: Last Update : Amount of Records: Fields per Record : Fieldname Width Used - % - Tot.Records. % of File Optimize the File (y/n)? Goto Record: Printer: Normal : Compressed : Expanded : *Page length control codes: -Abort Select the desired Field Characters to Scan => Create Retrieve Select the Macro with arrow keys and ; -Return Name Description Creation Date Playback (y/n) ? Create Macro (y/n) ? Macro already EXIST, Delete (y/n) ? Enter the keys to include in Macro Matching records: Edit or , + = next duplicated Record; -Return Lines per Label: Labels per page First column for Text First column for adjacent Label Blank Line Type in Type the Text => Field doesn't fit on Label, Continue (y/n) ? Go to next Line (y/n) ? Save Label (j/n) ? LABEL NAME => Label EXIST, Overwrite (y/n) ? LABEL Description => Active DB: Label doesn't belong to the active DB, Press any key... Copy MARKED records to Un-mark the Record (y/n) ? % from Total = Sum = Minimum Value = Maximum Value = Average = Var. (Sample) = Std. (Sample) = Var.(Populati)= Std.(Populati)= create the Index files. To create the INDEX files, use the commands: U,R,I ..... Change Line -Exit Do you want the Title: Centered Right justified Left justified Type the TITLE (up to 5 Lines). Select the Field and ; -End Do you want to: ACTION: Save Return Cancel Type the NAME and DESCRIPTION Title: Decimals Description : Column width: Actual Position : Next available Position : -Edit -stop edit Copy the Sorted records to Erase the Marked Records (y/n) ? Zap MEMO FIELD (y/n) ? º To search and locate specified text within a DB º Input and Update of the Active DB-File via Spreadsheetlike Data-Table º View, Disk output, Printer output, Labels, etc. º Rebuild Indexes, Modify DB, Import, Environment, Statistics, Housekeeping, etc. º Open a new DB-File º Input and Update via Spreadsheetlike Data-Table º Simple arithmetic calculations with information from selected records. º View selected records. º Sort/View records according to specified criteria º Export Data to foreign formats (ASCII, WordStar, WordPerfect etc.) º Create an ASCII File º Export to a WordStar-MailMerge-File º Export to a WordPerfect-Merge-File º Export to a Comma separated File º Export to an ASCII-Delimited File º Print-out of selected Records, to Printer or ASCII-File º Standard Print-out, to Printer or ASCII-File º Custom designed reports; Creation, Output º Custom designed Reports creation º Normal or Compressed characters º Copy selected records to a new DB-File; - Exit º Create Labels and Custom designed Labels º Standard Labels º Output to Printer º Output to File º Output to Screen º Custom designed Labels creation º Print custom designed Labels º Index creation and Structure Modification Printer º New Indexes creation or Reindexing º Modify DBF Structure; Assign relations for - dBLOOKUP º Import from DBF, ASCII/SDF, WordStar-MailMerge Files º Import from a dBASE-File º Import from an ASCII/SDF File º Import from a WordStar-MailMerge File º Printer selection, Colors, Date format, Defaults, Erase dBLOOKUP º Printer-driver selection º Color selection º Change windows characters and background colors º Change character color (Windows) º Change Background color (Windows) º Change character and background colors of the main desk º Change character colors (Main Desk) º Change Background color (Main Desk) º Format to show the Dates º Default File, Automatic Backup º Database file Statistics º Duplicated entries, Swap/Merge, Erase File, etc. º Founds duplicated entries and allow Edition or deletion º Swap the contents of two Fields º Merge up to 5 Fields in one º True deletion of the Deleted-marked records º Erase all the File DATA º Create a new Database File º Create a new file with the actual structure º Create a new Database file from scratch º Creation/Playback of Macros º Macro creation º Macro Playback º Return to previous Menu º º Global erase of: dBLOOKUP, Custom reports, Labels º Erase all defined dBLOOKUP Relations º Erase all Custom report formats º Erase all Custom Labels layouts º Delete selected Index Files Active Index Set: Change Index Set The file is a dBASE IV one. convert it (y/n) ? Select º Select an existing Query Create º Create a New complex Query. Without Query º All Records Return º Cancel Name Description The Query doesn't belong to the active DBF equal Greater Less not equal Greater or equal Less or equal Substring Select with Arrow-keys, ; =End Save the Query (y/n or =Cancel) ? Query Name => The Query-Name already exist ! Overwrite (y/n) ? Description The Query is WRONG!! Proceeding without Query. Press any key... = Abort More Index sets (y/n) ? Do you want to update the additional Index Sets (y/n) ? Options: U = Upper, L = Lower, P = Proper Return - or -Paste in Data Entry Page Offset: January~February~March~April~May~June~July~August~September~October~November~December Next Month~Previous Month~-Exit~Enter Date Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Enter the Date: / / -Return
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/