Category : Databases and related files
Archive   : VIDLIB1.ZIP
Filename : MAINHELP.TXT

** MENU KEYS ** Page 1
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KEY FUNCTION COMMENT
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N Next Movie The next movie in the library file alphabetized
by title will be displayed.

P Prev Movie The previous movie in the library file alpha-
betized by title will be displayed.

F Find Movie This key allows you to rapidly find any movie
in the library file by title, star, co-star,
director or tape number.

T Top Movie The first movie alphabetized by title in the
library file is displayed.

L Last Movie The last movie alphabetized by title in
the library file is displayed.

E Edit Movie Allows you to edit the data fields of the dis-
played movie.
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** MENU KEYS cont ** Page 2
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KEY FUNCTION COMMENT
A Add Movie Allows addition of a new movie to the file.

D Delete Movie Deletes the displayed movie from the file.

S Search File Allows you to search the library file using up
to eight search criteria.

R Report Screen Displays SELECT TYPE OF REPORT LISTING screen.
Allows you to select the type of report, where
you want the report listed, how you want it
sorted and whether you want all or some movies
listed. See Page 5 for more details.

C Change File Allows you to switch to another file created
by Video Librarian or to create a new file.

U Utility Menu Displays utility menu -- see Page 14.

Q Quit to Dos Exit Video Librarian and return to Dos.
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** EDIT MODE KEYS ** Page 3
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F1 Abort This key may be used to Abort the Edit or Add
functions from the main screen. The library
files are not updated. May be used to abort
from other screens or prompts requiring data.

F5 Delete Field Deletes the field from the cursor position to
the end of the field and the cursor is placed
at the left margin of the field.

F9 Done This key is used to end editing. If using the
Edit function, the movie is written to the li-
brary file.

Return Key End Field Edit Pressing this key will end editing in the cur-
rent field. The cursor is moved to the next
field.

BS Key Backspace Moves the cursor to the left and erase the
character to the left.

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Del Del Char Deletes the character under the cursor.

Up Arrow Field Up Moves cursor to previous field.

Down Arrow Field Down Moves cursor to the next field.















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** SELECT TYPE OF REPORT LISTING ** Page 5
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This screen allows you to (1) select one of four report types, (2) specify one
of three output devices for the report, (3) decide whether to list all of
the movies or just some of the movies in your file, and (4) decide how you
want your report sorted.
1. Report Type:

A. Tape labels Prints labels for VCR cassettes. Five choices for type
of label. 1. Regular 2. VHS Top 3. VHS Spine
4. BETA Top 5. BETA Spine. See Appendix A.

B. Small Report Prints out a formatted report to the screen, printer
or a disk text file. The report contains the follow-
ing data fields: Title, Star, Category, Year, Rating,
Tape#, Starting counter #, and Time.

C. Large Report Prints a formatted report to the printer or a disk
text file. The report contains the following data
fields: Title, Star, Co-star, Cast, Director, Cat-
egory, Year, Rating, Tape#, Starting counter #,
Time and Recording Speed.
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D. Custom Report You design this report. You select the fields
and the length of the fields you want included in
your report.

2. List To:

A. Screen The report will be listed on your monitor screen. The
large report and tape labels can not be listed to the
screen.

B. Printer The report will be listed to your printer. All reports
can be listed to your printer.

C. Text File If you select this item, you will be prompted for a
file name to store the listing on a disk file. All
reports except tape labels can be listed to a text
file.



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3. List:

A. All Movies All movies in your library file will be listed to the
output device previously selected.

B. Some Movies Only those movies that meet the selection criteria you
specify later on the MOVIE SELECTOR screen (Page 10)
will be listed to the output device selected.

4. Sort By:

A. Title Report will be listed sorted alphabetically by title.

B. Star Report will be listed sorted alphabetically by the
star's last names.

C. Co-Star Report will be listed sorted alphabetically by the
co-star's last names.


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D. Director Report will be listed sorted alphabetically by the
director's last names.

E. Tape # Reported will be listed sorted alpha-numerically by
tape number.
*** Notes ***

1. If you select (A) Tape labels for report type, you can only
select (B) Printer for list to and (E) Tape # for sort by.

2. The Large Report cannot be listed to the screen.

3. Your selection for Sort By may be overridden if you have selected (B)
List Some Movies. If you selected List Some Movies, you will go to
the MOVIE SELECTOR screen after completing the current screen. If one
of the fields you list to search on is a key field (ie title, star, co-
star, director or tape#), the first key field you list will become the
default Sort By selection. By doing this, the search of the library
file is rapidly speeded up.
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KEY FUNCTION COMMENT
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E Edit Allows you to edit the selections you previous-
ly entered.

C Continue After you completed your selections this key
allows you to have your report listed or
will take you to the next screen if required.

Q Quite This key will return you to the main screen.

H Help Displays these help screens.








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** MOVIE SELECTOR ** Page 10
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The MOVIE SELECTOR screen is displayed if you choose just to display some
movies from the SELECT REPORT TYPE LISTING screen or if you choose to create
a Sub-File from the UTILITY screen. The purpose of this screen is to allow
you to selectively choose the movies you want included in your report or
Sub-File. Selections of the movies that you require from the library file
are made through entries in four fields.

1. Field Enter the field name on which you wish to restrict output.
In addition to the 15 field names displayed on the screen,
you may use three additional field names, STARF for the
star's first name, COSTARF for the co-stars first name,
and DIRECF for the director's first name. Using the field
names STAR, COSTAR and DIRECTOR are for their last names.

2. Comparator Requires entry of one of the comparators listed in the
screen window.

3. LogOp Requires entry of one of the logical operators (and -- or).
The word END is type in this field if the column is not
filled, to end data entry on the screen.
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4. Value Enter a constant against which you want the comparison made.

** Examples **

LogOp Field Comparator Value
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YEAR GE 1985
AND RATING EQ PG
AND TIME LE 100
END
This example would select those movies in your library file that were made
on or after 1985, that were rated PG and had a running time of 100 min or less.

STAR EQ EASTWOOD
OR STAR EQ REYNOLDS
AND CATEGORY EQ A
This example would select those movies in your library file that starred
either Eastwood, or Reynolds that were in the Action category.


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** REPORT FORMATTER ** Page 12
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This screen allows you to select the fields you want included in your report.
You select the fields to include, the width you want the field to occupy and
select whether to truncate or wrap a field if the actual field width exceeds
the width you selected. The screen displays five fields, three of which re-
quire you to make entries. Two of the fields display information only and
cannot be edited.

Print Field Enter the field you want printed in this field.

Field Width Display only field, shows the width the field occupies in
the library file.

Print Width Enter the width in characters, you want the field to occupy.
The minimum is six.

Wrap (Y/N) Yes - if the field width of the field to be printed is
greater than the print width you selected, then the remain-
ing characters will be printed on the next line -- if No
the remaining characters will be truncated.
See Example on the next page.
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** Wrap Example **

1. You enter TITLE for Print Field.
2. The screen would display 40 for Field Width.
3. You enter 20 for Print Width.
4. You enter Y for Wrap.

The movie title ' Star Trek III: The Search For Spock ' would print out as
follows with 'Y 'for Wrap:

Star Trek III: The
Search For Spock

If 'N' was entered for WRAP the title would be truncated as follows:

Star Trek III: The




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** UTILITY MENU ** Page 14
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Key Function Comment

D Set Date Sets the system date. The date you enter will be
displayed on the main screen.

T Set Time Sets the system time. The time you enter will be
displayed on the main screen.

M Merge Files This function will enter the movies from a file
previously created by Video Librarian into the
current movie library file.

C Create Sub-File This function will create a fully functional sub-
file of the currently selected file. After this
function is selected you will be sent to the
MOVIE SELECTOR screen where you will set up the
selection criteria for the movies to be included
in the new file.


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