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OPERATOR'S GUIDE. A-15 . Terms A-16 Definition of Operator. How - A-17 to Begin. , . Summary. A-18 Flex-key . Keyboard Command A-19 Explanations . INSTALLING DATAFLEX A-25 . OPERATING TUTORIAL. A-33 . QUERYING THE DATABASE A-41 . Program A-41 Start-ljp. Program A-43 Operation . Making A-44 Selections . Choosing Output Sequence A-44 an . Using QUERY Generate Report A-45 to a Configuration. *** SECTION B: STARTING WITH DATAFLEX 'h'* PROGRAMMING TUTORÍAL. B-l FORMATTING WITH IMAGES. B-15 . Image "Pages" B-15 . , . Images DataFlex B-19 in Configuration Files. DESIGNING DATABASES B-21 . Data. B-21 Organization of . Data Types. B-22 . B-23 Indexing in Applications. AUTODEF Program B-25 . HOW TO WRITE A CONFIGURATION. B-29 . Source B-29 Creating the File. How Compile B-31 to a Configuration. How Run B-33 to a Configuration. DATAFLEX UTILITIES. B-35 . B-35 Editor. , . Reindex B-39 . Free (FREL). B-43 List . Read. B-44 . Convert dBASE DataFlex B-44 How to II Files to . DataFlex 1.6X 2.0 Conversion B-51 to . Menu and Maintenance (MENUDEF) B-53 Creation . — Copyright (C) 1984 Data Access Corporation 05/16/84 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DataF1ex 2.0 User's Manual *H SECTION C: PRE-PROGRAMMED FACILITIES *** ELEMENTS OF CONFIGURATIONS. C-l C-2 String Constants. C-2 String Variables. O . Numeric Constants C"3 . Q . Numeric C-3 Variables . q . $ 0 . C~4 Expressions . P . Q . e . « . Date C~5 Variables. O . e ¢ O . Date C-6 Constants. O . O O Q . Filenames C~6 . P . Q . C—7 Indicators. 0 . 0 . , * O O . O 0 . DECLARING DATA ELEMENTS C-9 . STRING Command. C-9 . 0 J . Q . e . NUMBER Command. C-lO . DATE Command, C-lO . , , O . O . Q e . INTEGER Command . Q . , C-ll INDICATOR Command C-12 . MANIPULATING DATA ELEMENTS. C-13 . MOVE Command. C-13 . 3 . INCREMENT Comnand C-14 . , O . O g . CALCULATE Command C-14 . , . DATA ENTRY. C-15 . 0 . ENTER Command Macro C-15 . a . ENTER C-17 Structure of an Configuration O . Images ENTER C-18 in . e , , U . ENTRY Command C-19 . Q . 3 D . P . H . ENTRY Format C-19 Options. ,, . O . 0 ENTRY and AUTOPAGE. C-21 . P 9 e . g U . Procedures ENTER. C-24 User-Oefined of . ENTDISPLAY Command. C-26 . O . ENTER Sequence C-27 of Operation . U . ENT$PERMISSIVE C-28 Indicator. REPORTING AND OUTPUT. C-31 . Q . 0 . The REPORT Command Macro. C-31 . O O . REPORT. C-31 Sections of . 0 . and C-34 Subtota11ing Tota11ing. Q O . C"38 Selective Reporting . O 0 e 3 . O . Page C"41 Control. , . Q , , O O @ . Things Remember About the REPORT Macro C-45 to . Copyright (c) 1984 Data Access,~ Corporation 05/16/84 DataF1ex 2.0 User's Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS ———————————————————— ——— iii SECTION C (continued) FILE DEFINITION (FILEDEF) C-47 . Step One Plan Among C-48 - the Relationships the Files . How Create C-50 to Related Fields. Step Two C-53 - List the Fields. C-54 Overlapping Fields. Step Three Determine Key C-55 - the Fields . Step Four Use FILEDEF Put C-56 to Ali Together. - It C-60 Creating/Edlting Fields . C-63 Creating/Edlting Indexes. C-65 Print File Definition . Set Parameters/Names C-66 Fi7e . Erase Data C-66 File . Set C-66 File Inactive . Create from Screen Image. C-66 File Definition . Create from .DEF : C-67 File Definition File . Save FILEDEF. C-67 Definition/Exit . FILEDEF C-67 Abort . SAMPLE APPLICATIONS C-69 . P *** SECTION D: PROGRAMMING DATAFLEX 'H'* DIRECT CONTROL OF DATA ENTRY. D-l PAGE Command. D-l ACCEPT Command. D-l DISPLAY Command D-2 . AUTOPAGE Command. D-3 . CLEARFORM and BLANKFORM Commands. D-3 . OUTFILE Command D-4 . OUTCLOSE Command. D-4 . OUTPUT Command. D-5 . NAME Command. D-5 . FORMAT Command. D-6 . PRINT Command D-7 . ENTERGROUP. D-8 . MANIPULATING STRINGS. D-ll LEFT Command. D-ll RIGHT Command D-12 . MID Command D-13 . ASCII Command D-13 . CHARACTER Command D-14 . .'. POS Command D-14 . LENGTH Command. D-15 . PAD Command D-15 . TRIM Comnand. D-16 . APPEND Command. D-16 . UPPERCASE Command D-17 . CMDLINE Command D-17 . D-18 String Operations . CONDITIONAL EXEQ/TION D-19 . D-20 Setting Indicator Status. D-24 Predefined Indicators . ..