Reference
The parentheses, the space, and the dash are edit characters; they
are skipped over during data entry.
Special Form functions
are:
Order
In data entry, records are sorted in the order you set
here. The ordered, or
key,
fields are sorted first, in
ascending order. Then, the rest of the fields are sorted
in their order of appearance on the screen. The prior-
ity number of ordered keys appears in the Label area
on the screen.
Press
0
to make the field under the marker
a
key
field. The screen shows:
>Priority Number:
Enter the priority for this key. If you press
(ENTER)
without entering
a
priority number, the field is given
the next available number
(1
if no fields are ordered
Yet)*
If
you choose
a
field that is already
a
key, press
(ENTER)
to leave the priority unchanged, or enter
a
new priority.
If
an existing priority is used, the prior-
ity numbers are shifted to allow for it.
A
priority number of
0
removes the key status of
a
field
and reorders the keys.
Pack
Press
0
to Pack the file when the efficiency
decreases because of many additions, deletions, and
changes to records. The file efficiency
(A,
B,
C,
or
D)
displays on the Form screen. Pack if the efficiency
drops below
B.
If
efficiency drops to
D,
it is displayed
on the main Filer screen. Use Pack immediately to
recover lost diskette space.
Press
0
to specify the field under the marker
as
a
numeric field.
A
number sign
(#)
appears in place of
the colon for
a
numeric field. (Press
0
again to
change the field back to alphanumeric.)
Number
48
Tandy
1000
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