. CUMBERLAND DIARY - Version 1.3
USER MANUAL
Copyright 1993 Cumberland Family Software
All rights reserved
LHA Archive utility
Copyright Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1988-91
. CUMBERLAND FAMILY SOFTWARE
Ira J. Lund
385 Idaho Springs Road
Clarksville, TN 37043
. For Technical Support call 615 647-4012
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.TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Same as Detailed Reference Section of Printed Manual) Line #
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Chapter 5. The Help System ........................ 62
Chapter 6. The Main Screen ........................ 93
Chapter 7. The Word Processor .................... 123
Chapter 8. F2-File Menu .......................... 152
A. Define Diary ........................... 167
B. Change Password ........................ 174
C. Select Diary ........................... 182
D. Program Configuration .................. 208
i. General Information ............ 210
ii. Printer Definition ............ 233
E. Exit to DOS ............................ 258
Chapter 9. F3-Edit Menu .......................... 267
A. Set Bookmark ........................... 269
B. Get Bookmark ........................... 276
C. Cut & Paste Features ................... 283
Chapter 10. F4-Entry Menu ........................ 324
A. Create New Entry ....................... 326
B. Select Entry ........................... 335
C. Prior & Next Entry ..................... 356
Chapter 11. F5-Print Menu ........................ 369
A. General Information .................... 371
B. Title Page ............................. 389
C. Table of Contents ...................... 396
D. Current Entry .......................... 420
E. Choose Entries ......................... 426
Chapter 12. F6-SpellCheck Menu ................... 439
A. How it Works ........................... 439
B. Proof Word ............................. 464
C. Proof Entry ............................ 472
D. Misspelled Words ....................... 482
E. Edit User Dictionary ................... 512
Chapter 13. F7-Utilities Menu .................... 542
A. Text Search ............................ 544
B. ASCII Import ........................... 577
Chapter 14. Backup and Restore Utilities ......... 601
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Appendix A: Trouble Shooting ............................ 636
Appendix B: Error Messages .............................. 705
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.CHAPTER 5. THE HELP SYSTEM
The first three sections of the printed manual are contained in these
Help Screens: Installation, Tutorial, and Detailed Reference. The
DOS for Beginners and Notes on Keeping a Diary are not included in
these Help Screens. The Help System works by opening a screen into
the on-disk manual called CDMANUAL.TXT. The Help System is context
sensitive. It opens the text file to the location explaining the
option you are currently using. There are also three help options to
help you find the information and help you need.
1. F2-INDEX. This option opens a pop-up window with a list of indexed
topics. The topics are entered alphabetically and you can quickly
find what you are interested in by beginning to type the name of
the topic. As the letters you type appear at the top of the
window, the list will automatically scroll to the nearest
alphabetical location in the list. You may also page-up and page-
down. Use the arrow keys to select your topic and press the enter
key to select it. The on-line Manual-Help System will immediately
open to the appropriate location.
2. F3-LINE. This option allows you to enter the line number in the
help text file which you wish to quickly go to.
3. F4-SEARCH. You may press F4 and enter any word. The Help System
will search the manual for the word entered, beginning at the
current location. If the word is found it will display the page
with the word highlighted. If the word is not found the small
search screen will go away and no change will take place.
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.CHAPTER 6. THE MAIN SCREEN
The most prominent feature of the main screen is the word processor
which is described in the next chapter. In the upper right corner of
the screen will appear your diary title, your name and the name of
the current diary. Immediately above the word processor is a line
which shows the currently active entry date, time, day of the week,
and heading. In the lower right is shown the date of the entry where
the bookmark has been set to. In the lower left is shown the current
line number the curser is on in the text screen and whether you are
in insert or overwrite mode.
The following keys can be used in most entry screens when data is
entered. (See next chapter for keys used in the word processor.)
Right arrow/
left arrow: moving one character at a time
End key: Jump to last character in field
Home key: Jump to first character in field
Control-End: Erase from present position to end
Insert: Toggles between insert and over-write modes.
(In insert mode cursor is larger,
in overwrite mode cursor is smaller.)
Enter-key: Causes the program to accept the entry and to prompt
for the next field. No entry will be accepted unless
the enter-key has been pressed.
Up arrow/
Down arrow: Moves the cursor to the next or prior field.
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.CHAPTER 7. THE WORD PROCESSOR
The word processor consists of 16 lines at the bottom of the screen.
The appropriate method of writing is to type continuously without
carriage returns at the end of lines. The computer will automatically
wrap a word down to the next line if it will not fit on the current
line. Carriage returns (enter key or return key) are entered at the
end of paragraphs only. You may enter more than one carriage return
to put spaces between paragraphs.
The following keys are used during use of the word processor.
All alpha-numeric and typable symbols.
Left and Right Arrow keys - Moves one character to the left or
right, as appropriate.
Up and Down Arrow keys - Moves up or down one line.
Home key - Moves to the first character in the
current line.
End key - Moves to the last character in the
current line.
Ctrl-Home (hold Ctrl and press Home Key)
- Moves to the first line and character
of the current entry.
Ctrl-End (hold Ctrl and press End Key)
- Moves to the last line and character
of the current topic.
PgUp and PgDn keys - Moves up or down 16 lines.
Backspace key <-- - Deletes the letter behind the current
cursor location.
Del key - Deletes the letter at the current
cursor location.
The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY also contains a cut-and-paste
feature which is explained in the chapter explaining F3-Edit.
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.CHAPTER 8. F2-FILE MENU
The six function keys, F2 through F7, are pull down menus. Once one
menu is pulled-down, you can rotate between the menus using the right
and left arrow keys. Notice that some menu items have short-cut keys
shown to the right of the menu item, usually control keys. These
items can be accessed with the appropriate key without accessing the
pull-down menu.
.A. DEFINE DIARY
The Define Diary Editor is the access to the author name, address and
diary title. All of this information is printed on the Title Page.
The Author Name and Diary Title are also displayed on the main
screen.
.B. CHANGE PASSWORD
This option will allow you to change the password of the current
diary, or add a password to the current diary if it does not
currently have one. In order to change the password you must enter
the current password and the new password. If the current password is
entered incorrectly, the password will not be changed.
.C. SELECT DIARY
This option is not only accessed by the F2-File menu but is always
presented upon entering the diary program.
This option shows a screen with a list of currently defined diaries.
Just point and press enter to select the diary to work on. After
selecting a diary you will be prompted for the password, if there was
one assigned. You must enter the correct password before the program
will open the files for that diary. If you have forgotten your
password and are a registered user of CUMBERLAND DIARY, call
Cumberland Family Software for help. Without the password, you will
never be able to recover your diary since all data has been encrypted
and is inaccessible by any other program.
You may create a new diary using the F2-Add Diary option. When
adding a diary you will also be prompted to enter a password. If you
do not want the diary to be password protected then simply leave the
password field blank. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD! All diaries,
whether password protected or not, are automatically encrypted.
You may also delete a diary. Point to the diary to be deleted and
press the Del-key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion before
it is deleted. BE CAREFUL! Once a diary has been deleted, it is gone
forever.
.D. PROGRAM CONFIGURATION
.i. General Information
In this option you will configure a group of 4 options which only
need be set once, no matter how many databases you set up. To set
any option, simply point to it and press the enter key. Each option
will be described below.
You set the printer port and the printer country code by simply
selecting from the options presented. If you do not know what your
printer port is, it is probably LPT1.
In order for the printer country codes to work properly, the
appropriate country code for your printer must be set in the printer
definition as explained below. Almost all of the pre-configured
printers sent with the program already have properly set country
codes.
The last option "New Entry on Startup" allows you to set the program
so that it will automatically create a new entry upon program
startup. If almost all of the time when you start the program you
wish to enter a new diary entry, then setting this option to "YES"
may be helpful.
.ii. Printer Definition
You may simply select one of the pre-programmed printers from the
selection list included with the program. If your printer is not in
the included list, you might try using an Epson printer if you have a
dot matrix printer or an HP Laserjet if you have a laser printer, as
these two are the industry standards and many other printer
manufacturers will make their printer codes compatible with these two
printers.
If you find that you must add a printer of your own, simply press the
insert key. You will see a new printer added with the same name as
the printer you were pointing at - with a small "z" after the name.
Point at this new printer and press F3. Under this new screen you can
change the name of the printer and add all of the appropriate setup
strings. You might wish to view some of the included printer setup
strings to get an idea of how to enter the codes. You must enter
ASCII codes in arrow brackets, such as <15>. You may enter several
ASCII codes in one set of arrow brackets if there are commas between
them, such as <27,23>. You may also enter combinations of ASCII codes
and printable characters, such as <27>@. When you are finished press
escape to get back to the printer selection screen. If you changed
the name of the printer, it may be in a different location now as the
program will automatically put it in it's alphabetical order.
.E. EXIT TO DOS
This option will bring up a window asking confirmation before exiting
the program. This option also has a short cut key, Control-X.
Without invoking the F2-File menu you may press the X key while
holding down the control key. This will also bring up the window
confirming exiting of the program.
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.CHAPTER 9. F3-EDIT MENU
.A. SET BOOKMARK
When you select the "Set Bookmark" option from the F3-Edit Menu it
will set the bookmark to the current entry. The date of the Bookmark
will then appear in the lower right corner of the screen. This
option also has a short-cut, Ctrl-S.
.B. GET BOOKMARK
To quickly jump to the entry which contains the bookmark, select the
"Get Bookmark" option from the F3-Edit menu. Pressing return on this
option will immediately bring up the "marked" entry. This option
also has a short-cut key, Ctrl-G.
.C. CUT AND PASTE FEATURES
The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY contains a cut-and-paste
feature which can be accessed by the F3-Edit menu or by using the
shown short-cut keys. These keys are described below.
Ctrl-M - This initiates the mark-text mode. The current character
will be highlighted. You may then use the four arrow keys,
pgup, pgdn, home, end, and ctrl-end keys to locate the
cursor to the end of the text to be marked. The beginning
of the marked text must come before the ending. If you
page up or arrow up in front of the beginning mark, the cut
mode will be exited and you will be back in the regular
word processor mode.
Esc-key - Exits the mark-text mode.
Del-key - Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the paste
buffer. The paste buffer can contain 600 lines, just as
much as the entry can contain. The contents of the paste
buffer will be erased when the next Ctrl-M (Mark Text) is
executed.
Ctrl-C - Copies the highlighted text to the paste buffer without
deleting the highlighted text.
Ctrl-I - Inserts text from the paste buffer into the current cursor
position.
Only those options currently available will be shown on the F3-Edit
menu. Until a delete or copy text has been issued, there will be no
text in the paste buffer, therefore the Insert Text Option will be
unavailable. Delete and Copy Text options are only available when
text is highlighted.
Text may be cut (deleted or copied) from any entry in the book and
pasted into the same or another entry. Be certain that pasted text
and current text do not exceed the 600 lines capacity or text may be
lost at the end of the entry.
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.CHAPTER 10. F4-ENTRY MENU
.A. CREATE NEW ENTRY
To create a new entry, select the "Create New Entry" option from the
F4-Entry Menu. Todays date will be automatically filled into the date
field. You can overtype the date if desired. You can also quickly
increase or decrease one day at a time by pressing the + or - keys.
Enter a heading, then press F9 to accept. This option also has a
short-cut key, Ctrl-E.
.B. SELECT ENTRY
There are two options available to select an entry; Select Entry by
Date and Select Entry by Heading. Both of these options work
identically except for the displayed order of the entries. The Select
Entry by Date lists entries in date sequence while the Select Entry
by Heading lists entries alphabetically.
This option will cause a list of entries for the current diary to
appear. Using the arrow keys you may select any entry, press enter
and immediately call up that entry as the current one.
To quickly find the entry you are interested in begin entering the
date or heading. You will notice that the date or heading will appear
at the top of the list, while the list automatically changes to the
first entry closest to what you have just entered. You can quickly
find most entries with very few keystrokes. You can page-up or page-
down from any found location.
You may also delete entries using the Del-key.
.C. PRIOR AND NEXT ENTRY
These two options cause the currently edited entry to change to the
prior or next entry in the diary. Using these option assumes that the
entry dates define the proper order of the diary, thus the prior
entry will be the one whose date occurs just before the currently
edited date. If the current entry is the first entry in the diary
and you select "Prior Entry" no change takes place. If the current
entry is the last entry in the diary and you select "Next Entry" no
change takes place. These options also have short-cut keys, Control-P
(Prior Entry) and Control-N (Next Entry).
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.CHAPTER 11. F5-PRINT MENU
.A. GENERAL INFORMATION
All of the print outs are formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. All
reports have been formatted to print in 10 characters per inch and 6
lines per inch. These reports can be aborted early by pressing "S"
as shown while the report is being printed. Be patient, the report
will stop printing at a convenient line, eject a page and return
control of the computer back to you. If you shut off the printer you
will get a red error screen. If you select abort at this point the
program will quit and you will be dropped down to DOS. The graceful
way to stop printing is to press "S" and wait for the printer to stop
itself.
All reports can be printed to the printer or to an ASCII text file
(ASCII export). Simply press F8 to send the report to a printer or F7
to send it to an ASCII file. An ASCII file can be imported by many
popular word-processors.
.B. TITLE PAGE
You may print the Title Page using this selection. The title page
will show all of the information entered in the F2-File/Define Diary
option which includes: Diary Title, Author name and address. If you
print this report to a file the file name will be TITLE.TXT.
.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS
There are two options available to print a Table of Contents: Table
of Contents by date and Table of Contents by heading. You will want
to print out a Table of Contents in the order in which the diary is
printed out. If you print this report to disk the file name will be
CONTENTS.TXT.
You will first be requested to select the first and last entry to
include in the Table of Contents as you may not want to print the
entire diary. When selecting a entries you may use the Search option
which works exactly as the search option under F4-Entry/ Select
Entry. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the first
entry, nothing will show up in the Table of Contents.
After selecting the first and last entries, you will be prompted to
enter the beginning page number of each entry. These page numbers
will be shown on the Table of Contents. Normally you will not want to
print the Table of Contents until after the entries are printed, so
that you can enter the appropriate page numbers into the Table of
Contents. Press F3 when you are finished entering the page numbers.
You can then press F7 to send the report to a disk file or F8 to send
the report to the printer.
.D. PRINT CURRENT ENTRY
This option will print the current entry displayed on the screen.
You may enter the beginning page number. You may press F7 to print
the report to disk or F8 to send the report to the printer.
.E. CHOOSE ENTRIES
There are two options available to print: Choose entries by date and
Choose entries by heading. You may choose to print one or more
entries, or the entire diary from this option. The first screen will
prompt you to select the first chapter to be printed. The second
screen will prompt you for the last chapter to be printed. Use the
search option as explained under F4-ENTRY/ Select Entry. The third
screen will prompt for the beginning page number of all the selected
entries. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the
selected first entry nothing will be printed.
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.CHAPTER 12. F6-SPELLCHECK MENU
.A. HOW IT WORKS
To use a spell checker, you must understand it's capabilities and
it's limitations. The Spell Check dictionary consists of the
following four data files:
CUMLAND1.DIC - This is the dictionary containing over 60,000 words
used by the spell checker.
CUMLAND2.DIC - This is the lookup index for finding similar words to
a misspelled word.
CUMLAND3.DIC - This is the dictionary for user entered words.
CUMLAND3.K01 - Key file #1 for user entered words.
CUMLAND3.K02 - Key file #2 for user entered words.
CUMLAND4.DIC - This file contains numeric information used by the
program to help lookup words in the dictionary.
When the spell checker checks a word, all it does is simply look up
the word in the dictionary. If the word is not found, it is assumed
to be spelled incorrectly. Remember, that the spell checker cannot
tell if you used the wrong word. If you typed "your" when you meant
"you're", the spell check will still think that you have spelled the
word correctly.
.B. PROOF WORD
When selecting this option, the word at the current cursor location
will be checked. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-W.) If the
word is spelled correctly you will immediately be returned to your
location in the word processor. When the word has been misspelled it
will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below.
.C. PROOF ENTRY
This option will check all words in the current entry beginning with
the line at which the cursor is located. (This option has a short-cut
key, Ctrl-T). The screen mode will change and each word will be
highlighted as it is checked. If the highlighted word is correct,
the next word will be checked and so on. When a misspelled word is
encountered it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words
below.
.D. MISSPELLED WORDS
If the word is not found in either the spell check dictionary or the
user dictionary a screen with a menu containing four options will be
presented.
1. Suggested words - This option will list several words similar to
the spelling of the misspelled word. It may not always list the
word you were looking for or it may not even find any suggested
spellings. Generally, if you have typed the first letter and
next few consonants correctly, it will list several words with
the word you are probably looking for.
2. Word Okay - continue.. This option allows you to recognize a
special word which you know is correct (such as names) but do
not want to add to the user dictionary. This option will simply
skip the checked word.
3. Add to Dictionary - If you know you have spelled the word
correctly and want to add it to the user dictionary, then
select this option. Any use in the future of this word will not
result in a misspelling notification. Words greater than 15
characters in length are not included in the spell check
dictionary. Words up to and including 20 characters in length
can be added to the user dictionary.
4. Type a correction - This option allows you to re-enter a
misspelled word. The re-entered word will then be checked for
correct spelling.
.E. EDIT USER DICTIONARY
This option allows you to view and edit the words which you add to
the dictionary. You may actually perform three functions:
1) Delete a word from your dictionary by pressing the delete key.
The program does not prompt you a second time. Pressing the delete
key will cause the word to immediately be removed from the
dictionary.
2) Add a new word to the dictionary by pressing the insert key. You
will then see a prompt where you enter the new word. It is
possible to add a word to the user dictionary that already exists
in the main dictionary. This will not affect the operation of the
program. It is also possible to enter two words as a single word
such as "no one", but it does no good to do this since the spell-
checker checks one word at a time and will never look up the
double word. Hyphenated words are treated the same as a double
word. For example, "double-word" will cause the spell checker to
look up two words: double and word, rather than one word. Words
with apostrophies will be treated as a single word: "our's".
3) Edit an existing word by pressing enter on the word the highlight
bar is pointing to. You may correct the spelling of a misspelled
word in the user dictionary with this option.
All corrections, additions and deletions are automatically saved as
you work on them.
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.CHAPTER 13. F7-UTILITIES
.A. TEXT SEARCH
This option allows you to search through text within your diary for a
word or phrase. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-S.) The
search will always begin on the line on which the cursor is currently
located. It will search to the end of the text of the current entry.
The search is "case insensitive" which means that regardless of
whether you enter the search word (or phrase) in lower or upper case
it will find text printed in either lower or upper case which matches
the search word. The "case" of the search
word and entry text is irrelevent during the search.
You may specify three options for the search: Current Entry Only,
Forward Search or Reverse Search. If you specify "Current Entry
Only", the search will stop at the end of the current entry if the
search word is not found. If the search word is found, you will be
returned to the wordprocessor mode with the cursor pointing to the
beginning of the found word.
If you select "Forward Search", the search will load and search the
next entry if the word is not found in the current entry. This search
will continue to the end of the diary if the word is not found. If
the search word is not found you will be returned to the entry in
which the search was started. If the search was successful in finding
the search word, the search will stop at the appropriate entry and
the cursor will point to the beginning of the found word or phrase.
If you select "Reverse Search", the search still searches in the
current entry from the cursor line to the end of the current entry,
then (if the search word is not found) it loads the PREVIOUS entry
and searches from top to bottom. The search will continue until it
comes to the beginning of the diary.
.B. ASCII IMPORT
This option allows you to enter a file name (or directory,
subdirectory and filename) of an ASCII file to be imported into
Cumberland Diary. When a file is imported it will be loaded to the
paste buffer. You then go to the entry and location where you want to
insert the text and use "F3-Insert Text" or Ctrl-I to paste the
imported text into the diary.
Because the paste buffer is as large as the maximum size of a diary
entry (600 lines) the ASCII text file must not be larger than this
size. If you have a large file to import which you want entered into
several diary entries, you must create seperate files for each entry,
then import and paste each one seperately.
The import utility will import text with any margin size up to about
200 characters per line. Because ASCII text does not contain end of
paragraph markers or other formatting features, when the text is
imported the utility attempts to determine the margins and paragraph
endings as best as possible. However, you may find that you may need
to do some slight editing to indent and/or locate paragraphs as
appropriate.
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.CHAPTER 14. BACKUP AND RESTORE UTILITIES
Backing up your data is very important. You can loose months worth of
work in a split second, if the power goes out, or the files get
messed up. Keeping a regular backup of your database should be
followed religiously. Then if you loose some data, it will not be a
total loss of the entire database. You will be able to restore the
data to the state it was in at the last time you did a backup.
Provided with the registered version of Cumberland Diary is a copy of
Haruyasu Yoshizaki's LHA compression utility and two batch files:
BACK.BAT and REST.BAT. LHA compresses data, which can take up a
fraction of the space it normally would take.
By entering the "BACK" command from DOS, in the Cumberland Diary
directory you can backup the database you desire and compress it at
the same time onto a disk in drive a or b or another directory on
your hard drive. To use the backup command enter BACK, followed by a
space, the name of the database, another space and the drive to
backup to.
Example: BACK GEORGE A:
The restore (REST) works almost the same but the parameters are
entered in reverse order. For example, to restore the LUND database
from drive A enter the following command:
Example: REST A: GEORGE
When restoring a corrupt file, the LHA utility will notify you that
there is a file already existing with the name of the one you are
restoring. Answer "Y"es to all of these questions to restore your
entire database.
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. APPENDIX A: TROUBLE SHOOTING
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"It doesn't work" may sum up your feelings about a problem, but these
words are useless if you need help from a consultant or programmer.
You can minimize frustration and save time by learning to provide
specific details that will lead to a solution.
Remember that nearly 80 percent of computer problems are caused by
user errors. Before running any software, read the instructions. You
don't have to read every word just to get started. You can find the
sections of the manual that tell you how to begin, and those that
apply to the task you are trying to perform. With large manuals,
there is usually a table of contents and an index. Skim these to
familiarize yourself with the topics that are discussed. Then you'll
know where to look when you have a question. With shorter manuals,
such as those that come with most shareware products, go ahead and
read the whole thing. It's embarrassing to mail a long letter or
make a long distance phone call, only to find that everything you
needed to know was on page 2.
Before assuming a program "doesn't work", check a few simple items.
Is the computer plugged in and turned on? Are all necessary devices
(such as the monitor and printer) connected properly and turned on?
Did you spell the command correctly when you typed it? Are you logged
onto the right disk drive and directory? Is it possible that the
program has system requirements that you don't meet, such as a hard
disk, or a certain amount of memory? If memory seems to be the
problem, do you have "memory resident" programs (also called TSRs or
"pop-up" utilities) which can be removed from memory? Try running the
program on a different computer.
If the program worked in the past, but doesn't now, can you think of
anything that has changed since the last time you used it? Have you
moved the computer or made changes in any of the connecting cables?
Is it possible there has been damage of some kind, or that files have
been erased? Have you added any new memory-resident programs or
device drivers which might cause a conflict?
If you see an error message on screen, copy it completely and
exactly. Don't try to remember it! If possible, make a print-screen
of the message. On most computers, you can do this by holding down
the SHIFT key while you press the PRINT SCREEN key (sometimes
abbreviated to PRT SC). The purpose of the error message is to convey
specific information to the programmer so that the problem can be
solved. Your consultant will need the exact wording of the message in
order to interpret it correctly.
Many error messages include an explanation that can help you solve
the problem yourself. Some error messages are explained for you in
the program manual. When reporting a problem, be very specific.
What were you trying to do? How did you do it? What did you expect
to happen? What actually happened? Exactly what did you do just
before the problem occurred? What did you do afterwards? What did you
see on the screen? Have you had different or similar results in the
past? Can you reproduce the problem and describe the circumstances
under which it occurs? Is there a consistent pattern of some sort?
I support my users, and am happy to answer your questions and help
solve any difficulties you may have. Please understand that there is
a limit to the amount of help I can give you with software which I
did not write. If you are having continuing difficulty with DOS
commands, you probably need to study your DOS manual or contact
MicroSoft for help. If you are baffled by your menu system, your best
bet is to talk to the person who installed it, or to the author of
the menu software.
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.APPENDIX B: ERROR MESSAGES
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* "Abnormal Program Termination"
If you receive this error message when trying to start the program
it means that you do not have enough free memory. Use CHKDSK to
check your system's memory.
* "Cannot Execute ...\CDIARY.EXE"
If you receive this error message when trying to start the program
it means that you do not have enough free memory.
* "Error on LPT1" or other printer port
If you receive this message when trying to print a report it means
that your printer is turned off or it is off line. Correct the
problem and press "R" to retry. If you press "A" to abort, the
program will stop and you will be dropped back to the DOS prompt.
Pressing "F" (Fail) or "I" (Ignore) has no effect.
* "Insufficient Memory"
If you ever receive this error message at any time during program
execution then you do not have enough free memory.
* "Invalid Data File" or "Invalid Key File"
If you ever receive one of these messages at any time during
program execution then your data files have become corrupt. There
are only two solutions to this problem. 1) Restore a recent backup
of your data files. If you do this you will have lost all of the
work you have done since the backup was made. 2) You can copy all
data files onto a disk and mail to me with a $10 fee and I will
restore your data as best as I can. I cannot guarantee that I will
be able to recover all of your data.
To avoid receiving these errors in the future, be very careful to
exit the program after each use. Invariably the cause of corrupt
data is from turning off the computer or re-booting while the
program is running.
* "Subscript out of Range"
I hope that you never see this error. If you do or if you see any
other error not specifically defined in this appendix then please
call me with specific information as to what you were doing to
obtain this error. In all likelihood the cause of this error is a
bug in the program.
* "Too Many Open Files"
If you ever get this message it simply means that you need to
increase the number of files in the CONFIG.SYS file of your root
directory. Edit CONFIG.SYS and add the lines FILES=40 and
BUFFERS=20 as indicated in the installation section. You must re-
boot the computer for these changes to take effect.
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