Extensions issue 2
Issue: 2
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| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Edit To Add or Add To Add | When adding or editing a file you can close it using the token ” TO ” and you will go to a blank screen where you can add another file instead of returning to the menu. It may be a good idea at this point to make up a little card which you can keep | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Edit To Next Improvement | The original version of this routine does not really go to the next matching file although in most cases it has that effect. In reality it starts a new search from the beginning, but since the edited file is now at the end of the file space, the program does seem to go to the | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Middle Search | This is not a very good name, but what it does is allow you to do a search and then begin a new search from the next file. Why? Well, suppose you were printing out files and your printer went haywire half way through. Normally you would have to start all over, but with this | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| UPDATE Routine | When at the main menu, enter a search command that ends with the reverse slash and the letter “U”. The program will then ask what line you wish to change followed by what data will be changed, and then ask for the new data. When all that information has been entered, the program will find | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Welcome to issue number two of PRO/FILE EXTENSIONS | I think you will really enjoy the additional capabilities available by adding the following routines. As things are added to the program the inter-relationships become much more complicated. To give you an idea of what I mean consider this: If you have two sets of three objects each, you could take one from each set | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |