Msg: 4795 *Conference*

11-27-93 19:44:38

From: KEITH RISTUBEN

To : ROBERT BENSON

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #4735 (PROGRAM?)

   My apologies- seems I'm becoming rather cryptic, doesn't it?  Permit me to
clarify...
 
   In working data base with my Tandy I've used several different
methods/programs including SAMPLE.BA, CRDFIL ROM, and MULTIPLAN ROM (very
limited use).
 
   CRDFIL is my favorite.  Oftentimes I employ this ROM's totaling-function to
find the total number of cards (files) in a data base.  This can be
accomplished by creating a separate field which always has a given value of 1,
then instructing CRDFIL to total this field.  Thus, I can easily total up this
particular field and find, for instance, that there are 100 cards in a certain
data base.  That's nice.
 
   CRDFIL lacks an AUTOMATED means by which each card can be assigned a
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER, however.  So, I wondered about using a secondary program to
treat my raw CRDFIL data base.  
 
   Perhaps a BASIC program exists which might be able to both count by
increments of "one", and also search the raw CRDFIL data base (.DO file ).
Using each subsequent integer sum, this BASIC program could be employed to
replace a recurring, but unusual solitary character particular to a certain
field in each card.  In essence, a count of each card would be performed and a
different numerical value would be assigned thereto.
 
   The reuslting treated .DO file could then be accessed and manipulated
through CRDFIL ROM in the customary ways.  However, the improved data base will
now respond with more power!  Particularly when it comes to printing labels or
index cards.  For example, each printed card would have a unique numerical ID#
allowing them to be ordered sequentially (in the manner of a card catalog).
Subsequent labels (which correspond to the card catalog) could similarly be
constructed and applied to the individual photographs in my personal
collection.
 
   Numbering files/cards by manual means is cumbersome and prone to human
error.  What my data base needs is an easy to use, automated numbering program.
Can you point me in the right direction?
 
=Keith Ristuben