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rââ┘  Introduction to dBASE III PLUS  
rÑâ∙∙
rªâ┘  
r¿â┘Session 3
r▒â┘  
r│â∙∙
r┤â┘  
r╢â∙Update
r╝â┘ ö 
râäτ ├─ ä 
râàç ╬ 
râåç ╬ 
râçç ╬ 
râêç ╬ 
râëç å In this session, to 
r¥ëÅUpdate
rúëç your database file, you will Ä 
ræìº■
röìÅAppend
rÜìç new records to the file Å 
ræź■
röÅÅEdit 
rÖÅçthe new file î 
rææº■
röæÅBrowse 
r¢æçthrough the file to review the changes
rñù┘  Press  
r¡ù∙──┘
r▒ù┘  to continue  or  
r─ù∙F5
rƗ٠to exit  
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rüà╨A>
röêÅ ▒ 
röëÅ  To start up 
róëçdBASE III PLUS
r░ëÅ, type Å 
röèÅ ▒ 
röïÅ  
ròï° dbase 
r£ïÅ at the operating system prompt è 
röîÅ ▒ 
röìÅ ƒ then press  
r╛ì° ──┘ 
r─ìÅ 
röÄÅ ▒ 
r╖ù╨ Ü 
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rüüé Set Up 
rëü╨ Create  Update  Position  Retrieve  Organize Modify Tools  
r┼üé00:00:00 am
rüé╨╔ ô═╗
rüâ╨║
réâé Database file à 
ròâ╨║
rüä╨║ ô─║
ríäç ⌐ 
rüà╨║ Format for Screen ║
ríàç  
rúàÅBefore you begin working with
r└àç è 
rüå╨║ Query ì ║
ríåç  
rúåÅyour database file, you have to
r┬åç ê 
rüç╨║ ô─║
ríçç ⌐ 
rüê╨║ Catalog ï ║
ríêç   Set Up à 
r»êÅthe file that you put 
r┼êç ä 
r╔êÅ 
rüë╨║ View Ä ║
ríëç ⌐ 
rüè╨║ ô─║
ríèç  
rúèÅaway in the previous session.
r└èç è 
rüï╨║ Quit dBASE III ä ║
ríïç ⌐ 
rüî╨╚ ô═╝
ríîÅ ⌐ 
ríìç  
rúìÅTo do this, press  
r╡ì° ──┘ 
r╗ìÅ to select
r┼ìç à 
ríÄç ⌐ 
ríÅç   Database file.
r▓ÅÅ  
r┤Åç û 
ríÉç 
róÉÅ ₧ 
r└Éç è 
ríæç ⌐ 
r╜òç 
r╛òÅPress  
r┼òçF5  
r╔òÅto exit 
rüùéASSIST è ║<A:>║ ù ║Opt: 1/6 ï ║ å ║ ç 
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rûâ╨╔ ä═╗
rûä╨║
rùäé A: 
r¢ä╨║
rûà╨║
rÿà╨B:
r¢à╨║
rúàÅ ₧ 
rûå╨╚ ä═╝
rúåÅNow tell dBASE III PLUS
r╗åÅ ë 
rúêÅwhich disk drive to read in order
rºëÅ ò 
rúèÅto find your database file.  
rúìÅPress  
r⌐ì° ──┘ 
r»ìÅ to select  
r╗ìç A: 
r┐ìÅ ç 
rñÅÅ Å 
rüûÉCommand: USE
r┤ùé1/2
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rÿäéTODOLIST.DBF 
rÑä╨║ ñ 
rûà╨╚ Ä═╝ Ñ 
rûå╨ ç 
ríå╨ ¬ 
rúêç TODOLIST.DBF  
r▓êÅ is the only file you
rúèÅhave in drive <A:>. É 
r║ìÅit.   
rÄûÉA:
r╢ùé1
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rûâ╨ ╔══
rúâ╨ ò═╗
rûä╨ ║ Is the file indexed? [Y/N]
r┤äé   
r╕ä╨║
rûà╨ ╚
rÑà╨ ô═╝
rúêÅAn index is a rearranged version of   
rúèÅa database file. Your file is not å 
rúîÅindexed, so the answer is 'no.'
rúìÅ Ü 
rúÅÅType  
r¿Å° N 
r½ÅÅ to continue.
rÉûÉTODOLIST
r╢ùé2
rüÿê ┤ 
r╡ÿÉ æ 
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rüé╨╔ ô═╗
rüâ╨║
réâé Database file à 
ròâ╨║
rùâ╨ ó 
rüä╨║ ô─║
rùä╨ ú 
rüà╨║ Format for Screen ║
rùà╨ è 
ríàÅ ⌐ 
rüå╨║ Query ì ║
ríåÅ  You are now ready to begin working à 
rüç╨║ ô─║
rüê╨║ Catalog ï ║
rúêÅwith your database file. ï 
rüë╨║ View Ä ║
rüè╨║ ô─║
rúèÅThe name of the file 
r╕èç TODOLIST  
r├èÅ  
rüï╨║ Quit dBASE III ä ║
rüî╨╚ ô═╝
rúîÅappears below in the status line.
rúÅÅPress  
r⌐Å° U 
r¼ÅÅ to open the
r╕Åç   Update  
r├ÅÅ menu.
rüû╨ Ü 
rùùéTODOLIST
r»ùéRec
r┤ùé1/3
rüÿ╨ ═ 
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rüü╨ Set Up  Create 
ræüé Update 
rÖü╨ Po
rüé╨ É ╔ ë═╗
rüâ╨ É ║
rÆâé Append  
r¢â╨║
ríâÅ ⌐ 
rüä╨ É ║ ë─║
ríäÅ  When you want to add new records to ä 
rüà╨ É ║ Edit ä ║
ríàÅ ⌐ 
rüå╨ É ║ Display ║
ríåÅ  your database file, select ë 
rüç╨ É ║ ë─║
ríçÅ ⌐ 
rüê╨ É ║ Browse  ║
ríêÅ ⌐ 
rüë╨ É ║ Replace ║
ríëÅ å 
rºëç Append  
r░ëÅ Ü 
rüè╨ É ║ ë─║
ríèÅ ⌐ 
rüï╨ É ║ Delete  ║
ríïÅ ⌐ 
rüî╨ É ║ Recall  ║
ríîÅ ⌐ 
ræì╨║ Pack ä ║
ræÄ╨╚ ë═╝
ríÄÅ ï 
r¡ÄÅPress  
r│Ä° ──┘ 
róÅÅ ¿ 
róÉÅ 
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rüç╨ ╧ 
rüê╨ ╧ 
rüë╨ ╧ 
rüè╨ ╧ 
rüï╨ ╧ 
rüî╨ ╧ 
rüì╨ ╧ 
rüÄ╨ ╧ 
rüÅ╨ ╧ 
rüÉ╨ ╧ 
rüæ╨ ╧ 
rüÆ╨ ╧ 
rüô╨ ╧ 
rüö╨ ╧ 
rüò╨ ╧ 
r╨ò╕ 
rüû╨Command: APPEND └ 
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