out a particular data-field to
apply. If the SELECT is to apP
"ENTER", otherwise press

y to any field press
key to move the cursor

king out or finding of a particular set of
-—..č rt carried out by comparing the data-fields
with a "string" of characters which the user defines.
Having defined the appropriate data-field the
command box wlil change to allow the user to return vo
the main commands and leave the character string
selected for sli subseguent operations of LIST, PRINT,
ORWARD, BACK or RESET. This enables the user to

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sa reguired data-field as before, After pressing ENTER the
V search mode command box will appear at the top of the

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— screen, Different racords can now immediately be

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| | accessed by simply entering an appropriate character

— string followed by ENTER. By this means individual

' records can be found efficiently.

— inform and Auit

—— Information on the status of the file can always be
"obtained by pressing the key ("T"Tor INFORMJ

k — This information includas the number of data-fislds in

each record, the number of records in the file, the

current ordering being used and the extent in which the

S file is full. To return to the main command point

a0Y KOV.

z to return to the main menu to save the file press the

— O" for "OVIT'! In may cases it may be necessary to

— ormat the file for printer output in a different way from

že ihe record format on the screen. This is to avoid using

ubi

— an excessive amount of printer paper. To format records
for the printer enter the option 3 from the main menu
Bo when you wili be asked to lay out the record for the

— printer in a manner precisely the same as for the record
bi lay out on the screen. You can achieve this more

-— compactly through option 3.
- soes:-GAZETTEER .

Run by typing LOAD "GAZETTEER"

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— "GAZETTEER'" is an example of the application of VU-
—— FILE. The word GAZETTEER means a geographical

V. dictionary and the file GAZETTEER is a file of records
-—— forevery country in Europe. (16K Spectrum), or in the
biu world, (48K Spectrum), giving the name of the country,
—— the capital city in that country, the main language

——- spoken, the currency used and other information. This
kov file can be interrogated and manipulated with all the
—— commands of VU-FILE.

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ni. JA oh

A — Alter the current
Move backwards
one record

Copy the current
record to the
Delete the current

Enter a ne

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w racord

ova fonward One
record from the
Current racord
Informatio

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