*I  Main Index  d Keyboard Index  n Input Field Editing Keys  o Menubar & Pulldown Menu Keys  p Selection Window Keys u q Desktop & Hotkeys 6 Command Index Z Info  About  File R New  Open '" Save # Save As $ Close % Revert & Abandon ' Quit ( Edit ) Insert * Delete + Modify - Toggle / Other 1 Toggles 3 Load Data to RAM 5 Verify Deletions 8 Video Bios Writes : Save DOS Screen < HELP = HELP/INDEX > HELP/KEYBOARD ? HELP/COMMANDS A HELP/PROCEDURES A HELP/USING HELP B ,Procedure Index D 6Abandoning changes H 7Attaching a data form ZJ 8Closing a data file L 9Creating a new data file N :Deleting an data entry R ;Opening a data file FT <Outline of usage process U =Registering your copy <\ >Reverting back to prior data ] @Specifying node pathnames _ Using Help Index a Help Basics b Using Help g Nodes Definition +j Data Form k Desktop Hm Selection Window fn Data File q Data File ! Context Sensitive Help, for PCB-DataMatch v2.x ! Copyright (c) 1990 by Dyne Software Development. All rights reserved. =================> INDEX <======================= *B 1,Main Index MAIN INDEX page 1/4 ^Keyboard Index^ - Lists the valid keys for this program and a description of each. Input Field Editing Keys Menubar & Pulldown Menu Keys Selection Window Keys Desktop & Hotkeys ^Command Index^ - Provides a detailed description of each menu command. Info About *P MAIN INDEX page 2/4 File New Open Save Save As Close Revert Abandon Quit Edit Insert Delete Modify *P MAIN INDEX page 3/4 Toggle Other Toggles Load Data to RAM Verify Deletions Video Bios Writes Save DOS Screen ^Procedure Index^ - Outlines the steps to accomplish a process. Abandoning changes Attaching a data form *P MAIN INDEX page 4/4 Closing a data file Creating a new data file Deleting an data entry Opening a data file Outline of usage process Registering your copy Reverting back to prior data Specifying node pathnames ^Using Help Index^ Help Basics Using Help *E =================> KEYBOARD <==================== *B 100,Keyboard Index KEYBOARD INDEX page 1/2 The following keyboard definition areas are detailed: ^Input Field Editing Keys^ - Used when entering data into an input field. ^Selection Window Keys^ - Allow positioning, selection, and editing of selection window information. ^Menubar & Pulldown Menu Keys^ - Provide a means of manuevering the menu system. *P KEYBOARD INDEX page 2/2 ^Desktop & Hotkeys^ - Keypresses available from the desktop, and other areas of the program. ^Main Index^ *E *B 110,Input Field Editing Keys KEYBOARD / INPUT FIELD page 1/2 INPUT FIELD EDITING KEYS The following keys are defined when entering data into an input field: Left Arrow move one character left Right Arrow move one character right ^^Left Arrow move one word to the left ^^Right Arrow move one word to the right Enter process field Home beginning of field End end of field Insert toggle insert mode *P KEYBOARD / INPUT FIELD page 2/2 Delete delete a character at cursor Backspace delete a character left ^^Backspace delete a word left ^^R restore to original contents ^^T delete word right ^^U delete to end of field Esc abort data entry ^Keyboard Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 111,Menubar & Pulldown Menu Keys KEYBOARD / MENU SYSTEM page 1/2 MENUBAR AND PULLDOWN MENU KEYS The following keys are defined when using the menubar and pulldown menus: Esc abort menu selection Up Arrow move selection bar up Down Arrow move selection bar down Left Arrow move selection bar left Right Arrow move selection bar right Home move to first selectable item End move to last selectable item Enter select item or submenu *P KEYBOARD / MENU SYSTEM page 2/2 (hilit char) quick select and item ^Keyboard Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 112,Selection Window Keys KEYBOARD / SELECTION WINDOW page 1/2 SELECTION WINDOW KEYS The following keys are defined when using the selection window to view and edit data: Up Arrow move selection bar up Down Arrow move selection bar down Page Up move window up one page Page Down move window down one page Home move window to beginning End move window to end Spacebar toggle an entry Enter edit an entry *P KEYBOARD / SELECTION WINDOW page 2/2 Insert insert an entry Delete delete an entry ^Keyboard Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 113,Desktop & Hotkeys KEYBOARD / DESKTOP & HOTKEYS page 1/1 F1 help system hotkey F10 access menu bar Alt-X exit program to DOS ^Keyboard Index^ ^Main Index^ *E ==============> COMMANDS <======================= *B 200,Command Index COMMAND INDEX page 1/1 ^Main Index^ *E *B 210,Info COMMAND INFO page 1/1 Menubar item, which contains a pulldown menu with information related commands. ^About^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 211,About COMMAND INFO/ABOUT page 1/1 Displays program name, current version number, and copyright notice. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 220,File COMMAND FILE page 1/1 The File item contains a pulldown menu with attatched commands relating to filing operations, and exiting the program. ^New^ ^Open^ ^Save^ ^Save As^ ^Close^ ^Revert^ ^Abandon^ ^Quit^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 221,New COMMAND FILE/NEW page 1/2 This command will create a new ^Nodes Definition^ or PCBoard ^Data Form^. When selected a submenu will inquire as to which you want to create. After choosing you will be prompted for a name. Enter the new filename or pathname. Nodes Definition files should have an extention of .DEF, while Data Forms should have an extension of .FRM. If a file already exists with the same *P COMMAND FILE/NEW page 2/2 name, you will be given the opportunity to abort or continue (thus overwriting the original). Once created, a window will open, serving as a viewport into the new ^Data File^. Since the file doesn't have any information yet, it will be blank. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 222,Open COMMAND FILE/OPEN page 1/1 This command will open an existing PCBoard ^Data Form^ or a ^Nodes Definition^ file. When selected, you will be prompted to choose which type of file to be loaded, then a file selector box will allow you to select the desired file. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 223,Save COMMAND FILE/SAVE page 1/1 This command will save the current selection window to the appropriate file. The window is not closed, only the file is saved. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 224,Save As COMMAND FILE/SAVE AS page 1/1 This will allow you to save the current selection window, under a different file name that it was opened under. You will be prompted for the new file or pathname. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 225,Close COMMAND FILE/CLOSE page 1/1 This will close the selection window, and save any changes to the file. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 226,Revert COMMAND FILE/REVERT page 1/1 This command will allow you to revert back to the contents of the file when it was opened or last saved. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 227,Abandon COMMAND FILE/ABANDON page 1/1 This will abandon the current selection window file, and restore the contents back to when it was opened, or last saved. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 228,Quit COMMAND FILE/QUIT page 1/1 This command will let you exit the program, and return to DOS. ALT-X is the hotkey for this command. ^File^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 230,Edit COMMAND EDIT page 1/1 This pulldown menu contains which allow you to ^Modify^, ^Toggle^, ^Insert^ and ^Delete^ ^Data File^ entries. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 231,Insert COMMAND EDIT/INSERT page 1/1 This command will insert a blank entry at the current position in the data selection window. Tapping the Insert key, from the data selection window, will also serve the same purpose. ^Edit^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 232,Delete COMMAND EDIT/DELETE page 1/1 This command will delete the currently high lighted item in the data selection window. If the option ^Verify Deletions^ is toggled on, then you will be asked to confirm the deletion. Pressing the Delete key, from the data select window, will act as a short cut for this command. ^Edit^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 233,Modify COMMAND EDIT/MODIFY page 1/1 This command will allow you to modify the name or description of the currently highlighted ^Data File^ entry. A window will appear in which you can use the ^Input Feild Editing Keys^ to edit or replace the information. The Enter key, when pressed from the data selection window, will serve as a short cut for this command. ^Edit^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 234,Toggle COMMAND EDIT/TOGGLE page 1/2 This option will toggle the currently highlighted ^Data File^ entry, on or off. The spacebar can be used as a quick alternative to this command. If you are toggling a node definition, it will toggle if the node should be used in the compare process. If you toggle a PCBoard data form entry off, then that line will not be compared when the process is run. *P COMMAND EDIT/TOGGLE page 2/2 ^Edit^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 240,Other COMMAND OTHER page 1/1 This menubar item, contains a pulldown menu for various commands, including the configuration ^Toggles^, and the self ^Registration^ process. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 241,Toggles COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES page 1/2 This menu item, contains an attatched pulldown menu which houses the configuration toggles. If a configuration option is toggled ON it will have a small, but obvious, check mark near the left side of the name. If there is no check mark, then the option is toggled OFF. The Enter key will toggle an entry ON or OFF. *P COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES page 2/2 ^Load Data to RAM^ ^Verify Deletions^ ^Video Bios Writes^ ^Save DOS Screen^ ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 242,Load Data to RAM COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES/LOAD DATA IN RAM page 1/2 This option, if toggled ON, will cause the datafiles to be loaded into Random Access Memory (RAM). This is generally desirable, since it will greatly speed up the manuevering and manipulation routines. Unless you are using a very large Node Definition or Data Form under low memory conditions then you should not have a problem. If you get an error specifing a shortage of memory, then either free more core *P COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES/LOAD DATA IN RAM page 2/2 memory, or simply leave this option OFF. If this option is OFF, the data will not be loaded from disk, and will be manipulated while on disk, thus saving a significatant amout of memory. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 243,Verify Deletions COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES/VERIFY DELETIONS page 1/1 This toggle, if ON, will require confirmation before any entry is deleted from a ^Data File^. A small window will open, press Y or Enter to delete the item, N or Esc to not delete it. If toggled OFF, any items to be deleted, will be so, immediately. You are not asked to confirm the process. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 244,Video Bios Writes COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES/USE VIDEO BIOS page 1/1 This will toggle BIOS video writes ON. Generally it is undesirable to use the BIOS for video output, since it is slower than directly manipulating screen memory, Some uses require the BIOS mode, while others (old snowy CGA cards) may prefer it. If you want the fastest possible display, leave this toggle OFF. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 245,Save DOS Screen COMMAND OTHER/TOGGLES/SAVE DOS SCREEN page 1/1 This option if ON, will save and restore the original DOS screen, on entrance and exit respectively. If toggled OFF, approximately 4k of the far heaps memory, which would have been used, will not. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 250,HELP COMMAND HELP page 1/1 This menubar item has a pulldown menu with commands which will allow you to select from the help areas and topics. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 251,HELP/INDEX COMMAND HELP/INDEX page 1/1 This will take you to the main index of the help system. From there you can thread through all of the help topics. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 252,HELP/KEYBOARD COMMAND HELP/KEYBOARD page 1/1 This will take you to the help ^Keyboard Index^. A listing of the keypress definitions for areas of the program are provided. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 253,HELP/COMMANDS COMMAND HELP/COMMANDS page 1/1 This will take you to the ^Command Index^. You will be able to view help on all of the menubar commands. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 254,HELP/PROCEDURES COMMAND HELP/PROCEDURES page 1/1 This will take you to the ^Procedure Index^. Topics are provided which discuss how to accomplish various tasks. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 255,HELP/USING HELP COMMAND HELP/USING HELP page 1/1 This will take you to the ^Using Help Index^. It provides information on how to use this help system. ^Command Index^ ^Main Index^ *E =================> PROCEDURES <================== *B 300,Procedure Index PROCEDURE INDEX page 1/3 ^Abandoning changes^ - How to abandon changes that you've made to a data file. ^Attaching a data form^ - Explains how to attatch a data form to a node definition. ^Closing a data file^ - How to close a data file, and save changes. ^Creating a new data file^ - Details how to create a new data file. *P PROCEDURE INDEX page 2/3 ^Deleting an data entry^ - Explains how to delete an exisint data file entry. ^Opening a data file^ - Tells how to open an existing data file. ^Outline of usage process^ - Explains an outline of how you can use this program. ^Registering your copy^ - Supplies information about how to register this program. *P PROCEDURE INDEX page 3/3 ^Reverting back to prior data^ - How to abandon changes that you've made and revert back to original data. ^Specifying node pathnames^ - Explains how to specify the PCBoard.Dat node pathnames. ^Main Index^ - Return to main help index. *E *B 310,Abandoning changes PROCEDURE / ABANDONING CHANGES page 1/1 If you wish to abandon any changes that have been made to a ^Data File^, select the File/^Abandon^ command. This will restore the data file contents to the original state when you opened it, or to the contents of when it was last saved. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 311,Attaching a data form PROCEDURE / ATTACHING A DATA FORM page 1/2 In order to compare the PCBoard node configurations you must attatch a ^Data Form^ to the Nodes Definition. The first entry in a Nodes Definition is set aside for the pathname of a Data Form. In the Nodes Definition window you will notice the word 'FORM' instead of a node number. In this entry, enter the pathname of the Data Form you wish to attatch. It will then be used to compare the specified nodes. *P PROCEDURE / ATTACHING A DATA FORM page 2/2 ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 312,Closing a data file PROCEDURE / CLOSING A DATA FILE page 1/1 To save the changes you have made to a ^Data File^, you must close it when finished. This is acommplished by using the menubar File/^Close^ command. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 313,Creating a new data file PROCEDURE / CREATING A NEW DATA FILE page 1/3 To create a new ^Data File^, you need to select the File/^New^ command. It will prompt you for the type of file to create, and the name. A ^Data Form^ has the file extention of .FRM while a ^Node Definition^ has the file extention of .DEF. You should make sure that you specify a name not being used. If you create a new data file with the same name as an exising one, it will overwrite the any *P PROCEDURE / CREATING A NEW DATA FILE page 2/3 old ones with the same name. Once created a window will open, acting as a viewport into the data file. Since it is blank, it will not contain any information. Use the ^Insert^ command to enter new entries. You will probably find that this command is seldom needed. Most people will just load up the exising Nodes.Def and Pcb14.Frm, or copy them to new names, then modify them to suit their needs. *P PROCEDURE / CREATING A NEW DATA FILE page 3/3 ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 314,Deleting an data entry PROCEDURE / DELETING A DATA ENTRY page 1/1 To delete a data entry, simply press the delete key when the selection bar is positioned over it. If the ^Vertify Deletions^ toggle is ON then you will be asked to confirm the deletion. You can also use the Toggles command ^Delete^ to acommplish the same thing. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 315,Opening a data file PROCEDURE / OPENING A DATA FILE page 1/1 In order to specify your PCBoard.Dat node pathnames, attatch a ^Data Form^ to the ^Nodes Definition^, or toggle comparing a form entry, or node configuration, or any other editing or view operations, must first open a ^Data File^. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 316,Outline of usage process PROCEDURE / OUTLINE OF USAGE PROCESS page 1/4 The following procedure is a simple outline of how to use PCB DataMatch. 1) Load Setup.Exe 2) ^Open^ the sample PCBoard ^Data Form^, PCB14.FRM 3) ^Toggle^ the entries ON that you want to compare for each node, and OFF for the ones that you don't want to compare. 4) When finished, ^Close^ the Data Form. 5) Open the sample ^Nodes Definition^, NODES.DEF. *P PROCEDURE / OUTLINE OF USAGE PROCESS page 2/4 6) In the first entry, signifed by the word FORM instead of a node number, type the pathname of the DataForm that you wish to use, in this case PCB14.FRM. 7) ^Enter^ the PCBoard.Dat pathname for each node. Use the ^Insert^ command to add more nodes. Use the ^Delete^ command to delete any nodes which are blank. 8) Toggle each node ON or OFF, depending if you want it included in the compare or not. *P PROCEDURE / OUTLINE OF USAGE PROCESS page 3/4 9) Close the Nodes Definition when you are finished. 10) ^Quit^ the Setup program. 11) Compare the nodes by typing the following, if you have less than 16 nodes: CMP -q nodes.def If you have between 16 and 500 nodes type: CMP nodes.def *P PROCEDURE / OUTLINE OF USAGE PROCESS page 4/4 This overview doesn't cover all of the options or possibilities, but should get you started. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 317,Registering your copy PROCEDURE / REGISTERING YOUR COPY page 1/1 If you register your copy of PCB Datamatch, you will receive a personal registration key. This key will allow you to register any version of PCB DataMatch, in your name, either past, present or future. When you register you will receive instructions on how to use it. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 318,Reverting back to prior data PROCEDURE / REVERTING TO PRIOR DATA page 1/1 If you want to abandon any changes you've made to a ^Data File^, and start over then you can use the File/^Revert^ command. The data file contents will be updated to what they were when you originally opened it, or last saved the file, whichever has occured most recently. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 320,Specifying node pathnames PROCEDURE / SPECIFYING NODE PATHNAMES page 1/1 To compare your PCBoard node configurations you must specify the pathnames of the files in a ^Nodes Definition^. Simply enter the pathnames of your PCBoard.Dat files, for each node, next to the appropriate node number in the nodes defintion window. ^Procedure Index^ ^Main Index^ *E ===============> USING HELP <==================== *B 400,Using Help Index USING HELP INDEX page 1/1 ^Help Basics^ - Provides a basic description and instruction on how to use the help system. ^Using Help^ - Provides a description of how to get the most out of this help system. ^Main Index^ *E *B 401,Help Basics HELP BASICS page 1/3 The F1 key is the Help key. Press F1 when ever you need help, Escape to quit. The upper right hand corner of the help Window will have a 'Page x/x' displayed. This tells you which page of the current help topic you are on, and how many pages of help are available on the current topic. On the border of the lower right hand corner of the Help window may be a PgUp or PgDn or both. This signifies that you *P HELP BASICS page 2/3 can press the PgUp key to move up one window of data, and PgDn to go down one window. If neither is present, then there is only 1 page of help on the current topic, and it is being shown. Cross referenced items are highlighted (or underlined if using a monochrome monitor), and the selection bar for moving between these items is displayed in inverted colors. Use the arrow keys to move between the *P HELP BASICS page 3/3 cross referenced topics, and Enter to select. The Escape key will instantly exit the help, and return you to your previous place in the program. ^Using Help Index^ ^Main Index^ *E *B 402,Using Help HELP BASICS page 1/1 The help system is context sensitive. Anytime you need assistance, press the Help Key, F1. It should provide information on an appropriate topic. If you wish to view another topic, select a cross referenced item, or the Main Index. The menubar Help command will allow you to quickly select the help area you are interested in, via a pulldown menu. ^Using Help Index^ ^Main Index^ *E =================== MISC. ======================= *B 900,Nodes Definition NODES DEFINITION page 1/1 A Nodes Definition, is a ^Data File^ which contains: 1) The pathnames of your PCBoard.Dat files 2) The pathname of an attatched ^Data Form^, which describes the format of your PCBoard.Dat files, and which lines should be compared. A .DEF extension is used on these files. ^Main Index^ *E *B 901,Data Form DATA FORM page 1/1 A Data Form, is a ^Data File^ which contains the format of a PCBoard.Dat configuration. It consists of a description of each line, and a toggle which specifies if that line should be compared or not. A .FRM extention is used on these files. ^Main Index^ *E *B 904,Desktop DESKTOP page 1/1 Press F10 to access the menubar, then use the arrow keys to choose a command, and Enter to select it. For further help on help, select ^Using Help Index^. ^Main Index^ *E *B 905,Selection Window DATA SELECTION WINDOW page 1/1 The Data Selection Window is a viewport into the ^Data File^. You can move through the file, and easily change information. Press the up and down arrow keys to move the selection bar. PgUp and PgDn will move the window one screen up or down, and Home and End will go the the beginning and end of the data file. Enter will ^Modify^ the information of that line, Delete will ^Delete^ it, *P DATA SELECTION WINDOW page 1/2 Insert will ^Insert^ a blank line, and the Spacebar will ^Toggle^ using the line On or Off. Further information about data files is available under ^Nodes Definition^ and ^Data Form^. ^Main Index^ *E *B 906,Data File DATA FILE page 1/1 Data File is a generic term used to refer to either or both a ^Nodes Definition^ or ^Data Form^. ^Main Index^ *E