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It has the ability to control 1680             complex program calls (hereafter referred to as                   cells) and each call can be 100 characters in length              and may contain concatenated (subsequent) calls such              as may be found in a batch file.  See Creating Program            Calls below for more information.                                                                                                   DYNAMENU runs under the control of dBase IV from                  either the dot prompt or via the dBase RUNTIME                    program.  When using RUNTIME, additional memory is                made available - this shouldn't be a concern since                even the most complex of applications have been                   successfully executed with DYNAMENU from the dot                  prompt.                                                                                                                             The system has the ability to control colors of                   screens throughout any application and a utility has              been incorporated to allow the user to visually                   select colors.  See Setting System Colors under                   Keyboard Controls below.                                                                                                            Keyboard Controls                                                                                                                    - Navigating the Menu                                                                                                                The keyboard controls used to navigate the DYNAMENU               screen have been designed with the current                        direction of most popular software products in                    mind.  A help screen is available from any cell                   position in the menu by simply pressing 'H' - the                 details of that screen are spelled out more clearly               as follows:                                                                                                                           - Moving to the right or left (Main menu cells                    only)                                                                                                                               þ Keys F1 thru F8                                                                                                                     Display columns 1 thru 8 respectively and                         display the associated program information.                       Note that only the abbreviated program                            information is displayed in the cell and the                      highlighted cell will have the display of the                     extended description displayed at the bottom of                   the screen.                                                                                                                       þ Keys -> & <-                                                                                                                        Display column to the right or the left one                       column.  Pressing the SHIFT key in conjunction                    with these keys moves the displayed column to                     the right or the left two columns.                                                                                                þ Keys HOME & END                                                                                                                     Displays the most left or right column.                                                                                           þ Keys  &                                                                                                                           Move the cursor up or down one cell within the                    displayed column.  Pressing the SHIFT key in                      conjunction with these keys moves the cursor up                   or down two cells within the displayed column.                                                                                    þ Keys PGUP & PGDN                                                                                                                    Move the cursor to the top or bottom cell                         within the displayed column.                                                                                                    - Exiting the Menu                                                                                                                  þ Keys ESCP & X                                                                                                                       The ESCAPE & X keys will cause DYNAMENU to exit                  to either the dot prompt or to DOS depending on                    if, respectively, dBase or RUNTIME are active.                    If DYNAMENU exits to the dot prompt, all memory                   variables are left as they were and the next                      execution of DYNAMENU will not be required to                     reinitialize.                                                                                                                     þ Key Q                                                                                                                               'Q'uit on the other hand mean just that - QUIT to                 DOS.                                                                                                                              - Calling a program                                                                                                                 þ Key ENTER                                                                                                                           The ENTER key causes the underlying program                       information for the highlighted cell to be                        evaluated and acted upon.  This means that if                     only one call is required, it will be executed                    and subsequently the screen will return to the                    current cell display.  If more than one call is                   required, they are sequentially executed before                   returning to the current cell display.  See                       Creating Program Calls below for more information.                                                                                                                                                - File/Text Editing - Control Key Combinations                                                                                        The following control key combinations may be used                throughout the system almost universally.  This                   information will be found on various help screens                 in the system and serves to further ones                          understanding of how a user may interface with a PC               in a dBase environment when editing input fields or               full screen file edits.                                                                                                               þ Keys -> OR <-                                                                                                                       The right and left arrow keys move the cursor                     one character to right and left respectively                      within a given field.                                                                                                             þ Keys CTRL-> OR CTRL<-                                                                                                               The CONTROL right and left arrow keys move the                    cursor one word to right and left respectively                    within a given field.                                                                                                             þ Keys  &                                                                                                                           The up and down arrow keys will move the cursor                   to the next field on the left or above and to                     the next field on the right or below                              respectively.  In full file browse mode where                     more than one database record is displayed on                     the screen, these keys cause a positioning of                     the record pointer to one record above or below                   with the same column.                                                                                                             þ Keys TAB/SHIFT                                                                                                                      When entering data into multiple fields or in a                   file edit mode the TAB key skips the cursor                       from the current field to the next field to the                   right or below.  The SHIFT/TAB moves the cursor                   from the current field to the next field to the                   left or above.                                                                                                                    þ Keys CTRL-U                                                                                                                         When in  file edit mode (using 'EDIT' or                          'BROWSE'), the keys CTRL-U cause the current                      record at the cursor position to be changed to                    deleted status.  Pressing those keys again                        reverses the process.  Records in a file with a                   deleted status may or may not be visible                          depending on other variables under program                        control.  For example, the dBase status                           variable DELETED can be 'ON' or 'OFF' - if it                     is 'ON', these records generally can not be                       viewed.  Records in delete status are                             candidates for packing of the database, which                     means to recover the disk space being occupied                    by them and therefore make the file smaller.                      As you can see, deleting is a two step process                    - first 'DELETE' then 'PACK'.  Program RANDPACK                   may be used to complete the packing process.                                                                                        There are times when it is prudent to deny                        certain kinds of access, such as deleting                         records.  This may be the cause for this key                      combination to appear to have no effect.                                                                                          þ Keys CTRL-END                                                                                                                       Keys CTRL-END cause the conclusion of any read                    of any number of input fields and for program                     execution to continue to the next line.  If in                    full screen, BROWSE or EDIT mode, control is                      returned to the calling program.                                                                                                  þ Key ESCAPE                                                                                                                          The ESCAPE key is very similar to the CTRL-END                    keys in that control of program execution is                      passed to the next line of code in the calling                    program.  Unlike CTRL-END though, any changes                     made to a field, or group of fields in full                       screen BROWSE or EDIT modes, will not be                          retained.                                                                                                                         þ Keys CTRL PGUP & CTRL PGDN                                                                                                          Keys CONTROL PAGEUP & PAGEDOWN are generally                      used only in full screen BROWSE or EDIT mode.                     Use of these keys cause the record(s) at the                      beginning/end of the file respectively to be                      displayed.                                                                                                                        þ Keys PGUP & PGDN                                                                                                                    Keys PAGEUP & PAGEDOWN are generally used only                    in full screen BROWSE or EDIT mode.  Use of                       these keys cause the record pointer to move one                   record up or down in the case of a full screen                    EDIT.                                                                                                                               In the case of a full screen BROWSE, the screen                   will be updated to represent the next group of                    records (up or down).  The next group of                          records could be 20 or more or as few as one                      depending on how the BROWSE is being invoked                      (ie, with or without the window option and how                    large the window is).                                                                                                             þ Keys HOME & END                                                                                                                     The HOME & END keys are useful for positioning                    the cursor to different parts of the screen -                     their meaning varies depending of whether a                       simple input of a variable is in progress or if                   a full screen EDIT is in progress.  The                           response to these keys is different yet in full                   screen BROWSE mode.  Each situation is handled                    as follows:                                                                                                                           þ Simple Variable Read                                                                                                                HOME moves the cursor to the beginning of                         the field and END moves the cursor to the                         end of the field.                                                                                                                 þ Full Screen EDIT Mode                                                                                                               HOME moves the cursor to the beginning of                         the field in which the cursor is positioned                       and END moves the cursor to the end of that                       field.                                                                                                                            þ Full Screen BROWSE Mode                                                                                                             HOME moves the cursor to the beginning of                         the first field being displayed on the left                       and END moves the cursor to the beginning                         of the last field being displayed on the                          right.                                                                                                                                                                                          þ Key ENTER                                                                                                                           The ENTER key causes the cursor to be moved to                    the next variable being read on the right or                      below.  If only one variable is being input, it                   has the same effect as keys CTRL-END, it                          concludes the read and retains any changes to                     the variable.  In the case of a full screen                       EDIT or BROWSE mode, if the cursor is on the                      lower most or right most field, the cursor is                     positioned at the beginning of the first field                    on the next record.                                                                                                               þ Key INSERT                                                                                                                          Pressing the INSERT key causes insert mode to                     be turned on or off - always the opposite of                      what it currently is.  It works at any time                       there is an input variable being read and the                     results of pressing that key may be displayed                     with 'INS' on the status line or on the top                       line of the screen depending on how dBase                         variables STATUS and SCOREBOARD have been                         previously set.                                                                                                                   þ Key DELETE                                                                                                                          The DELETE key is used to remove the character                    at the current cursor position.  Pressing this                    key also causes all text in the given field to                    the right of the cursor to be moved one                           position to the left.                                                                                                             þ Key BACKSPACE                                                                                                                       The BACKSPACE key is used to remove the                           character one position to left of the current                     cursor position.  Pressing this key also causes                   all text in the given field to the right of the                   cursor to be moved one position to the left.                                                                                      þ Keys CTRL-Y                                                                                                                         The CTRL-Y keys are used to remove all                            characters to the right of the current cursor                     position.                                                                                                                         þ Keys CTRL-T                                                                                                                         The CTRL-T keys are used to remove the                            remainder of a word to the right of the current                   cursor position.  This will not include any                       characters to the left of the cursor no matter                    what the position of the cursor is within the                     word.  A word is delimited by the next space to                   the right, or the next character to the right                     if the cursor is positioned on a space, or the                    end of the field, whichever comes first.                                                                                                                                                        Customizing the Menu                                                                                                                 Menu Changes                                                                                                                         - Creating/editing program calls                                                                                                    þ Keys CTRL-F1                                                                                                                        Provide access to the storage areas associated                    with the highlighted cell.  This means that you                   may add, change or delete current cell                            information with this command.  Once you have                     invoked this function you may simply type the                     information you need to store or you may edit                     what is already present.  Note that the colors of                 the storage areas are changed and that any                        manipulation of existing data may be accomplished                 using standard keyboard input and the text edit                   functions described below.                                                                                                          Pressing CTRL-END when you have finished making                   changes will cause the changes to be stored and                   will invoke the Column Header Change option.  If                  you press ESCAPE, any changes will be abandoned.                                                                                    The Column Header Change option asks if you would                 like to change the column header - the default is                 'N'o as you would not normally want to make                       changes to these fields once you have set them up                 for your application.                                                                                                             - Changing the number of active items in a column                                                                                   þ Keys CTRL-F2                                                                                                                        Change the number of active items to be displayed                 on screen when moving from one column to another.                 This can affect both main menu columns and                        extended menus.  Reducing the number from, say 15                 to 6, does not erase the associated information -                 it simply controls how much of the information                    for that column will be displayed.  This can be                   advantageous when the performance level of a                      given PC is marginal - fewer cells will have to                   be displayed.                                                                                                                     - Setting system colors                                                                                                             þ Keys CTRL-F3                                                                                                                        Change the colors for either the input (user to                   PC) or output (PC to user) fields.  The position                  of the cursor after selecting 'I' or 'O' will be                  for the default colors - those that the system is                 delivered with.  Upon changing the colors of                      either the input or output fields and returning                   to the DYNAMENU presentation menu, the newly                      selected colors will be implemented across all                    programs utilizing the system public variable                     'SVCOLOR' (more about this under Custom Programs                  below).  This command is only available from the                  main menu and is not available from an extended                   menu entry.                                                                                                                       - Creating/Deleting/Recalling Extended Menu Entries                                                                                 þ Keys CTRL-F4                                                                                                                        Allows the user to convert the highlighted cell                   to an extended menu entry.  If the highlighted                    cell is currently an extended menu entry call,                    the option is to delete it.  No data is lost                      during this process and therefore you may in                      effect move the complete extended menu by                         immediately placing the cursor on a blank cell in                 another column and pressing CTRL-F4 again.  This                  will move all entries to that new cell location.                  Each time you delete an extended menu entry, a                    reference is stored for future recall.  Use of                    this command will eventually begin to add 15                      records to the file DYNAMENU.DBF when stored                      extended menu references have been exhausted.                     This command is only available from main menu                     cells and is not available from an extended menu                  entry.                                                                                                                            - Screen Saver                                                                                                                      þ Keys CTRL-F5                                                                                                                        Allows the user to set the number of seconds to                   elapse before the screen is blanked - 1-999 seconds.                                                                              Creating Custom Programs - The Heart of the System                                                                                    The DYNAMENU System is designed with the idea in                  mind that there is a need to combine ever                         changing groups of divergent applications into                    one cohesive, yet flexible presentation menu.                                                                                       The heart of this system is its ability to do                     just that - to take any number of user created                    programs and combine them in a seamless way so                    the user perceives order where there may not have                 been any.  It does this in such a way as to allow one             to create new programs (with programming) and to then             insert them at any point (cell) in the menu, as                   required, without the need for programming.                                                                                         As you continue to create new programs, keep the                  following considerations in mind.                                                                                                 Color Considerations                                                                                                                    The DYNAMENU System resets the color to the                       stored color combination (represented by the                      PUBLIC variable SVCOLOR) each time a menu                         controlled program concludes its execution and                    the main DYNAMENU is then presented.                                                                                                When creating custom programs with the need                       for special color enhancements, use the                           following syntax to reset the color attributes:                                                                                             SET COLOR TO &SVCOLOR                                                                                                       There are four other public color variables                       which are derived from SVCOLOR that may be of some                value:                                                                                                                               GETCOLOR  is derived from the combination of                                colors selected for making input and                              can be used to accent output without                              the need to clear an input GET.                         ENHNCDCLR is bright white on black.                               HICOLOR   is yellow on the background color of                              the selected normal output combination.                 FLASHCLR  is blinking yellow on the background                              color of the selected normal output                               combination.                                                                                                             All of these combinations are set by using the                    command CTRL-F3 from the DYNAMENU presentation                    screen described previously in this section.                                                                                    Using DYNAMENU Utilities                                                                                                              UNIVERSAL FILE BROWSE PROGRAM - FILEBROW                                                                                              Program FILEBROW is designed to allow the use of                  of the dbase 'BROWSE' command while restricting                   the user from adding or deleting or changing                      records in a particular file.  The specific use                   of this program (ie, program parameters) are                      discussed in DYNAHELP file PROGDIR.INF.  You may                  select 'BROWSE HELP FILES' or 'BY PROGRAM NAME'                   from the main help MODE SELECTION MENU.                                                                                           UNIVERSAL MESSAGE/BOX PROGRAM - CLEARBOX                                                                                              Program CLEARBOX is designed to create a                          consistent method by which to send messages to                    the screen.  Use of color and initialization of                   the variable 'ANS' should be completed prior to                   calling CLEARBOX.  'ANS' may be of any length                     or type, however, no verification of input is                     performed.  It is assumed that the potential                      variances in the text and the length of the                       variable 'ANS' have been tested for use in this                   program.  TYPEAHEAD is cleared on every call.                                                                                       There are ten parameters to be passed as                          discussed below.                                                                                                                    STLINE   The first line at which to draw the box.                 STCOL    The first column at which to draw the box.               STOFFSET The number of columns to the right of                             STCOL at which STR1, STR2 & STR3 are                              displayed.                                               ENDLINE  The last line at which to draw the box.                  ENDCOL   The last column at which to draw the box.                RINGBELL .T. or .F. - If .T.rue, an audible will                           be sounded.                                              GETINPUT .T. or .F. - If .T.rue, a 'GET' will be                           performed on the variable 'ANS' at the                            column furthest to the right depending                            on the length of 'ANS'.  This occurs at                           the end of the last line of text to be                            displayed which depends on how many                               of the three strings have been passed.                   STR1     First string to display - required.                      STR2     Second string to display - optional (must                         have "",).                                               STR3     Third string to display - optional (must                          have "").                                                                                                                                                                                  RANDOM PACK PROGRAM - RANDPACK                                                                                                        RANDPACK is a random pack program which will                      allow you to pack any database from any                           DYNAMENU cell or any other program.  The                          strength of this program is the benefit of                        being able to call the dBase pack routine from                    a predefined cell on the menu - there are those                   times when it is convenient to pack a file from                   a menu without the need for creating an                           extensive packing application.  Such an                           application will generally analyze a set of                       databases based upon dynamically developed                        criteria and then set out to pack the files as                    a set.                                                                                                                              This ability also makes the menu truly custom                     and yet dynamic (hence the name) and not just a                   cloned version of a standard menu such as may                     be found in programs developed with code                          generators.                                                                                                                         Also, there may be times when the use of this                     program will solve an unanticipated maintenance                   problem.  Such problems can occur, especially                     when a user application is being executed from                    RUNTIME - at these times, it can be very                          convenient to instruct a user by telephone to                     add a specific line of information to a blank                     cell, thereby resolving the immediate problem.                    The underlying problem may be another matter                      entirely.                                                                                                                           The user is responsible for determining the                       parameters to be passed.  The following                           information relates to those parameters.                                                                                              PACKFILE - Pass the directory\name of the                         database to pack - do not pass an extension                       name.                                                             MINDEXES - Pass the directory\name of an                          associated index file.  If additional index                       files need to be passed, precede them with a                      comma.  A production MDX file does not                            require a reference as the dBase pack feature                     automatically provides for its inclusion in                       the process.                                                                                                                        All referenced files must be resident.                                                                                            There is no provision for packing a database                      with an associated non-production MDX file from                   this program.                                                                                                                     NETWORK FILE/RECORD LOCKING EXAMPLES (LOCKERR)                                                                                        The source code provided in program LOCKERR.PRG                   is informational only and is not specifically                     called from the programs in this system.                          Program RANDPACK and others utilize their own                     forms of this code - it therefore should be                       reviewed for any value it may provide in the                      system you are developing.  It is meant to be a                   guide to understanding the in's and out's of                      file/record use and locking.                                                                                                        It would be advantageous to develop universal                     methods of using/locking files and records                        under the myriad of circumstances in a                            networked environment.  Methods of insuring                       that all possible conditions have been checked                    and methods that will cause the systematic                        shutdown of an application are absolutely                         essential.  Procedure RTRAP which can account                     for both previously locked records and files                      and has been used extensively in a networked                      environment, has proven itself over time.                         Follow the calls on the program and the                           subsequent call on the shutdown procedure                         SYSTERR.                                                                                                                            RTRAP does not, however, provide for the                          EXCLUSIVE use of a database - procedure                           EXCLLOCK provides an example of how to program                    an exclusive file lock.                                                                                                                                                                             Default 'SET'tings - DYNAMENU resets the                          following system options:                                                                                                             þ PROCEDURES are set to none.                                     þ All screens are released and the MAIN screen                    is revived.                                                       þ ESCAPE is set off.                                              þ All databases are closed.                                       þ EXACT is set to OFF.                                            þ The screen and cursor position are reset.                       þ CONFIRM is set to OFF (just prior to the next                   execution).                                                                                                                       Printer Installation & Selection                                                                                                      The database PRTRSRCE (printer source)                            represents a significant number of printers for                   the IBM PC and compatibles realm.  It may be                      used to install any number of printers on this                    system or may be incorporated to provide a                        means of creating a custom printer installation                   system - refer to the text in file SYSTEM.INF.                                                                                      The choice of printers should include one that is                 capable of reproducing the extended character set.                                                                                  When DYNAMENU is in its initialization process                    it executes the program PRTMENU.  A window                        appears with any printers that have been added                    to file PRTROPTS.DBF.  In order to select a                       printer, press the up and down arrow keys until                   the proper printer has been highlighted then                      press <ENTER> to select.  The printer selected                    will be displayed on the information line toward                  the bottom of the screen.                                                                                                           If this is the first time this program is being                   called, as it will happen when first calling it                   each time, it will set up the printer control                     variables as described in SYSTEM.INF.  You must                   select a printer the first time by pressing                       <ENTER>.                                                                                                                            The menu will also appear at other times, however,                you may press <ESCAPE> to avoide the selection                    process.  In those cases, press <ENTER> only if                   you need to change printers                                                                                                         If you reduce the number of installed printers to                 one, printer selection will never be required.                                                                                      When writing custom programs, it will be                          necessary to ask the user to select a printer at                  at times.  Program PRTMENU is designed just for                   that purpose - simply call the program from your                  own module.  If it is imperitive to know that a                   printer was selected and is on line, implement the                following call on PRTMENU within your program:                                                                                        PRTSELTD = .T.                                                    MABORT=.F.                                                        DO PRTMENU                                                        IF PRTSELTD .AND. .NOT. MABORT                                     <continue with your program>                                     ELSE                                                               RETURN                                                           ENDIF                                                                                                                             In a network environment a call (RUN) is made                     from program PSPOOLER to the NOVELL print                         spooler with the information for that printer.                    The parameters used in that call may need to be                   changed to fit the specifics of the environment.                  The source code for PSPOOLER and PRTMENU have                     been included with the system and may be modified                 to fit a custom need.                                                                                                                                                                               Maintenance considerations - before returning to                  DYNAMENU, any custom program should do some                       housekeeping.  Be sure to:                                                                                                            þ set SCOREBOARD and STATUS to OFF.                               þ RELEASE all loaded modules (.BIN files).                        þ RELEASE any defined MENUS, POPUPS & SCREENS.                    þ RELEASE all variables defined PUBLIC - do not                   use the reference CLEAR ALL.                                                                                                      It is not necessary to display the original                       screen as that is accomplished upon return to                     DYNAMENU.                                                                                                                                                                                           Creating Program Calls                                                                                                                Creating a program call starts with pressing                      CTRL-F1 and then entering the required                            information as described in Keyboard Controls                     above.  The addition of a new program should be                   initiated from an appropriate blank cell - set                    the cursor to that position before pressing                       CTRL-F1.                                                                                                                            Enter the Abbreviated and Extended program                        definitions and then follow the instructions                      below for the kind of program call you are trying                 to create.  The program call may be up to 100                     characters in length and that number may be                       increased by simply modifying the structure of                    the field PRGNAME in file DYNAMENU.DBF.                                                                                             Simple dBase Calls                                                                                                                    The most simple of calls are those on standard                    dBase .DBO programs which require no                              parameters.  Simply enter the name of the                         program to be called (executed).  Use of                          parameters are identical to the requirements of                   making a call from a program or from the dot                      prompt, or, in the case of a DOS program,                         making a call from the DOS command line.                                                                                          Simple DOS Calls                                                                                                                      DOS program calls can be just as simple - enter                   the name of the DOS program to be called just                     as you would from the DOS command line -                          include any necessary parameters.  The only                       difference is that the first character in the                     field must be a '/' - this tells DYNAMENU to                      look to DOS and not to dBase for the execution                    of the program.  Be aware that large DOS                          applications are not good candidates for use                      with this option without using a memory to disk                   swapper of some kind.                                                                                                             Complex Calls                                                                                                                         It is sometimes necessary to execute a                            combination of programs in succession, such as                    one may do in a batch file.  In order to                          utilize this capability from within one cell,                     place a semicolon (';') at the end of the                         preceding call.  In other words, to call two                      simple dBase programs and then one DOS program                    you would enter:                                                                                                                          DBPROG1; DBPROG2; /DOSPROG                                                                                                        Note the '/' preceding the 'DOSPROG'.                                                                                           This will cause DYNAMENU to execute each                          program, one after the other.  The use of                         parameters are optional as described above.                                                                                                                                                       A Word About Messages                                                                                                                 In a dBase environment, messages can and will be                  displayed in a variety of ways and in any number                  of locations on the screen and there may be an                    audible or no sound at all in conjunction with                    these messages.  In some cases, that depends                      largely on the severity of the condition                          encountered or the source of the message.                                                                                           By and large, this system has been created with                   the idea that messages requiring the users                        immediate attention will be displayed with an                     audible warning and normal messages will not                      receive the audible.  An audible is also used at                  the conclusion of a longer running procedure, at                  times, to allow the user to concentrate on                        something else.                                                                                                                     This can not always be said of messages produced                  from dBase directly - those messages may be                       received without any audible warning depending on                 how the dBase option BELL is set.  If BELL is                     'ON' dBase will produce an audible.  In either                    case, many dBase messages (especially those found                 in a box in the middle of the screen) usually                     mean that a critical error has been encountered.                  The 'CANCEL' option is the normally accepted                      response to these kinds of messages.  If such a                   message should be encountered, it is recommended                  that the user always respond with 'CANCEL'.                                                                                         Upon canceling an application, dBase will display                 the hierarchy of events leading to the critical                   error message.  It is recommended that the user                   press the <PRTSCRN> key in order to prepare a                     permanent record of that event via the printer.                   If the application that was in use was an                         original and unchanged STARTECH SYSTEMS program,                  be sure to send a copy of that output to:                                                                                                 STARTECH SYSTEMS                                                  Attn: Technical Support                                           12 Longview Court                                                 San Francisco, CA 94131                                                                                                       Be sure to include company name, your name,                       telephone number and the serial number of your                    system along with the date & time information of                  the programs listed in the hierarchy of events.                                                                                     For the most part, when you think a program is                    not working or has locked up your machine or when                 something isn't working as you think it should,                   check the screen for messages very carefully,                     especially the lower part of the screen.                                                                                                                                                            Network Considerations                                                                                                                The DYNAMENU System has been created specifically                 for use on a Novell Local Area Network - no other                 networks are supported at this time.  It can,                     however, be installed on either a stand alone                     computer or on a Novell network server drive - the                differences between the two are very slight.                                                                                        If you installed the system on a network drive,                   be sure to copy file DYNAMENU.DBF to your                         directory \USERAREA\<YOURID>.                                                                                                       Also, the system login script must contain the                    statement:                                                                                                                                 SET USERNAME="%LOGIN_NAME"                                                                                                   Although not necessary, you may also want to copy                 files '*.MEM', PERSNAME.* and CONFIG.DB.                                                                                            Subsequently, use the utility program CREAUSER to                 do this for other users on the system.  CREAUSER                  copies all of these files for you.  Since some                    systems have specific needs for the content of                    the implemented version of file CONFIG.DB you may                 want to modify this program or replace file                       CONFIG.DB with one that meets the requirements of                 both the DYNAMENU System and the custom                           application.                                                                                                                        In all cases there are three program cells that                   will require modification.  The references to file                'PERSNAME' in the cells (in the PERSONAL NAMES                    extended menu) for 'BROWSE NAMES', 'EXPORT FRIENDS'               and 'PACK FRIEND FILE' need to be changed to reflect              the '\userarea\userid\persname' as appropriate.                   This will be true for every new network user that is              added to the system.                                                                                                                Copying file DYNAMENU.DBF from someone's userarea                 to the original install directory will cause that                 copy to serve as the base for future users menus.                 This is an acceptable way of keeping the model up to              date since on a network this file is never actually               used or modified.                                                                                                                   Program CREAUSER, is not intended for use on a                    stand alone machine and will not function                         thereon.