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The File Commands
File defaults to the Command mode. Use the 10 File commands to add and
control information in your data base. Choose the Edit command to go
into the Edit mode and begin entering data base information. Each data
base can contain up to 4,095 records, with up to 64 fields each (12 fields on
the screen at one time). File allows up to 230 characters in each field (74
characters on the screen at one time).
Enter data in more than one record by copying all or part of the record to
one or more records. You can also delete, search for, move, or print
records. In addition, you can insert information into your data base from
another data base.
Copy
Use the Copy command to duplicate the selected field, record (row), or
column for insertion elsewhere in the data base or in another application.
The copied data is placed in the scrap.
I. Select the column or record to move by pressing I
SHIFT
I
c:E§]
or I
SHIFT
I
[£ill.
Select more than one row or column by pressing
[£§]
to extend the
selection, then pressing the appropriate arrow key.
2. Use the
[J]J
key to choose the appropriate scrap mode. (Replace is the
default; press
[J]J
once for Append.)
3. Press
IT]
for the Copy command. The selected area is copied.
Follow the instructions in "Insert" to insert the data elsewhere in your data
base.
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