*DBASE 
                   HELP TEXT FILE DBASEMSG.TXT 
                 VERSION 1.17 FOR dBASE II v2.43*
             Copyright 1983 Ashton-Tate and RSP, Inc.
     Written by Wayne Ratliff, Jim Taylor, and Howard Dickler

                        INTRODUCTION

This entry is intended to give you on-line information about your
your dBASE II Database Management System.  It explains the disk 
files you have received, and gives suggestions on tapping the  
power now available to you for data management.  Using the on-
line HELP in conjunction with your Manual, you will soon be  
creating databases and writing command procedures to do your 
work. 


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                HOW TO USE THE 'HELP' FACILITY

Information about your dBASE II system can be obtained by typing
HELP and the name of a dBASE II command and any of the following 
key words: 

        DBASE        ERRORS     FULL SCREEN    FUNCTIONS    
        GLOSSARY     HELP       INSTALL        LIMITS    
        NEW          RUNTIME   

>Note: Only the first four letters of the command or key word is
needed.

dBASE will then look up the entry for the key word and display 
it.  If there is no information on the subject, then dBASE will 
say "No help messages found".  When there is more text to display  
than what is shown, you will see the word WAITING (like this).


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The  essential  dBASE II files  on  this disk are:

DBASE.COM    -- main system program file
DBASEOVR.COM -- overlay file and system messages
DBASEMSG.TXT -- this HELP file (only necessary if you use HELP)

*EXIT
*FULL SCREEN
       FULL-SCREEN CURSOR MOVEMENT CODES -- ALL COMMANDS

ctrl-X moves cursor DOWN to the next field (also ctrl-F).
ctrl-E moves cursor UP to the previous field (also ctrl-A).
ctrl-D moves cursor AHEAD one character.
ctrl-S or <Rubout> moves cursor BACK one character.
ctrl-G or <DEL> deletes character under cursor.
ctrl-Y blanks out current field to right of cursor.
ctrl-V toggles between overwrite and INSERT modes.
ctrl-Q ignores changes to current record and returns to dot.
ctrl-W saves all changes and returns to dot prompt.

                    IN EDIT MODE

ctrl-U toggles the record DELETE mark on and off.
ctrl-C saves current record and ADVANCES to next record.
ctrl-R saves current record and BACKS to previous record.
ctrl-Q ignores changes to current record and returns to dot.
ctrl-W saves all changes and returns to dot prompt.

                   IN BROWSE MODE

ctrl-B pans the window RIGHT one field.
ctrl-Z pans the window LEFT one field.

                   IN MODIFY MODE

ctrl-T DELETES current line, moves all lower lines up.
ctrl-N INSERTS new line at cursor position.
ctrl-C scrolls down a half page.
ctrl-R scrolls up one line.
ctrl-Q ignores all changes and returns.
ctrl-W writes all changes to disk and returns to "." prompt.

                   IN APPEND MODE

<enter> terminates APPEND when cursor is in first position of 
     first field.
ctrl-Q ignores current record and returns to "." prompt.
ctrl-W saves current record and moves to next record and 
     terminates APPEND when cursor is in first position of 
     first field.

     CONTROL KEY STROKES OPERABLE WHEN NOT IN FULL SCREEN

ctrl-P toggles your printer ON and OFF.
ctrl-R repeats last executed command.
ctrl-X clears the command line without executing command.
ctrl-H backspaces one character.
ctrl-M emulates a carriage return.
ctrl-S starts/stops CPU operation. 
*EXIT
*INSTALL
In order to use dBASE II's full screen editing capability, your
terminal must be properly installed.  Many dBASE formats are pre-
installed.  If yours is not, your screen will appear jum