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            *                                                          *
            *                V I D E O  L I B R A R I A N              *
            *                         Version                          *
            *                           4.15                           *
            *                                                          *
            *                       User's Guide                       *
            *                                                          *
            *                            by                            *
            *                                                          *
            *                     Lemuel D. Turner                     *
            *                     TurboSystemsCo                       *
            *                     P.O. Box 965368                      *
            *                     Marietta, Ga. 30066-0007             *
            *                     770-516-8575                         *
            *                     770-591-4988 (FAX)                   *
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                      (C) Copyright 1986-1995 Lemuel D. Turner
                      (C) Copyright 1986-1995 TurboSystemsCo
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     NOTE: The file format of version 4.0+ is not compatible with earlier
     versions of Video Librarian.  A conversion program is provided to all
     registered users to upgrade the old files to the new format.

                                 LICENSE AGREEMENT
                              VIDEO LIBRARIAN PROGRAM

         (C) Copyright 1986-95 TurboSystemsCo and Lemuel D. Turner for this
         software, documentation, and user interface.  Marietta, Ga. United
         United States of America. All rights reserved.

         TurboSystemsCo grants you without charge the right to reproduce,
         distribute and use copies of this "shareware" version of our
         VIDEO LIBRARIAN software product (including the on disk
         documentation), on the express condition that you do not receive
         any payment, commercial benefit, other consideration for such
         reproduction or distribution, or change this license agreement or
         copyright notice.  *(Shareware distributors, user's groups and BBSs
         may charge a distribution/copy fee as long as the shareware distri-
         bution/marketing concept is explained)*   Use of the program without
         registration is limited to 45 days. After 45 days of use the
         program *must* be registered or removed from your computer system.


         Support from users enables us to develop additional features and,
         future versions of the VIDEO  LIBRARIAN product.  Your payment of
         $34.95 + $4 S/H would be greatly appreciated; send your payment to:

                              TurboSystemsCo
                              P.O. Box 965368
                              Marietta, Ga. 30066

         By sending in your payment, along with your name, mailing address
         version number, and where you heard about the VIDEO  LIBRARIAN
         product and obtained your copy, your copy of VIDEO  LIBRARIAN
         will be registered with us.  This will enable you to receive (1)
         technical support, (2) announcements of future releases, the latest
         version, (3) a printed manual and discounts on additional programs
         from TurboSystemsCo, (4) the Vid Lib Catalog Database of 9300 movies.
         (5) The ability to enter your own report headings.

         THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
         FITNESS OF PARTICULAR PURPOSE, PERFORMANCE, OR OTHERWISE; ALL
         WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED. BY USING THE VIDEO LIBRARIAN PRODUCT,
         YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER TurboSystemsCo NOR ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES,
         AFFILIATES, OWNERS, OR OTHER RELATED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE TO
         YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THIS
         SOFTWARE, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. EVEN IF WE ARE APPRISED
         OF POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.

         This software may not be reversed-engineered or disassembled,
         and includes certain trade secrets and confidential information
         of TurboSystemsCo.

                 VIDEO LIBRARIAN is a trademark of TurboSystemsCo.


                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS


        Introduction
            Introduction .............................................   1
            Features .................................................   1
            System Requirements ......................................   2
            Distribution Files .......................................   2
            Disk Back-Up .............................................   2

        Getting Started
            Installing Video Librarian ...............................   3
                DOS Installation/Start-Up ............................   3
                Windows 3.1 Installation/Start-Up.....................   3
                Windows 95 Installation/Start-Up......................   3
                File Selection .......................................   3
                Printer Set-up .......................................   4
           Setup Window ..............................................   5

        Data Entry
           Data Entry Screen .........................................   6
               Command Menu ..........................................   6
               File Menu .............................................   7
               Edit Keys .............................................   7
               Keyboard and Mouse Usage ..............................   8
           Data Operations ...........................................   9
               Adding Records ........................................   9
                  Data Entry Fields ..................................  10
               Editing Records .......................................  11
               Deleting Records ......................................  11

        Searching
           The Find Function .........................................  11
               List Movie Window......................................  13
           The Browse Function .......................................  13
           The Search Function .......................................  13
               Query Screen Fields ...................................  14

       Reports
           Reports ...................................................  15
               Report Type Menu ......................................  15
               List To Menu ..........................................  15
               List All ..............................................  16
               Sort By Menu ..........................................  16
               Spacing Menu ..........................................  16
           Report Formatter ..........................................  16
               Formatter Fields ......................................  16
               Wrap Example ..........................................  17
           Print Labels ..............................................  17

       Re-Index (Corrupt Files) ......................................  18
       Copyright Enforcement .........................................  19


       CUSTOMER SUPPORT

       TurboSystemsCo has a strong commitment to customer support.  We
       provide technical support only to registered users.  However if
       you should experience problems getting the program to run on
       your systems prior to registering, we will attempt to resolve
       those problems.

       Lemuel D. Turner the owner and president of TurboSystemsCo and
       the author of Video Librarian is a member of the Association of
       Shareware Professionals.  While we don't think you'll ever need
       it,  by Mr. Turner's membership in the Association of Shareware
       Professionals, registered users have an additional avenue to
       resolve customer support disputes if they can not be resolved to
       the registered user's satisfaction.  See statement below:

       Lemuel D. Turner is a member of the Association of Shareware
       Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
       principle works for you.  If you are unable to resolve a share-
       ware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting that mem-
       ber directly, ASP may be able to help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help
       you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not
       provide technical support for member's products.  Please write the
       ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon Mi. 49442-9427 or send a
       Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.


                                   INTRODUCTION


        VIDEO LIBRARIAN is a fast easy to learn and use database manager
        that will help organize and keep track of your video library.
        With this program you can quickly search your video library files
        and print reports to the screen, printer or a disk text file. The
        program will also print labels to place on your VCR tapes for easy
        identification.

        FEATURES

        - Holds 21 Information Fields About Each Title
          -- Title, Star(first & last name), Co-star(first & last name),
             Cast, Rating, Director(first & last name), Company, Year,
             Comments, Tape#, Starting and Stop Counter, Recording
             Speed, Time, Critics, Color and Movie#.
          -- A memo field that can hold up to 62 lines of information about
             each title.

        - Database Management Functions.
          -- File Next, Prev, Find, Top, Last, Edit, Add, Del, Search,
             Report, Quit

        - Reports
          -- Six fixed format reports, plus a self design report and labels.
             --- Reports may be printed to screen, printer or disk text file.
             --- Tape labels can be printed on regular 3 1/2 by 15/16 labels
                 or on special labels designed to fit the top and spine of
                 VHS cassettes.
             --- One report can be printed on continuous form 3 X 5 cards.
             --- Laser printers supported for video cassette sheet labels
                 and sheet 3 X 5 cards.
        - Context Sensitive Help
          -- Press F1 to bring up a relevant help screen at any point in
             the program.

        - Mouse Support

        - Screen Saver
          -- A built-in screen saver activates when the keyboard is not used
             at a user customizable interval.

        - Browse and Find Windows
          -- Moveable, scrollable, resizeable

        - Find any Title, Star, Co-Star, Director, Tape Number,
          or Movie# in approximately 1 second or less.

        - Search database on any combination of fields.

        - Can hold over 10 million titles, approximately 750 on a 360k floppy
          if memo field is not used. Will hold approximately 350 with
          each record having a three line memo field.


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        SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

        To use VIDEO LIBRARIAN you will require:

                      IBM PC/XT/AT PS/2 or Compatible.

                      At least 512k of memory.

                      Two floppy drives or 1 hard disk and a floppy
                      If installed on a floppy - floppy must 720K or
                      greater.

                      A color or monochrome display.

                      Printer (capable of print in compressed mode to use
                      all the features of the program).

                      MS-DOS/PC-DOS 2.1 or higher.

                      Supports both keyboard and mouse input.


        Your CONFIG.SYS file must have the statement, FILES=16.  If the
        number is greater than 16 that's okay.  Refer to your DOS manual
        if you are not familiar with the CONFIG.SYS file. The installation
        program will check this feature and set the files if desired.




        THE DISTRIBUTION FILES

           The following files at a minimum should appear on your
           disk after the program is installed.

        VLB.EXE     README.TXT     SAMPLE.T3     REPORT.DSW    ORDER.EXE
        VLB.DBW     SAMPLE.TSC     SAMPLE.T4     REPORT.DSH    OPWIN.DSW
        VLB.DBH     SAMPLE.T1      SAMPLE.T5     QUERY.DSW     FORM1.DSW
        VLB.TXT     SAMPLE.T2      SAMPLE.T6     QUERY.DSH     FORM1.DSH

        *VENDOR.TXT    PRINTER.PTR     EPSON.CFG   MYVIDS.TSC  MYVIDS.T3
        DBPMENU.MEN    IBMPRO.CFG      VLBFIX.EXE  MYVIDS.T1   MYVIDS.T4
        SAMPLE.T7      HPII.CFG        FILE_ID.DIZ MYVIDS.T2   MYVIDS.T5
        VENDINFO.DIZ   VLB.PIF         SETUP.DAT   ORDER.TXT   MYVIDS.T6
        VLBFIX.PIF     VLDATA.PIF                  ORDER.DSW   MYVIDS.T7
        * May be deleted at the option of the vendor.

        BACKUP YOUR PROGRAM DISK

        Please make a backup copy of the program disk.  If required,
        please refer to your DOS manual for back-up procedures.


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   INSTALL VIDEO LIBRARIAN

   Video Librarian is a dos program but is compatible with Win 3.1 and Win
   95.  The program comes with two installation routines. One to install the
   program strickly as a dos application. The other routine will install the
   program to be run from a program group from Win 3.1 or Windows 95.

   DOS INSTALLATION AND START-UP

   1. Insert the Video Librarian disk in the A or B drive as applicable.

   2. Type A:\INSTALL or B:\INSTALL as applicable.

   3. Follow the on screen instructions.

   NOTE: If you downloaded the program from a BBS, after unzipping the
   program, change to the directory where you unzipped the program and type
   INSTALL and follow the on screen instructions.

   To start the program after installation change to the directory where you
   installed the program (normally C:\VIDEO40) and type VLB and press the
   enter key.  To get to the correct directory type the following:
                          CD\
                          CD\VIDEO40
                          VLB
   Press the ENTER key after each line above.

   WINDOWS 3.1 INSTALLATION and START-UP

   1. Start Windows and the Program Manager

   2. Choose File|RUN

   3.Type A:\SETUP.EXE or B:\SETUP.EXE as applicable. Answer yes to install
     icons in the Program Manager when asked.
   NOTE: If you downloaded the program from a BBS, after unzipping the
   program choose FILE|RUN and type the drive and path where the file is
   located followed by SETUP.EXE. For example: C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE and follow
   the instructions. Or double click SETUP.EXE from the file manager.

   To start the program, click the TurboSystemsCo DOS Apps group, then double
   click the Video Librarian icon. Press ALT+ Enter key to switch between
   full screen and a dos window.

   WINDOWS 95 INSTALLATION and START-UP

   1. From Windows 95 Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click
   the Control Panel.

   2. On the Control Panel, double click Add/Remove programs.

   3. Follow the on screen instructions. Answer yes to install icons to the
      program manager when asked.
   To start the program, click the start button, then Programs, then
   TurboSystemsCo DOS Apps then double click the Video Librarian icon.
   Press ALT+ Enter key to switch between full screen and a dos window.
       FILE SELECTION
       Next the Video Librarian title screen is displayed.
       Press the spacebar to bypass the screen. Then the File
       Selection Screen is displayed. Use the cursor to select a data file.
       All Video Librarian data files have the extension .TSC.
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       FILE SELECTION - cont

       To select a data file on a different drive, press the control key
       and the drive letter.  For example to select a data file on drive
       B, press the control key and the letter B together.  To create a
       data file press the F2 function key, enter a name for the file up
       to eight characters long.  Do not enter an extension, the extension
       .TSC will be added.



       PRINTER SET-UP

       The first time you use Video Librarian or if you change printers,
       you must install your printer for use with Video Librarian. To
       install your printer, select fI)le from the Main Menu.  Then
       select S)elect Printer from the next menu.  The menu will display
       five selections. (1) Epson and Compatibles, (2) IBM Proprinter and
       Compatibles, (3) HP Laser Series II and Compatibles, (4) Cannon BJC-
       600, (5) Generic and (6) TSC Printer.

       To select a printer, select the highligted letter or use the arrow
       key to move the cursor over the printer and press RETURN/ENTER.

       Most non-laser and some laser printers are compatible with the Epson
       or IBM ProPrinter.  If your printer is not an Epson or IBM Proprinter
       check your manual, it is probably compatible with one or both.
       Select the appropiate  printer.   If you have a laser printer, select
       the HP Laser printer.

       If your printer will not work with any of the first three selections
       then you should select the Generic Printer.  When you use the Generic
       printer printer control codes are not sent to your printer.  You will
       not be able to print the Comprehensive and Index Cards unless you
       manually place your printer in compressed mode prior to starting the
       report.  Also the headings will not be printed in bold.

       The final selection (6) TSC, is used to load a custom driver for your
       printer created by TurboSystemsCo.  If none of the first three
       will work with your printer then contact TurboSystemsCo.  We may be
       able to construct a driver for you.  Please provide the manufactuer
       and model number.

       If you select one of the printers and the reports don't print
       correctly, always reset or turn your printer off then back on
       prior to trying another selection.


       NOTE: If you select the HP II driver, you must set the lines per
       page on the SetUp Window to 60.  See next page for Setup window
       info.

       If you select the Cannon BJC-600 driver, set the lines per page
       on the SetUp Window to 61.



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       SETUP WINDOW

       The Setup Window allows you to select certain default values that
       effect how certain aspects of the program operates. To get to the
       Setup Window, choose fIle from the Main Menu and Setup from the
       next menu. The following items are displayed on the Setup Window.

       Automatic Field Capitalization
       Valid responses are Y(yes) or N(no). Select yes and the first letter
       of each word is automatically capitalized. Select no and the letter
       will have the case as typed.

       Start/Stop Field
       The field selects the counter format used by your VCR, ie numbers
       (001500) or time (01:52:31). Enter N for numbers or T for time.


       Printer Port
       Allows you to select the port to which your printer is attached.
       Leave a defauft LPT1 unless you know your printer is attached
       to another port.


       Lines/Page
       In most cases this should remain at 66. Three exceptions: (1) LASER
       PRINTERS SHOULD SET THIS TO 60. (2) European A4 size should set
       this to 72. (3) Cannon BJC-600 set to 61.


       Manual Feed Labels/Index Cards
       If your laser/inkjet requires manual feed enter Y.


       Movie Categories
       Edit the categories to display in the popup list in the category
       field.


       Activate popup picklist by the ENTER key:  Y = ENTER   N = PageUP

       By default the fields with popup picklist(Rating, Category, Critics
       and Speed) are activated by pressing the PageUp key. If you prefer
       to activate the popup list by pressing the ENTER key enter "Y" at
       the prompt above.









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       DATA ENTRY

       After the File Selection Screen is displayed, the Main Data Entry
       Screen is displayed.  The screen contains 21 data entry fields, 1
       memo field and the Command Menu.

       The Command Menu provides Video Librarian with a selection of easy to
       use database management functions.   Each menu item can be selected by
       pressing the highlighted letter, or by using the arrow keys to place
       the cursor over an item and pressing ENTER, or by using the mouse.
       The function of each menu item is provided below:

       ITEM        FUNCTION
       -------     --------------------------------------------------------
       File        see next section for explanation.

       Next        Displays the next movie in index order.

       Prev        Displays the previous movie in index order.

       Find        Use this feature to rapidly locate any Title, Star, Co-
                   Star, Director, Tape#, Category or Movie#

       Top         Displays the first movie in index order.

       Last        Displays the last movie in index order.

       Edit        Edit the movie currently displayed on the screen.

       Add         Add a new movie to the library file.

       Del         To delete the movie displayed on the screen.

       Search      Displays the Search Selection Screen.  Search the lib-
                   rary file using multiple selection criteria.  Matches are
                   displayed on the Data Entry Screen.

       Reports     Displays the report selection screen.

       Quit        Exits Video Librarian.

       F1          Displays context sensitive help about menu items or data
                   entry fields.  The F1 key is not displayed.

       Util        Displays menu with the following selections (1) Copy -
                   makes a copy of the currently displayed record. Useful
                   when adding sequels. (2) Select Printer - see page 4.
                   (3) Count Movies - displays the number of movies in
                   database. (4) Adj Screen Saver - adjust the time before
                   the screen saver displays when the keyboard is idle.

       ESC         The same as Quit, also Alt+'X' has same function

       F3          Flush data in memory to disk.

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       FILE MENU
       The file menu displays a sub-menu of items from the Main Menu

       ITEM        FUNCTION
       -------     --------------------------------------------------------
       Open/New    Allows you to open a file previously created, or to
                   create a new file. This item displays the File Selection
                   Screen which lets you open or create a file.

       Set Index   The program uses 7 index fields; title, star, costar,
                   directory, category, tape# and movie#. The index select-
                   ion determines the order the movies are displayed when
                   the Next, Prev, Last and Top menu items are selected.

       Select Printer - see page 4 for details.

       Setup - see page 5 for details.

       Movie Count  Counts the number of movies in the library.
       Set Screen Saver - see ALT+V page 8.

       EDIT KEYS

       The edit key listed below are in effect when entering data into the
       Main Data Screen and other screens where data can be entered.



       KEY        FUNCTION
       ---------  --------------------------------------------------------
       F1         Displays help screen.

       F2         Displays file name field on Data File Selection Screen.

       F5         The field is deleted from the cursor position to the end
                  of the field and the cursor is placed back at the left
                  margin of the field.

       F10        The key is used to end editing.  If on the main data entry
                  screen, the data is written to a data file.  On other
                  screens, control will be returned to the menu.

       ESC        Key is used to exit from data entry while using the Add
                  or Edit functions.  The changes made to the data entry
                  screen are canceled.

       ENTER      Pressing ENTER/RETURN while in a data entry field ends
                  edit of the field and moves the cursor to the next field.

       BACKSPACE  Causes the cursor to move to the left and erases the char-
                  acter to the left.

       INS        Toggles between insert and overwrite of characters.

       DEL        Deletes the character under the cursor.

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       UP ARROW   Moves the cursor to the previous field if not in the first
                  field.

       DN ARROW   Moves the cursor to the next field on the screen.

       L ARROW    Moves cursor to left within a field.  Does not delete
                  characters.

       R ARROW    Moves cursor to right within a field.  Does not delete
                  characters.

       PageUp     In fields with popup list (rating, critics, speed and
                  category) when pressed when the field is blank, moves
                  to the next field - leaving the field blank.

       ALT+V      Displays a screen to alter the delay before the screen
                  saver/blanker appears. Valid entries are 0 and 5-600
                  seconds. Enter 0 to disable the screen saver.

       ALT+M      Allows direct edit of the memo field

       ALT+1      Selects Title as the primary index.

       ALT+2      Selects Star as the primary index.

       ALT+3      Selects CoStar as the primary index.

       ALT+4      Selects Director as the primary index.

       ALT+5      Selects Category as the primary index.

       ALT+6      Selects Tape# as the primary index.

       ALT+7      Selects Movie# as the primary index.

       KEYBOARD AND MOUSE USAGE

       Video Librarian can use both the keyboard and a mouse or a combi-
       nation of both.  There are three direct equivalences between the
       mouse and the keyboard.

       *    The left mouse button is exactly equal to the ENTER key.
       *    The right mouse button is exactly equal to the Esc(ape) key.
       *    The left and right button pressed together, (or the middle
            button in a three button mouse) is exactly equal to the F1 Key.


      HOT KEYS

      All the fields on the data entry screen can be jumped directly to
      for editing by pressing the ALT key plus the highlighted letter in
      the field title.  Use ALT+U for NO, ALT+Z for Stop and ALT+H for
      Speed. These three fields do not have a highlighted letter displayed.

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       DATA OPERATIONS

       This section describes how to add, edit and delete records.


       * ADDING RECORDS

       Adding a record is the process of typing information into blank data
       entry fields or selecting items from a pop-up pick list.

       To add a record to your movie file select Add from the Command Menu
       by pressing A, or by using the mouse or arrow keys to highlight Add
       and pressing left mouse button or pressing the ENTER/RETURN key.

       Data entry begins with the Title field (top left) and proceeds left
       to right, top to bottom.  At the bottom of the screen is the
       Comments area.

       This input area is two separate data entry areas.  The first line with
       the N beside it is a one line 68 character input field called the
       note field.  The three lines below the note field is a 62 line
       scrollable memo field.  You can enter up to 62 lines of information in
       the memo field.  This is a memo field is like a mini-wordprocessor,
       all edit keys work and words are automatically wrapped at the end of
       a line.

       NOTE:  The memo field only uses space in the database if you enter data
       in it.  The program uses 248 bytes of disk space for every 3 lines of
       data entered in the memo field.

       Three fields, Rating, Category and Speed have pop-up pick list that
       you can select items from instead of typing in information.  When
       you enter one of the fields you can type in any information desired,
       or press the PageUp Key while the field is blank to display the pop-up
       pick list.  To select an item from the list, move the cursor over the
       item with the arrow keys or mouse and press ENTER/RETURN or the left
       mouse button.

       Saving the movie information to disk is accomplished by pressing the
       F10 function key.  If you press ESC or the right mouse button while
       in any field, the information is erased and is not stored on disk.

       You can use the up/down arrow keys and or the mouse to revisit any
       field and edit the information prior to pressing F10 or ESC.  If in
       the memo field, you must press CTRL+PAGE-UP to exit the memo field
       and move back up to the note field.







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        * DATA ENTRY FIELDS

       Each record in the movie file contains the following fields.

       Field           Contents
       ------------    --------------------------------------------------
       Title           Holds the movie title, up to 40 characters.  This
                       is the primary index field.  The first 25 characters
                       are indexed.

       Rating          Holds the MPAA rating of the film, ie G, PG, PG-13,
                       R, NC-17, NR, X, XXX etc. Press ENTER/RETURN while
                       field is blank for a pop-up pick list.

       Star(first)     Enter the star's first name - up to 12 characters.

       Star(last)      Holds the star's last name. Index field which allows
                       rapids searches or to browse the database indexed by
                       star.

       CoStar(first)   Enter the co-stars's first name -up to 12 characters.

       Costar(last)    Same as star last name except costar is used.

       Cast            Holds the names of the remaining cast members. This
                       is a scrollable field that will hold up to 60
                       characters.

       Dir(first)      Enter the movie director's first name.

       Dir(last)       Same as star last, except director is used.

       Publisher       Holds the name of the company that made or distrib-
                       uted the movie.

       Category        Holds the type of movie, such as comedy, action,
                       drama etc.  Press ENTER/RETURN while field is blank
                       to select from a list of 17 categories.

       YEAR            Holds the year the movie was copyrighted or released.

       TAPE#           Stores a number to identify a VCR cassette tape.
                       Numbering examples: (1) all numbers - 000001 to
                       999999. (2) letters and numbers - C00001 to
                       C99999.  **WARNING** all six spaces must be used
                       for the tape index to work correctly. Enter 0's
                       to fill in the blanks as shown above.

       START           Holds the VCR counter number where the movie begins.

       STOP            Holds the VCR counter number where the movie stops.

       SPEED           Holds the speed at which the movie was recorded, ie
                       SP, LP, SLP.

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       DATA ENTRY FIELDS - Cont

       Field           Contents
       ------------    --------------------------------------------------
       TIME            Holds the length of the movie in minutes.

       NOTE            Used to store additional information about movie.

       MEMO            62 line scrollable memo area. Can be used to enter a
                       synopsis or other information.

       CRITICS         Four character field to hold a subjective rating of
                       the movie.  The popup list for this field has ratings
                       from 1 - 4 stars (* - ****).

       COLOR           Used to show if the movie is color, colorized or
                       black and white.

       MOVIE#          Each movie is assigned a number in this field.
                       Duplicate numbers are not allowed.

       * EDITING RECORDS

       To edit a record select Edit from the menu by pressing E or by using
       the arrow keys or the mouse.  This function allows you to make changes
       to the record displayed on the screen.

       After you completed making changes to a field or fields, press F10
       and the changes are saved to your movie file.

       If you decide while editing the record that you don't want to save
       the changes, press the ESC key and the changes will be erased and the
       old information restored.

       You can jump directly to the memo field by pressing ALT+M. This only
       works if done prior to selecting Edit from the Main Menu.

       * DELETING RECORDS

       To delete the record displayed select the Del function from the com-
       mand menu.  A prompt is displayed to confirm deletion of the record.
       Answer Yes to delete the record.

       SEARCHING

       There are two methods provided in the program to search your data-
       base, the FIND key and the SEARCH key.  The FIND key also lets
       you look at your database in tabular format and is also explained
       in this section.  The FIND function is quicker and easier to use
       but the Search function allows more complex searches.

       * THE FIND FUNCTION

       The FIND key rapidly locates a movie by Title, Star(last name),
       Co-Star(last name), Director(last name), Category, Tape#, Movie#.

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       * THE FIND FUNCTION - Cont


       When you select FIND from the command menu a pop-up menu with the
       following choices is displayed: Title, Star, Co-Star, Director,
       Category, Tape# and Movie#.

       Select one of the choices from the menu or press ESC to return to
       the Command Menu.  If you select Title, the following prompt is
       displayed:

          Enter Title To Find or ENTER/RETURN For All _________________

       A similar prompt is displayed for the other choices if selected.
       The prompt above allows you to specify a string to search for, or
       just press ENTER/RETURN.   If you press ENTER/RETURN key without
       entering a search string, then the data file is displayed indexed
       by the selected choice in the List Movie Window.  The cursor will
       be placed at the beginning of the file.

       If a search string is entered, the data file is displayed in the
       List Movie Window and the cursor is placed on the first record
       that matches the search string.  If the search string is not found
       then a prompt displays saying An Exact Match Not Found and the
       cursor is placed on the record that comes closest to matching the
       string entered.

       When using the FIND function the data base is displayed in a pop-
       up List Movie Window.  You can use the arrow keys, mouse, Tab and
       Page-Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the data base.  The
       Tab key moves the cursor right 10 characters, Shift+Tab moves the
       cursor left 10 characters.  The Page Up and Page Down keys move the
       cursor up and down 10 lines respectively.

       A unique way to move through the data base or find a particular
       record is to type a letter or word from the keyboard while the
       List Movie Window is displayed.  For example if the you typed the
       letter C then the cursor will move to the first entry or closest
       entry that starts with C.  To move the cursor to another location
       in the C list type another letter, for example U which would disp-
       lay CU in the left lower corner of the window.  The cursor would
       move to the CU location in the data base.  If Star was selected for
       the index and you typed CRUISE, the cursor would move to Cruise in
       the data base.  To erase the letters displayed in the lower left
       corner of the window press the Delete or Backspace key to erase the
       characters.  You can enter other characters to move about the data
       base.  For example enter the letter A to move to the top of the
       data base, then press Delete to erase the character and enter Z to
       move to the end of the data base.


       There are several options available to change the List Movie
       Window.  The options are displayed at the bottom of the window.
       The options are (1) Brief, (2) Zoom (3) Resize and (4) move.  The
       options are explained on the next page.

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       THE FIND FUNCTION - cont


       List Movie Window Options:

       (1) Brief - Limits display to only key fields. Can speed that rec-
       ords are accessed when paging around data in the find window.
       Press ALT 'B' to activate and deactivate.

       (2) Zoom - List Movie Window expands to full screen.  Press ALT 'Z'
       to activate and deactivate.

       (3) Resize - Allows you to change the size of the window using the
       arrow keys or mouse.  You can only change the position of the bottom
       and right side of the window.  To activate press ALT 'R'.

       (4) Move - Allows you to move the window using the arrow keys or
       mouse.  Press ALT 'M' to activate.

       Note: If only one record in the Database matches the search string
       entered then the record is displayed on the main data entry screen
       and not in the find window.

       Also pressing ENTER/RETURN when the cursor is over one of the records
       in the List Movie Window will display the movie on the main data
       entry screen.






       THE SEARCH FUNCTION

       The FIND function can only perform searches on one of the key fields.
       The search function can perform searches on up to 10 fields, while
       setting up specific search criteria using logical operators.  When
       the Search menu selection is chosen, the movie Query Screen is
       displayed along with the menu choices Edit, Recall Quit.

       Edit allows you to fill-in the movie Query Screen,  Recall will
       display previously saved selections and allows you to load them from
       disk and fill in the movie Query Screen.  Quit will return you to
       the main data entry screen.








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       QUERY SCREEN FIELDS

       There are four fields on the screen used to set up the search cri-
       tiera: Field, Comparator, Value and LogOp.


       Field       Press ENTER/RETURN to pop up a pick list of 22 fields
                   that can be tested. NOTE: There are 4 fields for Star,
                   Star_F, Star_L, STAR and *STAR.  For example you would
                   use Star_L if looking for a last name only match, ie
                   "Fonda".  Use STAR to match a first and last name, ie
                   "Jane Fonda".  *STAR is used to search the Star last
                   name field, Co-Star last name field and the Cast field
                   for a match.  For example if you used *STAR = Fonda, the
                   program will look for "Fonda" in the Star, Co-Star and
                   Cast Field. CO-STAR and DIRECTOR lets you enter a first
                   and last name to search for just as STAR does.

       Operator    Press ENTER/RETURN to pop up a pick list or type in one
                   of the seven operators.  This field defines the type of
                   test you want to make.

       Value       Enter the value to be compared/tested.

       LogOp       Select AND/OR from the pop up list to enter additional
                   selection criteria.  Enter "END" and/or press F10 to
                   stop entering data.

       The combination of a Field, an Operator and a Value forms the basic
       selection criteria.  When two basic criteria is joined together by
       a LogOp, this forms a selection pair.

       The program evaluates each selection pair separately and combines
       them progressively from top to bottom to determine if each record
       meets the selection criteria.  You can enter up to five selection
       pairs on the screen.

       After pressing F10 the following menu is displayed: Continue Edit
       Save Quit. Quit returns you to the main data entry screen without
       performing a search.  Save stores the selection criteria on
       screen to a file, you will be prompted for a file name.  Edit lets
       you edit/change the criteria entered.  Continue starts the search
       based on the criteria entered.

       A screen identical to the data entry screen is displayed with the
       prompt "****** Searching ******" at the bottom of the screen.
       When a match is found the following menu is displayed: "Next, Edit,
       Quit".  The mouse does not work with this menu.  Next starts the
       search process again to find the next match.  Edit functions the
       same as on the data entry screen.  Quit stops the search process
       and returns to the data entry screen.




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       REPORTS
       The report screen appears when Reports is selected from the command
       menu.  On the screen is five menus which determine the type of
       report, where to list the report, whether to list all or some of
       the movies, the index to use, and line spacing.

       Upon arrival at the screen, the following menu is displayed:
       Edit, Continue, Quit.  Edit allows updating of the screen, Continue
       will cause the report to be listed, Quit returns you to the data
       entry screen.

       REPORT TYPE MENU
       Small Report    A pre-formatted report that can be listed to the
                       screen printer or text file.  Report list Title,
                       Star, Category, Rating, Tape#, Start and Speed.

       Large Report    A pre-formatted report that can be listed to
                       printer or text file.  Includes all fields in small
                       report, plus Co-Star, Cast, Director and Speed.

       Labels - Reg    Prints on 3 1/2 by 15/16 continuous form labels.

       VHS - Spine     Prints on 5 13/16 by 3/4 specialty labels.  Fits
                       the spine of VHS cassettes.  Contact author for
                       source.

       VHS - Top       Prints on 3 1/16 by 1 13/16 specialty labels. Fits
                       Top of VHS cassettes.  Contact author for source.

       Index Cards     Prints all fields except memo on 3 X 5 continuous
                       form index cards.

       Stars           Pre-formatted report that can be listed to screen,
                       printer or disk.   Report contains Title, Star and
                       Co-Star.

       Custom          You select the fields to place in report.  Select-
                       ions are made using the Report Format Screen des-
                       cribed later.

       Catalog-Memo    Lists all fields plus the memo field information.
                       One record per page.

       Catalog         Lists all fields except memo, stop and note, 10
                       records per page.
       LIST TO MENU

       Screen          When selected the report is listed to your monitor.

       Printer         When selected the report is listed to your printer.

       Disk            When selected, you are prompted for a filename for
                       the text file.  Do not add an extension.  The pro-
                       gram adds the extension .TXT.  The file created can
                       be edited by any wordprocessor capable of reading
                       ASCII text.
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       LIST ALL

       Yes        List all movies in the data file.

       No         When selected, you will set-up selection criteria using
                  the Query Screen to list the desired movies.


       SORT BY MENU

       Select the sort order in which you want your report listed. Choices
       are Title, Star, Co-Star, Director, Category or Tape#.  Selecting
       Title would cause the report to be listed in alphabetical order by
       title.


       SPACING

       Select Single or Double to print the Small, Large, Stars and Custom
       reports with single or double line spacing.  Spacing has no effect
       on other reports.



       REPORT FORMATTER

       When Custom report is selected from the Report Type Menu, the Report
       Formatter screen is displayed after completing the current screen.
       From this screen you select the fields to be included in your report
       and how you want the fields formatted.


       REPORT FORMATTER FIELDS

       Print Field    Enter the name of the field you want printed.  Press
                      ENTER/RETURN while the field is blank for a pop up
                      list of fields to select from.  Selecting STAR, CO-
                      STAR or DIRECTOR from the list will print last name,
                      first name of each. Choose L-MARGIN to set the size
                      of the left margin.

       Field Width    This is a display only field and you can not edit it.
                      it displays the number of characters the selected
                      field occupies.

       Print Width    This field allows you to specify the width in charac-
                      ters that you want the field to occupy on a line.
                      The number is added to the Line Width displayed at the
                      bottom of the screen.

       Wrap(Y/N)      Select YES(Y) when the Field Width is greater than the
                      Print Width and you want all the field information
                      printed.  The extra characters will be wrapped to the
                      next line.  The field information can occupy up to
                      three lines if wrap is used.

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       REPORT FORMATTER FIELDS - Cont


       Wrap(Y/N)     If you select NO(N) and the Field Width is greater
                     than the Print Width, the extra characters are deleted.

                     Selecting either YES or NO when the Field Width is
                     less than or equal to Print Width has no effect on
                     the printout.

       Line Width    Display only field.  The field displays the width the
                     line will occupy as each Print Field and Print Width
                     is selected. NOTE:  If the Line Width exceeds 79 for
                     screen reports, the report will not be formatted
                     properly when listed. If listed to the printer, the
                     report will switch from normal to compressed print
                     if the line width exceeds 79. You can print line
                     widths upto 130 characters to your printer with
                     proper formatting.

                     If you want to print long lines, I suggest you list
                     the report to a disk, and import the report into
                     your wordprocessor, format and print it out.


       Wrap Example

       This is a demonstration of the use and non use of Wrap on the Title
       field.  The Field Width for Title is 40, the selected Print Width is
       20.  The first line of the example below is with YES for Wrap and the
       second is with NO for Wrap.

             Title              Star         Co-Star       Year
          ------------------------------------------------------
       1. Close Encounters of   Dreyfuss     Garr          1980
          The Third Kind

       2. Close Encounters of   Dreyfuss     Garr          1980


       PRINTING TAPE LABELS

       Printing Tape Labels is a simple process with Video Librarian.  If
       you want to print labels for all tapes, select the appropriate label
       from Report Type Menu and Yes from the List All Menu.

       If you want to print a portion of your tapes, select NO from the
       List All Menu.  You will then enter the Query Screen.  Enter the
       the first tape number you want printed in the first Search Value
       field following the "GE".   Enter the last tape number you want
       printed in the second Search Value field.  All tape number entries
       must contain six numbers, letters or a combination of numbers and
       letters.


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       RE-INDEX LIBRARY FILES

       Video Librarian datafile indexes are contained in 7 index files,
       *.T1 - *.T7  The "*" symbol represents the
       name of your datafile.  Occasionly indexes become corrupted, that
       is the index looses its relationship with the datafile from which
       it was generated. One of the possible causes of corrupt index
       files are loss of power or a sever power spike while operating the
       program, or exiting the program without selecting *Quit* from the
       Main Menu. One of the symptons of corrupted index files, is finding
       your data out of order when using the find or browse screen.
       Another symptom is the receiving various error messages, such as
       "Duplicate Key", or "Unexpected End of File", etc.

       You *do not* need to Re-Index your files periodically as some
       programs require.  Your index files are automatically maintained
       and optimized by the program.  The *only* time you should
       Re-Index your files are when you have an indication that the
       indexs are corrupted.  However, Re-Indexing when not needed will
       not hurt or help your files.

       To start the Re-Index program, type VLBFIX at the DOS prompt (ie)
       the same place that you type VLB to start Video Librarian. You
       then select your file just like when you start Video Librarian. You
       next will be asked "Purged Deleted Records", the default is "NO".
       If you answer Yes, the program will purge deleted records from
       your inventory file.

       When you delete a record using Video Librarian, the record is not
       physically removed from the disk. The deleted record is marked so
       it is not displayed. When you add a record, the program will use
       the space allocated to the deleted records if available. If you
       elect to purge deleted records when you re-index, the deleted
       records are physically removed from the inventory file, thus
       making the file size smaller.

       If you experience signs of corrupted index files, Re-index first
       by answering NO to the "Purge Deleted Records" question.  If the
       problem continues, run again and answer "Yes" to the "Purge Deleted
       Records" question.







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       COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT
       =====================

       We have granted you permission to fully evaluate this program for a
       a period not to exceed 45 days. After 45 days you must register the
       program or remove it from your computer system.

       Since you may have forgot about the 45 day deadline or it may have
       sneaked up on you, on day 46 or later you will receive a notice
       granting you an extension of the evaluation period.  This extension
       will allow you to use the program fully 10 more times or for 21 more
       days whichever occurs first.   When you see this notice you should
       contact us immediately to get the registered version before the
       extension period expires.

       Once the extension period expires, you will not be able to Add, Edit,
       Copy or Delete data.  You will not be able to access any of the file
       menu items.  The Search function is inoperative.  You can still print
       all reports, but you won't be able to use the query feature in reports
       to limit output.

       The only way to restore full operation of the program is to get a
       registered disk from us through the mail.  We cannot pass you any
       codes via phone or e-mail to restore full operation of the program.

       