- Library Manager
uses a multi-threaded Browse/Form structure for its basic program design. All data is viewed on multiple Browses (scrollable, sortable, selectable, and searchable lists of data) and is added, edited, or deleted via Forms. Each Browse has a built in incremental locator which will take you to the best matching record as you start typing the first few letters of the entry. Appropriate Forms are accessed via their particular Browse Window. Reports on individual items are run from the appropriate Browse Windows, while overall database Reports (lists) are run separately from a Report Menu. All reports are previewable before printing.
Examples of the primary Title Browse and its Form for adding or updating records is shown below as exhibits I & II.
Exhibit I - Browse the Title file - Titles/Location
Exhibit II - Changing a Title Record.
- The program uses four linked data files to hold information about each title, each author, and the subjects (keywords) and location names or labels that you want to use. In addition, it employs two link files to allow unlimited authors and subjects/keywords for each title. These are displayed in the order entered for each title. All linking of data between files in Library Manager V 1.0 is done with automatically generated [hidden] ID numbers, so that any editing or changing of data is immediately reflected in all records. In other words, suppose that you have entered 100 books by Issac Asimov and you realize that it should be Isaac Asimov! Just edit the single Asimov Author record from the Browse the Author File Browse Window and the correction will flow through to all titles.
Exhibit III - The Author Browse
- Notes
- The Titles file has a Notes field that allows you to insert up to 2,000 characters of textual information about any title, and the Authors file has one that permits up to 500 characters on any author. These notes are both available on screen and included in reports.
