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  Volume 2, Number 11                                      28 April 1992

                 (c) Daniel Doekal, All Rights Reserved

     The BBS Clipper magazine, published SEMIWEEKLY, every FRIDAY

     Some of the material used comes from scanning CLIPPER echoes
     which are carried in various BBS throughout the World.
     These Echoes are very often the source of the most often asked
     Questions and Answers about Clipper.

     Other material, which is fully signed or abbreviated is the
     copyright of the appropriate persons.

     The publisher is not responsible for other authors submissions....
     Published material is not necessarily the opinion of the publisher.

     Redaction:
        Publisher...................................Daniel Docekal
        Chief editor ...............................Daniel Docekal
        Language editor .................................Dave Wall



                               Table of Contents

1. ARTICLES  ...............................................................  1
   Nantucket Code Guidelines  ..............................................  1
   Hitch Hikers Guide To The Net (8)  ......................................  5
   Available papers from Nantucket  ........................................  8
   High Memory Area (HMA) what is it  ......................................  9
   COMMIT in Novell Netware 3.11  .......................................... 11
   DBFSIX - A revolution in RDD?  .......................................... 12
2. SOFTWARE  ............................................................... 16
   What is what (2)  ....................................................... 16
3. NEWS  ................................................................... 22
   Clipper books  .......................................................... 22
4. ANOMALIES  .............................................................. 24
   ANOMALIES reports and commets  .......................................... 24
5. CLIPPER NET  ............................................................ 25
   Index of described files in Clipper BBS Magazine  ....................... 25
6. CLIPBBS  ................................................................ 27
   CLIPBBS distribution  ................................................... 27
   CLIPBBS, how to write an article!!!  .................................... 29

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                                   ARTICLES
===============================================================================


                          Nantucket Code Guidelines

13  Tabs

    13.1    Fixed tabs are at three-space intervals.  This does not mean
            that a tab always expands to 3 spaces.

            COMMENTS: Tabs are at FOUR spaces interval (it's more standard
            and better for all cases of formatting - 4 is 2*2 and 2 is
            natural number in computers). What i don't understand fully is
            second sentence in (13.1) paragraph. Maybe Nantucket will later
            give info what means if TABs are 3characters that they are not
            expanding to them.

    13.2    Tabs are always used to indent code.

            COMMENTS: Twice defined guideline.....

    13.3    When placing an in-line comment in your code, use one tab between
            the end of code, and the beginning of the comment.  No other
            intervening white space should exist.  (for the purpose of this
            example, tabs are shown as <tab>):

         IF nTabs > 1<tab>// Only 1 tab
         <tab>.
         <tab>. <statements>
         <tab>.
         ENDIF

            See also section 15 (Indentation) and 17 (Comments).

            COMMENTS: Weak guideline. It cannot be used as is defined, because
            size of lines of code is changing from line to line and comments
            will then flow from collumn to collumn:

            IF nTabs > 1    //  first comment is here
                clear   //  and second comment is here????
            ENDIF   //  and third is coming here?

            It should be like this:

            IF nTabs > 1    //  first comment is here
                clear       //  and second comment is here????
            ENDIF           //  and third is coming here?

            Difference is, number of TABs used on every line....

14  Missing Code

    14.1    The fact that code is missing from an example is indicated by a
            line containing a period, followed by a line containing a
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 2                   28 Apr 1992


            period and "<statements>," followed by a line containing a
            period.  The lines are indented as though they contained code
            (see section 15):

            IF nNumber == 0
            .
            . <statements>
            .
         ENDIF

            COMMENTS: This guideline is to be used when writing books or
            articles about CLipper. This is not for writing programs, becase
            in program code cannot be missing and above construction will
            generate error.

15  Indentation

    15.1    Tabs are used for all indentation. DO NOT uses spaces: it makes
            layout extremely difficult.

            COMMENTS: This is THIRD time defined the same thing

    15.2    Control structures and the code within functions and procedures
            are indented 1 tab.  The same is true of a function or
            procedure's RETURN statement.  Clipper control structures
            include BEGIN SEQUENCE...END, DO CASE...ENDCASE, DO
            WHILE...ENDDO, EXIT, LOOP, FOR...NEXT, and IF...ENDIF:

         PROCEDURE SaySomething
                DO WHILE .T.
                    IF nTotal< 50
                        ? "Less than 50"
                    ELSEIF nTotal == 50
                        ? "Equal to 50"
                    ELSE
                        ? "Greater than 50""
                    ENDIF
                ENDDO
            RETURN

            COMMENTS: This is good guideline, well known from other
            languages.  It's good for better readability of code and easy to
            control if all constructions are correctly ended and what is
            connected with what.

    15.3    CASE statements in a DO CASE...ENDCASE structure are aligned
            with the "DO CASE:"

         DO CASE
         CASE nChoice == 1
            .
            . <statements>
            .
         ENDCASE

            COMMENTS: Disagree. CASE statements in a DO CASE...ENDCASE
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 3                   28 Apr 1992


            structure are not aligned with the "DO CASE". They are indentet
            on position more:

         DO CASE
             CASE nChoice == 1
                    .
                    . <statements>
                    .
                OTHERWISE
                    .
                    . <statements>
                    .
         ENDCASE

            This is anyway standard common way of writing case like
            constructions in other languages also.


    15.4    Do not use abbreviations of control structures, such as WHILE
            for DO WHILE and END for ENDIF or ENDDO.  Always type the
            entire word.

            COMMENTS: Interesting. Why Nantucket provided abbreviated
            forms like "WHILE" or "END". It's more "C" like what they did and
            now they are asking to not use it?

16  Line Continuation

    16.1    When a line of code reaches column 60 (or at the previous
            logical break), interrupt the code with a semicolon and
            continue on the next line.  Indent the line by one tab to
            indicate a continuation:

         SET FILTER TO CustFile->Name == "Jim Bowie";
                .AND. CustFile->State == "CA"

            COMMENTS: Why collumn 60, it's quite interesting. Can be logical
            only in case, that Nantucket will use collumn 60 as START of
            comments (with // way) and therefore complete 60~80 block will be
            only filled with comments. But there is no sign of this.... Anyway
            is NOT good to flow code OUT of your screen and it's usually 80
            characters, the same is valid about most matrix printers where is
            source mostly printed...

    16.2    To continue a character string, end the first line with a
            quotation mark and place the remainder on the next line.
            Indent the line to indicate a continuation:

         @ 10,10 SAY "The lazy brown fox tripped over" + ;
                "the broken branch."

            COMMENTS: Agree, only little bit different:

            @ 10,10 SAY "The lazy brown fox tripped over" + ;
                        "the broken branch."

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            Difference is in fact, that indenting is exactly under beginning
            of original string...

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                     Hitch Hikers Guide To The Net
                    Episode 8 - The Flamers Return

 (The crew of the Infinity are proceeding to where the TTY directed them. A
 place where they would find out more about the answer to Life, the Net,
 and Everything.)

 Arnold Lint:This is sure a long trip.
 Martin     : Why even bother to travel through the Net. All that happens
              is that you are bombarded with countless meaningless messages
              from Singularans about  how they feel, and how they feel they
              should feel, and how others feel they should feel. You just
              get over that and some droning Flamer gets on about how drunk
              drivers should be allowed to retain their licenses only if
              they have oral sex with a diseased Yak, and they go on, and
              on, and on, not even realizing that no one is really paying
              attention. Just when you finally get up nerve to post
              something, some jello-brained fanatic gets on your case about
              how you should spell things correctly and "we always do
              things proper where I work", and then someone else gets on
              trying to correlate the right to spell terribly with the
              constitution. And you never know how people will take things,
              either they're offended when they shouldn't be, or they take
              insults as just good conversation. And if you try to keep
              personalities out of what you post, some half wit from a
              fabled crappy state on the eastern sea-board comes along and
              starts getting personal with the insults, not realizing what
              he is really getting into. And then some emaciated loony
              starts posting 150 line complaints about people posting 150
              line articles, which they don't have to read anyway, but feel
              obliged to comment on simply because their minute egos need
              the boost of ragging on someone they've never met. And then
              some deranged cat-molester starts some boring discussion
              about the role of contraception in the development of the
              ball point pen, which goes on, and on, and you find that
              before long your 'n' key has lost the printing on it from
              over use. And then people start sending endless messages
              about stopping the endless messages of the ongoing debate.
              And then your brain bursts from frustration and even if you
              try to contribute something worthwhile to the Net, someone's
              always getting his rear out of joint about something . . .

 Xaphod     : Will you shut the @#$% up|
 Martin     : Sure, why not, you weren't really interested anyway.
 Rod        : You're bloody right about that.

 (All of a sudden, the hall they are travelling darkens. Twenty-two Flamers
 beam into view. They are noticably ticked off.)

 Commander  : Look you, we told you to take your mindless drivel off the Net.
 Number 1   : Yah
 Number 2   : Yah
 Rod        : Yah . . . yah, yah, yah.
 Xaphod     : Since when.
 Commander  : Well, it was in a different time, we boarded your vessel,
              acted like the mindless, malodorous, sodomistic necrophiles
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              that we are, did a lot of shouting, and told you to forever
              leave the Net.
 Xaphod     : Oh yeah, you must be the Flamers from Kekraphoon, you're the
              ones with the delusions of representing the consciousness of
              the Net.
 Rod        : What a pack of twits, don't you know that the HHGttN has
              received almost overwhelming support from all over Netland?
 Number 1   : We'll have to blast you.
 Xaphod     : You had your chance torch-head. You should have spoken up
              when we started. But now we have a loyal following.
 Number 2   : But you are taking up valuable space.
 Rod        : You must be kidding, with the vast quantities of stuff that
              are considerably longer than HHGttN that go out on the Net,
              and ignored totally,  you have the narrow mindedness to use
              such a worn out argument.
 Commander  : What do you expect|
 Gillian    : Haven't you noticed people asking for missed episodes?
 Number 1   : Well . . . we choose to ignore that.
 Commander  : Now hold it, we want you OFF. You're upsetting the balance.
              Time was when we Flamers had the run of the Net. Those were
              the good old days, pouncing on innocent people posting
              messages for no reason at all. People cowering in their
              offices, wondering if we would cut them to ribbons for
              spelling errors. Now you've ruined it.  We just can't deal
              with . . . satire (Dinsdale?). Our weak attempts to
              counterattack fade quickly. No, you've got to GO, so we can
              retain our purity of essence and have no contamination of our
              precious bodily fluids.
Xaphod:       PUSH OFF you stiff. You aren't the bloody consciousness of
              the Net, you aren't even conscious. If you don't like the
              stuff, nobody is forcing you to read it. What are you, one of
              those Moral Majority types. Yah, that's it, you don't like
              what people say, so you try to make sure that nobody hears
              it. That's censorship, mate.  Just because you don't
              appreciate or understand something, doesn't make everyone who
              does wrong.
 Commander  : Uh, uh . . .
 Rod        : Why don't we start throwing insults at the guy who sent the
              Flamers. We could kick around his childhood and stuff like that.
 Xaphod     : No, let's not go down to that level.
 Gillian    : Yah, lets keep our values.

 [The editors of "The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Net" point out that every
 attempt is made NOT to name names or point fingers. The HHGttN is a
 compendium of commentary intended to help understand what goes on in
 Netland, a place often billed as a "wheatfield of mental disorders". The
 editors also point out that all episodes are intended purely in the spirit
 of comedic-satire. Any insults to any individual's religion, political
 views, or anything like that is either purely accidental, or definitely
 intentional. The HHGttN complaints department is open at all hours, but
 has so far only received one (well intended) complaint, which was kindly
 accepted and acknowledged to the sender. The editors remind all Netlanders
 that there is no evil spell forcing them to read HHGttN (even though it
 makes perfectly good sense to do so)||| ]

 (In a fit of frustration, the Flamers depart, muttering something about
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 7                   28 Apr 1992


 "We shall return".)

 Arnold Lint: Well, that was exciting.
 Xaphod     : Now let's get going and find the answer.
 Rod        : Yah, and the dirty books.
 Gillian    : (Looking at a huge mural on what could be considered the
              wall) Look over there, it looks like a whole new Net|
 Martin     : Oh no, not another.

                 ******************** End Of Part 8 ********************

 Will the crew of the Infinity ever find the answer, or will they get
 interrupted again, to find out  . . . Tune in next time . . .  same
 Net-time . . . same Net-channel.

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                       Available papers from Nantucket


The following papers are available upon request from Nantucket:

Whitepapers:
-----------

   Clipper 5.0: An Introduction for Summer '87 Developers
   Clipper 5.0 for dBASE Developers
   Clipper 5.0 for C Developers
   Rightsizing

Developer Conference Materials:
------------------------------

   The Living Application: Techniques for Writing Durable Code
   Arrays and Code Blocks
   RMAKE
   Error Handling Strategies
   Introduction to the Get System
   Introducion to TBrowse
   Designing Modular Applications

Miscellaneous:
-------------

   Clipper Summer '87 Memory Management Notes

To receive copies of any of these papers, please send CIS email to Savannah
Brentnall (CIS ID. 76702,277) or Jennifer Ramras (CIS ID.  70511,2056), both
of Nantucket's Technical Marketing department. Let us know which papers you
want, and please include your mailing address (these documents are not
available in electronic form at this time).

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                      High Memory Area (HMA) what is it

                               PUBLIC DOMAIN

This text file is released to the Public Domain by its authors:-

                     C Hart Computer Software & Services
                             Brookfield Nursery
                                Hathaway Lane
                             Stratford-upon-Avon
                                 Warwickshire       CV37 9BL
                                   ENGLAND

                          Compuserve ID 100014,3307

On 15th February 1992.


A description of what High Memory Area (HMA) as used by DOS 5 etc, is.

High Memory Area is possible because of a quirk of the 286/386 Processor
architecture, which is that in real mode it is possible to address more than
1 Mbyte of memory.

As you may know real mode addresses are made with a segment and offset.  So
the address with the segment B000h and Offset 8000h is actually address B8000
which is the start of CGA (Colour Graphics Adaptor) text mode RAM.

In other words, multiply the segment by 16 and add to it the offset to get
the full 20 bit address, as follows:-

Segment   B000h     16 bit segment address
Offset    8000h     16 bit offset address

Segment   B0000h    16 bit segment multiplied by 16
Offset     8000h    16 bit offset address
         ========
          B8000h    Full address.
         --------
In the 8088/8086 chips this was true, and the largest address possible in the
20 address bits available on these processors is FFFFFh, while anything
higher wraps back through to 00000h, this range from 00000h to FFFFFh is the
1Mbyte of address space available.

In the 286 and higher members of the family, address arithmetic involves more
than 20 bits. The largest segment value possible is FFFFh as before and the
largest offset is FFFFh also as before, but now when these segment/offset
values are combined, with more than 20 bits available for the result the
highest possible address obtainable becomes:-

Segment   FFFFh     16 bit segment address
Offset    FFFFh     16 bit offset address

Segment   FFFF0h    16 bit segment multiplied by 16
Offset     FFFFh    16 bit offset address
         ========
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         10FFEFh    Full address.
         --------

This means that addresses 100000h through 10FFEFh are now addressable in real
mode, that is nearly another 64K over the 1Mbyte boundary.

This is so far fairly straight forward, having seen how the processor is
capable of addressing more than 1 Mbyte in real mode, now it is necessary to
consider how to actually address this area in memory. To address 1 Mbyte 20
address lines are needed, these are numbered from A0 to A19, to address this
extra High Memory Area another address line needs to be brought into play,
that is address line A20.

Bringing A20 into play is slightly complicated by the fact that due to
compatibility and historical reasons it does not go directly from the
processor to memory (via buffers etc.) as do the lower order lines, A20 is
Gated(or switched), so that although the Processor might be driving this
line, what it is putting on this line will not reach memory, unless the Gate
is enabled.

On an IBM PCAT this Gate A20 signal is controlled by the Mother boards
Keyboard Controller chip, which is a small microcontroller in its own right,
and has several output pins which are used to control various functions on
the Mother board. The Keyboard controller in turns receives messages from the
main Microprocessor telling it what to, so now we need some software that
gets the main microprocessor to tell the Keyboard controller to turn the A20
Gate on and off as required.

This software is part of Himem.Sys, a device driver provided as part of DOS
5, and also provided with several other Software Packages, if there is the
line Device=Himem.Sys in the Config.Sys file, then when the PC is booted a
message should appear during Bootup which says something like 'Installed A20
handler number X'. Himem.Sys has several different handlers for this A20
line, and will determine which one to use depending on the type of Processor
etc. that it finds.

Using the switch DOS=HI in the config.sys file will cause DOS 5 to tuck parts
of itself into the High Memory Area, that would otherwise be in lower memory.


All Trade Marks are acknowledged.

                                DISCLAIMER

This information is provided 'as is', without warranty of any kind, either
express or implied, respecting its contents. The Author shall NOT BE liable
to the user, or any other person or entity, with respect to any liability,
loss, or damage, caused or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, by
this information.

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                        COMMIT in Novell Netware 3.11

COMMIT command, dbcommit() or dbcommitall() functions could be a source of
many problems. In some cases those commiting requests are not filled with
real commit ON SERVER cache buffers and it can lead in some kind of problem.
What should be done to avoid problems with this? See following part from
Novell Netware technical informations:

    API support was added to NETX beginning with v3.22, that when a program
    issues a DOS Commit File function call (Int 21h, function 68h)...this
    issues a Commit File NCP call to the file server...flushing any cache
    buffers used by that file out to disk.

    The Commit File NCP only exists in NetWare 3.x...and can be disabled by a
    SET command at the file server:  SET NCP FILE COMMIT = OFF

Remember therefore, in case of running on Novell Netware 3.11 network
(server), check always if NETX.COM is really LATEST version. Good to check is
also version of IPX.COM which is periodically updated or versions of DOS ODI
drivers used at workstations before blaming Clipper of other programs for
problems which can be made by OLD version of network drivers.

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                    DBFSIX - A revolution in RDD?

Succesware's DBFSIX database/index driver is something long time expected in
Clipper community. At about 600 NLG price it come also finaly in Europe, sold
by young software company MARCUS in The Netherlands can be a help for many
Clipper Programmers.

DBFSIX is full RDD for Clipper 5.01 which expands clipper into world of
FoxPRO 2 compatible index and memo files. But what is main important thing
is, that it allows something that Nantucket provided DBFNTX driver is not
allowing.

The SuccessWare Index Driver (SIx Driver) is a Replaceable Database Driver
(RDD) for Clipper 5.0x.  As an RDD, it connects to the low-level DBMS
sub-system available in the Clipper 5.0 architecture.  This means that you
can literally exchange the default RDD (DBFNTX) with The SIx Driver and begin
to use FoxPro indexes without re-compiling or having access to the source
code.

Compact indexes:


Like FoxPro 2, The SIx Driver creates Compact indexes.  This means that the
key data is stored in a compressed format resulting in a substantial size
reduction in the index file.  The compact index size will be up to 90%
smaller that the size of an equivalent .NTX index.  Since the amount of
compression is dependent on many variables, including the number of unique
keys in an index, the exact amount of compression is impossible to
pre-determine.

Compound indexes:


A Compound index is an index file that contains multiple indexes (called
tags).  Compound indexes (.CDX's) allow you to have several indexes available
to your application while only using one file handle.  Once a compound index
is opened, all the tags contained in the file are automatically updated as
the records are changed.  The first tag in the compound index (in order of
creation) is by default the active tag when the index is opened.

You can have several compound indexes for a single database file, giving you
the ability to go well beyond Clipper's normal 15 index limit.  A compound
index can have as many as 99 tags, but the practical limit is around 50.

Conditional and Scoped Indexes:


The SIx Driver can be used to create indexes with a built-in FOR clause.
Think about it - fully maintainable conditional indexes!  The condition can
be any expression, including a User-Defined Function (UDF).  As the database
is updated, only records that match the index condition are added to the
index, and records that satisfied the condition before but don't any longer
are automatically removed.  Clean and simple.

Indexes can also be given a temporary scope after they've been created.  The
SIx Driver's SET SCOPE commands and functions let you set high and low key
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 13                  28 Apr 1992


limits so that you see only the range of records that you want.  The index
scoping feature is similar to SET FILTER, except it work on indexes and is
MUCH faster!  Also, you can set a scope for each index or tag, and the scope
remains active as long as the index in open.  One limitation that index
scopes have is that the specified values must be constant values.  If an
expression or UDF is supplied as the value, then the value of the expression
or return value from the UDF is used for the value.  This eliminates the
slow-down from constant re-evaluation of a filter expression.

Sub-Indexes:


Sub-indexes are indexes that are built based upon another index, usually a
conditional index.  Instead of plowing through the entire database, a
sub-index includes only the records that are contained in the index upon
which it is based.  This adds up to substantial time savings when all you
want is to re-arrange the a conditional index.

Roll-Your-Own Indexes:


Roll-Your-Own indexes (or RYO's) are the ultimate in index control.  You can
create an empty index with the INDEX command using the EMPTY keyword, and
then add or remove individual record to or from the index at will.  RYO's are
treated a bit differently from normal indexes.  They are updated normally if
the records they contain are changed, but records are not automatically added
or removed.  That way you have absolute control over what your index
contains.

Logical index record functions:


Have you ever tried to build a positional scroll bar for a browse routine?
You know, those cool things along the side that show where your are within
the file.  It's easy enough to do with a plain database - just divide the
record count by RECNO() and you've got the position.  So what do you do with
an indexed database?  And even more difficult, what if you have a conditional
index?  You don't even know how many records you're dealing with!

The answer is simple: Sx_KeyCount() and Sx_KeyNo(), the SIx Driver's index
versions of RECCOUNT() and RECNO().  Sx_KeyCount() tells you how many keys
are in an index, and Sx_KeyNo() returns the current position within the
index.

Definable Memo block sizes:


Tired of memo file bloat?  The SIx Driver lets you set the block size for
your memo files.  Instead of the .DBT standard 512 bytes, our memo files have
a default block size of 64 bytes, and can be changed to from 16 to 1024
bytes.  And because the memo files are FoxPro compatible, you can use them
with R&R Report Writer.

Record edit rollback:


CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 14                  28 Apr 1992


Single record rollbacks allow you to edit field values directly without
worrying about getting the original values back.  Any time before the record
is written to disk you can use the SIx Driver's Sx_RollBack() function to
restore the original record.  Sx_RollBack() can also restore the current
record for all child tables.

RDD Utilities:


The SIx Driver's RDD functions give you control over Clipper's Replaceable
Database Driver system.  You can get information about all RDD's loaded, such
as number of RDD's available, RDD names, whether the RDD has been loaded or
not, default file extensions, etc.  You can determine which RDD is currently
active, as well as change the default RDD.


SIX commands:


 CLEAR SCOPE                      Clear index scope values
 DELETE TAG                       Delete a tag from a compound index
 INDEX                            Create an index file or tag
 REINDEX                          Rebuild open indexes for workarea
 SET DIRTYREAD                    Override index locking
 SET MEMOBLOCK                    Set block size for new memo files
 SET ORDER / SET TAG              Set a new controlling index or tag
 SET SCOPE                        Set high and low index scope values
 SET SCOPETOP / SET SCOPEBOTTOM   Set/Clear an index scope value
 SORT                             Copy to a new table in sorted order

Six functions:


 RDD_Count()         Get number of database drivers (RDD's) linked
 RDD_Info()          Get information about a database driver (RDD)
 RDD_Name()          Get name of a database driver (RDD)
 SetRDD()            Make a database driver (RDD) the default driver
 Sx_ClrScope()       Clear an index scope value
 Sx_Error()          Get internal error code for last operation
 Sx_FNameParser()    Trim path and or extension from a file name
 Sx_I_IndexName()    Get name of index file being indexed/reindexed
 Sx_I_TagName()      Get name of tag being indexed/reindexed
 Sx_IndexFilter()    Get filter expression for a conditional index
 Sx_IndexName()      Get name of an index file
 Sx_IsReindex()      Check if a REINDEX is in progress
 Sx_IsSem()          Tests for existence of a semaphore-lock
 Sx_KeyAdd()         Manually add a key to an index or tag
 Sx_KeyCount()       Get number of keys in an index or tag
 Sx_KeyData()        Get current key value from an index or tag
 Sx_KeyDrop()        Manually remove a key from an index or tag
 Sx_KeyNo()          Get position of current key within index or tag
 Sx_KeysIncluded()   Get number of keys included in index so far
 Sx_KillSem()        Delete a semaphore-lock file
 Sx_KillTag()        Delete a tag from a compound index (.CDX)
 Sx_MakeSem()        Create a semaphore-lock file
 Sx_RollBack()       Re-read current record from disk
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 Sx_SetDirty()       Override index locking on a shared index
 Sx_SetMemoBlock()   Set memo block size for new memo files
 Sx_SetOptions()     Set misc. options for index creation
 Sx_SetScope()       Get/Set an index scope value
 Sx_SetTag()         Set the active tag by name
 Sx_SetTagNo()       Set the active tag by number
 Sx_SlimFast()       Trim the fat from an expression string
 Sx_SortOption()     Set the USECURRENT state for the SORT command
 Sx_TableName()      Get the name of a table file (.DBF)
 Sx_TagCount()       Get the number of tags in a .CDX file
 Sx_TagInfo()        Get information about all tags in an index
 Sx_TagName()        Get the name of a tag
 Sx_TagNo()          Get the number of a tag
 Sx_Tags()           Get the names of all tags in an index


NEXT TIME:  Compare of sizes and time of operations DBFNTX/DBFSIX

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===============================================================================
                                   SOFTWARE
===============================================================================


                           What is what (2)

DBDTALK

        Provides a visual anlyst of the prograss of commands INDEX,
        COUNT, SUM, AVERAGE and TOTAL with ascending/descending number
        or a horizontal bar.

DBDWIND

        Collection of assembly language routines allowing add windowing
        function and special effects.

dBEST TOOLBOX

        Over 130 functions in native language. Array, convert, maths,
        pop-ups calculator, calendar, typewriter, color utility,
        index..

DBFTRIEVE

        Interface between Clipper and BTRIEVE which contains all the
        tools and utilities needed to do productive work with BTRIEVE.
        Manipulated data directly or converts to/from DBF format.
        Includes over 50 functions, Clipper source code and
        comprehensive reference manual, Summer 87 and 5.0 compatible,
        also FOX compatibles.

dbPUBLISHER

        Report publisher which can produce professional quality
        catalogues, price lists and all kinds of reports from within an
        application. Complete typographics control plus bar code
        generation. Accepts data from major database, spreadsheet, word
        processing and graphics programs. Supports more than 1000
        fonts, postscript compatible printers, HP Laserjet Plus,
        Linotronic image setter and Phototypestter. Stacks of other
        features.

dCLIP

        Programmers tools providing a complete interactive development
        environment for Clipper 5.0, dCLIP uses a 'dot' prompt program
        which supports nearly every Clipper command and function.
        Includes an assist system, report writer and interactive
        debuger. Now compatible witl all linkers, tested with many
        third party libraries, 80 more commands, support for 288
        printers.

DELTAFILE

CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 17                  28 Apr 1992


        File updating system. Allows compare two files and extract
        changed, producing a change file. Then execute the change file
        against any old version to create a brand new files - thus one
        can ship only the changes to existing users of package. Save on
        disk space and time. Operated under a mouseable integrated
        environment. Works on any file type.

DESQVIEW API LIBRARY

        Over 200 functions that gives a Clipper program full access to
        DV environment. Display information in windows and change the
        colour size, postiion and ordering Handle keyboard and mouse
        input, schedule processing, spawn subtasks, communicate with
        various tasks, modify the DV user interface, library manul and
        examples supplied.

DESQVIEW API TOOLKIT

        DESQVIEW API LIBRARY plus debugger, panel designer and DV
        itself.

DGE 4.0

        Probably best database graphics package available. over 90
        hi-res functions including pie&bar (2 and 3D) line, scatter,
        high-low-close, polar, time series. Mouse supports, Print to
        dot matrix, laser, inkjet or any HP-GL ploter. Comex with dGX a
        graphics  design centre producing source code and gfont - a
        font creater/editor. Reads/writes PCX images. Requires 50K,
        overlayable with Blinkers. Works with over eight other db
        systems and C. Royalty free

DGE ICON LIBRARY

        Selection of over 1000 icons for DGE 4.x. Symbols for
        computers, periperals, office equipment, desk accessories,
        application classes...

DGE Font Library

        Collection of over 100 fonts in over 50 type faces for DGE 4.x.
        The fonts cover a wide range of needs, each one hand created,
        oncludes some foreign language fonts (Greek, Hebrew, Cyrillic),
        fonts can be sized using a supplied utility.

dONETWOTHREE

        Compiled 1-2-3 functions for Clipper. Reads and writes WKS, WK1
        and WR1 (SYMPHONY) files. View and worksheet without leaving an
        application, use @SAYGET to enter data into a workshet. Browse,
        create, modify cell format. Lots of calc functions.

dQUERY 4.0

        Query management systems. Allows you to use SQL and QBE to do
        ad-hox queries and report writing against dBASE, Symphony and
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 18                  28 Apr 1992


        Lotus 1-2-3 files. Build canned query and report systems. Query
        Lotus and dBASE files simultaneously using relational joins.
        Automatic file and record locking. Works with dBASE, FOX and
        Clipper files. Unlimited developers license $600, iunlimited
        end user licence per network $500

DR.Switch

        Memory switching utility that runs any size program from within
        Clipper through a function call. Lightning fast, on memory
        resident, network aware and royalty free, requires 4K

DR.SWITCH ASE

        Turns a Clipper program into a 13K TSR which can be popped up
        anywhere just by adding a few lines of code. Includes powerful
        cut and paste facilities to move edata between applications and
        a function to replace keystrokes from disk. Supports
        expanded/extended memory and is fully network compatible.

dSALVAGE PROFESSIONAL

        dBASE doctor, checks your data and reports on its health.
        Enhanced UNZAP which recovers zapped files even if partially
        overwritten, faster repair with "continue from here" feature,
        header builder, paste convert from any dBASE versions to any
        other versions. Includes record, hex, header and byte stream
        editor.

ESCAPE

        Support for HP printers and compatibles, You are able to
        program forms and reports without nneedint to know compiulcated
        escape sequences, print objects, lines and boxes in different
        shades of grey, setup margins, no of copies and page layout
        parameters. Print centralised or right justified, download
        fonts, ue subscript and superscript features...

EXPAND
        SHAREWARE library with MANY useful functions. MOUSE support,
        low level functions together with high level, DOS environment,
        disk/directories functions, file handles functions, file DOS
        low level functions, Sound functions, DOS PRINT access, modem
        DIAL function, Screen related functions, string functions,
        Lotus 1-2-3 files writing, date and time, EGA/VFA FONT support,
        joystick.

EZ_PRINT

        printer support/driver system that links into your code
        supporting over 240 printers from laser to dot matrix. Clipper
        source supplied to allow printer selection adn driver loading
        allowing the use of advanced printer features. includes a
        printer instllation utility to enable easy modification of
        printer lists.

CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 19                  28 Apr 1992


FAST TEXT SEARCH

        Alternative indexing system written in C and ultra fast. Search
        memo fields, multiple data fields, multiple .dbf files for any
        character strings, words or phrases easily and quickly,
        included other usefuls 'status' functions.

FLASHTOOLS

        Multi formatted bar selections, mouse support, window painting,
        screen design, dynamic menus, more than 20 special effects such
        as curatins, sliding windows, venetian blinds, low level
        function include vertical horizontal, tabular and free from bar
        selection with user defined prompts.

FLEXFILE

        Variable length fields for Clipper. Store any Clipper data such
        as Savescreen(), memoedit(), array (5.0 multidimensional too),
        binary, graphics (PCX) as well as normal data types. Cut down
        disk file size eliminating empty 'white space' wastage - a
        handy replacement to MEMo fields. Alows unlimited file sizes,
        5.0 and 87 compatible, written in C and assembler.

FLIPPER

        Graphics package for CLipper with many features. Fonts
        compatible with Ventura and GEM. Mouse support, viewports, XY
        graphs, pie charts, font editor, automatic XY axis scalling,
        dot matrix, laser and HP supported. CGA, EGA, VGA and HERCULES
        plus 800x600 Genoa graphics.

FUNCKY

        Advanced development kit with over 400 functions. Reads and
        writes arrays to text files, nested reads with savegets(), and
        restgets(), control with timeout() and onkey(), drop down adn
        tear off menus, dynamically resizable windows, mouseable scroll
        bars, 64 colour palette, different fonts on EGA and VGA, comes
        with Tom rettigs help database.

GET-IT

        Offering GET manipulation, including true nested reads, save
        and restore gets as tou now save and restore screens.
        Dynamically refresh gets, call a procedure when NOKEY's have
        been pressed, create popup help for each input field. Not
        memory resident.

GRUMPFISH LIBRARY

        Database Warehouse

        Collection of Clipper function for both Summer87 and Clipper
        5.01, source code for both is included. What's in:

CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 20                  28 Apr 1992


        pop up calculator, pop up calendar, pop up phone diary, pop up
        note editor, stopwatch facility

        exploding, imploding, shrinking, pop-up, drop down boxes,
        shadowing,

        menuing functions, horizontal LOTUS style light bar menu,
        vertical bounce bar menu, trigger letter menu. Context specific
        help for menu options, ticking clock on screen when waiting,
        timeout period for screen saver

        network user, locking and adding record

        yes/no prompts, error messages, verification of pritner
        readiness, on-line help system, passwording, validation system
        of adresses and postcodes for U.S., index bar function

        special printing methods on screen, spreading, ttying,
        dropping, bombing, unique screen clearing, text centering

        reviewing and modifying CONFIG.SYS, SHELL.CFG, screen blankers,
        copying of records between areas, random filename generator,
        saving arrays to disk and reading back

        simple spreadsheet, color configuration programs and functions,
        xsaving and restoring complete working environment, saving and
        restoring multiple getlists and move among them, saving and
        restoring complete SET variables

        replacement for inkey() function

        Norton guide documentation together with printed documentation

GRUMPFISH MENU

        Fast, sleek pull-down menu generator/prototyping system with
        source code provided. Multiple config files contain different
        interface information including colors. embed source code
        within your menu structure. Installation program and tutorial.

GRUMPFISH QUERY

        Utility which allow create ad-hoc reports without programming.
        up to 8 child databases, uses conditional indexing (not
        filters) saves and restore queries and supports memoes.
        processes 'between' 'starts with' and 'contains' operators.
        Subtotals, totals and groups. User definable headings and
        automatic formatting. 99% Clipper source included.

GX GRAPHICS

        Complete graphics library supporting all graphics primitives.
        Full support for logical operations, clipping and drawing to
        off-screen virtual buffers in conventional memory or LIM
        expanded. Useful for smaller, faster, more portable code while
        accessing more video modes.
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 21                  28 Apr 1992


IDL

        Low level library, DOS, interrupts, error handling,
        environment, printer, comms ports, hard disk and keyboard.
        Access to CLIPPER SET variables. Real time clock, no use of
        clipper internals. Entirely in assembler.

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===============================================================================
                                     NEWS
===============================================================================


                               Clipper books
                            (by George Jereza)

/******* LIST OF CLIPPER 5.0 BOOKS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: ********/

* CLIPPER 5: A DEVELOPER'S GUIDE ($44.95 W/ DISK)
      by Booth, Lief, and Yellick, 1991, M&T Publishing
      ISBN 1-55851-242-X
* CLIPPER DEVELOPER'S LIBRARY ($39.95 W/DISK)
      by James Occhiogrosso, 1991, MicroTrend Books
      ISBN 0-915-391-39-2
* CLIPPER PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE ($29.95)
      by W. Edward Tiley, 1990, Que
      ISBN 0-88022-677-3
* CLIPPER PROGRAMMING ($27.95)
      by Brett Olive and Jom Sheldon, 1992, Osborn/Mc-Graw Hill
      ISBN 0-07-881758-7
* CLIPPER PROGRAMMING GUIDE (?)
      by Rick Spence, 1991, Slawson Communications
      ISBN (?)
* DYNAMICS OF CLIPPER ($24.95)
      by Arthur Fuller & Peter Brawley, 1992, Business One Irwin
      ISBN 1-55623-374-4
* PROGRAMMING IN CLIPPER 5 ($32.95)
      by Mike Schinkel w/ John Kaster, 1992 Addison-Wesley Publ.
      ISBN 0-201-57018-1
* ILLUSTRATED CLIPPER 5.0, 2ND ED. ($24.95)
      by John Mueller, 1991, Wordware Publishing
      ISBN 1-55622-231-9
* STRALEY'S PROGRAMMING WITH CLIPPER 5.0 ($?)
      by Stephen Straley, 1991, Bantam Computer Books
      ISBN 0-553-35242-3
* THE CLIPPER INTERFACE HANDBOOK ($27.95)
      by John Mueller, 1992, Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
      ISBN 0-8306-3532-7
* THE UNOFFICIAL CLIPPER 5.0 MANUAL ($?)
      by Vijay Mukhi, 1991, Tech Publications
      ISBN  981-3005-62-9
* UP AND RUNNING WITH CLIPPER 5.01, ($10.95)
      by Richard Frankel, 1991, Sybex
      ISBN 0-89588-693-6
* USING CLIPPER, 2ND ED. ($29.95)
      W. Edward Tiley, 1991, Que Corporation
      ISBN 0-88022-663-3

/******* Non-Clipper Books for Clipper Programmers: *******/

* APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING CASE TOOLS ($49.95)
      Kenmore S. Brathwaite, 1990, Academic Press
      ISBN 0-12-125880-7
* BUSINESS COMUTER SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS ($?)
CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 23                  28 Apr 1992


      Alan L. Eliason, 1979, Science Research Associates
      ISBN 0-574-21215-9
* THE ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY SOFTWARE DESIGN, 3RD ED. ($22.95)
      Paul Heckel, 1992, Sybex
      ISBN 0-89588-768-1
* THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE ($22.50)
      Kernighan and Plauger, 1978, McGraw-Hill Book Company
      ISBN 0-07-034207-5
* GET THE BEST JOBS IN DP ($23.95)
      David Krause, 1989, Mind Management
      ISBN 0-9622132-0-9
* HELP, THE ART OF COMPUTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT ($19.95)
      Ralph Wilson, $19.95, PeachPit Press
      ISBN 0-938151-14-2
* HOW TO COPYRIGHT SOFTWARE ($39.95)
      M.J. Salone, 1989, Nolo Press
      ISBN 0-87337-102-X
* HOW TO WRITE COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION FOR USERS ($?)
      Susan J. Grimm, 1987, Van Nostrand ReinHold Company
      ISBN 0-442-23228-4
* MARKETING YOUR SOFTWARE ($16.95)
      William G. Nisen, 1984, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
      ISBN 0-201-00105-5
* MODERN STRUCTURED ANALYSIS ($?)
      Edward Yourdon, 1989, Yourdon Press
      ISBN 0-13-598624-9
* THE MYTHICAL MAN-MONTH ($22.95)
      Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., 1982, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
      ISBN 0-201-00650-2
* THE POLITICS OF PROJECTS ($29.20)
      Robert Block, 1983, Yourdon Press
      ISBN 0-13-685553-9
* THE PROGRAMMER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE ($?)
      Janet Ruhl, 1989, Yourdon Press
      ISBN 0-13-730375-0
* PROGRAMMERS AT WORK ($14.95)
      Susan Lammers, 1989, Microsoft Press
      ISBN 1-55615-211-6
* THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ($27.95)
      Gerald M. Weinberg, 1971, Van Nostrand ReinHold
      ISBN 0-442-20764-6
* SALVAGING DAMAGED DBASE FILES ($24.95)
      Paul W. Heiser, 1989, Microtrend Books
      ISBN 0-915391-33-3
* THE TAO OF PROGRAMMING ($7.95)
      Geoffrey James, $7.95, Info Books
      ISBN 0-931137-07-1
* WRITING AND MARKETING SHAREWARE ($18.95)
      Steve Hudgik, 1992, Windcrest-McGraw Hill
      ISBN 0-8306-2552-6
* UNDERSTANDING HYPERTEXT ($19.95)
      Philip Seyer, 1991, Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
      ISBN 0-8306-3308-1

(List date: 3/01/92. Compiled by G.Jereza, Sysop, Clipboard BBS,
   415-239-0454, M-F, 8am-5pm only, PST, San Francisco, CA. )

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                                   ANOMALIES
===============================================================================


                     ANOMALIES and their comments

This part of Clipper BBS Magazine is dedicated to all discovered 
anomalies and comments about them in Clipper products. Because 
Nantucket is still unable to give own bug and anomalies reports (as 
actually did in past with Summer 87 version) is very handy to have 
results of many investigations done on many user places. I'm also
doing my own investigatings, because i'm always very good when someting 
has hidden problems. Everything what i buy will first show all problems 
and then all normal things. This amazing part of my live is sometime 
making me crazy, but for testing of programs it's great <grin>.

Daniel



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===============================================================================
                                  CLIPPER NET
===============================================================================



Following is COMPLETE list of all published file descriptions in Clipper
BBS magazine in previous numbers. Purpose of this index list is to allow
anybody find needed file descriptions in growing number of described files.
Short description after name will give first possible close image about
file. Number enclosed in "[]" will mean number of Clipper BBS magazine.

Ŀ
FileName     Src Description                                     Where 
Ĵ
ACCESS.ARJ   Cln Source of speed testing program                 [1-06]
ACH2TB.ARJ   Cln Convert ACHOICE to TBROWSE                      [1-05]
ACHOO2.ARJ   Cln Replacement of ACHOICE with GET possibilites    [1-06]
ADHOC302.ARJ Cln Summer 87 inteligent report program             [1-04]
ASCPOS.ARJ   Cln replacement of ASC(substr(cString,nPosition,1)) [1-11]
BARNTX.ARJ   Cln Displaying bar indication during indexing       [1-13]
BLOCK.ARJ    Cln Tetris game written in Cliper                   [1-19]
BUTTON.ARJ   Cln @GET in form of BUTTON                          [1-14]
CALC14.ARJ   Cln PoPup Calculator                                [1-08]
CIVMIL.ARJ   Cln Upgrade of Civil->Military time conversion      [1-19]
CL5103.ARJ   Cln Report of 5.01 anomaly number 3                 [1-04]
CL5REP6.ARJ  Cln 5.01 replacement of REPORT command              [1-04]
CLIP110.ARJ  Cln Clipper Documentor program                      [1-05]
CLIPFPCX.ARJ Cln Fast .PCX displayer for CLipper                 [1-15]
CLIPLINK.ARJ Cbs Complete text of R.Donnay about linkers         [1-04]
CLIPPLUS.ZIP Cln Object extension for CLIPPER 5.0                [1-14]
CLIPSQL.ARJ  Cln Demo of complete SQL library for CLipper        [1-05]
CLIPWARN.AJ  Cln Semaphore for convert WARNING: into ERRORLEVEL  [1-11]
CLPFON.ARJ   Cln Set of fonts for EXPAND.LIB from author         [1-03]
COMET.ARJ    Cln Demo version of communication library           [1-19]
COND.ARJ     Cln Builder of conditional indexes like SUBNTX      [1-03]
CWDEMO.ARJ   Cln Classworks lib written in CLASS(Y)              [1-13]
DBSCN2.ARJ   Cln Screen designer generator                       [1-05]
DIAL.CLN     Cln Dialer with using of FOPEN()                    [1-07]
DOC111.ARJ   Cln Documentor, newer version                       [1-08]
DTF102.ARJ   Cln .DBT files replacement, fully functional        [1-14]
ENDADD.ARJ   Cln replacement of incrementing last char of string [1-11]
GETKEY.ARJ   Cln Input oriented library, wordprocessing          [1-12]
GETPP.ARJ    Cln Modified GETSYS.PRG well documented             [1-19]
GSR151.ARJ   Cln Global Search and replace for programmers       [1-07]
HGLASS.ZIP   Cln Hour glass for indication of index progression  [1-04]
HILITO.ARJ   Cln Highlighting of keywords on screen              [1-19]
HOTKEY.ARJ   Cln Makin unique hot key letter for every arrat el. [1-14]
INDXSL.ARJ   Cln User Fields selection builder for index generate[1-03]
IOBASYS9.ARJ Cln Demo of S87 library and calling Clipper from C  [1-03]
IS.ARJ       Cln Several c sources of ISxxxx functions           [1-11]
JG2.ARJ      Cln Jumping between GET statements in READ          [1-08]
KF_LOKUP.ARJ Cln Set of program for database relations           [1-07]
LUTLIB.ARJ   Cln Another Clipper library                         [1-08]
MK30.ARJ     Cln Mouse library demo version                      [1-03]
MOVEGETS.ARJ Cln GETSYS change for moving between gets via VALID [1-03]
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MSWIN.ARJ    Cln Detection of Windows mode when running Clipper  [1-14]
NFDESC2.ARJ  Cln NanForum library description list               [1-06]
NFLIB2.ARJ   Cln NanForum library main file                      [1-06]
NFSRC2.ARJ   Cln NanForum library Source files                   [1-06]
NOTATION.ARJ Cln Complete text of article about hungarian notat. [1-04]
NTXBAR.ARJ   Cln Bar of indexing via system interrupts           [1-19]
OCLIP.ARJ    Cln Object extension, real (not #define/command)    [1-12]
OOPSCL5.ARJ  Cln Another version of pseudo objects               [1-07]
PACKUP.ARJ   Cln ASM source of PACK/UNPACK replacement SCRSAVE.. [1-04]
PARTIDX3.ARJ Cln Partial indexing                                [1-12]
PAT1.ARJ     Cln CIX NanForum Libraryy PATCH                     [1-07]
PAT2-2.ARJ   Cln Fix for FLOPTST.ASM in Nanforum Library         [1-13]
PAT2-3.ARJ   Cln TBWHILE improvement for Nanforum libray         [1-14]
PAT2-4.ARJ   Cln FT_PEGS() patch for NFLIB                       [1-15]
PAT2-5.ARJ   Cln FT_TEMPFIL() patch for NFLIB                    [1-16]
POPUPCAL.ARJ Cln Popup calender                                  [1-05]
POSTPRNT.ARJ Cln Postscript printing from inside of Clipper      [1-14]
POWER10.ARJ  Cln French library                                  [1-07]
PRINTSUP.AJR Cln Low level BIOS routines for printing            [1-11]
QS20F.ARJ    Cln Screen designer, demo, looks very good          [1-11]
READPW.ARJ   Cln GETSYS change for password invisible reader     [1-03]
SCANCODE.ARJ Cln Database with scan codes                        [1-07]
SCRSAVE.ARJ  Cln Screen AntiBurning utility (inactivity snake)   [1-05]
SEGUE.ARJ    Cln Novell library - demo                           [1-15]
SHADO.ARJ    Cln Creating shadow on screen                       [1-14]
SHELP50A.ARJ Cln SuperHelp for Clipper                           [1-07]
SHOWANSI.ARJ Cln Displaying a ANSI from inside CLIPPER no ANSI.SY[1-15]
SNAP497.ARJ  Cln Beta version of SNAP, partially compatible to 5 [1-12]
SNAP50.ARJ   Cln dBASE/CLIPPER documentor supporting 5.01 little [1-15]
SOUND.ARJ    Cln Multiple TONE() used as one SOUND function      [1-06]
STATUS.ARJ   Cln Timer interrupt hooked status indicator         [1-12]
SUPER160.ARJ Cln SUPER.LIB for Summer87                          [1-13]
SYMBOL.ARJ   Cln Dumper of symbol tables of Summer87 .EXE        [1-03]
TBUNIQUE.ARJ Cln Browsing unique without unique index            [1-12]
TBWHL4.ARJ   Cln WHILE browsing using TBROWSE, well commented    [1-06]
TICKER.ARJ   Cln Real Time Clock, interrupt driven on screen     [1-12]
VOICE200.ARJ Cln VOICE synthetizing library for Clipper          [1-13]
VSIX711.ARJ  Cln Vernon Six Clipper utilities and library        [1-05]
VSIX800.ARJ  Cln Vernon's library, lot of functions              [1-12]
WIPEV11.EXE  Cln VERY good screen manipulation library           [1-11]
ZIP2BAR.ARJ  Cln Printing BAR (USPS) code on EPSON printer       [1-15]


Src can be:
    Cln     File is accesible on ClipperNet
    Cbs     File is accesible in HQ BBS of CLipper BBS Magazine


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===============================================================================
                                    CLIPBBS
===============================================================================


                             CLIPBBS Distribution

  CLIPBBS is special magazine about CLIPPER and CLIPPERing (or about
  another related problems and xBASE languages). This magazine is for
  free and articles aren't honored. Nobody can make a profit from the
  distribution of this magazine.

  CLIPBBS can be freely downloaded and uploaded to any BBS or any other
  public system without changes of original contents or number of files
  in original archive (kind of archive can be changed, but we are sup-
  porting ARJ archive because is best and smallest).

  If you are interested in CLIPBBS and would like to become a DISTRIBUTION
  site, contact publisher on 2:285/608@fidonet or 27:1331/4412@signet
  or just call to 31-10-4157141 (BBS, working 18:00->08:00, top is V32b) or
  voice to 31-10-4843870 in both cases asking for DANIEL (Docekal).

  Distribution sites:

  Clipper BBS Home system  
  
      NETCONSULT BBS, SYSOP Daniel Docekal, phone 31-10-4157141
      Daily 18:00 till 08:00 (GMT+1), sat+sun whole day
      Modem speed 1200, 2400, 9600, 12000, 14400 (V32b)
      2:285/608@fidonet.org

  United Kingdom   
  
      Welsh Wizard, SYSOP Dave Wall, phone 44-656-79477
      Daily whole day, modem speed HST

  Italy   
  
      Lady Bright BBS, SYSOP Gianni Bragante, Phone: +39-15-8353153
      20:00-08:00 monday to friday, from saturday 13:00 to 08:00 monday
      24h/24h holydays, 300-9600 baud v21,v22,v32,v42bis
      2:334/307@fidonet.org

  United States of America  
  
     The Southern Clipper, SYSOP Jerry Pults, phone 1-405-789-2078
      Daily whole day, modem speed HST

      The New Way BBS, SYSOP Tom Held, phone, 1-602-459-2412
      Daily 24hours, 1:309/1@Fidonet.org, 8:902/6@RBBS-Net

  Canada    
  
      SYSOP Gordon Kennet, phone 1-604-599-4451 
      Daily 24houts, 2400bps V42b, 1:153/931@fidonet.org

CLIPBBS 2-11                   Page 28                  28 Apr 1992


  WORLDWIDE   
  
  
      Clipper File Distrubution Network (ClipperNet, area CL-DOC)
      Various systems around whole world



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                     How to write articles in CLIPBBS?
  
  
  Submission of articles to CLIPBBS is really easy:
    Maximum of 78 characters per line, as long or as short as you like
    ASCII text.
    Choose from the list of extension which most describes your text, or
    just name it .ART as ARTicle and send it to publisher or to any
    distribution site via modem to BBS or with mailer as file attach.
    Article will come automatically appear in the next free issue.
  
  Extensions are:
  
          Articles (anything)             .ART
          Software                        .SOF
          News                            .NEW
          Question and Answers            .Q&A
          ANOMALIES and their comments    .ANO
          Letters to editors              .LET
          Advertisement                   .ADV
          Wanted                          .WAN
          Comments                        .CMS
          DUMP from conferences           .DMP
          Clipper Net                     .CLN
          
  That's all at the moment, there will probably be changes later, as the
  magazine evolves. If you have any ideas for a new section of CLIPBBS,
  please tell us, or just write an article about it.
  
  Daniel, publisher

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