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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
                       FD0657: FOXCENTRAL UPDATE
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                                                  Revision Date: 12/92
                                                         Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft FoxBASE+(R) for
MS-DOS(R) version 2.1.

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Microsoft FoxCentral adds menu options in the Microsoft FoxBASE+
database management application to create a user-friendly environment.

The current version of FoxCentral, which is included on the enclosed
FD0657 disk, is version 1.02, dated March 20, 1992. The current
version adds new features to the product that allow you to:

   -  Access more than 128 MS-DOS directories.
   -  Create filters on logical fields.
   -  Create filters on date fields.
   -  Use both .IDX and .NDX index files.
   -  Use the REPLACE command in the Macro Recorder.

Installation
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To update FoxCentral, copy the CENTRAL.FOX file from the enclosed
FD0657 disk to the directory in which FoxBASE+ is installed.

To start FoxCentral from the MS-DOS prompt, type the following:

   foxplus central

To start FoxCentral from the FoxBASE+ dot prompt, type any one of the
following:

   do central
   central
   assist

For more information, see Chapter 3 of the "FoxBASE+ User's Guide" for
version 2.1.

