REDA v5.0 by R & P Computer Services     Registration $ 35.00
DATA MAY91 REDA DATABASE BBS DOOR SDA TEXT ONLINE
FILES: reda50.sdn

From the Netherlands

Supports SDA format

The name REDA  is a combination of REmote DAtabase.   It is a
all-purposes  database  designed for  communication  programs
like  bulletin board  systems.   Although  REDA is  made  for
remote operation, you may use it as a local database as well,
for instance as a video-cassette database or as an electronic
magazine  database.  You  may  fill REDA  with  all kinds  of
information using  ordinary ascii/ansi  textfiles.  REDA  can
handle up to 1100 textfiles.  REDA is compatible with the SDA
textfile format  used by   the Software  Distribution Network
(sm).

Using (collorfull) textfiles you may fill REDA with all kinds
of information, tagged  to one or more  keywords/areas.  Some
examples    of    keywords/areas   are:    DISK,    COMPUTER,
COMMUNICATION,  CARS   and  so   on.   Selecting   the  right
keywords/areas  an user  can select  the wanted  textfile(s).
For example an user may select  all the files about COMPUTERS
using the  keyword COMPUTER, and  select all the  files about
NCR systems  using NCR.   To select all  the files  about NCR
COMPUTERS, he has to use the keywords COMPUTER and NCR.  REDA
can search on at maximum five keywords at once.


REDA supports:

-  cancelling the text transmission using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-K and
   Escape. *
-  One .TXT file for ASCII as well as ANSI mode.
-  LOGO, AREA and EXIT files.
-  menus and all other questions in your own style, language
   and colors.
-  a maximum capacity of 1100 textfiles.
-  An optional AREAS (keywords) list.


REDA 5.0 supports  two languages.  When loggin  on, REDA will
ask the user wich of the two languages (s)he prefer.  You are
free  to choose  the  languages.  We  recommend  to use  your
native language as  the primary language and  English as then
secundairy language.

While  running this  program  it will  create  a list  called
BASE.FIL  containing data  of every  .TXT (or  .SDA) file  it
finds.  The file BASE.FILL contains the filename, keylist and
discription  of every  .TXT  file  REDAKEY have  found.   The
keylist is the first row in  a .TXT file, the discription the
second row.   Every time  you want to  add new  textfiles you
have to  run REDAKEY.EXE.   REDAKEY will  read the  textfiles
sequential as found in the directory.   If you want the items
sorted  alphabetically  or  by  date you  have  to  sort  the
directory first.


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