4.0    RUNNING THE PROGRAM

4.1    Three ways...


       UNDER DOS:  Type "BlueBook", and hit <Enter>.  But read
       sections 3.3 and 4.2 first.


       UNDER WINDOWS:  If BlueBook isn't installed into Windows,
       click File in Program Manager, then Run, and type
       "<path>BLUEBOOK.EXE" where <path> is your installation
       directory and a "\" (eg, "C:\BLUEBOOK\", "A:\", etc).
       If you have any problems, see section 3.3, and also 4.2.

       If BlueBook IS installed, just double-click its icon in
       Program Manager.


       FROM A CD:  You CAN run directly from a CD, so long as the 
       CD directory which contains the BlueBook program files is 
       your CURRENT directory.  

       Why?  Because BlueBook.Exe is a launcher program for 
       BBMain.Exe, and must be able to FIND BBMain.Exe -- which
       it won't unless the CD directory is current, or has been 
       added to your PATH statement ... NOT recommended.

       Note: When running directly from a CD, you MUST specify 
       at start-up either 

       (1) a database on a WRITEABLE drive (see 4.2, below), OR
       (2) a database on the CD which has been "locked" to allow 
           no-write access.

       Otherwise, BlueBook will attempt to open a normal default
       database on the CD (as the current directory) and generate 
       a fatal error when it finds it cannot write.

       The same rules apply to write-protected diskettes, etc.

       All in all, it's best to install!

       (See section 3.3, "BlueBook.Exe and BBMain.Exe".)
       (See also next section)

4.2    Supplying a start-up database

       You can tell the program what database to open at start-up
       with a "database name" parameter on the DOS command line,
       or the Windows File/Run line, eg

              BlueBook  C:\Business\Contacts  <Enter>

       meaning the CONTACTS database in C:\BUSINESS.
       A file extension (eg, "Contacts.BBD") is NOT required.

       The database can be new or old.  If you omit it, BlueBook
       will open a default database, itself called BlueBook, in
       the current directory.

4.3    AutoGet: the /A parameter

       As the program is opening a database, it will by default
       retrieve all records with today's date and present these
       to you initially, via the List screen.  If it finds none,
       it will list ALL records.

       If you do not want this "AutoGet" feature, add  /A  to the
       command line or the PIF parameters, eg:

              BlueBook  C:\Business\Contacts  /a  <Enter>

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       There are alternate uses for the /A parameter:

       "/A:<absolute record number>" (eg, /A:42) forces BlueBook
       to jump straight to the specified record when opening a
       database.

       You can also enter a record range to be retrieved, eg:
       "/A:42-250".

       And "/ALL" overrides the automatic GET TODAY'S RECORDS
       that BlueBook does when opening a database (doing a GET
       ALL records only if there are none for the current date).
       "/ALL" forces a GET ALL, regardless.
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4.4    Date Format: the /D parameter

       Dates can be handled in two formats, British (dd/mm/yyyy),
       and American (mm/dd/yyyy).  The default is British.

       You can change this "permanently" by setting "DateStyle=US"
       in the BLUEBOOK.INI file, instead of "UK" (using BBIni.Exe,
       which will create the INI file).

       If you wish to override this INI setting TEMPORARILY, add
       a "/D" to the command line, eg:

              BlueBook  C:\Business\Contacts  /d  <Enter>

       The alternate format will be used instead, this once.



