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                                    ZDB.COM                                   

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
               8k (63)   F1C6  1.5a       Joe Mortenson 9/91       Z3COM31

  1- Usage  2- Patch File  3- Notes  4- Help File  5- ZDB.HLP                 


   ZDB (Z-Database) is a small (8K),  simple,  but very fast, name and address
file with label and envelope  printing output,  sorting by last and first name
or by zipcode,  and fast search.   It can also print a directory of the entire
database and write an ASCII CDF name and  address file for use with MailMerge.
Z-System dependent,  it uses some of the graphics  capabilities of VLIB4.  Can
make use of  a clock for automatic dating of entries.   WordStar-style editing
keys for data entry and updating.   New output options for labels.  Written in
Z80 assembler and developed with ZMAC and ZML,  using  the V4LIBS.   Should be
compatible with almost any Z80 system running Z-System.
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 Usage 

   Entering 'ZDB /<cr>' at the command line will  produce a help message.   If
you also enter a data file name,  ZDB will look for it,  create it  if it does
not exist, and display either a blank record (if it's a new file) or the first
non-erased one in the file.   If  no  file  name is  specified,  ZDB  will use
ZDB.DTA as the default data file name.

   If you don't have an internal clock  (or have  a clock module loaded),  ZDB
will ask for the current date.  If you wish to quit at this point, enter ^C at
any time while entering the date.

   The ZDB menu is displayed at the bottom of the screen:

A=Add D=Del E=Edit F=Find X=Xfind <>=Prev/Nxt O-Output I=Index ^S=Sort Q=Quit

   See ZDB.HLP for further details on usage.
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                                   ZDB.PAT 

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
              10k (77)   E277  1.5a       Joe Mortenson 9/91       Z3COM31
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   Patch overlay file for ZDB.COM vs 1.5a.
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 ZDB Notes - 1/2 

   a. Vs 1.5a updates (9/28/91, Joe Mortensen):
      - The cursor was turned off too well in the previous release.   In  1.5a
        the cursor is turned on  at several prompts and  the find/express find
        input prompt for easier use.  
 
   b. Vs 1.5 updates (9/8/91, Joe Mortensen):
      - The printed directory option has been dropped, replaced by a new Word-
        Star file selection on the output menu.   Creating  the  WordStar file
        allows maximum  formatting  and  printing  flexibility as  well as the
        ability to edit the file.  The WordStar file has the date the file was
        created as the first line.   Then the records from  ZDB  follow,  last
        name first, and terminated by a carriage return.   Selective output by
        one of the keys is available for the WordStar file.
      - To make room for  the  change  above  the  graphics  routines  used in
        earlier releases of  ZDB  to make the boxes for  messages  and prompts
        have been eliminated.  All messages and prompts now appear on the menu
        line.
 ZDB Notes - 2/2 

      - Cursor off and cursor on routines from VLIB have been added to elimin-
        ate "snow" when the data  fields  are  being  cleared.   The cursor is
        turned on only during editing or entry of search strings.
      - Release 1.4 incorporated a  faster  routine for the any  field  -  any
        record search.  Instead of searching records by their index,  the file
        is searched sequentially.  This method is continued in 1.5.
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                                   ZDB.HLP 

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
              15k (117)  B8DC  1.5a       Joe Mortenson 9/91       Z3HLP8 
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   ZCPR3 Help file for ZDB.COM vs 1.5a.
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