HP-View for Hewlett Packards 100LX / 200LX
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What can you use HP-View for?
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HP-View finds each word, that you have ever used in one of the application (like agenda, phone book, notes, data bank) of HP in just no time and shoes you all those data and facts on the display.

This gives you the possibility, to use HP-View as an evaluation-system to receive all information in just a second. With the HP-View you can use all your knowledge, so you can work faster and have more success.

HP-View works for very big data bank, without loosing any of the speed.


How does HP-View works?
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HP-View reads from time to time (like you wish to have the interval) all the data banks and makes an index out of it. This index will be read and shown each time you use HP-View. We suppose, to make the index every day, so the information are not to old.

Installation and start:
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1)  Make copies of the following files to one of your registers (for example C:\HP_VIEW) of your HP:
- HP_Scan.EXE (Scan-program to make the index)
- HP_SCAN.ICN (Icon for the HP-Scan)
- HP_VIEW:EXE (program to show the index)
- HP_VIEW.ICN (Icon for the HP-View)

2)  Fill in your program manager the new application HP_SCAN and HP_VIEW (consult for more detail information to fill in an application your HP hand book)
- [F2] = to add
- name: HP-&View or HP&-Scan (the sign & will use the macro later to call the programs)
- path: C:\HP_VIEW\HP_VIEW.EXE or C:\HP_VIEW\HP_SACN.EXE
- remarks: ? (application with [Fn] and ?). This application is useful that the program goes back to the program manager without any question.
- corresponding symbol
- [OK] to store up

3)  start HP-View:
- you receive the information, that there is no data bank. You don't have to notice these information 
- after that you will see the configuration. Here you can write the following:

A) path to the data banks:
- you can fill in 1 - 8 different kind of phats and you can use the signs (? and *) whatever you like for.
- the data bank have the following extended data names: ADB for the agenda, PDP for the phone book, NDB for the notes and GDB for your own made data banks.
- please pay attention, that you do not use a data bank twice.
- don't use HP-data banks like NOTES.DTB in case if you don't use theme because of the space left 
- data banks you use a password for are disregarded	
- asked space: 1.5 * space from all databases!

B) Please decide, from how many signs a word should be integrated in the index. As more signs you use, as less space the HP-View uses for the index.

C) Please decide, if you want to have the date for "date- index-words" also as a part of the index (these gives you the possibility to find something faster, if it is used more than one time)

D) memories/store your dates/files with [F10]
- leave HP-View with [F3]

4)  to make the index:
- close all your applications (these has to be done, so your data bank can be read)
- close the DOS-program (for example HP-View)
- start HP_SCAN
- on the display you can see what happens
- HP-Scan uses for about 1000 words around 70 seconds

5)  to show the index:
- start the HP-View
- fill in the beginning of the word your are looking for
- delete the word with [ESC] or [ENTF]

6)  If you decide to use the program, please make the registration in the CompServe for 30 dollars (GO SWREG; ID: 12936) or send me the check with these amount of money (Christian Steiner, Rebhsli, CH-8872 Betlis, Switzerland).
- Please think about the thought of shareware and take part of the costs of some hundreds hours.
- With these amount of money you make it possible to develop the program

7)  After paying the 30 US-dollars, you receive from us your number and a code, which you can use in the configuration. After that no announcement of the shareware will be shown on the display.
- With the distribution of HP-View, please pass the HP-VIEW.CFG or delete the number and the password. It is forbidden to pass the number or the password.

8)  Make the Scan-course automatic in your calendar, so you don't have to worry about the up to date of the index (consult for more detail information your HP hand book):
- Use for that as a possible model the following: 
{Appt}{Menu}q{Phone}{Menu}q{NoteTaker}{Menu}q{Database}{Menu}q{More}-

- these macro makes the following steps:
A) It closes all the data banks
B) It calls for HP-SCAN

- Please use the macro in your calendar:
A)  Don't make it in the middle of your work, to make sure it doesn't disturb your work.
B)  the registration of your calendar (please consult your handbook for more detail information about the automatic start of the macros):
Description: ||10 (10 = number of the macro)
Repeating: as you wish it to be
notes active: yes
to show per week or per month: no


HP-View
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1)  Structure of the display: Above, on the left side of the display you can fill in the word you are looking for. 
Below there will be shown the following:
- application
- file, where you can find your word
- the term your are looking for in the file
Fare below you'll find the word you were looking for in the corresponding term.

The right side of the display shows you the field of the term. The word it's own will be shown trough the following signs ==>.
With [F6] you can go to different modus of the right side of the display:
- detail: you can see a lot of text, as much as possible
- overview: for all the searches of the word/terms, it will shown detail information
- split: mix out of detail and overview

2)  [F1] = (help): it shows you more possibilities to work with HP-view


More information:
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1) If you write a word you are looking for and you want to write the whole term, you just go ahead with writing. HP-View is waiting until your finished, it doesn't start before. The searching will be interrupted as soon as you start looking for something else.

2) HP-Scan transforms all special signs into standard signs (for example AEO).

3) All the searching works with big letters. It converts automatic. A difference between small and big letters is not necessary. 

4) It will be delivered with the additional program HP_VIEWW.EXE. This is a program for windows. HP_VIEWW.EXE you can use for:
- to search for files and evaluate files on your desktop.
- to calculate indexes with a faster calculator.
The used data banks of your windows-program and the HP-program are 100 % compatible and can be exchanged between the two calculators (HP_VIEW.XDB and HP_VIEW.YDB).

5)  HP_VIEW.EXE tells you under [F2] (=about), for how many words you can search for.

6)  HP_VIEW.EXE shows you under [F1] (=help) all possibilities.

7)  If you stop the "Scan", you maybe see under the file HP-View different files with the ending YDB. You should delete those, before you start the "Scan" again.

8)  If you stop the "Scan", it can be also possible that there are some files, which are not finished and these files use a lot of space. To see those files, you start the DOS-command CHKDSK/F and you'll see them. You can delete them with DEL C:\FILE*.* (be careful!).

9)  If the "Scan" stops because there is not enough space left, you have to delete all files, which end with XDB and YDB, before you start another application. So you can get again more space.

10)  To make sure that HP-Scan take up a word in the index, it has to start with a letter and it has to correspondent with the amount of signs (letter or figures).

11)  It is your own responsibility, if the software damages something. I don't take any liability or responsibility. You can not sew me for anything.

12)  Under the shareware-thought you can give the software to others. It is forbidden to use the software without registration or under the registration of another person. Special deals with me are of course always possible.

13)  Notes of shareware: Wait for about 10 seconds and use a key to confirm. Start with the registration, so you don't loose any time (GO SWREG; ID: 12936).


Why is HP-View as shareware on the market?
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1)  I would like that all the HP-users can have the possibility of these program, so they can be better than the others. And of course I would also like to be part of some innovation.

2)  I would like to give the firm of HP with HP-View a new idea (so they can be better than the others), which I would like to have in the next series of HP:

A program with the function of HP-View and also with the following features:
- the index should contain directly the words, as soon as you write the word (that means online, without scan)
- in the program for search, it should be possible, to jump to the corespondent point in the corespondent application.

I believe that these is possible. For further information you can ask me any time.


Please send comments, suggestions, corrupted files and bug reports to me.
Thank you.

:-)
Christian Steiner

