CompuServe Messages

Charles: Helm won't write database fields directly (though Jerrell tells us it's on the way). However, Helm is more or less a flat-file database. Think of the pages as records and the various objects as fields within a record. It would be possible through Helmish (colloquial name for Helm's scripting language), ARexx, or a combination of the two to write database files directly to disk. An alternative method would be to use Helm's slicing commands (which are quite powerful once you get the hang of them) to put the information into a container or an invisible textfield, then use "load text" and "save" to write the contents of the container or textfield to disk as an ASCII file. Tear into those example books. They're a gold mine. PlotBook, Customer, CorrectOrder, and BatchBook are quite helpful. And read the AmigaGuide files about the program history. There are a number of bug fixes and new commands/properties not laid out in the manual. Stay cool B-) -Larry