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Box 1163 Columbus, Indiana 47202-1163 USA From: Name _______________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________ City __________________________ State ________ Zip _________ Area Code (______) Phone __________________________________ PRODUCT------------------------------- PRICE---- "Family-Tree, Etc" $ 35.00 5.0% sales tax (Indiana state residents) ________ -------- Total $_______ We are unable to accept VISA/MasterCard International Orders - Please remit Bank Money Order - US Dollars --------------------- F E E D B A C K ---------------------- I learned about FT-ETC from: [ ] - Friend [ ] - Genealogy Club [ ] - Computer Club [ ] - Magazine [ ] - Data Base Service [ ] - Other Comments: __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ I have a problem to report: Version:______ _______________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Disclaimer of Warranty These programs are provided on an "AS IS" basis without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to performance and/or quality of these programs is with you. Should the program prove defective, you (not Pine Cone Software) assume the entire cost of all necessary repairs, servicing, or correction. In no event will Pine Cone Software be liable to you for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use these programs. If you are a registered user of 'Family-Tree, Etc' feel free to write us if you have questions. You, as a customer, are considered a valuable resource ... if you have suggestions as to how this product may be improved, or if you have ideas for possible enhancements, please contact us. Pine Cone Software P.O. Box 1163 Columbus, Indiana 47202-1163 ii Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1 INSTALLATION ........................................ 2 File Names ........................................ 2 Making a backup/working copy ...................... 2 Converting 'old' data bases ....................... 2 FT-ETC .............................................. 3 Starting Family-Tree, Etc ......................... 3 How to Use Highlight Menus ........................ 3 Action Bar Menus ............................... 3 Pull-down Menus ................................ 4 Main Menu ......................................... 5 DEFAULTS .......................................... 5 Disk IDs ....................................... 5 Printer Codes .................................. 6 Screen Colors .................................. 6 MAINTENANCE ......................................... 7 ADD ............................................... 8 Name and Individual data ....................... 8 Spouse Relationship ............................ 9 Child/Parent Relationship ..................... 10 CHANGE ........................................... 10 DELETE ........................................... 11 REORG .............................................. 12 Prior Version Data Bases ........................ 12 CHARTS ............................................. 13 Pedigree ........................................ 14 Descendants ..................................... 15 Ancestors ....................................... 15 Family-Group Charts ............................. 15 Relations ....................................... 15 Link ............................................ 16 Scan ............................................ 16 CHARTs ETC ......................................... 13 Family History .................................. 16 Utility Dump .................................... 16 Ancestors ....................................... 16 Pedigree ........................................ 16 CHARTS, OPTIONS .................................... 17 iii FAMILY-TREE, ETC INTRODUCTION Welcome to 'Family-Tree,Etc', a genealogy system for the IBM personal computer user (and also many others, such as the COMPAQ, AT&T 6300, IBM-PCjr, etc.). Minimum operating environment is an IBM personal computer with 256K RAM, MS/PC-DOS Version +2, and disk storage sufficient for the FT-ETC programs and databases. A printer capable of printing at 10 (normal) and 17 (compressed) characters / inch is suggested. Collecting data and information about ones family origin is an interesting and rewarding pastime and hobby ... but may, if not properly approached, become a jungle of paperwork, losing much of the meaning and enjoyment that could have been derived from your efforts. The personal computer is an ideal tool to assist you in your search of your family tree ... providing the capability to quickly add new information, retrieve and update existing records, and the generation of meaningful charts to document your research. Family-Tree, Etc ... known to your computer as FT-ETC ... is a 'menu' driven system with single keystroke commands, scrolling, mini-windows and screen/printer/disk report capability. The system is designed to support a family tree with a maximum of 2,500 persons, consisting of the following data: Name of Individual 26 Characters Sex of Individual (Male/Female) Dates of Birth/Death/Marriage(s) 9 Characters Place of Birth/Death/Marriage(s) 20 Characters ea Mother/Father/Spouse(s)/Children Names 26 Characters ea Note Pad, Free form text 10 lines @ 72 Characters 1 PINE CONE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION File Names The following table summarizes the files and source within the 'Family-Tree, Etc' system: File Name Description Source 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � FT-ETC.EXE � Menu program � Distribution � � FT-ETC-C.EXE � Charts program � Distribution � � FT-ETC-E.EXE � Charts continued, Etc program � Distribution � � FT-ETC-M.EXE � Maintenance program � Distribution � � FT-ETC-R.EXE � Family-Tree Reorganization program � Distribution � � FT-ETC.HLP � Message library � Distribution � � FT-ETC.TXT � Documentation � Distribution � � FT-ETC.OPT � Options file � FT-ETC.EXE � � FT-ETC.DB1 � Family-Tree 'Person' Data Base � FT-ETC-M.EXE � � FT-ETC.DB2 � Family-Tree 'Location' Data Base � FT-ETC-M.EXE � � FT-ETC.DB3 � Family-Tree 'Work' Data Base � FT-ETC-R.EXE � � FT-ETC.DB4 � Family-Tree 'Note Pad' Data Base � FT-ETC-M.EXE � � FT-ETC.RPT � DISKETTE option report file � FT-ETC-C.EXE � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Making a backup/working copy The distribution disk is your 'master' copy and should be duplicated ... with the duplicate becoming your everyday working copy of the system. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Diskette System � Fixed (Hard) Disk System � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 쿌> FORMAT B:/S � � � 쿎> MKDIR � � 쿎> CHDIR � 쿌> COPY FT-ETC*.* B: 쿎> COPY A:FT-ETC*.* C: � 쿌> ERASE B:FT-ETC.TXT 쿎> ERASE C:FT-ETC.TXT � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 The ERASE command (for the User Manual file) is optional. Converting 'old' data bases If you have existing FT-ETC data bases from a prior version of the system you may copy them to the new system with following command: COPY FT-ETC.DB* B: (or C:) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 쿔MPORTANT - You must REORG prior version data bases to ensure � 쿬ompatibility with the current system. See REORG, page 13. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 2 FAMILY-TREE, ETC FT-ETC, Starting Family-Tree, Etc To start the 'Family-Tree, Etc' system, you should be in DOS mode (not BASIC or BASICA) and have the DOS prompt character '>' on the screen ... key FT-ETC ... the name of the 'main' program on your disk. C> ft-etc After keying the above command, press . DOS will load the FT-ETC program, and shortly the Pine Cone Software logo will appear. Press or to begin ... FT-ETC, How to Use Highlight Menus 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � Family-Tree, Etc ------------ Copyright 1988 Pine Cone Software � --------------------------------------------------------------- � DEFAULTS INFO EXIT � Exit Main Menu; Go to ... � =============================================================== � � �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � � 1. Main Menu ... System Startup - Defaults � � � 2. MAINTENANCE . Add/Change/Delete � � � 3. REORG ....... Reorganize Databases � � � 4. CHARTS ...... Charts - Part I � � � 5. ETC ......... Charts - Part II � � � 6. DOS ......... Exit 'Family-Tree, Etc' � � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 The Action Bar and Pull-down highlighted menu convention/ technique is used throughout the entire system and operates in the following manner: � Action Bar Menus . The Action Bar menu appears at the top of the screen, with the items within the menu shown in UPPER-CASE letters, and the current item being shown highlighted (bright). The line below the options is a brief description of the current highlighted item . Any item may be highlighted by use of the 'cursor movement' keys (left/right arrow keys) ... which moves the highlight ... and the corresponding item description is displayed . To select an item from the Action Bar menu, either .. Highlight the desired item and press .. Key the 1st character of the item name (Single key- stroke, not required) 3 PINE CONE SOFTWARE � Pull-down Menus . The Pull-down menu appears as a result of selecting an item from the Action Bar menu and consists of various options that apply to the selected item. . Any item may be highlighted by use of the 'cursor movement' keys (up/down arrow keys) ... which moves the highlight . To select an item from the Pull-Down menu, either .. Highlight the desired item and press .. Key the numeric identifier (Single keystroke, not required) . The and keys will move the highlight directly to the first and last items within the menu respectively. EXERCISE: After starting FT-ETC and while at the Main Menu, select INFO by either pressing the right/left arrows or keying the letter . You have how highlighted INFO with a description of 'General Information'. (Press if you used arrow keys). To return to the Main Menu, press . The INFO feature did not require the use of a Pull-down menu, however if you select EXIT either by keying the letter or by moving the highlight and pressing , the Pull-down Menu appears with the various options. To exit FT-ETC, position the Pull-down highlight on the last item and press or enter the single digit number of the desired item, i.e. <6>. 4 FAMILY-TREE, ETC FT-ETC, Main Menu The Main Menu Action Bar items are summarized as follows: DEFAULTS ... Assign Disk Drive IDs, Printer Codes, Screen Colors INFO ....... General Information EXIT ....... Exit Main Menu; Go to ... DEFAULTS permits the assignment of Disk Drive IDs, Printer Codes, and Screen Colors. The use of DEFAULTS is usually only performed when installing FT-ETC for the first time. The defaults that you specify will be retained within the file FT-ETC.OPT (options). After selecting DEFAULTS on the Action Bar, the following Pull- down menu will appear for specification of the desired default. �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Disk .... Assign Default Disk Drive IDs � � 2. Printer . Assign Printer Control Codes � � 3. Colors .. Assign Screen Colors � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 DEFAULTS, Disk IDs Selecting DISK results in the following panel, permitting the assignment of alternate disk drives to the main Family-Tree data bases and files. The default of 'A' is for a single drive system. The Disk Drive Identifier may be from A-F or 'blank' for the Default DOS drive. The assignable drives may be diskettes, hard disks, or RAM disks. The sample shows all Disk Drive changed to 'C' - the drive id usually associated with a fixed (hard) disk. After keying the drive identifiers, press to update the defaults or to exit with no changes. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � FT-ETC.DB1 --- Data Base, Person ----> C � � FT-ETC.DB2 --- Data Base, Location --> C � � FT-ETC.DB3 --- Data Base, Work ------> C � � FT-ETC.DB4 --- Data Base, Note Pad---> C � � FT-ETC.RPT --- Reports on Diskette --> C � � FT-ETC-*.EXE - Programs --------> Default Drive � � FT-ETC.OPT --- Options ---------> Default Drive � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 5 PINE CONE SOFTWARE DEFAULTS, Printer Codes The PRINTER options allows the assignment of printer control codes for non-EPSON/IBM printers. (The default Printer Control Codes are designed for the EPSON and IBM dot matrix printers). When modifying the codes refer to your printer manual for the specific ASCII code values. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Attribute ASCII Printer Control Codes � � � � Normal: 10 Chars/Inch ----> 18___________________________ � � 6 Lines/Inch -----> 27,50________________________ � � Compressed: 17+ Chars/Inch ---> 15___________________________ � � 8 Lines/Inch -----> 27,48________________________ � � Forms: Form Feed (eject) > 12___________________________ � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� After keying the printer codes, press to update the defaults or to exit with no changes. DEFAULTS, Screen Colors The COLORS Option permits the specification of colors for the 5 main areas of the screen, selecting the same option in succession (e.g. 3-BACKGROUND) will change the selected area to the next color. (Notice that the original Pull-down menu has been overlaid with a secondary Pull-down that allows the specification of the desired action). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � � 1�袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � � 2� 1. Change Main Text Color � � � 3� 2. Change Header Text Color � � 聃캤 3. Change Background Color � � � 4. Change Window/Hi-Light Text Color � � � 5. Change Window/Hi-Light Background Color � � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 � � Screen Color Test Pattern � � Pine Cone Software * FT-ETC * Family-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Soft � ine Cone Software * FT-ETC * Family-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Softw � ne Cone Softwar旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴퓍wa � e Cone Software� Family-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Software * F 퀇ar � Cone Software � amily-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Software * FT 쿪re � Cone Software *� mily-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Software * FT- 퀁e � one Software * � ily-Tree, Etc * Pine Cone Software * FT-E 쿮 * � ne Software * F읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� * 6 FAMILY-TREE, ETC MAINTENANCE Selecting MAINTENANCE from an EXIT menu loads the maintenance program from disk and displays the Action Bar menu for the maintenance options. Using the left/right arrow keys shows the following capabilities of the Maintenance sub-system: ADD ........ Add New Names/Relationships to Data Base CHANGE ..... Change Existing Names/Relationships in Data Base DELETE ..... Delete Existing Names/Relationships in Data Base EXIT ....... Exit MAINT; Go to ... Based upon the type of Maintenance that you selected, a Pull-down menu will appear to prompt you for the required information. The following guidelines should be considered when entering data: . Names - The maximum length of a name is 26 characters. It is suggested that a consistent format be used throughout your data base. The following are typical formats: Frederick J LASTNAME <--- Preferred format Frederick J Lastname LASTNAME Frederick John LASTNAME, Frederick John . Sex - This is a required field, and must be entered as a 'M' for male or 'F' for female. . Places - The maximum length of a place name is 20 characters. It is suggested that a consistent format be used throughout your data base. The Birth/Death/Marriage Place fields are optional. . Dates - The maximum length of a date is 9 characters and should be coded in a ddmthyyyy format, with the year (yyyy) in positions in 6-9. The following are acceptable dates: 04JUL1776 1776 ?????177? 04jul1776 c. 1776 04jul177? jul1776 circa1776 1776 The Birth/Death/Marriage Date fields are optional. The system does limited editing of dates to ensure the correct date format, and will automatically right justify (positions 6-9) if only a year is entered in positions 1-4). In addition, if positions 3-5 contain numeric characters, a request will be made to re-enter the value. 7 PINE CONE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, ADD Selecting ADD from the Maintenance Action Bar menu results in the following Pull-down menu options: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Name and Individual data � � 2. Spouse Relationship � � 3. Child/Parent Relationship � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Name and Individual data This option is used when adding new individuals to the database ... with the following panels used to record basic information about the individual: �袴袴袴穀컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴1커 � 1. Nam� Name: __________________________ Sex: _ � � 2. Spo� Birth Date: _________ Place: ____________________ � � 3. Chi� Death Date: _________ Place: ____________________ � 聃컴컴컴읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � � ______________________________________________________________ � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Required fields are Name and Sex - all other fields are optional. When keying data for a field, the cursor will automatically skip to the next field if the field limit size is reached. If only a portion of the field is used, the 'tab forward' and 'tab backward' keys may be used to skip to the next or previous fields. The cursor left/right keys may be used to move a single character position within a field. The and keys may be used to make corrections to data ... the key may be used to position at the last non-blank character within a field ... pressing the + keys together will clear from the cursor position to the end of the field. After entering all of the data for an individual on the above panels, press to continue. After pressing a new formatted panel appears for the next individual ... press to return to the Pull-down menu. 8 FAMILY-TREE, ETC Spouse Relationship The 'Spouse' option is used to create a partner relationship between two individuals (male/female). After selecting <2>, the Pull-down menu shown below permits the identification of each of the partners ... �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Name �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 2. Spous� 1. Individual for Relationship � � 3. Child� 2. Spouse of Individual � 聃컴컴컴컴� 3. Join - Create Relationship � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Select <1> to identify the first individual ... and the system responds with ... �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Name �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 2. Spous� 1. In�袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 3. Child� 2. Sp� Find ... � 聃컴컴컴컴� 3. Jo� __________________________ � 聃컴컴켤컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 with which you enter the name of the individual (or portion of a name, i.e. JOHN will retrieve JOHN SMITH and also Thomas JOHNSON, since each contain the letters 'JOHN'). Maintenance will display basic information on individuals that meet the retrieval criteria, use the Up/Down Cursor keys to view the next/previous individuals. When the desired individual is shown within the display window, press the to 'select'. At this point, the 3rd level Pull-down menu disappears ... select <2> to retrieve the 'Spouse of Individual'. Find the partner for the above selected individual ... press the when the correct spouse individual is displayed. Two individuals have been identified for the Spouse relationship - to actually create the relationship, select <3> 'Join - Create Relationship'. A panel will appear to record the date and place of the marriage. Press to complete the relationship. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 뇝�� The Spouse Relationship must be established prior to creat- � � ing the Child/Parent relationship. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 If the selected individual has a marriage relationship prior to the Join, the 'Join' will establish additional (2nd, 3rd, etc) relationships. DO NOT RE-ADD an individuals name to create a re-marriage situation ... FT-ETC maintains multiple marriage relationships based upon the original name. 9 PINE CONE SOFTWARE Child/Parent Relationship The 'Child' option is used to create a child/parent relationship between an individual (child) and the parents. The parents must have been previously related with the 'spouse relationship'. The Pull-down menu shown below permits identification of the Child and the Parents ... �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Name �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 2. Spous� 1. Child for Relationship � � 3. Child� 2. Parents of Child � 聃컴컴컴컴� 3. Join - Create Relationship � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Using the above options, identify the child, identify the parents by specifying the Name of either the father or mother (or portion of a name), and Join. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 뇝�� The Spouse Relationship must be established prior to creat- � � ing the Child/Parent relationship. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 뇝�� Unknown Father or Mother - if either of the parents is � � 'unknown' and it is desired to create the Child/Parent � � relationship, a 'dummy' name may be entered for the unknown � � parent, create the normal spouse relationship between the � � known parent and the 'dummy' name, and then create the � � Child/Parent relationship. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 MAINTENANCE, CHANGE Selecting CHANGE from the Maintenance Action Bar menu results in the following Pull-down menu options: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 1. Name and Individual data � � 2. Parent Relationship � � 3. Marriage Date/Place � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� These options are similar in function to those described in the prior ADD section, and in general, permits corrections to be made to the name and other fields of the selected individual. 10 FAMILY-TREE, ETC MAINTENANCE, DELETE Selecting DELETE from the Maintenance Action Bar menu results in the following Pull-down menu options: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Name and Individual data � � 2. Spouse Relationship � � 3. Child/Parent Relationship � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 These options are similar in function to those described in the prior ADD section, and in general, permits the deletion of names and/or relationships. When deleting Names, all spouse and child relationships must first be removed. When deleting Spouse Relationships, all child relationships must first be removed. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 뇝�� If a child or marriage relationship exists, the children and� � or spouse must be first deleted. Use the DELETE PARENTs to � � erase child/parent relationships, with the selected � � individual being the child. Use the DELETE SPOUSE to � � erase marriage relationship. After removing the � � relationship the name may be erased using the DELETE NAME. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 11 PINE CONE SOFTWARE REORG Selecting REORG from the menu loads and runs the data base reorg- anization program from disk. After selecting REORG, there are no user parameters or information required ... just press . REORG should be run after MAINTENANCE that has resulted in the ADD, CHANGE, or DELETE of Individuals or relationships, and prior to the use of CHARTS. (Multiple MAINTENANCE sessions may be run without a REORG, however after the last Maintenance session, REORG should be run to assure properly structured Charts). REORG ...... Begin Reorganization of Data Bases EXIT ....... Exit REORG; Go to ... The Action Bar EXIT keyword options permit the termination of the Reorganization sub-system (or upon completion of the Data Base Reorganization) and transfers to the specified system. REORG, Prior Version Data Bases 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 뇝�� If you have data bases created from a prior release (Before � � Version 5.00) of FT-ETC, the following DOS command should be� � used to copy them to your new working copy disk: � � � � A>copy FT-ETC.DB* b: � � � � IMPORTANT - You must REORG prior version data bases to � � ensure compatibility with the current system. � � � � When starting FT-ETC, select and define the DEFAULT � � DISK-IDs, COLORS and PRINTER-CODES, and then select REORG. � � Prior release data bases must be REORGed before running � � MAINTENANCE or CHARTs. � � � � Data Bases records created from prior releases of � � 'Family-Tree, Etc' have a layout/length that differs from � � the Version 5 system. REORG will automatically adjust, if � � necessary, to be compatible with Version 5. After running � � REORG, do not use your (new) data bases with a pre-Version � � 5.00 system. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 12 FAMILY-TREE, ETC CHARTS Selecting CHARTs or ETC from an EXIT menu loads the charts sub- system from disk and displays the Action Bar menu for the chart options. Using the left/right arrow keys shows the following capabilities of the Charts sub-system: CHARTS ...... Select type of Chart ... OPTIONS ..... Specify Options & Parameters ... EXIT ........ Exit CHARTS; Go to ... The CHARTs (Charts - Part I) option provides for specification of the desired function; Pedigree Charts, Ancestors, Descendants, Family-Groups, etc. The ETC (Charts - Part II) option provides additional charts; Family History, Utilities, Ancestors and Pedigree. (The Ancestors and Pedigree charts within ETC are different from the ones available using CHARTs.) The OPTIONS keyword provide the capability to route reports to your printer and/or disk. The EXIT keyword options permit the termination of the Charts sub-system and transfers to the specified system. After selecting the CHARTs (or ETC) keyword from the Action Bar, a Pull-down menu similar to the following will be displayed for chart selection: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�(CHARTs)� � 1. Pedigree .... Standard Pedigree Chart � � 2. Descendants . Indented Free-Form Descendants Chart � � 3. Ancestors ... Indented Free-Form Ancestors Chart � � 4. Family ...... Family Group Charts � � 5. Relations ... Family Relationships � � 6. Link ........ Ancestor-Descendant Link Chart � � 7. Scan ........ Partial Name Scan/Search � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴(ETC)� � 1. Family History . Book Format � � 2. Utility ........ 'Dump' of .DB1 database � � 3. Ancestors ...... Ancestors Chart � � 4. Pedigree ....... Pedigree; Page Format � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Based upon the type of Chart that you selected, Pull-down menus will appear to prompt you for parameters required and options available in the chart generation. 13 PINE CONE SOFTWARE CHARTS, Pedigree Selecting 'Standard Pedigree Chart' from the Pull-down menu creates an additional Pull-down that basically prompts for values for the generation of the selected chart ... �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 1. Pedigree .... Standard Pedigree Chart � � 2. Descendant�袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 3. Ancestors � 1. Select Individual � � 4. Family ...� 2. Dates Date Format � � 5. Relations � 3. ID #'s Identification #s � � 6. Link .....� 4. Generations Number of Generations � � 7. Scan .....� 5. NotePad Note Pad Data � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴캤 6. Run Generate Chart � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The minimum entries required to generate the chart are the identification of the Individual ... <1>, and the actual running of the chart ... <6>. Optional entries, which request parameters using Pull-down menus, may be selected to taylor the chart to your specific needs. The following is a brief description of the various entries: . SELECT - Allows the sel- �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 ection of the Individual � Find ... � that is to be used as the � __________________________ � basis of the chart. Enter 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� the Individuals name in the Pull-down window ... using the up/down arrow keys, scroll through the names that are retrieved; press the when the desired individual is found. Press to return without making changes. . DATES - Allows the specification of �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 various date formats, with the � 1. � ddmthyyyy � default being the <4> - 'Do not � 2. � mthyyyy � print dates'. Press to � 3. � yyyy � return without making changes. � 4. Do not print dates � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� . IDs - Used to control printing of �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� the internal record numbers on the � 1. Do not print ID #'s � chart. The printing of ID #'s is � 2. Print ID #'s � primarily intended as a 'debugging' 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 aid. The default is <1> - 'Do not print ID #'s'. Press to return without making changes. . GENERATIONS - Used optionally to control �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� how many generations will be used in the � Generations = __ � chart. The default value is 4. 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 14 FAMILY-TREE, ETC . NOTES - Used to control the �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� printing of the Note Pad � 1. Do not include NotePad data � for the selected person. � 2. Include NotePad data � Default is <2> - 'Do not 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 include NotePad data'. . RUN - Instructs the system to generate the requested chart. CHARTS, Descendants Selecting 'Indented Free-Form Descendants Chart' from the menu creates a Pull-down menu, similar to that described for 'Pedigree' ... with the addition of the item #6, Spouse ... . SPOUSE - The �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 Descendants Chart � 1. Select Individual � normally does not � 2. Dates Date Format � shows the spouses � 3. ID #'s Identification #s � of individuals; � 4. Generations Number of Generations � however, you can � 5. NotePad Note Pad Data � optionally include � 6. Spouse Spouse Information � the Spouse names. � 7. Run Generate Chart � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� CHARTS, Ancestors Selecting 'Indented Free-Form Ancestors Chart' from the menu creates a Pull-down menu, with menu items similar. CHARTS, Family-Group Charts The 'Family-Group Chart' displays information about a family unit - with the selected Individual being one of the parents. . MULTIPLE - The 'multiple' item within the menu permits the display of 'multiple marriage/family' information for individuals that have more than one spouse. The default for this option is <1> - 'Do not display multiple' �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � 1. Do Not Display Multiple Marriages of Individual � � 2. Display Multiple Marriages of Individual � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 CHARTS, Relations The 'Family Relationships' displays the relationship between two individuals - the Pull-down �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� menu therefore requires the � 1. Select 1st Individual � selection of two individuals.� 2. Select 2nd Individual � � 3. Run Generate Chart � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 15 PINE CONE SOFTWARE CHARTS, Link The 'Ancestor-Descendant Link Chart' displays the individuals between a known ancestor/descendants ... two individuals must be selected prior to selecting 'Run'. CHARTS, Scan The 'Scan' function allows the specification of a name (or portion of), and displays Names, Birth/Death Dates. CHARTs ETC, Family History The 'Family History 'Book' is a descendants charts formatted to read as 'text' - the Book is based upon the most distant direct ancestor (Generation #1) of the person selected. . CHANGE - The change �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� option 'flips' names � Names are 'Firstname Lastname' � that are entered in � Change Names to 'Firstname Lastname' � a 'Lastname, First' 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 format to the preferred 'Firstname Lastname' format. CHARTs ETC, Utility Dump Selecting UTILITIES from the Etc menu results in an automatic 'data base dump' of all records of the .DB1 data base, in record number sequence. Pressing while data is printing on the screen will interrupt this function. The printouts will include Name of Individual, Sex, Names of Parents, Spouse(s), Children, Dates of Birth/Death. CHARTs ETC, Ancestors The Ancestors Chart within the ETC sub-system is a top-down chart with Names, Date, Place information ... all individuals within a generation are shown together, with the selected individual being Generation #1. The standard genealogy numbering system is used to denote relation- ships. (Individual is 'n', Father is 'n*2', Mother is 'n*2 +1'.) This chart is basically unlimited in the number of generations that it will display. (See Ancestors Chart in the CHARTs module for an indented format ancestors chart.) CHARTs ETC, Pedigree The Pedigree Chart within the ETC sub-system is a condensed ped- igree chart - condensed in the sense that if individuals for a 16 FAMILY-TREE, ETC particular branch of a tree are unknown, 'empty' pages will not be generated. The Pedigree Chart shows five generations per page, with 'off-page connectors' indicating the continuation pages. Data shown on the chart includes Names, Spouse, Birth/Death/Marriage Dates and Places. CHARTS, OPTIONS Select OPTIONS from the Action Bar menu for the specification of 'global options' - options that remain in effect for all of the charts functions - and are primarily used to control printer and screen output. The Pull-down menu for OPTIONS is as follows: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 � 1. Printer Direct Print � � 2. Diskette Spooled Print � � 3. Pause Bottom-of-screen � 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� . PRINTER - Used to direct Charts �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 directly to the printer (LPT1:) � 1. Do Not Print Reports � the same time that the information � 2. Print Reports � is being displayed on the screen. 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This option may result in print lines 'dropping' data (trun- cated on the right) if the data line is greater than 80 characters (132 characters for Pedigree Chart). The width of the data generated is normally controlled by the 'Generations' option. The default is <1> - 'Do not Print Reports'. When printing reports with <2>, the printer uses the 'normal' printer codes (Pedigree chart uses 'condensed'). . DISKETTE - The Pull-down menu �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� provides the capability to cap- � 1. Do not write to Disk � ture charts in the disk file � 2. Write Reports to Disk � 'FT-ETC.RPT'. Using this feature � 3. Erase Reports on Disk � permits the maximum width data � 4. Print Reports on Disk � to be printed. 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 <1> Do not write to Disk - charts/reports will not be written to the disk file. <2> Write Reports to Disk - this initializes the disk file - all reports that are RUN after this selection will be captured in the disk file. <3> Erase Reports on Disk - this will 'delete' all reports that have accumulated in the disk file; be sure to 'Print' before selecting this option. If reports are printed and 'erase' is not selected, additional reports will be added to the end of the existing file. <4> Print reports on Disk - Will �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 print all reports that have � Specify Printer Width � accumulated since the file had � ___ Characters � been OPENed with option <2>. 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 17 PINE CONE SOFTWARE Prior to printing, you will be prompted for a 'Printer Width' ... if your reply is 80 (or less) the 'Normal' spacing will be used for printing. If the Width is greater than 80, 'Compressed' mode printing will be used. Using 'Normal' mode printing, it is possible for the actual print lines to be wider than the printer - if this is the case, FT-ETC will print the report in 'strips' ... the 1st strip will be columns 1-80, 2nd strip is columns 79-158, etc (2 column overlap between strips to help with align- ment of pages when strips are cut'n'pasted together). Condensed mode printing - for the standard 8�"x11" paper, specify a Printer Width of 132 characters. (8" printable paper width) x (16.5 chars/inch) = 132 . PAUSE - When printing �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴拷 data on the screen, the� 1. Pause at bottom of Screen � system will normally � 2. Do Not Pause at bottom of screen � 'pause' at the bottom 聃컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� of the screen - this options allows you to disable the 'pause'. 18