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 from a CD, so long as the CD
       directory that contains the BlueBook program files is your
       current directory.  But you MUST specify a database on a
       WRITEABLE drive at start-up -- see 4.2, below.  If you
       don't, BlueBook will attempt to open a default database on
       the CD (as the current directory) and generate a fatal
       error.

       (Why not run off the CD with some other current directory?
       Answer:  If you do, BlueBook.Exe won't be able to find
       BBMain.Exe unless the CD directory has been added to your
       PATH statement ... NOT recommended.)


       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.