8.2    Selecting

8.2.1  Overview

       The 'seLect' button on the List screen remains depressed
       when clicked, meaning you are "select mode" (click again
       or type L to release).  Note that some functions, such as
       Sort, are disabled while in select mode: all you get is a
       "beep".

       Select lets you operate on GROUPS of records from the
       current List.  When it is depressed, you can PgUp/PgDn,
       etc, through the List, clicking records once to highlight
       them; again to select; and once more to DE-select.

       (If keyboarding, use Tab or arrow keys, and <Enter>)

       Selected records are marked by an  arrowhead to the left
       of the relevant List display line.

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       NB: Records do not STAY selected after button is released.
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       There are several buttons on the List screen which perform
       operations on a group of records selected in that way,
       namely 'Include' thru 'Paste'.  These are explained below.
       But first...

8.2.2  The Select Sub-Menu

       When the 'seLect' button is clicked, a sub-menu appears:
       five vertical buttons enclosed by a square cyan bracket.
       The bracket indicates which List commands apply ONLY to
       seLected records, and the buttons are there to make life
       easier.  Selecting records individually can get tedious.

       Button Label/Equivalent Key    Function
       ------------ --------------  -----------------------------
       <                   <        - select this page         *
       ð  (ASCII 240/F0h)  =        - select a set of pages    *
       ä  (ASCII 228/E4h)  Z        - select entire List       *
       #                   #        - report total selected
       U                   U        - jUmp to highlighted
                                      record (for viewing)

                                    * - NOT IN FREEWARE VERSION

       If you click the second button or type = a dialog box
       appears asking you to give a SET of pages by page number.
       Enter two numbers within the allowable range (stated).

       U (jUmp) lets you check records in detail and move about,
       but all update functions, Exec, and so forth are disabled
       while you are seLect mode.  To recover these functions you
       must return to the List and release the 'seLect' button.

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       NOTE:  RE-selecting any record that is ALREADY selected
              DE-selects it (seLect is a toggle switch).

              This means, instead of selecting 14 records on one
              page individually, you can select the whole page,
              then DEselect two!
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8.2.3  Include

       With records selected, click Include or type I to drop
       (from the LIST only, NOT the database) all items NOT
       selected.

       Include ignores the current record.  In other words, the
       current record remains in the List whether selected or
       not.

8.2.4  Exclude

       With records selected, click eXclude or type X to drop
       (from the LIST only, NOT the database) all items SELECTED.

       eXclude ignores the current record.  In other words, the
       current record remains in the List whether selected or
       not.

8.2.5  Redate

       With records selected, click Redate or type R to alter the
       date of all currently selected items (to a date you
       specify).

       This pops up a dialog box and puts you into edit mode, to
       enter a date.  There is thus no 'Cancel' button: just hit
       Esc.  If you hit <Enter> after inputting a Year, or click
       anytime, anywhere, then assuming the date you entered is
       valid, all selected items will be modified - fast.

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       You can interrupt this but you will have to be very quick.
       Just click or hit any key.
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       The whole date can be "nul" (nothing).  And you can enter
       a nul year alongside a valid day/month (or month/day).
       (The date format is as specified in the DateStyle= line of
       your BLUEBOOK.INI file.)

8.2.6  Delete

       With records selected, click Delete or type D to delete
       all currently selected records.  You ARE requested to
       confirm this!

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       VERY IMPORTANT:

       You are DELETING records from the DATABASE - NOT excluding
       from the List.  Be careful.

       You can interrupt this but you will have to be very quick.
       Just click or hit any key.
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       This 'bulk delete' ignores the current record: to delete
       that you must return to the Main screen and click 'Del'.

       (A bit annoying but logically necessary, unfortunately.)