Thank you very much.
I have now succeeded in making a database for my credit and bank accounts.
I filled in one card's information as a test and it worked just fine. It
did require a little more fiddling with the definitions than described in
the steps, but I figured out what I had to do and when there was an error
in creating the database I went in and fixed the problems.
Now is there a way I can make a copy of the database definition file to
share with anyone who would be interested in using it? I also would like
to backup my database, including data, in case I ever lose my working copy.
Do I just backup the keylist folder? I don't want to have the same problem
I had with the database I made a few years ago. There seems to be more to
keylist database creation and maintenance than just keeping the two files
that are the definition file and the actual database file that contains
your records, so I don't know what the extra step to restore these files to
working order might be. If dumping the files back in the folder worked
than I shouldn't have had to redo the database at all I would think, so I
must have done something wrong, or passing databases between versions
doesn't work automatically.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
Assistive Technology Trainer
http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] keylist database creation
This is how to create a KeyList Database if you are a BN BT.
1. From the Main Menu, press W.
2. Press C to create a document.
3. At the "drive" prompt, press F.
4. Press Backspace with X to cycle through the types of document types.
5. At the "Create a KeyList Definition file" prompt, write in the name
for your database and press Enter.
6. The top of your document will let you know that "Computer Braille is
required".
7. At this prompt, insert any name you choose, such as "address list".
8. Press B-chord I to insert a file.
9. At the "insert document from which drive" prompt, select the Flash
Disk.
10. At the "select folder" prompt, select the KeyList folder.
11. At the "list of files" prompt, press Space with X to see "All files
in KeyList folder."
12. Press Enter at the "address list" file.
13. Your file will be inserted into the newly created document and
places you at the bottom of the file.
14. At the top of the file, you will see "data base address list".
15. Delete the words "address list" and replace them with the name of
your desired data base.
16. Be sure to initial cap the first letter of the first word.
17. Each line will begin with a number and comma, (field names followed
by a comma), then the field type followed by a comma. Field label is in
quotation marks.
18. Delete fields you do not want by deleting lines from the number.
19. Leave a number at each new line.
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