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Last modified: 12 September 1995
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NAME

fbez - run FirstBase EZ-Instructional menu shell

SYNOPSIS

fbez

DESCRIPTION

Fbez runs the FirstBase EZ-Instructional menu shell. This menu provides the entry point to all of the FirstBase EZ-Instructional submenus. Fbez provides an easily learned, fill-in-the-blanks method of running tools from the FirstBase. In addition, a description of the selected tool, usage notes and a list of valid options for the tool are given, along with an explanation of what each option does.

Before a FirstBase tool is actually run, the command is displayed as entered near the bottom of the screen. In this way, FirstBase commands are easily learned for running from a UNIX prompt, or for inclusion in a shell script or menu.

FirstBase tools accessed through fbez will check for the existence of all specified files. This prevents errors due to the misspelling of file names, or non-existing files.

FILES

dbase
default name of FirstBase database and screen.

index
default name of FirstBase index.

*.cdb
actual FirstBase database.

*.map
record map of FirstBase database.

*.idx
index for FirstBase database.

*.ddict
dictionary for FirstBase database.

*.idict
dictionary for FirstBase index.

*.sdict
dictionary for FirstBase screen.

*.idict?
dictionary for FirstBase generators.

$FIRSTBASEHOME/menu_ez/*
standard FirstBase menu shell files.

SEE ALSO

FirstBase User's Guide and Reference Manual.


URL: http://www.firstbasesoftware.com/man/man1/fbez.htm
Last modified: 12 September 1995
Copyright © by FirstBase Software.
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