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From: ervin@pinbot.enet.dec.com (Joseph Ervin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: HP48SX Phone number manager V1.3
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Date: 18 Jan 91 19:05:08 GMT
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A couple of notes to remember:  The program uses the lower 5 or 6 user flags to
maintain internal state, so you should make sure that they are clear before
starting the program.  I have made changes to my code to do this
automatically, and to save the state of all flags at startup and restore them
on exit, but I am waiting for more feedback from the USENET regarding bugs
and/or ideas for new features before I release another version.

One feature I forgot to mention:  Entering an asterisk ("*") as the search
string will cause the SEARCH algorithm to display the entire list.  This can be
handy in case you've forgotten someone's name, or want to go through the list
and delete entries you no longer need.

Also, I intentionally made the output of the SEARCH algorithm appear
above the bottom of
the display to allow multiple lines of text in the :NUMBER:  field. 
This facilitates storing work 
home phone numbers on two lines; just insert a line feed when entering
or editing the :NUMBER: 
field.

I have considered trying to make the program more general in nature so that it
could be used as a general information storage/retrieval utility.  If you
have ideas regarding this, please reply or send mail.  

Regards,

>>>Joe Ervin