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5 	FOREGROUND / BACKGROUND
10 	-----------------------
15 	
20 4.0	STARTING THE SYSTEM
25 	
30 	4.1  TURN FOREGROUND TERMINAL ON AND REMOTE
35 	
40 	4.2  THE FOREGROUND PROGRAM IS CALLED IN FROM THE 
45 	     BACKGROUND TERMINAL, LIKE ANY OTHER COS-300
50 	     UTILITY PROGRAM BY TYPING:
55 	
60 		RUN FGBG  [ /N ]
65 	
70 	     WHERE  N  IS A NUMBER FROM  1  TO  6  INDICATING
75 	     THE NUMBER OF FOREGROUND TERMINALS TO BE USED. IF
80 	     NO NUMBER IS SPECIFIED, THE SYSTEM ASSUMES ONE
85 	     FOREGROUND TERMINAL. TYPE CARRIAGE RETURN KEY AND
90 	     THE SYSTEM WILL RESPOND WITH
95 	
100 	4.3  NAME OF FORM:
105 	
110 	     ENTER FORM NAME BY TYPING
115 	
120 		TESTFG
125 	
130 	     WHEN THE CORRECT NAME HAS BEEN ENTERED, THE FORM
135 	     TO BE USED IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND THE 
140 	     FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IS ASKED
145 	
150 	4.4  IS THIS THE RIGHT FORM:
155 	
160 		RESPOND BY TYPING  Y
165 	
170 	     THE COMPUTER WILL RESPOND WITH
175 	
180 	4.5  OUTPUT,  UPDATE,  APPEND,  OR  INQUIRE:
185 	
190 		RESPOND BY TYPING  I
195 	
200 	     THE COMPUTER WILL RESPOND WITH
205 	
210 	4.6  LABEL OF DATA FILE:
215 	
220 		RESPOND BY TYPING  ACC08F/9
225 	
230 	     THE COMPUTER WILL RESPOND WITH
235 	
240 	4.7  BINARY OR LINEAR SEARCH?
245 	
250 		RESPOND BY TYPING  B
255 	
260 	     THE SYSTEM THEN FILLS IN ALL FIELDS WITH  ? 'S.
265 	     THE  ?  IS A WILD CARD CHARACTER THAT MATCHES ANY
270 	     CHARACTER IN THE DATA FILE AT THIS POSITION.
275 	
280 	4.8  ENTER THE NINE DIGIT PART NUMBER FROM THE LISTING
285 	     CREATED BY THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM ON THE LINEPRINTER.
290 	     YOU CAN INQUIRE ON AS MANY PART NUMBERS AS YOU SO
295 	     DESIRE.
300 	
305 	4.9  AFTER ENTERING THE PART NUMBER TYPE CARRIAGE RETURN <CTRL> L
310 	     THE CONTENT OF THE RECORD WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
315 	
320 	4.10 AFTER VISUALLY MATCHING THE DISPLAYED OUTPUT TO THE
325 	     PREVIOUSLY PRINTED REPORT, MORE PART NUMBERS MAY BE
330 	     ENTERED BY RESPONDING TO  NEW KEY?  MESSAGE WITH A
335 	     Y CARRIAGE RETURN AND REPEATING STEP 4.8
340 	     TO TERMINATE PROGRAM TYPE UP ARROW KEY.



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