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10 FL-Formatting language to define output styles | Bookends | |||
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| Bookends: made up of: coded field names -can actually use more fields than are available for input-, text strings, punctuation, style (italics etc.), special codes (tab, return, record number ...) | ||||
10.1 Selection |
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| Bookends: no (only first name and qualifications in personal names; the four digits year in the date field for output purposes) | ||||
10.2 Add
text2. regardless of field presence 3. depending on field presence 4. depending on field content |
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| Bookends: yes | ||||
10.3 Distinguishes among
occurrences of a repeatable field: |
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| Bookends: 2 3 as far as names are concerned for output, punctuation, purposes | ||||
10.4 Produces tagged format output --apart from export routines |
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| Bookends: yes (but cannot output keywords each tagged on a different line) | ||||
10.5 Displays RT (reference type) |
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| Bookends: yes | ||||
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10.7 Offers conditional commands (IF ... THEN ...) |
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| Bookends: no (implied in built-in options to be selected) | ||||
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10.9 Look-up tables to expand acronyms, abbreviations, replace text |
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| Bookends: Journal Glossaries can replace abbreviation while entering data, short/full form when outputting | ||||
10.10 Contextual Record Preview |
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| Bookends: yes | ||||
1. text lists can be modified 2. new lists can be added (new language) 3. text can be present in various fields |
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10.12 Checks format syntax | ||||
| Bookends: no | ||||
10.13 Level of difficulty of the formatting language |
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| Bookends: rich but not complicated, no programming skills required | ||||
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| Multiple choice when choice is multiple (e.g. 1. 2. 3. etc.) number means "yes", its absence means "no: lack of the feature", unless a note states otherwise | Commands menus are indicated between double quotes, specific commands within menus or selection panels are introduced by an arrow, e.g. "Edit" -> Show clipboard, means: "open the Edit menu and select Show clipboard" |
| A/D = ascending / descending sort order | b/e = beginning / end of field or record |
| CDF=Comma Delimited File format | db = database; dbn = database name |
| fn.XXX = filename + name extension | FL = formatting language, i.e.: set of commands to define output styles |
| n: many, undefinite quantity | kw = keyword |
| l/r = left/right | n.a. = not applicable |
| RefID = record, or reference, identifier | RN = record number |
| RT = reference, or document, or record type | sw = software |
| wp = word processor | x-refs = cross reference (e.g.: see, see also...) |
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