SETUP.DEMO

The SETUP.DEMO command creates a set of demonstration files.

Format

SETUP.DEMO {UPDATING}

The SETUP.DEMO command creates two sets of three demonstration files that are used by the examples in the QM Tutorial Guide and other training materials.

The Library Database

This represents a simple library application

TITLES

Data relating to a book as a title (Title, author, subject, etc)

BOOKS

Data relating to a copy of a book (Date out, reader id, etc)

READERS

Data relating to users of the library

The Sales Database

This represents a simple sales order processing application

STOCK

Data relating to stock held by the shop (Part number, product description, price, etc)

CUSTOMERS

Data relating to customers of the shop (Name, address, etc)

SALES

Data relating to sales (Date, customer, items bought, etc)

If the UPDATING option is present, the original demonstration data and dictionary items are reset but any items added by the user are retained. Without this option, the files revert to their initial state.

The command includes safety checks to avoid overwriting files of the same names that do not appear to be part of the demonstration database.