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Monday, July 1, 2002	Issue 5	VOLUME 1 ISSUE 5

TOPICS

News & Notes

Tips & Tricks

Tech Corner

Xbasic CliniX

CONTENTS

Version 5 is REALLY Close!!

Alpha Plans Integration between Alpha Five and QuickBooks

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Get a Handle on Alpha Five's Files

Understanding Referential Integrity

Bubble Help in Alpha Five version 5

Define a Starting Position for Labels

Auto-Increment Improved Again

Custom Toolbars

Barcoding in Alpha Five - Part 1

Solving a Word Processor Challenge

Pass the Objects Please

Version 5 is REALLY Close!!

Alpha Five version 5 is nearly ready. According to Richard Rabins, all the major problems have been solved, and they are now concentrating on tying up the loose ends and polishing the final product.

Alpha Plans Integration between Alpha Five and QuickBooks
Alpha Five and Intuit (the makers of Quickbooks®) have been talking about developing a tight integration in their software, permitting data transfer between the two products. This will allow developers and end users to integrate the two more easily, and should result in an increase in the use of Alpha Five.

We'd like to know what comments you have about this venture. If you have any suggestions about specific or general features you would like to see, please e-mail richard@alphasoftware.com.

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New section begins this month. We need your input!
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Get a Handle on Alpha Five's Files
TC065
by Jerry Brightbill

Ever wonder what all those files in your database folder contain? Join Engineer and Alpha Five developer Jerry Brightbill as he brings insight into Alpha Five�s data files.
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Understanding Referential Integrity
TC057
by Dave Sander

Dave Sander brings us an article on the hows and whys of referential integrity and linking tables. Join Dave as he sheds light into a little understood but very important aspect of creating your databases.
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Bubble Help in Alpha Five version 5
TC064
by Steve Workings

Out of the multitude of new tools coming in Alpha Five version 5, Steve introduces us to �Bubble Help�. An easy to create, help message for the user, also gives more flexibility and power than you might first suspect.
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Define a Starting Position for Labels
TP063
by Stan Mathews

Here's a very clever (and simple) way to define which label to start on when you have a sheet of labels that isn't full.
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Auto-Increment Improved Again
TC066
by Ray DiFazio

Thanks to a suggestion by Ira Perlow, here's the latest improvement in the auto-increment script.
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Custom Toolbars
TC056
by Bill Warner

By customizing the toolbar, you can make your app easier to use, and prevent unwanted actions by users.
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Barcoding in Alpha Five - Part 1
TC061
by Craig Schumacker

In the first of 3 articles, Craig tells us how to set up Alpha Five for barcoding.
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Solving a Word Processor Challenge
TC062
by Robert Tishkevich

See how Alpha Five made life a whole lot easier for law enforcement.
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Pass the Objects Please
TC069
by Jim Chapman

Ever wondered what the built-in table object is?
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