Submission name:	BABY_ED2

Languages:		DATATRIEVE and FORTRAN (and probably used 
			with FMS)

Submittor:		Joe H. Gallagher, Ph. D.
			4GL Solutions
			10308 Metcalf, Suite 109
			Overland Park, KS 66212
			913-894-9550 or 816-276-4068

Description:		BABY_ED2 is a DATATRIEVE functions which uses
			SMG$ calls to emulate the EDT editor.  Many,
			but not all of, the keypad functions have been
			implemented.  This version, version 2,
			supports edit buffers larger than the display
			area on the screen by scrolling. 

Purpose:		To be able to edit text or blob data in a
			DATATREIVE field.  With some care and
			planning it is possible to use FMS and the
			BABY_ED2 to allow for entry or editing of
			fields longer than one line and even larger
			than the size of the screen.  There are
			demonstration definitions, forms, and 
			procedures to show how to do this.

Files in this distribution:

AAAREADME.1ST -		this file

BABY_ED.FOR - 		the FORTRAN code for BABY_ED version 1.  The
			very simple BASIC version appears in DECUS
			Library submission VS0083 on tape VAX88B3 in
			[.USCG] originally submitted by Bert
			Roseberry of the U. S. Coast Guard. 
			I recommend that you use BABY_ED2 because of 
			the bug fixes and performance improvements 
			which have been made including the ability to 
			handel larger text buffers.

BABY_ED.MAR - 		is the MACRO definition linkage file to
			connect BABY_ED (version 1) to DATATRIEVE. 

BABY_ED2.FOR - 		the FORTRAN code for BABY_ED version 2.  See
			documentation in this code for the changes
			and enhancements over verson 1. 

BABY_ED2.MAR - 		is the MACRO definition linkage file to
			connect BABY_ED2 (version 2) to DATATREIVE. 

ENTER_TEST.PRC - 	is a DATATRIEVE procedure that demonstrates
			how to use BABY_ED2 with FMS to enter long
			text fields. 

MODIFY_TEST.PRC - 	is a DATATRIEVE procedure that demonstrates
			how to use BABY_ED2 with FMS to modify long
			text fields. 

TEST.DOM - 		is the DATATRIEVE domain definition for the
			domain TEST which is used to demonstrate how
			to use BABY_ED2 with FMS. 

TEST.FLG - 		is the FMS Forms Language definition of the
			form used to demonstrate how to use BABY_ED2
			with FMS. 

TEST.LIS - 		is the FMS/DESCRIPTION/DISPLAY image of the
			FMS form used to demonstrate how to use
			BABY_ED2 with FMS. 

TEST.REC -		is the DATATRIEVE record definition for the
			domain TEST which is used to demonstrate how
			to use BABY_ED2 with FMS. 

TEST_BABY_ED.PRC - 	a DATATRIEVE procedure to test BABY_ED
			(version 1) with using FMS

TEST_BABY_ED2.FOR - 	FORTRAN code to test (and develope) the
			function subprogram BABY_ED2.  It is much,
			much easier to test BABY_ED2 with this
			FORTRAN main line test program than to keep
			rebuilding DATATRIEVE. 

TEST_BABY_ED2.PRC - 	a DATATRIEVE procedure to test BABY_ED2 
			without FMS.

TEST_BABY_ED_OLD.PRC - 	a DATATRIEVE procedure to test an older
			version of BABY_ED (version 1). 

WW_ALL_LEN.LST - 	a copy of the Wombat Wizard article from
			September 1990 issue of the DECUS newsletters
			which describes how to modify the file
			DTR$LIBRARY:DTRFNLB.MLB to support the
			passing (return from FORTRAN) of fixed
			allocations string longer than 1000
			characters. 

Cautionary Note:	While this version of BABY_ED2 supports 
			editing regions smaller than the full width 
			of the screen, because the background of the 
			screen is not controlled by SMG, there is no 
			practical reason to use editing regions 
			narrower than the full width of the screen 
			because SMG will scroll the editing region 
			thereby corrupting the display beside (and 
			behind) the editing region.  Only when 
			DATATRIEVE uses VAXforms (with SMG at some 
			time in the future) and one can figure out
			how to get the pastboard id of the VAXforms
			form could one successfully use a BABY_ED2
			editing regions less than the full width of
			the screen. 

Compilation Warnings:	There is code in BABY_ED2.FOR which may be 
			dependent on the version of $SMGDEF in your 
			VMS library.  If you get compilation errors 
			or wanings, check the comments in the code 
			near the PARAMETERs in BABY_ED2.FOR to adjust
			the code for your version of $SMGDEF
			definitions.