Command Tool

It is a simple text tool which shows how the user actions performed using the grapic tools transform into the command language layer interfaced to the Data Base. It also contains Macro option that facilitates macro recording, editing and executing.

Command Tool contains

Menu Bar with:
- File button
  - Quit button quits application.
- Macro option with:
  - Macro Name label,
  - Execute button, that starts selected macro.
  - Select... button that brings up the File Selection Box, with which user can select new macro file.
  - Edit button which invokes mini-editor and starts editing the currently selected maco. Click on Save button of the Edit window to save changes.
  - Clear button deletes the content of the curently selected macro file.
  - Start/Stop recording toggles appending to the currently selected macro file.
- Help button which starts Netscape navigator.
History window that shows already executed commands. User can reissue the command double clicking on it.
Command window in which user can enter any command and send it for execution by hiting RETURN key.

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Grzegorz Pojmanski / gp@sirius.astrouw.edu.pl