Determining the TPM File Name of a Valdocs Indexed File

          This technical information is provided by Epson Systems Product
          Support Group.  While it should prove useful to you we cannot
          guarantee that it will hold true in every instance.

          We assume that you are starting this procedure from the module
          you need to use.  For example purposes only we are starting from
          the Editor module.

          Locating the Indexed file

          1.   Press INDEX.

          2.   In the Index locate the file for which you need the TPM file
               name.  Make a note of the date and number of that file.  For
               example purposes here we will use the Index date and number
               ( 26 Nov 84  11 ).

          Creating the TPM file name

          3.   In all instances where ".ext" is used in a TPM file name it
               is up to you to supply the correct extension.  The table at
               the end of this procedure shows which extensions go with
               which modules and types of files.

               The TPM file name for every indexed file is composed of a
               date and an Indexer file number.  The first 2 characters of
               the TPM file name are the year the file was created.  Our
               example will start looking something like this:

                    84 _ _ _ _ _ _.ext

          4.   The next character of the TPM file name is the month the
               file was created.  The months Jan.-Sep. correspond to 1-9,
               respectively, and the months Oct.-Dec. correspond to A-C,
               respectively.  The TPM file name now looks like this:

                    84B _ _ _ _ _.ext

          5.   The next 2 characters of the TPM file name are the date of
               the month the file was created. Now the example is:

                    84B26 _ _ _.ext

          6.   The last 3 characters of the TPM file name are the Indexer
               file number for that file, so our example looks like this:

                    84B26011.ext

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           7.  Finally, since our example file came from the Editor index,
               the table shows that the extension should be "VAL" like
               this:
                    84B26011.VAL


                          Non-Indexed File Name Extensions

                         File Type  |   Module    |  Extension
                         -----------|-------------|-----------
                         Document   | Editor      |    .VAL
                         Worksheet  | Spreadsheet |    .SPR
                         Data base  | Cardfile    |    .VCF
                         Graph      | Draw        |    .GRF








































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