SOIC Manual

CONTENTS:

1. WELCOME TO THE SOIC SYSTEM!

1.1 What is Industry and Occupation Coding?

1.2 The 1990 Architecture

1.3 Entering Vital Records Data Into the SOIC System

1.4 Conventions Used in This Manual

1.5 A Quick Tour of the SOIC System

1.5.1 The Help System

1.5.2 Starting the SOIC System

1.5.3 Opening a Table

1.5.4 Moving About the SOIC System

1.5.5 Coding a Record-and Then the Whole Table

1.5.6 Leaving the SOIC System

2. USER'S REFERENCE GUIDE

2.1 The Parts of the SOIC System

2.1.1 The Data Entry Form

2.1.2 The Title Bar

2.1.3 The Menu System

2.1.4 The Button Bar

2.1.5 The Status Bar

2.1.6 Dialog Boxes to Manage Files and Tables

2.1.6.1 Moving the Focus in a Dialog Box

2.1.6.2 How to Tell if A Dialog Box Element is Selected

2.1.6.3 Text Entry Fields

2.1.6.4 Display Fields

2.1.6.5 List Boxes and Drop-Down Lists

2.1.7 The Message Boxes

2.2 Hot Keys

2.2.1 Hot Keys In Brief

2.2.2 Accessing Help Through F1

2.2.3 ALT+F4

2.2.4 ESC

2.2.5 ENTER

2.2.6 TAB and SHIFT+TAB

2.2.7 The ARROW Keys

2.2.8 DELETE and BACK SPACE

2.2.9 PAGE DOWN and PAGE UP

2.2.10 HOME, END, CTRL+HOME, and CTRL+END

2.2.11 CTRL+C, CTRL+X, and CTRL+V

2.2.12 Field Menu Hot Keys

2.2.13 Record Menu Hot Keys

2.2.14 Code Menu Hot Keys

2.3 How the SOIC System Manages Tables and Files

2.3.1 Userdata.mdb and Other Access Files

2.3.2 How the SOIC System Handles Its Own Tables

2.3.3 How the SOIC System Handles Access Tables

2.3.4 How the SOIC System Handles Xbase Files

2.4 The File Menu

2.4.1 The New Option

2.4.2 The Open Option

2.4.2.1 Opening a Non-SOIC Access Table

2.4.2.2 Opening an Xbase File

2.4.3 The Close Option

2.4.4 The Save Option

2.4.4.1 Save Coded

2.4.4.2 Save Uncoded

2.4.4.3 Save 998 Codes

2.4.5 The Save As Option

2.4.6 The Delete Option

2.4.7 The Import Option

2.4.8 The Export Option

2.4.9 The Print Option

2.4.10 The Exit Option

2.5 The Field Menu

2.5.1 The Undo Field Option

2.5.2 The Suppress Fields Option

2.6 The Record Menu

2.6.1 The First Record Option

2.6.2 The Prior Record Option

2.6.3 The Next Record Option

2.6.4 The Last Record Option

2.6.5 The New Record Option

2.6.6 The Find Record Option

2.6.7 The Undo Record Option

2.6.8 The Delete Record Option

2.7 The Code Menu

2.7.1 The Code Record Option

2.7.2 The Code Table Option

2.7.3 The Code Rest of Table Option

2.7.4 The Code Uncoded Option

2.7.5 The Cancel Option

2.8 The Tools Menu

2.8.1 The Settings Option

2.8.2 The Sort Option

2.8.3 The Show Coding Stats Option

2.8.4 The Database Information Option

2.8.5 The Convert Access Database Option

2.8.6 The Trash Can Option

2.9 The Help Menu

2.9.1 The Help Contents Option

2.9.2 The Help Index Option

2.9.3 The Help Search Option

2.9.4 The About SOIC Option

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Installing the SOIC System on Your Computer

A1. Installation

A2. Copying or Deleting the SOIC System

A3. Possible Error Conditions

Appendix B. SOIC System Data File Formats

Appendix C. The 1998 Insufficient Information Code

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