EVERHART@arisia.dnet.ge.com (03/27/90)
AnalytiCalc will save and restore spreadsheet files from the cursor down and right only. This was implemented to allow one to readily combine sheets or save partials. It also asks questions about how far down and right to go, and allows one to save between a min and max range down and right. The keypad files supplied move to cell A1 before starting to allow the whole sheet to be saved (on the assumption this is what is generally wanted). I generally use commands PPX and GPX to ensure all characters of the command are filled in with something. If you just use return to the range questions, they default to everything in the sheet. It's also faster than typing in any numbers at that point. The manuals cover this, but then the manuals ARE rather lengthy and this was a very early design decision. The GPR commands will get and relocate a sheet saved from one area into another, on the assumption it was saved starting at A1 and is to be restored starting somewhere else. Makes combining sheets pretty easy. Glenn Everhart