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Well, After several different method trials, I finally got a record save routine that isnt bound to any user defined field list - it just doesnt care! And here is a screenshot of the VERY FIRST record PUT into a test database consisting of 6 fields.:

unsigned char fname[11]; // character string of 10 chars (11 is terminator)

unsigned char lname[11];

unsigned char bday[9];

unsigned char atari; // single char (char or bool type)

long costa; // numeric type

long costb;

Data populated into the fields (so you can see the values):

strcpy(fname, "first-name");

strcpy(lname, "last--name");

strcpy(bday, "20240226");

atari = 'T';

costa = -123498; // -1234.98

costb = 98712; // 987.12

Going to work on the get routine now.

I also added a couple of functions to print the structure, and generate a piece of C code for the db structure to include in a program, revised the menu a bit, streamlined how I had implemented unsaved changes checks, and open file indicators (now on the bottom line). And I dropped the 2nd "table" art that appeared in the backdrop, now its just a DB icon in ATASCII. And I changed the CHAR type to TEXT (for strings), and created a new CHAR type for single chars - effectively the same as BOOL. I'm debating if I force logical adherence for bools at time of put (code size vs letting user program limit input).

I'll do another video after I get record GETs completed. And I will blog about it once I get it ready for use, and the example program complete. THe record starts at "first", and ends at the last "heart". The final character (04) is the data terminator.