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   The installation of dBsee 4 will create a group of directories in which
   the various files of the product can be found. The \DBSEE4\BIN directory
   contains the executable file of dBsee 4. Reference this directory
   through the PATH statement defined in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

   When dBsee 4 is run, an initial configuration is activated. The
   configuration parameters are read from the DBSEE.INI file, present in the
   \DBSEE4\BIN directory; if not found there, it is searched for in all the
   directories contained in the PATH environment variable.

   The DBSEE.INI file can be displayed and modified with any text editor. In
   the final part ([project] section), DBSEE.INI contains a list of projects
   developed with dBsee 4 and installed on your computer. dBsee will
   automatically update the DBSEE.INI file whenever projects are added or
   removed. If a new release of dBsee is installed, a backup copy of old file
   (DBSEE.BAK) is created and a new DBSEE.INI file is provided. This new file
   must be eventually be updated manually to include the name and path of
   your projects found in the [project] section in DBSEE.BAK.

   Once the configuration phase is complete, dBsee 4 reads the repository
   of the last project you were working on. Whenever you decide to open a
   different project, it is sufficient to access the Projects-Open
   environment and load the desired project.

   When deciding to create a new project, dBsee 4 copies into the BIN
   sub-directory of the new project directory, a default repository contained
   in the \DBSEE4\TMP\BIN directory. It is not adviseable to modify this
   default repository, because product upgrades will overwrite the contents
   in this directory. In the case that a different default repository is
   wanted, it is sufficient to create a copy of this directory (ex.
   \DBSEE4\NEWREPOS) and link dBsee to this directory, by setting the
   dbtmp parameter in the [environment] section of DBSEE.INI.

   dBsee 4 can also be executed passing a parameter at the command-line
   prompt; the name corresponds to an object defined in dBsee:

Example:

   C:\DBSEE4\PROJECT\SOURCE> dBsee ArtFrm.prg

   In this case, the execution of dBsee 4 proceeds directly to the
   generation of the source code relative to the object indicated
   (ArtFrm.prg).

   Below are some keys that allow to manage the way in which dBsee 4
   interacts with the external DOS environment:

   Alt-Q                   Allows to quit dBsee and return to DOS. In the
                           DBSEE.INI file, the quit parameter in section
                           [dbsee] indicates in which directory to return
                           after exiting.

   Ctrl-O                  Shell to the operating system. To re-enter in
                           dBsee 4, just type EXIT at the command-line
                           prompt. During this phase, the files that make up
                           the repository are closed in order to avoid
                           eventual damages to the project data.

   Ctrl-E                  Allows to call your favourite editor, configurable
                           within the dBsee4 environment
                           (Service-User).