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WASTE Database

PC-based information retrieval system containing almost 500 references to hard rock tailings research papers. This database was prepared by the Colorado School of Mines under EPA grant #X- 820626-01-0. The code was developed specifically to be user- friendly. To limit data entry by the user, pop-up menus are used for menu selections. The code enables a search among references in the database using either keywords or the name of an author. Further, it facilitates browsing among the references between selected years. An add option within the program enables one to update the database with new references. An "edit option" enables the deletion of unwanted references, or corrections to existing references in the database. The data-base includes references on mill tailings topics from 1970 to 1992. For this first version, the computer code can store up to 10,000 references.

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The WASTE database runs on an IBM compatible PC. The database and the accompanying computer code WASTE are written in dBASE IV 1.1. A dBase IV compiler, Arago Quicksilver 2.5, was purchased from Wordtech Systems Inc. in order to create an executable file (for free distribution) of the code written in dBase IV. To run the database you need to download the following files: README, LIBRARY3.DBF, LIBRARY3.DBT, LIBRARY.MDX, LIBRARYT.DBF, LIBRARYT.DBT, VALIDITY.MEM, and WASTE.EXE. To facilitate the download, we have compressed (using PKZIP) the set of files into one file. The file, "wste.exe" is a self-extracting file which, when downloaded to a PC can be uncompressed by simply typing the file name "wste" at the DOS prompt. After the file has been unzipped, type "waste" to execute the software program.

You can either download the complete set of files (compressed):
Or each of the following files individually:

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