MONTANA DEPARTMENT FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS 

 MRIS Reporting Program 



Statewide data is available upon request. A network version has been installed at the 

 MDFWP headquarters in Helena. 



1.3 THINGS TO REMEMBER 



1.3.1 ff You Get an Error 



The MRIS Reporting Program has been thoroughly tested for all of the commonly 

 used retrievals. However, it is possible that some errors or bugs are still waiting to be 

 discovered. It is also possible that pressing an incorrect series of keys can cause an 

 error message. An error message will appear as a box on your screen with a message 

 containing a line of programming code and the words Quit or Retry. If this occurs, 

 pressing Enter will display where the problem occurred in the program. To print the 

 error message, press Shift-Print Scm which will send the message on the screen to the 

 printer. You are now at the Dos prompt and can restart the reporting program by 

 typing in RPSTREAM. Restart the program and if the same error occurs, before 

 calling for help, first erase all the indices within the directory containing the program 

 using the command from the DOS prompt: C:\MRIS\ERASE *.NTX. A corrupted 

 index can play havoc on any program. Then restart the program and try again. 

 Rebuilding the indices does tsJce some time. If the error still occurs, check Appendix 

 B (Runtime Errors) and call for technical support (Section 1.3.2.) if all else fails. 



1.3.2 Technical Support and Other Assistance 



The MRIS and Natural Resource Information System staff at the State Library 

 provide technical support and answers for a variety of general and technical questions. 

 Call the following numbers for assistance: 



- Janet Decker-Hess, Program Manager and Fisheries Biologist, 752-5501, ext.228 



- GaU Bissell, Wildlife Biologist, 752-5501, ext. 220 



- Denise Davies, Recreation Research Assistant, 752-5501, ext. 228 



- Jeff Hutten, MRIS and CIS Technician, 752-5501, ext. 240 



To receive a copy of the program and accompanying data in hard copy or tabular 

 file, and to answer query questions: 



- Val Jaffe, Natural Resource Information System, 444-5354 



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