Event´er 1.17 ============== 2-Oct-94 mk Preface ------- The program and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are also copyright (c) by Klaus Muckenhuber. They may be freely distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs. No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the author. Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original unmodified form. The above is generally known as freeware. Please contact me if you have any comments or suggestions !! Disclaimer ---------- No warranties of any kind are made as to the functionality of this program. You are using it at your own risk. Information: ------------ With this software you have a good tool to remember everything you want. Features: --------- * requiers only 12 kB memory (a primary argument!) * the event´s are storend in a data file * multitasking friendly * "gliding" event´s * loading only the Event´s from the current day Installation: ------------- 1. step Copy the hole drawer on your disk. Workbench: move the drawer icon with the mouse (drag & drop) CLI: copy df0:Event SYS:tools/Event all 2. step Add in your "S:user-startup" file the following lines ; Startup Event´er run >NIL: SYS:tools/Event 3. step put in the "S:" directory your data file. Data-File --------- Note: At first Event´er search the data-file in the local directory, second looking in the "S:" directory. The data-file must be named as "Event.data" The Data-File has the following description 1. line Delay time between the event test (default value=50) Normally the value is set on 50 == 1 sec. If you want saving your CPU power set the value on "200" ~2 sec´s You can set the value between -2147483646 and 2147483647 (int) Every value under 0 will have the same effect! 2. line Delay time between the data file test. (default value=60) Normally it will be set the value an 60 == 60 sec. If you edit the file mostly you can set the value on a short number, otherwise you can set a high value if you dont want update from the datafile. You can set the value between -2147483646 and 2147483647 (int) 3. line; first Event TYP 4. line; first Event DATE 5. line; first Event TIME 6. line; first Event MESSAGE 7. line; second Event TYP 8. line; second Event DATE ..... .... .. Event Options: -------------- Event TYP: (these are Flags, combinations are possible) 0 normal (aktiv DisplayBeep + Requester) 1 No DisplayBeep 2 No Requester 4 Quit Event´er 8 Event Weekday If you set this flag the value for the day will be interpreted as weekday: -1.-1.01 every Monday -1.-1.02 every Tuesday -1.-1.04 every Wednesday -1.-1.08 every Thursday -1.-1.16 every Friday -1.-1.32 every Saturday -1.-1.64 every Sunday You can also combine the day´s when you added the Number´s: -1.-1.96 only Saturday and Sunday -1.-1.31 only Monday till Friday -1.-1.05 only on Monday and Wednesday 16 Once feature If you define this option, the event will be displayed minimal ONE TIME! A good reason to use this feature is a birthday. - You want to remember on a spezial day - but the time is not fixed See the following examples: 16 /* Typ: ONCE */ -1.05.30 /* Every year - in may - the 30. day */ 16:00:00 /* Beginning at 16:00 a clock (4:00 pm) */ You must learn! /* Message */ If you start Event´er at 16:15:00 on this day - he will display the above event! Event DATE: Format: yy.mm.dd (Year.Month.Day) ie: 94.09.27 Event TIME: Note: 24 Hours only (no am/pm shit) Format: hh:mm:ss ie: 16:55:09 Event MESSAGE: You can enter everything you want - but only the first 60 characters are loaded and displayed! Spezial Feature: ---------------- With the "-1" statement by date or time you tell Event´er a gliding Event DATE 94.09.10 means 1994 September 10 94.09.-1 means every day in September 1994 94.-1.-1 means evers day 1994 -1.-1.01 means on each first month day -1.04.05 means every year the 4 day in may (ie: birthday..) -1.-1.-1 means every Day DATE with set typ=8 (Weekday) 94.09.01 means every Monday in September 1994 94.-1.06 means every Saturday 1994 -1.-1.-1 means every Day -1.01.05 means every Year in January every Friday TIME -1:00:00 means every full hour 13:-1:00 means every minute in the time between 13:00:00 and 13:59:00 13:00:-1 means every second in the time between 13:00:00 and 13:00:59 -1:-1:00 means every full minute every hour -1:15:00 means every hour 15 mins past beginning and so on.... Example "Event.data" File: ------------------------ 100 ; delay between event test (100 == 2 sec) 60 ; delay between datafile test (60 == 60 sec) 0 94.10.04 19:00:00 normal event like, with gudrun to cinema! 8 -1.-1.31 ; 31 == Mo-Fr 08:00:00 Begin Working ...... 8 -1.-1.31 ; 31 == Mo-Fr 17:30:00 Finshed Working !!!!! 1 -1.-1.-1 20:15:00 looking in television, or forget it! 0 -1.-1.-1 23:30:00 YOU MUST GO TO BED!!! 2 -1.-1.-1 22:59:00 dummy; only a warning - no message 9 -1.-1.01 17:00:00 every Monday, training! 2 -1.-1.-1 23:11:-1 one minute - DisplayBeep!!! 8 -1.-1.00 19:10:00 Computerclub, only Sunday 16 -1.05.04 -1:00:00 Birthday Mike !!! 4 ;Quit 99.-1.-1 -1:-1:-1 set >99< to the current year - save it - Event´er will exit! Remember: Event´er will test your datafile about any modifcation, and if it was modified Event´er will reload the file!! Do not enter empty lines - every event must have 4 lines! WATCH ON CORRECT SYNTAX !!!!! Future: ? graphics interface ? show error messages (in the moment only internal) ? starting other programs ? including time ressource management (Event: start 8:00, end 9:00) ? any wishes ? History: -------- 2-Oct-94 1.17 Fixing a MAYOR Bug - reloading and freeing event´s; (12556 Bytes) 25-Sep-94 1.16 The ONCE Eventtyp is born (12448 Bytes) 24-Sep-94 1.15 now it is possible to fix a group of days ie: Weekend, Mo-Fr.. (13036 Bytes) 18-Sep-94 1.14 added the weekday support (12448 Bytes) 17-Sep-94 1.05 added date support 15-Sep-94 1.02 added the QUIT feature 12-Sep-94 1.01 added the automatic load feature 11-Sep-94 1.0 first realease - privat (10528 Bytes) 4-Sep-94 the idea The Author: ----------- Klaus Muckenhuber Markt 37 A-4625 OFFENHAUSEN AUSTRIA