(c)1993-1997 by J.Bird E-Mail: dragon_stuff@onasticksoftware.co.uk URL: http://www.onasticksoftware.co.uk/diary.htm
Variants: Dragon/OS9
PC (MS-DOS & Windows 3.1)
Bug fixes for version 2:
* Correct handling of leap years
* Correct change of year for events in forthcoming
year.
Improvements/Enhancements for version 2:
* Variable warning period for events
* Monthly reminders
* Minor change of text messages.
Upgrade Notes for V2.03:
* Fix leap year bug
* PC only: Improved front end
Usage Notes for OS9 and MS-DOS Versions:
DIARY is a program which provides early warning of scheduled events. The events are held in a text file named DIARY.TXT located on the default mass storage device:
For OS9: SYS/DIARY.TXT For PC: DIARY.TXT (eg. A:DIARY.TXT or C:DIARY.TXT)
Typical usage would be to run the program as part of the shell 'startup' file (OS9) or AUTOEXEC.BAT (MS-DOS).
Entries stored in the file are of the format:
[(warn_period)-]dd/{mm or 00} event text
where [] indicates an optional parameter, and {} details an option choice.
In its simplist form, a standard entry consists of a date (dd/mm) and the event text eg.
04/06 Mike's birthday
Every year, the program will provide 14 days notice of the event occuring on the 4th June. (This is the only variant supported by pre- version 2 releases).
The program defaults to providing 14 days notice, but this can be changed by using the optional warn period parameter:
5-04/06 Mike's birthday
This will now limit the program to only give 5 days notice of the coming event.
Finally, the program also supports monthly reminders by entering a '00' instead of a month:
15/00 Pay Rent
This will prompt the program to give 14 days notice each month for this event. More often than not, it is these monthly events that the warning time will be reduced upon. Therefore
5-15/00 Pay Rent
is a more likely entry, giving 5 days notice of this event.
Usage Notes for MS-Windows version:
After downloading the Windows file, unzip the 'install.txt' file. This gives details for installation of both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 variants. Full usage details are contained within the on-line help.
Download MS-Windows Diary Program
JRB May 1994, April 1996, Feb 1997