Local Area Network (LAN) Support


WinDates allows multiple users to share a calendar on a LAN through file sharing. Multiple users can open a calendar file on a shared drive and add or modify events in the file. As events are added or modified, other copies of WinDates that have the calendar file open will automatically recognize and show the event changes. This is useful for scheduling meetings, reserving conference rooms or other resources, and tracking vacations, holidays or birthdays.

To share a calendar file, create a new file on a network drive (select "Calendar | New") or move an existing file to a network drive (select "Calendar | Move"). The shared network drive can be on a Windows NT or 2000 server, a Windows 95 or 98 computer that has file sharing enabled, a Novell file server, or most any PC network system.

Install WinDates on each computer that requires access to the calendar. One WinDates license is required on each computer (quantity discounts are available). Select the "Calendar | Open" menu item to open the calendar file on the network.

Multiple calendar files can be open in WinDates at one time. This allows you to open both a shared calendar file as well as a private calendar file.