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Appointment Scheduler Version 2.02 Documentation
Copyright (C) 1993, DataTek Computer Services.
All Rights Reserved.
SHAREWARE VERSION
PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION IN THE REGISTER.DOC FILE. USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, WITHOUT REGISTERING, BEYOND THE EVALUATION PERIOD IS ILLEGAL.
Installation:
Appointment Scheduler comes with it's own installation program. To install
AS to your hard drive type:
A: (or B: depending on which floppy drive you are installing from)
Press Enter
At the A> or B> prompt type:
INSTALL [drive] where drive is the hard drive that you want
to install Appointment Scheduler onto.
That's it!
See the section on error codes below for solutions to installation errors,
if any.
Overview:
Appointment Scheduler is a complete electronic calendar and appointment
system to keep your schedule organized and clear. AS uses intuitive screen
design to make data entry and editing fast, easy, efficient and productive.
Operation:
When you launch AS, your cursor is in the calendar in the uppoer left corner
of the screen. You may change dates by using the four arrow keys and the plus
and minus keys.
The keys available are:
Alt-L Launch the Pop-Up calculator
Left Arrow Move one day back in time
Right Arrow Move one day forward in time
Up Arrow Move seven days back in time
Down Arrow Move seven days forward in time
Plus Key (+) Move one month forward in time
Minus Key (-) Move one month back in time
**NOTE: AS processes the + and - minus keys by changing it's 'DATE' register
by either +30 or -30 days. Therefore, you will move to a different month
but the DAY and the DATE may NOT be the same.
F10 - Quits AS and returns you to DOS.
As you change dates, Today's Date and the Appt. Date are displayed in the
command window. Here you will also find 'Today-At-A-Glance'. In the schedule
window, the first 3 hours of that days schedule will appear if any exists.
To select a date to edit/view, press Enter.
Calculator:
To activate the pop-up calculator, use the [Alt-L] key combination. You can
activate the calculator from almost anywhere in the program.
Today-At-A-Glance:
This mini-schedule shows you the available time for the day currently
highlighted in the calendar. The |'s mark every half hour and the DAAG runs
the same period as the schedule itself, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm in 15 minute
increments.
Three characters are used to display the day's schedule graphically, they are:
▌ First 15 minutes of a 1/2 hour period
▐ Second 15 minutes of a 1/2 hour period
█ The entire half hour is occupied
Examples:
7 8 9
█▌||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:45am
7 8 9
█|||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:30am
7 8 9
▌|||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:15am
7 8 9
▐▌||| meeting scheduled from 7:15 am to 7:45am
The Schedule:
When you select a date, the command window will change to display your
available options. They are:
Alt-L Launch the Pop-Up calculator
F2 Print Print the schedule for the appointment date currently
displayed
F4 New Date Exit the edit mode and return to the date selection function
F10 Quit Exit the program
When you are in the edit mode, the 7:00 am line in the schedule window will
change color. Whatever line is highlighted is the line you are currently
editting. You can change lines by using the following keys:
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
End
When you are done editting, press F4 to select a new date, or F10 to Quit.
Either key will save your data immediately.
We usually use a | to express a continued appointment, you can use any
character on the keyboard instead of re-typing and entire description.
Ex. To express a 1 hour breakfast meeting you might choose to enter the
data like this.
7:00 Breakfast with George & Mary
7:15 |
7:30 |
8:45 |
This would block the 7:00 to 7:45am slots on the 'Day-At-A-Glance'.
ERROR CODES:
Error Description/Solution
25 Device Fault - Disk write error. Physical problem exists with
the drive. Contact your service representative.
53 File Not Found - Install cannot find the Appt. Scheduler files.
Make sure you are at the A: drive or B: drive prompt.
57 Device I/O Error - An error has occured between your computer and
your hard drive. Contact your service representative.
58 File/Path already exists - The path \AS already exists on the
drive you are trying to install to. Choose another drive.
61 Disk is full - The drive are are trying to install AS on is full.
Choose another drive.
71 Disk not ready - Your floppy drive latch is not closed. Close the
latch.
72 Disk media error - The floppy disk or hard drive has a media
error. Contact your service representative.
75 Access denied - Your floppy diskette or hard drive is write
protected. Remove the write protection feature.
76 Path not found - Install did not properly create the path of the
destination hard drive. Run install again.
77 Invalid drive spec - the destination drive you specified does not
exist.
Call DataTek Technical Support at 215-374-2097 if you are presented with any
other error codes or need help correcting a problem or have any questions
about Appointment Scheduler.
Benefits of Registration:
By registering Appointment Scheduler you will receive the following:
1. The latest versions of AS and a printed manual. (Nothing fancy,
just laser printed with neat page breaks, etc.)
3. An account on our 24-hour support BBS.
4. A certificate worth a 20% discount on one upgrade or 1 other DCS Software
program.
5. Our quarterly newsletter to advise registered users of tips, tricks, new
programs and new versions.
6. The header screen on AS will stop asking if you want to print the
'Order Form' and the ending screen will just go bye-bye
7. The watermark "Printed by Unregistered Appointment Scheduler" will be
removed from the reports.
8. The undying gratitude of our programmers who strive to bring you quality,
useful software at a reasonable cost.