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AutoCal -- Version One
(c)1994 by Greg Warren
AutoCal is a very simple schedule, appointments, notes, or anything else re-
minder you can express in an ASCII text file. The program is to be put in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file and automatically searches for text files that are
named using the month, date, and an alphabetic letter that allows more
than one file per day.
setup:
1. Create a subdirectory on your C drive called C:\CALDATA
2. Put the file CAL.EXE into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
use :
1. Use a text editor or a word processor that can create ASCII
files.
2. Enter your text remembering that long files will scroll past
you as they are read from disk.
3. Save your file in the C:\CALDATA directory as follows:
A. If necessary specify the path C:\CALDATA\
B. Next type the first three letters of the month you wish
to be reminded of the message (ex. FEB is February)
C. Next type the day of the month prefixing a zero (0) if
the day is less than ten (ex. 01 =1st)
D. Next you add the index character which starts with "a"
If you have created a file with the index "a" use
the next character "b", etc.
E. Finally add the extention ".cal" and save the file.
An example file name: C:\CALDATA\FEB09A.CAL
will be displayed when you use the computer
on february 9.
How it works:
AutoCal was written in assembly language (my current rave language
at the momment) and this is version one. The program displays
its credits and uses a DOS routine to get the date. Then the
program formats this date into a filename and searches for the
first file with the correct date and index (index characters start
with "a"). If a file is found the program prints the text to
the screen then halts to ask the user if he wants to see the next
file. If yes the program tries to find the file with index "b".
When a file is not found the program quits back to DOS.
This program is free to anyone and everyone in Computer Land. How-
ever I would like to hear any suggestions, improvements, and otherwise. If
you are able PLEASE after downloading and fooling with AutoCal v1 email me on
CompuServe at ID# 70451,2120. If you wish my MASM source code let me know.
Gratefully yours,
Greg Warren, Westwood Ca.