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- SetTime 1.0 documentation
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- This software is FreeWare !
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- PURPOSE
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- Set the correct time with a simple CLI script. Why I wrote this anyway ?
- Because I think it is simple but effective and mainly I haven't got a
- clock inside my Amiga. You can save about $25 with a bit work. You have
- to set the correct date only once a day, and the correct time at every
- startup procedure.
-
- And why is it worth ? Why you need a clock or this script ?
- - it is a must if you are a programmer, where your source files have to be
- maintained by a makefile
- - you can use fine the Workbench View by Date option
- - you can use other dir utils' date sort function
- - you have more chance to find the new files after an unneeded installation
- - you have more chance to find fileviruses
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Any Amiga, works fine with min. Kickstart 2.0 and Workbench 2.0.
- It needs the C:Date command.
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- INSTALLATION
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- 1: Copy the SetTime script with icon to WBStartup, or execute it separately
- when you need.
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- 2: Insert a line in the startup-sequence like this:
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- C:Date 9-9-95 10:52
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- With this method you have to set the date only once a day (modifying the
- startup-sequence). The correct date is set after a completed startup
- procedure.
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- USAGE
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- Every day you turn on your Amiga, modify the startup-sequence to set the
- correct date.
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- At every startup procedure set the correct time with this little script.
- You have to write only the time, ie. 10:52.
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- If the time you set wasn't correct, the second window won't be displayed.
- So you have to try again. Set a hot key to do this.
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- If you are sure that you won't write anywhere, you haven't got to do these.
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- THE SCRIPT
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- C:Date ? <CON:100/100/110//SetTime >NIL:
- C:Date >CON:100/100/250//It's.../WAIT/CLOSE
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- You can modify as you want this script. It's a script with some trick.
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- ? - with this it will wait the input
- <CON:... - with this the input will be from that window
- >NIL: - with this the 'DAY,DATE,TIME,TO=VER/K:' won't be displayed
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- >CON:... - with this the output window will be that
- /WAIT - with this the window won't be closed after displaying the time
- /CLOSE - with this you will have a close gadget
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- You can close the window with a CTRL \ too.
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- The second window won't be displayed if you set a wrong time, because the
- first date will return with a return code 20 (RETURN_FAIL) and the script
- will stop.
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- HISTORY
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- 1.0 - First public release.
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- FUTURE
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- No ideas.
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- TESTED ON
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- Amiga 1200 with:
- - 4 Mb fast ram, made by DERKO
- - 405 Mb Conner CFS425A winchester, 2.5"->3.5" adapter made by DERKO
- - 2x speed Sony CDU-55E CD-ROM
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- OTHER PRODUCTS
-
- LessSeek 1.1 - Small validatewait like program
- on Aminet: disk/misc/LessSeek11.lha
-
- ChipPeek 2.0 - A practical mempeek with AGA support
- on Aminet: gfx/misc/ChipPeek20.lha
- THE AUTHOR
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- Szabolcs Petho
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- e-mail: petho@fa.gau.hu
- petho@spike.fa.gau.hu
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- s-mail: Szabolcs Petho
- Gorkij krt. 81.
- 3104 Salgotarjan
- HUNGARY
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- Send your suggestions, bug reports, if you have !
-
- Bye,
- Szabolcs
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