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/*
TIMIT.DOC
Version 1.0
May 9, 1990
Programmer: Lamar O. Keller
209 Overlook Road
Savannah, GA 31410
912/897-6567
Description:
TIMIT is a time logger to keep track of PC-Pursuit, Starlink, GENIE,
CompuServe, etc. time usage. The program will create individual time
logs for each application to be timed. The program maintains an ASCII
file(s) that contain log-on date, time, session elapsed time, and
accumulated elapsed time since the last reset. The file(s) records elapsed
time in hours, minutes, and seconds up to 1000 hours. The timer may be
reset at any time.
Usage:
To start the timer for a session, type
timit 1 filnam <ntr>
where filnam = DOS filename for ASCII file, with NO extension
To stop the timer for a session, type
timit 2 filnam <ntr>
To reset and initialize the timer for a new log, type
timit 3 filnam <ntr>
The 3 switch MUST be used first for a time log to initialize the timer
log and to place a title header at the top of the text file.
To automate the timer, the timer may be started and stopped from batch
files or your communication program script files.
The time information is maintained in an ASCII file(s) named filnam.TXT.
This file(s) may be viewed with the DOS TYPE command, a text editor, or
word processor. Of course, the file(s) may be printed with the DOS
PRINT command.
filnam.TXT may be erased if desired. TIMIT will create a new .TXT
file(s) if needed. filnam.TXT is updated whenever the timer is stopped
( TIMIT 2 filnam ).
Examples:
To keep track of usage on PC-Pursuit, first initialize the timer with
timit 3 PURSUIT
After initialization, the timer may be started with
timit 1 PURSUIT
and stopped with
timit 2 PURSUIT
For GENIE, use
timit 1 GENIE (after initialization for the GENIE log)
etc.
As many logs may be created as desired.
How it works:
TIMIT uses two files for each time log - filnam.TXT and filnam.BIN. The
TXT file is described above. filnam.BIN is a one record binary file
that maintains session starting date and time, and the total elapsed
time since the last reset.
TIMIT requires that filnam.BIN be present for starting and stopping the
timer. If it is erased, it will be recreated when the timer is reset
( TIMIT 3 filnam ).
TIMIT is not TSR, therefore any potential interferences are eliminated.
TIMIT gets it's time information from DOS. If the DOS date/time is
incorrect, the date/time recorded by TIMIT will also be incorrect.
However, assuming that you don't change the DOS date/time between
starting and stopping TIMIT, the indicated elapsed times will be correct.
TIMIT was written in Microsoft C, and optimized for execution speed.
Disclaimer:
No warranty of any kind is offered with this program. The author of
the program assumes no liability for any damages, consequential or
otherwise, that may arise from the use of this program.
Payment:
TIMIT is a shareware software product, and is not free. If you find
it useful, please send a payment of $10.00 and your name and address to
the program author. Your payment will support the shareware concept.
Registered users will receive the source code, if requested, and updates
at no cost. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Revision History:
Rev 0.0 4/30/90
Initial Release as PCP_TIM.EXE
Rev 1.0 5/9/90
Released as TIMIT.EXE. Added capability for multiple time log creation
and maintenance.
*/