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- Any-Time Version 1.0 by RejTech
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- Copyright(c) 1992, RejTech
- P.O. Box 721247
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73172-1247
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- OVERVIEW:
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- ANYTIME is a program which will display the current time in up
- to eleven cities (worldwide) simultaneously. The program uses
- a modern user interface which is very simple to use and can be
- controlled either from the keyboard or with a mouse. The cities
- displayed are selected from a database which currently contains
- over 1300 entries and may be customized using any ASCII text
- editor.
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- INSTALLATION:
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- Simply copy all files to any desired directory.
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- Files contained on the installation disk:
- ANYTIME.EXE - Main Program File
- ANYTIME.CFG - Stores Current Program Configuration
- ANYTIME.DOC - Documentation for ANYTIME.EXE (this file)
- REJTECH.COM - Software Registration Module
- REGISTER.BAT - Batch procedure to print registration form
- and receive a discount for registering both
- ANYTIME and SUNTIME together.
- CITIES.DAT - City Data File
- TIMEZONE.DAT - Time Zone Definition File
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- Both data files (CITIES.DAT and TIMEZONE.DAT) are required for
- operation and must be in the same directory as ANYTIME.EXE.
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- OPERATION:
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- Using this program is very simple. To start the program from DOS
- simply type "ANYTIME" and hit <Enter> at the DOS prompt. When the
- program has been activated, just select one of the 4 buttons shown
- at the bottom of the screen (by pressing the indicated function key
- or clicking on the button with your mouse):
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- [About] - Supplies version and registration information
- about the program.
-
- [Cities] - Allows selection of a new city to replace one of
- the currently displayed cities. Three picklists
- will be displayed in succession to complete this
- process. To select an entry from a pick-list,
- simply scroll thru the list using your mouse and
- the scroll-bar at the right or by using the cursor
- keys. When the desired entry is highlighted,
- press enter or click on that entry to select it.
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- OPERATION (Continued):
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- 1st picklist: Selects a new city to replace an
- existing entry shown on the screen.
- 2nd picklist: Selects the slot containing the old
- entry that is to be replaced.
- 3rd picklist: Selects the time zone associated
- with the new city. Initially, the default
- time zone for the city will be highlighted.
- To select it, simply press <Enter>. Note:
- for automatic daylight savings time adjust-
- ments, always select the default (STANDARD)
- time zone for the city.
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- At any time during this process, you can hit <Esc>
- or click with the mouse cursor outside of the pick-
- list window to cancel the selection.
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- [Zones] - Selects the base time zone for the computer. This
- selection only needs to be made once when the program
- is installed and thereafter only when the time changes
- from STANDARD to DAYLIGHT (or vice versa). This base
- time zone is displayed on line 2 of the program window
- along with the current computer time. This must be
- correct to enable the program to compute the correct
- time in the cities selected.
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- [Exit] - Ends the program. Your current configuration will be
- saved before exiting the program, therefore the next
- time you execute "ANYTIME", the same cities will be
- shown.
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- DATA FILES:
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- The data files CITIES.DAT and TIMEZONE.DAT are simple ASCII text
- files which can be edited with any ASCII text editor. You may add
- or delete cities at will, but fields must begin in the same column
- on each line (one city per line), therefore your text editor should
- not insert any 'TAB' characters. Comment lines may be inserted in
- the files by placing an asterisk in column 1.
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- DATA FILES (Continued):
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- The CITIES.DAT file currently contains over 1300 cities which have
- been compiled from several sources. The program should be able to
- handle up to 2600 entries (128K of data). The current data is
- believed to be correct for the most part, but no guarantee can be made
- as to its accuracy. Latitude and longitude information is not required
- for ANYTIME.EXE, as long as a valid time zone (as defined in TIMEZONE.
- DAT) is entered.
-
- The TIMEZONE.DAT file defines time zones used in CITIES.DAT. All 24
- time zones are currently defined here along with several location-
- specific time zones. For areas where a non-standard time zone is used
- (Saudi-Arabia, etc), a code of 'XXX' should be placed in the 'CITIES
- .DAT' file. This will cause the standard time to be computed based on
- the longitude of the city.
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- Note - The 3-digit time zone code MUST match in both files. If you
- decide to change this in the TIMEZONE.DAT file, you must also
- change each occurance of it in the CITIES.DAT file.
-
- - The program SUNTIME.EXE also uses these same data files. If
- you are using both programs, keep them in the same directory
- so that they may each share a single copy of the data files.
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- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME:
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- If the 'Auto DST' flag in the CITIES.DAT file is set to 'Y' for the
- chosen city, that city is assumed to use the standard "Daylight Savings
- Time" pattern adopted by the United States. Under this system, day-
- light savings time begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the
- last Sunday in October. If a city does not follow this pattern, this
- flag should be set to 'N'. You will then need to manually select a
- time zone corresponding to daylight savings time when it is in effect.
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- SOFTWARE LICENSE REGISTRATION:
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- This program is copyrighted shareware and should be registered if
- you find it useful and intend to use it. A single user registration
- fee is only $5.00.
-
- To register, select the <About> button in the programs main window,
- then select the <Register> button. You will then be prompted for
- required information and a mailable registration form will be
- printed on your system printer. If this process fails or you do
- not have a printer connected to LPT1, send your name, address and
- and $5.00 (Check or MO, U.S.) to:
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- RejTech, ANYTIME Registration
- P.O. Box 721247
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73172-1247.
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- Please state version number so that I can be sure you have the latest
- release.
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- You may freely distribute the original program package to anyone that
- you think might benefit from it, provided all the files stated above
- are supplied intact and unaltered, including the REJTECH.COM file.
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- Thanks for your support.
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- WARRANTY:
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- This program is provided on an AS-IS basis WITHOUT warranty of
- any kind. As with all computer software, it could contain logic
- errors which might give erroneous results. RejTech will not be
- held liable for any damages, whether direct or consequential,
- arising from the use of this software.
-
-
- Please direct any comments or report any bugs to the address given
- above. You may also leave me a message on CompuServe.
-
- Rob Jordan, RejTech
- CompuServe ID: 70515,722
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