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- -------------------------------------------------------Ver 1.1
- Copyright(C) 1991 Mark R. Juneau
- P.O. Box 1204
- Arvada, CO 80001
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- INDEX:
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- INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- DESCRIPTION OF SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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- LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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- ABOUT SHAREWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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- LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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- INTRODUCTION:
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- TIME SHEET is a program that was developed for people who
- need to maintain a record of their weekly time spent for billing
- purposes. Professional people such as engineers, architects, law
- firms. ad agencies, accountants, ect. all can use TIME SHEET.
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- TIME SHEET is particularly ideal for people who spend most of
- their time at a computer terminal. It provides a quick and easy
- way to maintain a record of your time, and be able to review
- previous weeks time sheets at a glance.
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- FEATURES:
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- TIME SHEET features a maintenance free client data base. This
- means you only have to enter the job number and job name once,
- and the program will begin each consecutive new week with a
- sorted list of last weeks clients. It also checks for any jobs
- which haven't been charged to for more than a week, and deletes
- them from next week's data base.
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- The time spent for services is logged on to the time sheet,
- the program then saves the weekly time to an ASCII file format
- with a unique file name. This allows a central department to
- collect all the timesheet files for the week and import them
- into a spreadsheet program.
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- TIME SHEET has a variety of different configurable
- parameters. If TIME SHEET is being used in a group situation,
- where data files are collected, there are a few parameters which
- should be the same among all the users in that group. Parameters
- such as:
- * Week Ending Day
- * Company Name
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- Other configurable parameters were provided to allow each
- installation with a unique setup specified by the user. These
- parameters are:
- * Employee Name
- * Employee ID Number
- * Data File Path
- * Data File Extension
- * Sound
- * Screen Colors
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- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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- TIME SHEET requires an IBM PC or compatable, with an EGA or
- VGA adapter and monitor. Printing can be achieved through any dot
- matrix line printer, and most laser printers. Also, a real time
- clock must be present and working.
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- INSTALLATION:
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- TIME SHEET may be installed on a hard disk or a floppy. There
- are three methods presented here for installing TIME SHEET on
- both hard and floppy systems. In all three installation
- alternatives there are three files which must be in the same
- subdirectory. The files are:
- TSHEET.EXE (Executable file)
- TSHEET.CFG (Configuration file)
- TSHEET.INX (Index of data files)
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- Installation Alternative #1 (Floppy Drive)
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- Copy the three program files listed above to a floppy disk.
- This will be your program disk. Data files that TIME SHEET
- creates may be placed on your program disk, or if you have two
- floppy drives, have the data files placed on the other floppy
- drive. This is set with the DATA FILE PATH option in the
- Configuration Menu (CHNG CNFG). Be sure to check all
- Configuration settings before entering any data.
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- Installation Alternative #2 (Hard Disk Drive)
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- Create a subdirectory, possibly called \TIME to place the
- three files listed above, but make sure the subdirectory name is
- listed in the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This
- will allow TIME SHEET to be called up without logging to that
- subdirectory. You may wish to store all data files created by
- TIME SHEET in this directory. This is set with the DATA FILE
- PATH option in the Configuration Menu (CHNG CNFG). Be sure to
- check all options in the Configuration Menu before entering any
- data.
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- Installation Alternative #3 (Hard Disk Drive)
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- If your PATH statement is getting too long, you may wish to
- put the three programs files mentioned above, in the same
- subdirectory as your most popular application software (assuming
- it's in your path). You may then specify another subdirectory
- for the data files, which doesn't need to be in your path. Be
- sure to check all options in the Configuration Menu before
- entering any data.
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- GETTING STARTED:
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- The first time you start TIME SHEET it will display the
- message "No Data Found for the week requested. Hit Any key to
- create new file from last week". You will then get a message "No
- Data File Found for last week". This is perfectly normal, TIME
- SHEET now knows this a new setup or new configuration, and is
- ready to accept your input.
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- BUT WAIT! Before you begin to input all your clients, MAKE
- SURE all your configuration parameters are set correctly. Pay
- Particular attention to the Data File Path, File Extension, and
- Week Ending Day. Changing these parameters at a future date will
- result in your data files not being found.
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- To check your configuration, you need to go to the CHNG CNFG
- window at the bottom of the screen. This may be done by either
- moving the green cursor box with your arrows keys all the way to
- the bottom of the screen, or use the TAB or ESC key at any time
- to move to SAVE WEEK, then use cursor right to CHNG CNFG.
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- Once in the Configuration Menu, you can change any of the
- settings by typing over them. To accept the highlighted item or
- continue to next item, simply hit your RETURN key. After going
- through all the parameters, you be offered the opportunity to
- save your settings. To get the cursor back in the time sheet
- area, use your cursor up key.
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- Input your job data (Job Number, and Job Name). The job
- number is essential, because once a week your current client
- list is sorted by job number. The Job data must be listed
- consecutively, meaning no spaces between entries. After
- completing the list, don't forget to SAVE WEEK. The program will
- warn you if you forget, but the warning can be overridden simply
- by ignoring the message. See the Operation section for more
- information.
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- DESCRIPTION OF SCREEN:
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- In the upper left corner of the TIME SHEET screen is the
- current time, and the upper right is the current day and date.
- if any of these values are incorrect, see you DOS Manual on how
- to use DOS's DATE and TIME commands to correct them.
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- The main body of screen is the time sheet. This is where you
- keep track of your time, similar to the traditional time sheet.
- Job information and hours are placed across in rows. The columns
- are described as follows:
- Job No. - The Job Number may be alpha-numeric
- Job Name - The Job Name may be alpha-numeric
- Task Code - alpha-numeric code or task description
- Mn, Tu... - Day of the week where you place your hours
- Total - Automatic per job Totals
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- The bottom of the screen contains eight windows. These are
- the functions currently available in TIME SHEET. They are
- described as follows:
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ PRINT WEEK - Allows the printing of the current
- █ PRNT █ week, or any other week that is currently being
- █ WEEK █ viewed. Printing omits any unused jobs for that
- ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ week. Printing can be done on any laser or dot
- matrix line printer.
- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
- █ EXIT █ QUIT EXIT - This command does NOT save any
- █ DONE █ changes made to the current week. Returns to
- ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ control to DOS
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ SAVE WEEK - Will save the current week's time
- █ SAVE █ sheet to disk, at a location specified in the
- █ WEEK █ configuration menu. The file is saved in an
- ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ASCII file with space delimited fields.
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
- █ THIS █ THIS WEEK - Will display the current week's
- █ WEEK █ time sheet.
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- █ NEXT █ NEXT WEEK - Will display the next week's time
- █ WEEK █ sheet. You can't edit future weeks.
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- █ LAST █ LAST WEEK - Will display the last week's time
- █ WEEK █ sheet. You can't edit previous weeks.
- ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ CONFIGURATION MENU - Allows changing of items
- █ CHNG █ such as Employer Name, Employee Name, ID No.,
- █ CNFG █ Data File Path & Extension, Week Ending Day,
- ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Sound, and Screen Colors. Accept defaults by
- hitting Return. Change by typing over, or
- hitting the space bar to select.
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ VERSION - Displays the version of your copy
- █ VER- █ of TIME SHEET, Also displays the address for
- █ SION █ registration and support.
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- OPERATION:
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- The first time you start TIME SHEET you will of course have
- to input job numbers, names, etc. If you are using TIME SHEET in
- a group environment, MAKE SURE everybody's configured for the
- same Week Ending Day.
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- To check your configuration, you will have to access the row
- of functions at the bottom of the screen. To get to the function
- menu, simply move your cursor all the way down, or at any time
- just use the TAB or ESC key.
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- Notice your cursor enters the menu at the SAVE WEEK. This was
- done to remind you to save your work. You can return to the time
- sheet area at any time by moving the cursor up. Notice the
- cursor goes to the column of the current day. This was done for
- your convenience.
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- There are a few rules that must be followed when using these
- functions;
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- * You must save any changes to the current week prior to
- using any of these commands. If you wish to ignore this
- warning you may, but any changes made during the current
- editing session will be lost.
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- * You are only allowed to save changes to the current week.
- (This means, if your week ends on Friday, be sure to
- complete your time sheet before leaving Friday.)
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- * Be aware, changing configuration parameters such as Week
- Ending Day, or your file extension, will result in loss
- of any previous time data base. It's not that the data is
- destroyed. TIME SHEET just can't find it because the
- weekly file names contain the the week ending date.
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- In no time at all you are moving around the TIME SHEET screen
- without any problem. To return to DOS, hit EXIT DONE or ESC
- twice, but remember to save any changes (if you wish) prior to
- doing so.
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- As you start accumulating weekly time data, you may notice
- the Maintenance-Free Feature in affect. The way it works, is
- when you start a new week, it reads last week's clients and puts
- them into a list. It then deletes any clients on the list that
- no time was billed to last week. The remaining client list is
- them sorted by job number, and used to start the new week.
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- LIMITATIONS:
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- There are a few limitations in the operation of TIME SHEET.
- They are described as follows:
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- * No more than 14 client listings per week are allowed. This
- may be a problem for some people. If you experience a
- problem with this let me know, and it will be corrected
- in a future revision.
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- * No more than 200 weeks of data may be maintained in the
- data base at once. This shouldn't be a problem. After all,
- that is almost 4 years of data. You will get a warning
- message when you reach this point. It will ask you to
- remove some of the data from the data subdirectory. This
- will prevent slow operation of the program.
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- ABOUT SHAREWARE:
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register.
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- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
- You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system
- makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you
- buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
- Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't
- use the product, you don't pay a registration fee for it.
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- LICENSE AGREEMENT:
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- Users of TIME SHEET must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "TIME SHEET is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
- purpose. In no event shall the author be responsible for any
- costs or damages whatsoever due to errors in usage or your
- failure to read, understand, or follow instructions in the
- documentation."
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- If you obtained TIME SHEET from a shareware disk vendor, a
- BBS, a friend or colleague, or another similar source, you have
- an unregistered (trial) copy. If you find this program useful
- and find that you are using TIME SHEET and continue to use TIME
- SHEET for more than 21 days, you must make a registration
- payment of $20. Upon Receipt, I will send you printed User's
- Manual, plus the latest version of TIME SHEET. Site-License
- arrangements may be made by contacting Mark R. Juneau.
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- You are encouraged to pass a copy of TIME SHEET along to
- your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
- their copy if they find that they can use it.
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- Thank You!
- Mark R. Juneau
- P.O. Box 1204
- Arvada, CO 80001
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