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What Job Summary? _________________
CONTENTS
I. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II. COPYRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
III. LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IV. TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME) . . . . . . . . . . 3
Official Distribution Bulletin Boards . . . . . . . . . 3
V. ORDERING METHODS, AND REGISTRATION FEES . . . . . . . . 4
A. Benefits of Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. How To Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C. Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INVOICE & REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
VI. WHAT DOES THIS SOFTWARE DO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VII. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A. Using With MS Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Using With 4DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
VIII. RUNNING What Job Summary? FOR THE FIRST TIME . . . . . 9
A. Documentation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
B. Using the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
C. Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
IX. FILE MANAGEMENT AND EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A. Year-end Close-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B. Rebuild Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C. Making Back-up Copies of Your Files . . . . . . . 11
D. Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy . . . . . . . 12
E. Formatting Floppy Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
X. DATA ENTRY ("JOBS") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A. Entering New Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
B. Editing Existing Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C. Job Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1. The format of a Job Code (15) ________________________
2. How Many Jobs Can I Track? (15) __________________________
D. Dollar Amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E. Bid Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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XI. REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
XII. PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
A. Settings: Back-up Method, Country, etc. . . . . . 16
B. Country setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Fiscal Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Defining your Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1. Default Directory for Laser Printer Soft Fonts ______________________________________________
(18)
XIII. HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
XIV. PROBLEMS AND ERROR MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
XV. FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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I. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE ("WJS") IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE CONCERNING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER ANGEL BABUDRO NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO
HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF
THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ANGEL BABUDRO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHOR'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR
THE LICENSE TO USE WJS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE
PERSON USING WJS BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
OF THE SOFTWARE.
Some States do not allow the exclusion of the limit of
liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above
limitation may not apply to you.
This agreement shall be governed by the State of Colorado
and shall inure to the benefit of Angel Babudro and any
successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or
proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out
of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a State
or Federal Court of competent jurisdiction located in Delta
County, Colorado. The parties hereby consent to in personam
jurisdiction of said courts.
II. COPYRIGHT
WJS is owned and copyright (c) 1991-1995 by Angel Babudro,
all rights reserved. You may only use and/or distribute WJS
under the License terms below.
III. LICENSE
The following terms and conditions apply to the use and/or
distribution of What Job Summary?: _________________
1. WJS is being distributed as Shareware; it is not free.
You are granted a limited license to use WJS for an evaluation
period of up to 60 days, to determine if it suits your needs.
Any other use of WJS or use past this period requires
registration.
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2. You may keep as many backup copies of WJS as you wish.
The Registered Edition is limited to simultaneous use on the
number of computers indicated on the Use License. The
Unregistered Edition may be used on any number of computers for
the purpose of evaluation as specified in paragraph (1).
3. All files originally distributed as part of the package
(including this notice) must be included without modification.
The complete list of files can be found in the PACKING.LST file
which is part of this package. The Registered Edition CONFIG.WJS
file is NOT to be distributed.
4. Individual users may freely copy this disk and share it
with friends, family, and acquaintances. Non-profit groups
(including user groups and BBSs) may distribute copies of this
disk. A fee of no more than $5 may be charged to cover disk
copying costs. If the files on this disk have dates more than a
year old please contact the author for a free update to the
current version.
5. Disk distributors and dealers must have written
permission before selling copies of this software. When you
contact me you will receive a free copy of the latest version and
you will be placed on my mailing list to receive updates as they
are released. Disk distributors may charge no more than $10 per
disk for copies of this software. If, as a distributor, you
supply copies to other resellers, the end price to the user may
not exceed $10.
6. You must obtain written permission prior to distribution
as part of any "bundled" packages (e.g., CD-ROM, placing on new
computer systems, etc.). Such permission is often granted; the
author is a nice guy - please write to him with your ideas.
7. If the software is packaged for retail sale the
packaging must explain that the software is Shareware, that the
purchaser is receiving a trial version, and that use beyond the
trial period requires registration with the author.
8. You must immediately stop selling/distributing copies of
this software upon notice from the author.
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IV. TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME)
If you have questions or need help, just send a note to me
through the mail or a BBS listed below. Registered users, those
intending to register within 30 days, vendors, and sysops may
contact me via telephone as well. Sysops and shareware vendors
please see VENDOR.DOC for distribution information.
Mail Angel Babudro, "Organic Computer Wizardry",
Box 132, Paonia, CO 81428 USA
Phone (303) 527-6756 Tue-Sat 10am-6pm Mountain Time
I am normally available by phone during the hours stated
above. If you get the answering machine please leave a message.
Unregistered users: please try again later; I am happy to answer
your questions but I cannot afford to pay for the call.
Official Distribution Bulletin Boards
My software packages are "free" downloads on the BBSs
listed below - you need not subscribe to download my shareware
(although other files or functions may require subscription).
You may send questions or comments to me on The Researcher's BBS
and Expanding Horizons - address your comments to "Angelo
Babudro" (I use "Angelo" to avoid gender confusion, and I'm used
to both names anyway). Scan for the file name WJS*.* to locate
the latest version.
West Coast Researcher's BBS (CA) USR Dual (805) 949-8151
Enter "J;136" to join the OrganicSftwr conference
then use "F" to list files and "E" to post messages
for me. Over 4 gigabytes of files on-line; anything
you want is here. Messages can be sent to this
board for me via FidoNet 1:102/1310.
Expanding Horizons (CO) 14.4k V.32 (303) 241-2847
This is my local BBS so it is the one I most often
update and check for messages. Log on to this board
with the name "OC WIZ" and the password "WHAT" -
this will bypass the usual questionnaire so you can
begin downloading right away. Next, enter "J;3" to
join conference #3, then type "F" to view the list
of my software.
Midwest Rusty 'n Edie's BBS (Ohio), six phone numbers:
HST 16.8 (216) 726-1804
Hayes 28.8 (216) 726-3642
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Hayes V-series (216) 726-3610
2400/V32/ZyXEL 19.2 (216) 726-2620
USR HST Turbo 21 (216) 726-3628
CompuCom Speed (216) 726-3584
East Coast Excalibur (Central NY) USR Dual (315) 736-3792
FREQ (File REQuest) from this board via RBBS address
A:954/401, FIDO address 1:26501, or ICN address
91:315/101.
WhiTech BBS (NC) ZyXEL 14.4 V32b/V42b (910) 944-1165
File Request (FREQ) via Fido address 1:3636/2.
Software Creations (MA) - over 120 lines. Home of
Night Owl CD-ROM.
USR Courier 2400 MNP5 (508) 365-2359
USR Dual Standard 14.4k (508) 368-7036
USR HST/Dual Std 16.8k (508) 365-2032
USR Dual Std v.32Terbo (508) 368-6604
V. ORDERING METHODS, AND REGISTRATION FEES
Years of effort have gone into this software in the hopes
that many people will be willing to pay for a small part of the
development. Kindly remember that if you use this software past
the 60-day trial period you are asked to pay the registration
fee.
A. Benefits of Registration
The Shareware (unregistered) version of WJS is fully
functional so that you may try all of its features and know
exactly for what you are paying. Past the 60-day evaluation
period WJS will display reminders to register your copy or
discontinue use of the software, but it will always continue to
be fully functional.
When you register you have the following benefits:
- You get the latest version direct from the author with
automated installation and bonus Shareware & Freeware.
- You get a complete introductory course in using
computers for business which includes sections on
hardware, software, and DOS in addition to WJS.
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- Telephone support - you can talk to the software author
who can help you right away and is committed to making
the software work well for you.
- Updates are free - get them from a local BBS or vendor.
As new features are added, WJS' price is sometimes
adjusted to reflect the dramatic increase in its value
to users. By registering now, you pay the current (low)
price and are entitled to the higher-priced features.
- You can subscribe to receive new versions as soon as
they are released so you will always have the latest
features and enhancements.
- The Shareware License display and Unregistered Edition
delay go away.
- It rewards the author for thousands of hours of software
development done without pay and from which you are
deriving benefit. It's the right thing to do and will
surely come back to you in blessings & good karma.
B. How To Order
Send cash, check, or money order in U.S. funds; Canadian
cheques or foreign cash are also acceptable. No Purchase Orders
please; instead use the invoice (below) and, since you are and
have been using the Unregistered Edition, consider it the case
that you are paying for delivered merchandise.
If you prefer to use a credit card, you can order WJS from
Public (software) Library with your MC, Visa, AmEx, or Discover
card by calling 800-242-4PsL (from overseas: 713-524-6394) or by
FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe to 71355,470. THESE NUMBERS
ARE FOR ORDERING ONLY. I CANNOT be reached at those numbers. To
contact me for information about dealer pricing, volume
discounts, site licensing, the status of shipment of the product,
the latest version number, or for technical information, call
303-527-6756 or write me at PO Box 132, Paonia, CO USA 81428.
With Shareware you try the software before buying it; therefore,
product returns are not allowed.
When ordering from PsL ask for product #11519.
C. Pricing
Use License with Disk, Manual, and Computer Course -- $99.
License to use one copy of WJS along with the latest
Registered Edition on disk with automated installation, the
latest version of documentation on disk, notification of
updates & upgrades, and a printed 3-ring-bound manual. The
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manual contains an introductory course in computers plus a
complete guide to using WJS. The course covers computer
components (hardware), DOS & software basics, etc.
Companion course disks are also provided. This course is
for the newcomer and covers all the topics necessary to
understand and maintain your computer. Manuals are printed
on tree-free paper (50% hemp/50% cereal straw).
Wholesale & OEM -- If you want to bundle WJS with your own special
product or service and resell it, please write to me with
your idea.
Site License -- If your firm has multiple computers on which WJS
will be installed you may opt to purchase a Use License
(above) plus a site license. With a site license you are
provided with a disk for each computer but just one printed
manual which may be photo-copied (although additional
copies may be purchased). Use the Help/Site License option
on the WJS menu to print a Site License form.
Free Updates -- When you register I will send you a "key" which
will work with future releases. You can download updates
from a bulletin board or otherwise obtain an update and it
will recognize your registration "key".1
Updates Though the Mail -- An update disk with the latest versions
of all my shareware costs $4.00 plus shipping. Updates are
released every 1-4 months.
Update Subscription -- You can subscribe to receive updates
automatically through the mail. In return you agree to
send $4 plus shipping within 15 days. There is no time
commitment; either party may cancel at any time with
written notice.
Prices & specifications are subject to change without
notice. Vendors & sysops please see VENDOR.DOC & SYSOP.DOC.
Give & Receive Support - Register the software you use
____________________
1 Be sure to delete CONFIG.WJS from copies you share with
BBSs and others. Not only does it contain all the settings on
your system and certain pieces of your data, it also contains
your registration key and your name.
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INVOICE & REGISTRATION
Credit card orders see "How To Order" above
REMIT TO: FROM:
Angel Babudro Name___________________________
"Organic Computer Wizardry"
PO Box 132 Company________________________
Paonia, CO 81428
USA Address________________________
_______________________________
Phone__________________________
Use License Registration & disk ($99) _______
Shipping & Continental U.S. - add $3
Handling Canada, AK, HI, VI, PR - add $5
Outside U.S.A. & Canada - add $9 _______
** T O T A L = $_______
Send new updates every 1-4 months and bill
me $4 plus shipping. I will send payment
within 15 days or return the disk to cancel
this service. Initials_______
Disk size & quantity [__] 3½" [__] 5¼"
Drive density [__] Low (DD) required [__] High (HD) ok
FDFORMAT/FDREAD [__] FDFORMAT extended densities okay
Printer make(s) & model(s)______________________________________
Which version are you using now? (see Help/About screen)________
I got my copy from _____________________________________________
I saw a review in_______________________________________________
Upon receipt of this paid invoice the latest Registered Edition
disk and any options ordered above will be sent. Mail with your
cash, cheque, money order in U.S. funds; Canadians may send Cdn$.
Put comments on back. Allow 1-4 weeks for the latest version to
land on your doorstep. Thank you for registering!
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VI. WHAT DOES THIS SOFTWARE DO?
What Job Summary? is a tool to help you keep track of jobs _________________
for which you are contracted or sub-contracted. WJS gives you an
easy way to track summary information about your jobs; the _______
estimating and details are left entirely up to you. WJS then
provides reports for the banker and bonding company as well as to
help analyze your work load.
WJS can track up to 2.6 million jobs per year, which is a
limit of the numbering system used; your practical limit will be
determined by your computer speed & hard disk capacity and will
probably be in the under-10,000-jobs-per-year range. For each of
these jobs WJS has a place to enter the relevant bid, cost, and
income figures - somewhat like a spreadsheet. Since WJS is not
an estimating or billing package, it seems reasonable to assume
that you will have total amounts calculated from another
programme (or by hand). For this reason, WJS does not attempt to
duplicate the functions of these other software packages, but
rather it takes totals and puts them all neatly in one place and
prints reports which are probably not available in your other
software packages.
The function keys are the same as the Timberline estimating
package. Whether or not you are familiar with Timberline
estimating, keep an eye on the bottom of the screen for function
key definitions.
VII. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Any PC-compatible computer with at least 350k of free RAM
should work fine, however a 286 or better and a hard disk are
preferred since WJS is a data base application which inherently
involves a lot of disk access.
WJS has been tested on MS-DOS 3.3, 5.0, and 6.2. It should
work properly under PC-DOS or MS-DOS version 3.1 or later
although I recommend only 3.3 and 5.0 be used -- it's worth the
money to upgrade. WJS's operating speed is quite acceptable on
an 8MHz 80286 computer. You will need about 240k of disk space
for WJS and its necessary files plus disk space for the
information you will enter. Any dot matrix printer should work
fine. If yours isn't on the list, try one of those that are -
most use similar codes, the biggest variant being font codes. If
your printer won't work with what is there, please tell me and
your registered edition (or update) will include your printer.
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Theoretically, WJS can accommodate 2.6 million jobs per
year and each job can have up to ten lines. WJS uses 109 bytes
per line of data, so you will need 11k to 107k of storage per 100
jobs entered depending on the number of lines used. Data base
applications, such as this one, tend to access the disk
frequently so it is much better to use a hard disk, but WJS can
run on a floppy. In its minimum configuration, WJS requires
about 216k of storage, so a 360k floppy disk will have room for
about 1,300 lines of data.
A. Using With MS Windows
WJS can be run as a DOS application under Windows 3.1
although it is not a Windows application (in other words, it runs
the same in DOS or Windows and you cannot use any of Windows'
features with WJS, such as the clip-board). If you don't use
Windows or use it only occasionally (as I do), then use WJS from
DOS since it will work faster without Windows' overhead. If you
normally have Windows loaded, however, then go ahead and set up
an icon for WJS. To do this, highlight or create a group (i.e.,
pop open a group's window or use the File/New option to create a
new group), then use File/New to create a program item and define
it as C:\WJS\WJS.EXE (or whatever directory you are using) and
set the data directory to C:\WJS or some other, as you desire.
B. Using With 4DOS
WJS has been tested with 4DOS versions 4.0 and 5.0. There
are no special needs or considerations.
VIII. RUNNING What Job Summary? FOR THE FIRST TIME
If you received your copy of WJS on disk it has an
installation programme on it. Using INSTALL is faster than
setting up manually, and it won't change your AutoExec or CONFIG,
so I'd suggest:
1. Put the floppy in a drive
2. Type "d:INSTALL" where "d:" is your drive (e.g., "A:")
INSTALL is not necessary, however. If you have received
WJS from a bulletin board then you have installed it by unpacking
the archive. I strongly suggest that you put the software in a
directory of its own (for example, C:\WJS). You can run the
package from any directory since data files will be created if
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they are not present. In this way you can also keep more than
one set of data files by using different directories.
A. Documentation Files
If you have WordPerfect 5, just load WJS.WP. Instructions
for re-formatting are in a comment at the top of the document.
If you don't have WordPerfect 5 or a way to convert the WJS.WP
file to your word processor, then use WJS.TXT which is an ASCII
file generated from WordPerfect for a "standard printer." Your
printer should be set to CR/CR (carriage return does NOT produce
a line feed), which is the most common setting. If you see
double printing of titles change this setting.
After INSTALL is finished you can type "WJS" to start What ____
Job Summary?. The "WJS" command runs a batch file which merely ____________
changes to the proper drive & directory then runs WJS. You can
delete this file if you are using a menu or would rather type the
commands yourself.
B. Using the Menus
WJS employs the familiar, standard 2-dimensional pull-down
menu system. There is a horizontal menu of choices -- File, Data
Entry, etc. Under each of the horizontal choices is a menu of
functions pertaining to that item -- it is a two-dimensional menu,
in other words.
There are three ways to select an item from the menu:
1. Press the letter which is highlighted in the option
description
2. Use the Up/Down/Right/Left arrows to highlight the
option you want then press ENTER (a.k.a. RETURN or CR)
3. Use a mouse to select the option you want (click with
the left button)
Some sub-menus (such as the Help Index) do not have
highlighted options. On these menus you must use the arrow keys
to highlight your choice then press ENTER.
If you want to cancel an operation you selected, just press
the Esc ("Escape") key.
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C. Quick Start
Type "WJS" and press ENTER; press "P" (Preferences) and go
down the list of choices, setting each screen as you see fit.
There is on-line help which can be accessed by pressing the F1
key while on any data entry screen or via the "Help" menu's
"Index" option.
IX. FILE MANAGEMENT AND EXIT
The choices under the File menu have to do with your system
set-up, file management, and ending the programme.
A. Year-end Close-out
The purpose of this function is to remove jobs history from
the files, thus freeing up disk space. When you select this
option you a window will open with three fields to fill in:
1. Cut-off year (assumes current year minus 2) - All data
during or before this year will be erased from the
file.
2. Keep pending jobs on file - If you answer "Y" (Yes)
then jobs with a "P" (pending) status will be kept on
file, regardless of their bid date.
3. Report to printer - If you answer "Y" (Yes) then all
jobs which are removed from the file will be printed.
An audit trail, if you will.
B. Rebuild Indices
This function is provided in the event you ever have a
power outage or for some other reason the index files become
damaged. If you notice anything strange -- like dates are in the
wrong order, records are mysteriously missing, etc. -- just
rebuild the indices and they'll probably go away.
C. Making Back-up Copies of Your Files
Your computer is a machine and one day it will probably
break down. File/Back-up protects your information by making a
copy of it on another disk.
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You must have a formatted disk ready. You can use the same
back-up disk over and over again (the new copy will over-write
the old one), but it is a good idea to alternate at least three
back-up copies just in case you have a problem while creating a
back-up, in which case you have two copies on which you may rely.
When the work you've done since your last back-up would be heart-
breaking to lose, it's time to make another back-up.
Using compression software packs more information in less
space (so you can use fewer floppy disks) but requires more
memory (RAM). The compression software WJS is programmed to use
and their memory requirements are as follows:
ARJ 2.41 needs at least 300k free
LHARC 2.13 needs at least 189k free
PKZip 2.04g needs at least 157k free
After you select File/Back-up a summary window pops open
and a menu of methods will be presented, starting with "DOS Copy"
and including each compression technique for which you have
enough free memory. Once you choose a method you are asked to
enter the back-up destination (which is typically a floppy disk
drive, such as A:, but you may decide to back-up to another hard
disk, a network drive, etc.). All WJS data files will then be
backed-up to the destination disk and directory using the method
shown in the window.
D. Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy
If you ever need to recover data files from a floppy disk
you made using the File/Back-up command (above), just place the
floppy disk in its drive and select File/Restore. The first
thing you will be asked is to specify the disk drive from which
to restore files. Once you highlight a drive and press ENTER the
list of files on that disk will be shown - individual data files
as well as any compressed archives. Highlight each file you wish
to restore and press the SpaceBar key; you will see an arrow
appear next to each file as it is selected. If you change your
mind, just press the SpaceBar again and the arrow will go away,
indicating that the file will not be restored. Alternately, you
may use the mouse and click the left button instead of using the
arrow keys and SpaceBar.
Once you have selected all the files you wish to restore
press the ENTER key or click on the "Ok" button with a mouse.
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Each file will be copied into the current data directory.2 Any
compressed archives being restored will automatically be
expanded.
E. Formatting Floppy Disks
This option is for those times when you have decided to
make a back-up copy of your data but don't have a formatted disk
handy or want to re-format a disk to check for any bad spots.
File/Format Floppies lets you format a floppy disk to your
computer's standard density without exiting WJS. By "standard
density" I mean that if you have a high density drive you can
only format high density disks (in other words, WJS doesn't pass
any parameters to DOS FORMAT). There is an exception to this:
If you have What Floppy Format? (WFF.EXE) available
somewhere in your DOS search path, WJS will automatically access
it for formatting floppy disks so you can format any kind of disk
using FDFORMAT. (You will receive a complimentary copy of the
latest version of WFF with your WJS registration. FDFORMAT is a
Freeware product by another author and can be found on my support
BBSs.)
X. DATA ENTRY ("JOBS")
The Jobs menu of What Job Summary? lets you enter the data _________________
pertaining to your jobs. There are two data entry screens:
1. General job information (number, name, bid amount,
estimated cost, and bid due date)
2. Cost figures (bid amount, original estimated cost, cost
to date, billed to date, revised estimated cost)
NOTE: You must first create a job on the General
screen before you may access it on the Cost Figures
screen. New jobs can only be added on the General
screen.
____________________
2 The directory from which WJS is started is considered the
data directory - it is where the data files are stored. For
example, if you are in the C:\WJS\DATA directory and you run WJS
from there, then files will be created in, backed-up from, and
restored to this directory.
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Notice the available function keys at the bottom of the
screen: F1 always saves and ends the current operation
(e.g., if you are entering a line of information for a job,
pressing F1 will save the line and end data entry for that
job). F2 always cancels the current operation without
saving (old values are restored) (e.g., if you are entering
changes to a line and press F2 the old data for the line
will be restored and data entry for that job will be
ended).
A. Entering New Jobs
While on the General screen press the Ins (insert) key.
The cursor will "jump" to the bottom of the window and wait for
you to start entering information. WJS will attempt to guess the
next job number based on the default job letter (defined on the
Preferences/Fiscal Year screen), the current fiscal year (defined
on the Preferences/Fiscal Year screen), and the last job number
on file for that letter & fiscal year. Press ENTER after each
item you enter. Use the up and down arrow keys to move between
the fields and the right/left arrows to move around within a
field.
B. Editing Existing Jobs
To change information on either the General Info or Costs
screen just highlight the line you want to change and press
ENTER. You can then change anything on that line except for the
job number (Job numbers are key items in the files and can't be
changed). If you must change a job number you will have to
delete and re-enter the information.
C. Job Codes
Each job must have a unique identification code. Each job
code may have one to ten lines of information. Each line may
have it's own status, dollar amount, and bid due date. This
allows you to group separate elements of a similar job together
under one job code. For example, let's say you are bidding on a
job that will take several years to complete and has been split
into four phases; you are bidding separately on each phase. When
you enter the job you can put a "Phase I" line, a "Phase II",
line, etc. and enter the dollar amounts, status, and bid date for
each phase. If you get two of the bids just mark those two
phases as "Y" (yes) and the other two as "N" (no).
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1. The format of a Job Code ________________________
Job codes are entered in the format "A#####" where "A"
is a letter used to segregate jobs (perhaps different
departments in your organization, different companies owned
by a larger corporation, or for different types of jobs)
and "#####" is a job number from 00000 to 99999. I
recommend that you use the format "Ayy###" where "yy" is a
two-digit year, or the format "Ay####" where "y" is a one-
digit year.
Using this format of job numbering gives WJS a simple
but effective and flexible means to separate jobs. If you
have no need to separate your jobs just make them all one
letter such as "A" or the first letter of your name.
When you add new jobs WJS will automatically supply the
next available job code based on the default job letter &
fiscal year entered on the Preferences/Fiscal Year screen.
You can type over this with a new job code as necessary.
2. How Many Jobs Can I Track? __________________________
The filing system used by WJS can store 5.5 million
records per file. Since each line is a record this gives
WJS a theoretical limit of 5.5 million lines of job
information, although even the fastest PC would have
trouble with a file that large. (See System Requirements,
above, for disk storage requirements.)
Practically speaking, then, WJS is unlimited except by
your hard disk and computer speed. The rule of "Ayy###"
works well, but if you have more than 26,000 jobs per year
or if you need to have more than 1,000 jobs under a letter
then you can make up your own numbering scheme. A good
alternative would be to use a single digit year (Ay#### -
for example, J21001 for department J, year 1992, job #1001)
which would give you 260,000 jobs per year for ten years.
Whatever numbering scheme you use, remember that each job
must have a unique code.
D. Dollar Amounts
Enter currency figures without any symbols, such as commas.
The only non-numeric character allowed is a period/decimal point.
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E. Bid Date
Enter the bid date in the form "mmddyyyy" (month/day/year).
For example, "01011992" is Jan. 1, 1992. The slashes are entered
for you. Be sure to fill in all numbers, even zeros -- "1192"
won't work for 1/1/92 -- enter "010192" instead.
XI. REPORTS
Rather than describing each report here, it makes more
sense for you to print a sample of each. Just highlight the one
you want, follow the instructions on the screen. The Status
Report has a sub-menu from which you must choose one or more
report options. The Work On-hand/Completed report has a sub-menu
for which one item must be chosen.
One note: I have chosen to use the extended graphics
characters (ASCII 127-254) rather than use the rather crude
vertical bars (|), plus signs, etc. for the reports. Most
printers made after 1982 are able to print these characters and
it allows WJS to print nicer looking reports. If you experience
problems (e.g., you see a line of italic Ms or Ds where a
horizontal line should be) look in your printer's manual for a
Character Set 1 or 2 setting, which may be a DIP switch or a
front panel menu setting, and change it. If you have trouble you
can call me and I'll try to help.
XII. PREFERENCES
The Preferences menu contains options which help you
customize the operation of WJS and set necessary parameters, such
as the type of printer you have. Please check each Preferences
screen before making full use of WJS, otherwise something might
seem wrong with the software whereas it is due to the set of
conditions under which WJS is operating.
A. Settings: Back-up Method, Country, etc.
Under the File menu is an option which allows you to back-
up & restore your data to/from other disks for safety. These
operations will use the DOS COPY command unless you use this
option to change it.
You will see a menu of four choices of methods to use when
backing-up and restoring: DOS COPY (the default), ARJ, LHARC, or
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PKZIP. In order to use ARJ, LHARC, or PKZIP compression software
you must have the compression programme available in your DOS
PATH. In addition, you will also need enough free memory (RAM)
to run both WJS and the compression software.
B. Country setting
WJS does not yet make use of this setting, but I have put
it in the menus for near-future use.
C. Fiscal Year
To give you a report of your job activity for your
company's fiscal year, WJS needs to know the beginning month of
your fiscal year. Select Preferences/Fiscal Year and enter the
beginning month number (1 for January, 2 for February, etc.).
Highlight the "Ok" button and press ENTER or just press F1
(function keys are shown at the bottom of the screen).
WJS assumes you have a wide-carriage (15-inch) printer for
the Work On-hand/In progress reports since it is a 200+ column
report. If you have a 10-inch (narrow carriage) printer you
won't be able to print the Work reports. On a laser printer you
can manually set the printer for landscape mode and a small font
like Line Printer.
D. Defining your Printers
Before you can print anything you will have to tell WJS
which printer you will use. WJS can print reports on PCL lasers
or dot matrix printers, although the Work On-hand/Completed
reports are so wide that they require 15-inch paper or a very,
very tiny font. Until you define your printer(s) and font(s)
there will be a flashing message at the bottom of the screen and
you will not be able to print anything.
The Printer definition window shows the current settings.
Use the arrow keys to move around, and press the F3 key to change
anything. For example, to set your printer move the cursor down
to that line then press F3 and a menu of choices will appear.
Highlight your printer (or one compatible with it) and press
ENTER. Then move down to the font definition and press F3 again.
Highlight your font selection and press ENTER. When you are
finished, highlight the "Ok" button and press ENTER.
Alternately, you can press F7 to save the screen and exit.
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1. Default Directory for Laser Printer Soft ________________________________________
Fonts _____
If you define a laser printer you can set a default
soft font directory by highlighting this field and pressing
F3. Enter the directory name on your hard disk (e.g.,
"D:\VENTURA\") which contains your soft fonts. WJS will
check to see if the directory name you entered is valid and
if it exists, and will inform you if not. Then, when you
set fonts for printing, you can choose the "Soft font"
option and select from your fonts on disk.
XIII. HELP
The Help menu has two options: About and Index. "About"
gives some information about the programme and free memory.
Index gives a menu from which you may choose a topic and press
ENTER, whereupon a helpful window of information will appear. :)
It's a handy (albeit brief) on-line manual.
XIV. PROBLEMS AND ERROR MESSAGES
WJS tries to handle most problems without any attention
from you, however, there are times when an error happens which
WJS is unable to handle. There are three types of errors which
you may experience:
1. Condition error - this is a problem due to an operating
condition. Examples of this type of error are if a
printer is off-line when you try to print or if a file
is locked by another user on a network. WJS will
report the condition in a window and, once you press
ENTER or click the "Ok" button WJS will continue
operating.
2. File error - these problems cause an error screen to
appear which suggests a possible solution to the
problem and, if you can't fix it, my address and phone
number is shown so you can contact me. A common reason
for this error is that an index file contains a bad
entry (perhaps due to a power outage). The most common
solution to these problems is to re-index your files
(File/re-Index).
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3. Programme error - this is a mistake of mine and will
cause the programme to abruptly end with a one-line
error message and a message like "Press any key to
return to system." Report these errors to me right
away, please. Just like other large software packages,
WJS contains hundreds of thousands of instructions and
the bigger it gets the more likely it is that a "bug"
will creep in there somewhere. These errors get top
priority and are usually fixed and a new version
released within a day.
If anything happens that you don't understand, or if you
can't get WJS to do what you want, I would appreciate knowing
about this so I can fix the software or update the documentation
as necessary.
Most software of any significance has "bugs" which are
errors of logic in the programme. PC-DOS, MS-DOS, and Windows
all have "bugs" which can cause problems. As WJS goes through
its evolution, bugs are removed; as new features are added new
bugs sometimes find their way into the software. I place great
emphasis on keeping data safe and know of no person who has ever
lost data due to a problem in WJS. However, problems with DOS or
computer equipment may cause data to be lost in rare
circumstances.
If any of your data seems to be missing exit to PC-DOS (or
MS-DOS) and type "CHKDSK d: /F" (without the quotation marks and
replacing "d:" with the drive on which you store your WJS files,
such as "C:"). If you are using MS-DOS version 6 or later, use
the command "SCANDISK d:" (without the quotation marks and
replacing "d:" with the drive on which you store your WJS files)
since it performs a more thorough test. These commands will
check your disk for any problems pertaining to the files on them.
The SCANDISK utility can also perform a surface scan which tests
the entire disk to be sure all areas of it are usable.
If CHKDSK or SCANDISK find any errors they will be reported
to you and you will be asked for input on correcting the errors.
CHKDSK only knows how to clear any errors and turn "orphan" data
into new files. By "orphan" data I mean data which is on your
hard disk but for which DOS has lost the information about the
file to which it belongs. Normally this data is not usable or
requires tremendous effort to make it usable again. I suggest
you do not create files from this data unless you have lost a
tremendous amount of data which would be very difficult to re-
enter or the data is irreplaceable. Beyond this point you will
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require the help of someone who knows how to recover damaged
files. Contact me if you cannot find a local consultant to
perform this service for you.
SCANDISK is able to identify bad sections of your disk and
attempt to move data to safe areas. If the area is badly damaged
the attempt to move data may not be entirely successful. If
SCANDISK tells you it has found problems on your disk I suggest
you let it fix them. If your data is irreplaceable or would take
a tremendous amount of effort to re-enter, then I recommend that
you get the help of a consultant. At the very least make a
complete back-up copy of your data files (or the entire hard
disk) so that you can attempt to restore information in case
files are so badly damaged that information becomes lost.
In most cases you will find that no data is missing and all
you need to do is re-index your files for the "missing" entries
to re-appear. To re-build the index files just select the Re-
index option on the File menu.
XV. FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE
What Job Summary? consists of the following files: _________________
file_id.diz * Description file for BBSs
desc.sdi * Description file for BBSs
WJS.EXE The executable file
WJS.HLP The help file
WJS.TXT * The ASCII file of this document
WJS.WP * WordPerfect 5 file of this document to format
for your printer
READ.ME * A file containing late-breaking news
ORDER.FRM Order form for all of my software -- please
"TYPE ORDER.FRM > PRN" to print it
PRINTER.DAT Printer "driver" file
SYSOP.DOC * Registration offer for BBS sysops
VENDOR.DOC * WJS distribution information
These are the files which make up WJS. If you distribute
evaluation copies to friends and bulletin boards please be sure
to include all of these files. Additional files will be created
in the same directory as you use the software. The files marked
with an asterisk (*) can be deleted if disk space is a premium,
but I ask that you please keep ORDER.FRM on disk until you decide
whether or not to register.
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Registered users -- please keep the file CONFIG.WJS only for
yourself as it contains your registration key and system
settings. Share only those files listed above.
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