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SCBABOTL v1.1
ABBREVIATED LICENSE INFORMATION:
Raymond A.J. Pesek will be referred to as LICENSOR. You or your
organization will be referred to as the LICENSEE. The SCBABOTL
computer program will be referred to as the SOFTWARE.
This program remains my property. Users of the unregistered version
are granted a thirty (30) day license for evaluation purposes only.
Registered users are granted a license to use the SOFTWARE for
perpetuity on as many computers as specified on their license
document.
DISCLAIMER:
LICENSOR hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this SOFTWARE,
whether express or implied, including without limitation any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose. LICENSOR will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or
for any other reason, even if LICENSOR or an agent of licensor has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall
LICENSORS liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for
the license to use the SOFTWARE, regardless of the claim. The
person using the SOFTWARE bears all risk as to the quality and
performance of the SOFTWARE. The LICENSOR warrants that it is the
sole owner of the SOFTWARE and has full power and authority to
grant this license without the consent of any other party.
Written by:
Raymond A.J. Pesek
4706 Cottonwood Lane
Brunswick, Ohio 44212-2412
======================================================================
This program was written to allow easy record keeping of Fire
Department Self Contained Breathing Apparatus bottles.
It is comprised of two distinct programs, one for keeping inventory
and maintenance records for bottles you own and one for keeping
records of all bottles you fill, whether for your department or for
someone else. Information you enter in the "fill log" will be
automatically transferred into your inventory file to keep your
records up to date.
(1) GENERAL SCREEN NAVIGATION:
--------------------------
To move the cursor around the screen, you can use the "up" and
"down" arrow keys. The "up arrow" will take you backwards to the
previous item while the "down arrow" will take you to the next
item. This holds true even if the next or previous item is on the
same line. You cannot use the "left/right" arrow keys to move
around the screen.
Pressing the PgUp, PgDn or Escape keys will take you from any item
on a data entry screen directly to the menu.
The program has been written to minimize the number of times the
Enter key needs to be hit. If an entry accepts a certain number of
characters and you type that many characters, the cursor automatically
advances to the next item.
Example: the PRESSURE entry accepts four digits. When you type the
fourth digit the cursor moves to the next item. If you type less
than four digits, you must press the Enter key to continue with the
entries.
(2) ADD NEW SCBA BOTTLES TO OUR INVENTORY:
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This selection allows you to add new bottles into your inventory.
You must enter a PRESSURE. If the PRESSURE is 0 , the bottle
will be automatically deleted from the inventory.
Although the hydrostatic test dates are stamped in a "mm/yy" format,
the date math function needs a "day" entry. Use the first day of
the month.
The I.D.# is for the departments using those small embossed
stick-on property tags.
The DURATION IN MINUTES entry allows you to differentiate between
the 4500 PSI 30 and 60 min. bottles. This entry must be in
two digits. It also allows you to exclude a bottle from the
"needs refilled" report. Any bottle with a DURATION less than 30
minutes or equal to 99 minutes will only show up on that report
if it needs a hydro test. All "bank" bottles should be entered with
a DURATION of 99 .
The STORED ON entry is strictly used as an aid in locating a specific
bottle. It's use is optional. Bottles which are listed as needing
refilled or a hydro test have this entry listed.
The ENTER NOTES selection pops up a window allowing you to enter
maintenance info, such as gauge replacements, etc.
The only way to correct errors in basic data (pressure, duration, etc.)
is to use menu selection "C" to locate the bottle and correct the entry.
(3) BROWSE/EDIT ALL RECORDS:
------------------------
This selection allows you to look through the inventory bottle by
bottle. Use the PgUp, PgDn, and arrow keys to find the bottle you
are looking for. Press the Enter key to bring up all the
details on that bottle. Select any line to edit using the up/down
arrow keys. Change if necessary, then press the Enter key
repeatedly to return to the main menu.
(4) SEARCH FOR/EDIT AN ENTRY BY SERIAL NUMBER:
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This selection allows you to type in any portion of the SERIAL
NUMBER and the program will search for that particular sequence of
characters. If more than one match is found, use the arrow and
PgUp/PgDn keys to select the bottle you want from the list, and
press Enter. Only certain items, those pertaining to normal
maintenance functions, can be changed from this screen.
(5) COPYING INVENTORY & FILL LOG FILES TO/FROM FLOPPY DISKS:
--------------------------------------------------------
The data files can be copied to floppy disks easily for backup and
for transferring the information between computers. Place the
floppy disk in the disk drive, close the door, and select item "E"
or "F" as desired. "E" copies the data files on to the floppy
while "F" copies the data files off the floppy on to the current
drive. Just follow the instructions on the screen.
(6) GO TO INVENTORY REPORTS MENU
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Most of these items are self explanatory.
DISPLAY ALL BOTTLES REQUIRING HYDRO TEST/REFILLING
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This selection searches your inventory for two conditions:
1. The LAST HYDRO DATE has expired or will expire within two
months, or
2. The LAST FILLED DATE has passed or will pass within two weeks
and the DURATION IN MINUTES is greater than 30 and less than 99.
The LAST FILLED DATE cycle is based on the NFPA 1500 "three month
maximum." Any bottle meeting at least one of these conditions will
be displayed on the screen. Use the "arrow" or "PgUp" and "PgDn"
keys to scroll through the listing. Pressing the Enter or Esc key
will give you the option of printing the list.
(7) GO TO RECORD DELETION MENU
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After entering the password, this selection allows you to
selectively erase records from the fill log by date, erase all of
the fill log, or erase all of the inventory file.
(8) MISC. INFO
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1. To delete a specific bottle from the inventory, simply change
it's PRESSURE entry to 0 . Use menu selection "C" to find
the bottle. After you change it's pressure to O and leave
the data entry screen, the program will delete it before
returning to the menu.
2. To prevent a bottle from showing up on the "over two and a
half months since last filled" report, just set it's DURATION
to less than 30. This is a good trick for the old 1800 PSI
bottles used only for air tools, air bags, etc. Note that
the DURATION entry must be two digits.
(9) FILL LOG INSTRUCTIONS
---------------------
This section of the program allows you to enter the information
about when each SCBA bottle was filled. The information is
entered into a file separate from the file containing your
inventory information. The use of separate files allows you to
keep track of all bottles you fill for other departments as well
as your own. When you return to the main menu, the information
in the "fill log" file is automatically matched against your
inventory file. If the SERIAL NUMBER of a new entry exactly
matches a bottle that had been previously entered into your
inventory, the new LAST FILLED DATE, FILLED BY, ENTRY BY, DATE
OF ENTRY, and STORED ON data is transferred into your inventory
file to automatically update your records.
(10) ENTER INFO ABOUT NEWLY FILLED BOTTLES
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This is where you enter the information about all bottles your
department has filled for anybody, including your own bottles.
The format is similar to the inventory section.
(11) BROWSE/EDIT ALL RECORDS, FROM THE BOTTOM UP
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This selection allows you to review all the records in the "fill
log" file. It starts at the most recent "last filled" date. You
have to use the "up arrow" or "PgUp" keys to get to older
records. It will probably be used mainly to find records which
need corrected, like the one you just put in.
(12) PROGRAM DEPARTMENT NAMES TO FUNCTION KEYS
-----------------------------------------
This selection allows you to enter the names of the different
departments whose bottles you fill. The names are assigned to
one of the "F" keys. When you need to enter their name, just
push the appropriate "F" key, and VOILA!
(13) REPORT ON RECORDS OF BOTTLES FILLED FOR ONE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT
---------------------------------------------------------------
This selection allows you to enter a name of a department, a
starting and ending date, and the program will display and/or
print out said list. Useful for billing purposes, or to justify
your time, etc.
(14) REPORT ON ALL BOTTLES FILLED BETWEEN TWO SPECIFIC DATES
-------------------------------------------------------
This selection allows you to enter a starting and ending date,
and the program will display and/or print a list of every such
bottle. Useful for monthly reports & convincing the Chief you
really do need a larger and faster compressor.
(15) PRINT SUMMARY REPORT OF BOTTLES FILLED BETWEEN TWO SPECIFIED DATES
------------------------------------------------------------------
This report shows only the total number of bottles filled for
each department on and between the two specified dates. Any
bottles filled for a department whose name is not programmed to
an "F" key is shown under the "OTHER" heading. This should be a
useful activity summary report since it is not cluttered with
serial numbers, etc.
(16) MISC. INFO
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In order to save time, the information in the fill log will
update your inventory only if an entry has been added or
deleted. Since the entire contents of the fill log (which
could contain several hundred entries) must be matched by
serial number one-by-one against your inventory, this process
is skipped if you are only running reports or correcting old
errors.