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Tasks, Projects, and People
PatriSoft Software
README.TXT File
Version 1.5.1 November 1995
**************************************************
** This is a text version of the information in
** the README.HLP Windows Help file. Double-Click
** the README.HLP file from Explorer or from
** the Windows File Manager for a formatted
** view of this information. This text file is
** only provided as a backup to README.HLP.
**************************************************
You are reading the README.TXT file distributed
with the Tasks, Projects, & People (TPP)
evaluation system. This file tells you how to get
started in the installation of TPP. If at any time
you would like telephone assistance, call at
909-352-2820 and one of our technical support
people will provide all the help you need.
PatriSoft has been producing computer software
since 1986 with over 20,000 customers using using
our products. TPP is our latest Windows Personal
Information Manager Software. PatriSoft products
have always been known to be unique in their
extensive user interface flexibility. Where
commercial products provide limited sets of basic
functions that appeal to the mass market basic
user, our products provide advanced features to
let you get more usefulness from your software.
TPP provides the basic capabilities of all PIMs in
a no-nonsense business format. Our displays are
clean and nice, but not cute. In addition to the
basic features you will find that TPP keeps
uncommon information about tasks and projects. For
example, it tracks when you enter tasks into the
system and when they were completed. This kind of
information can then later be reviewed in
analyzing the work habits of yourself and others.
TPP lets you manage the tasks of others by
tracking tasks by resources. In addition to
keeping your own task list, you can track what you
have asked others to do and be notified when their
tasks are due to be complete.
I am getting ahead of myself now, but wanted to
let you know a little bit about the system before
you get started. Included is an extensive help
file to teach you about TPP operation and give you
ideas how to use it. We hope you find this
evaluation informative and useful. As a PatriSoft
customer, you will have the support of a company
that has spent over 9 years providing quality
software and support to customers!
Thank you for evaluating our system!
Norm Patriquin
PatriSoft
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BBS Type Description...
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Tasks, Projects and People Executive PIM was two
years in the making. This is a mature, complete
PIM. TPP is outstanding in its ability to manage
task lists and projects. It's people resource
capabilities let you track tasks for yourself and
others. In addition to keeping track of tasks, you
can log notes about people, track personal
information and more. Great for Managers! Tasks
may be organized individually or as projects. Each
task tracks over 30 fields, recording complete
status and historical tracking data. Alarms,
Automated Alerts, Schedule reminders and Priority
sorting add to its value. Includes to-do lists,
Address Book/Dialer and more. PatriSoft has been
in business since 1986 with over 20,000 customers
and 10 major products.
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TPP can work for you! Here's just a partial list
of features:
* Tracks individual tasks, as well as entire
projects.
* List the tasks according to what YOU want to
see. View tasks that have been Started,
Completed, put On Hold and more.
* Print the task list, or a month/week calender.
* Tasks can be automatically repeating in a
variety of ways:
- Every Nth week
- Every Nth month
- Every Monday, Tuesday...
- Once a year
- and more...
* Alarms will remind you when a task is coming
due.
* Group tasks by Workareas or Employees
(resources).
* Keep extended information about resources to
track their work history.
* An address book can keep your address and
phone numbers for your contacts.
New with this version:
* Columns of both the Task List and the Address
book may be resized by dragging the column
separators
* Added a feature to check for due tasks upon
startup
* Added a manual scan of the Task List to check
for items that are coming due.
* Multiple databases may be created by using the
File/Open capability
* The Task List and Address Book can be sorted on
any field by clicking on that field's title.
* Menus can be quickly activated by pressing the
right mouse button over the Address Book or
Task List
* The main screen of TPP has been changed to hold
more task items.
* An option has been added to remove the buttons
under the Address Book and Task List.
* Change Priority/Status on the fly by double
click on appropriate field
* Moved the Address Book to the front window -
now a sliding window. Postion the mouse pointer
on the border, and drag it to the desired
position.
* The Task List or Address Book may be quickly
opened and closed by double clicking on the
title bar.
* The font size of the Address Book and Task List
may be changed in the options menu.
* Added an option to suppress reference calenders
when printing.
Version 1.51 contains fixes relating to:
Drag/Drop of tasks
Recurring tasks that recur every Nth week.
Opening alternate databases
=====================================================
About this distribution file...
-------------------------------
TPP is distributed as a compressed file within
another compressed file. This format is designed
to let you extract the compressed system with
installation instructions first, and then proceed
to install the system after you have had a chance
to examine its contents.
Assuming you have uncompressed the original
distribution file into a new empty work directory,
you should now have the following files available
to you:
VENDINFO.DIZ
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The file VENDINFO.DIZ is an industry standard
description file containing extensive
information about TPP. VENDINFO files can be
viewed with a word processor or can be read
by a computer to extract information about
their associated contents. CDROM
manufacturers, bulletin boards and online
services use VENDINFO to capture information
about products on their system. It contains
the following information and more:
Product descriptions (multiple formats)
Information about Patri-Soft
Product Pricing
Techncial Support information
Copyright statements and SYSOP/VENDOR statements
You may view this file with NOTEPAD under
Windows. The odd, unreadible, data at the
end of this file is maintained for automated
computer readers and should be ignored.
FILE_ID.DIZ
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This is another industry standard that
predates VENDINFO.DIZ. It simply contains a
bulletin board type description of TPP. You
may also view this with notepad or any other
word processor.
README.TXT
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The file you are now reading. This file can be
viewed in Windows Help format by double-clicking
or Running the README.HLP file also in this
directory. View this file with any word processor
or Windows Notepad.
README.HLP
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A Windows Help file containing the README.TXT
information in a Windows Help File format. It
contains the exact same information as README.TXT.
TPP.ZIP
-------
The compressed TPP system. This .ZIP format
requires you have a PKUNZIP type software
decompression product. If you do not have
this software, you should be able to download
it from any online service or get a copy from
a friend. You can contact the PKZIP
developers at:
PKWARE, Inc.
9025 N. Deerwood Drive
Brown Deer, WI 53223
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
--------------------------
Finally, how to install TPP from these files...
(Note: existing TPP users may install over their
current system. See later in this document).
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STEP 1 - Decompress the TPP151.ZIP distribution file
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(You probably have already taken this step
since you are reading this file)
TPP151.ZIP is the TPP evaluation file you
will find on CDROMS, online systems and
bulletin boards. Decompressing it will create
the following files:
TPP.ZIP
README.TXT
VENDINFO.DIZ
FILEID.DIZ
You are currently reading the README.TXT file
so we will assume you have completed this
step. Since we don't know the name of the
directory you are reading this information
from, and will need to reference it later in
the installation instructions, we will refer
to this directory as "thisdir".
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STEP #2 - Create a C:\TPPTEMP\ directory
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Create a temporary directory to contain the
TPP installation files created when you
decompress the TPP.ZIP file. This directory
will no longer be needed after the
installation is complete so use a name that
will signify this. We suggest the directory
name TPPTEMP but you may use any name you
wish.
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STEP #3 - Uncompress (UNZIP) distribution file
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Unzip the TPP.ZIP file into the C:\TPPTEMP\
directory. Depending on your unzip program,
this may be done in several ways. If you are
using the original DOS zip program, use the
following commands from the DOS prompt:
C:
CD C:\TPPTEMP
PKUNZIP C:\thisdir\TPP
Where "thisdir" is the directory containing
the TPP.ZIP file referenced in STEP #1.
When complete C:\TPPTEMP\ will contain over 30
installation files and you will be ready to
run a standard Windows installation on TPP.
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STEP #4 - Make sure you have Microsoft's VBRUN300.DLL
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VBRUN300 is a Visual Basic support file
distributed by Microsoft. This file is used by
a large number of programs downloaded from
online systems and on CDROMS. It is not stored
separately with each product file as it is
300k in size and would needlessly extend file
download times. Also, duplicate copies would
require an extensive amount of space on
CDROMS. If you received TPP on a CDROM, the
CDROM most likely has a copy of this file on
it. See your CDROM index.
Make sure your system contains the Microsoft
VBRUN300.DLL file in your \WINDOWS, or
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Use the Windows
File Manager to search these directories or
use the following DOS command to locate it
on a drive:
DIR C:\VBRUN300.DLL /S
This program will NOT work with VBRUN100.DLL
or VBRUN200.DLL.
If you cannot locate a copy of VBRUN300.DLL
on your system you get it from the following
Sources:
SHAREWARE CDROMS
If you have any Shareware CDROMS, you
will be sure to find a copy on the
CDROM. Check here first as you can
avoid downloading a copy.
America Online
Type VBRUN RUNTIME on the search form
that comes up when you click the
Software Search icon on the main menu
of the Windows Forum. Download
VBRUN300.ZIP and decompress it with a
.ZIP decompression program.
Microsoft BBS at 1-206-936-6735
Download VBRUN300.EXE and run
VBRUN300.EXE from the DOS prompt. It
will create VBRUN300.DLL
Compuserve - Go MSL and download VBRUN300.EXE. Run
VBRUN300.EXE from the DOS prompt. It
will create VBRUN300.DLL
Our own PatriSoft BBS at 909-352-2825.
Download VBRUN300.EXE Run VBRUN300.EXE
from the DOS prompt. It will create
VBRUN300.DLL
Other BBS systems
If you get VBRUN300.EXE from any BBS, copy it
into a work directory. Execute the self
extracting compressed file by typing VBRUN300
from the DOS promot. Copy the resulting
VBRUN300.DLL to your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory by using the following command.
COPY VBRUN300.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
After you have confirmed TPP is working, you
can delete VBRUN300.EXE. It is only used to
create VBRUN300.DLL.
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STEP #5 - Run the Windows installation of TPP
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From Windows 3.1:
Select the FILE, RUN menu items from the
top of the Windows Program manager and
enter C:\TPPTEMP\SETUP as the program to
be run.
From Windows 95:
Press the Windows 95 START button. Select
RUN and enter C:\TPPTEMP\SETUP as the
program to run. Press OK.
Note: SETUP will ask for a directory name to
install the final version of TPP. We
recommend you select C:\TPP\. We will
refer to this name in our documentation
when refering to the TPP directory.
The SETUP program will complete the
installation.
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* TPP IS NOW INSTALLED! *
**************************
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STEP #6 - Cleanup the temporary directory
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You may remove the C:\TPPTEMP directory and
all of its contents. It will not be used
during TPP operation.
You may also remove the C:\thisdir\ directory
you uncompressed the original TPP distribution
files in (STEP #1).
You may save or delete the TPP151.ZIP
distribution file containing your original
copy of TPP.
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STEP #7 - Start TPP
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Examine the created Tasks, Projects & People
Group in the Windows Program Manager or
Windows 95 Desktop and double-click the
TPP icon to start TPP.
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Step #8 - Examine TPP Quick Start Help
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Be sure to remember to look at the Quick Start
help and the Light Bulb button on the main
screen for quick start information.
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STEP #9 - Enjoy!
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By now you should have a working copy of TPP.
Please do not hesitate to call us with any
questions, problems, or suggestions. We are
working hard to improve TPP every day and your
feedback is sincerely appreciated.
Even if you decide TPP is not for you, let us
know why (we might already have a solution!)
You can contact us in several ways:
Phone: 909-352-2820
FAX: 909-352-1527
eMail: PatriSoft@AOL.COM
Compuserve: 76347,2477
Orders: 1-800-338-2820
BBS: 909-352-2825 <=== Get the latest
copy of TPP here!
PatriSoft
5225 Canyon Crest Dr.
Suite 71-358
Riverside CA 92507
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EXISTING INSTALLATIONS:
----------------------
You may install the new version of TPP
right over an older version. Your data
will remain intact. Any changes to the
file formats between the old and new
versions will be automatically
implemented. Please be sure to backup
your system before installing a new TPP
version. This will let you return to your
original version should there be a reason
to do so.