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AUTHOR:
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MICRO DATA ASSIST
2701-C, West 15th
Suite 149
Plano, Texas 75075
(214) 736-3668
Registration fee: $20.00
REMENU - Version 1.12
MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT:
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The 'REMINDERS' application program may require more intensive
disk utilization than other programs you are currently using. DOS
permits you to alter the environment to facilitate this intensive
disk utilization.
It is recommended that you create a CONFIG.SYS file (if the file
is not there already) which contains the following two
statements.
FILES=20
BUFFERS=8
DOS looks for the CONFIG.SYS file each time the computer is
turned on (or "re-booted"). When the file is found, the
operating system alters the environment corresponding to the
contents of the file.
To print the 'REMENU.DOC' file enter the following commands:
COPY A:REMENU.DOC PRN <enter>
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INSTALLING 'REMINDERS' ON SYSTEMS WITH A HARD DISK DRIVE:
--------------------------------------------------------
The diskette that your copy of 'REMINDERS' was distributed to you
on should not be used for running of 'REMINDERS'. You should
first make a back-up copy of the distribution disk and then
install 'REMINDERS' on either your hard disk or floppy disk
system.
It is recommended that you create a sub-directory that will
contain the 'REMINDERS' program and distribution master files.
The following DOS command will create a sub-directory called
'REMENU':
C>MKDIR REMENU
Once you have created the sub-directory, select the new sub-
directory by entering:
C>CHDIR REMENU
Insert the 'REMINDERS' distribution disk in drive 'A' and copy
all of the files on this disk into your REMENU sub-directory with
the following command:
C>COPY A:*.* <return>
INSTALLING 'REMINDERS' ON A DISKETTE
---------------------------------
The diskette that your copy of 'REMINDERS' was distributed to you
on should not be used for running of 'REMINDERS'. You should
first make a back-up copy of the distribution disk and then
install 'REMINDERS' on either your hard disk or floppy disk
system.
In order to run 'REMINDERS' on a floppy disk system you will need
two disk drives. One drive to contain your program disk and the
other to contain your data files.
Insert the 'REMINDERS' distribution disk in drive 'A' and select
the 'A' drive by entering "A:" (return).
Insert a blank formatted disk into drive 'B'. This is the disk
that your working copy of 'REMINDERS' will be copied to.
Enter the following command:
A>COPY A:*.* B: <return>
Reboot your system then execute REMENU.EXE in order to
initialize your system.
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*** HIDDEN FEATURE ***
Your 'REMENU - Ver. 1.12' has the ability to accept a file
generated by another user of REMENU. With this feature you can
generate say a special file that contains only the dates for your
kids high school football or basketball games. You then can pass
a copy of this file to other user's of REMENU an by just loading
it in to their computer it will be copied into their data base.
After it has been copied it is deleted so that duplicate copies
of it will not be entered.
To create this 'HANDOUT.DBF' perform the following steps:
1. Make a unique sub-director to hold a copy of your REMENU.EXE
program and copy it into this sub-directory.
2. Make sure that the 'REMVBLS.MEM' file does not exist so that
when you load REMENU it will initialize a new database without
any entries in it.
3. Load REMENU and setup the date reminder's that you wish to
pass along to others.
4. After you have created these date reminder's exit REMENU and
rename MDREMDRS.DBF to HANDOUT.DBF.
5. Copy only the HANDOUT.DBF file to as many blank disks as you
wish to distribute. Instruct the individuals that receive these
disks to copy the HANDOUT.DBF file into the same sub-directory
that hold their copy of REMENU.EXE. Then next time they load
their copy of REMENU.EXE it will look for this HANDOUT.DBF file
and append it into their database. It will then delete this
HANDOUT.DBF file so that it will not duplicate this copy routine.
They now have the date reminders in their database.
** Note: If your friends do not have a copy of REMENU.EXE
(Reminders) Version 1.12 let them have a copy of yours. While
they will be limited to the 50 entry limit until they register
their copy they can still accept your HANDOUT.DBF files. Who
knows - maybe they will become a registered user. ***
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