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- Hints on running FireFighter:
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- Note:
- Two files have been enlarged. Maintenance Comments and Air Bottles comments
- sections have been extended. This in turn will cause problems with earlier
- versions of FireFighter (v2.02> and earlier. If you are using a registered
- version of the program earlier than V2.02 then when the setup program asks
- if you want to change the files answer YES.
- Follow the menu directions and you should have your files in the new format.
- If for some reason you make a mistake and don't answer YES then you can run
- the program datachg.exe from windows. Make sure you are a registered user
- and have a registered program version less than 2.03. Look for the version number on the label of the OLD program.
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- Entering Data:
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- The program will read the win.ini file to get the date settings. If
- they are not entered the way the program expects to find them, it will
- change the settings in order to run the program.
- Expected format for the dates is: MM/dd/yyyy or dd/MM/yyyy.
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- When entering Roster names and there are two or more members with
- the SAME FIRST and LAST names, you must make one or more of the
- names unique.
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- eg; (John Smith) if more than one member has this name you could
- differentiate between the names using J. Smith John L. Smith etc.
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- NOTE:
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- Version 1.10 and later has a new method for entering the Roster names.
- Please read the Help file on "Getting Started"
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- You can enter anything AFTER the rank as long as the letter
- total (including spaces) is 25 or less.
- Eg; Captain-Training officer.
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- The roster list will be in Alphabetical order until you print
- the roster, in which case the printed list will be in RANK order.
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- If your department members are paid by the
- Incident (rather than by the hour) then start FireFighter
- using FFwin /C.
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- To do this, open the windows program manager, select "File" and
- then select the "Properties" menu selection.
- Change the default FFwin.exe to FFwin /C
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- If your department members are not receiving any type of
- Honararium or payment for training or incidents, then
- enter $0.00 in the training and incident payment boxes.
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- Using the Training Modules:
- Please read the section "Getting Started" in the Help File.
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- Using the Mouse:
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- Using the mouse will make FireFighter easer to use.. If you
- do not like using the mouse, all menus will work using the
- Tab key and <Enter> key where applicable.
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- If you are using the mouse all windows conventions are
- used eg; double clicking etc.
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- Problem Solving:
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- Although FireFighter for Windows is very straight forward
- there are a number of things you should check if you are
- having problems.
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- If you are having problems with training/Incident or Roster
- files, you should check these:
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- Dates must be entered in the form MM-DD-YYYY
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- Rank must be entered in the correct form (see above).
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- Roster First/Last name not unique.
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- Incident hours not entered correctly.
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- Pressing F1 will show help on any menu.
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- For full documentation please read the FireFighter HELP file
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- REMEMBER to backup your data files often!
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