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T H I S I S M I N E
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Version 1.0
Copyright (c) August, 1990 Lansford Software
Owasso, OK. 74055
TIM Documentation page 1
- - - - - - N O T I C E - - - - - -
This documentation and accompanying programs are not intended
for distribution or use in countries other than the United
States of America.
This program is distributed under the "Shareware" concept.
You are free to make copies of this program and associated
files for sharing with others. You may evaluate this program
for a period of 45 days. If you find the program useful, you
should register your copy with the author by sending payment
in the form of check, or money order, in U.S.A. funds,
payable on a U.S.A. bank. The registration fee is currently
$30.00. Please help support the "Shareware" concept by
registering.
There is no warranty of any kind, written, expressed, or
implied and Richard Lansford, Lansford Software will not be
liable for any damages, direct, or indirect, caused by the
use of this program, or the failure of this program to
operate or perform as expected or desired by the user.
Richard Lansford will not be liable for any damage to any
data, equipment, or property which may be caused by the use
of this program, either direct or indirect.
Type "TIM" at the DOS prompt and press ENTER to invoke the
program.
Do not attempt to run PRUN.EXE.
The first time the program is executed, it will build the
data files which are used to store the data. There will be
four database files created.
TIM Documentation page 2
----------------------- OVERVIEW -------------------------------
TIM is a personal inventory type program which will keep
track of all your worldly goods. It can be used by any
individual who has personal belongings. Persons with several
rent houses will also find it useful, as will almost any
small company. You can keep inventory records for several
different locations or houses and know what items are at
which house or location.
There are several reports which can be printed on your
printer.
1. Complete listing by item
2. Complete listing by category
3. Serial number listing
4. Complete listing by room
5. A summary of value by category
6. Export records to a comma delimited ascii file
All items on the main menu can be chosen either by
highlighting the item with the cursor and pressing ENTER, or
by pressing the corresponding letter and then pressing ENTER.
TIM Documentation page 3
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
A color monitor is required. A Monochrome monitor wil work,
but some words will be hard to see.
Hard Drive Installation:
Create a subdirectory called TIM.
Type MD C:\TIM
Copy all files to this subdirectory.
Place original disk in drive a.
Type copy a:*.* c:\TIM
Place original disk in a safe place for future use.
At the C: prompt type cd \TIM, then
at the C: prompt type TIM to execute the program.
Floppy Drive Installation:
Create a working copy of the original floppy disk.
Place original disk in drive a.
Type diskcopy a: a:
Place original disk in a safe place for future use.
At the A: prompt type TIM to execute the program.
TIM Documentation page 4
MAIN MENU OPTIONS
A. UPDATE HOME INVENTORY ITEMS
Choose this option to view a table of items you have
input into the data base. You will be asked to select a
sorting method for viewing the records. The sorting options
are: Item, Category, or room. Move the cursor to the your
choice and press ENTER. If no items exist in the database,
you will be presented with a form for input of new items. If
items exist in the database, you will be presented with a
table showing the items you have input. You may highlite an
item and press ENTER to see more information about it, and/or
make changes to it. To add a new item, press the INSERT key.
You will be presented with the form for input of new items.
This is the same form used to make changes to existing items.
When you reach the LOCATION, ROOM and CATEGORY fields, you
may press ENTER to display a list of available choices. You
can move the cursor to the proper selection and press ENTER.
Your selection will be placed in the form automatically for
you. While viewing the table of items, press ESCAPE to return
to the main menu. To delete a record, highlite the record
with the cursor and press the DELETE key. You will be asked
to confirm the deletion of the record. While viewing this
table, you may print two reports. One is a serial number
list which only prints records which contain a serial number.
The other report will list all items sorted by item. The
command keys used to print these reports are listed at the
bottom of the screen.
B. UPDATE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE
Choose this option to display a table showing the rooms
you have input, sorted by ROOM. If you have not entered any
rooms, you will be presented with a form to add a new room.
If rooms exist in the database, you will be presented with a
table showing all the rooms in the data base. You may
highlite a room and press ENTER to make changes to it. To add
a new room, press the INSERT key. You will be presented with
the form for input of new rooms. This is the same form used
to make changes to existing rooms. While viewing the table of
rooms, press ESCAPE to return to the main menu. To delete a
record, highlite the record with the cursor and press the
DELETE key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the
record.
TIM Documentation page 5
C. UPDATE CATEGORIES
Choose this option to display a table showing the
categories you have input, sorted by CATEGORY. If you have
not entered any categories, you will be presented with a form
to add a new category. If categories exist in the database,
you will be presented with a table showing all the categories
in the data base. You may highlite a category and press ENTER
to make changes to it. To add a new category, press the
INSERT key. You will be presented with the form for input of
new categories. This is the same form used to make changes
to existing categories. While viewing the table of
categories, press ESCAPE to return to the main menu. To
delete a record, highlite the record with the cursor and
press the DELETE key. You will be asked to confirm the
deletion of the record. Examples of categories could be:
Stereo Equipment, Furniture, Software, Dishes, etc.
D. BROWSE INVENTORY ITEMS
This option will display one record at a time on the
screen. You can use the cursor keys and the page up and page
down keys to browse through the records. This screen will
show all the information about each record. You can use the
same command keys for deleting, adding and changing as in the
other tables described above.
E. UPDATE PROPERTY LOCATIONS
This option will allow you to input addresses, notes,
etc. for the property locations you where your inventory is
kept. You must input a location code for each location. It
must be unique and can be made up of any two character
combination of your choosing. There is also a place for
keeping notes about the location, such as renter's name, when
the property was rented, etc.
U. PRINT CATEGORY SUMMARY TOTALS
This is a report which will be printed on your printer.
You will be asked for a location. The report will print for
only one location at a time. A table will be displayed with
a list of the available locations and you can select the
proper one with the cursor. After selecting, you will be
prompted to press ENTER to print the report or press ESCAPE
to abort and/or change the location. This report prints only
totals for each category for the location selected.
V. PRINT INVENTORY LIST BY ITEM
This is a report which will be printed on your printer.
You will be asked for a location. The report will print for
only one location at a time. A table will be displayed with
a list of the available locations and you can select the
proper one with the cursor. After selecting, you will be
prompted to press ENTER to print the report or press ESCAPE
to abort and/or change the location. This report will print
each item you have input for the location selected. It will
be sorted by item name.
TIM Documentation page 6
W. PRINT INVENTORY LIST BY ROOM
This is a report which will be printed on your printer.
You will be asked for a location. The report will print for
only one location at a time. A table will be displayed with
a list of the available locations and you can select the
proper one with the cursor. After selecting, you will be
prompted to press ENTER to print the report or press ESCAPE
to abort and/or change the location. This report will print
each item you have input for the location selected. It will
be sorted by room.
X. PRINT LIST BY CATEGORY
This is a report which will be printed on your printer.
You will be asked for a location. The report will print for
only one location at a time. A table will be displayed with
a list of the available locations and you can select the
proper one with the cursor. After selecting, you will be
prompted to press ENTER to print the report or press ESCAPE
to abort and/or change the location. This report will print
each item you have input for the location selected. It will
be sorted by category.
Y. PRINT SERIAL NUMBER LIST
This is a report which will be printed on your printer.
You will be asked for a location. The report will print for
only one location at a time. A table will be displayed with
a list of the available locations and you can select the
proper one with the cursor. After selecting, you will be
prompted to press ENTER to print the report or press ESCAPE
to abort and/or change the location. This report will print
each item you have input for the location selected. It will
print only records which have a serial number. If you do not
input a serial number for any of your items, they will not be
printed on this report.
Z. PRINT RECORDS TO DISK
This option will allow you to print all records for a
selected location to an ascii file. You will be asked to
input a location code for the report. You can type in a code
or press F10 to pick the location from a table. After
selecting the desired location, you will be asked for a name
for the file. Type in a legal DOS file name and press ENTER.
You can use up to eight characters plus a three character
extension. (example: Inventor.Rpt.) If a file exists in the
current directory with the same name, it will be erased and
the new file written in it's place. The ascii file can be
edited with a word processor or text editor. This file can
be copied to another disk or directory before this option is
selected again, to keep from destroying it. It can also be
imported into other data base programs.
QUIT
Choose this option to end the program and return to
DOS. Unregistered versions will return to the shareware
information screen and you will have to press ESCAPE from
there to return to DOS.
TIM REGISTRATION FORM #1036 Version 1.00
To become a registered user of TIM, complete and return this
form along with the indicated license fee. The license fee
should be paid by check or money order in U.S.A. funds,
payable on a U.S.A. bank.
Send to: Lansford Software
P.O. Box 164
Owasso, OK 74055-0164
U.S.A.
Name: ___________________________________________________
Company: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: _____________________________ State: ___ Zip: _____
Please accept this registration for TIM version 1.0.
I agree to your disclaimer of all warranties and the
restrictions on copying.
________________________________________ _______________
SIGNED DATE
LICENSE FEE
QTY LICENSE TYPE EACH TOTAL AMT
___ Registration Fee $ 30.00 $ _______
You will be mailed a disk
with the most current version of TIM.
I Prefer 3 1/2" ____ or 5 1/4"____ diskette
Add $1.00 for 3 1/2" diskette $ _______
Subtotal $ _______
Oklahoma residents add 7 1/2% sales tax. TAX $ _______
TOTAL $ _______
Comments:___________________________________________________
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TIM Documentation page 8
HISTORY
VERSION 1.0 August, 1990
NEW (first release)