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Well, after a rather long period of adding new features, testing,
fixing, adding in _more_ new features, and more testing, it is my
pleasure to announce the release of version 2.01 of TODAYS.
TODAYS, for those of you who don't know, is a FreeWare program
that can be run by any Atari ST or TT user to display events and
occurances on any date in history. TODAYS can even alert you to
upcomming events, or let you know the number of days, weeks, months,
or years since any date in history.
I think I can be safe in saying that TODAYS is the most flexible
and advanced program of this type operating on _any_ computer.
TODAYS version 2.01 is totally user configurable! You get what _you_
want!
TODAYS data files, the files that contain the history events, are
completely editable by any word processor or text editor that can work
in ASCII, and are _downward_ compatable with data files from other
programs using the TODAY file format. (There are _hundreds_ of these
programs for the IBM/Compatable, Amiga, Macintosh, and even many Main
Frame computers.)
In GEnie's Atari ST RoundTable, there is a file is called
"TODAYDAT.LZH" (file # 26468) (Or at least it _was_ when I uploaded
it!) that has a large number of data lines all set and ready to do.
If you're just setting up TODAYS for the first time, this is a good
set of data to begin with.
The version 2.01 release of TODAYS adds a number of new features
and useful functions among which are:
* Each individual output line can be formated to the way the
_user_ wants the display to appear, not the programmer's! Each
line can be made different then every other line, or you can
make them all the same if you wish. You get what _you_ like!
* Calculated events can be placed in any catagory the user wishes.
* Individual "catagories" of event types can be sorted or not at
the user's own choice.
* Header Lines can now be justified; left, right, or centered at
the user's request.
* There are now over 140 pre-programed functions to create the
report _you_ want, PLUS math functions _inside_ the function
codes to allow you to create new functions, any of which can be
used to read an external file if you so wish so that users can
have TODAYS display information in whatever way you may wish,
whenever you may wish!
* Range Dating, which allows a single line to cover many days,
useful for those holidays and events that move around from year
to year such as Father's Day, Mother's Day, and the like.
* A new mode, called "Quick Mode" speeds up the reading of
individual data files, by having TODAYS automatically stop
reading the file when the date on the line is greater then the
date being run for.
* TODAYS can be run as a PRG, TOS, APP, TTP, or GTP program.
As a TTP or GTP program, TODAYS will also accept parameters
passed to it from a command line to alter the user's default
configuration.
* TODAYS can be configured to run once, and only once a day.
* TODAYS' error report can be re-directed to any file. Nice for
when BBS System Operators (SysOps) use TODAYS, as errors can be
reported to the BBS system log.
* An all new "BinkkleyTerm-like" configuration file allows for
over 30 user settings. This new configuration file doesn't care
about order, and is self-documented so that users can change
their settings without having to hunt around for a manual when
ever they want to change anything.
Well, that's just a few of the new abilitys in the new TODAYS
program. For more, download the program, read the documentation, and
play around!
Please note: TODAYS is _very_ flexable, however it's not all
_that_ difficult to set up as many current users will testify to. Due
to the extreme flexability of the program however, it will _not_ run
"straight out of the box". Some set up is required! To help you set
up TODAYS, a program called T_SETUP.PRG is provided.
T_SETUP.PRG does not setup _all_ the features found in TODAYS,
just most of them. Once you've run T_SETUP, TODAYS can be run, or
you can use an editor that does ASCII saves to edit the file further.
Enjoy!
- Chuck Grimsby
- 10/29/94