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FREE DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE
INSTRUCTIONS
WELCOME! LOGMILES.EXE is a self-extracting archive--a file
composed of several other files. Together these components
give you the ability to record vehicle maintenance and to
report vehicle use by classes or categories such as private,
charitable, medical, business, and so on. You have probably
just executed LOGMILES to extract the files onto some direc-
tory on your hard disk. These instructions will help you to
start using the program. Each screen of the program has a
help message to teach you the details.
For one vehicle, you can stay logged into the subdirectory
with ALL of the component files. If you want to record more
than one vehicle, it is best to copy empty data files first
before entering any data. Here is a sample scheme to show
which files should be together:
C:\UTIL\ C:\DATA\TRUCK\ C:\DATA\CAR\
MILES.EXE MILES.DAT MILES.DAT
MILES.OVL MILES.K01 MILES.K01
MILES.HLP MILES.K02 MILES.K02
MTCAL.HLP CATS.DAT =? CATS.DAT
MTVIEW.HLP CATS.K01 =? CATS.K01
REBUILD.BAT FILES.CLA = FILES.CLA
CFIL.EXE
CFIL.HLP
C:\UTIL represents any directory in the DOS PATH. FILES.CLA
is included herewith, and is the same in all places. As you
enter data, you probably will want the same CATS.DAT and
CATS.K01 files in all data subdirectories.
In case you began entering mileage readings before duplicat-
ing MILES.DAT, copy the OTHER data files (CATS, FILES) into
the new tartget directory and run REBUILD. That will cause
Clarion to give you a warning message "INPUT FILE NOT FOUND"
which is normal. At that time, press CTRL_HOME (hold down
CTRL key and press HOME key) followed by ENTER. A new empty
MILES file will be created. When activity stops, press ESC
key to go on (exit REBUILD).
Data entered into this program come from a vehicle log which
could be patterned after the main screen of this program:
DATE DESCRIPTION CATEGORY ODOMETER
7/01/92 Install Wheeler hard disk S 10,220.9
7/02/92 Deliver order to Smith D 10,301.8
7/02/92 $8.59 Shell 7.031 F 10,322.5
7/04/92 Dentist for checkup M 10,350.5
7/04/92 Theater P 10,361.2
where a driver is recording business #1 under "S," business
#2 under "D," medical under "M," personal under "P," etc.
When you are ready for data entry, start the program with
the command "MILES <carriage return>" at the DOS PROMPT. The
first screen is an empty table displaying a warning that it
is empty. All you can do is abort (ESC) or press INS (ADD)
to bring up a data entry form like this:
▀ Edit Mileage Entry ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
Mileage Record Line Item
Record will be Added
───────────────────────────────────────────────────
Starting odometer reading: 0.0
Date: 00/00/00 thousands units
(F6 = calendar)
Description:
Use category:
(category 'F' allows access to next field:)
Amount of fuel added:
Help ▄ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Up ▄ Down ▄
Now you can press F1 or ALT_H, or click on "Help," on any
screen for further instructions. The data entry form is made
to allow you maximum speed once you get used to the special
tricks the program uses. There are many safeguards and error
warnings to help you maintain accuracy. ANY entry can later
be edited for correction, and entries can be "squeezed" in
between existing lines. The entry form repeats itself until
you use ESC to back out. When you do, remember to read all
the help screens that go with the main (opening) screen.
All users are licensed to make, share, and use unlimited and
unrestricted copies of the software in machine readable form
together with the accompanying files in LOGMILES.EXE. The
usual disclaimers apply: this software is provided without
guarantee (do random checks yourself!) and I assume no
liability for results or consequences of using it. Please
DO inform me when you find bugs! Thank you. Enjoy.
This is MULTIUSER code which should run on a network. In my
test system the 286 operates perfectly but the 8088 (some-
times called XT) hangs up after CORRECTLY saving one record
to disk. The OLDER equipment apparently is not compatible.
NOTE: the older computer does exactly the same when it is
the only computer on the network--it is a problem of that
machine, not a problem between the two users. On my stand-
alone 8088 the cursor control keys work sporadically, making
me rely on ALT-key combinations. These appear to be results
of using third-party add-ons to Clarion 2. Clarion 3 pro-
gramming promises to be more stable and can be optimized to
specific environments.
KENT V. BUSSE, J.D.
d.b.a. A:COMPUTER.WIZ
1912 West 103 Street
Chicago, IL 60643-2625
dial 312/C-O-M-P-U-T-E
CompuServe 71311,2552