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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
-