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Marshall/!Rota/!Help
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn User » AU 1994-08.adf » !StarInfo_StarInfo |
| Filename: | Marshall/!Rota/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0575 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Shift Rota Calender
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
by P.E.Marshall.
A calender for shift workers, especially those with a
complicated pattern!
So, to find out what you're working, say, next Christmas,
simply enter DEC 1994 in the month/year box near the top of
the window and press return. The calender is only correct
up to around 2030 however, but that should be enough advance
notice for now.
The data for the rota pattern is contained in a plain
text file. The program needs a file name to use by default
from startup and this name should appear in the !run file
following "Set Rota$Data". This default file should be stored
within the !Rota application. If the file is not found, the
display becomes a normal uninteresting calender.
A different data file, perhaps set up for a different person,
can be dropped on the calender window or icon-bar icon.
The file is checked for two vital data items before loading.
For more information on the format of the file itself see the
demo file inside the !Rota application.
To print, install a printer driver if not already present, and
click the "Print" menu item.
The "Save" option allows a text file version to be dragged and
dropped on to an editor for modification or enhancement.
The "Months" option allows more than just the one month to be
printed or saved. Enter a number in the box, up to 24 months.
P.M. 3/3/94 00000000 53 68 69 66 74 20 52 6f 74 61 20 43 61 6c 65 6e |Shift Rota Calen| 00000010 64 65 72 20 0a 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e |der .~~~~~~~~~~~| 00000020 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a 0a 62 79 20 50 2e |~~~~~~~~~..by P.| 00000030 45 2e 4d 61 72 73 68 61 6c 6c 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 |E.Marshall.. | 00000040 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 0a 0a 41 | ...A| 00000050 20 63 61 6c 65 6e 64 65 72 20 66 6f 72 20 73 68 | calender for sh| 00000060 69 66 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 65 72 73 2c 20 65 73 70 |ift workers, esp| 00000070 65 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 74 68 6f 73 65 20 77 69 |ecially those wi| 00000080 74 68 20 61 0a 63 6f 6d 70 6c 69 63 61 74 65 64 |th a.complicated| 00000090 20 70 61 74 74 65 72 6e 21 0a 0a 53 6f 2c 20 74 | pattern!..So, t| 000000a0 6f 20 66 69 6e 64 20 6f 75 74 20 77 68 61 74 20 |o find out what | 000000b0 79 6f 75 27 72 65 20 77 6f 72 6b 69 6e 67 2c 20 |you're working, | 000000c0 73 61 79 2c 20 6e 65 78 74 20 43 68 72 69 73 74 |say, next Christ| 000000d0 6d 61 73 2c 0a 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 65 6e 74 65 |mas,.simply ente| 000000e0 72 20 20 44 45 43 20 31 39 39 34 20 69 6e 20 74 |r DEC 1994 in t| 000000f0 68 65 20 6d 6f 6e 74 68 2f 79 65 61 72 20 62 6f |he month/year bo| 00000100 78 20 6e 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 20 74 6f 70 20 6f |x near the top o| 00000110 66 0a 74 68 65 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 61 6e 64 |f.the window and| 00000120 20 70 72 65 73 73 20 72 65 74 75 72 6e 2e 20 54 | press return. T| 00000130 68 65 20 63 61 6c 65 6e 64 65 72 20 69 73 20 6f |he calender is o| 00000140 6e 6c 79 20 63 6f 72 72 65 63 74 20 0a 75 70 20 |nly correct .up | 00000150 74 6f 20 61 72 6f 75 6e 64 20 32 30 33 30 20 68 |to around 2030 h| 00000160 6f 77 65 76 65 72 2c 20 62 75 74 20 74 68 61 74 |owever, but that| 00000170 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 20 65 6e 6f 75 67 | should be enoug| 00000180 68 20 61 64 76 61 6e 63 65 0a 6e 6f 74 69 63 65 |h advance.notice| 00000190 20 66 6f 72 20 6e 6f 77 2e 20 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 | for now. ..The | 000001a0 64 61 74 61 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 72 6f 74 |data for the rot| 000001b0 61 20 70 61 74 74 65 72 6e 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6e |a pattern is con| 000001c0 74 61 69 6e 65 64 20 69 6e 20 61 20 70 6c 61 69 |tained in a plai| 000001d0 6e 20 0a 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 2e 20 54 68 |n .text file. Th| 000001e0 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 6e 65 65 64 73 20 |e program needs | 000001f0 61 20 66 69 6c 65 20 6e 61 6d 65 20 74 6f 20 75 |a file name to u| 00000200 73 65 20 62 79 20 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 0a 66 72 |se by default.fr| 00000210 6f 6d 20 73 74 61 72 74 75 70 20 61 6e 64 20 74 |om startup and t| 00000220 68 69 73 20 6e 61 6d 65 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 |his name should | 00000230 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 21 72 |appear in the !r| 00000240 75 6e 20 66 69 6c 65 20 0a 66 6f 6c 6c 6f 77 69 |un file .followi| 00000250 6e 67 20 20 22 53 65 74 20 52 6f 74 61 24 44 61 |ng "Set Rota$Da| 00000260 74 61 22 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 64 65 66 61 75 6c |ta". This defaul| 00000270 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 |t file should be| 00000280 20 73 74 6f 72 65 64 0a 77 69 74 68 69 6e 20 74 | stored.within t| 00000290 68 65 20 21 52 6f 74 61 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 |he !Rota applica| 000002a0 74 69 6f 6e 2e 20 49 66 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c |tion. 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Enter | 00000540 61 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |a number in the | 00000550 62 6f 78 2c 20 75 70 20 74 6f 20 32 34 20 6d 6f |box, up to 24 mo| 00000560 6e 74 68 73 2e 0a 0a 0a 0a 50 2e 4d 2e 20 20 33 |nths.....P.M. 3| 00000570 2f 33 2f 39 34 |/3/94| 00000575
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