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- (c) Martin N Dunstan (mnd@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) March 30th, 1997
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- Program:
- Txt2Agn
-
-
- Version:
- 1.10
-
-
- Platforms:
- Psion 3a, 3c and Siena. Also runs on the Acorn Pocketbook II.
-
-
- Purpose:
- Convert a plain text file of dates and events into an Agenda file.
- Examples of use include converting rota sheets prepared in a spreadsheet
- or simply processing a timetable from work. An example of the input file
- (using dd/mm/yy format) is:
-
- 14/2/97 Valentines day
- 25/12/97 Christmas day
- 25/12/1997 Visit parents
-
- Invalid dates are detected and can be corrected by the user or
- automatically by the program. A variety of preference settings are
- available to control the conversion process and context-sensitive help is
- accessible at all times.
-
- Timed entries are also possible using 12 hour or 24 hour clocks:
-
- 31/3/97 8am Get up for work.
- 3/4/97 12pm-2pm Lunch with Bob.
- 3/4/97 22:30- Sleeping!
-
- Invalid/unrecognised times are interpreted as untimed entries.
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- Author:
- Martin N Dunstan (mnd@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk)
- (http://www-theory.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~mnd/)
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- Txt2Agn is available from:
- http://www-theory.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~mnd/export/txt2agn
- ftp://www-theory.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/user/mnd/txt2agn
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-
- History:
- Version 1.00 (released January 27, 1997)
- Only handled untimed events.
- Version 1.10 (released 1st April, 1997)
- Now handles timed events.
-
-
- Registration:
- This program is shareware - if you find it useful please register
- your copy by sending your name and a UK cheque for รบ5 to the
- address below. Please include your email address (if you have one)
- so that I can inform you of your code which will remove the nag
- screens and the "annoying window".
-
- Martin Dunstan
- 1 Cupar Mills,
- Cupar,
- Fife KY15 5EH
- U.K.
-
- If you live outside the UK you might want to use a service such as Ruesch
- International Financial Services (details of this can be found on the
- Web page http://www.os.qub.ac.uk/nifhs/ruesch.html) to obtain a UK cheque
- relatively cheaply.
-
-
- Installation:
- Read INSTALL.TXT
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- Memory usage:
- Txt2Agn.opa .... 23K
- Txt2Agn.rsc ..... 0K
- Txt2Agn.agn ..... 0K
- User memory ..... 13K
- System memory ... 35K
- Total ........... 71K
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- Notes:
- The file TUTORIAL.TXT contains a brief tutorial on using Txt2Agn with
- the DEMO.TXT file that comes with the distribution. A brief manual and
- frequently asked questions section can be found in MANUAL.TXT. This
- file describes the format for the lines in the input file.
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- (c) Martin N Dunstan (mnd@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) March 30th, 1997
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