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- PC-Project 3.0
- READPROJ.TXT
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- PC-Project is a complete critical path project management application that
- runs under Microsoft Windows 3.0. PC-Project is written entirely in Actor,
- an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows. Complete
- source code is included. PC-Project was written as a sample Windows
- program and may be freely distributed for non-commercial use.
-
- The files on this disk are:
- READPROJ.TXT -This "readme" file
- INSTALL.BAT -Installation program
- ZOO.EXE -Zoo compression/decompression utility program.
- PROJECT.ZOO -A compressed file that contains PC-Project program,
- source code, sample projects and manual.
-
- I encourage you to share PC-Project with others. Please distribute as
- is with all of the files. If you are distributing electronically, please
- be sure to send the ZOO.EXE, PROJECT.ZOO and READPROJ.TXT files.
-
- PC-Project Installation:
- ------------------------
-
- If you received this disk directly from the Whitewater Group, there is
- an INSTALL.BAT program on the disk. To install type:
-
- A: INSTALL A: C: C:\ACTOR
-
- If you downloaded this program from a bulletin board system, then follow
- these instructions. You will also need the ZOO.EXE utility which can be
- downloaded from most BBS systems.
-
- If you don't have Actor, then make 4 subdirectories as shown below:
- MD ACTOR
- CD ACTOR
- MD CLASSES
- MD ACT
- MD RES
-
- Then install the application and the source code by typing
- CD ACTOR (or wherever Actor is installed)
- ZOO x/ PROJECT.ZOO (install source into subdirectories)
-
- The ZOO command above will install the source code into the appropriate
- subdirectories. For help with ZOO, type ZOO h
-
- Installed files
- ---------------
-
- During the installation process the following files will be created
- on your hard disk.
-
- PMANUAL.TXT -How to use PC-Project (16 pages of text)
- PROJECT.EXE -Executable PC-Project program file
- PROJECT.IMA -Sealed off image file required to run above
- *.PRJ -Various test files
-
- Because Actor does static object and code swapping the size of the
- PROJECT.IMA and PROJECT.EXE files are larger than would seem necessary,
- but only the required portions will be loaded into memory.
-
- The source code is contained in:
-
- PROJ.LOD -A "load file" to load the source code if you have Actor
- CLASSES\*.CLS -Source code to the classes that define the application
- ACT\*.ACT -Miscelaneous Actor source code methods
- RES\*.* -Resource script files, icons, header files.
-
- Starting PC-Project
- -------------------
-
- The project manager application requires Microsoft Windows 3.0. If you
- are using Windows 2.x, you will need PC-Project 2.0. To start PC-Project
- start W ndows and then use the File Run command to start PROJECT.EXE.
- If you have Actor DON'T click on the PROJECT.IMA file since you won't
- have the resources to run the application correctly. Or you can
- run directly from the DOS C> prompt by typing
-
- WIN PROJECT.EXE
-
- If Project reports not enough memory to run then you will need to adjust
- the settings in your WIN.INI file as shown below.
-
- Refer to the Help screens and PMANUAL.TXT for more instructions on how
- to use PC-Project. If you'd like to know more about the design of
- PC-Project, refer to the articles listed at the end of PMANUAL.TXT.
-
- On some machines, printing can take a few minutes.
-
- If you'd like to be able to start PC-Project by double clicking on a .PRJ
- file or by typing WIN xxx.PRJ, then add this line to the WIN.INI file in
- the [Extensions] section:
-
- PRJ=PROJECT.EXE ^.PRJ
-
- On slower machines, swapping may cause performance to deteriorate. In these
- cases, we recommend using a disk cache program (e.g. PC-Tools) or by setting
- the Static memory setting in WIN.INI as shown below. The default settings
- are Static=64, Dynamic=20. If you need to build large projects, you can
- increase the Dynamic setting. If you need to run in less memory, use a
- smaller Dynamic or Static setting.
- [PC-Project]
- Static=64
- Dynamic=20
-
-
- NOTES
- -----
-
- Version 3.0 06/07/90
- -Requires Actor 3.0, Windows 3.0.
- -Uses new Windows 3.0 features: hierarchical menus and combo box
- -Uses TextWindow to view resources, activities.
-
- Version 2.0 1/30/90
- -Uses Actor 2.0, will run on Windows 2.x.
- -Minor changes made to application class, printing and dates for
- compatibility with Actor 2.0.
- -Added a File Run command to run other programs from within PC-Project.
- -Includes complete chart printing, copying of graphics, color etc.
-
-
- Limitations
- -----------
-
- PC-Project has some limitations compared to "professional" project
- management packages. These may be addressed in the future.
-
- -Time is in days only. There is no "calendar" facility to skip days.
- -PC-Project does not balance resources or check for conflicts.
-
- Please let me kow if there are any bugs or suggestions by sending
- mail to the address at the bottom of this file. Because PC-Project
- is distributed free of charge, I cannot provide technical support
- beyond answering questions by mail.
-
- Actor Users
- -----------
-
- Please refer to the associated CLS and ACT files for documentation, or
- check The Whitewater Group BBS for the most recent versions. The printer
- support was written by Mark Solinski. Mouse dragging support was written
- by Barry Wilson. The graphics printing and copy to clipboard were
- written by Patrick Deupree.
-
- About Actor
- -----------
-
- Actor is an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows.
- Actor is a complete development system capable of creating standalone
- MS-Windows applications. No licensing fees are required to distribute
- applications written in Actor.
-
- PC-Project was written by Zack Urlocker and is copyright 1988-90, The
- Whitewater Group. All rights reserved. For more information about Actor
- contact:
-
- The Whitewater Group,
- 1800 Ridge St.
- Evanston, IL, 60201.
- USA
- (708)328-3800
-