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OMNIMeal Version 2.20 "Helping You Control Your Meal Planning & Cooking" From Unicorn Software Limited Created By: Charles P. Schell IV Copyright (C) 1986-90 Unicorn Software Limited All Rights Reserved Unicorn Software Limited P. O. Box 911 Wabash, IN 46992 LICENSE AGREEMENT The OMNIMeal cataloging program is protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. All rights are reserved. Non-registered users of OMNIMeal are licensed only to use the program on a trial basis for the sole purpose of determining whether or not it meets their requirements. All other use requires registration. Any other use of non-registered copies of OMNIMeal by any person, business, corporation, government organization, or any other entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of this license agreement. Registration permits a user a license to use OMNIMeal on a single computer. All users are granted a limited license to copy OMNIMeal Version 2.20 for the trial use of others, with the following additional conditions: OMNIMeal must be distributed in unmodified, complete form, including this Reference Guide and License Agreement. OMNIMeal may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product, without written permission. No fee, other than a bonafide disk duplicating fee not to exceed $10.00, may be charged for OMNIMeal. WARRANTY Unicorn Software Limited makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by the user. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by use of the program. IN NO EVENT WILL UNICORN SOFTWARE LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of Indiana. OMNIMeal is being released under the User Supported concept of distribution. Simply put: You are allowed to use the program to see if it is beneficial to you. If you continue to use the program you must register it by sending $25.00 to: Unicorn Software Limited PO Box 911 Wabash, IN 46992. Concept: To help you enter and store recipes, plan meals, plan shopping trips and prepare meals in the easiest fashion possible. Getting Started: First you must install the data files on your data disk. To do this copy all files with the extension .DAT and .NTX onto the drive you wish to use for data. ie COPY *.DAT A: Up to 180 records can be stored on a single 360K floppy disk. Once you have completed this copy all files from this disk onto your floppy or hard disk. Type in OMNIMEAL to start. Entries For: Recipe title up to 48 characters long. Type of recipe, ie Entree, Desert, up to 20 characters. Where you obtained the recipe from for reference. How many people the recipe feeds. Personal notes, ie Low Cholestral, Bob's Favorite, up to 16 characters. Preperation time. Personal codes to assist in finding recipes. Up to 20 ingredients, each 25 characters long. Each with their own quantity and volume of measurement. Up to 13 lines of preperation instructions up to 76 characters long. Up to 4 special equipment entries, up to 25 characters each. The System: Is designed using KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) so not much information is needed to get started. Here are a few notes to help you use the system: The Data Entry Screens: There are two data entry screens for every recipe, when you complete the first one the second will appear. Any of the data entry screens shown in Add, Update, or Delete can be 'zipped' through. When deleting just hit page down to confirm that you want to delete that Recipe. Close 'Nuf: By entering 55 on the Update or Delete screens you will be prompted to enter the title of the Recipe you wish to deal with. You do not have to enter the full title, only the first few words, or even letters. In Update this will allow you to view all the records that are Close 'Nuf to what you entered. EXAMPLE: Entering "German Potato" will bring up "German Potato Salad", "German Potato Casserole" and "German Potato Pancakes". Capitals and lower case are seen as the same. Quantities: All Quantities must be decimal in format. This is required for the system to operate, computers just don't understand fractions, for example it would see 1/2 as .50, but it would see 1 1/2 as 5.50 (11/2). Use the Quik Decimal function to help with conversions. Preparation: The entries for prep instructions do not automatically wrap-around. You can, however, go back to the line and insert spaces to justify the text. Volume: When dealing with volumes you have to be sure that you are uniform. If you use TBL for Tablespoon always use that abbreviation. Here are some suggestions for volumes (These were used in the sample recipes): Pnc = Pinch Ea = Each (as in 1 each egg) Dsh = Dash Can = Can Oz = Ounce Slc = Slice Qts = Quarts Cup = Cup Lb = Pound Tsp = Teaspoon Tbl = Tablespoon Bnc = Bunch Doz = Dozen Pt = Pint OMNIFind!: Can help you find all of the Recipes in the data file that have a particular Recipe as well as Type, Note, or Code. Using "Close 'Nuff" you can Find! any record easily, ie enter as much information as you remember and it will search based on your input, even if it is only one letter. NOTE: Page Up on these data display screens will take you back to the previous record, page down to the next record and Home to the OMNIFind! menu; use the Arrow Down key to see the second page of a particular recipe. Speed Up Sort: Should be run occasionally to keep the files in sequential order as well as random order. Always run prior to printing. Purge Ghosts: This feature should be run if you get blank records in your data file, by accident. File Name: Any eight character filename allowed. Reserved name is TEMP. Data Drive: You can choose a default data drive on the Colour menu. Exit To DOS: You can exit temporarily to DOS by using that option on the Utilities Menu. The file COMMAND.COM must be on the same disk as the other programs and in the root directory. You must return to the subdirectory/drive of OMNIMeal prior to entering EXIT to return to the program. MultipleXer: You can increase or decrease the number of people fed by a recipe by entering the number desired when requested for the MulitpleXer. MultipleXer will change the ingredients but WILL NOT change the cooking times, so be careful the first time you prepare a MultipleXed recipe. Quik Decimal: By hitting the F1 key you can get the computer to figure fractions into decimals for you. Just hit F1, a request will appear at the center of the screen for the fraction, enter the fraction then the computer will calculate the decimal and return you to the program where you entered Quik Decimal from. A tone will sound when entering and leaving Quik Decimal. Colours: Are as follows: Color Letter ------------------ Black N Blue B Green G Cyan BG Red R Magenta RB Brown GR White W ------------------ Printer Set Up: This allows you to customize the printer codes used by the program. These codes can be found in your printer manual. The codes that the program has when originally distributed are for the Epson FX100. You will need to know the code for 10 cpi (Pica), 12 CPI (Elite), Enlarged, Condensed (17CPI) and Double High/Wide. If your printer cannot handle double high/wide DON'T PANIC, just leave it blank; the program will use Enlarged for that entry. You do not have to enter the ESC part of the code, the program will add that automatically. You can enter the letter ESC code or the number it does not matter: ie ESC code 119 can be entered as "119" or "w". (Do not enter any " "s!) The codes are used as follows: 10 CPI Reports 12 CPI Titles On Cards Enlarged Report Titles Dbl High/Wide Not Used Yet Condensed 3 X 5 cards Error Messages: Error Messages will appear at the top of the screen when an error occurs. The most common errors are "Open" which means the program can't find the data files and "Printer not ready". You will be given the choice of correcting the problem or aborting. Other Unicorn Programs: AlbumMaster Ver 6.10 - To help you catalog your Albums and assist you in printing catalogs, listings and labels for the front of the Album. There are entries for Album Number, Title, Artist, Artist, and up to 10 Tunes on each side as well as Category. The program will hold up to 9999 Albums (depending on disk space) and can be used to find even a single song. It will also produce a list of every Tune you have in addition to the regular catalogs. CassetteMaster Ver 6.60 -- To help you catalog your cassette tapes and assist you in printing catalogs, listings and labels for the case and front of the tape. There are entries for Tape Number, Title, Artist, Artist, and up to 12 Tunes on each side as well as Category. The program will hold up to 9999 Tapes (depending on disk space) and can be used to find even a single song. It will also produce a list of every Tune you have in addition to the regular catalogs. VideoMaster Version 6.10 -- To help you catalog your video tapes and assist you in printing catalogs, listings and labels for the spine and front of the tape. There are entries for Tape Number, Title, Rating, Start Point, Star, Co Star, and a five line Synopsis as well as Category. You can find any record by any one of the categories. The system will handle up to 9999 entries, depending on disk space. PostCardMaster Version 2.50 -- The program will help you compose post cards and maintain addresses on disk. Then you may retrieve either listings of the addresses and cards, address labels, 3X5 cards, or Roladex cards. The primary purpose of the program is to print post cards, and address them for you. Post cards cost 1/3 the price of a letter and in some cases are equally as good ie meeting notices, invitations, change of address. This program is a replacement for an earlier Unicorn program released in 1984 called FORWARD2. DayMaster Version 2.80 -- The program provides you with trivia, birthdays, anniversaries for a particular date, but also allows you to include your own information for any date. It also gives a quote for the day, and informs you of any appointments you might have. All of this can take place at boot up or any other time you activate the program. The data file contains over 2000 historical events and quotes. CDMaster Version 6.10 -- To help you catalog your CDs and assist you in printing catalogs, listings and labels for the case and front of the CD. There are entries for CD Number, Title, Artist, Artist, and up to 10 Tunes on each side as well as Category. The program will hold up to 9999 CDs (depending on disk space) and can be used to find even a single song. It will also produce a list of every Tune you have in addition to the regular catalogs. To get any of the above titles check with your favourite Shareware dealer or do one of the following: 1. Send one blank formatted disk per title and return postage to Unicorn and we'll copy it off. 2. Send $3 to Unicorn per title and we'll take care of the rest. Enjoy! Charles P. Schell IV Author UPGRADES 2.10 Fixed a problem with OMNIShop that would not allow the use of 0 as a MultipleXer. Added more examples. 2.20 Changed Quik Xit to Quik Decimal EXAMPLES I want to update my Martini recipe. Enter the update option using #2 from the Main Menu. Select the recipe from the list on the screen, or enter 55 and then Martini. Make the necessry changes to the 1st screen and then hit page down to zip to the end, next hit the arrow down key to go to the 2nd screen. Once complete hit the page down key and then the home key to return to the menu. I want to delete my Chili recipe. Enter the delete option using #3 from the Main Menu. Select the recipe from the list on the screen, or enter 55 and then Chili. You will be asked if you are sure, only "Y" will delete the recipe. After it has been deleted you will be returned to the Main Menu. I have a friend who lives alone and wants all my recipes for only one person. Enter the #4 from the Main Menu to enter the print option. When asked for the MultipleXer enter the number 1, the All or Criteria screen will appear; select A for All. Next the Forms menu will appear, select the appropriate print out desired. I want a print out of my recipes for Code Q. Enter the #4 from the Main Menu to enter the print option. When asked for the MultipleXer enter 0, the All or Criteria screen will appear; select C for Criteria. Enter #2 for Code and then enter Q. Next the Forms menu will appear, select the appropriate print out desired. ----The Same Procedure Will Work For Type, Prep Time, From, & Note---- I want to get a print out of several different unrelated recipes. Enter the #4 from the Main Menu to enter the print option. When asked for the MultipleXer enter 0, the All or Criteria screen will appear; select C for Criteria. Enter #6 for OMNISelector. Select by number the recipes you want. The number 0 will bring up the next screen of titles to choose from, 55 will abort the operation and 99 means that you are complete. If you select a recipe by mistake, just enter the number again to deselect it. Next the Forms menu will appear, select the appropriate print out desired. I want to plan a weeks worth of recipes skipping lunch every day and all meals on Saturday. Enter the #4 from the Main Menu to enter the print option. When asked for the MultipleXer enter 0, the All or Criteria screen will appear; select C for Criteria. Enter #7 for OMNIPlan. A selector menu will appear for each day, the day listed in the middle of the screen and the meal at the bottom. Select by number the recipes you want. The number 0 will bring up the next screen of titles to choose from, 55 will abort the operation and proceed to the next meal, 77 means to proceed directly to Breakfast of the next day, and 99 means that you are complete with that meal for that day. So, every time that Lunch appears, just type in 55 or 99 to proceed to the next meal for that day. When Saturday Breakfast appears on the screen type in 77 to go directly to Sunday. Next the Forms menu will appear, select the appropriate print out desired. I just bought a glass baking tube and want to find all recipes that use this piece of hardware. Enter #5 from the Main Menu to enter the Find! option, then enter #7. Type in Baking Tube when requested for the hardware. The 1st screen will appear then hit the arrow down key to go to the 2nd screen or page down for the next recipe using a Baking Tube. I bought 7 Lbs of Carrots and want to use them up before they go bad. Enter #5 from the Main Menu to enter the Find! option, then enter #6. Type in Carrot when requested for the ingredient. The 1st screen will appear then hit the arrow down key to go to the 2nd screen or page down for the next recipe using Carrots. I have a recipe that calls for 5 Onions Finely Chopped and Rinsed, this won't fit in the ingredient space in the program, and when I call up an OMNIShop listing it lists onions twice. When entering the ingredient enter "5 Ea (For 5 each) Onion", then in the first line of preperation enter "Finely chop and rinse onions". This will solve the problem with the double listings in OMNIShop at the same time.