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- TASKMAN 4.0
-
- TASKMAN is a task tracking program that I've created to help keep track
- of tasks or activities. Anyone needing to keep tasks or activities
- organized can make good use of this program. It is an inexpensive
- alternative to the project management programs that are commercially
- available. My personal experience has been that these programs require
- more information to be entered than I need to manage my projects.
-
- You will find that this program is self documented through the use of an
- integrated help file. You can press the F1 key at any point in the program
- and get help for the current item or action. For this reason, the
- TASKMAN.HLP file must be in the same directory as the TASKMAN.EXE program.
-
- With TASKMAN you maintain tasks as well as resources and valid status
- codes for the tasks. The TASKS, RESOURCE and STATUS databases, along with
- their related key files are created the first time TASKMAN is run.
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- ║ FILES USED BY THE PROGRAM ║
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- ║ The program uses or creates the following files: ║
- ║ TASKMAN.EXE Main executable program ║
- ║ TASKMAN.HLP Help file ║
- ║ ########.DAT Tasks data file ║
- ║ ########.K01 Tasks sort key (task number) ║
- ║ ########.K02 Tasks sort key (resource) ║
- ║ ########.K03 Tasks sort key (planned end date) ║
- ║ ########.MEM Tasks extended descriptions ║
- ║ RESOURCE.DAT Resource data file ║
- ║ RESOURCE.K01 Resource sort key ║
- ║ STATUS.DAT Status data file ║
- ║ STATUS.K01 Status sort key ║
- ║ PRNTR.DAT Printers data file ║
- ║ PRNTR.K01 Printers sort key ║
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- ║ All of the files except for TASKMAN.EXE and TASKMAN.HLP ║
- ║ are created in the current directory, when TASKMAN is ║
- ║ started. You must be in the directory that you have ║
- ║ existing tasks in, in order to access them. ║
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- If you execute TASKMAN by pointing to it on the command line
- (eg. C:\UTIL\TASKMAN), TASKMAN will create these files in the current
- directory.
-
- TASKMAN has a very flexible printing routine. You have the option of
- either printing all of the tasks, or selecting a subset of tasks based
- on a variety of selection criteria.
-
- Below is an image of the help screen that you can invoke in the Print
- Options window, by pressing F1.
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- ║ This screen is used to allow selecting a subset of all ║
- ║ of the tasks as well as selecting the sort option for the ║
- ║ report. ║
- ║ You have the option of either printing the tasks in text ║
- ║ format, or in GANTT format. ║
- ║ If a GANTT chart has been selected, select the bars to print. ║
- ║ The program prompts for the printer to be used for printing. ║
- ║ The available sort options are: by Task Number ║
- ║ by Resource ║
- ║ by Planned End Date ║
- ║ If you select Resource for the sort field, you also have ║
- ║ the option of printing each resource's tasks on a new page. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Once the sort option has been selected, you can then ║
- ║ select: a Range of Task numbers ║
- ║ a Specific Resource ║
- ║ a Range of Planned End Dates ║
- ║ a Specific Status ║
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- ║ More help on: Task Number Resource Planned End Date Status ║
- ║ Gantt Bars ║
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- ║ STANDARD FONT ║
- ║ ║
- ║ The ANSI escape codes used to put the printer into ║
- ║ standard font. ║
- ║ All characters must be entered by using either printable ║
- ║ characters or by using the ALT key and the 3 digit code. ║
- ║ To enter the ESC code (ASCII 27) into the control code ║
- ║ you would type ALT(hold down)027. ║
- ║ Example: The code for IBM emulation is 018. ║
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- ║ COMPRESSED FONT ║
- ║ ║
- ║ The ANSI escape codes used to put the printer into ║
- ║ compressed font. ║
- ║ All characters must be entered by using either printable ║
- ║ characters or by using the ALT key and the 3 digit code. ║
- ║ To enter the ESC code (ASCII 27) into the control code ║
- ║ you would type ALT(hold down)027. ║
- ║ Example: The code for IBM emulation is 015. ║
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- ║ GANTT SYMBOLS ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Enter the symbol to be used for the GANTT line. The ║
- ║ character can be entered from the standard keyboard or ║
- ║ by using the ALT key and ASCII decimal code. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Example: To enter the ≡ character which is ASCII 240 ║
- ║ you would enter ALT(hold down)240. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Here are some symbols and corresponding codes: ║
- ║ « » ░ ▒ ▓ │ ║ ═ █ ▄ ▌ ▐ ▀ ║
- ║ 127 174 175 176 177 178 179 186 205 219 220 221 222 223 ║
- ║ Φ Θ Ω ∞ φ ε ∩ ≡ ° ∙ · √ ■ ║
- ║ 232 233 234 236 237 238 239 240 248 249 250 251 254 ║
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- TASKMAN has a task database maintenance screen which lets you
- "clean" up your file by permanently deleting unwanted records. The
- program prompts for the selection criteria, just as in the print
- routine, and will finally (after one last chance to cancel) delete the
- records based on the selection criteria. In this way, tasks which have
- been given a "closed" status can all be printed then, deleted. You can,
- at any time do maintenance on tasks individually using the task
- maintenance screen.
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- ║ CLOSING CREDITS ║
- ║ ║
- ║ This program is being distributed as shareware. It is not in the public ║
- ║ domain. ║
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- ║ Users of TASKMAN are encouraged to make copies of this program as originally ║
- ║ distributed for evaluation by other potential users. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ If you find this program useful and would like to promote the continued ║
- ║ developement and enhancement of this and future programs please contribute ║
- ║ a registration fee of $35 to the author. As a registered user, you will: ║
- ║ Receive the latest version of the program (without this screen). ║
- ║ Be notified of future releases. ║
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- ║ Created by: ║
- ║ Bill Moore Compuserve ID# 71001,2364 ║
- ║ 720 14th Street ║
- ║ Waynesboro, VA 22980 ║
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- Disclaimer:
- This program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either
- expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties
- of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
- The author has no responsibility or liability to you or any other person,
- persons, or entity with respect to loss or damage caused or alleged to be
- caused directly or indirectly by use of this program or it's documentation.
-
- Revision History:
-
- 4.0 Added on-screen Gantt display with scrollable scale. Gantt reports now
- allow for multiple pages with user definable days per symbol. Support for
- landscape printing has been added. More information per page with 8 lpi.
- Hot key to calendar from date fields in Task Maintenance form. Scroll
- through tasks from within Task form. Logic checking between start and
- finish dates. Automatic calculation of duration. Hotkey to printers and
- printer configuration from print screen and printer listing.
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- 3.0 Added user definable printer capability. Improved GANTT output
- format. User can now select which GANTT bars to print along with
- symbols to print.
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- 1.1 Added GANTT reporting option. Increased TASK NUMBER field size to 20
- characters, increased SUB TASK to 8 characters. Added REVISED START,
- REVISED COMPLETION, REVISED DURATION fields to database. Added user
- defined report title. Added ability to convert existing data files to
- new format.
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