		REMINDER	6-DEC-94


Reminder is a very simple Windows utility that will remind you of any things
you need to do when you start up Windows. I found that other reminders did not
do what I wanted, so I wrote this one. It does not rely on you using your PC on
a specific date for a reminder to be given.

Other reminder programs I have tried have the following problems:

	They assume you use your PC every day
	They are quite large and complex (try Packrat for example)

What I wanted was something that would remind me when, for example, my car MOT was due.
In fact, I want a reminder say 10 days or so before hand, so I can book it. Now I only
use my PC two or three times a week, so it is no use to me to put in a specific date for
a reminder. What I want is to say 'If something has become due', then remind me.
I also don't want the reminder program hanging around - I just want it to do its job
and clear off.

So that is what this does. Put it in your start up group, and it will tell you if it has
any reminders due; if not, it terminates. If it finds any reminders due, it puts up a
reminder window and beeps. It gives you the option of keeping the reminder or deleting it.

To set up reminders, run it with a 's' switch on the command line.
I know this is a bit kludgy, but it means I just have one executable.
You can easily set up an icon with the s included in the command line.
For example, if Remind.exe is installed in C:\UTILS, then set the Icon Command Line to:
C:\UTILS\REMIND.EXE s, and the working directory to C:\UTILS.

Existing reminders are shown in a list box, with their due dates in another list.

To ADD a new reminder, type text in the bottom left text box, and a date in the bottom
right box, then click on 'Add'. Dates can be in any format recognised by Windows.
The scroll bar can also be used to set the date - increasing from 'todays' date.
An invalid date causes a beep, and the date to be selected and highlighted.

To REMOVE a reminder, select it and click on 'Remove'.

To EDIT a reminder, select it and click on 'Edit'. This transfers it to the text
boxes, where it can be edited, and added back by clicking 'Add'.

All changes are written to 'Remind.dat' on the fly - i.e. immediately.

I have set up an initial remind.dat with a test reminder that you can remove when
you first run remind.exe in your start up group.

Reminder is written in Visual Basic, and requires VBRUN300.DLL in Windows or Windows\system.
It consists of the following files:

Remind.exe	Program executable
Remind.txt	This text file
Remind.dat	Contains reminders (in text format - can be viewed)

Reimnder is not Shareware. It is the worlds first sample of jump up and down ware.
If you like it, jump up and down. I hope by this means to change the earth's orbit
sufficiently to give the UK a better climate - something like San Diego would be fine.

If you have a desparate urge to communicate any comments about reminder, you can
reach me on CompuServe 100034,3276.
					Joe Atiyah.
					


