Remind4.exe Getting Started

Create a new Record

  See Menu > Help > Help

      

Four event types are supported:
  Annual: The Date Panel Button activates the Calendar
  Monthly: If a Monthly or Annual event is chosen, the date must be selected
  Weekly: If a Weekly event is chosen, the due day must be selected
  Non Recurring: The date must be selected

  Note: If new events are not visible Click the "View All Records" Toolbar Button

      

View the Calendar in the default Browser

      

All data is stored in Remind4.xml

  Reminder Overview:

  The Reminder application maintains a simple database containing dates associated with recurring events like birthdays, car road tax payments etc

  When the application starts it compares today's date with all the event dates contained in the database and displays all those that are equal or less

  All displayed events have a Checked Checkbox. Once cognisance has been taken of an event the Checkbox can be Unchecked to suspend and hide the event until it is Reset

  The application supports recurring Weekly, Monthly Annual and Non Recurring events

  All Viewed events are automatically reset on completion of the appropriate Weekly, Monthly Annual or Non Recurring time cycle

  The Menu item View > All Records will show all events in the database

  Double clicking on an event will open the Event Edit Window

  Note: The application only evaluates events when it is started. If the computer is never switched off
     press the F5 key daily to manually Refresh all database events

  Getting started:
    Click on the Menu item Record > New
    The Event Edit Window opens allowing user input
      Four event types are supported:
      Annual : The Date Panel Button activates the Calendar
      Monthly : If a Monthly or Annual event is chosen, the date must be selected
      Weekly : If a Weekly event is chosen, the due day must be selected
      Non Recurring : The date must be selected

    Double Clicking on the Calendar will enter the date in the Date Edit Control
    The date format is: dd/mm/yyyy

    The status of an event is:
      Disabled : The event is ignored
      Reset   : All events start life assigned Reset status
      Triggered : Expired days or dates are assigned the status Triggered
      Viewed  : When the ListView Checkbox is Unchecked the event status is assigned Viewed and will suspend and hide the event until it is Reset

    The Title is mandatory and describes the event

    Comments are optional

    Add Lead Days Checkbox: The event will be triggered %d Days in advance

    Note: If new events are not visible Click the "View All Records" Toolbar Button

    To start the application every time the computer starts go to the Menu item Tools > Start when computer starts and click on Enable

  Non Recurring:
    Used to log non recurring events
    Exporting to HTML will display as Sticky Note yellow
    Day Range Count: Highlight the Day Range
    Day Range Used: Highlight the Day Range Used

  Highlight Colours
    Record Highlight Checkbox checked will display the Record using a red colour
    Record Add Lead Days Checkbox checked will display the Record using a green colour

  Window Position
   Position and resize the Window and then click on File > Save to save the changes

  ListView
  The ListView Control has four Columns
    Date  : The Date Column Checkbox, if an event has expired and the user has taken cognisance of the event, Unchecking the Checkbox will remove its eligibility for evaluation and hide it
    Title  : The Title column contains a description of the event
    Type  : The Type column describes the event type
    Status : The Status column describes the event status

  View Menu
  View > Due Records : Shows only the events that have expired
  View > All Records  : Shows all events

  Database
  Database > View HTML in Browser
    Exports the Database to an HTLM document and opens the default Browser
    If a cell exceeds 8 lines a Red Background is assigned to indicate an error condition
  Database > Convert XML to HTML
    Exports the Database to an HTLM document
  Database > Backup Predefined Files
    Remind4.xml /Reminder/System/Backup/Path
  Database > View XML Document
  Database > Backup XML Document
  Database > Set XML File Attributes

  Tools Menu
  Tools > Start when computer starts
    Enable : Starts the application when your computer starts
    Disable : Removes the auto start functionality

  Record Menu
  Record > New  : Add a new record
  Record > Edit  : Edit a record
  Record > Delete : Delete a record

  Record > Reset All
    All records will be reset allowing all events to be reconsidered for logical evaluation and triggered if expired

  Sorting
    Clicking on the Column Heading will carry out an ascending sort
    Clicking on the Date Column Heading toggles Sort by yyyy/mm/dd and Sort by mm/dd

  Remind4.xml
     Backup
     Menu > Database > Backup Predefined Files
     Add Tag <Backup Enabled=true>
     Add Tag <Path Confirm=false File=Remind4.html>G:\Data\Remind4.1</Path>
     Add as many files and paths that required backup
     Example:
  <Reminder Week=45 Month=11 Year=2016>
    <System>
      <ScreenPos Left=760 Top=132 Width=620 Height=494 Maximized=0/>
      <Backup Enabled=true>
        <Path Confirm=false File=Remind4.html>G:\Data\Remind4.1</Path>
        <Path Confirm=false File=Remind4.html>G:\Data\Documents\WebSite</Path>
      </Backup>
    </System>