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Subj:	quovadis -- QUO_VADIS.HLP

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From: "Lance Bailey" <lrb@rrivax.rri.uwo.ca>
Subject: quovadis -- QUO_VADIS.HLP
To: "everhart" <arisia::everhart>
 
1 QUO_VADIS
 
Quo_vadis is a time schedular. It allows multiple people the ability to
view/edit multiple schedules. Possible uses are several secretaries booking
conference rooms, one secretary scheduling many people who are also booking
themselves &c.
 
2 release_history
 
jul 13, 1990 -- v.1
        -a schedular, share and enjoy
aug 24, 1990 -- v.2
        -allow each datafile to be either master or slave, not
         master for all or slave for all
        -create a spawned version that can be attached at will.
         (details on this in "usage", below)
        -on printout, if a booking is one slot only, then only
         show the start time and not the end time
        -expand booking from 15 minute slots to 5 minute slots
        -change the "1day" view to match the printout, ie: only
         show slots that are booked, not the whole day of 180 slots
        -change the one week view to show 5 days, not 7 days due to
         space limitations on the screen
        -change the command "Week" to "5day"
        -online help
        -(Q)uit command added to data/time specification
aug 28, 1990 -- v.2.1
        -slicker redraw function
        -added version id in image header
 
 
2 requirments
 
VAXC 3.0
 
 
2 using_qv
 
3 setup
 
define two symbols
        $ QV == "$quovadis$root:quo_vadis.exe QV"
        $ QVS == "@quovadis$root:qv.com"
 
 
3 usage
 
    qv [-m] datafile [ [-m] datafile ...]
 
You must specify the datafile(s) that you wish to use. if you specify more
than one, you can alternate among them with the menu choice "Change_data".
If you only specify one, you will not have this menu choice.
 
If  you wish to  look at the  data (for example, a Boss  who wants to know
where s/he  is supposed to  be) then do not use  the -m parametors. If you
wish to edit  (ie: add or  delete) entries in  the schedular, then use the
-m (modify) parametor.  This is intended for use by the person (secretary)
who is responsible for the booking of time.
 
At all times, the legal choices are displayed at the bottom of the screen,
with the option  letters highlighted.  Just press the  option key.  As you
proceed  through  the  menus, the  list of  legal choices  will change  to
reflect your current state.
 
 
3 spawned_usage
 
    qvs [-m] datafile [ [-m] datafile ...]
 
The com file qv.com is  pointed to by the symbol qvs.  This is important.
When qv.com is executed it fires up a spawning version of quo_vadis. That
is, quo_vadis  is fired up in  a spawned process.  When you quit from the 
spawned version, quo_vadis remains alive as a subprocess.
 
If the spawning is successful, qv.com  REDEFINES the symbol qvs to attach
to the subprocess  running quo_vadis.  You thus  reattach to quo_vadis by
using the same command as you used to fire it up. The original parametors
are ignored when you attach.
 
2 copyright
 
copyright 1989,1990 lance r bailey <lrb@rri.uwo.ca>
 
2 help_and_bug_fixes
 
queries to author::
 
      Lance R. Bailey, Systems Manager | Robarts Research Institute
      email: lrb@rri.uwo.ca            | Clinical Trials Resources Group
        vox: 519-663-3787 ext. 4108    | P.O. Box 5015, 100 Perth Dr.
        fax: 519-663-3789              | London, Canada N6A 5K8
 
