                     Stats Clicker 1.0
                        README.TXT


Contents:

	1) Introduction
	2) Installation
		With INSTALL.EXE
		Manual installation
		Uninstall
	3) Registration
		How to register
		Registration form
	4) Use on a Network
	5) Trouble Shooting
	6) Legal Restrictions and Disclaimers
	7) Files in the Stats Clicker Directory


1) INTRODUCTION

Stats Clicker requires Microsoft Windows, version 3.0 or later.

    Stats Clicker is used to keep count of events or activities 
as they occur, by clicking on a button each time you want to add 
1 to the count of a statistic category.  It also uses the saved 
data to generate reports in formats which you can print as is, 
insert in a word processor, or use in a spreadsheet or database.  
The program can substitute for paper forms where you make check 
marks to keep count of events, and saves you the trouble of 
counting up those check marks.  Detailed information on using 
Stats Clicker is in its online Help.

    Just clicking on a button instead of checking off on a paper 
form will save you a little time; but the real time savings come 
from not having to add and type the statistics at the end of the 
month (or whatever reporting period you use).

    Stats Clicker is copyrighted software, distributed as 
shareware, i.e., you are allowed to try it before making any 
payment.  You are encouraged to distribute copies for others to 
try out.  (Restrictions apply to those who charge fees for the 
distribution of Stats Clicker; see the Legal Restrictions and 
Disclaimers section below.)  Stats Clicker is sold "as is", and 
it is the user's responsibility to determine its suitability for 
his/her purposes.

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2) INSTALLATION
2.1) Using INSTALL.EXE:

    To start the installation program, you must be in Windows.  
From the Program Manager menu bar, select "File" and then "Run".  
In the "Command Line" field of the dialog box that pops up, enter 
the drive and directory where the Stats Clicker files are, 
followed by INSTALL.

EXAMPLES:
    If you are copying off a floppy disk in drive A, you would 
enter:
				A:INSTALL

    If you downloaded Stats Clicker into a directory named 
"DOWNLOAD" on drive C, you would enter:
				C:\DOWNLOAD\INSTALL

    An ALTERNATIVE WAY to run the installation program is to open 
the File Manager, display the drive/directory with the Stats 
Clicker files, and double-click on INSTALL.EXE.

    The installation program, INSTALL.EXE, will copy the files to 
the drive and directory you choose, create the directory if it 
doesn't already exist, and create a Stats Clicker program group.  
The installation program will also create a sample statistics 
series with data files for the previous 3 months, so you can 
experiment with the report creating functions without waiting to 
generate a month or two of statistics.

    The installation program DOES NOT make any changes to your 
Windows' WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI files.  The only changes to files 
in the Windows directory are creating a file for the Stats 
Clicker group, and adding that group to the PROGMAN.INI file.  
Windows will undo these changes if you delete the Stats Clicker 
program group.

    If you have installed a shell to substitute for Windows' 
standard Program Manager, the installation program might not be 
able to create a Stats Clicker program group.  This should not 
stop it from copying the files to the directory you specify, and 
the sample series should be created.


2.2) MANUAL INSTALLATION

    Manual installation is fairly simple, but is not recommended 
because it doesn't create the sample data files for trying out 
the Create Report function.

    You will need to place the following files in one directory 
for Stats Clicker:
			BWCC.DLL
			CLICK.EXE
			CLICK.HLP
			CLICKREP.EXE
It's a good idea to also have this file, README.TXT, in the same 
directory.  If your PC has a Windows application from Borland 
International Corporation, you may have BWCC.DLL in your Windows 
System directory.  If it is the same version, or later, as the 
one included with Stats Clicker, you can probably omit BWCC.DLL.  
If in doubt, go ahead and copy BWCC.DLL to the Stats Clicker 
directory.

    If you want a separate program group for Stats Clicker choose 
"New" from Program Manager's "File" menu, and select Program 
Group in the dialog box that appears.

    You will need to create a program item for CLICK.EXE, the 
main Stats Clicker program.  You can do this with "File | New" 
from the Program Manager menu bar, or you can drag the CLICK.EXE 
program icon from the File Manager into a Program Group.  You 
should also create a program item for CLICKREP.EXE, the Create 
Report program, but it isn't necessary because you can start it 
from within the Stats Clicker main program.


2.3) UNINSTALL

    To uninstall Stats Clicker, all you need to do is delete the 
directory containing the Stats Clicker files, and delete the 
Stats Clicker program items (and group if there is one) in 
Program Manager.  There aren't any other files, or file 
alterations, outside the Stats Clicker directory.

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3) REGISTRATION

    To register, mail a check or money order for $25.00 (U.S. 
funds only) for each registration to the author at:

			Matthew Ahmed
			P.O. Box 60068
			Palo Alto, CA  94306
			U.S.A.

Registrations in blocks of 10 cost $200.  Registrations to be 
mailed outside the United States add $5 (covers any number of 
registrations).

    A registration form you can copy and print is below, but it 
isn't required.  If you don't use the form, send a note with your 
check stating that you are registering Stats Clicker, and include 
your name, company (if any), and address.

    If you really want to minimize your effort you can just send 
the check alone IF the name and address printed on your check are 
as you wish to register; BUT BE SURE TO WRITE "Stats Clicker 
Registration" on the check so I know what its for.

    Each registration licenses the use of Stats Clicker on one 
computer.  A separate registration is required for each computer 
that it is installed on.  Special conditions apply to the 
installation of Stats Clicker on a network; see the Network 
section below.

    The most obvious benefit of registering is not having to look 
at the friendly reminder screen when you start Stats Clicker.  
It's also the right thing to do, and makes you eligible for 
reduced fees on future versions (bug fixes or minor upgrades 
free).  Stats Clicker offers an unusually long evaluation period 
(60 days) on the theory that after you've used it for a couple of 
months' reports, you won't be able to bear going back to manual 
tabulation.

    But if you're not convinced after 60 days, you should delete 
Stats Clicker from your computer and owe nothing.  Any data and 
reports you have generated are, of course, your property.  Before 
you delete Stats Clicker, you should use the Create Report 
function to convert saved data into a format that you can use 
without Stats Clicker.

    If you have questions, comments, suggestions or complaints, 
you can write the author at the registration address.  In 
particular, if you find one bug in Stats Clicker, I would greatly 
appreciate hearing about it.  You can also send email to:

		America Online:  LakeSoft
		    CompuServe:  72712,272




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                STATS CLICKER REGISTRATION FORM



Name or Company_____________________________________________


Address_____________________________________________________


____________________________________________________________


City________________________________State/Province__________


Zip/Postal Code___________________Country___________________



WILL YOU BE USING STATS CLICKER ON A NETWORK (YES/NO)? _____

Registration for use on a network must be accompanied by a 
letter stating how the number of Stats Clicker users was 
estimated.  See the "Use on a Network" section of README.TXT



Individual copies registered:    _______  x  $25 = $________


Blocks of 10 copies registered:  _______  x $200 = $________


Registrations to be mailed outside of USA add $5:  $________
($5 for any number, NOT $5 each registration)

                                     ORDER TOTAL:  $________


Please mail this form with a Check or Money Order 
for the ORDER TOTAL to:

                        Matthew Ahmed
                        P.O. Box 60068
                        Palo Alto, CA  94306
                        U.S.A.

The Check or Money Order must be denominated and payable in 
United States funds.


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4) USE ON A NETWORK

    Stats Clicker was designed for installation on individual 
personal pomputers, and that may be the most practical way to use 
it.  However, network operators often find ways to do things that 
the rest of us don't anticipate.  There are a couple of things to 
consider before installing it on your network.

    You shouldn't have more than one user running Stats Clicker 
with the same Statistics Series at the same time.  As each user 
saves his statistics data, it won't take into account statistics 
added by the other user.  There may be a way around this by 
assigning each user a separate working directory, so each one's 
CLICK.INI will start up in a different Statistics Series; but 
this might not be practical for a large number of users.

    Because of the hazards of simultaneous Stats Clicker 
sessions, Stats Clicker is programmed to terminate at start up if 
there is a previous instance of its window class.  The network 
must segregate the sessions so they don't detect each other.

    If you do decide to run Stats Clicker on your network, 
special conditions apply to the Registration fees.  The 
registration fee is the same as it would be for individual 
installation on every computer that uses the network's copy of 
Stats Clicker.  For purposes of calculating the number of 
licenses required it is INITIALLY assumed that network 
installation is equivalent to individual PC installation on the 
lesser of the following two figures:

   (1) 80% of the computers that will ever be able to use Stats
      Clicker at any time.  This is not necessarily the same as 
      80% of computers on the network; it excludes those which 
      don't have Windows, don't have access to the files, or are
      otherwise unable to ever use Stats Clicker

   (2) If you use software that limits the number of users who 
       can run Stats Clicker at ANY ONE TIME, the equivalent 
       installation will be considered to be 150% of the 
       numerical limit that is in place.  The idea is that the
       number of computers using Stats Clicker at any one time
       is much lower than the the number that ever use it.

    I will make exceptions to the above fee schedule for cases 
where it significantly overestimates the actual number of 
computers using Stats Clicker.  The above are the "No questions 
asked" fees.  There may be circumstances where a network is 
unable to bar access to those computers that would have no use 
for Stats Clicker; or where every computer that uses Stats 
Clicker has it running all day, so the numerical limit in (2) 
above is about the same as the number of computers that ever use 
Stats Clicker.

    If an official with authority to make binding commitments on 
behalf of his/her organization gives assurances on the actual 
number of computers on which Stats Clicker will be used, the 
registration fee for the network will be the same as would be 
required for installation on that number of computers.  I don't 
expect you to make an exact count, just a good faith estimate.

	However you estimate the number of users, please include 
a letter with your registration briefly stating how you arrived 
at this estimate.

NOTE:  The bulk registration discount listed in the Registration 
       section does apply to network installation.

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5) TROUBLE SHOOTING

Question:  I saved statistics in a Series, but when I tried to 
create a report, I was told there was no data.  What happened to 
the data?
	The most likely explanation is that the data files were 
saved in a directory other than your Stats Clicker Report working 
directory.  This could happen if you moved Stats Clicker to 
another directory, but didn't change the "Working Directory" when 
you updated the "Program Item Properties" in the Program Manager.
	Check the Program Item Properties of the Stats Clicker 
and Stats Clicker Report program items/icons.  If the working 
directory of Report is not the same as the directory which the 
Stats Clicker files are in, correcting this should be all you 
have to do.
	If the Stats Clicker Report's working directory is 
correct, but Stats Clicker's directory is different, you should 
find the data files in that directory.  The data file name begins 
with "S", followed by the three digit series number, the year and 
month, and a ".DAT" extension, e.g., "S0019306.DAT".  Correct 
Stats Clicker's working directory and move the data files to the 
correct directory.

Q:  I can start the Create Report window from its icon in the 
Program Manager, but when I try to start it from the Stats 
Clicker Options window, I get a message that the file wasn't 
found.  Why not?
	This is probably similar to the problem above.  If Stats 
Clickers working directory isn't the same as the one that 
CLICKREP.EXE is in, it won't be able to run Create Report.  
Presumably all the Stats Clicker files are in the same directory, 
so check the "Program Item Properties" for Stats Clicker.  It's 
working directory should be changed to the directory that its 
files are in.

Q:  I have no use for the Default Statistics Series (Series 000), 
but the Delete option in the Select Statistics Series window 
won't get rid of it.  How can I delete it?
	Sorry, you can't.  It's built into Stats Clicker, whose 
internal logic goes haywire without a Statistics Series.  The 
default series exists for cases where the selected Series' 
initialization file can't be found.  The Delete option in the 
Select Statistics Series window will delete any data files that 
were saved for the default series.

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6) LEGAL RESTRICTIONS AND DISCLAIMERS


                  RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION

    Users are encouraged to distribute copies of Stats Clicker to 
others.  Anyone may distribute Stats Clicker without the author's 
permission if they do not receive any compensation.  BBS/download 
services do not need permission if connect time charges are the 
only fee associated with distributing Stats Clicker, and there is 
no additional fee for the act of downloading Stats Clicker.

    Anyone distributing Stats Clicker must include the following 
files without alteration:
			CLICK.EXE
			CLICKREP.EXE
			CLICK.HLP
			BWCC.DLL
			README.TXT
			INSTALL.EXE

	Stats Clicker files may not be distributed as part of any 
other program.  The files listed above may not be distributed 
with any other files that affect the way Stats Clicker operates, 
including datalink libraries or preconfigured *.INI files.  
Distributors may include their own standardized files that 
explain how to proceed, and/or use their preferred compression 
software.

    Anyone distributing Stats Clicker for any kind of 
remuneration must first contact the author, Matthew Ahmed, at the 
address below for authorization.  This authorization will be 
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the 
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its 
guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may 
begin offering Stats Clicker immediately.
     Distributors not recognized by the ASP may not distribute 
Stats Clicker until they have received written authorization to 
distribute it from the author.  Unauthorized distribution is 
copyright infringement.  The author's failure to respond to a 
request for permission to distribute shall not be construed as 
approval.  Distributors seeking permission must include a copy of 
their order form with their request.  Permission will not be 
granted to distributors who do not clearly inform the buyer that 
the software is shareware whose registration fee is not included 
in the distributor's price.

                     Matthew Ahmed
                     P.O. Box 60068
                     Palo Alto, CA  94306
                     U.S.A.



                      DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

	THIS SOFTWARE IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS 
TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER 
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND 
SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO 
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD 
DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY 
TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER 
MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY LIABILITY 
OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT 
OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.


	The data link library file BWCC.DLL, distributed with 
Stats Clicker, is the property of Borland International Inc.  
Borland International's permission to distribute BWCC.DLL with 
Stats Clicker does not imply an endorsement of, or any 
responsibility for Stats Clicker.

	In this document and the online Help, the term "Windows" 
refers to Microsoft Windows, a trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation.

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7) FILES IN THE STATS CLICKER DIRECTORY

	You probably will never need this information, but here 
it is if you're curious or have a special situation.

The basic files needed to run Stats Clicker are:

			CLICK.EXE
			CLICKREP.EXE
			CLICK.HLP
			BWCC.DLL

	When you change the settings in Stats Clicker or the 
Create Report window, they are saved in, respectively, CLICK.INI 
and CLICKREP.INI.  If these files don't exist, Stats Clicker uses 
it's default settings when it starts up.  Unlike some other *.INI 
files, these aren't set up to be manually edited.

	When you create a new Statistics Series, the button 
captions are saved in file named "SERnnn.INI", where "nnn" is the 
three digit Series number; e.g., SER001.INI is the file for 
Series 001.

	When Stats Clicker saves data, it is saved into a file, 
whose name is based on the Series number and the date.  It is in 
the form "Snnnyymm.DAT", where "nnn" is the Series number, "yy" 
is the year, and "mm" is the month; e.g., SOO29306.DAT is the 
data file for Series 002 in June, 1993.

