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|     Attend for Windows Employee Attendance Tracking Database Program     |
|                              Version 1.1                                 |
|        Copyright 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Robert J. Manning, author.       |
|                South Bay Computer Assistance, Lomita, CA                 |
|               Shareware version summary documentation 8/96               |
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      DOCUMENTATION AND REGISTRATION
      ------------------------------
      This is not the full documentation for ATTEND!! Full documentation
      for the program is an option available with registration. Some
      features of the program reserved for the registered version.

      This file contains important information regarding installation
      and operation of the program. Please read it through if you have
      any problem installing the program. Manual installation instruct-
      ions are included.
      
      Upon registration you will be sent a package containing your fully 
      functional copy of the program, and the AFW Help Database. Printed
      documentation, and DOS to Windows database conversion programs are
      options available with registration. Please see the file REGISTER.TXT
      for a registration form. You can also print a registration form
      from the HELP | ABOUT window in AFW.
      
      Registered users receive full program support and 50% discounts on 
      future versions of Attend (DOS or Windows versions).
      
      Register Attend for Windows today for just $30.00 U.S.!


      ABOUT ATTEND FOR WINDOWS
      ------------------------
      Attend for Windows (AFW) is a special-purpose database program,
      designed to track employee attendance incidents. It was created to
      fill a niche in office management software. Tracking employee
      attendance can be done in many ways, and there are many programs
      which accomplish this. However, Attend organizes this task in a way
      specific to the needs involved.
      
      The program keeps a running record of attendance incidents, as well
      as vacation and sick leave. Excused and unexcused incidents can be 
      recorded, and a running total of unexcused leave time is also shown. 
      The program keeps a seperate dataset of imported incidents in the 
      form of timeclock punches, and can be used to total time worked and 
      calculate pay, if data is entered consistently. Time clock punches 
      can be imported from the enclosed timeclock utility, to the main
      database. Lengthy comment files can be kept on each employee for
      those really interesting excuses.

      AFW keeps records of employee names, ID numbers, personal
      information, vacation and sick leave, excused and unexcused
      incidents, free-form comments, can act as a timeclock, track hours
      worked and calculate unadjusted pay for you, and also import those
      timeclock records that create incidents (ie, attendance anomalies)
      to the incident dataset. Functions are provided for updating leave
      time available, calculating and configuring updates to leave time
      for ten status types, using six different update periods, with
      leave time accumulation limits. Information can be copied from text
      files or the Clipboard, and pasted into AFW.

      AFW is based on its DOS predecessor, and takes many ideas and
      suggestions from its users and implements them in ways either
      difficult or impossible in the DOS version. There is very little
      that AFW does not implement from the DOS version, and adds many new
      features. For more information on version differences, please see
      the topic titled 'Version Differences'.


      About AFW Help Notebook
      -----------------------
      The AFW Help Notebook is the 'help file' for Attend for Windows. It
      is provided as a means to find help on various topics on the
      program, print the information, as well as allowing you to create,
      delete, and make your own notes within the various topics.

      The Help Notebook database is only provided with the registered
      version of AFW. This file, the README.TXT file (for the Borland 
      Database Engine) and the HELP | SHAREWARE INFO window are the only
      help provided in the shareware version of AFW.


      So, with all this in mind...
      ----------------------------
      Thanks for downloading Attend and these necessary files and giving 
      it a try! I have prepared this file to inform you of what is needed 
      to run Attend for Windows. This set of files is a part of what is 
      necessary to run Attend for Windows. It's a 'database engine', 
      which in English is just a set of utilities that allow Attend to 
      operate with the type of database files that it uses.

      The DOS version of Attend uses it's own particular database format, 
      which is fine for that version of the program, but it does not 
      allow access to its data by other programs. Attend for Windows 
      uses Borland's Paradox file format, which can be accessed by not 
      only Attend, but by other programs which can access Paradox 
      database files.

      Making the data more accessible has benefits and drawbacks. The 
      fact that you can access Attends databases with other programs 
      means that you may be able to do more with the data (ie, 
      loading it into some other database program), but this also 
      implies reduced security of the data. Please keep this in mind 
      if absolute database security is necessary for your business.


      Attend for Windows (AFW) Installation Utility Help
      --------------------------------------------------
      Thanks for downloading Attend for Windows! There are several steps
      to installing the program. Please read this help file before installing.

      INSTALL.EXE copies Attend's files into the directory C:\AFW, and
      creates a program manager group and icons for the program.

      SETUP.EXE installs the Borland Database Engine. Please use their
      default path, C:\IDAPI, for installation. This engine is required
      to use Attend for Windows.

      To Install
      ----------
      Run INSTALL.EXE, and select the directory to install AFW into.
      A default name of C:\AFW is given, you may change this to any
      name you wish to install the program to.
      
      If you already have a copy of Attend for Windows installed in the
      in this directory, you will be prompted before the installer
      over-writes each database file (*.DB and *.MB). Should you have any
      data entered into your current database files, *DO NOT* OVER-WRITE
      ANY .DB OR .MB FILES, AS THIS WILL RESULT IN DATA LOSS!
      
      Your default Windows System directory path will be shown. You
      should NOT change this path. It is shown to make sure that you
      do indeed have this path on your system. The path should be one
      of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (Win 3.x) or C:\WIN95\SYSTEM (Win 95). If
      for some reason this path is not shown, you will have to install
      the support files yourself. See the section later in this document
      titled DIRECTORY LOCATIONS OF FILES.

      After reading this entire document, click on 'Start Installation'
      to begin. Once completed, you can choose to have the installer set
      up a program manager group and icons for AFW. You should then
      change your Windows setup to use four-digit years.

      How to Install the BDE
      ----------------------
      Installing the BDE is simply a matter of running the enclosed
      file named "SETUP.EXE" from within Windows. INSTALL.EXE will try
      to run this file for you, during the first step of this process.
      If for some reason the AFW installation program can't run the
      SETUP.EXE for you, you will have to run it yourself to install
      the BDE. You can do this by double-clicking on SETUP.EXE in File 
      Manager, or choosing 'File | Run' from the Program Manager menu, 
      'Browsing' for the file, double-clicking it, then pressing OK 
      in the Run window. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the BDE.

      You will also need to run the program BDECFG.EXE in the C:\IDAPI
      directory once the BDE is installed, so that you can change the
      setup for FOURDIGITYEAR to TRUE.

      Four-Digit Years
      ----------------
      Attend for Windows uses four-digit years for dates. Since we are 
      fast approaching the turn of the century, it is best to enter all 
      dates with four digit years. Some functions in Attend depend on 
      correct date entries to function properly. The BDECFG utility 
      by default uses two-digit years.

      To change to four-digit years, run BDECFG.EXE located in the
      directory C:\IDAPI AFTER you install this program. Click on the
      page marked 'Date'. On this page are several parameters, the
      third of which is called FOURDIGITYEAR. Click on this parameter
      and change the display from FALSE to TRUE. Then click on 'FILE
      - SAVE' to save the configuration.

      Adjusting Windows for Four-Digit Years
      --------------------------------------
      Additionally, your Windows setup should also be changed to display 
      four digit years. For Windows 3.1 users, this setting is changed 
      in the Control Panel 'International' setup. Activate Control Panel 
      and double click the International icon. Under the Date Format 
      section, press the Change button. In the Short Date format 
      section, click on the check box next to the item marked 'Century' 
      (the box should be checked to activate four digit years). Also, 
      in the Long Date format section, click on the right most button 
      in this section, which displays the year. Select the four digit 
      year. Finally, click on OK - OK, then close Control Panel to save
      these changes.


      WHAT IF THE INSTALLATION DOESN'T WORK
      -------------------------------------
      I grant that this process is more complex than I'd like it to be,
      but in order to use the Borland Database Engine, one has to comply
      with their rules. So, we have a multi-step process involved with
      this installation.

      You can perform the installation manually. I provide the installation
      utility to assist you with this process. However, I am sure that
      you can do this all yourself. Here is what needs to be done.

         1) Create a new directory named C:\AFW.
         2) Copy the following files into C:\AFW:

            AFW.CFG
            AFW.EXE
            AFW.ICO
            ATTEND1.DB
            ATTEND2.DB
            ATTEND3.DB
            ATTEND3.MB
            ATTEND4.DB
            ATTEND5.DB
            ATTEND6.DB
            ATTEND7.DB
            E1.DB
            E2.DB
            H1.DB
            H2.DB
            HELPNOTE.DB
            HELPNOTE.MB
            O1.DB
            O2.DB
            S1.DB
            S2.DB
            T1.DB
            T2.DB
            AFW.TXT
            FILE_ID.DIZ
            REGISTER.TXT

         3) Copy the following files into your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
         directory (Windows 3.1) or C:\WIN95\SYSTEM directory (Win 95):

            BIVBX11.DLL
            AFWRESC.VBX
            AFWRESG.VBX

         4) Run the SETUP.EXE utility included with the files you
         downloaded. It will exist in the directory where the files
         you downloaded are. The directory that their files should
         be copied into is C:\IDAPI. If it is NOT C:\IDAPI, then you
         may have a situation where SETUP.EXE thinks that there is a
         different copy of their BDEngine installed on your disk. If
         you do indeed have another copy of this program on your disk,
         you should install the files to a different directory, such
         as C:\IDAPI2 or some suitable name. Remember where this
         path points, you will need to use the program BDECFG.EXE in
         that directory in the next step.

         5) Run BDECFG.EXE in the C:\IDAPI directory, and Click on 
         the DATE page and change the setting named FOURDIGITYEAR to 
         TRUE. Now, click on FILE | SAVE and exit the BDECFG.EXE utility.

         6) Enter your Windows control panel, International section, and
         change your date format to 'Century' (ie, four-digit years).
         Attend for Windows needs this setting for certain functions.

         7) Create a new program group and icons as desired. You will now
         be ready to run Attend for Windows. Run the file AFW.EXE in the
         C:\AFW directory, and you're up and running!


      DIRECTORY LOCATIONS OF FILES
      ----------------------------
      In case the install utility does not seem to work, you should check
      to see if the following files exist in the given directories. Some
      of the files installed are placed in directories by the SETUP.EXE
      utility for the BDE. Refer to the file named FILELIST.TXT (from
      Borland) for a list of the files that that utility installs.

      The Attend for Windows installation utility will copy the following
      files to the locations (given default settings):

      C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM or C:\WIN95\SYSTEM:
      BIVBX11.DLL
      AFWRESC.VBX
      AFWRESG.VBX

      C:\AFW (or the name you entered in the installation utility):
      AFW.CFG
      AFW.EXE
      AFW.ICO
      ATTEND1.DB
      ATTEND2.DB
      ATTEND3.DB
      ATTEND3.MB
      ATTEND4.DB
      ATTEND5.DB
      ATTEND6.DB
      ATTEND7.DB
      E1.DB
      E2.DB
      H1.DB
      H2.DB
      HELPNOTE.DB
      HELPNOTE.MB
      O1.DB
      O2.DB
      S1.DB
      S2.DB
      T1.DB
      T2.DB
      AFW.TXT
      FILE_ID.DIZ
      REGISTER.TXT

      The Borland Database Engine files will reside in the C:\IDAPI
      directory, if you follow their default installation. If by chance
      their installation utility uses a different directory, then
      the icon installed by AFW's installation utility for the BDECFG.EXE 
      utility will have the wrong path. You will have to note the path 
      that their SETUP.EXE used to install to, as it is there you will
      find BDECFG.EXE.


      Legal stuff
      -----------
      The Borland Database Engine is a product of Borland International, 
      Inc. Per Borland documentation:

      "NOTE: Delphi includes a redistributable license to deploy royalty-free
      applications as well as Borland Database Engine (BDE) and ReportSmith
      Runtime files." The files contained in this archive represent the BDE in
      it's redistributable form.

      BDE, Delphi, and Paradox are trademarks and/or copyright by
      Borland International, Inc.

      Other Information:
      ------------------
      From the Borland BDE deployment file:
      "The installation utilities for these redistributables configure
      the target system's DOS path (and other system settings) and we
      strongly recommend that you use them to deploy your applications."

      Also, "...tell users to run (SETUP.EXE). This will install all
      files in the BDE. The install program will also make modifications
      to WIN.INI, and other system configuration settings as required, so
      users should always install the BDE with it."


      And last...
      -----------
      Thanks for trying out Attend for Windows! I realize that downloading 
      such a large file set as this is somewhat intimidating and time 
      consuming. But I feel it is best to use this utility for Attend, 
      and it adds to the performance of the program. Once you give 
      Attend for Windows a try, I am sure you'll see the benefit of 
      this arrangement over the DOS version of Attend.

      Please consider registering your copy of Attend for Windows. 
      A registration form is included in the file REGISTER.TXT. There 
      are a number of features reserved for the registered version 
      of Attend. A registration form can also be printed from the HELP
      | ABOUT window in AFW.

      Conversion utilities are available for users of the DOS version 
      of Attend so you can convert your Attend for DOS data into 
      Attend for Windows. This utility will only be made available as 
      a purchase option, to registered users of the program.

      Borland, BDE, Delphi, and Paradox are trademarks and/or copyright by
      Borland International, Inc.

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|                                                                          | 
|     Attend for Windows Employee Attendance Tracking Database Program     |
|                              Version 1.1                                 |
|        Copyright 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Robert J. Manning, author.       |
|                                                                          |
|            Robert Manning, PO Box 2011, Lomita, CA 90717 USA             |
|          Email: RobertM782@aol.com or 76022.1630@compuserve.com          |
|             Pager: (310) 723-0676 (Calls returned collect)               |
|                                                                          |
|            Visit the SBCA Web Page for other SBCA programs at:           |
|           http://members.aol.com/robertm782/private/sbcapage.htm         |
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