Punch Board
Version 2.0

Copyright 1992, by The VisAeon Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.

Description:

The Punch program is designed for the busy employees of todays corporations who have to come and go from their desks often and rapidly.  Punch helps save time in two ways:

1.  Employees can quickly leave a centralized message of where they are going and when they will be back.

2.  Employees can lock the operations of the machine without having to exit windows or log out of the network.

Punch requires Windows version 3.0 or greater and a local area network.  If  the LAN is using Novell's IPX, the login name is automatically entered in the Name box on the punch in and punch out screens.

The five user windows version is public domain and free of charge.  Additional licenses are available for a nominal fee.  The DOS punch in and punch out capabilities are also available.

Installation:

Create a directory on the network drive within a publicly accessible directory.  For the purposes of example, I will use J:\PUBLIC as the existing publicly accessible directory.

From the DOS prompt type "MD J:\PUBLIC\PUNCH" then hit the ENTER key.

Place the Punch disk in the A: drive and type "COPY A:*.* J:\PUBLIC\PUNCH" then hit the ENTER key.

The software has now been loaded on your network.  To add the Punch program to a windows program group:

Run Windows.

Select the program group you want to add Punch to by single clicking on any item in that program group.

From Windows, select File from the Program Manager menu.
Select New.

Make sure Program Item is selected then select OK.

Within the description type "Punch Board VisAeon" then hit the TAB key.

Within the command line type "punch.exe" then hit the TAB key.

Within the working directory type "j:\public\punch"


Starting:

To run Punch Board,   double click on the Punch Board icon.

You will first need to run Administration.  Punch Board will automatically create the files that it needs the first time you run administration. 

Click on the Administration menu item or hit <ALT> A.

You will have two menu selections on the screen, one for Names and one for Locations.  You can click the cursor over either selection to add or delete Names or Locations respectively.

To add an item, type in the new information.  Then position the cursor over the Add button and single click.  The information you entered has been added to the Punch database.  You can view them by clicking the dropdown arrow next the each of the entry boxes.

To remove a name or location, click on the dropdown button next to either the name or location entry box, single click on the item you want to remove, then click on the Delete button.

When you are done entering names and locations, click on the Cancel button.

Punching In/Out:

Click on the Punch In or Punch Out menu item or hit <ALT> I or <ALT> O respectively.

If Novell's IPX is running, the login name will appear in the Name box.  Otherwise, type in the first few letters of the person punching in/out.  The program will fill in the remainder of the name from those found in the database.

If you are punching in, simply click on the OK button.

If you are punching out, tab to the Location box and make an entry.  Then tab to the Return Time box and make an entry.

Click on the OK button.

Any of the boxes may be filled by clicking on the dropdown box next to the entry box.  A window will fill with entries for the box.  Any of the entries can be clicked on using the mouse pointer.

In the Name box, a name must be used that has been added to the database in the Administration function.  The entries in the Location and Return Time do not have to be in the database.


Locking The System:

To lock the system, click on the Lock Keyboard menu item or hit <ALT> L.

Enter in a password, hit the <TAB> key, then enter the password again.

Hit the <ENTER> key.

The screen will blank and the system will be locked.  

No other programs that were running under Windows will run while the system is locked.

To unlock the system, type in your password and hit <ENTER>.  There will be no echo to the screen.

If you make a mistake, hit <ENTER> and re-enter your password.  Do not try to use the backspace key.


Additional Licenses:

To obtain a license for more than five users or to obtain the DOS punch in and out programs:

	Call or write to:

		The VisAeon Corporation
		33 Greenwood Avenue
		Port Chester, NY  10573
		914-939-8800

	or send mail through CompuServe to:

		Paul Niebuhr
		72002, 2052