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*   SAMPLE.TXT -	This is a SAMPLE Reminder File.                      *
*   The Date convention used is  MM/DD/YY.                                   *
*   You should follow the date convention of your computer for your Reminders*
*   You can copy this file to C:\REMINDER.TXT for your use.                  *
*   After you become familiar with the REMIND Program you can delete         *
*   these comments and guidelines.                                           *
*   Read the REMIND.DOC or REMIND.WRI files for additional information       *
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Remind Program Displays Quick One Line Reminders of Tasks To Do.

These One Liners are stored in a REMINDER file such as this SAMPLE.TXT file.
These files are Simple ASCII TEXT Files. 
Each Line Ends with a Carriage Return and a Line Feed characters.

A Reminder Line begins with a $ sign and has the following six free format
fields : ToDoDate, Who, Category, Description, LeadDays and Completed Date. 

All other lines are treated as comments and can be used to write down 
additional information about tasks. 

The Reminder Line fields are :-

ToDoDate    :  This is the date on which you want To Do the Task described
               by this reminder line. 
               The date is entered as MM/DD/YY or DD/MM/YY depending 
               upon the COUNTRY convention. 
               Must match the specification in CONFIG.SYS File.

WHO         :  This field can help you note who has to do this task.
               Enter a name of upto 8 characters.

CATEGORY    :  This field can be used to separate tasks by Categories or 
               Priorities. Enter a 8 character category.

Description :  This describes the Task. Enter upto 35 characters.

Lead Days   :  This specifies the number of days to start reminding
               before the ToDoDate. Enter days in numbers as nnn.

CompleteDate : This is the Date of Completion of the Task. 
               Enter using the same convention as ToDoDate.

All the above fields are separated by a Field separater character |
Unused Fields must have the enclosing || characters.

Please See the Manual for Additional Information on 
   default settings, 
   how to specify annual and monthly reminders etc...
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Some Sample Reminder Lines are :-

$12/25/92|John|Present|Call to collect Package |3

The above line will give you a reminder to collect the package from John 
starting on December 22, 1992

YEARLY REMINDERS
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$08/  ||Company|Send Operating Plan Papers

The above line will give you a YEARLY Reminder each August to send the 
Operating Plan Papers. The Reminder will start 7 days before 1st August,
that is on 25th July. ( Default Lead days of 7 )

$05/26/ ||Birthday|Arvind Kelkar

MONTHLY REMINDERS
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$  /29/ ||Company|Submit Expense Account Statements|2

The above line will give you a Monthly Reminder starting 27th of each month 
to submit your monthly expense statements. ( Lead Days are given as 2 )

CHANGING DEFAULT LEAD DAYS
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$Days=10

$04/ / ||TAX|File Tax RETURN

The above line will give you an Yearly Reminder on March 21 to file your Tax
Returns.

$Days=

The above line will RESET the Default Lead Days to 7