     ABKTOOL 4.0  Help System

Copyright (C), 1993, 1994 Paul Kramer

ABKTool is shareware, see the file
README.TXT for registration and
support information.

Author's Compuserve ID: 72276,3602

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 !Help on Help

Help Keys:

Up, Down, PGUP, PGDN, Home - scroll
              help text
ESC exit help
F7  search for a phrase in the help
    file. The search begins at the
    second line shown in the help
    window; if you want to search
    from the top of the file, press
    HOME before you press F7.

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 #Main Screen Keys:

ESC, /, Menu (HP95LX) - activate menus
Up, Down, PGUP, PGDN, Home, End -
            move cursor among entries
Enter - edit entry at cursor, cursor
Tab     placed on text/note portion
        of entry
=   - edit entry at cursor, cursor
      placed on second entry after
      text
+   - Change display date by one day
-     (Daily view) or one month
      (Monthly view)
T   - Put entry at cursor at top of
      the screen
Right - Add/Subtract 7 days from
Left    display date (Daily view),
        change month (Monthly view),
        change day (Monthly graphical
        view)
Spacebar - toggle checkoff status of
                  todo entry
Period - temporarily hide the entry
                  at the cursor
    F1  HELP
    F2  QUIT
    F3  [or DEL] DELete
    F4  DAILY view
ShftF4  All view
CtrlF4  New todos view
Alt F4  Past due todos view
    F5  GOTO new date
    F6  ONLY view
ShftF6  ONLY view (excludes appts)
CtrlF6  ONLY view (includes checked
          off todos regardless of
          config setting)
    F7  FIND
    F8  INSERT new entry
    F9  MONTH of appointments view
        press twice for graphical view
    F10 SAVE data file

  To turn the main menu function key
display on or off, select {Util Config
Keys}

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 Function key details

 F1  HELP  where possible, help takes
you to the topic relating to what you
were doing when you pressed F1

 F2  QUIT exits ABKTool after allowing
you to save any unsaved changes you've
made.  In TSR mode quit returns you to
to the underlying application. If
you've set ABKTool to automatically
save data on exit {Util More·config
Quitsave}, it will save the data
without asking you for confirmation.
You can temporarily bypass the
automatic save setting by pressing
Alt-F2 instead of F2; you will be
given the option of saving.  A "No"
setting, recognized only when in TSR
mode, will skip saving data to allow
quicker jumps to other applications
(you can save it when you return to
ABKTool).

 F3  DEL deletes the entry at the
cursor. The most recently deleted
entry is stored in a buffer until the
program is exited and may be recovered
by selecting {Util Undelete}. If
"Confirm deletions" {Util More·config
Confirm) is set to "Yes", you
will be asked to confirm the deletion
before it takes place.  [Disabled in
Monthly Graphical view]

 F4  DAILY shows appts & todo's for
the display date. This is the mode on
startup, with the display date set to
the current date from the system
clock. The viewing date can be changed
by pressing + or - (one day per press)
the left or right arrows (one week per
press) or F5 (Goto).  The week of the
year is shown on the third line.

 Shft-F4  (All view) Shows all of the
entries in the data file in the exact
order in which they exist in the file.

 Ctrl-F4  (New todos) Shows todo items
whose date is set for the view date
and the following six days.  Use this
view to see upcoming deadlines.  The
week of the year for the view date is
shown on the third line.

 Alt-F4  (past due) Shows todos whose
due date is on or before the view
date.  Todos which you want to appear
in this view must have an underscore
(_) as the first character of their
text entry.  Use this view to track
todos which can't be ignored past the
deadline.  The week of the year for
the view date is shown on the third
line.

 &F5  GOTO changes the display date.
Press it twice to pick dates from a
calender.

 4Date entry options:
    mm/dd/yy  (for years before 1980
        or after 2079 add the century
        (mm/dd/yyyy, "1965", "2085")
    mm/dd = date in or after current
        month (system date)
    dd = next occurrence of this day
        number after system date

    TO (today) or [blank] system date
    MO TU WE TH FR SA SU  the first
        Mon, Tues, etc. AFTER the
        system date
    TM (tomorrow) date after sys date
    Y  (yesterday) day before sys date
    C  date of entry under cursor

 DATE MATH: type "--" or "++" followed
by a number of days to be subtracted
from or added to the date specified
by one of the above methods (or to the
display date if none specified)

 Before or after typing in a date or
date command, you can press F5 for a
calendar display:

 *Calendar keys:

    ESC  exit without changing date
    Enter  chose date at cursor
    Up, Down, Left, Right  navigate
        calendar grid
    +, -  move back or forward one
        month
    Home, End  move to start or end
        of month
    T  move to system date

 'F6  ONLY selects those entries that
contain the specified search phrase in
the text or note. All of the entries
in the .abk file are searched.  You
can separate two search words by

   ".a.", ".o." or ".n."
      [and, or or not]

ABKTool will, respectively, find
entries which have both or at least
one of the words or have the first
word but not the second.

Checked off todo entries are shown
if you have set "Show checked off
todo's" to "Yes" {Util Config Checks}.
When you activate this function, you
will be shown the last search phrase.
If you want to repeat it, press enter.
To change the search phrase type in
the new phrase or press F5 to pop up
a calendar from which you can insert
a date into the search phrase.  Press
ESC to cancel the function.

You can select from a list of saved
search phrases by pressing F6 again.
Move the cursor to the phrase you want
to use and press Enter to begin the
search or F6 to transfer the search
phrase to the input line. You can
also press the first few letters of
the phrase you wish to highlight. To
delete a phrase, press F3.  To add a
search phrase to the list, type it in
before pressing F6 the second time,
then press F6 and then F8. You can
store up to 30 phrases for later use;
additional entries will push the last
phrase off the bottom of the list. To
exit the saved searches function
without executing a search, press F10.

 F6  (Shift-F6) same as F6 except
appointment entries are excluded from
the search

 ^F6  (Ctrl-F6) same as F6 except
checked off todos are included
regardless of the "Show checked off
todo's" config setting.

 (F7  FIND search the entries in the
current view for entries that contain
a specified phrase in their text or
note. The search starts at the entry
following the cursor position. When
you activate this function, you will
be shown the last search phrase.  To
change the search phrase type in the
new phrase or press F5 to pop up a
calendar from which you can insert a
date into the search phrase.  Then
press enter or F7 to search forward,
F6 to search backwards.  To cancel the
search, press ESC.  [Disabled in
Monthly Graphical view]

 )F8  INSERT  There are 6 entry types:

  Daily - one date only
  Weekly - every week on specified day
  Monthly by day - 2nd, 14th, etc. day
        of each month
  Monthly by position - 1st Wed, 3rd
        Fri, etc. of each month
  Yearly - each year on specified
        month/day
  Todo

    Once you select the type, a blank
entry is added to the data file and
you are placed in the editor to allow
you to add text and change the date
and other settings. Press ESC and
answer "Y" to the "Lose changes[Y/N]"
prompt if you wish to cancel the
insertion, otherwise press F10 when
you are done. The default start time
will be set from the last location of
the cursor in the monthly graphical
subview or 12:00 am if the subview
has not yet been used during the
current session.

 "F9  MONTH shows appointments for a
month at a time. Pressing F9 again
displays graphical timelines for each
day of the month.  Single lines show
single appointments; double lines
indicate overlapping appointments.
The cursor can be moved to different
time slots and any appointments for
that time are displayed at the bottom
of the screen.  (If there are more
than 3 appointments for a time
interval, a down arrow will appear to
the left of the week number at the
lower right corner of the display.
The top and bottom time bands also
show appointments whose time is beyond
the current time viewing area.  To
shift the time view window, either
move the cursor beyond the top or
bottom borders or press PGUP or PGDN.
The week of the year for the item
under the cursor is shown on the third
line (text view) or at the lower right
corner (graphical view).

MONTH view keys:

[List subview]
  +, Right   next month
  -, Left    previous month
  Up, PGUP   move cursor up through
        the entries or to last entry
        for previous month if at first
        entry
  Down, PGDN  move cursor down through
        the entries or to last entry
        for previous month if at last
        entry
  F9    switch to graphical subview

[Graphical subview]
  +     next month
  -     previous month
  Left  cursor to previous day
  Right cursor to next day
  Up    cursor to previous hour
  Down  cursor to next hour
  PGUP  shift time window up
  PGDN  shift time window down
  Home  cursor to first day of month
  End   cursor to last day of month
  F9    switch to list subview

 F10  SAVE  Saves the data file to the
disk.  You can specify whether the
file is written only when there is
unsaved data or always {Util More·
config Savekey}. Saving only when
there is unsaved data saves wear and
tear on portable hard drives and the
batteries and/or Flash RAM cards used
in the HP 95LX.

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 Menus

    On all PC's, pressing ESC from the
main screen brings up the menus, which
are displayed on the top two lines of
the screen. On the HP95LX, the Menu
key also has this effect.  In the
chart below, function key equivalents
for menu choices are listed in []'s.

 6Menu choices:

 File
  ├─ Save  [F10] saves data to disk
  ├─ Open  open another file
  ├─ New  create a new file
  └─ Merge add the contents of a file
     on disk to the current file.

 Edit - [Enter] edit entry at cursor

 Ins  - [F8] create a new entry

 Del  - [F3, DEL] delete cursor entry

 View
  ├─ Daily [F4]
  ├─ Month [F9]
  ├─ All [F4] - all entries, shown in
  │   their order in the data file
  ├─ Only - [F6]
  ├─ Find - [F7]
  ├─ Goto - [F5]
  ├─ Carry=no - all todos where carry
  │   forward has been set to no. If
  │   set accidentally, this can
  │   cause important reminders to
  │   "disappear."
  ├─ Expired - all todo's which have
  │   been marked as done and any
  │   calendar entries which expire
  │   on or before the display date.
  │   Which todos are shown is
  │   determined by the "Expired
  │   todos-show:" setting on the
  │   {Util More·config} menu.
  ├─ New·todos - [^F4] all todo's
  │   which first appear on the
  │   current display date.
  └─ Past·due - display all todos
      with due dates on or before the
      due date which are marked with
      an underscore (_) at the start
      of the text.

 Klone - makes an exact copy of the
    entry under the cursor and places
    the cursor on the copy.

 Help - [F1]

 Util
  ├─ Sort - sort the data entries.
  │     You should only need to sort
  │     if another program has not
  │     kept the data entries in
  │     proper order.
  │     This function is optimized
  │     for code size rather than
  │     speed and may take a minute
  │     or more to complete.
 %  ├─ Config - allows you to specify:
  │  Screen color set: Choose set 1,
  │   suitable for most computers,
  │   including the HP 95LX or set 2
  │   (white on blue) for color
  │   monitors.
  │  Show checked off todos:
  │   Yes--checked off todos are
  │   shown in all views where
  │   todos are displayed. (They
  │   are always shown in the "all"
  │   view.)
  │   No--checked off todos are
  │   hidden from view, except in
  │   "all" view.
  │   <=D[ate]--Checked off todos
  │   are shown on view dates up to
  │   and including the checkoff
  │   date.
  │  Show main screen function keys
  │   determines whether the key
  │   list is visible at the bottom
  │   of the main screen. Turning
  │   them off once you know them
  │   gives you two more lines of
  │   entries.
  │   (Function keys in the editor
  │   cannot be turned off.)
  │  Todo carry forward default:
  │   determines the carry forward
  │   setting for newly inserted
  │   todos.
  │  Default todo priority setting
  │   for newly inserted todos. Pick
  │   a number (or label) from the
  │   picklist.
  │  Cursor follows changed entry:
  │   if set to Yes the cursor will
  │   remain on an entry if it changes
  │   position after an edit (as long
  │   as it remains in the view). When
  │   performing a mass reorganization
  │   of your entries you may wish to
  │   turn this feature off (No).
  │  Default alarm lead time for
  │   newly inserted appointments.
  │   Warning: the author of 95Buddy
  │   has discovered that setting
  │   this to other than 5 will
  │   cause an alarm with a 5 minute
  │   leadtime not to sound on the
  │   95LX.
  │  Default alarm setting (on or
  │   off) for newly inserted
  │   appointments.
  │  Date display format-Choose
  │   between MM/DD/YY or DD/MM/YY
  │   formats.
  │  Hours display format-Choose
  │     between 12 (530p) and 24 hour
  │     (1730) formats.
  │
  │ ESC exits the config submenu
  │ and saves your settings to
  │ the config file.  The default
  │ subdirectory for the config file
  │ (ABKTool.CFG) is C:\ unless
  │ another directory has been set in
  │ the environment or via the command
  │ line switch.
  │
 $  ├─ More config - allows you to
  │   specify:
  │  Ignore alarm settings: If "Yes,"
  │   you will not be able to edit the
  │   alarm on/off status or lead time
  │   for calendar entries and the
  │   alarm on symbol () will not be
  │   alongside entries whoose alarms
  │   are on.  Use this feature to
  │   avoid having to cursor past
  │   the alarm fields on computers
  │   other than the 95LX as they do
  │   support alarms anyway.
  │  Automatically save when
  │   quitting.  Three settings:
  │   Yes--always saves when you
  │   quit (you can bypass this by
  │   quitting with Alt-F2 instead
  │   of F2).
  │   Ask--always asks you if you
  │   want to save data.
  │   No--this only works when
  │   ABKTool is loaded as a TSR
  │   (popup). It does not save on
  │   quitting (which is OK because
  │   your data is still in memory).
  │   It behaves like Ask when not
  │   loaded as a TSR.
  │  Use temporary backup files:
  │   When a data file is saved it
  │   is safer to keep the old copy
  │   on the disk until the save is
  │   completed. This temporarily
  │   requires twice as much disk
  │   space, however. Those with
  │   nearly full disks can turn
  │   this off but at some risk of
  │   data loss should the disk
  │   become too full, etc.
  │  File dir:  This sets the
  │   default directory for data
  │   files. It does not determine
  │   where the config or help
  │   files are stored.
  │  Help file:  Set the help file's
  │   name and directory.
  │  Duration of appts: If not zero,
  │   whenever you edit a start time,
  │   the end time is checked and, if
  │   it's before the start time, it's
  │   set to the start time plus the
  │   duration (in minutes up to 200
  │   or so). A duration of 0 turns
  │   this feature off.
  │  Savekey (F10) saves-whether F10
  │   saves data only when its
  │   "Unsaved" or "Always".  This
  │   was added for users who were
  │   concerned about unnecessary
  │   battery drain or disk wear
  │   from saving unchanged data.
  │  Confirm deletions: If yes, you
  │   are asked to confirm deletions
  │   before they take effect.
  │  Expired todos-show: "All" shows
  │   all todos that are checked off
  │   regardless of the cutoff date.
  │   "<=Date" shows only those
  │   whose checkoff date is before
  │   or on the cutoff date. These
  │   settings apply only to the
  │   Expired view.
  │
  │ ESC exits the config submenu
  │ and saves your settings to
  │ the config file.  The default
  │ subdirectory for the config file
  │ (ABKTool.CFG) is C:\ unless
  │ another directory has been set in
  │ the environment or via a command
  │ line switch.
  │
  ├─ Undelete - recover the last
  │     deleted entry (from the
  │     current session only).
  │
  ├─ Info - shows copyright info,
  │     version number, size of the
  │     data file, number of entries
  │     & memory available for
  │     additional data.
  │
  ├─ Archive - this writes the entries
  │     in the current view to a new
  │     file that you specify and then
  │     asks whether you wish to
  │     delete the entries. Used with
  │     the "Expired" view, you can
  │     remove old calendar entries
  │     and checked-off todos to free
  │     space for additional entries.
  │
  │     You can exclude entries from
  │     the archive by using the Temp·
  │     hide feature described below.
  │     Used with other views without
  │     deleting the entries, this
  │     function can export entries
  │     for use by other programs or
  │     to rearrange data.
 7  └─ Text·export - Writes a snapshot
        of the edit screen for each
        entry in the current view to
        a file named ABKTool.exp in
        the default directory.  If
        the file already exists, the
        new text is added to it.  You
        can choose whether to include
        the first three lines with the
        date, priority, etc. ("all
        attributes") or only the text
        and note portion of the entry
        ("text/note only").

 Help - [F1]

 Priority
  │    This feature allows you to give
  │    names to the 9 todo priority
  │    levels for todo entries instead
  │    of the default numbers.  The
  │    names are stored in a todo
  │    which has "«Priority labels»"
  │    as the first line of text. The
  │    following 9 lines contain the
  │    labels.
  ├─ View·level - allows you to select
  │    and display the todos for one
  │    of the priority levels. Checked
  │    off todos are shown if the
  │    configuration switch is set to
  │    show them.
  ├─ Edit·labels - finds (or creates
  │    if necessary) the todo entry
  │    for label storage.  Edit it as
  │    you would any other entry.  If
  │    a level is left blank, a number
  │    will be used for that level.
  └─ Reload·labels - rereads the
       label names from a file.  You
       must select this function after
       You've edited the labels in
       order for ABKTool to recognize
       your changes. 

 Ck·off - [same as spacebar] marks
    a todo item as done and sets the
    date of checkoff to the system
    date. If already marked, it is
    unmarked.

 Temp·hide - [same as "."] removes an
    entry from the current view but
    does not delete it. As soon as you
    rerun the search again (i.e., by
    pressing F4 while in daily view)
    the hidden headlines will be
    restored to the view.  [Disabled
    in Monthly Graphical view]

 Quit - [F2] exits program.

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 +Editing keys

F1  HeLP
F2  CoPY  if text was marked, it is
        copied for later pasting.
F3  CUT    marked text is removed
DEL       from the text and placed in
        a buffer for later pasting.
F4  PaSTe  the buffer contents are
        inserted as if typed from
        the keyboard.  If there is
        not room for all of the
        text, the portion that fits
        will be inserted.
F5  CALendar   when pressed in a text
        or mm/dd/yy field, this brings
        up the calendar.  After
        selecting a date, press F5 or
        Enter to insert it into the
        text or field or ESC to
        cancel.
F6  KEYword insert  [Text/note editing
        only] pops up a list of
        keywords derived from the
        saved searches list. Press F6
        or Enter to insert the keyword
        at the cursor.  You can skip
        right to the keyword you want
        by pressing its first letter.
F6  (Shift-F6)  add marked text to
        top of saved searches list,
        allowing you to later "Only"
        search for the marked text or
        insert it into another entry.
F7  FiND  places cursor on next match
        for current search phrase.
        You cannot edit the search
        phrase.
F8  TIMe  inserts current time into
        text [Text/note editing only]
F9  MaRK  puts editor in mark mode.
        Use the cursor keys to
        highlight text to be copied
        or cut.
F10 Done  ends edit-Changes are stored
        in memory. They are not stored
        to disk until a file save
        occurs.
ESC     ends edit-You are asked to
        confirm the loss of any
        changes. Yes returns you to
        the main menu, No leaves you
        in the editor.
TAB        move between data fields;
Shft-TAB   changes to current field
Enter      are temporarily stored but
        are not saved in memory until
        you end editing with F10 and
        are not saved on disk until
        you save the data file.
UP, DOWN  arrows  move between data
        fields; changes to current
        field are temporarily stored.
        (When editing the text/note,
        the field changes only when
        you try to move the cursor
        above the text/note with Up)
Ctrl-T  delete from cursor to next
        space [text/note editing]
Ctrl-Y  delete line [text/note
        editing]
Alt-F   remove the first carriage
        return in the text/note.
        This helps rearrange lines
        after you've added text to
        the first line and forced
        part of it to the 2nd line.
Alt-P   adds (if there is room) an
        underscore (_) as the first
        text character to mark the
        entry for the Past Due view.
        [Todos only]
INS     toggles between Insert (new
        text moves existing character
        to the right) and Overstrike
        (new character replaces
        existing character) modes.
        The current mode is shown on
        the third line of the display.
PGUP    move between entries in the
PGDN    current view while in edit
        mode.  If you change any of
        the entries, you must save
        your changes using F10 and
        then re-enter edit mode by
        pressing Enter. When in
        monthly graphical subview,
        these keys will place you in
        the list subview upon leaving
        edit mode.

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 Alarms

If you are not using ABKTool with an
HP 95LX palmtop you may want to
disable ABKTool's support for the
alarm settings on calendar entries.
To do this, simply select {Util More·
Config Ignore}.  You will no longer
see the alarm on/off or leadtimes on
the edit screen and the alarm flag
() won't be displayed on the view
screens. Default alarm settings will
still be added to the entries as they
are created and you can switch back to
editing them at any time.

ABKTool doesn't set the built in alarm
on the HP 95LX; if you change or set
alarms on any entries, you must cause
the 95LX to read the file and reset
its alarms by one of the following
methods.  In each case you must first
save the file using one of ABKTool's
save commands.

1. Reboot your computer.  Provided
that the .abk file containing your
alarm entries is listed in the file
C:\_DAT\APPTBK.ENV, the SYSMGR will
read the file as a part of its
initialization routines.

2. Load the file into APPT and then
immediately exit APPT.  APPT will
reset the system alarms when it reads
the file.

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 0Day of week entry

Enter at least the first two letters
of the day of the week (SU MO TU WE
TH FR SA or the first two letters of
the day if you have changed the names
weekday) or use one of the other date
commands (TO, CU, YE, etc.), to insert
the day of the week that corresponds
to that date.

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 2Week of month entry

Enter a number between 1 and 5
indicating the week of the month.

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 1Day number entry

Enter the number for the day of the
month you desire (i.e., 2[nd], 12[th],
31[st], etc. The number must be in the
range 1-31.

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 -Carry forward

If set to "Y" the todo will appear on
the deadline date and all dates after
the deadline, until it is checked off.
If "N" it will appear only on the
deadline date.  Press Y, N or the
Spacebar to change it.

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 .Alarm On/Off

Press the Spacebar to toggle the alarm
setting between ON and off.  When the
alarm is on, you will see the alarm
indicator () to the left of the text
on the main view screens.  Remember
that you must make sure that the 95LX
re-reads the .ABK file in order for
changes to an alarm setting to take
effect.  NOTE: this feature is only
functional on the HP 95LX Palmtop.

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 /Lead time entry

This is the number of minutes before
an appointment that an alarm (if set)
will ring.  It must be in the range
0-30.

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 3Month entry

Enter the month name (1st 3 chars),
number or use one of the date commands
(TO, MO, WE, etc.), to insert the
month that corresponds to that date.

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 5Time entry

Enter the time without punctuation.
Add "P" to indicate PM times ("12" is
treated as 1200p-Noon unless "a" is
added).  The ending time you specify
will be set to the corresponding time
after the start time unless you
override it with an "a" (auto am/pm
determination).  When the Duration of
appts {Util More·config} is nonzero,
the ending time, if less than the
beginning time, will be set to the
beginning time plus the duration.

Examples:
     Entry    12 hr fmt  24 hr fmt
       1    =   100a       0100
       10   =  1000a       1000
       101  =   101a       0101
       1010 =  1010a       1010
       1p   =   100p       1300
       12a  =  1200a       0000

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 ,Priority entry

Todo entries are sorted and displayed
in priority order, 1 being the highest
priority.  Select a number (or, if
you've created Priority Labels
{Priority Edit·labels}, a label from
the picklist.

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 Command line switches:

  /F:[path\filename] - tells ABKTool
       to load the specified file

  /C:[path] - tells ABKTool to store
       its configuration file in the
       specified directory; this
       setting overrides any setting
       in the DOS environment

  /R - installs ABKTool as a memory
       resident program.  See
       README.TXT for further
       information.  On computers
       other than the HP 95LX it is
       popped up by pressing the
       hotkey (Alt-A unless you
       change it with the /K:
       switch)

  /U - removes a resident version of
       ABKTool from memory. It checks
       to see if there is unsaved data
       and will not remove itself in
       that event.

  /K:[keycode number] - changes the
       hotkey (default: Alt-A) for
       popping up ABKTool when it
       has been installed as a memory
       resident program. See the file
       HOTKEYS.TXT for the formula
       for the keycode number.

  /NR - tells ABKTool to ignore a
       warning that its already been
       loaded as a TSR and load it as
       a normal DOS program.  Use this
       if you are getting false
       indications that its loaded as
       a TSR (if, for example another
       program is using its interrupt)
       or if you really want to have a
       second copy running in addition
       to the TSR (with the risk of
       editing the same file and
       making conflicting config file
       changes.  /NR will cancel /R if
       both are used at the same time.

  /W: - this allows you to change the
       names of days of the week. Type
       the names, in 3 letter format,
       right after the ":".
       (/W:SunMonTueWed...)

  /M: - this allows you to change the
       names of months of the year.
       Type the names, in 3 letter
       format, right after the ":".
       (M:JanFebMarApr...)

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 eUnable to create config file

ABKTool was trying to create a file to
hold user configuration information.
This error suggests a problem with
disk access that will likely affect
the rest of the program. ABKTool
therefore terminates after you clear
the message. ABKTool looks for the
file (ABKTOOL.CFG) in the "C:\"
directory and creates a new file if
none is found.  The disk may be full
or write-protected.  To specify
another drive/subdirectory, use the
/C: command line switch or the ABKTCFG
environment variable.  For examples,
see the readme file.

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 ÇConfig settings reset

Something was wrong with the settings
data in the configuration file and
ABKTool reset the settings to their
default values. This can occur if your
config file was missing or damaged.
It will also happen when you first
start up Versions 3.x or 4.x, which
have different config data formats
than earlier versions (many settings,
such as file paths and saved searches,
will not be affected).

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 File not found

The file you specified was not found.
If the file is not located in the
current directory then you must
specify the complete path.

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 gFile not found-empty file created

ABKTool was unable to find the data
file specified on the command line or
in the config file. This could be
because you deleted the file or an
incomplete path was specified and
ABKTool is looking in the wrong
place. (It is best to use a complete
Drive and path file specification.) At
this point ABKTool has set up an empty
file with no name.  When you try to
save the file, you will be asked to
give it a name. This message will only
appear at program startup. At other
times ABKTool will inform you that a
file cannot be found and will not try
to load a non-existent file.

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 lNo deletions this session

ABKTool saves the most recently
deleted entry in memory only until the
program is exited. No deletions have
occurred since you restarted it.

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 mNot Found

No matches were found. Searches begin
at the position following the cursor.
If you want to search from the top you
must first press Home.

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 ΓNot enough free memory

ABKTool needs a certain amount of
memory in which to store temporary
data and the entries from your file.
When this message appears, there is
not enough memory available to allow
the creation or revision of entries.
Its time to archive expired entries.
{Util Archive}

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 hBad file ID record

The identifying first portion of the
data file ABKTool attempted to load
does not contain the proper codes,
suggesting that this is an invalid
data file.  ABKTool cannot process it.

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 iFile loading error
 tFile save error
 {Unable to modify config file

DOS reported an error during the
attempt to load or save the data file
or modify the config file.  Check the
disk drive.  If you specify a drive or
subdirectory in the file name you must
give a complete path (i.e., "B:temp"
fails but "B:\temp" is acceptable).

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 qFile merge error

Either a DOS error was reported during
the merge process or the total number
of elements between the two files was
greater than the number of elements
ABKTool can handle (appx 800).
CAUTION: a Partial merger may have
taken place instead of the full merger
you were expecting. Its a good idea to
save the target file before starting a
merge so you can go back to square one
if you choose.

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 sFile too large for memory

Somehow the .ABK file is too large to
fit in the memory space available.
ABKTool's capacity is slightly greater
than the APPT program built into the
HP95LX and it cannot create a file too
large for itself. A third party data
conversion program might be the source
of this problem.

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 vStart date > end date

A repeating calendar entry where the
start date is greater than the end
date will never appear in a daily or
monthly view. ABKTool refuses to save
an entry containing this error.

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 wInvalid Date

The date you've specified is not a
valid date. Dates must be in the range
Jan 1, 1900 -- Dec 31, 2099.  If the
year is outside of 1980 to 2079 you
 must specify the century (i.e., 1965,
2085).

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 Can't find help file

The help file cannot be found. Either
it was deleted or its not at the
location specified on in the config
file. You can change the help file
location from the {Util More·config}
menu.

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 zNo more entry spaces

You have used up the allotted number
of entry slots (approximately 800).
No entries can be added until you
delete or archive some entries.

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 fAlready loaded as a TSR

ABKTool has found evidence that it is
already loaded as a TSR.  If that is
the case you should invoke the already
loaded version to avoid a situation
where saving a file from one of the
loaded copies overwrites changes made
by the other copy.

If you believe that this is a false
alarm or you want to load another copy
of ABKTool, you can tell it to do so
by using the /NR command line switch
when you start it.  Any direction you
give to install as a memory resident
program will be ignored. Please report
any suspected false alarms to the
author.

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 kDirectory not found

The directory you specify must exist.
You can create it using DOS or the
95LX' Filer.  An "\" is required at
the end of the specification.

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 oCan't archive to existing file

ABKTool must write a new file with
archived data, otherwise the resulting
file would not be in the proper order
and you could accidentally create a
file that is too large to be edited or
viewed by ABKTool or any other
program.

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 rData needs sorting

The data is not in the order that
ABKTool expected to see it in.  Unless
it is sorted, the views may not show
all of the relevant data.

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 uDisk is full

There was not enough room on the
specified disk to hold the file that
ABKTool attempted to save.  If you
have "Use temporary backup files"
{Util More·config} set to "Yes," you
might try setting it to "No."  That
will prevent ABKTool from making a
temporary backup copy of the original
file during the save process but at
the RISK of losing the last saved
copy of your data.

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 |Only one boolean allowed

ABKTool can only handle one boolean
(.a. .o. .n.) in a search request.

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 jResulting file would be too large

ABKTool will not allow you to merge a
file into the current file if the
combined file would be larger than the
maximum size it can edit.

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 nToo many matches

In keeping track of which entries are
displayed in a view, ABKTool allocates
as many match slots as the maximum
number of entries (appx 800). That
capacity can be overrun only when your
file contains many repeating entries
and you are using the Monthly view.

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 üUninstall not allowed on 95lx

ABKTool is not installed with a
traditional keyboard monitor on the
HP 95LX because that method does not
work consistently. Instead, it is
hooked to an unused interrupt and is
invoked via small .EXM or .EXE calling
programs.  Because ABKTool will most
often be loaded before SYSMGR, there
would be no benefit in removing it
from memory as SYSMGR would not
reclaim the memory and it would be
"lost" until you rebooted.

If you normally load ABKTool as a TSR
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and want to
temporarilly remove it in order to
free more memory (i.e., for a very
large DOS application or 123
spreadsheet), simply close all of your
open applications and your .ABK file,
reboot your 95LX and press ESC when
ABKTool offers the option to cancel
TSR installation during its loading
process.

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 éSuccessfully removed

ABKTool was able to locate and remove
a memory resident copy of itself.

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 âUnable to remove: Reboot

ABKTool could not remove the resident
copy of itself from memory.  This
could be because another TSR was
installed after ABKTool.  Because
the system may now be unstable, you
are advised to reboot your computer
after saving any open data files.

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 äProgram not resident

ABKTool was unable to find a resident
copy of itself to remove. If you know
ABKTool is resident then the system
is probably unstable and should be
rebooted after you save open data
files.

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 àCan't remove: Data not saved

ABKTool will not remove a resident
copy of itself if unsaved data would
be lost.  To allow removal, you must
activate the resident copy and either
save the data or reload the earlier
copy of the data or another file from
the disk.


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