ANNOPLAN - Version 5.2 for Win 95/98/NT & 2000

USES...
Use AnnoPlan to Plan Rosters for Staff Shifts/Holidays, Production Schedules,
Hotel Room bookings or Club Ativities, then Print easily viewed Rosters. 
NEW IN V5.2... Email views of your Roster. 

INSTALLATION 

1. IMPORTANT... AnnoPlan V5.2 Requires VB Runtime files.
   
   Most newer PCs will already have these system files but if AnnoPlan
   fails to run after installation then you should download & install 
   the self-extracting file vb500a.zip
   Find it at:  http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

2. Now that the Runtime files are loaded, click on the file named
   "Setup.exe" to start the AnnoPlan Installation. 
   
3. The Software will be installed by default to c:\Program Files\Annoplan
   but you may alter this if needbe.
   Your data from previous versions of AnnoPlan will still work with V5.0
   After installation, look for the Name "Annoplan" under your
   Start button/Programs List, then click it to Start the program.

   IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED EARLIER...
   AnnoPlan V5.2 is a MAJOR upgrade but if you earlier bought the Licencing
   for Version 4 then there is no charge.
   If your last Version was lower than 4 then the US $30 fee applies.


ANNOPLAN IS SHAREWARE.
Since Version 5.2 there is A 30 Day free trial period, after which
you will need to buy the software and Register.
The Demo version also restricts users to a maximum of 13 Rows.
After Registration the number of rows you may add is not really limited,
although speed of display could become a factor eventually.

Registration is easily achieved within the program and you
may purchase electronically via the "Kagi" electronic payment system
or simply pay by post. 
On Receipt of payment you will be emailed the Licence Number.

The UNREGISTERED program is Freely distributable.

PRICES....
USD $30 per single user.
USD $185 per Site Licence.
USD $700 per World Licence.

AUTHOR...
Cameron Greaves
35 Iluka Road
Palm Beach 
NSW 2108
AUSTRALIA

E-MAIL...       annoplan@kagi.com
or...           cgreaves&idx.com.au

NETWORKS...
AnnoPlan has been tested on an NT network - The AnnoPlan application can
be loaded on each of your Client computers, with the Roster.mdb file
containing your data, saved to a remote shared directory on your server.
Bear in mind, if you do this, that you must either purchase
a Site Licence or pay a single-user fee for each Client computer. 

UNINSTALLING...
Follow the button sequence... START...SETTINGS...CONTROL PANELS...
ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and then look for the item Annoplan in the list
displayed. Select it and click on the Add/Remove button.
If you had created data-files when using AnnoPlan, then Windows will not
delete the AnnoPlan folder. You will need to do this manually, if you 
wish to completely get rid of it.


VERSION HISTORY...
Feb 2nd 1998...
Version 1.1 of AnnoPlan was first released and uploaded to ZDNet. 

April 17th 1998...
Version 2.2 of AnnoPlan added a ToolBar to what was already 
a very easy to use interface.

Oct 6th 1998...
This Version (2.3) differs from 2.2 in that...
1. The Tool Bar has been repositioned, to comply with normal interfaces.
2. The Function for Marking Public Holidays has been made easier to use.
3. A bug that could cause a Stack error during data entry, has been fixed.
4. Several other Minor bugs have been fixed.
5. The Program is now supplied as a Self-Extracting Zip File, instead of just a zip.
Note: Previous Data will still display exactly as before in this version.

April 3rd 1999...
Version 3.2 of AnnoPlan added the facility to Block Fill.
A Block of cells may now be Highlighted and...
Filled, Copied, Moved or Deleted.

May 22nd 1999...
Minor Upgrade (V3.3) of AnnoPlan improves the "Tools" function for 
"Adding" values in cells.
For instance... If these characters appear in a cell..."W$5.00 S$3.00" 
to represent 5 hours Worked and 3 hours Sick, then you may now use the
CONTAINS option to Add up all the values that appear after the Flag "S$"
in any defined date-range.
Before, you could only Add values that appeared at the BEGINNING of each 
cell - in this instance only the values prefixed by the "W$" Flag.      
This significantly increases the calculating power, by using different
flags in front of values that may need to be added across time. 
Apparently, this makes AnnoPlan great for Wage calculations.

August 4th 1999...
Minor Upgrade (V3.4)
Recompiled to use the latest (more secure) Jet database engine.
Rumours had it that the file ODBCJT32.DLL version 3.51 (which is also 
used by MSAccess in Office 97) could allow undetected hacking
- Now you will have the supposedly safe version 4 (which is used by 
Office 2000).

Also added a Message in the Setup program that informs the user of the 
need to have, or obtain the VBruntime files (vb500a.zip from...
http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html)

Feb 29th 2000...
Minor upgrade (V3.5) includes comdlg32.dll in Simtel version because older dll
in vbRuntime prevented program running on some PCs. 
Also speeded up horizontal scrolling and fixed some wrong button colors.     

June 24th 2000...
MAJOR upgrade (V4.0)

Introduces...
True "Drag & Add" spreadheet capability - instant Projections & Totals.
Definition of 2 character "Flags" with facility to print Flag Meanings.
Optional Field for storing Details eg:Address/Phone against each Row.
Option to store Target Budgets for each Row.
New "Jump to a Date" button makes for instant Time-selection.
New Search cells function - finds any word in AnnoPlan's History .

Improvements...
Block-selects multiple rows - not just single rows.
When printing Rosters, each printed page is now filled fully with rows.
The Scroll Bar shows the date you would alight on, if you stopped sliding.
30 day trial Demo introduced.

Feb 18th 2001...
MAJOR upgrade (V5.1)

Introduces...
Creation of Jpeg Images of your Roster, suitable for EMAILING.
Automates the attachment of these Jpeg images to a blank composition form
in your default email program.
Thus you may create a Roster, then quickly dispatch it to many people.
They will see the Roster, instantly, when they open the Mail item. 

Simple BACKUP facility, under the 'File' menu.
This will, for instance, very quickly backup your current Roster to a Floppy. 

A 'View Mode Only' toggle has been added under the 'View' menu and this may be 
used to inhibit casual users from altering the data. 

Improvements...
The Size and Position of the Programs Window is remembered between sessions, so
that it will restart as you last saw it - not always Full-screen.
Now Resizes gracefully.
Horizontal scroll now slides accurately to desired date.

Mar 11th 2001...
MINOR upgrade (V5.2)


PRICES...
USD $30 per single user.
USD $185 per Site Licence.
USD $700 per World Licence.

REQUIREMENTS...
Win95/98/2000 or NT Platform
Minimum 60mhz Pentium. Recommended 200mhz
Recommended 16mb's RAM
10Mb's minimum Hard-disk space.
Tested on 14" to 21" Monitors - however the larger the Monitor and finer
the resolution, the greater the date-range that can be viewed and printed
in one hit.
Printer - Monochrome. InkJet or Laser recommended. A4 Portrait usually
sufficient.
Network Card and cabling (only if you wish to share Rosters over a Network).


