September 2000                    PUNCH   		     Version 1.0.6
			(c) Karsten Skrydstrup

This is a Punch program for personal time tracking with a Laptop or Workstation.
If you have a hard time writing timesheets, you may find this program valuable.
Users in a network can share a "Company Job List" and communicate their Status
(lunch) and send small messages (phone home) to individual users (broadcasting
is also possible).
The program relies on the user name (abbreviation) entered in Windows Log On.
Based on MS Access 97 and VB5.
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Installation:
Run the SETUP and install to suggested C:\Program Files\Punch or anywhere on
your LOCAL hard disk(s).
Additional VB5 and MFC40 runtime files needed for this program can be found
at this URL: http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

Messaging:
The messaging features will only work if a JOBS.MDB is copied to a shared 
network drive. On each computer press the "Admin" button and enter "Location
of shared Company Data Base". On all workstations you can safely delete the
local copy of JOBS.MDB, however on Laptops you should preserve this file in
order to work off-line (use 'Auto-Update local copy of Company Job List'). 

Projects:
In JOBS.MDB there is a table named 'Projects'. Use MS Access 97 to populate the
list (you may use Access 2000 but do NOT convert the data base. You should enter
data, ONLY).
You may also expand the "Projects" list within the Punch program as you work.
Enter  JobID : Job Description  in the topmost text box.
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Access 97 data base files:
JOBS.MDB        Full (Enterprise) table of Job abbreviations and Descriptions.
		Preferably located on a shared network drive.
    Projects	The Job List
    Users       Status of all users (OFF, Punched OUT, Punced IN)
    NN		Messages to User NN
PUNCH.MDB       Program database.
    Projects	List of jobs you have ever punched into (subset of full list).
		Also holds program related tables.
NN.MDB          Punch information for user NN
    Punch	Table of all punch IN times and punch OUT times.
BLANK JOBS.MDB	Template database for "JOBS.MDB".
BLANK PUNCH.MDB Template database for "PUNCH.MDB" files.
BLANK.MDB       Template database for individual "NN.MDB" files.
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This version of the program is Freeware and freely distributable.

All rights belong to the author Karsten Skrydstrup
All wrongs belong to Nomen Nescio

Have a good time.
Karsten Skrydstrup
punch@pc.dk

