Req: Simple calendar utility (no scheduler, PIM, wall calendar capabilities needed)

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fitwell

Hi, gang! Long time no see!

I've just spent 2 hours looking and I can't find what I need.

I need a simple calendar utility that is easy to use. PowerPro has
such a feature but it means launching it first and my system has one
problem with PP: after running all day, often when launching PP it
crashes the system (a bug between my system's memory leakage and PP,
it seems).

But I find I've really needing a calendar utility a lot!

I've tried some old ones - Win 3.1 calendar (more of a scheduler,
really) and Past, Present and Future, etc., etc. They're all good but
don't have what I need.

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This is what I need:

- when a date is clicked on, somewhere a display comes up with
complete date information, i.e., day, month, date, year
- not run in tray. Program starts up fully.

- preferably small, no install (optional)
- can easily go to any year, day (past, present or future)
- prefably I can copy/paste the date information (optional)
- prefably display of date format can be configurable (optional)
******************************************************

The first two items are the important ones, the other two are not,
though they'd be nice.

I'm guessing that maybe a nice Windows 3.1 program (though best if Y2K
compliant) would do the trick.

As I mentioned, I checked the archives and I went through SOSs site,
nothing.

Thanks everyone!
 
Look at Simple diary http://www.tucows.com/preview/198901.html

maybe it is what you need?
Jari
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Darn, it came close! Nice little program and, of course, I'd seen it
a few times before.

What it doesn't do: it doesn't show the _day_ the date falls very
well at all, even if it weren't a very light grey. Sure I can squint
and try to see the day I've clicked on, i.e., in other words, what day
column it falls under, but I'm looking for something easier, like what
PowerPor does. In PP, when you click on a date, the current date
displayed is replaced by the selected date. I just clicked on May
21st for example, yesterday, the display now reads: Friday , May 21,
2004.

Also, when I bring the calendar back up, I can click on the "today"
portion of the calendar and it goes back to today's date.

I know that this would be a very simple thing to code and someone
somewhere has already done it, it's just finding it! <g>

Thanks much. It was good to re-visit an old calendar that has popped
up in many searches before. I still haven't found a use for it! <lol>
 
Hi, gang! Long time no see!

I've just spent 2 hours looking and I can't find what I need.

I need a simple calendar utility that is easy to use. PowerPro has
such a feature but it means launching it first and my system has one
problem with PP: after running all day, often when launching PP it
crashes the system (a bug between my system's memory leakage and PP,
it seems).

But I find I've really needing a calendar utility a lot!

I've tried some old ones - Win 3.1 calendar (more of a scheduler,
really) and Past, Present and Future, etc., etc. They're all good but
don't have what I need.

******************************************************
This is what I need:

- when a date is clicked on, somewhere a display comes up with
complete date information, i.e., day, month, date, year
- not run in tray. Program starts up fully.

- preferably small, no install (optional)
- can easily go to any year, day (past, present or future)
- prefably I can copy/paste the date information (optional)
- prefably display of date format can be configurable (optional)
******************************************************

The first two items are the important ones, the other two are not,
though they'd be nice.

I'm guessing that maybe a nice Windows 3.1 program (though best if Y2K
compliant) would do the trick.

As I mentioned, I checked the archives and I went through SOSs site,
nothing.

Thanks everyone!
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Geez, this has taken a long time <g>.

I think I found something. It requires VB6 files, which I already
have. I installed the app and then extracted the files to make a
standalone for myself. The dates are easy enough to navigate to and
when you click on a date, the actual day appears on the menu bar along
the top of the app.

Here is where to find it:

DateTrac v8.0
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/6424/filetrac.html

direct dl link:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/6424/datetrac_setup.zip

Cheers!
 
Hi, gang! Long time no see!

I've just spent 2 hours looking and I can't find what I need.

I need a simple calendar utility that is easy to use. PowerPro has
such a feature but it means launching it first and my system has one
problem with PP: after running all day, often when launching PP it
crashes the system (a bug between my system's memory leakage and PP,
it seems).

But I find I've really needing a calendar utility a lot!

I've tried some old ones - Win 3.1 calendar (more of a scheduler,
really) and Past, Present and Future, etc., etc. They're all good but
don't have what I need.

******************************************************
This is what I need:

- when a date is clicked on, somewhere a display comes up with
complete date information, i.e., day, month, date, year
- not run in tray. Program starts up fully.

- preferably small, no install (optional)
- can easily go to any year, day (past, present or future)
- prefably I can copy/paste the date information (optional)
- prefably display of date format can be configurable (optional)
******************************************************

The first two items are the important ones, the other two are not,
though they'd be nice.

I'm guessing that maybe a nice Windows 3.1 program (though best if Y2K
compliant) would do the trick.

As I mentioned, I checked the archives and I went through SOSs site,
nothing.

Thanks everyone!
Click to expand...

Yankee Clipper III came with a built-in calendar. Simple to make a
shortcut to calendar.exe so it functions as a stand-alone calendar
utility without invoking YCIII. Specifically designed to provide
multiple formats of day- date- month- year- to be easily copied to the
clipboard.
 
Yankee Clipper III came with a built-in calendar. Simple to make a
shortcut to calendar.exe so it functions as a stand-alone calendar
utility without invoking YCIII. Specifically designed to provide
multiple formats of day- date- month- year- to be easily copied to the
clipboard.
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UNBELIEVABLE!!! That is _exactly_ what I was looking for! The file
works by itself, too, you're right!

Thanks so much for the information!
 
UNBELIEVABLE!!! That is _exactly_ what I was looking for! The file
works by itself, too, you're right!

Thanks so much for the information!
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Glad it suits your needs.
 
Tom McDonald - 31.05.2004 21:01 :
Glad it suits your needs.
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about 90 unnecessary quotinglines (snipped) only posting that? Brrr.
Please learn how to quote. THX.
 
Peter Seiler said:
Tom McDonald - 31.05.2004 21:01 :


about 90 unnecessary quotinglines (snipped) only posting that? Brrr.
Please learn how to quote. THX.
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Oh, shutup!
 
Ben Cooper - 01.06.2004 00:44 :
Oh, shutup!
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it only was a very *friendly* recommendation (with a questionmark) for a
better Usenet behavior. Are you not able to learn? I am, and will follow
your *unfriendly* recommendation and shutop now.
 
Peter Seiler said:
Ben Cooper - 01.06.2004 00:44 :

it only was a very *friendly* recommendation (with a questionmark)
for a better Usenet behavior. Are you not able to learn? I am, and
will follow your *unfriendly* recommendation and shutop now.
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Now I understand. I didn't realize you were on a crusade to stop
unnecessary bandwidth by adding more unnecessary bandwidth.
By all means, please continue and have fun!
 
Tom McDonald - 31.05.2004 21:01 :


about 90 unnecessary quotinglines (snipped) only posting that? Brrr.
Please learn how to quote. THX.
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The technique is not a bad one. When one quotes, in the end, only
this message needs to be saved. Just my 2 cents worth (though someone
will probably flame this.)
 
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