PC-Project 3.0 READPROJ.TXT Introduction ------------ PC-Project is a complete critical path project management application that runs under Microsoft Windows 3.0. PC-Project is written entirely in Actor, an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows. Complete source code is included. PC-Project was written as a sample Windows program and may be freely distributed for non-commercial use. The files on this disk are: READPROJ.TXT -This "readme" file INSTALL.BAT -Installation program ZOO.EXE -Zoo compression/decompression utility program. PROJECT.ZOO -A compressed file that contains PC-Project program, source code, sample projects and manual. I encourage you to share PC-Project with others. Please distribute as is with all of the files. If you are distributing electronically, please be sure to send the ZOO.EXE, PROJECT.ZOO and READPROJ.TXT files. PC-Project Installation: ------------------------ If you received this disk directly from the Whitewater Group, there is an INSTALL.BAT program on the disk. To install type: A: INSTALL A: C: C:\ACTOR If you downloaded this program from a bulletin board system, then follow these instructions. You will also need the ZOO.EXE utility which can be downloaded from most BBS systems. If you don't have Actor, then make 4 subdirectories as shown below: MD ACTOR CD ACTOR MD CLASSES MD ACT MD RES Then install the application and the source code by typing CD ACTOR (or wherever Actor is installed) ZOO x/ PROJECT.ZOO (install source into subdirectories) The ZOO command above will install the source code into the appropriate subdirectories. For help with ZOO, type ZOO h Installed files --------------- During the installation process the following files will be created on your hard disk. PMANUAL.TXT -How to use PC-Project (16 pages of text) PROJECT.EXE -Executable PC-Project program file PROJECT.IMA -Sealed off image file required to run above *.PRJ -Various test files Because Actor does static object and code swapping the size of the PROJECT.IMA and PROJECT.EXE files are larger than would seem necessary, but only the required portions will be loaded into memory. The source code is contained in: PROJ.LOD -A "load file" to load the source code if you have Actor CLASSES\*.CLS -Source code to the classes that define the application ACT\*.ACT -Miscelaneous Actor source code methods RES\*.* -Resource script files, icons, header files. Starting PC-Project ------------------- The project manager application requires Microsoft Windows 3.0. If you are using Windows 2.x, you will need PC-Project 2.0. To start PC-Project start W ndows and then use the File Run command to start PROJECT.EXE. If you have Actor DON'T click on the PROJECT.IMA file since you won't have the resources to run the application correctly. Or you can run directly from the DOS C> prompt by typing WIN PROJECT.EXE If Project reports not enough memory to run then you will need to adjust the settings in your WIN.INI file as shown below. Refer to the Help screens and PMANUAL.TXT for more instructions on how to use PC-Project. If you'd like to know more about the design of PC-Project, refer to the articles listed at the end of PMANUAL.TXT. On some machines, printing can take a few minutes. If you'd like to be able to start PC-Project by double clicking on a .PRJ file or by typing WIN xxx.PRJ, then add this line to the WIN.INI file in the [Extensions] section: PRJ=PROJECT.EXE ^.PRJ On slower machines, swapping may cause performance to deteriorate. In these cases, we recommend using a disk cache program (e.g. PC-Tools) or by setting the Static memory setting in WIN.INI as shown below. The default settings are Static=64, Dynamic=20. If you need to build large projects, you can increase the Dynamic setting. If you need to run in less memory, use a smaller Dynamic or Static setting. [PC-Project] Static=64 Dynamic=20 NOTES ----- Version 3.0 06/07/90 -Requires Actor 3.0, Windows 3.0. -Uses new Windows 3.0 features: hierarchical menus and combo box -Uses TextWindow to view resources, activities. Version 2.0 1/30/90 -Uses Actor 2.0, will run on Windows 2.x. -Minor changes made to application class, printing and dates for compatibility with Actor 2.0. -Added a File Run command to run other programs from within PC-Project. -Includes complete chart printing, copying of graphics, color etc. Limitations ----------- PC-Project has some limitations compared to "professional" project management packages. These may be addressed in the future. -Time is in days only. There is no "calendar" facility to skip days. -PC-Project does not balance resources or check for conflicts. Please let me kow if there are any bugs or suggestions by sending mail to the address at the bottom of this file. Because PC-Project is distributed free of charge, I cannot provide technical support beyond answering questions by mail. Actor Users ----------- Please refer to the associated CLS and ACT files for documentation, or check The Whitewater Group BBS for the most recent versions. The printer support was written by Mark Solinski. Mouse dragging support was written by Barry Wilson. The graphics printing and copy to clipboard were written by Patrick Deupree. About Actor ----------- Actor is an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows. Actor is a complete development system capable of creating standalone MS-Windows applications. No licensing fees are required to distribute applications written in Actor. PC-Project was written by Zack Urlocker and is copyright 1988-90, The Whitewater Group. All rights reserved. For more information about Actor contact: The Whitewater Group, 1800 Ridge St. Evanston, IL, 60201. USA (708)328-3800