RTVD17X : Radio & TV reminder
          Information about the program usage

Title   : RTVD
Version : 1.7
Date    : Feb 07, 2000
Author  : J R Ferguson
E-mail  : j.r.ferguson @ iname.com
Download: http://hello.to/ferguson (Windows Tools English)
Usage   : Windows 3.1 application

This program and its sources may be used and copied freely without  charge,
but only for non-commercial purposes. The author is not responsible for any
damage or loss of data that may be caused by using it.


General information
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RTVD is a Radio and TV reminder. It helps you to keep track of the programs
you  want  to  hear or see in the near future. You may also indicate if you
want to record a program on audio or video tape. Keep a printed  list  near
your  radio or television set and you will have your personal program handy
at a glimpse.


The main data file
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The main datafile contains one entry for each program you  want  to  remind
yourself  of. It is stored as a textfile on disk. This is the file you open
and save using the File menu commands. Its name is saved  in  the  RTVD.INI
file,  so when RTVD is started, it automatically reopens the datafiles that
were used the last time. The default extension for this file is  .RTD.  You
can  maintain  the  main datafile from the main application window by using
the Edit menu entries Add, Change and Delete. Also, such menu  entries  are
provided  in  a  pop-up  menu, activated by pressing the right mouse-button
over the main window listbox.


The channel data file
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The channel datafile contains a list of  channel  codes  and  descriptions.
This  file has the same filename as the main datafile, with an extension of
.RTC. The channel datafile is automatically opened and saved together  with
the  main data file. To maintain the channel datafile, you open the channel
list dialog by choosing the Channel list option from the main window's Edit
menu. The channel list dialog has its own Edit menu and toolbar,  and  also
provides a pop-up menu, activated with a right mouse-button click.

Channel  codes  must  have  the  format ann[b], where
  a   One capital letter, typically R for radio and T for TV
 nn   Two digit channel number  
  b   Optional extra capital letter