Thanks Bruce. Your reply was the spark that started the fire. Prompted me to upgrade my version of PP as well - I was using a very old version. Thanks generally for a literally indispensible software!
--- In [email protected], "brucexs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "thelunit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > Can Powerpro read the info for reminders from a text file? > > > > What I want to do is maintain a text file which specifies the > date, time, text to display, etc for reminders. For example, I want > to maintain a text file which specifies the appropriate info to > generate reiminders two weeks before each birthday of my family and > friends. > > > > Anybody able to suggest how this can be done (if it can be done)? > > > > > The simplest way is to add a startup alarm > configure > importsched > path/to/your/schedfile.ini > > where schedfile.ini is formatted as documented in help index, > configuration with ini files, layout of ini files. > > Use > Cmd=Message > Param=yourtext > > You could also write a script to be run by a start up scheduled > event which processed text files of a format you designed. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
