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Wallpaper Changer

MS Outlook Notes Script

Form Submission

Educe primarily develops databases and utilities to address specific requirements. Once the initial development is complete, each application is maintained to ensure it is still relevant and contains all the functionality required by customers. This is achieved through customer feedback requesting new functionality and bug reports addressing failures in the deployed software. Of the many applications developed for customers, some have a potentially wider audience and these are offered as generic applications. The utilities developed by Educe were originally for internal use but it became clear that again there was a wider customer base that would be interested in such utilities.

Current database applications include:

Ad Hoc Enquiries: Icon The program is designed for a user to record ad hoc enquiries taken by phone, email or post. It is an MS Access database but does work with just the run time files (that are also available for download). The process of recording and responding to enquiries is recorded and measured against a user set target. An additional database (free) collates this data for all users.

Automatic Time Accounting: Icon This program is designed to capture accurate time accounting information by making the process of data capture so simple that even the most obstreperous user will find it hard to argue that data capture is a 'waist of time'. It is a simple program that sits in the system tray and runs a timer for whichever project or task the user selects. When the user starts a different task, all they have to do is click the mouse button twice (1 to display the application, 1 to select the new task or project). Only current tasks/projects are shown but completed ones can be added at the click of a button. The collected data is available on screen or in a printed report in a user selectable format ie last X number of days information.

HTML Form Processing: Icon The program is designed to process emails that are generated from HTML Forms by an ISP cgi script. This version works with MS Outlook 2000, 98 and 97 but not express 4 or 5. It does not work with other email programs. The forms data is extracted by the program and stored in an MS Access 97 database. Auto reply, auto response and mass mail to all respondents are just some of the features.

HTML Form Test Suite (ASP): This test suite captures the controls on an HTML form and then creates a table in a database. This can then be used to save a series of tests. These tests can test the forms validation scripts and any other client side scripting. The tests can also be used to test the application that the form submits data to.

Web Site Statistics: Icon The program is designed for a Demon ISP user to display statistics extracted from bwusage.txt (provided by Demon for all it's users) in a graphical format. Various graphs are available. This may be compatible with other ISPs.

ASP Search Engine: Icon Provides full search facilities for your web site. Customisable by remote password protected ASP pages. User can do basic searches from your current pages with the addition of simple HTML or ASP code (which is provided) or they can use the advanced search page to specify search criteria, and display options. An online demonstration is provided. The engine also emails the web site administrator with details of search activity. This is also customisable remotely.

ASP Calendar: Icon This is a simple ASP calendar that can be modified for your application.

ASP Web Site Size Monitor: Displays the folder and file content including the size of each file, the total size of each folder's contents and that of any sub folders and the total size of the site. Options for what is displayed. Password protection to prevent casual surfers viewing restricted site files and folders.

Notification of file and or folder sizes by email as they reach your pre-set limits. Useful for databases that can grow quickly or ISPs that charge by size used and don't limit your use.

Time: Provides two interfaces for capturing time accounting data. 1 uses the windows scripting host for local use or remote use on an Intranet. The other uses IIS and a web browser for local, Intranet or Internet use. An online demo of the latter is available.

Current utilities include:

Auto Start Backup: Icon This utility can auto start your backup program so that you can run a daily backup each time you boot your system. It works with Microsoft Backup 98, Seagate Backup and Veritas Backup Exec. It may work with other backup programs. Place a shortcut to the program in your start up folder and ensure that your last backup was your daily backup (this utility starts any type of backup) and that your backup media is available. When Windows starts the next time you boot, the utility will run.

Automatic Wallpaper Changer: Icon Wallpaper is a windows wallpaper changer. Point it towards a folder containing graphics files and it will select one at random or sequentially and display it as wallpaper. Auto tile/centre based on graphic/screen size and user settings is an option. The period between changes is between 1 and 100 minutes. The file name of your original graphic currently being displayed is shown in the main window title bar and as tool tip text for the icon in the system tray. It can also randomly change the wallpaper once and then exit. A right click menu is available when hover the mouse over the icon in the system tray. You can also run a screen show of your graphics. Multiple folders and multiple file formats are supported. Several other unique features.

Visual Basic Script For MS Outlook Notes: This free script deletes all notes in the root notes folder and then creates 1 note for each note in all sub folders. This new note is a copy of the original but if it is larger than 500 characters then it is split into 500 character chunks with the first line of the large note at the top with a number starting at 2 showing the sequence of the new smaller notes. This was written to assist Day-Timer Organiser® when importing notes from MS Outlook for synchronisation with a PDA. It is now used to support synching with a Handspring Visor PDA. It also supports all other Palm PDA's that sync with Outlook. The script can also be used as an example of how to automate MS Outlook. It has been tested with MS Outlook 98 and 2000 running on Windows 2000 professional and NT. The script can be downloaded as a zip file here. The zip file is 1.01KB.

Form Submission: Icon Submit data using HTML forms either as a mass (several hundred records) submission or regular (daily, weekly, monthly etc) submissions of the same or similar information.

If you have a specific need then you can start the tasking process by completing Educe's tasking form.