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Re: [ECS] Another item for the wish list Bill Walters Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:35:59 -0600

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Martin,

Post the code.....Post the code.....Post the code...

(very big grin)

Bill Walters

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Terry <Martin.Terry@mail.tribnet.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 7:47 AM
Subject: RE: [ECS] Another item for the wish list


> Mark, I'm doing this in ECS now. I can post the code if you like.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Sekelsky [mailto:Mark@sekelsky.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 4:54 AM
> To: ECS List
> Subject: [ECS] Another item for the wish list
>
>
> Mark,
>
> The TVL event and items gives me a thought for another wish list item.  I
> have a large number of items that are reminders (text items) for things
like
> birthdays and such.  I then have a pretty lengthy reminder event.  Could
ECS
> handle reminders in a similar way to how it reads tvl.txt?  Here's an
> example of how this might look (in a reminders.txt file):
>
> 11/01/**** Mark's birthday is on November 5th. 11/05/****
> Wednesday Don't forget to tape Star Trek Wednesday
> 11/10/1999 You have haircut appointment tonight 11/10/1999
>
> When ECS checks reminders (initiated by an event or the user) it reads
> "reminders.txt."  The first line would be spoken (TTS) if the date is
11/1,
> 11/2, 11/3, 11/4 or 11/5 of any year.  In the second case the reminder is
> spoken if it is Wednesday (any month, any year).  In the third example the
> reminder would only be spoken on 11/10/1999.
>
> Any time I want to add, change or delete a reminder I simply edit
> reminders.txt
>
> I do not know how hard this would be to do, or more importantly if it
would
> have broad appeal to other, or I guess even more importantly, new
customers.
>
> Mark S

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