CounterConnection v.1.01


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Introduction   Work with the program
  • The brief description
  • About program
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    Introduction

    The brief description

    CounterConnection - program of statistics of work in Internet, which main window (always seen strip in any convenient place of the screen) will not allow you to lose vigilance, since contains on a choice some user counters (time of connection, money expenses, money rest, and the system time), course of work write in a file connect.log. The auto start of the chosen programs, use of any quantity of the tariffs, support of two languages (English and Russian).
    CounterConnection was tested under Windows 95/98, should work and with 2000.

    About program

    CounterConnection
    Version 1.01 © 2000
    Russia, Severodvinsk
    Mikhail Maksimov
    E-mail:mim@severodvinsk.ru
    Personal Web-page:http://www.arh.ru/~mim
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    Work with the program

    Used files:
    connect.exe - file of the program;
    HelpR.htm - the help in Russian;
    HelpE.htm - the help on English;
    connect.ini - adjustments of the program;
    connect.log - course of performance of the program on dates and time;
    comdlg32.ocx - OCX - element, used by the program.

    Installation of the program.
    It is not required of special installation.
    1.Place files connect.exe, HelpR.htm, HelpE.htm and connect.ini in the separate catalogue (For example, CONNECT).
    2.Move a file comdlg32.ocx to a folder \WINDOWS\SYSTEM.
    3.The file \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Msvbvm50.dll is necessary for work of the program, check up, whether there is it at you? If is not present, it is necessary to establish, it is used in many programs and is already in the distribution kit WINDOWS98SE, and in Internet to find it difficultly.

    Work of the program.
    After start connect.exe atop of all windows of the working applications the main window of the program will appear which can be moved to any place, convenient for you, of the screen, keeping the left button of the mouse.The coordinates of a rule of a window will be written down in a file connect.ini for the following starts of the program.
    All operations are accessible from the contextual menu, which is caused by pressing of the right button of the mouse. Here the list of teams of management: Options, Disconnected, Help, Exit (see also).
    While there is no connection with Internet, the program is in a mode "Wait", one counter <System time> works only. If the connection is established, all counters begin to work.
    It is necessary to mean, that in a mode "Adjustment" the moment of connection to Internet will not be noticed, since all counters are switched off.
    All adjustments save in a file connect.ini, which should be in that the catalogue, as connect.exe, if it is not present, it will be created with adjustments " by default ". The file connect.log will be in that the catalogue, and to contain the basic information on a course of performance of the programs given about each session connection will be finished to already available.The file connect.log can be edited in any text editor, by removing unnecessary or out-of-date records; If a file to remove absolutely, it will be created at first start connect.exe.
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    The adjustment is made in a window of "Options".

    Start of the programs.
    The start of three programs, chosen by the user, can be executed manually by button <Run> or automatically at start connect.exe, if a tag "Auto" was established earlier.
    Language of the interface.
    Two languages of the interface are accessible: Russian or English.
    Alternative management.
    Except for the contextual menu (the right key of the mouse) is possible to operate the program by two ways:
    1)The double click by the mouse on fields of counters corresponds to a choice of elements of the contextual menu.
    2)The shortcuts, work even then, when the main window inactively.

    1.Field of the counter 2.Shortcuts Operation Note
    The counter of time of connection Ctrl + Shift + O Options Window of adjustment of the program
    The counter of money expenses Ctrl + Shift + D Disconnected To break off connection
    The rest on the account Ctrl + Shift + H Help This file
    System time - Exit To close

    If any way of alternative management only prevents your work (for example, at casual clicks of the mouse on fields of counters there are unnecessary switching-off from a line or the combination of keys of fast access already somewhere by you is used), it is necessary to remove a tag of the sanction of the given management.
    Appearance of a window.
    If you do not want constantly to have before eyes of the indication of any counters, it is necessary simply to remove a unnecessary tick "Show".
    The used tariffs.
    Quantity of the tariffs, used by you, practically beyond all bounds. For addition in the list of the new tariffs it is enough to type the necessary range of time, cost of one business hour and to press the button Ins; the removal is made by the button Del. Used in the given session of connection the line should be noted by a tick.
    Correction.
    Process of connection to network server, with which you work, for the different users different, it depends on many factors (adjustment of the removed access, quality of the communication line - the losses of time arise at comparison of the password and name - and other). For this reason the option "Correction" in seconds was entered.For the task of this parameter it is necessary after several sessions of connection to compare parameter " Time of connection " (Time) from a file connect.log, created by the program, to the data of the server of statistics, with which you work. At me, for example, T of correction ~ 5 seconds.
    The divergences of the indications of the counter of the money rest CounterConnection and of server of statistics nevertheless are inevitable, but at correct adjustment are very insignificant, sometimes (for example, of time per one week) it is possible them to compare and to change in a window of "Options" parameter " The rest on the account ".

    All adjustments save by pressing a key <OK>, <Cancel> - return to former adjustments.

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    If you will have questions or any offers and wishes, write. All letters will be necessary considered, and the necessary changes are brought in to the program.
    mim@severodvinsk.ru

    I am sorry for my bad English...