
My use of the palmtop almost exclusively involves the use of
the built in applications. An overview of my use of the
applications is as follows:

I use different  NoteTaker files to keep track of home items,
work items, etc.  (recognizing that subsets are possible, it
seems more convenient to have open "notes for home" in
session 1 and also to have open "notes for work" in session
2, etc. 

Furthermore, I have similar needs for many phone Phonebooks:
home phone book in session 1, work in session 2, other phone 
books in other sessions. 

As a physician, I use the database features to keep track of 
items of clinical importance (e.g.,medication database, 
medical facts database, etc.)

So.....with the different applications, I have used system
macros to open the different applications.

Since starting to use the palmtop with software carousel, I
have found it helpful to execute the option of starting built
in HP palmtop applications when the unit is rebooted or just
going from session to session.  As there is no easy way of
switching from session to session automatically and starting
the applications in each session, my solution is as follows:

Download ADDKEYS.EXE from www.palmtop.net
Use ADDKEYS to compile a ".COM" program which will call a
keyboard macro which in turn then runs a system macro. If this
sounds complicated, it is, but here's the step-by-step proce-
dure to make it work.

Step A. Make a system macro file which contains the
keystrokes to open the various applications in the various
sessions (I call mine SCESSION.MAC)

The various macros are:

f1 - opens applications in session 1
         (open appointment book, phonebook1, dbase1,
         notetaker1,  even open a specific memo)
f2 - opens applications in session 2
        (open what ever applications specific to this
        session)
f3 - opens applications in session 3
        (open what ever applications specific to this
        session)
f4 - opens applications in session 4
        (open what ever applications specific to this
        session)

Step B. Make keyboard macro
Remember to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to permit 
KEY200.COM to be called as follows:

KEY200 c:\KEY200.TXT
C:\SC-HDM\AUTOSSC.BAT

I put the "key" line just before the line starting the
software carousel. This is the line from the file
KEY200.TXT which starts the keyboard macro to open the 
SCESSION.MAC

Menu s : Ctrl More ^Ctrl ^More Menu Down o ^o tab ^tab s ^s
Enter ^Enter 
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explanation of the keystrokes: Ctrl More ^Ctrl ^More    
this opens the system macro files
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Menu Down  o ^o    ---- this opens an existing macro file

tab ^tab s ^s Enter ^Enter This tabs to the macro file
which begins with an "s."   
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I have permitted myself only to have one file with a
filename beginning with an "s" to make this identification
unique.
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Step C.  Make two  ".COM" files

One COM file (SC1.COM) launches a second COM file (X.COM)
which launches the specific system macro file to start the
applications (SCESSION.MAC)

In other words, SC1.COM launches X.COM which launches
SCESSION.MAC and the f1 command.

key stokes for SC1.COM
200{enter}{filer}f5c:x.com{Enter}{Enter}

make the COM file which will call the keyboard macro for
SCESSION.MAC and then execute the first  command Fn+F1.

The key strokes are (after you 1st terminate system manager)
then from dos prompt:

c:\addkeys sc1.com
200                        {starts system manager}
carriage return            {to enter the command from dos}
{Filer}                    {starts filer}
f5                         goes to a filename
c:x.com{Enter}     files goes to this file
{Enter}            filer executes this file

Make the file (again using ADDKEYS X.COM):
c:\addkeys c:\x.com

The key strokes for this file are:
menu-s & fnf1

menu-s                     {calls the keyboard macro to start
							the SCESSION.MAC file}
&                                  {gets the screen back to
									the & screen}
FnF1                               {executes the 1st macro,
presumable to open the variety of applications already
written earlier}

Step D. Setup work characteristics in sc config file
		open sc config and go to:
        work area characteristics
        work area start up command
        c:\sc1.com {remember to enter the carriage return}
        from the sc config menu modify the start up carousel
        options control to
indicate that sc carousel would automatically start some work
areas 
indicate work area auto-start sequence to be "1"


TIPS

IMPORTANT, GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SESSIONS WILL NOT
WORK AND RESULT IN CORRUPT FILES UNLESS YOU USE THE VERSION
OF CAROUSEL.PGM VER 7.07 AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THADDEUS
COMPUTING TO REGISTERED USERS OF SOFTWARE CAROUSEL.

Tor some reason the SC1.COM files only do the start up on the
first opening of the sessions.  if you close the session and
then open the session, you have to use the system macros to
open the applications, or you could click on the appropriate
.COM file from FILER (be careful that you are in the session
that your are "clicking" on)

When making the system macro file to open the various
applications, do not use the "hot keys" to start them (ie.
don't use "b" to start database...rather do as follows:

 Use f6 to get the "key" while in macros & to bring up the
 icon screen fn+home to get to the "top left corner of the
 screen"  NOW...use the use the arrows to "scroll over to the
 application you want to start enter to get into the
 application f9 to enter the name of the application to open
 <type in the file name with complete path> enter f10 to save

REMEMBER TO  save the "modified" macro file.

This process works more slowly when using "a:"  as the main drive

Non carousel users should be able to take advantage of this
utility instead of starting the system manager with "200" in
the autoexec.bat file start with the sc1.com (this file
includes the 200 as the first command...see above)

Max Maizels MD[SMTP:MMAIZELS@NWU.EDU]
