TimeTracker/LX Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If you have questions about how to use /time/tracker/LX, please use the documentation, the FAQ below, and the HPLX List as your primary sources of information. When all fails, please do not hesitate to write to us at support@dasoft.com. We will try to help you to the best of our ability.
1. How to see more in the main screen?
2. What are all these different files TT creates?
3. How to print a report?
4. How to quickly select an activity type for a record?
5. Why is my editor not starting?
6. How much memory does my editor need?
7. How many records can TimeTracker/LX handle?
8. What is the largest currency amount TimeTracker/LX can handle?
9. In the activity type, totals screen, the amounts do not exactly add up to the total sum. Why?
10. How to get the number of records into a report?

1. How to see more in the main screen?

Press ZOOM (FN-SPACE).

2. What are all these different files TT creates? 

    .CAT  - description of the known categories (clients etc.)
    .ACT  - description of the known activity types
    .LOG  - log of all activities
    .FMT  - format description for export/report
    .CFG  - configuration of TT
    .REP  - report file/export file
    .MEM  - automatically created memo file
    .$$$  - temporary files (you should never see them)

3. How to print a report?

Choose "Edit Report" from the File menu and print the report from your editor. See the section about the Options dialog for how to set up an editor.

4. How to quickly select an activity type for a record?

Type the first few characters of its name. This is similar to the "speed locate" feature in the built-in applications. This can be done in most other list boxes too.

5. Why is my editor not starting?

Make sure you specified the full path and program name of your editor (e.g. C:\bin\myeditor.exe). If so, make sure TimeTracker/LX has enough memory available to launch the editor. See the Palmtop manual for directions how to specify the amount of memory which a DOS program is allocated when it is started.

6. How much memory does my editor need?

You can usually find this information in the manual for your editor. If not, you will have to experiment to find the memory requirements of your editor.

7. How many records can TimeTracker/LX handle?

The number of records it can handle depends on the size of your memos. For typical usage, it can handle about 400 to 800 records. Before the limit is reached, TimeTracker/LX will warn you that the amount of free memory is getting low.

8. What is the largest currency amount TimeTracker/LX can handle?

TimeTracker/LX can handle amounts up to about 350,000 assuming two decimal places, or up to about 35,000,000 if no decimal places are used.

9. In the activity type totals screen, the amounts do not exactly add up to the total sum. Why?

TimeTracker/LX always computes all numbers with maximum accuracy, but when they are displayed, the numbers are rounded. The rounded numbers may not add up to the total sum. The total sum is the more accurate value. In reports, you can use <ADD> and <SUM> to make the values match.

10. How to get the number of records into a report?

Use the <COUNTER> report tag! Set it to 0 by using <COUNTER=0>. Then, while looping through the records, use it as: 
    <COUNTER:0>
This will increment the counter each time and then print it in a field with a length of 0 (i.e. not print it). At the end of the report, add the line: 
   Number of records = <COUNTER>
to print the records total.