Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

I don't know about the Clock, but the Calendar application certainly
can do this.

			Steve

The clock only supports one alarm.  You must reset it each time.  Calendar
is more appropriate for mulitple alarms each day (and the good news is they are
both free for VMS and Ultrix!).

Neal

   MANFRED

	One simple way to enable multible alarms is to use different
	resource files.


	eg. ULTRIX activate a script in /etc/crontab at spezified time
	29 11 * * * /usr/users/z/xy >/dev/console 2>&1
	29 17 * * * /usr/users/z/ab >/dev/console 2>&1

	/usr/users/z/xy:

	cp /usr/users/z/setting1 /usr/users/z/.DXclock
	kill `ps ax| grep /usr/bin/dxclock | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
	/usr/bin/dxclock -d :0 &

	/usr/users/z/ab:

	cp /usr/users/z/setting2 /usr/users/z/.DXclock
	kill `ps ax| grep /usr/bin/dxclock | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
	/usr/bin/dxclock -d :0 &


	/usr/users/z/setting1:

	Clock*foreground:       white
	Clock*background:       gray30
	Clock.Clock.militaryOn: 0
	Clock.Clock.analogOn:   1
	Clock.Clock.digitalOn:  0
	Clock.Clock.dateOn:     1
	Clock.Clock.alarmOn:    1
	Clock.Clock.alarmPM:    0
	Clock.Clock.alarmHour:  11
	Clock.Clock.alarmMinute:        30
	Clock.Clock.alarmMessage:       Hello!
	Clock.geometry: 180x85+834+0
	Clock.Clock*clientDecoration:     -resizeh -maximize

	/usr/users/z/setting2:

	Clock*foreground:       white
	Clock*background:       gray30
	Clock.Clock.militaryOn: 0
	Clock.Clock.analogOn:   1
	Clock.Clock.digitalOn:  0
	Clock.Clock.dateOn:     1
	Clock.Clock.alarmOn:    1
	Clock.Clock.alarmPM:    0
	Clock.Clock.alarmHour:  17
	Clock.Clock.alarmMinute:        30
	Clock.Clock.alarmMessage:       Go home!
	Clock.geometry: 180x85+834+0
	Clock.Clock*clientDecoration:     -resizeh -maximize
	and so on ...

	eg. VMS
	Do it similar with a BATCH job.

	I hope that helps all of you.

   END_MANFRED

    .1 and .2 did the trick. I went into the Calendar application, set up
    dummy appointments for my 7 specified times end the used ENTRY/EDIT to
    make the alarm repeat daily.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Some more questions. I assume that I should iconify the Calendar
    application and leave it running, otherwise I will lose everything.
    Right?
    
    Also, here at VRO we get sporadic power hits and everything goes down
    and I get rebooted (or I try to do too many things with my workstation
    and it freezes and I have to reboot.) Is there any way  I can set things
    up so I don't have to re-enter all that stuff when that happens (What do
    people who really use that application for keeping their calendars do?)
    
    Thanks,
    Dick

>    Some more questions. I assume that I should iconify the Calendar
>    application and leave it running, otherwise I will lose everything.
>    Right?


Nope.  If you want to get the alarms, the calendar must be running, but
it need not be 'open' (i.e. it can be iconified).

But you certainly don't have to keep it running to avoid losing your 
appointments, because Calendar saves them in a data file.  So, if your machine
reboots, all you have to do is restart the calendar.

Try it now if you need convincing: quit from calendar and restart it. Your
appointments will still be there.  

    I may have discovered a minor bug in the Calendar application. I am
    using the Calendar to remind me to do some stretching exercises I have
    to do several times a day. I set up my "appointments", went into Entry
    Edit to make them daily, and all seemingly went well. Then I noticed
    the application reminded me of my "appointment" 5 minutes before the
    time. I went back into Entry Edit and saw that there was a feature to
    do this which could seemingly be disabled by clicking on the button. It
    turned from red to clear, which is to be expected. I clicked on OK. I
    got the dialogue box saying it is a repeating applicating, do you want
    to change this occurrence only, this and all future, or this and all
    past,present and future. I have tried clicking on both this and all
    future and this and all past, present and future, but when I go back
    into Entry Edit for the appointment, it shows the 5 minutes before
    button read again.
    
    Any suggestions?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dick

    What version are you running (VMS,DECwindows,Calendar)?
    
    Regards,
    
    	 	== ken miller ==