TodayPlus date change workaround

[pli7]

Thanks.  The icon looks like this now (with white borders).  Is this the correct appearance?

Thanks very much.

[craxim]

Sorry just getting into the office.  Is this date change extending the expiration date until the end of March?

[joelw135]

No it changes the year back to 2003, so you can use TP for ever.

[pli7]

This workaround works really well.  The only thing is if your PPC is totally not responding and you need to reset it using the stylus hole, then after the reset you'll need to run CharlyV's program again to get TodayPlus back.

I did not have to dismiss any overdue appointments between last year and this year.  No other abnormalities observed.

Thanks very much, CharlyV, for giving us this workaround.

[mcdela]

When you open the script files: TodayPlus2.ns with a text editor, you see

TodayPlus2.ns :

function main()
{
Sleep (3);
setdate(2004);  
DeleteFile("\\Windows\\Startup\\TodayPlus2.lnk");
}

And, what about January-2.005     ?

See you,

[CharlyV]

And, what about January 2005   ?

setdate(2005);  

And, what about January 2006   ?

setdate(2006);  
.....

[fishfuzz]

Excellent work....excellent.

[mcdela]

Excelent .

This workaround works really well, so we can use TP for ever.

Thanks.

By,

[Jorn]

Hi,

first of all - great work, really handy.

A question/suggestion though: is it possible to store information about the current year as part of the reset procedure - and recall this information again in the following startup process in the reset procedure - so that the actual year is updated in the startup automatically?

I.e. in order not to have to adjust the current year in the script from 2004 to 200x. I guess that somebody definetely ( my self forinstance ) will forget to make the needed script adjustment from 2005.

Best regards Jorn

[wallacelee]

Thanks.  The icon looks like this now (with white borders).  Is this the correct appearance?

Thanks very much.

Would it be possible to have a prompt before rebooting? (I know I am asking too much, sorry!)

[Scotty]

Would it be possible to have a prompt before rebooting? (I know I am asking too much, sorry!)

Yes, you can do it easily enough. You just need to tell the script file to use a reset program that prompts the user (the program included with the batch files, softreset.exe, does not issue a prompt). I tried it using the reset.exe program in PHM tools. The default setting for this small app is that the user is prompted, to make sure that he or she really wants to do a reset.

http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/PowerToys/#Reset

In my case, the PHM reset.exe file is located in a folder named PHM Tools, on my SD card.

So, I went into the folder named Scripts, on my iPaq, and edited the file named TodayPlus.ns  (I use the PPC freeware Total Commander to edit text files).

In that file, you'll see the line:

shellwait("\\Windows\\Softreset.exe")

which calls the program that soft-resets your PPC.   I changed that line to make it call the PHM program :

shellwait("\\SD Card\\PHM Tools\\reset.exe")

and saved the file. I set the date to March 2004, and reloaded plugins - and of course, TP didn't appear. So I ran the "TodayPlus soft reset" program, PHM reset kicked in, and it asked if I really did want to reset (this prompt is what you wanted), I said yes, then the iPaq reset, the rest of the batch file ran, and TP loaded just fine....

All the best........................Scotty

[wallacelee]

Thanks alot! Exactly what I want.

[wallacelee]

What about customizing the icon for TP.exe? Is it possible?

[Scotty]

Wallacelee (and everyone using this batch-patch) - check out this post, which renders the batch unnecessary - if you follow the instructions, it cracks the expiration date built into the dll, and tp 0.11 works when loaded after Feb 29th. At least, I've tried three dates, in 3 different years....and TP loaded each time after a "regular" soft reset........

Way to go, shimrod !!

http://www.dark-mojo.com/todayplus/viewtopic.php?p=8669#8669

All the best...............................Scotty

[hezahonker]

Hello all,

Finally getting around to trying today plus out with my axim x30.

Cratos, CharlyV, it doesn't seem to be working on my device. Let me clarify. Installs properly running fine, resets fine, but my screen is blank. If I go in to date settings and manually change the date back to March 2003 and do a reset with PHM reset Today Plus obviously appears once again.

Can you please advise? Thank you.

Edit I have checked both script files and they are as they should be...everything looks to be in order.