You can set up to 10 events. The program came with one event already set - that is the Y2K Countdown. Once you have 10 events stored in the CountDown.ini file, you will not be able to see the "Add an Event" option. You will have to manually edit the CountDown.ini file.
To set a new event, do the following:
Note: If you need quick help, clicking on the Question mark (
)next to a field will supplu quick help for that particular field.
You can change your date settings from the Date tab in the Regions Applet found in the Control Panel.
NOTE: The program works best with Date formats in the following:
mm/dd/yyyy (eg 03/24/1999 for 24 March 1999)
or
dd/mm/yyyy (eg 24/03/1999 for 24 March 1999)
DO NOT have your date in this format:
yyyy/dd/mm or yyyy/mm/dd (year first)
The program will not work correctly. If your system is set to this format you will have to change it in the control panel.
In the case above, the computer was set to use the ForwardSlash as the separator. If your computer uses a different separator, then you must use the one that your PC uses.
hh:mm:ss (eg 13:05:24 for Five past One and 24 seconds in the afternoon)
Note:
- You must use the 24 hour clock
- You MUST use a colon ( : ) to separate the digits.
For more help on the time settings click [here]
When you are creating or editing an event, the input box for the date and time is limited to 10 characters
Once you are finished, click on the Add to add your event to the program. If everything is correct, the information will be stored in the CountDown.ini file, which is stored in the program folder.
If there are errors in the input, data, the program will notify you and allow you to correct the problem.
Note: If the date or time you set has already occured, you will get an error message.