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Appointment scheduling

Started by Raiko, 2010.10.27, 22:28:10

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Raiko

Hi,
Need a multi-user Appointment Scheduling software for internal use.
No need for advanced functions like payment etc. which the online versions offer.
Ideas, anyone?

warpcafe

Hi,

what do you need exactly... something like "doodle.com"... or rather something useable from within "Outlook" or similar, etc.?

Cheers,
Thomas
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

Raiko

On doodle.com one has to go through 4 steps and I need it on one page/one step, but I think it basically is what I'm looking for. (Have no experience with Outlook.)
Did some copy and paste and have attached a pdf that, hopefully, gives a clearer picture of what I need.
(Don't laugh,......didnt spend much time on polishing it.)

ivan

Hi Raiko,

I have vague memories that there was something like that in the old ibmworks or its earlier version.  I'll try looking up what I have in my archives and see.

ivan

RobertM

Quote from: ivan on 2010.10.28, 19:47:29
Hi Raiko,

I have vague memories that there was something like that in the old ibmworks or its earlier version.  I'll try looking up what I have in my archives and see.

ivan

Correct. Version 3 (Bonus Pack Warp 3) onwards to Version 4 (came with Warp 4).

Office Automation Applications     Personal Productivity Tools
------------------------------     ---------------------------
Word processor (WP)                Year Calendar           Phone/Address Book
Spreadsheet    (SS)                Appointments            Planner
Database       (DB)                Contact List            Notepad
Chart                              To Do List             
Report Writer  (RW)                Event Monitor           


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RobertM

More info for version 4 (which came with Warp 4 BonusPak):
IBM Tech Doc: IBM Works v4

Apparently, many of the apps are REXX enabled and highly D&D enabled.


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warpcafe

Hi Raiko,

Quote from: Raiko on 2010.10.28, 17:46:06
On doodle.com one has to go through 4 steps and I need it on one page/one step, but I think it basically is what I'm looking for. (Have no experience with Outlook.)
Did some copy and paste and have attached a pdf that, hopefully, gives a clearer picture of what I need.
(Don't laugh,......didnt spend much time on polishing it.)

Hey, no laughing here. That's a good way to show what you mean.
However, I did not fully understand, so I ask more detailed:
#1) You need an application that allows multiple people to agree on date and time of an appointment?
#2) When you say "internal use" - is that a network (1 server + n workstations) or "via Internet" ?
#3) If these people all run OS/2... (or even when not): How about using Lightning/Sunbird (Mozilla's "calendar" thing) ?

With Lighining/Sunbird you have the benefit of not only agree on appointments but also SAVE them into your own Calendar, along with other things...

Cheers,
Thomas
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

Raiko

#1) You need an application that allows multiple people to agree on date and time of an appointment?

Not quite sure what you mean. Let's say a client calls and needs an appointment, then I need a tool to book/reserve
a time slot for that client. (Clients are impatient so the tool must quickly display availability and it must be easy to do
the booking.)

#2) When you say "internal use" - is that a network (1 server + n workstations) or "via Internet" ?

Server/workstations

#3) If these people all run OS/2... (or even when not): How about using Lightning/Sunbird (Mozilla's "calendar" thing) ?

All run OS/2.
Lightning installs as an add-on in Thunderbird and is not  what I'm looking for. Sunbird looks promising, and the interface
is nice, but I think it will take a lot of programming to make it work the way I need

Volunteers....... ::).

warpcafe

Hi Raiko,

ahh... ok! So if the client calls, you only need to check YOUR calendar (=1 Person).
There is no need to find a timeslot for 2 or more people plus the client (no "group" meetings).

Okay, then basically anything that shows up on hobbes when using the keyword "PIM" (Personal Inforamtion Manager) should work...?
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=PIM&pushbutton=Search

Regards,
Thomas
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

Raiko

I've already searched hobbes without finding anything that can be used.
The calendar is not for one person, but for a business that offers appointments every 15 min. through the day.
(The appointment is not linked to any specific employee.)
Up to four persons answer phone calls and need to access and work with the calendar at the same time.

RobertM

If you are halfway decent with REXX, you can set up a Calendar (or a calendar and multiple sub-calendars) via Google, and control them entirely using REXX - and interface with them any way you wish (web interface, programming interface written in... anything; REXX, C++, etc).

The only additional tool you will need is wget or cURL (or taking the time to write your own stuff in REXX to handle the http(s) communications - but dropping wget or curl into it is much quicker and easier, especially if you can find the REXXCURL library for OS/2).

It isn't necessarily the most ideal solution, but it will give you all the capabilities you wish, and allow you to extend those capabilities via some more (rather simple) scripting on your side, including databasing the stuff on your end or combining them with your contact, or "integration" with anyone's phone that's running Android.

Best,
Rob


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Raiko

Well, I'm halfway decent with DBExpert so making the UI and tables etc. is no problem, but creating the calendar would be hard, so if I had the calendar in place I think I would be able to write the code for the functionality. QT comes with a calendar ready for use and creating a UI with Qt Designer isn't too hard, but I have no experience writing the code that will be needed to make it work.

melf

#12
Maybe you can find something here! http://www.calendarzone.com/Web/



This is one of them: one free basic model and one pay. Uses php and mysql. http://www.calendarix.com/democal.html
/Mikael

Pete

Hi Raiko

I think I spotted something among the QT4 apps that may be worth investigating:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/qtapps/kontakter-0.2-os2.zip which has the description Kontakter is easy-to-use yet powerful address book with advance search functionality.

Not a brilliant description but it is always possible to find out more about qt4 apps at http://www.qt-apps.org/

Looking at the more detailed description here http://qt-apps.org/content/show.php/Kontakter?content=111040 I suspect that it may be worth a look.


Regards

Pete

Raiko

Thanks for suggestions.
Tried Kontakter, but it's not usable for the task. Calendarzone.com has lots of links to various calendars, but I have not found a single one that can be used without changes. Often you have to go through 4-5 steps to book an appointment and that is too time consuming, besides browser based scheduling is not an option in this case.

Is there someone out there who knows QT or Rexx well enough to create the scheduling application I need?
I don't expect anyone to do it for free, so if interested, please send me an e-mail.