WCP Handheld Version

« **Reply #20 on:** July 05, 2006, 06:40:42 pm »

Quote from: carl stanton on July 05, 2006, 06:37:04 pm

ian, hi hope your well!
if i buy WCP for the desktop will i have to purchase an up grade later on? if you know yet
Carl
to all, with us putting all this info of people, our customers on a computer how are we affected by the data protection act!?? just a thought

Hi Carl,

To answer your first question, no all updates are free for life

Secondly we are finding out about the Data Protection act as I think you will all fall foul of it. I know we do but its only £35 a year. Ill let you know tomorrow after I speak to them.

Ian

« **Reply #21 on:** July 05, 2006, 06:43:33 pm »

thanks ian, i will hav ea look also, i think we may have to ask the customer for consent by sighning a form, i put out a news letter type thing every so often and ask for customer records update, hard getting all to do though!

« **Reply #22 on:** July 05, 2006, 07:36:30 pm »

i have

a pda ipaq 3850 as i bought it to run george but george only runs on palm

would be good to see the product launched to use on a pocket pc .

shawn

« **Reply #23 on:** July 05, 2006, 08:32:31 pm »

Quote from: shawn on July 05, 2006, 07:36:30 pm

i have

a pda ipaq 3850 as i bought it to run george but george only runs on palm

would be good to see the product launched to use on a pocket pc .

shawn

Good news all you pocket PC users. I have gone and bought an ipaq pcoket pc and the development software today and so hopefully can start coding this soon. I have a few more changes to make to the desktop version and after that I'll start.

Thanks

Ian

« **Reply #24 on:** July 06, 2006, 11:08:19 pm »

woo hoo!!!!!

windows os is coming out tops so far!
though later on could fall flat on my face saying that

« **Reply #25 on:** July 06, 2006, 11:22:20 pm »

Quote from: carl stanton on July 06, 2006, 11:08:19 pm

woo hoo!!!!!
windows os is coming out tops so far!
though later on could fall flat on my face saying that

Hi Carl,

I just bought all the software to develop the windows os version. I have a few changes to make in the desktop application tomorrow to enhance the features and then will start to code the lite version

Ian

« **Reply #26 on:** July 06, 2006, 11:38:16 pm »

i run a palm zire 31

gary

« **Reply #27 on:** July 07, 2006, 12:29:01 am »

Quote from: G,L,R Window Cleaning Services on July 06, 2006, 11:38:16 pm

i run a palm zire 31

gary

Although we have decided to concentrate on softare that will run on the more upto date pocket pcs, we are also looking into a version that will run on palm and mobile.

« **Reply #28 on:** July 07, 2006, 12:43:13 am »

just brough wcp!!

and cant wait for the handheld version!

it will make the tax person and my wife happy, bad at book keeping!
but i do it with ease now thanks to wcp [cornee!"]

book keeping that is!!

« **Reply #29 on:** July 07, 2006, 01:00:37 am »

hi ian, at the moment i have george on a palm zire & i find it brilliant but all competition is good but you should keep ia as simple as poss- i have no idea what any of yr data means- i if i hadnt found this site i wouldnt know pda's existed & it took a while for me to buy 1 and george cos i didnt think id understand them( it took a bit but im ok now)
so whatever you decide keep in mind those of us who are ok at turning it on but then struggle

« **Reply #30 on:** July 07, 2006, 01:07:19 am »

Quote from: beefy on July 07, 2006, 01:00:37 am

hi ian, at the moment i have george on a palm zire & i find it brilliant but all competition is good but you should keep ia as simple as poss- i have no idea what any of yr data means- i if i hadnt found this site i wouldnt know pda's existed & it took a while for me to buy 1 and george cos i didnt think id understand them( it took a bit but im ok now)
so whatever you decide keep in mind those of us who are ok at turning it on but then struggle

Hey Beefy,

The guys who help me design the system really struggle with computers...it took me 15 mins to get him to put a website address into IE

I know it may seem over whelming at first which is why I produced the quick start guide and think I have made a thorough job with the help guide. The best way to learn is to play around and share the knowledge, tell people things you discover on here on on our forums. I am also going to start some master courses where we will over one subject at a time and walk through it step bu step so that people are really getting the most out of the system.

Using newer technologies allows the user interface to be more friendly and familiar, especially as its based on microsoft products. I am always here to help and really don't mind spending the time with people via email, online chat or phone to help them so if you need any assitance just ask.

Thanks

Ian

« **Reply #31 on:** July 07, 2006, 08:20:54 pm »

My new PDA arrived today (very excited...i love new toys

), hopefully development environment should be set up tomorrow which means I can start coding the pocket PC version...yah

« **Reply #32 on:** July 07, 2006, 10:33:40 pm »

hi ian ta for the answer iwill have a play with yr stuff but what i mean is -- i dont know what you mean by IE simple i ve no doubt; but if you dont know

« **Reply #33 on:** July 07, 2006, 10:43:32 pm »

Quote from: beefy on July 07, 2006, 10:33:40 pm

hi ian ta for the answer iwill have a play with yr stuff but what i mean is -- i dont know what you mean by IE simple i ve no doubt; but if you dont know

As with any new system there is always a learning curve. My intention is to help you guys out where I can, thats why we have the live chat rooms. Im gonna start running some master classes on using WCP so that you know your getting maximum benefit.

If you need any help at all beefy then I would be more than happy to help you out either via email (ian@windowcleanerpro.com), online in the live chat rooms (www.windowcleanerpro.com/support.php) or via the phone. Let me know how you get on.

There are quite a few people using the software now and so if you ever want to know how to do something then just ask. Perseverance is the key to success

Cheers

Ian

« **Reply #34 on:** July 10, 2006, 07:24:40 pm »

sooo ian, how is the programing going!! any thoughts,

how is everyone getting on with the program??

i'm nearlly finish putting all my work on it!

« **Reply #35 on:** July 10, 2006, 07:27:01 pm »

Quote from: carl stanton on July 10, 2006, 07:24:40 pm

sooo ian, how is the programing going!! any thoughts, how is everyone getting on with the prohram, i'm nearlly finish putting all my work on it!

Hi Carl,

The handheld version is coming on ok, had a bit of a breakthrough today and so it's full steam ahead.

I'd also be interested to know how others are finding the program?

Ian

« **Reply #36 on:** July 10, 2006, 10:09:23 pm »

Ian
I have downloaded the trail version 1st impression looks good
Q. is there a way of importing the database from George to save me having to input 1000's of jobs

probably asking a lot but it would save an awful lot of work

Chris

« **Reply #37 on:** July 10, 2006, 10:12:29 pm »

or from exel!!

« **Reply #38 on:** July 10, 2006, 10:17:35 pm »

Quote from: Chris Cottrell on July 10, 2006, 10:09:23 pm

Ian
I have downloaded the trail version 1st impression looks good
Q. is there a way of importing the database from George to save me having to input 1000's of jobs

probably asking a lot but it would save an awful lot of work

Chris

Hi Chris,

I'm glad you like the software

As for importing the data from George, I don't quite know how that would work legally but I suppose you own the data. I don't think I could write a utility that would obtain the data from the other system directly but I don't know if George has an export utility that you can get the raw data in excel or CSV (comma separated values)??

If you sent the data to me I maybe able to convert it ian@windowcleanerpro.com

Cheers

Ian

« **Reply #39 on:** July 10, 2006, 10:45:50 pm »

Ian
By using the Geoexport facility you can export the relevant info to a csv file

How can this be converted into useable info?

Chris

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