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NAME

App::GhostWork - Barcode Logger(When,Where,Who,What,toWhich,Why)

SYNOPSIS

C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkEnglish.bat  [Enter]
C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkEnglish.bat  constant-WHY  [Enter]

C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkJapanese.bat  [Enter]
C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkJapanese.bat  constant-WHY  [Enter]

DESCRIPTION

This software creates a log file from barcode data. The log file is in LTSV format. Each record has the following labels.

-----------------------------------------------------
labels:     meanings
-----------------------------------------------------
csv:        All columns as CSV format
when:       When barcode was read ?
where:      Where barcode was read ? (COMPUTERNAME)
who:        Who read the barcode ?
what:       What barcode read ?
towhich:    Which status after barcode was read ?
why:        Why become its status ? (optional)
looseid:    Moderately unique random numbers
-----------------------------------------------------

Command File Name

English edition is "GhostWorkEnglish.bat".
Japanese edition is "GhostWorkJapanese.bat".

Command Line Parameter(s)

C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkEnglish.bat  constant-WHY  [Enter]

If WHY is same for all records, you can omit entering WHY each record
by specifying constant-WHY on command line.

C:\WINDOWS> GhostWorkEnglish.bat  [Enter]

If you don't specify constant-WHY options, you will have to enter WHY
each record.

Log File Name

The barcode information is recorded in a log file with the following
name.
-----------------------------------------------------
LOG/when/towhich/when-towhich-who.ltsv
-----------------------------------------------------

***REMOVE_THIS_TIMESTAMP***

Working time per record can be calculated by comparing the "WHEN" of adjacent records. The next record after the final work contains string "***REMOVE_THIS_TIMESTAMP***" as "WHAT". If you want only barcode records, you need to remove those records.

AUTHOR

INABA Hitoshi <ina@cpan.org> in a CPAN

This project was originated by INABA Hitoshi.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This software is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.