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Checkbook Accountant 2.0
Copyright (c) 1990,1991 Jeffrey R. Almasol.
All Rights Reserved.
(release date: 7/ 4/91)
Quick Documentation for Checkbook Accountant 2.0
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Checkbook Accountant 2.0 is a checkbook recording, balancing, budgeting, and
analyzing program. Intended to be used as a companion to a checkbook
register (the record of transactions to and from a checking account) and not
as a replacement, this program offers a simple way of balancing checkbooks,
tracking bank transactions, and recording and analyzing budgeted
transactions.
The program was designed to be functional using either the mouse or keyboard.
Not all features have this duality, but most do. Another design
consideration was to include as many useful and timesaving features into one
program. For instance, you can scroll through any list by dragging the
scroll bar, using the arrow gadgets, or using the cursor keys on the keyboard
(along with CTRL, SHIFT, or ALT, or by itself). Also, the HELP key is
available for on-line help almost anywhere in the program. Just be sure
that the cursor is not active (in an input field) when you press the HELP key.
A fast way to deactivate the cursor is to hold down the SHIFT key while
pressing the RETURN key (SHIFT-RETURN).
The dearchived file should contain the following files:
(45 files)
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CAinstall ( 2 files)
CAinstall.info
CAhelp/CA.CAh (18 files)
CAhelp/CAanalysis.CAh
CAhelp/CAbudget.CAh
CAhelp/CAdescList.CAh
CAhelp/CAdistrib.CAh
CAhelp/CAedit.CAh
CAhelp/CAinfo.CAh
CAhelp/CApgmPrefs.CAh
CAhelp/CAprint.CAh
CAhelp/CAreconcile.CAh
CAhelp/CAreoccurGroups.CAh
CAhelp/CAreoccurGroupTransacs.CAh
CAhelp/CAsearch.CAh
CAhelp/CAsearchReplace.CAh
CAhelp/CAselectedBudgets.CAh
CAhelp/CAsort.CAh
CAhelp/CAstats.CAh
CAhelp/CAview.CAh
CAicons/1.3/CA.info (16 files)
CAicons/1.3/CAchanges1.0-2.0.txt.info
CAicons/1.3/CAdefault.CAb.info
CAicons/1.3/CAdefault.CAd.info
CAicons/1.3/CAexample.CAc.info
CAicons/1.3/CAmanual.txt.info
CAicons/1.3/CAquickdocs.txt.info
CAicons/1.3/FR_User.DOC.info
CAicons/2.0/CA.info
CAicons/2.0/CAchanges1.0-2.0.txt.info
CAicons/2.0/CAdefault.CAb.info
CAicons/2.0/CAdefault.CAd.info
CAicons/2.0/CAexample.CAc.info
CAicons/2.0/CAmanual.txt.info
CAicons/2.0/CAquickdocs.txt.info
CAicons/2.0/FR_User.DOC.info
CAmisc/CA ( 7 files)
CAmisc/CAchanges1.0-2.0.txt
CAmisc/CAdefault.CAb
CAmisc/CAdefault.CAd
CAmisc/CAexample.CAc
CAmisc/CAmanual.txt
CAmisc/CAquickdocs.txt
CAsupport/kd_freq.library ( 2 files)
CAsupport/FR_User.DOC
(these two files are Copyright 1990 Khalid Aldoseri)
Set-up
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For Workbench Users
To set-up the program:
1. Unarchive with the command:
lharc -x -m x CHKBKACCTNT2.0.LZH <destpath>
where, <destpath> is the path name of the final destination directory.
Be sure to properly define <destpath>. Consult the archive utility's
documentation if you need assistance. Approximately 600K of free
disk space is needed to properly unarchive CHKBKACCTNT2.0.LZH.
2. Double-click on the CAinstall icon. Answer all the questions posed to
you. Be sure that you answer the questions correctly; you will not be
able to verify your answers.
3. Close and reopen the disk or drawer where the CAinstall icon resides.
This will update the icon files.
The Checkbook Accountant 2.0 system is now ready to run. To start
Checkbook Accountant, double-click on the CA icon.
To start the program with a checkbook, budget, or description file loaded
upon startup, double click on a checkbook, budget, or description file
icon. A checkbook icon looks like the program's icon but has the word
"CHECKBOOK" written on it; budget files have "BUDGET" and description
files have "DESC".
Only one file will load during startup; using a shift-click (multiple
selection) method will not work.
For CLI Users
These instructions assume some familiarity with using the CLI (Command
Line Interface).
To set-up the program:
1. Unarchive with the command:
lharc -x -m x CHKBKACCTNT2.0.LZH <destpath>
where, <destpath> is the path name of the final destination directory.
Be sure to properly define <destpath>. Consult the archive utility's
documentation if you need assistance. Approximately 600K of free
disk space is needed to properly unarchive CHKBKACCTNT2.0.LZH.
2. Execute the CAinstall script file with the command:
execute CAinstall
Answer all the questions posed to you. Be sure that you answer the
questions correctly; you will not be able to verify your answers.
The Checkbook Accountant 2.0 system is now ready to run. To start
Checkbook Accountant, type:
CA
from the directory where CA resides.
To start the program with a checkbook file loaded upon startup, use
the command:
CA -c <checkbook file>
where <checkbook file> is the name of the checkbook file. Be sure to
add the necessary directory path name if the file is not in the
current directory.
To start the program with a budget file loaded upon startup, use the
command:
CA -b <budget file>
where <budget file> is the name of the budget file. Add any necessary
directory path name for the reason stated above.
To start the program with a description file loaded upon startup, use
the command:
CA -d <description file>
where <description file> is the name of the description file. Add any
necessary directory path name for the reason stated above.
Only one file will load during startup; the program will ignore the
other command line arguments.
System Requirements
-------------------
Checkbook Accountant 2.0 runs on Amiga 500/1000/2000/2500/3000 computers
under AmigaDOS 1.3 or Release 2. The program requires a minimum of 512K
total free RAM to run, although larger checkbook files might require more
memory. The minimum disk space requirements for a working installation are
approximately 280K. For CLI users, the program will run with the default
stack size of 4,000 bytes.
Acknowledgments
---------------
I would like to thank the following people, without whom Checkbook
Accountant 2.0 could not have been completed:
Khalid Aldoseri,
for his feature-packed and easy-to-implement file requester.
My brother,
for his encouragement and for not shutting-up when 20 million program
features were not enough.
The writers of the Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manuals,
for who made me stay up fewer sleepless nights.
Mandayam Srinivas,
for his encouragement and interest in my program.
Dave Levin,
for his bug finding and suggestions:
-- Budget Requester simplification
-- system date availability in date input fields
-- clarity of Batch Mode operation in the documentation
Dave Gitchell,
for his curiosity in my file format :) and suggestions:
-- Outstanding (Not Cleared) option in the View Requester
-- PREV/NEXT functions in the Transaction Requesters
-- compression of the checkbook and budget files
-- Quick Clear function from the Main Screen
James Wilson,
for his encouragement, GUI suggestions and conversations, and valuable
help during the testing process:
-- User Prefs: Workbench Pointer and Workbench Colors
-- Default Program Prefs
-- Uninitialized amount fields
-- Credit/Debit sign indicator
-- Default TAX Status
-- Display last entered transactions after loading a checkbook
Darren (DMG), Brian (B.J.), Chrispy (CHRIS.P), Caleb (ACG), and the rest
of the GEnie Pro/Am RTC participants,
for their valuable help and patience with my Intuition questions,
especially the string gadget/COMMSEQ bug.
Commodorland and Century Computer Systems
for the use of their machines during the testing process.
And to all the Amiga users who have tried out the program and/or written
me comments, thank you.
Support
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This release (version 2.0) constitutes the last major upgrade to Checkbook
Accountant for quite awhile, although support for its users will continue.
I have spent many more months than I planned or expected adding features
into the program and I feel that Checkbook Accountant should take a rest so
that I can start a new program. I am designing it right now. Whether it
will be release or not is unknown. Stay tuned...
As always, if you find any bugs in this program, especially with it working
(or not) under Release 2 of the operating system, or you have suggestions
or comments, please send EMAIL (as detailed as possible) to either of the
following addresses:
GEnie: J.ALMASOL2
Portal: jraGRAPHICS
I cannot guarantee a quick reply or bug fix, but I'll do my best. Please
include your system configuration (model, amount of memory, other
peripherals) so that I can keep track of the systems on which Checkbook
Accountant is operational.
Trademarks
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AmigaDOS 1.3, AmigaDOS Release 2, Kickstart, Workbench, A500, A1000, A2000,
A2500, and A3000 are all trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
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| The executable program, CA, and its support files are |
| released as freely distributable. You may upload this |
| package to other bulletin boards or include it on user |
| group disks, but no fees can be charged for the package's|
| transfer (other than media cost) nor can the individual |
| files be separated from the package or altered in any |
| way during distribution. |
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Checkbook Accountant 2.0
Copyright (c) 1990,1991 Jeffrey R. Almasol.
All Rights Reserved.