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CHEKBOOK v1.19 03/15/91
By Steve MacMillan
and GFA Basic v3.50
Chekbook is an aid in getting todays complicated checking
account under control. My problem has been how to balance my
account when items are entered out of sequence, due to automated
teller withdrawals, interest payments, and service charges. If
there is a disagreement (and there was) then my whole register
must be reconstructed in sequence in order to follow the daily
balances on my bank statements. Chekbook automates this process.
All entries are automatically sorted by date so they may be
entered in almost any order. The date when an item clears the
bank is also entered. This date allows Chekbook to show not only
the 'real' balance for a given date but also what the bank thinks
you have due to items that have, and have not cleared. Also the
last date when there was an agreement between these two balances
is calculated.
Begin by entering a starting date and balance with the
'Beginning Balance' menu selection or the 'Control-B' button
combination. This should be a date where there was a definite
agreement of balance between you and your bank.
Items are entered using the 'Add' button or 'Control-A'.
First select the type of transaction. When the 'Check #'
transaction is selected the check number should be entered. The
'Date' is for the date that the transaction took place. If the
year portion of the date is left empty the current year will be
inserted (the asterisk key will insert the current date into any
date entry). The 'Date Cleared' is for the date that the
transaction cleared the bank and can be quickly entered later when
you have your bank statement. Chekbook automatically adds or
subtracts the amount from your balance based on the transaction
type. The 'Transfer' or 'Adjustment' transactions can be a
positive or negative amounts. The 'Memo' field is optional and
can be used for the payee or notes. Most of the dialog boxes can
be exited with the 'Control-Return' button combo in place of
clicking on 'OK' and 'Control-C' for 'Cancel'.
Once more than one item is entered you may increment or
decrement the selected (high-lighted) item with the up/down arrow
keys. To move a page at a time use a shifted arrow key.
'Clr/Home' and 'Shift-Clr/Home' display the top and bottom of the
list respectively. Clicking the mouse on any displayed item,
selects that item as well. The current balance, bank's balance,
and the last agreement date are recalculated for the date of the
selected item (thru that item). The selected item can be edited
with the edit button or the 'Control-E' key combo much like adding
the item.
When you receive your bank statement you may clear any
uncleared items by selecting the item and using the 'Clear' button
or 'Control-C' to enter the cleared date only. The bank's balance
reflects the amount the bank thinks you have, based on the current
(selected) date, and what has or has not cleared up to that date.
All uncleared items are ignored by the bank's balance. The last
agreement date is the date for the last item that had cleared
before the current date, and has an agreement between the bank and
the current balance at that date (even though that item's clear
date may be later than the agreement date).
The 'Search' button allows an item or group of items to be
located. Blank fields are ignored. Any text entered in the memo
field will be located if contained within an item's memo text and
is not case sensitive. Use the greater and lesser than buttons to
locate groups of items. The next occurrence can be found with
'Control-N'. Note: a symbol like *t could be entered at the end
of several item's memo field to mark a "tax record item".
The entire list may be printed. Chekbook works with form
feed paper and has been tested on my Star NX-1000 printer.
Chekbook defaults to Epson/Star printer codes, but allows for
entry of different codes that can be saved, and auto loaded when
Chekbook is run.
New Features 1.08
The current file is now displayed on the window's move bar.
All debits are shown in a light blue shade. While in the Add/Edit
or Search dialog box the transaction type selection may be
scrolled with the f1 or f2 keys. You may also mouse click on any
entry field. Printer listings may now include the current balance
and/or the bank's balance for each line. The current date may be
changed. You may now disable the 'bank' and 'current' tallies for
faster scrolling speed with large files.
Version 1.09
Fixes bug that slipped into 1.08 in the 11th hour. Text
entry would not allow capitol 'H' or 'P'.
Version 1.12
Fixes bug that prevented the use of the 'Return' key to
advance to the next entry in dialog boxes. Also will not allow
negative amount entries for changed 'type' edits. New feature:
You may now click on the 'current amount' or 'bank balance' boxes
at the bottom of the screen to disable those calculations
(duplicates menu selection) for faster scrolling.
Version 1.14
Fixes bug that didn't allow the right arrow to be used to
move the cursor in date entries. Fixes bug in 'larger than' date
searches. New features: Report function uses the search dialog
box and sends all matches to the screen or printer along with a
total for the group. Type 'esc' or 'return' to exit report
window. After exiting the report window select 'View Current' to
re-view the current report. 'Calc Date' allows you to specify any
date for a temporary balance at the bottom of the screen. 'Purge
Checkbook' will delete all checks in the current check list up
thru the final last agreement. The last agreement date and
balance will become the beginning date and balance. Note: in the
current version of chekbook, the bank balance will be incorrect
until the last cleared date of the purged items has passed. Be
sure to have a backup of your original file before saving the
smaller new one.
Version 1.16
Fixes bug with certain combinations of search fields while
generating reports. Fixes GEM slider lockup after exiting report
screen. Fixes display problems caused by Turbo ST 1.82.
Version 1.19
I reversed the display colors for easier reading. Light blue
entries are now money flowing into the account, dark blue are
debits. Version 1.19 has several small bug fixes and several
routines were optimized. It has now been compiled with the GFA
compiler version 3.5 so Chekbook should now run on a STE.
I hope to help balance your checkbook to the penny. It has
worked very well for me. If I get some mail I might add features,
so please send your suggestions, bug reports, comments, or gifts
of time (on GENIE) to S.MACMILLAN.
-Steve