Software of the Month Club 1995 September/SOFM_Sep1995.bin/pc/win/gi/recipe/recipe.doc

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                            RECIPE MAKER ver. 3.0
INTRODUCTION

     Recipe Maker is an application that was designed to help make weekly
grocery shopping, meal planning and recipe organization easier.  With the
help of Recipe Maker, you will be able to plan out each meal for an entire
week, and in just minutes have a complete shopping list of items needed to
make those meals come together.
     Recipe Maker allows you to enter and store all of your recipes.  Once
your recipes have been stored you can recall and print any one of them in
just seconds.  Recipe Maker also stores and alphabetizes all of the
different ingredients and measurements that are necessary to make your meals.



REGISTRATION

     Recipe Maker is not public domain, nor is it free software.  You are
granted a limited license to use this product on a trial basis.  You are
also granted a license to copy Recipe Maker, along with the documentation,
for the trial use by other users.  If you wish to continue using the product,
you must send $25 to:

                                NickleWare
                                P.O. Box 393
                                Orem, UT.  84059  USA

     If you would like an original disk containing the latest release of
Recipe Maker, please add $5 for shipping and handling.

     We encourage you to copy Recipe Maker and share it with anyone who
might be interested in making grocery shopping, meal planning and recipe
organization easier.




GETTING STARTED

    REQUIREMENTS -
        Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher
        IBM compatible PC 386/486/Pentium

     Before proceeding, make sure that you have Microsoft Windows correctly
installed.  Next create a directory called RECIPE and copy the Recipe Maker
software (RECIPE.EXE) into this directory.  Recipe Maker is ready to be
started.  Simply start Recipe Maker from the RUN... menu selection of the
Windows Program Manager or add it to a Program Manager group by following
the directions in the Windows 3.1 manual for creating a group item.  Recipe
Maker will then create all of the data files it needs to run, and place them
on the same drive and path where the software was installed.

     When Recipe Maker is started for the first time, the following entry
will be placed in the WIN.INI file which is probably in the same directory
where windows is installed.

        [RECIPE]
        DBPath=<drive>:<path>\

     This tells Recipe Maker where to find the data files.  The key word
DBPath is set equal to the <drive> and full <path> including the trailing
backslash, where the Recipe Maker data files will reside.  For example:

        [RECIPE]
        DBPath=C:\Recipe\

     You can change where Recipe Maker looks for the data files by simple
altering the DBPath.  Then move the data files from the directory where they
were created to the new directory you specified in the DBPath.




WHAT ARE LISTS

     The Measurements, Ingredients, Food Groups, and Categories lists, are
really the heart of the Recipe Maker database.  These lists act as four
separate buckets that hold all of the information necessary to put your
recipes together.  Each time you enter a measurement, ingredient, food
group or category into a recipe, that information is pulled out of the
corresponding bucket.  This concept makes for much easier and faster recipe
entry and much less effort on your part.  Each of these four lists can be
selected from the main window FILE menu.




LIST WINDOW ACTIONS

     There are several pushbutton actions that are available to you from
each of the four list windows.

        ADD.  Once a new item has been entered, the ADD pushbutton may be
           clicked.  Recipe Maker then quickly checks the list to make
           sure that the new item is unique.  If it is, Recipe Maker adds
           the item to the database.  Otherwise Recipe Maker tells you
           that you that a duplicate entry has been made.

        CHANGE.  To change an item, highlight the item and click the SELECT
           pushbutton or double click on the item with the mouse.  The
           selected item will appear in the edit box above the list.  Edit
           the item and then click on the CHANGE pushbutton.  Recipe Maker
           will check the list to make sure that the changed item is unique
           and store it in the database.

    REMOVE.  To remove an item from a list, highlight it and click the
           SELECT pushbutton or double click on the item with the mouse.
           Then click on the REMOVE pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will ask you
           to confirm the action.  Depending on your response, the action
           will be completed or canceled.

    SELECT.  To select an item into the entry field above the list,
           click on the SELECT pushbutton.  The highlighted item will then
           appear in the entry field.  An item can also be selected by
           double clicking on it with the mouse.

    COUPON.  (Ingredients and Shopping lists only)  To enter or update
           the coupon section for an ingredient, click on the COUPON
           pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will display a coupon window that will
           allow you to keep track of your money saving coupons.




MEASUREMENT LIST

     Some of the first entries that must be made before you begin to enter
your recipes, are the measurements.  These are the different measurements
that you will use in your recipes.  For example "Cup", Tablespoon", and
"Gallon" are some of the measurements that might be used.




FOOD GROUP LIST

     The food group list is a simple list of the different types of
ingredients that will be entered into Recipe Maker's ingredients list.
These groups are such names as "Dairy", "Meats", or "Dry Goods".  By
entering these food groups, Recipe Maker will be able to keep all of your
ingredients and shopping lists categorized, which will ultimately help make
your grocery shopping much easier and quicker.




INGREDIENT LIST

     The ingredients list is a list of all of the ingredients needed to make
your recipes.  Before a recipe can be entered, all of the necessary
ingredients must be put into the ingredients list.  A food group must also
be entered along with the ingredient name.




CATEGORY LIST

     The category list is a list of all of the categories that describe your
recipes.  Each time a recipe is entered, a category from this list can be
assigned to the recipe to make it easier to find the type of recipe you are
looking for.




RECIPE AND INSTRUCTION CARDS

     When RECIPES is chosen from the main window FILE menu, Recipe Maker
displays blank recipe and instruction cards.  The recipe card consists of
the recipe name description and category and the instruction card contains
the instructions, quantities, measurements, ingredients and item
preparations.  The recipe name, description and instruction fields are text
entry fields and data can be typed in directly.  Quantities, measurements,
ingredients and item preparations are entered in the same way as described
previously for a list.

     Before a measurement or ingredient can be entered into a recipe, they
must first exist in the corresponding lists.  As the cursor is moved between
the measurement and ingredient fields, Recipe Maker looks up the entry in
the database and displays the closest match, if one does not match exactly.

     Before an entry is added to the list, each of the three fields must
contain values.  There may be times when a measurement does not apply.  For
example, the ingredient "eggs" will usually have a quantity but not a
measurement.  In this case the word "NONE"  or something similar should be
entered into the measurements list to indicate that the measurement does not
apply.  The resulting recipe entry will look like this:

        QUANTITY    MEASUREMENT      INGREDIENT
        2           NONE             EGGS

     One special feature of the ingredients section of the recipe card is
the ability to order the ingredients.  This is done by highlighting an
ingredient in the list, and while holding the left mouse button down,
dragging the ingredient into the proper order.  Recipe Maker will remember
the order of the ingredients and maintain that order each time the recipe
is referenced.

     After a recipe has been completely entered, it can be added to the
database by clicking on the SAVE pushbutton on the RECIPE CARD window.

     Updating a recipe is similar to adding a new one, except all of the
recipe information already exists on the screen.  When the RECIPE CARD
window is displayed,  click on the OPEN...pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will
display a list of all of the recipes that currently exist in the database.
A specific type of recipe can be displayed by selecting the recipe type
from the category list.  This will enable you to more quickly find a
specific recipe.  To select a recipe from the list, simply highlight it and
click on the SELECT pushbutton or double click on the item.  After a recipe
has been selected, all the data will be displayed on the recipe and
instruction cards.  The recipe can then be changed and saved in the same
manner as described above.

     To delete a recipe, click on the OPEN... pushbutton, select a recipe,
and then click on the DELETE pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will delete the
recipe from the database.

     To print a recipe, click on the OPEN... pushbutton, select a recipe,
and then click on the PRINT pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will format the recipe
information and print it.




WEEKLY PLAN AND SHOPPING LIST

     The WEEKLY PLAN window allows you to plan out an entire week of meals
and have Recipe Maker compile a shopping list to match your plan.  Once this
selection has been made, Recipe Maker will display a window containing a
list for each day of the week plus a miscellaneous list, and a list of all
of the recipes in the database.  The recipe list can be narrowed down by
specifying a recipe type or category from the category list.  The way to
plan an itinerary is to highlight a recipe in the recipe list, and click on
one of the weekday pushbuttons.  Recipe Maker will place the name of the
selected recipe in that day's list.  When you have finished planning the
week, click on the CREATE LIST pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will compile a list
of all the ingredients needed to make the selected recipes.

     If you have just created the shopping list from the WEEKLY PLAN window,
you will most likely want to edit or add to it.  After selecting the
SHOPPING LIST window, Recipe Maker will display the shopping list and give
you the option to add, change or remove any item, or print the list.  You
also have the option to indicate the quantity to buy.  Once the shopping list
has been edited completely, it is then ready to be printed.  Turn your
printer on and click on the PRINT pushbutton.  Recipe Maker will categorize
the list by food group and print out your shopping list.


WHAT IF...

     The What If... window allows you to have Recipe Maker make recipe
suggestions based on selected ingredients.  For example, suppose you have
chicken and rice and would like some recipe suggestions that contain these
ingredients.  Recipe Maker will quickly search through the recipe database
and give you a list of all of the recipes that contain one or both of these
ingredients.

     When the What if... window appears,  you will see two list boxes.  The
first one contains all of the ingredients currently defined in the
Ingredients list.  The second is the What if... list box.  Ingredients can
be moved from the Ingredients list box to the What if... list box by either
highlighting a selection and clicking on the Move push button, or dragging
and dropping an ingredient from one list to the other.  Ingredients can be
removed from the What if... list box in the same manner.  Once all of your
selections have been moved from the Ingredients list box to the What if...
list box, click on the Suggest push button.  Recipe Maker will search the
recipe database and display a list of all of the matching recipes.  A recipe
can then be selected in the same manner as described in the Recipe and
Instruction Card section.




SPECIAL FEATURES

     DRAG AND DROP - Whenever an item is being transferred from one list to
another, the item may be dragged and dropped.  This means that an item can
be selected with the mouse pointer, and while still holding the mouse button
down, position the mouse pointer on top of the destination entry field.  When
the mouse button is released the selected item will appear in the entry
field.  For example, if an ingredient is being added to a recipe, the
ingredient can be dragged and dropped from the ingredients list to the
ingredient field on the instruction card.

     CLIPBOARD - The clipboard is a convenient way of transferring data
between Recipe Maker and other Windows application or between different
Recipe Maker windows.  To use the clipboard functions simply highlight any
text that is displayed in an entry field, pull down the EDIT menu and
choose COPY or CUT.  The COPY function will place a copy of the highlighted
text in the Windows clipboard.  The CUT function also places the highlighted
text in the clipboard but also removes it from the entry field.  To retrieve
text from the clipboard, place the cursor at the position inside an entry
field where the clipboard text should be inserted or appended.  Then pull
down the EDIT menu and choose PASTE.  The clipboard text will be placed in
the entry field at the cursor position.

     COUPON TRACKING - Recipe Maker will keep track of your coupons by
ingredient and indicate to you which items currently have coupons.  Both the
Ingredients list and the Shopping list windows have an additional COUPON
button.  To enter a coupon for a specific item, highlight the item in the
list and click on the COUPON button with the mouse.  The coupon window will
appear allowing you to enter up to six coupons along with the value of the
coupon and the expiration date.  There is also a notes field for any
additional information.  Once a coupon has been entered for an item,  an *
will appear on the COUPON button whenever that item is highlighted in the
list.  An * will also appear on the shopping list next to each item that has
an associated coupon.  When a coupon is used on an item, you should remember
to removed it from the coupon list.


     REINDEX - If for some reason the data files becomes corrupt,
Recipe Maker provides the reindex function to recover and rebuild the
index files.  To reindex the data files, pulldown the HELP menu and select
REINDEX.  This function will rebuild the index files and examine the
data files for corrupt data. You should never need to use this function.



ENHANCEMENTS

     The following is a list of the new features and enhancements that have
been included in version 2.0 of Recipe Maker:
        o Addition of the What If... function for recipe suggestions.
        o Addition of Windows 3.0 Help Manager
        o Proportional system font.
        o Increased capacity of Ingredients, Measurements and Food Groups
           list boxes.
        o Printing has been improved so that recipe descriptions and
           instructions will print beyond a single page.
        o Dialog menus have been replaced with pushbuttons to allow for
           easier access.
        o The Divide by Zero error when pulling down the Edit menu has been
           fixed.
        o Recipe Maker is fully Windows 3.0 compatible.
        o Color icons.


     The following is a list of the new features and enhancements that have
been included in version 2.11 of Recipe Maker:
        o Ability to print the Weekly Plan.
        o WIN.INI file is updated automatically on startup.
        o Application exiting on a save under Windows 3.1 bug fixed.


     The following is a list of the new features and enhancements that have
been included in version 3.0 of Recipe Maker:
        o Ability to categorize recipes and display recipes by category.
        o Additional preparation text for each ingredient in a recipe.
        o Coupon tracking section and coupon indicator per ingredient.
        o Ability to order ingredients within a recipe.





EXITING

     When you have finished using Recipe Maker, you should exit via the EXIT
from the main window's FILE menu.  If you forget and turn your computer off
before exiting, Recipe Maker can not guarantee that your recipes have been
saved completely.  It is very important that you always exit Recipe Maker
via this selection.

GOOD LUCK AND EASY SHOPPING!!!


NickleWare
Copyright (C) 1990-93 Bradley Nicholes
CompuServe: 72730,1002


This documentation must accompany the Recipe Maker software.

NickleWare or Bradley Nicholes shall not be liable for any damages, whether
direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from the use or failure
of this program to operate in the manner desired by the user.