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█║ ZBEST - CHEKCBOOK PLUS ver 3.2 ║
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█║ Copyright June 1990 ║
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█║ Written by: Jim Grim ║
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Introduction
II. Program setup
III. File listing and definitions
IV. Acceleration methods
V. Options
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I. INTRODUCTION
ZBEST - CHECKBOOK PLUS is a unique financial monitoring system. Ideally
suited for small businesses and personal use. Like most checkbook
systems ZBEST tracks checks and deposits for multiple checking, saving,
credit card accounts, etc. Also there is easy handling of reoccurring
expenses and receipts. Complete ON-LINE help screens are available
throughout the program by pressing the F1 key.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE. ZBEST starts by tracking actual BILLS &
RECEIPTS. Bills and receipts are entered into the system when you
get them, even if they are not going to be paid immediately. Then the
bills and receipts are posted to CHECKS & DEPOSIT TICKETS as they
are paid. From then on when looking at a check or deposit ticket the
supporting expenses can be viewed at the touch of a key.
WHY: For Business this is especially useful when operating on
net 30 day terms, because many bills are paid with
one check.
For PERSONAL users that buy many items using a credit card
at one time, but would like to allocate the expenses differently.
EXAMPLE: Shopping a Sears you might purchase items for the
household (which affects the basis of your house.
Very important for tax reasons.), and purchase
items for personal use.
A BONUS is included by the way ZBEST tracks loans. Both loans given
by you to someone else, and loans received by you from someone. ZBEST
calculates loan payments based on standard amortization formulas.
GETTING STARTED - As you begin entering information pop-up windows
will prompt for information like account numbers, bank account names,
vendor names, etc. After they are in the system data entry will
be much easier and smoother. Also it is a good idea to call up the
help file from the main menu and read the SYSTEM OVERVIEW section.
You do not need to study it, just read it once quickly to get an
idea of what to expect. Remember help is always available by
pressing the F1 Key.
IF YOU LIKE THIS PROGRAM - Remember this is not a free program.
You are only being allowed to try-before-you-buy! So please, in
the spirit of SHAREWARE become a registered user and send in the
$25 registration fee. Registered users will receive free updates
for 6 months following registration, and receive the REPORTS MODULE and
PASSWORD PROTECTION.
┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
█│ To register: Send $25 to │
█│ Jim Grim │
█│ 642 Danbury, Rd │
█│ Ridgefield Ct 06877 │
█│ │
█│ Include your name and address. │
█└────────────────────────────────────────┘
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II. Program setup
1. Change CONFIG.SYS file to include
BUFFERS = 25
FILES = 30
2. There are two program files included:
ZCKBKC.EXE - Color version
ZCKBKM.EXE - Monochrome version
Either of these programs can be run depending on the
system you have. They are totally compatible with
each other. Depending what type of monitor you have
you can delete the program you do not want.
3. SUBDIRECTORY SETUP. You can load the data files in a
different directory than the program files. You must
be in the data subdirectory pathed to the program directory.
This allows you to run the program on a RAM DISK and leave
the data on the hard disk for power failure protection.
4. HELP FILE - ZCHK.HLP is the help file. It should be located
in the program subdirectory. The help file is not required
for proper operation of the system and can be deleted if
disk space is a problem.
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III. FILE LISTING & DEFINITIONS
ZCKBKC.EXE - Main program file, color version. It is a large
file but it is an overlay executable file, so it
will operate on a 512k system. You only need
either ZCKBKC.exe or ZCKBKM.exe depending if
you have a color or monochrome monitor.
ZCKBKM.EXE - Same as ZCKBKC.EXE but for monochrome monitors.
ZCHK.HLP - Help file for both monochrome and color program.
TRANSACT.DAT- All bills and receipts.
TRANSHLD.DAT- Holds reoccurring bills and receipts.
BANKACC.DAT - Holds all checks and deposit tickets.
ACCOUNTS.DAT- Holds expense and income account numbers.
FILLINS.DAT - Holds miscellaneous information for pop-up
lookup screens. VERY IMPORTANT FILE.
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█ ***!!!!**** READ THIS ****!!!!**** █
█ This file maintains the sequence number █
█ linking checks to corresponding bills, and █
█ deposits to corresponding receipts. This █
█ file must be kept with data files and █
█ cannot be interchanged with ZBEST █
█ checkbook datafiles in other █
█ subdirectories. █
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FILLIN2.DAT - Holds other miscellaneous lookup information.
Files like FILLIN2.K01 are key files. If key files
become corrupted (It has never happened to me!) the key
files can be deleted. When the program starts it will
rebuild any missing key file.
Files like TRANSACT.MEM are memo files.
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IV. Acceleration Methods.
1. Operate the programs for RAM DISK.
2. USE FAST VIDEO.
Fast video disables waiting for video retrace prior to
writes to the screen. It may cause "snow" on some
monitors.
Add SET CLAVID='Y' to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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When starting program type ZCKBKC.EXE /F
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V. Options.
ZBEST allows you some control over the environment when starting
the program. You set options using "switches". Switches are used
by placing the option after the command to start the program:
ZCKBKC /V=10 /F /B=NO /E
/V - Video timeout. This will blank the screen after
10 minutes of not touching the keyboard. To bring screen
back just press any key. The default is 10 minutes, but
can be changed.
/F - Fast video. Explained in acceleration methods previously.
/B - BEEP. Beep is normally on, to turn off use /B=NO.
/E - Enhanced keyboard. This will tell the system you are using
an enhanced keyboard.
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