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EXAMPL.CHK AND EXAMPL.NAM ARE DUMMY CHECK FILES CREATED SO
YOU CAN PLAY WITH THE VARIOUS CHECKING ROUTINE COMMANDS. THERE
ARE TWO WAYS THAT YOU CAN CALL UP THIS FILE TO PLAY WITH.
THE IMMEDIATE MODE:
A>CHECKS EXAMPLE
OR
A>CHECKS
AND AFTER THE SIGN-ON MESSAGE USE THE G COMMAND AND SPECIFY THE
FILENAME EXAMPL WHEN PROMPTED FOR INPUT.
NOW YOU CAN PLAY WITH THE VARIOUS COMMANDS. FOR EXAMPLE DO
THE FOLLOWING:
O-----DISPLAYS OUTSTANDING CHECKS
B-----SHOWS THE BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
V-----SHOWS THE AMOUNT THE BANK THINKS YOU HAVE
NOW TRY TO SEARCH THE FILE BY FLAGS USING THE I COMMAND AND
USE THE FOLLOWING FLAG CHARACTERS.
I--R--SHOWS RETURNED CHECKS
I--W--SHOWS CHECKS WRITTEN BY MY WIFE
I--G--SHOWS CHECKS WRITTEN FOR GASOLINE
I--D--SHOWS DOCTOR BILLS
I--C--SHOWS CAR EXPENSES
I--U--SHOWS CHECKS WRITTEN FOR UTILITIES
I--I--SHOWS INCOME TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS (NONE YET)
NOW TRY TO GET A LIST OF THE MNEMONIC NAMES USED IN THIS
FILE. TO DO THIS HIT L AND SPECIFY N FOR THE ARGUMENT. THEN HIT
AN IMMEDIATE CARRIAGE RETURN WHEN ASKED FOR THE MATCHING
CHARACTERS. NOW TRY TO GET A LIST OF MNEMONIC CHARACTERS
STARTING WITH THE CHARACTER A. HOW ABOUT MNEMONICS STARTING WITH
CA?
NOW USE THE M COMMAND AND LIST ALL CHECKS WRITTEN TO TEXACO.
YOU DID IT RIGHT IF YOU TYPED M AND USED THE MNEMONIC TEX. HOW
ABOUT GETTING THE CHECKS I WROTE FOR MY POWER BILLS. NOW, YOU
PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER THE MNEMONIC...SO HOW DO YOU FIND THEM.
WELL THE ELECTRIC POWER BILL IS A UTILITY SO YOU CAN USE THE I
COMMAND AND LIST ALL THE UTILITIES AND HUNT FOR THE MNEMONIC I
USED THAT WAY. OR YOU COULD USE THE L COMMAND TO LIST NAMES AND
FIND IT THAT WAY ALSO. EITHER WAY, YOU CAN FIND THE MNEMONIC AEP
FOR APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY.
NOW, TRY RETURNING A FEW CHECKS. YOU CAN USE THE O COMMAND
TO LIST THOSE OUTSTANDING CHECKS AND USE THE R COMMAND FOLLOWED
BY A CHECK NUMBER WHICH IS OUTSTANDING. NOTICE THAT THE PROGRAM
WILL DISPLAY THE CHECK AS IT IS RETURNED SO YOU CAN COMPARE THE
AMOUNT OF THE RETURNED CHECK WITH THE AMOUNT IN THE PROGRAM..THIS
HELPS YOU FIND SOME OF THOSE TYPING MISTAKES. IF THE VALUES DO
NOT AGREE, YOU CAN USE THE F COMMAND TO FIX THE CHECK. YOU MIGHT
TRY MODIFYING A FEW CHECKS...FOR EXAMPLE...CHANGE THE AMOUNTS AND
HIT THE B COMMAND TO SHOW YOU THE BALANCE BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR
CHANGE. TRY MODIFYING A FEW DATES..OR EVEN ADDING A FEW
THE W FLAG IN THE FLAG COLUMN. USE THE I COMMAND FOLLOWED BY THE
FLAG W BEFORE AND AFTER YOU MAKE THIS CHANGE TO BE SURE IT WORKS.
NOW PRINT OUT A TALLY SHEET FOR JANUARY. DO THIS BY USING
THE T COMMAND AND SPECIFYING THE MONTH 1. HOW ABOUT GETTING THE
LISTING ON THE PRINTER. USE THE P COMMAND FOLLOWED BY THE T
COMMAND AND SPECIFY MONTH 1. TRY PRINTING OUT ALL THOSE GASOLINE
BILLS ON THE PRINTER. YES, ITS THE P COMMAND FOLLOWED BY THE I
COMMAND USING THE FLAG G.
NOW ENTER A FEW CHECKS OF YOUR OWN. HIT THE O COMMAND TO
FIND MY LAST OUTSTANDING CHECK NUMBER. NOW USE THE A COMMAND TO
SET THE AUTONUMBER MODE AND SPECIFY THE NEXT CHECK NUMBER. HIT
THE C COMMAND AND FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE SPACE BAR TO TAB
YOU TO THE NEXT ENTRY FIELD. TRY DREAMING UP SOME OF YOUR OWN
CHECK MNEMONICS. WHENEVER THE PROGRAM ASKS YOU IF THIS IS A NEW
NAME, IT DID NOT FIND A MATCH WITH THE MNEMONIC YOU USED WITH ANY
ALREADY IN THE NAME FILE.
HIT THE S COMMAND TO SAVE THE FILE AWAY. THE PROGRAM WILL
SHOW YOU THE FILE NAMES UNDER WHICH THE DATA WILL BE SAVED AWAY.
YOU CAN OVERWRITE THE EXISTING FILE BY HITTING Y OR USE N IF YOU
WANT TO SAVE THE DATA UNDER A NEW NAME. NOTICE THAT AFTER THE
DATA IS SAVED AWAY, YOU ARE STILL IN THE PROGRAM WITH ALL THE
DATA STILL THERE. IT IS WISE TO OCCASIONALLY USE THE S COMMAND
DURING LONG EDITING SESSIONS TO SAVE AWAY THE CURRENT
FILE..ESPECIALLY IF IT IS THUNDERING AND LIGHTNING OUTSIDE BECUZ
ANY POWER GLITCH WILL THROW ALL THAT TYPING AWAY. IN CASE IT
SHOULD , THE OLD FILE IS STILL ON THE DISK IN THE SAME CONDITION
IT WAS WHEN YOU LAST CALLED IT UP OR AS IT WAS WHEN YOU LAST
SAVED IT AWAY.
TRY MAKING A FEW DEPOSITS---D COMMAND-- OR MAKE A FEW
WITHDRAWALS FROM THE ACCOUNT WITH THE W COMMAND. USE THE V
COMMAND TO GET THE BANK BALANCE BEFORE AND AFTER MAKING A
WITHDRAWAL. WITHDRAWALS ARE IMMEDIATLEY DEDUCTED FROM THE BANK
BALANCE.
HIT THE ? COMMAND. PLAY WITH THE PROGRAM AND GET A FEEL FOR
IT. WHEN YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, HIT THE Q COMMAND AND EXIT
BACK TO CP/M. IT'S NOW TIME TO OPEN UP YOUR OWN FILE FOR REAL
AND HAVE A BALL....
RALPH SHERMAN
15 HYDAWAY DRIVE
FOREST,VA 24551
(804)-525-3167