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This is the read.me file for E-Teller 1.6
9 June 1994
Installation
General Instructions (also for 1.5 to 1.6 users)
Previous Users
1.4 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.4
What do I need to run E-Teller?
File Descriptions
Installation - General Instructions
The easiest way to install E-Teller is to copy this archive into E-Teller's
personal subdirectory and unzip it. Two subdirectories will be created:
Help and Formats. The e-teller.hlp file is unzipped into the former, and the
report format scripts into the latter (these must reside in the subdirectories
just named) . Then copy the DLL for VX-Rexx 2.0a into a subdirectory
specified by the libpath statement in your config.sys file.
NOTE: VROBJ.DLL is not supplied in this archive. It can be found at the
rexx.uwaterloo.ca site in pub/os2/vxrexx/vrobj20a.zip. E-Teller requires
version 2.0a of the DLL.
If you're a NEW USER, you can safely delete the et_cmd.zip file.
If you're a 1.5 USER, you may (or may not) be happy to learn that E-Teller
comes with it's own version of an INF help file. All of the various *hlp.txt
files have been integrated into one file named e-teller.hlp. In fact, this
is a plain ascii file, but it's heavily marked up (well, in spots) so that
E-Teller's help facility can find topics quickly. In short, you can delete
the numerous *hlp.txt files in the ...\help\ subdirectory. The e-teller.hlp
file still has to be placed in the ...\help\ subdirectory, however. Perhaps
someday, I'll be able to afford a real IPF compiler and create a real INF
file! You may safely delete the et_cmd.zip file, since none of the file
formats have changed in version 1.6
If you're a 1.4 USER, you can delete the et_cmd.zip file after you've extracted
the etfix15.cmd file and have run it (it converts et_fix.ini and et_fixed.ini to
run in version 1.5 and 1.6 - see below 'From 1.4 to 1.5').
If you're a 1.0 - 1.3 USER, you must run the Rexx scripts in cmd_14.zip
first, running etfix15.cmd *last* (see below 'From 1.0 to 1.4').
Installation - Previous Users
From 1.4 to 1.5
ET_FIX and ET_FIXED have been changed (again) - sorry, but I promise it's
the last time (I think). They're no longer INI files but straight ascii.
You will have to run the etfix15.cmd rexx script in order to convert these
INI files (you can find it in the et_cmd.zip archive). Also, there was a bug
in 1.4 whereby the date for a fixed transaction was not properly saved. The
etfix15.cmd script will notify you if it finds such an error and suggest a
date for you.
From 1.0 to 1.4
A number of changes were made in version 1.4. As a result, installation is a
little more complex:
1) replace the existing VROBJ.DLL with the one in the archive. Version 1.4
requires the DLL for VX-Rexx 2.0a.
2) account file format has changed. To convert your account *.ini files
(excluding ET_FIX and ET_FIXED), either drag them on to the
FIXACCT.CMD file or pass the account *.ini filenames as command
line parameters from an OS/2 window (one filename per invocation).
3) As a direct result of #2, the ET_FIX and ET_FIXED files must be
converted, too. To convert these two files, simply start the
FIX_FIX.CMD file (no parameter required).
4) Once you've converted both the account *.ini files, ET_FIX.INI and
ET_FIXED.INI, and once you're satisfied that the conversion went
well, you can delete the FIXACCT.CMD and FIX_FIX.CMD files. The
best way to check the accuracy of the conversion on the account
*.ini files is to load them into E-Teller. If you don't get an error
message, then they were properly converted. For ET_FIX and
ET_FIXED, you need only check the filenames in both INIs.
Previously, the format was:
[day of month]
drive:\path\filename.ini = transaction(s)
Now, that should read:
[day of month]
drive:\path\filename.clr = transaction(s)
In other words, only the extension of the filename should have been
changed. All else remains the same.
5) Because of an error in E-Teller 1.3, a useless entry was created in
your OS2.INI file. To clean it up, first make a backup copy of the
OS2.INI file (just in case) and run DEL_ERR.CMD. This Rexx script
will not blindly change your OS2.INI file. It will prompt you before
making *any* modification to the file. For your own peace of mind,
DEL_ERR.CMD proceeds as follows:
1) Check for 'Main' entry in OS2.INI
2) If found, get the keys contained in 'Main' and list them.
3) List the keys that should be contained in 'Main' according
to the error in E-Teller 1.3.
4) Ask user if 'Main' should be deleted. If no,
5) Ask the user if individual keys should be deleted. If yes,
6) Prompt user for each key. If told not to delete, show next.
6) Because the layout of E-Teller's main window has changed, and
because the way in which window/object size, position, etc. is stored
and read has changed, you will have to delete your current e-teller.ini
file. If you don't, then the Accounts and Ledger containers will be
improperly positioned. I considered including another small program to
do this for you, but since the information contained in E-Teller.ini is not
vital to its operation, I didn't see the point.
What Do I Need to Run E-Teller?
To run E-Teller, you need, in addition to the files contained in this archive
(see below):
1) Rexx support installed (mandatory)
2) PMDCALC.EXE or any other calculator program (optional).
3) A text editor/printer since E-Teller Report relies on an external
program to operate. EPM is a good candidate.
File Descriptions
The archive should contain the following 18 files:
Execs.
etne.exe
used by E-Teller (required)
etreport.exe
stand-alone report program which can be invoked from within E-Teller
(optional, but pretty necessary)
e-teller.exe
E-Teller (required)
et_month.exe
used by E-Teller (required if you want to take advantage of the fixed
transaction feature)
q2et.exe
a Quicken to E-Teller file conversion program (optional)
ZIPs
help.zip
contains e-teller.hlp which must reside in a subdirectory named 'help'
(optional, but the help facility is built-in, so you may as well keep the
help file)
formats.zip
contains two format scripts used by E-Teller Report. These must reside
in a subdirectory named 'formats' (required if you plan to use E-Teller
Report)
et_cmd.zip
conversion scripts supplied with versions 1.4 and 1.5.
MISC
register.txt
registration form
read.me
installation instructions (expendable)
whats.new
new features in version 1.5 (expendable)
file_id.diz
BBS file description file (expendable)
history.txt
E-Teller development history (expendable)
ICOs
e-teller.ico
E-Teller's icon (optional)
bank.ico
used by E-Teller to represent bank accounts (optional)
ccard.ico
used by E-Teller to represent credit card accounts (optional)
fix.ico
used by E-Teller to represent the et_fix.dat fixed transaction file
(optional)
fixed.ico
used by E-Teller to represent the et_fixed.dat fixed transaction file
(optional)