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CISBILL 1.11 Rev. Jan '93
<c> 1991,1992, 1993 JN Goodale
D O C U M E N T A T I O N
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
CONTENTS Page
I Requirements and Limitations ....... 1
II Main Menu .......................... 1
III Set Up ............................. 2
IV Field Definitions .................. 2
V Function Keys ...................... 3
VI Files .............................. 3
VII Error Messages ..................... 3
VIII Capturing a Billing File ........... 4
IX Sharware Concept/Ombudsman ......... 7
CISBILL 1.11 Page 1
I REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
Requires: IBM compatible If you are using this, you
256 K memory probably have a modem.
Hard Drive However, a modem is NOT
DOS 3.0 or above needed to run CISBILL, because
Printer - optional it does NOT get the billing
from CIS for you.
BILLING.CAP, a captured file from a CIS billing inquiry.
For a sample of what this is, and instructions on how to
get it, see the section on CAPTURING A BILLING FILE.
Limits: Will handle up to approximately 2200 records in 256 K -
7500 in 640 K, depending on your system. One record is
one logon session. 2200 records would amount to about
6 sessions per day, 365 days per year.
II MAIN MENU
After processing existing files (if any) the Main Menu will appear:
___________________________________________________________________
This Year Last Year Special
View Weekly View Weekly ....Quit....
Print Weekly Print Weekly Help
View Detail View Detail Set Up
Print Detail Print Detail REGISTER!!
____________________________________________________________________
Select one of the options using the arrow keys. If no previous year
file exists, that column of options will be presented as "..........".
[ Help ] displays a quick description of the fields.
[ Set Up ] is described in the next section, SET UP.
[ REGISTER ] allows you to fill in the program registration from
within the program.
CISBILL 1.11 Page 2
III SET UP
[ Done ] - exits Set-Up
[ Last Date Paid ] - change last date paid
[ Mono/Color ] - toggles between color and mono display
[ Printer/File ] - toggles between output to printer or file
[ DONE ] will activate changes, if any, and return to the Main Menu.
[ LAST DATE PAID ] displays the last date a payment was made to CIS,
in YYYYMMDD format. You must input this, obviously. It would
be the last date a charge was made to your bank, your credit card,
or whatever. It is initialized at "19900101" which is Jan 1, 1990.
The purpose of this is to be able to check (√) the end of week
totals which have been paid, giving you a quick take on your
outstanding liability, which is then printed at the end of the
listing or display.
[ MONO/COLOR ] simply toggles the display between color and mono.
[ PRINTER/FILE ] lets you elect to have all printout go to the file
CISBILL.PRN ready for printing, rather than a printer.
IV FIELD DEFINITIONS
[ Date ]: MM DD of year printed in heading. (See Note 1)
[ Logon ]: HH:MM Hours, Minutes of Logon time.
[ Session ]: $ Cost of that session (Detail only).
or
[ Monthly ]: $ Cost for the month (Weekly only).
[ Weekly ]: $ Cost for that W/E - Week Ending. The [ Session ]
field may contain a value which is the sum of all
charges not otherwise recorded - such as monthly fees,
orders from CIS, etc.. This is sort of a "catch all"
because I am only a dumb computer, and don't know
all the miscellaneous charges CIS might make!
[ √ ]: This field will be checked if the item has been paid.
The YEARLY TOTAL and CURRENT LIABILITY are printed at the end
of the display or listing.
Note 1: At year-end, the first weekly billing may contain data from
the last few days of December of the previous year. To
keep these "wrong year" days in the right slot, they are
assigned the new year, with a month of "00" rather than
"12".
CISBILL 1.11 Page 3
V FUNCTION KEYS
Only two function keys are used with CISBILL:
F1 - [Help] Will display a quick description of the fields.
F3 - [Jump to Date] Available only during "View Detail", will
allow you to jump ahead to Month-Day MMDD. You
will be prompted for the Month-Day to jump to.
VI FILES
Files needed to run CISBILL:
CISBILL.COM - executable program
BILLING.CAP - captured billing file (You create this)
Once this has been read by CISBILL it can
be deleted.
Files created during CISBILL:
CISBILL.CNF - Configuration file from Set Up
CISBILL.Ynn - Cumulative Billing for year "nn"
When the program detects a new year,
a new Cumulative file is created.
Files included for sample run only:
CISBILL.Y92 - Sample cumulative billing file for 1992.
CISBILL.Y91 - Sample cumulative billing file for 1991.
Delete these files BEFORE starting your own cumulative
billing files !!
VII ERROR MESSAGES
Error messages have the following format:
[Program loc n] Dos error: xxxx....
Where: n will be 1 thru 4
xxxx.... will be a short DOS Error description
if n = 1 The error occurred reading CISBILL.CNF
2 The error occurred reading CISBILL.Ynn
3 The error occurred writing CISBILL.CNF
4 The error occurred writing CISBILL.Ynn
After displaying the error message, the program ends.
If you get one of the errors and cannot determine what to do, contact
me (see page 6) with the following informations:
Complete error message
File names and sizes of CISBILL.CNF, CISBILL.Ynn (all)
and BILLING.CAP
CISBILL 1.11 Page 4
VIII CAPTURING A BILLING FILE
After logging on to CompuServe, GO BILL
The remainder of this shows the CompuServe responses and your input.
ASSISTANCE BILLING
BILLING INFORMATION
1 Current Rates
2 Review Your Charges
3 Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
(U.S. Addresses Only)
4 Billing Options Explained
5 Pricing Plans Explained
6 Changing Your Billing Address
7 Update Billing Information
8 Executive Service Option
9 General Billing Information
!2 <----------------------------------------Select option 2 here
ASSISTANCE CHARGES
CompuServe CHARGES
1 Explanation
2 Account Balance
3 Billing History
USAGE DETAILS
4 Current activity
5 Previous activity
6 Mail Hardcopy ($)
Enter Choice !5 <-----------------------------Select option 5 here
<--------Just prior to responding, open a capture
file, BILLING.CAP, to record the rest of
the billing session.
CISBILL 1.11 Page 5
CompuServe CHARGES (New CIS format 9-92)
Week Ending Total
----------- -----
1 04-Apr-92 $3.63
2 29-Mar-92 $64.27
3 21-Mar-92 $18.35
4 14-Mar-92 $7.24
5 07-Mar-92 $42.95
6 29-Feb-92 $29.46
7 22-Feb-92 $64.21
8 15-Feb-92 $5.76
9 08-Feb-92 $.21
10 01-Feb-92 -$5.83
11 25-Jan-92 $58.74
12 18-Jan-92 $34.66
Enter choice !1 <-------------------------Enter week # choice here
CompuServe CHARGES
BILLING DETAIL (Page 1 of 1)
Date Description Node Logon Min Amount
------ --------------------- ------ ----- --- ------
04-Apr BASIC SERVICES 06ATO 11:35 2 .00
TOTAL FOR SESSION .00
03-Apr BASIC SERVICES 14AGF 17:32 3 .00
EXTENDED SVC-2400 2 .43
TOTAL FOR SESSION .43
01-Apr BASIC SERVICES 07ATO 15:25 3 .00
EXTENDED SVC-2400 8 1.71
TOTAL FOR SESSION 1.71
BASIC SERVICES 01ATA 16:54 1 .00
TOTAL FOR SESSION .00
Last Page ! <---------------------------------Hit [ENTER] here
CISBILL 1.11 Page 6
CompuServe CHARGES
Week Ending Total
----------- -----
1 04-Apr-92 $3.63
2 28-Mar-92 $64.27
3 21-Mar-92 $18.35
4 14-Mar-92 $7.24
5 07-Mar-92 $42.95
6 29-Feb-92 $29.46
7 22-Feb-92 $64.21
8 15-Feb-92 $5.76
9 08-Feb-92 $.21
10 01-Feb-92 -$5.83
11 25-Jan-92 $58.74
12 18-Jan-92 $34.66
Enter choice !2 <----------------------Enter another week here
____________________________________________________________________
Continue the above process until you have accessed all weeks you
have not yet captured. The first time, you should get ALL weeks.
When you are finished, close the capture file.
Move the capture file to the directory where you plan to keep
your cumulative billing files, and you are ready to run CISBILL.
>> Revised Sep '92 to handle the new CIS billing format.
Also will work in 43 or 50 line mode (if you are already
in that mode).
>> Revised Jan '93 to solve problem of some erroneous files
created during start-up.
____________________________________________________________________
| |
| If you have problems or questions, contact the author: |
| JN Goodale |
| 7826 Little John Court |
| Charlotte, NC 28227 |
| |
| CIS ID 71116,302 |
| Phone (704)-537-0329 (Your nickel!) |
|____________________________________________________________________|
Version 1.1 Sep 1992
CISBILL 1.1 Page 7
IX SHAREWARE CONCEPT & OBUDSMAN STATEMENT
SHAREWARE CONCEPT
-----------------
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether
it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting
your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because
the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the
ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product,
you don't pay for it!
OMBUDSMAN
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Association Of Shareware Professionals Ombudsman
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for members' products. Please write
to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send
a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536
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