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THE GROCERY CONSUMER 3.14 Food-for-Thought Software ⌐ 1994-1996
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IMPORTANT:
After installation, please refer to the on-line Windows Help from within GC
(see Help... Contents...) for details on how to use this software.
When you register this software (see Help... Register...), you will receive
the latest version on diskette, a printed and bound user manual, a
registration code, priority technical support, free upgrades to future
versions, and more.
If you are already a registered user, see Installation instructions on how
to use your existing registration key (File... Upgrade...) with this version.
This document includes information on:
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
SOURCES OF EXTERNAL FILES REQUIRED
INSTALLATION
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS
SHAREWARE CONCEPT
ARCHIVE PACKAGE
OVERVIEW OF THE GROCERY CONSUMER
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
Windows 3.1+, WFW 3.11, or Windows 95
VGA/SVGA monitor
video driver any SVGA (800x600,1024x768) or VGA (640x480) driver
for best results, use 800x600 resolution or higher
(do not use GC with any type of zoom fonts utility)
mouse recommended, but not necessary
printer recommended, but not necessary
hard drive requires about 1.5 MB disk space for GC files
plus average of 2.7K disk space per recipe
(e.g., 3MB per 1000, 30MB per 10,000)
RAM 160K RAM for GC program plus 0.2K per recipe
(e.g., 200K RAM per 1000, 2MB RAM per 10,000)
PKUNZIP.EXE file decompression program (PKWARE) to unzip GC cookbooks
PKZIP.EXE file compression program (PKWARE) - see free sources below
used by GC to zip GC cookbooks for exchange with others
VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic runtime library - see free sources listed below
text editor Windows Notepad or another text editor
GC314.ZIP Grocery Consumer program archive
SOURCES OF EXTERNAL FILES REQUIRED:
vbrun300.dll (run-time library for Visual Basic 3.0)
internet anonymous FTP to ftp.coast.net
(vbrun300.zip in /SimTel/win3/dll)
BBS The Fox's Lair BBS at (423) 922-4679
(look for vbrun300.zip)
Microsoft Microsoft Download Service at (206) 936-6735
(look for vbrun300.dll)
pkz204g.exe (self-extracting archive containing pkzip.exe, pkunzip.exe)
internet anonymous FTP to ftp.coast.net
(look for pkz204g.exe in SimTel's directory
/SimTel/msdos/zip)
BBS The Fox's Lair BBS at (423) 922-4679
(look for pkz204g.exe)
any local BBS, usually in File Area called
Archivers or Compression
you can download both from The Grocery Consumer WWW Page at
http://www.intergate.net/chtml/ghauser/gcinfo.html
INSTALLATION:
WARNING!!! :
If you have a previous version of GC on your system, DO NOT select
its directory as the installation path; use a new directory.
Otherwise, you will OVERWRITE your personalized recipe database and
other important files with the sample ones that come with the GC archive!
Step 1. Make sure PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE are in your DOS path. "In your DOS
path" means it is included in the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. GC will run without these but GC will not be able
to create .ZIP files for you when you Zip Cookbooks. You can
optionally specify the path to these files from within GC.
For example, if your PATH statement looks like this:
path=c:\dos;
and pkzip.exe and pkunzip.exe are in your c:\utils directory, make
your PATH statement look like this:
path=c:\dos;c:\utils;
To create a utilities directory like that referred to above, enter:
cd\
mkdir utils
Step 2. Make sure VBRUN300.DLL is in your \windows\system directory. The
Grocery Consumer will not execute without it.
Verify this using the following commands from a DOS prompt:
cd\
dir /s vbrun300.dll
Step 3. Install the Grocery Consumer
Make sure ALL other applications are closed, especially Visual Basic
applications.
Double-click setup.exe in the list of files that were unzipped.
This will run the Setup program that will install The Grocery Consumer
on your hard drive under c:\gc314 unless you select another location
during the install.
WARNING:
DO NOT select a previous GC directory as your install path! If you
want to do this, rename the old directory first. Example: You want to
install GC 3.14 into a directory that is named \gc314 and you already have
a directory named \gc314. First rename the existing directory (use File...
Rename... in the File Manager) to \gc314old and then install GC into \gc314
to avoid installing over the old one.
Step 4. Before you run GC (---IMPORTANT---):
Make sure your PC's date and time are set correctly (use DATE and TIME
commands in DOS, or use Control Panel... Date/Time... dialog box to
set these)
If you are upgrading from any 2.xx version of GC, you must run
GC2XTO3X.EXE to convert your existing recipe file, category index,
and menu file to GC v3.xx format. This will create these files in
v3.xx format in your previous (v2.xx) directory. You will then need to
use GC v3.xx File... Upgrade... procedure when you first run GC
as follows.
Step 5. When you run GC for the first time (dbl-click the GC icon):
If you are a registered user of a previous GC version:
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Once GC is running, use File...Upgrade... to upgrade user files and
your registration key from the previous GC directory.
If the version you used previously was 3.06 or earlier, make sure you
check the box to upgrade your coupon list when you do File... Upgrade...
(next step). There was a format change in the coupon list for
v3.07 and higher.
If you are NOT a registered user of a previous GC version:
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Register the new version, enter the registration code using Help...
Register... Reg. Info button. Then run File... Upgrade... to upgrade
user files from your old GC directory to the new one.
NOTE: If you wish to continue adding to your recipe database as you
upgrade but you aren't a registered user, you may contact Gary Hauser
via BBS message or internet email. I will tell you how to do this if
your need is legitimate and you intend to register in the near future.
IMPORTANT :
WARNING: Do not attempt to use a registered key or code that does not belong
to you, or data loss could result. Do not attempt to edit the
gc.key file or alter it in any way, or data loss could result.
Step 6. You are DONE! Begin using The Grocery Consumer to manage your
grocery activities.
PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS:
Read the detailed on-line Help (Help... Contents...) and the Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the GC WWW Page (see URL below). You can
also contact Gary Hauser (GC author) for technical support by any of the
following means (I prefer internet email):
email: ghauser@usit.net
FAX: (423) 922-5768
<C>omment to Sysop: The Fox's Lair BBS at (423) 922-4679
phone: (423) 922-4294 or 922-7722
If you need to contact me about a problem you are having, please include as
much of this information as possible:
- What type of PC are you running?
- What version of Windows are you running?
- What version of GC are you attempting to install/run?
- Where did you obtain the GC archive you are using?
- Have you been running a previous version of GC? Which one?
- What is the exact name of the archive you are using?
(gc314.zip, gc314r1.zip, gc314.zip, etc)
- What is the EXACT wording of the message you obtained?
- What steps had you taken prior to the message? (be explicit)
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