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EEBOND
Version 8.1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of EEbond. EEbond maintains a database
of your Series EE, Series E, and US Savings Notes and determines the value
of them. EEbond has been completely rewritten to operate in a mouse
point-and-click windows-like environment. EEbond will still operate
excellent in a keyboard environment as well. EEbond utilizes the power of
Borland International's Paradox(c) database engine which is one of the most
powerful databases on the market. With EEbond, you will never have to
purchase another savings bond program.
Quick Start
For those of you who just want to get going, we have the quick start section.
1. Install program.
2. Enter EEbond and hit return (if program is installed).
3. Click on Accept, Alt A, or hit the ENTER key.
4. Click on File or Alt F.
5. Click on New or F4 for creating a new file.
6. Type a name in for the new database you wish to create. EEbond
will put the extension on so you don't have to. Next, click on
the OK button or ENTER key to accept. Then click on OK or ENTER
to confirm creation of file.
7. Click on Data or Alt t for editing, then click on Edit or the F8 key.
8. Enter in savings bond data and click on the Add button or Alt A.
Remember, you must enter at least the Serial Number, the
Type(EE, E, or S), the Face Value, the Issue Month and the Issue
year. Use TAB key or mouse to advance fields.
9. Click on Exit or Alt E to finish the editing.
10. Click on Reports or Alt R and Click on Screen. Report will
generate on screen. F2 will close the report window.
11. That's all there is to it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Installation 4
What You Get 4
Install EEbond 4
Starting the Program 5
Importing data from old versions 5
2 Getting Started 6
File 6
Edit 6
Reports 6
Config 6
Registration 6
Help 6
3 Edit Data 7
Enter Bond Data (Your Series EE Savings Bonds) 7
Ditto or Copy 7
4 Reports 8
New Redemption Date 8
Screen 8
Printer 8
File 8
5 Backup 9
6 Restore 9
Configure 9
8 Limited Warranty 10
9 Customer Service 11
INSTALLATION
What You Get
1) EEbond.exe The EEbond program.
2) EEbond.doc The EEbond manual.
3) Importee.exe The import program for EEbond versions
1 through 7.
4) Importe.exe The import program for Ebond versions
1 through 5.
5) Importdb.exe The import program to convert the ASCII output
from Importee.exe and Importe.exe to EEbond
Version 8 format.
6) EEcfg.db Printer setup information. DO NOT DELETE or
attempt to open.
7) Govtbl.db Tables of redemption values. DO NOT DELETE or
attempt to open. If you absolutely must see
the insides of these files, the use PARADOX 4.0.
8. Readme.txt Last minute information. In printable ASCII
format.
Install EEbond
Installing EEbond is easy. Put Disk into your drive and type
INSTALL. EEbond will do the rest. The installation program will
call up EEbond after it is installed.
If you wish to install on a diskette, and not on a hard drive:
From the diskette:
From the Master Disk (Disk 1 if you have 5 1/4), type in
LHA E EEBOND.LZH B:. This will work if you put the master
disk in drive A, and a blank formatted disk in drive B. This
will put the EEbond.exe and the two sytem .db files on drive
B. If you want to decompress the import programs, put the
master disk in drive A (or B) and a blank formatted disk in drive
B (or A) and type in LHA E IMPORT.LZH B:. This will copy the
three import programs to drive B. Or, if you really get stuck,
you can call me at the customer support number in the back of
the documentation.
Starting the Program
Go into the directory containing the EEbond.exe program, and
enter EEbond and hit the ENTER key.
Importing Data from EEbond
Importing Data from EEbond version 1-7 and Ebond versions 1-5 is
simple:
Steps:
1. Make sure that both your *.dat files and *.idx files from the
earlier versions are in the same directory that you will be
running your conversions from.
2. For EEbond data you wish to import, run IMPORTEE.EXE. This
program will prompt you for the filename you wish to import.
For Ebond data you wish to import, run IMPORTE.EXE. This program
will NOT prompt you for a filename because the Ebond.exe was not
setup to take different filenames. Just make sure that your *.dat
and *.idx files are present. These programs will run rather
quickly and both create the same filename, CONVERT.ASC. Run one at
a time or the CONVERT.ASC files will be overlayed.
3. Run IMPORTBA. IMPORTBA is a batch file which will call up
the IMPORTDB.EXE program wich converts the CONVERT.ASC file
to EEBOND Version 8 database format.
4. The newly created database file will be called TOVER8.DB.
This file can be opened from within EEbond Version 8 and
saved to a different, more appropriate name, using the SaveAs
option.
5. If you wish to run additional conversions, just follow steps
1 through 4. When you are finished with your conversions, you
can delete the following files from your harddrive as you will
no longer need them (they are just taking up space...besides
their on your installation disk):
importee.exe
importe.exe
importdb.exe
importba.bat
GETTING STARTED
Program Capabilities
EEbond main menu consists of File, Data, Reports, Config and Registration.
File
Open(F3) open an existing file.
New(F4) create a new file
Delete(F5) delete an existing file.
Close(F6) close a file.
SaveAs(F7) rename a file.
Edit
Edit(F8) Various editing functions on a file.
Reports
New Redemption Date(Alt F1) Allows you to change the redemption date.
You must use a date valid for the current
six month redemption table.
Screen(Alt F2) Display a report on the screen.
Printer(Alt F3) Print a report.
File(Alt F4) Send a report to ASCII file
EEBOND.ASC.
Config
Printer(Ctrl F1)Select printer
Registration
How to:(F9) Registration information.
Help
Click on HELP or enter F1 from the main screen.
EDIT DATA
EEbond comes to you completely updated with the most current tables from
the Bureau of the Public Debt.
You will be presented with a data entry screen where you can enter and edit
your savings bonds. If you have a mouse, you can click on all menu options
and buttons, or you can use the Hotkeys. The Hotkeys are the highlighted
letters on the menubar. You can access them by pressing the Alt key from
your keyboard and pressing the letter, or you can press the function associated with the menu
item. The "must enter" fields are Serial Number, Type (EE, E, S), Face Value
and Issue Date. After entering a bond, either click on the Add button or hit
the ENTER key. After updating an already existing bond, click on the update
button. When you are finished with the edit screen, click on the Exit button.
You can jump from field to field using the tab key if you don't have a mouse.
Ditto or Copy
If you want to ditto a bond, just bring up the bond you want to copy, make a
change to the Serial Number and any other field you want and just hit the
ENTER key. This will save you from having to re-enter Serial Numbers that are
very similiar. Since the Serial Number field is the database key, you CANNOT
have duplicate Serial Numbers.
REPORTS
New Redemption Date
From this menu, you can enter in a new redemption date to see what your
bonds will be worth in the future. You can only type in dates that would
be valid during the six month interval that is covered for this redemption
period. The date that you see when you bring up this item is the date
from your system. Change this date and generate the new reports. When
you come back into this field, you will see the system date again. Your
changes to the redemption date will be valid until you select this option
again, when once again the redemption date will revert back to the system
date. You can change the fields by either clicking twice with your mouse
or using the TAB key until the field is highligted.
Screen
The report will generate on the screen in a report window. You can use
your mouse and move the report by the scroll bar or use your keyboards
arrow and page keys.
Printer
The report will generate on the printer. You can change print option
from the configure menu.
File
The report will be sent to an ASCII file, EEBOND.ASC. This file is in
the same format as the old versions of EEbond. If you have a problem
printing, just select the File option, exit the program, and use your
DOS PRINT command (i.e. PRINT EEBOND.ASC).
BACKUP
It is always a good idea to periodically backup your databases. Simply copy
all of the files to diskette. This way you maintain backups of all your
databases and the main EEbond program. You can make as many copies of the
program as you wish.
RESTORE
When you need to restore, copy all of the files from the backup floppy diskette
to the location of your EEbond files. This will bring you to your most recent
update.
Config
This option will let you either select a standard ASCII printer or select
different modes to print on a laser printer.
LIMITED WARRANTY
THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE RESULT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS ASSUMED BY YOU. SHOULD
THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT MMR SOFTWARE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST
OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. FURTHER, MMR SOFTWARE DOES
NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR
THE RESULT OF THE USE OF, THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE, AND YOU RELY ON THE PROGRAM AND
RESULTS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
MMR Software does warrant to the original licensee that the disk(s) on WHICH
the program is recorded be free from defects in materials and workmanship
under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date
of delivery. MMR Software's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall
be replacement of the disk not meeting MMR Software's Limited Warranty and
which is returned to MMR Software. If failure of the disk has resulted from
accident, abuse, or misapplication of the product, then MMR Software shall
have no responsibility to replace the disk under this Limited Warranty.
THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
THAT IS MADE BY MMR SOFTWARE ON THIS MMR SOFTWARE PRODUCT. THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY
MMR SOFTWARE AND ALL OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR
DELIVERY OF THIS PROGRAM. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
NEITHER MMR SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION,
PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, THE
RESULTS OF THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF MMR SOFTWARE HAS
BEEN ADVISED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIM. SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The installation program used by MMR Software was written by Lincoln Beach
Software and is entitled First Impression. Lincoln Beach Software reserves
all copyright protection worldwide. For further information they may be
reached at P.O. Box 1554, Ballwin, MO 63022. Harold Holmes
may also be reached on Compuserve at 70700,630.
The compression program was written by Yoshi.
LHA version 2.12. Copyright (c) Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1988-91
CUSTOMER SERVICE
I can be reached three ways:
Compuserve: PPN 71001,762
Mail:
Franklin Leibsly
MMR Software
P.O. Box 7116
Washington, D.C. 20044
Phone:
(703)524-8159 - (Answering machine during day, or
speak to me directly 6pm - 9pm EST).