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CISBILL v2.1 Jul '93
Copyright 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 Files .............................. 3
VI Error Messages ..................... 4
VII Capturing a Billing File ........... 5
VIII Registration/Support ............... 8
IX Sharware Concept/Ombudsman ......... 9
CISBILL 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 1500 records in 256 K -
6500 in 640 K, depending on your system. One record is
one logon session. 1500 records would amount to about
4 sessions per day, 365 days per year. 6500 is the max.
II MAIN MENU
After processing existing files (if any) the Main Menu will appear:
_____________Main Menu_______________ ________Sub Menu_______
| | | |
| Select Year <OR> One of Below | | Options for YYYY |
| | | |
| 1993 ....Quit.... | | View Records |
| 1992 Help | | Print Weekly |
| 1991 Set Up | | Print Detail |
| 1990 REGISTER!! | | Main Menu |
| | | |
|_____________________________________| |_______________________|
Select one of the options using the arrow keys. Up to four years
may be listed. If 4 years are not available, subsequent entries
will appear 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.
[ View ] .......... will list by week on the left of the display.
You may then select a week, and either display the details by
hitting [ENTER] or print that week by hitting [P].
[ Print Weekly ] .. prints (to a file or printer) the Weekly totals.
[ Print Detail ] .. prints (to a file or printer) all records.
[ Main Menu ] ..... returns to the Main Menu.
CISBILL 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 directly to a printer.
IV FIELD DEFINITIONS
[ Date ]: MM DD of year printed in heading. (See Note 1)
[ Logon ]: HH:MM Hours, Minutes of Logon time. (Detail only)
[ Min ]: Elapsed minutes logged on.
[ $/Month ]: $ Cost for the month (Weekly only).
[ $/Week ]: $ Cost for that Week Ending. (Weekly only).
[ Cost ]: $ Cost for session. (Detail only).
The last item displayed (or printed) at the end of a
week on a detail list will be "Diff". This is the
difference (if any) of the Weekly Total $ and the sum
of all details. There may be an item labeled "Misc",
which is the sum of all items for that week which
have no logon time associated with them - i.e., orders,
etc.
[ √ ]: 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 Page 3
V 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 may
be deleted, although it isn't necessary.
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 !!
CISBILL Page 4
VI ERROR MESSAGES
There are two types of error messages which may occur - 1)-Limitation
Errors and 2)-DOS Errors. In all except one case, the program will end.
Limitation Error messages are:
. Too much input to process...
Memory limitation - free up more memory.
. Too many records to process...
Memory limitation - free up more memory.
. File too big to process...
File selected is too big for memory. Select another year or
quit. Program does not automatically end here.
. No files to process...
No cum files available or created. Get a BILLING.CAP file.
. Too many Cum files...
Over four years of cum files available. Rename or delete.
. File has wrong format
Probably trying to read cum file created by previous version
of CISBILL. Run the file thru CISBILRX to make it useable.
. No weekly data for this set of details
The BILLING.CAP file has details on it ahead of weekly
summary data. All details prior to any weekly data will
be ignored. The program will continue to process.
DOS 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
If you get any error and cannot determine what to do, see Section VIII.
CISBILL Page 5
VII 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 Page 6
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 Page 7
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.
CISBILL Page 8
VIII REGISTRATION/SUPPORT
Registration costs $15 (extra for 3 1/2 or HD diskette). You may
register from within the program or by printing REGISTER.DOC and
filling it in by hand.
Advantages to registering are:
Latest version of program with "nag screens" removed.
Free support for six months by US Mail, phone, or
CIS E-Mail.
Notification of upgrades/Very inexpensive upgrades.
Free HARDINDX program for selectively indexing your
hard drive.
A Clear Conscience.
____________________________________________________________________
| |
| 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!) |
|____________________________________________________________________|
CISBILL Page 9
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 E-Mail to ASP Ombudsman, 70007,3536
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