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READ-ME.DOC - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SETTING YOUR SYSTEM FOR A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN FILES
VERY IMPORTANT! If you wish to "try" this program before doing a "full"
installation by using INSTALL.EXE, it is necessary to set your CONFIG.SYS
Boot-Up file so that it contains the following command line...,
FILES = 25 (or more - within reason)
INSTALL.EXE will automatically do this if you have a hard drive, but you
must set this manually if you don't run the installation program. See your
DOS/MS-DOS instruction manual on CONFIG.SYS for more information. Not
setting this command properly can cause the Program, Printer or System to
jam up when "GP" attempts to open one too many files.
UPDATED VERSIONS
Always make sure that you make a fresh BACKUP COPY of all earlier version
"GIST-PLUS" files BEFORE you install a newly received updated version of
the same program (especially the data files). As this program is constantly
growing and being improved, there "may" come a time when a new version
won't work with your computer, while the old version still works fine (bad
file, incompatable routines, memory shortage, etc.). Better play it safe.
OLDER "*.DTA" FILES NO LONGER COMPATIBLE
Beginning with "GP" version 3.0, the data files created with earlier
versions of GIST-PLUS are no longer "upward" compatible.
New Registered Users will receive a support file named OLDSTYLE.EXE which
will convert the older INVOICE.DTA and CUSTOMER.DTA files into the newer
style INVOICE.REC and CUSTOMER.REC data files. OLDSTYLE.EXE is NOT included
with UnRegistered Versions in an effort to keep the (already too large)
UpLoad/DownLoad Archive Files as small as possible, and because this file
is NOT needed to "Evaluate" GIST-PLUS.
MAJOR CHANGES
- DATA FILE: Improved Input/Output Data File Management
- MATH CHANGE: More Accurate Math & Much Faster Calculations
- TWO FILES: Main Program Now 2 "EXE" Files (Uses less RAM memory)
- PRINTED INVOICE: Many User Suggested Changes/Improvements Implemented
- NEW FEATURE:RENAME "SALES TAX" FIELD (GST, PST, No Tax, Etc.)
- NEW FEATURE: BROWSE MODE: Browse Forward & "Backward" With Arrow Keys
- NEW FEATURE: INVENTORY PROGRAM: With Pop-Up Scroll-Bar Inventory Window
- NEW FEATURE: ACCOUNTS RECEIVED: Prints A "Paid" Invoice Ledger List
- INSTALL.EXE: MAJOR RE-WRITE: Will Now Install "GP" To ANY Drive.
- INVOICE COMMENT FIELDS: Each Of These 5 Fields Is 10 Spaces Longer
- INVOICE QUANTITY FIELDS: Changed To Accept ONLY One Decimal Place.
- INVOICE SUB TOTAL: Field Moved & Improved - Running Sub Total
- INVOICE FOOTER FIELDS: These 6 Fields Increased To Almost 70 Spaces Each
- MANY OTHER SMALLER IMPROVEMENTS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION
Bugs Fixed since Version 3.0 was released:
- INVENTORY PROGRAM: had several small bugs and is now working as we
originally intended it to.
- DISPLAY UNPAID INVOICES: "Age In Days" routine has been fixed and
will now display the correct age in days.
- USE PRE-PRINTED STATIONARY: Routine will now work properly and
eliminate the "GIST-PLUS" Page Heading on Invoices and Statements
if you wish wish to use your own personal letterhead stationary.
- STATEMENTS & INVOICE LEDGERS: "Merchandise" category. Wrong figure
was being printed. A "Sub-Total" would show instead of the Merchandise
total. Also fixed the "Merchandise" column total in the "Invoice List"
printouts (same bug caused both problems - all other printed fields
including the "Tax & Total" were correct).
- F-10 EXIT: You can now "EXIT" (F-10 Key) directly from "GP-2.EXE"
without having to Re-load the main GP.EXE program. This was really
a program improvement (not a "Bug").
- PRINTED INVOICE - 5 COMMENT LINES: Problem with "Auto-Centering" of
these five fields has been corrected.
- "Missing File" Error message when loading "GP-2.EXE" without the
"GP.CNF" custom configuration file being present, has been fixed.
VERSION 3.3 RELEASED
IMPORTANT CHANGE
- Fixed "Overflow" error when using "Quantity" values with decimal
places. To "fix" this properly, it was necessary to change the
Invoice "Quantity" fields so that they will only accept a maximum
of one (eg: 2.3) decimal place (to tenth's of a whole number).
Older Invoice ".REC" files in which multiple decimal places were
used are still compatable. But if records containing multiple
decimal places are edited (and saved), the values originally listed
in those "Quantity" fields will be changed.
It is suggested that you either begin with a brand new (empty)
INVOICE.REC file to avoid possible problems, or simply avoid
"Editing & Saving" any of the older "decimal" records (unless
you wish to manually re-enter corrected decimal values in each of
those records).
- Made some "cosmetic" changes to the "Sales Tax" fields.
- INVENTORY PROGRAM: Doubled the number of available Inventory items
from 150 to 300 records (User Requests).
- INVENTORY PROGRAM: User Requests: Added "INVENTORY" Menu Selection
to the "Reconfigure" menu. This enables Users to run "INVNTORY.EXE"
without the need for accessing a System Prompt (for the benefit of
those using some type of "Window", "SHELL" or "MENUING" program).
VERSION 3.4 RELEASED
- INVNTORY.EXE: More than doubled the number of Inventory Items
(again) from 300 to 735 records. (Many User Requests)
- INVNTORY.EXE - BUG FIX: Field Overflow problems when using Retail
Prices on Inventory Items greater than $999.99 has been fixed.
The GP.EXE Invoice will now allow editing of those values without
causing screen display to fill with "Binary Garbage".
- INSTALL.EXE: Several new Changes & Improvements.
If there are any missing files, the Install program will let you
know about it.
Install will now allow you a choice about which "DOC" file it
prints for you.
Install will now allow "GP" to be installed on a variety of disks
and drives.
- GP.EXE - BUG FIX: "Some" copies of "GP" were released after being
compiled with the wrong "LINK" program. GP-2.EXE and CNF-GPnn.EXE
would not load or run properly.
- GP.EXE - BUG FIX: Improper Decimal will no longer be placed into
the Invoice "Quantity" fields after an Invoice has been printed.