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*** Bill Tracker 1.0 ***
(c) Copyright 1989
Chipmunk Software & Systems
Box 188
Battle Ground, WA, 98604
This program is offered to the public in the form of DUMB-WARE.
In other words, I would be really dumb to believe that anyone is really going
to send me any money for writing it. NEVERTHELESS just to give you the chance
to surprise me, the name and address of my Company is listed above. If you
like the program and intend to use it, please register your copy by sending
$10.00 along with your name and address. We will in turn send you the latest
version of the program if indeed there is one. We will also send you a list
of other products that we have available at the time.
PURPOSE
Bill Tracker is a handy little, fast acting reminder, that prompts
you to pay your bills on time. It is not fancy, just quick and simple.
HOW IT WORKS
When you boot your computer, a data file is read that contains
a brief account of your billing information. When a bill is due to be paid,
it will be shown on the screen. A prompt will appear asking if you wish to
pay it.
INSTALLATION
1. Copy all the Bill Tracker files to the root directory of your Hard disk.
If you boot from a floppy, copy the files to your DOS boot disk.
2. For automatic operation, place the worD "billtrak" in your autoexec.bat
file. The statement should come after whatever command (if any) that reads
the hardware clock. If you have no clock, the command should come after the
command "date", that prompts you to enter the date. If the system date is
incorrect, the program will not work properly. If you do not know what an
autoexec.bat file is, you had better do a little study in your DOS manual to
find out. You do have a DOS manual don't you (this is your conscience
speaking).
3. Create a file called "bills.txt" that contains all of your billing
information. Place this file in the root directory along with the Bill
Tracker files. It must be an ASCII file. A sample of bills.txt is given
and is called bills.doc. Look at this file and do likewise. For Example,
make a file that looks like this:
7 (this is the current month)
Ma Bell (this is the name of the bill)
5 (this is the due date or there-abouts)
n (this indicates whether you have paid this month)
Brown Out Electric Company
15
n
Badger Skins Inc.
12
n
The Scarlet Thread
7
y
Remember to save it in ASCII format. Use a word processor to do this or use
"copy con:bills.txt" with an "F6" when you are finished. If you are not
familiar with the copy con method, check you dos manual.
There now! That was easy!
USE
Every day when you boot your computer the bills will be checked against the
system date. If a bill is due, you will be reminded. If you pay the bill
answer "y" to the prompt. If not, press any other key. The "bills.txt" file
will be updated and then you can move on to greater things. All paid bills
are marked as unpaid again at the beginning of each month. All this happens
very fast.
NOTE
To keep the program as small and simple as possible, there are no error
checking routines included. If errors occur, the program will simply crash
and then you can move on to something else. Possible errors include:
1. Improper Bills.txt file
2. Missing Bills.txt file
3. Various mysterious disk errors that sometimes occur for no apparent reason
at all.
4. If you have other problem, please inform me.
To the Glory of God
Through the Grace of or Lord Jesus Christ,
Sincerely
Tom Croley (Eph 2:8,9)