A true budget program that helps you setup and live by your budget. You may write checks, make deposits, enter pays and balance your checkbook. See at a glance how much money you have in over 150 budget accounts and 25 investment accounts.
Installation (Mac OS 7.1 or later required)
When you download the program the files are on your hard drive. If you received the Budget program on a floppy disk insert the disk and drag the files to your hard drive. The application named Budget is for use on newer Macintosh computers that have the PowerPC processor (iMac, G3, etc). The application named Budget68k is for use on older Macintosh computers that have the 68K processor (IIsi, IIci, etc). If you are unsure which version of Budget to use try "Budget" first, if you get an error message from the system you have an older (680x0) processor use "Budget68K". Make a copy of the applications and sample budget file for backup. Remember, this is your financial data, ALWAYS MAKE COPIES OF YOUR DATA FILE FOR BACKUP. Get the latest version of programs and documentation by going to the Budget home page at:
http://Budget_Support.home.att.net
Documentation
The documentation is in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat V3.0 or higher is required). The documentation is in the form of a booklet with text pages on the left and graphics on the right. If your monitor screen is large enough set the view menu in Adobe reader to "Actual Size" and "Continuous - Facing Pages" for best results.
License
This application is distributed as "Freeware". You may use and redistribute this software without charge. You are not required to register this software but if you send me a note with your e-mail address I will keep you informed of any updates. Comments and suggestions are encouraged. The author retains all rights to the software.
Version History
2.0.1 Fixes possible crash when accessing the Balance dialog from the Accounts menu
2.0 - Carbon compliant for Max OS X
1.6.2 Combined error messages. Fixed click on note icon in sub account window. Enhanced
selection error checks. Restored flags on cancel from preferences dialog. Fixed print
of blank report page.
1.6.1 Added standard dialog default routines. Removed outline routine. Added range checks to
investment dialogs. Added common error selection routine. Setup common project.
1.6 - Enhanced Find command (Find All) for finding all occurances of a transaction meeting the
search criteria. Also added check for no input. Fixed bug that sometimes caused a
"Type 11" error when closing a History Window. Cleaned up selection logic for history
and balance windows. Titled all dialogs.
1.5.3 Removed return pointer from balance routine. Added ATM to transaction dialog. Added
range check to ident field. Clean up Icons. Added update for new sub account. Fixed
logic for creation of new saving sub account. Updated all window definitions.
1.5.2 Added ATM dialog in Transaction menu (shift double click on account). Fixed undo bug
in history records and bug that opened the check dialog when creating a sub account.
1.5.1 Increase max history records to 65k. Inhanced integrity checks. Inhibit archive of PPS
update. Fixed hang when archiving. Changed archive file writes to use FSpOpenDF and
removed references to resfile.
1.5 - Added note subsystem, each account now has up to 252 characters of info that may be
used as account description, addresses, or reminders.
Update all effected accounts for "undo".
Documentation updated.
1.4.6 Added preference for no dollar sign, clean up icons, added break after tax item in check
dialog, fixed balance chain pointer for last undo.
1.4.5 Fix bug that sometimes cause crash when deleting accounts
1.4.4 Added number of records to archive in delete account dialog
1.4.3 Upgraded to A-List 1.1.8 (Fixes heirarchical display bug)
1.4.2 Fixed Transaction dialog for Sub Accounts and added "Balanced" checkbox
1.4.1 Added popup menus to check (To field) and deposit (From field) dialogs
1.4 - Improved file read performance, history records chained in place.
Added low memory check to insure enough for file save.
Added segmented file write for low memory situations.
Size of dummy allocate is fixed 200K on initialization.
Fixed line in statistics dialog
Fixed checkbook negative warning message
Weak link InterfaceLib
1.3.5 - Checked return code from swapfiles for file saved message
Size of dummy allocate is history file size + 20K on initialization.
Increased preferred memory size to 3M
1.3.4 - Removed ALUpdate after ALClick, Redefined windows with no growbox,
Added explicit set of foreground color to all callbacks
1.3.3 - Set sub account display name as sub account window title
1.3.2 - Added URL to splash screen (About box)
1.3.1 - Main expansion sets changed flag
Fixed display of year in statistics window for no history records
1.3 - Additional Budget reports
Upgraded to A-List version 1.1.7
Added history record respects expansion flag
Navigation services defaultfss fixed
Compare length fixed in find command
Added default font color in A-List callback routine
1.2 - Removed Pay setup requirement for new budget file
