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TAKOFF MINI ESTIMATOR
(version 1.3)
This program was designed primarily for material take offs by
general contractors. It can however, be used for other estimating
purposes as well. If all you need is a one unit cost item for your
cost purposes then you need to try out this program to see if it
meets your needs. Many users may find it ideal for sales purposes.
The program is very fast and efficient. It will maintain an
index file of 6000 master items.
When used as a take off program, it can be used for various
purposes such as materials, sub-contractors, etc. The information
can then be used with a program such as PC-BID PLUS for other cost
estimating purposes such as labor, equipment, overhead, etc.
Please read the following instructions. The program is menu
driven and very easy to use. A sample job number 100 is provided
for fast tryouts of the reports and also give an example of the
capabilities of the program. The program will create new files
for each estimate and you may want to consider using it on floppies.
If you like the program, send 20.00 and you will be sent the
registered version of the program. It will allow you to send the
estimate report to a standard ASCII file where you can then use it
with an editor to view it on screen and also make changes as you
may require. You will also be sent a version without color for
monochrome uses. A sample disk output is included for your test
purposes called E100.PRN.
Please feel free to make copies of this version for anyone
who may have use of it.
Thank you for your support.
I. J. Smith
9795 Rustling Oaks
Baton Rouge, La. 70818
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DISCLAIMER
ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN TESTED, IT IS THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ALL LOSSES INCURRED THROUGH IT'S USE. BACKUPS OF ALL DATA FILES
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO AVOID LOSSES.
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You must build a master file of items to be used when creating
a take off or estimate. This file allows for an index number of
five positions. This number can be characters and numbers. Some
may find that 2x4, 2x6, nails, etc. may work fine for them, just
keep in mind that duplicates are not allowed. You are allowed a
maximum of 6000 items. This should be sufficient for it's intended
purposes. Keep in mind that you can reuse the same number when
creating estimates. You could create dummy records and change this
information later in your estimates rather then have a master record
for every conceivable item needed.
The program will create two files to maintain your master
records. The two files created are named ESTMAST.NDX and
ESTMAST.DAT. It's important to note that both files should be saved
together when making backups to maintain file integrity. Backups
of these two files should be made periodically to avoid loss of your
master file.
Use menu option 1 for maintaining your master file. When the
master number is entered, the program will allow you to enter a
description, unit and cost amount for this item. If the item exists,
the program will beep and display it's previous information for
changes or deletions.
The use of the F10 function key is used to cancel or quit when
entering data. The cursor keys are allowed for movements in the
data screens. Options are displayed on the screens.
Use option 2 to print out a list of your master file to use
when creating take offs or estimates.
Option 3 is used to create take offs or estimates. You will
be prompted for an estimate number to used. This five digit number
will be used to create an estimate file. The program will add
the letters EST to the number and an extension of DTA for the
file name. You may use characters and numbers for this file name.
You can delete the files through DOS when no longer needed or the
program will overwrite them if you continue when the program
advises you of their existence.
The estimate name is entered next.
The following prompt for the master file number has an option
for individual headings and totals in your listings. If you wish
to have a cost for a floor for instance, enter H and you will then
be prompted for a title description. The program will maintain costs
for the following items under this title until it incurs a new Header
record.
The quantity field has an A=Addcalc option. If you enter an
A, a small addition calculaor will pop up. You may use it to add
or subtract quantities. To subtract, use the minus key before your
number entry. This feature can be very helpful for take offs.
Use option 4 to make changes to your estimates. You will need
a print out from option 6 to get the newly created item numbers.
Although an item number is not printed for title records, they can
still be changed by entering their item numbers. Their number would
be the missing number above their first item numbers. The first
record number will be 2 since the program uses the first records
for other purposes.
Use option 5 to add new items to an existing estimate file.
Option 6 will print out the estimate with the record numbers
as described above. Use the record numbers for making changes to
your estimates.
Option 7 will print out the estimate without record numbers.
Many will find this feature useful for distributing estimates used
for proposals and other purposes.
While the documentation for this program is brief, I think you
will find the program needs very little in instructions in it's use.
Give it a try and see what I mean.
To list this file on your printer, enter at the prompt:
COPY TAKOFF.DOC LPT1:
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Other shareware programs by this author you may wish to look into:
PC-BID PLUS SC-ESTIMATE SPC-INVENTORY PLUS
SPC-ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPC-PAYROLL