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C H E C K B O O K
Version 3.1 Colorized
Copyright 1984, 1987, 1988 - R. Mike Worley
All Rights Reserved
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FIRST THINGS FIRST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The CHECK31C Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The ACCOUNT.DAT File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ACCTHELP.MNU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The AUTOCHK.DAT File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FIRST DOCUMENT ENTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Check Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Entering Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Automatic Withdrawals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sorting the Account File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
E Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FIXING THE BALANCE ERROR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MODIFYING THE CHECK REGISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CHECKREG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
AUTOMATIC CHECK PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Check Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Non-defined Payee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ADDITIONAL NOTES ON AUTO-CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Printer Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Check Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Check Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Letter Quality Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
BALANCING THE CHECK REGISTER FROM BANK STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing Returned Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cross-checking the Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CHKxxxx.ACV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SUMMARIZING ARCHIVE FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Summary Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INTRODUCTION
CHECK31C is a checkbook management program with bank statement
rectification and automatic check-writing capabilities. The program was
originally written in interpreter Basic for a Tandy computer in 1984, and
has been in use by the author and others since that time. In mid-1987, in
response to requests by a few who had seen the program, it was re-written
in compiler basic, using MicroSoft's QuickBasic 3.0, and distributed as
CHECK30. In the spring of 1988, color was added and some minor improve-
ments were made.
This version of the program includes all functions of the original,
allowing input of:
CHECKS
AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS - such as those from automatic teller
machines or direct-withdrawal payments.
DEPOSITS
This program also provides a facility for AUTOMATIC PRINTING of checks
to forty pre-designated payees, with the ability to print a check to any
other payee, on command. The check writing facility is designed for use
with #091050 personal-size checks, available from DELUXE COMPUTER FORMS,
1275 RED FOX ROAD, P.O. BOX 64046, ST. PAUL, MN 55164-0046, 1-800-328-
0304. At the time of this writing, April 1988, 500 personalized checks
were available for $39.95 in blue, or $44.95 in brown antique. Companion
window envelopes were available for $12.61 for 500.
This program is distributed with a limited license to allow the user
to preview the program. If you determine that this program is of value to
you, you are asked to become a registered user by mailing the enclosed
registration form, along with a $10.00 registration fee. Registered users
will receive free program updates.
BBS Sysops may distribute this program on their systems, subject to
the following conditions:
1 - The program, documentation, and associated files are distributed
as a package.
2 - No modifications are made to the program or documentation.
3 - No fee is charged for distribution.
WARRANTY
Every effort has been made to locate and correct program errors, and
the author continues to use this program. However, as with any software,
some 'bugs' may occur. No warranty of this program or the results of its
use is expressed or implied. Users accept all responsibility for results
derived from any use of this program.
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Version 3.1 Colorized
Name: ______________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: ____ Zip: ___________
From where did you obtain your copy of CHECK31C:
____________________________________________________________
If this source is a BBS, what is the data phone #:
____________________
REGISTRATION FEE
$10.00
Please mail this form, along with the registration fee to:
R. Mike Worley
P.O. Box 45321
Boise, ID 83711
Thank You
FIRST THINGS FIRST
The CHECK31C package, CHECK31C.ARC, contains the following files:
CHECK31C.EXE
CHECK31C.DOC
ACCTHELP.MNU
ACCOUNT.DAT
AUTOCHK.DAT
BALANCE
CHECKREG
All files, except CHECK31C.DOC, must be available on the default
drive\directory for the program to function properly. CHECK31C also uses
the Dos SORT command.
THE ACCOUNT.DAT FILE
Before you begin, a little housekeeping is in order. You must
determine what account descriptions you want to use to categorize your
checking transactions. The file ACCOUNT.DAT is provided for this purpose.
This file is a text file, which may be modified using any text editor.
I recommend that you use a line-number editor, such as EDLIN, since
position is critical. ACCOUNT.DAT must be 50 lines in length, with the
text for each account on the corresponding line. LINES MAY BE BLANK BUT
MUST EXIST IN PROPER POSITION. You are allowed up to 45 accounts or
categories.
The ACCOUNT.DAT file supplied is properly formatted but contains no
account titles, except three required titles. Account 48 is reserved for
'Service Charges'; Account 49 for 'Automatic Withdrawals'; and Account 50
for 'Deposits'. Accounts 46 and 47 are reserved for future development
and are not accessible from the program. LINES 46 and 47 MUST BE PRESENT
IN THE ACCOUNT.DAT FILE, HOWEVER.
For example, your ACCOUNT.DAT file (on a line-numbered editor) might
look like this:
1. Mortgage Payment
2. Electricity
3. Natural Gas
4.
5.
6. Gasoline