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Capital Gainz Revision History Revision 1.0: * Initial release of Capital Gainz. Revision 1.1: * 'Backup' is now invoked via a function key on the Main Menu instead of being a menu option. * Entering a key corresponding to the initial character of a menu selection now automatically invokes the associated function. Previously, the menu selection was only highlighted and the Enter key had to be hit to invoke the function. * 'Stock Split' is now invoked via a function key on the Security Table instead of being an option on the Activity Menu. * Totals on the bottom of the Security Table are now recalculated after executing a price change operation. * 'Open Shares' has been added to the Security Lookup Table called for symbol validation. * Broker/investment company name changes and broker/investment company deletions now propagate to all securities that reference the broker. Previously, the broker name associated with the securities was not affected by changes or deletions in the broker table. Deletion of an entry in the broker table clears the broker field in associated securities. * Fixed a problem with transaction logging that caused Capital Gainz to abort. Revision 1.2 (Special release - limited distribution): * Added Money Market Fund security type. * Changed SHARES field of OPEN/CLOSE files from allowing up to 9,999.9999 shares to allow up to 999,999.9999. There was a bug in previous versions that allowed the user to enter more than the field could hold. This change requires a data file upgrade from version 1.1. Revision 2.0: * Includes version 1.2 changes as listed. Requires data file upgrade from version 1.1. * Faster building of tables - approximately 10-15% faster. * Faster printing - approximately 10-15% faster. * Smaller runtime requirements - approximately 10-15KB less. * Report menu now includes portfolio and broker options. * Install program added. * Can now DOS shell from any menu, program only uses about 4KB. * Added VENDOR.DOC file, which contains the program description for vendors. * Fractions window automatically brought up for BUY, SELL, DISTRIBUTIONS, and PRICE CHANGE. * Fixed bug in selling shares by ID, can now go back and change amount to sell after entering a portion to sell previously. * Fixed 'value' on total screens and on reports for OPEN shares so that commission is not subtracted. * All menu selections - including menu fields - are auto-select with a single key. (First letter in menu choice.) * Price update from security table now skips securities with no open shares. * Got rid of per share value on detail report for distribution type of FEE. * When printing summary or detail reports, active security symbol is displayed in message. Revision 2.1: * Fixed problem where attempting to change entries in the SOLD log resulted in the error "Can't Change Sell Method". * Fixed problem where rounding error could cause the amount calculated during a sale to be up to several cents different from entered amount. * Deleting a Security now updates Security Table totals. * Fixed problem in Reports - if a report was sent to a file, all subsequent reports had to be sent to a file as well. * Reports now use 62 lines instead of 55. 2 * Security Summary report open totals now show correct gain/loss when reporting over a range of dates. * Added subtotals to Sold Shares Detail report so all shares involved in disposition are grouped together. * Integrated upgrade utility into installation procedure. Revision 2.2 (8/6/91): * Can group delete log entries by date range. * Fixed INSTALL so you can't enter too long of a registration number. * Due to the addition of extra functions, some screens (such as the Security Table) now have a More function key. This key shows other available functions. * INSTALL now checks if there is enough space on the destination disk. * Price/Date no longer required when add/change Security. * Replaced single, latest Price in security with a price history. You can add/change/update price history entries from a table available from the Security Table function key. The Price History Table flags highs and lows, and displays distributions and average price. You can also print a Price History report. See the user's manual for details. * Changed CAPGNZBU.BAT to recognize either a drive letter or a drive letter followed by a ':'. * When print to a file, file name entered is validated instead of being automatically translated into a valid name. * ASP Ombudsman address changed. * Revamped user's manual. Added details on where you can get more information on dividend reinvestment plans. Added chapter on how you can use Capital Gainz for analysis. Also, screen depictions now use extended ASCII line drawing characters. * Changed SETTINGS to an ASCII file, SETTINGS.K01 no longer exists (key file). * You can now customize the screen colors through the Global 3 Settings form. Screens are divided by type (i.e., Security, Broker, etc) and kind (i.e., Form, Table, etc). See the user's manual for details. * Fixed a bug where you could not change Sell Method even if no shares were sold. * Added 'Quit' to Main Menu, can no longer Escape to DOS. * Date Range is now acceptable in any order - the later date can be entered as From and the earlier date entered as To. * Added Allocation display and report. This breaks down your portfolio by amount per Security Type. Amounts are shown and percentages calculated. See the user's manual for more information. * When doing Price Update, all securities - even those with 0 open shares - are included. This is so you can track price history. Skip Forward and Skip Backward functions are also available to skip over securities. * Reports now include page numbers in the upper right hand corner. * When entering Buy/Sell/Distribution from Activity Menu, the Buy/Sell/Distribution Forms include a counter of records added in the upper right hand corner. * When building tables - like for Open/Close/Distribution Logs - a 'Building...' message is displayed. * All 'Printing...', 'Building...', and Error messages are displayed on the bottom 3 lines. * Added Schedule B and D reports, similar to tax forms. After accepting the desired year, the Dividend information on Part II of Schedule B is printed, and the Capital Gains information from Parts I, II, and III of Schedule D is printed. See the user's manual for details. * Added last buy/sell/distr dates to Security Lookup Table. * Screens and reports now line up values in columns using the decimal point. * Menus items are numbered, and keying in the number automatically selects the indicated item. After selecting an item, a checkmark is placed to the left of the number. 4 * Fixed stock splits to modify per share amounts in distributions records. * Reports - Added lines per page to Settings - this sets the lines per page for reports; added line draw chars to Settings - this allows you to print dashes instead of line drawing characters in your reports; reports no longer do initial form feed, saving paper; can abort printing with the ESCAPE key; added 'end-of-report' marker. * The total return figure would be incorrect if there was a stock split after the start of the date range, and the first date within the range was in the closed shares log. The price history file fixes this problem. * Fixed a couple of inconsistencies in calculating gain/loss percentages for reports. These inconsistencies were related to the commissions involved. * Overhauled the internal overlay structure, resulting in better performance and less memory usage. * Can now print activity detail reports from open, close, distribution logs. Can print summary report from security summary screen. * Increased description length for Security Type, Distribution Type. * Portfolio Report can be subtotaled by Broker/Investment Company. Also, security account numbers were added to the report. * Added Open Amount/Open Commission totals to Sold Shares Detail Report and Security Summary Report for closed shares. * Security Summary Report, and Distribution Detail Report now include capital gain distributions per share. * Much better 'busy' displays. All displays indicating internal activity have been moved to the bottom of the screen. * Remaining open records after a double category sale now maintain the original purchase price in the record. * Shareware version now asks if you want to print a copy of the registration form on exit. 5 * Can now modify the last migration date and the 'any sold' flag for double category securities Revision 2.2 (9/13/91): * The default choice of 60 lines per page was not wise, as it results in most laser printers printing blank or 'short' pages. This was changed to 58. * After you printed a Price History Report from the Price History table, Capital Gainz thought it was showing the prices for a different security. The same problem existed for the Open Shares, Closed Shares, and Distribution Log tables. * The second and subsequent times you printed a report during a session, Capital Gainz erroneously output an initial formfeed. * The Date Range was ignored in the Security Summary Report. * Your could not change/delete entries in the price history table. Revision 2.2 (11/06/91): * On the Security Summary report, the Grand Total Closed Gain/Loss percentage is calculated incorrectly. The gain/loss is divided by close amount, instead of open amount. * On the Closed Shares Report, subtotals are inadvertantly printed after every two closed records with differing closed dates. * UPGRADE program failed on long pathnames. Revision 2.2 (01/05/92): * (d) Sales Price totals on Schedule D were incorrect - they included sales commissions. The gain/loss figures were correct, though. * Can now print order form to a file. Revision 2.2 (01/11/92): * Security Summary screen - failed to pick up first/last price when Print. Also, upon return from printing, screen had incorrect values. Revision 3.0 Pre-Release (12/31/91): * Can now send reports to the screen. This eliminates the 6 Security Summary and Allocation screens, since you can view the reports. The internal veiwer supports: go to top, go to bottom, go to page, scroll up line/page, scroll down line/page. If you are partial to a particular file viewer, such as LIST, you can specify it in the User Settings screen and it will be used for viewing reports. * Global Settings is now called User Settings. * Added Average Annual Return (APR) calculation to Activity Summary Report (was Security Summary Report). Uses simple, yearly compounding calculation. * Added a 'performance' calculation to the Activity Summary Report (was the Security Summary Report). This calculation tells you how you've done with a particular security, factoring in initial amount, purchases, distributions, sales, and ending amount. Also calculates APR. It's interesting to see if your dollar-cost averaging approach beat the buy-and-hold approach indicated by Total Return. Return is calculated by using the holdings at the start of the request period, the purchases during the period, the sales during the period, and the open value at the end of the period. * Allocation Report does not print initial blank sheet anymore. * Supports up to 999 portfolios. Each portfolio has associated OPEN, CLOSE, DISTR, and LOCAL SECURITY files. Local securities are linked to global securities. When more than one portfolio is defined, the current portfolio name appears on portfolio-specific screens and reports. The main operation are divided into local and global functions. Local activities are Buy/Sell/Distribution, Local Security Table, and Activity Logs. Global activities are Reports, Global Security Table, Broker/Investment Company, Portfolio Table, and User Settings. * Added concept of 'local' and 'global' securities. A 'global' security encompasses a symbol, name, and price history information. A 'local' security is similar to pre v3.0 securities, except its symbol is linked to a global security. This reduces redundant information, plus allows you to link multiple local securities to a single global security. Thus, you can own shares of mutual fund XYZ in a regular account and in an IRA account, yet keep them separate within the same portfolio. When changing local securities, you can change the related global security. 7 * Users manual includes a 'quick tour' section, so you don't have to wade through everything prior to getting started. * DoublePrint, DP.COM, is a nice little bonus for registered users: you can print 2 pages per sheet in landscape mode on a LaserJet IIP compatible, convert extended ASCII characters to alternates, specify begin/end pages to print, and a few other things. Type DP ? for a list of commands. You are welcome to use DP for any other printing needs, free of charge. * Changed Y N (yes/no) options to YES NO. A little bit prettier. * INSTALL can automatically update the FILES= statement in your CONFIG.SYS file. For upgrades, it extracts the registration number from the previous installation. * INSTALL constructs a CG.BAT startup file. This batch file changes to the directory specified at installation, cleans up any leftover temporary files, and executes CAPGNZ.EXE. You can choose to have this copied to your root directory. Since DOS checks for BAT files before EXE files of the same name, you will still start Capital Gainz with CAPGNZ. * There is a new batch file, CAPGNZRS.BAT, that restores files backed up with CAPGNZBU.BAT. * INSTALL now accepts a directory name for temporary files created and used by Capital Gainz. If you make this a RAM drive, printing and DOS commands are much faster. * INSTALL now lets you install programs, documentation, and utility program in any combination. Thus, if you want to add the on line documentation after installation, you don't need to reintall the programs. * There is a new chapter in the Users Manual that describes the INSTALL procedure. * There is a new chapter in the Users Manual on performance and disk space. This includes a brief discussion of using expanded/extended memory. * There is a new chapter in the Users Manual on running under DOS 5.0, Windows, DESQview, etc. * INSTALL creates a file called CAPGNZ.INF that contains information such as the version number, registration number, 8 and temporary directory. * User Settings now lets you specify the Form Accept/Reject short cut keys. By default, these are CTRL-ENTER and CTRL- ESC. You can redefine them to avoid Windows and DOS 5.0 keystroke conflicts. * Distribution per share information is kept in the Price History record in addition to the Distribution record. Also, stock split information is kept in the Price History record. The Price History table includes prices, distributions per share, and stock splits, and they are all updateable. * You can execute and record stock splits, or just record them. Stock splits affect all local securities linked to the global security. * When recording distributions, the Distribution record is written and a distribution per share record is added to the Price History file. * You can specify precision for prices and number of shares for each local security, from 2 to 4 decimal places. Now, Capital Gainz default calculations on Buy/Sell/Distr Forms should not need modification. Plus, on installation, Capital Gainz scans the activity logs for each security and determines the required precision - so you probably don't have to change anything. * When filling in the Buy Form or Sell Form, you can specify any 2 of: number of shares, price, amount. Capital Gainz will calculate the other value. For Distributions, you specify one of: amount, per share. If you set your security's precision values correctly, the calculated values should be correct. * Short sales are now supported. There is a new Sell Method, 'SHORT SALE'. the purchase price is 0 until you cover the sale. When you record a purchase in the Buy Form, Capital Gainz checks for any outstanding short sales for the security and asks if you want to cover them. If you don't use short selling, turn it off in User Settings for slightly better performance during purchases. You can turn it on later, or it is automatically turned on when you execute a short sale. There is an example of a short sale in the users manual. * In User Settings, you can elect to include or not include open commissions in the basis for calculations. Previously, 9 they were not included in the basis - thus, you could have greater than 100% loss on an open or closed position. You can try this setting either way - it's strictly for personal preference. Commissions are always included in calculations for the tax forms. * You can choose to view the user documentation from the Main Menu. This uses the same file viewer as for reports, but with one big performance enhancement for the users manual - on installation, a small index file is created for the users manual to speed up going to specific pages. * Some of the function keys on tables have changed, particularly in the Local Security Table (previously the Security Table). * Last accessed local/global security is saved and highlighted on return to the table. * When recording a FEE in the Distribution Form, you have the option of selling shares to cover the amount. If you don't pay your mutual fund IRA fee with a separate check, this is what they are doing to get it - watch your statements. * You can now use an averaging method with non-mutual fund securities. You are given a warning, and the IRS won't like it. * From the Local or Global Security Table, you can choose to update prices from an ASCII file. The file format is: Symbol,Price,Date. Also, in User Settings, you can specify a file name to read on startup to update prices. You can create a 'skeleton' price file, with all of the global security symbols, from the Local or Global Security Table. * A separate program CGUTIL, provides some handy, non- essential tools for registered Capital Gainz users. This program includes: Upgrade, Rebuild Price History File, Copy/Move Portfolio, Copy/Move Security, and Import/Export Comma-Delimited File. * The Capital Gainz users manual is now a perfect bound book. * Added Interest distribution type. A global security is defined as receiving interest or dividends. * Added CD (Certificate of Deposit), to Security types. * Added option to Broker/Investment Company Report to 10 summarize commissions and fees. * The Activity Log screens now include a function key to change the security, in addition to the ESC key. * Added 'Cost' to Portfolio Detail Report (was Portfolio Report). * Added total open shares value to right of Shares field on Buy Form. * If you have Confirm Delete set to YES, then deleting a record causes the appropriate form to pop up, and then you are asked for confirmation. You don't accept the form first anymore. Likewise, if you are not confirming deletions, then you are not shown the corresponding form before the record is deleted. * The Interest section has been added to the Schedule B report. * The Schedule D report has been replaced by the Schedule D-1 report. All of the other information on Schedule D had been left blank anyway. * Added a listing of fees to the Schedule B report. * You can now specify whether or not to round off to dollar values in the tax forms. * The tax forms now print the local security symbol and as much of the symbol name as will fit on the form. * You can now switch between the Buy Form, Sell Form, and Distribution Form without going back to the Activity Menu. * Reports were renamed for consistency's sake: there is now Portfolio Summary, Portfolio Detail, Activity Summary, and Activity Detail (as well as the rest). What may cause confusion for current users is that the Portfolio Report is now the Portfolio Detail Report, and the Security Summary Report is now the Activity Summary Report. * The fractions table now includes 32nds (ie, 1/32, 3/32, etc). * Added an option to the Portfolio Detail (previously the Security Summary) report to use a brief report format, with one line per security. 11 * Added two options to the Activity Detail report. You can group the logs by security or log type, and you can print a 'mixed' detail report. The mixed report shows one line per transaction, and open, close, and distribution activity is intermingled in chronological order. * Overhauled the Double Category selling method. Instead of Capital Gainz automatically performing share 'migration' from short term to long term, it's now only done on user request. Thus, entering historical information on selling shares will work correctly. In essence, the last share migration date is the date used to determine short-term and long-term status. If you have used the double category method, please see the in depth discussion in the users manual. * The actual open price is now saved in the sold shares records. This allows the actual open price/amount to be be used when you 'unsell' shares that used an averaging sell method. * Added a chapter in the users manual on error messages. * Added a Stock Split example to the users manual. * The Date Range form combines the two forms used previously into one. You can enter the begin/end date, or hit a function key to use all dates. * Transaction logging is now inactive - the option on the settings form is ignored. Because of the complexity of Capital Gainz, performance is degraded far too much by the I/O used by commit/rollback technology. If you are concerned about power outages while using Capital Gainz, add a line to the startup batch file that backs up the data files on startup. * You can now reinvest a distribution in a different security. * Added an example of reinvesting distributions to the users manual. * You can now redistribute proceeds from a sale into another security, for sweeping the proceeds to other accounts. This works similar to distribution reinvestments. There is a new setting to allow this. Revision 3.0 (02/24/92): * Price History report now has totals, high and low prices at 12 bottom. * Fixed problem where deleting a local security did not delete associated open shares, closed shares, and distribution records if Confirm Deletes was set to NO. * If try to run without upgrading, now show message in white on black. Otherwise, hues read from settings file may be unreadable. * When sell shares, now ask migration question after sell method entered, instead of after symbol entered. * Removed FEE from Price Type Lookup Table. * Utility Program now allows ESC from Price Interval Form. * Added Price Type Lookup Table to users manual. * Fixed scrolling column size in Security Type Table. * You can now 'unsell' a deleted range of closed shares records. * When unsell shares, shares are combined with existing open shares, if possible. * Added Return of Principal (PRIN) to distribution types, but actually ends up selling 0 shares with amount = principal returned. Also added Return of Principal (PRIN) selling method. You get the same results using a sale or a distribution. * Added Partnership security type. * Added 'Brief' option for Activity Detail Reports * Added Calc On/Off option to Buy Shares, Sell Shares, and Distribution Form. If off, no calculations are done. * Changed selling shares to use purchase/selling commissions proportionally. Selling 50 shares of 100 share purchase with $35 purchase commission now uses only 50/100 * 35 = 17.50 of purchase commission in closed shares record. Likewise, combining 2 purchases of 60 and 40 shares into one sale with $35 commission results in selling commissions of 60/100 * 35 = $12 and 40/100 * 35 = $14. * If you change/delete a record from the Open Shares Log, 13 Closed Shares Log, or Distribution Log, the corresponding price history entry is changed/deleted. Price history entries are not deleted if you execute a Delete Range. Revision 3.0a (02/26/92): * Added 'Backup' Help screen. Also added 'Maps' as an option at the bottom of help screens. Revision 3.0b (03/05/92): * Made Viewing Documents a little faster by not scrolling when do PgUp, PgDn. * Added TOUR.DOC file to shareware release. Revision 3.0c (03/08/92): * Sell Method in Local Security updated when shares are sold. * Re-read SETTINGS file if ESC from Settings Form. Revision 3.0d (03/15/92): * Fixed CTL-ENTER bug on Price Form. Revision 3.0e (03/23/92): * Fixed overlay problem with Insert/Change/Delete split from Price Table. * Fixed change Distr, Split from Price Table so new record displayed without exiting, rebuilding table. Revision 3.0f (03/28/92): * Put program 'subversion' on opening screen. * Changed CAPGNZ and CGUTIL to create entire CAPGNZ.INF. Revision 3.0g (04/01/92): * Fixed Global Security Form, Local Security Form - when change security, if another record (such as broker) was looked up, the original security record was reread. * When sell shares of a security for the first time, if SCAT or DCAT used on a security defined with a different sell method, the original sell method was used. Revision 3.0h (04/06/92): * Selling shares now takes the sell date into account to: limit open shares selected for MIN, MAX, and LIFO methods; recalculate average price for SCAT and DCAT methods. Previously, the selling process assumed that all shares were available for purchase - essentially, you were assumed to 14 not enter any purchases subsequent to a sale until the sale had been recorded. * Stock splits now only affect open shares and prices on/before the split date. Revision 3.0i (04/10/92): * Cleaned up Double Category stuff. You no longer need to migrate shares, but you do have to put up with some extra calculations. The short/long term averages are recalculated on startup and when shares are sold (based on the sell date). * Fixed Price Report from Global Security Table. * Fixed CTRL-ENTER problem when change closed shares. * You can now change from an average selling method. You get a warning, and really should not do it. * There were problems reinvesting distributions or selling shares to cover fees when you recorded a distribution directly in the Distribution Log. Also, redirecting proceeds from the Closed Log had similar problems. These operations are now only supported from the Activity Menu. Revision 3.0j (04/27/92): * Added comments about Schedule B and D in README.DOC. * Changed Closed Report so only Short Sales and Short Term Sales are listed as Short Term. Return of Principal was being reported as short term also. * Fixed small bug where if you requested a range of dates for the Closed Report, the first sale was skipped if happened to occur on the beginning date specified. Revision 3.0k (04/30/92): * Short term capital gains are now combined with dividends, instead of with long term capital gains, on Schedule D. Revision 3.0l (05/01/92): * Fixed problem where changing a Return of Principal record made it a long/short term sale instead. * Fixed problem where a warning was given about the sale preceding a previous sale, but there were no sales for the security. 15 Revision 3.0m (05/05/92): * Fixed problem with return of principal - the total basic reduction was correct, but the individual purchase reductions were off. Revision 3.0p (05/06/92): * Fixed problem with unselling return of principal, with multiple purchases on one date. * Also, fixed problem with partial sale of shares that had return of principal. Basis used price * shares. Revision 3.0q (06/08/92): * Now local security lookup finds the best match. * Fixed problem where changing closed shares records checked number of open shares. Revision 3.0r (07/01/92): * Fixed problem where F2:All/Current Portfolio incorrectly affected the Select Local Security Table on the Report Menu. This table should always show local securities. * Fixed bug where deleting portfolio didn't reopen the current portfolio. * Discontinued support for Double Category selling method. See README.DOC. * Change Return of Principal sale so price not accepted. Revision 3.0s (07/14/92): * Fixed problem where deleting closed shares without unselling them required Fixup/Total if the security used an average selling method. Known Problems: * INSTALL assumes that C:\ is root directory for CONFIG.SYS. 16