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Welcome to The Bill Drawer!
This program is designed to help you pay your bills in a timely
manner. Unlike "checkbook" programs, which assume you know what
you want to pay, "The Bill Drawer" helps you organize your bills
by their due date, then gives you powerful features to review,
select and write checks for only the bills you desire.
In addition, there are many features to help you anaylze both
your unpaid bills and expenditures, like:
* Recurring Bills
* Cash Requirements Reporting
* Expense Catagories
* Company Statistics
* Check Register and Supporting Detail
* Account Reconciliation
* History Reporting
Basically, to use this program you follow this cycle:
1. Enter your bills as they are received.
2. On a periodic basis review your cash requirements and bills
that are due.
3. Select the bills you wish to pay by total amount, due date,
company, or expense catagory.
4. Print the checks.
5. Review and monitor your cumulative expedentures.
6. Reconcile your bank accounts.
7. Produce the desired reports.
Program Requirements:
The Bill Drawer is a Microsoft Windows program, and as such
requires Windows Version 3.0 or higher. In addition, MS-DOS
Version 3.3 or higher is also required.
This version of The Bill Drawer is written in Microsoft Visual
Basic, and because of this, you may find performance, especially
initial program loading, slightly sluggish in comparison to
commercial Windows programs. If this is your case, try using
Windows Standard Mode instead of Enhanced Mode. You will find
that most Windows programs execute much faster in this mode.
The "About Program Manager" menu option, under the "Program
Manager Help" menu indicates which Windows mode you are currently
using. To force Windows into Standard Mode, use "WIN /S" to load
Windows. Note that if you run a lot of DOS programs under Windows,
you may want to revert to Enhanced Mode to run DOS programs.
Visual Basic Runtime:
The Microsoft Visual Basic runtime, a file named VBRUN100.DLL,
is required to run both the Bill Drawer installation program
and the main program. This file may or may not be included in
this distribution package depending on where you received it from.
If the file was not included in this package, and you do not
already have it, you can download it from CompuServe (GO MSBASIC)
or a local bulletin board. Look for a BBS that contains a Windows
file section. This file is freely distributed by Microsoft.
After you download the file, copy it to your main Windows directory
(usually \WINDOWS) before executing The Bill Drawer installation
program.
If the VBRUN100.DLL file is included with this distibution package,
no special considerations are required, as the installation program
will copy it for you.
Registration:
Per the license agreement, you may use this program for 30 days
to evaluate it's suitability to your needs. At the end of this
period you must either register it or delete it from all computer
systems where it was installed. The registration fee is a very
reasonable $15 (US) payable to:
MelissaSoft Systems
11676 Windcrest Lane
San Diego, CA 92128
Please use the "REGISTER.TXT" form when registering, you can print
it with Windows Notepad (under the Accessories group).
Registration includes a printed manual, current version of the
program, and notification of new program versions. We have many
exciting plans for future versions of this program, but they will
not happen without enough people telling us they like the program
by registering it.
Installation:
The Bill Drawer comes with an automated install program, which
will install the programs, files, and help files required to
execute the program under Microsoft Windows to your hard disk.
To execute this install program, following the following steps:
1. Make sure you have at least 1 megabyte of freespace on your hard
drive.
2. Load Windows and make sure that all extraneous applications
are closed.
3. Select the "Run" menu option under "Program Manager File"
menu.
4. Run the install program, by entering a command line of
"A:INSTALL.EXE" or whatever path will point to the install
program.
5. Complete the desired install options and select "OK".
Installation Options:
The following installation options are supported:
View README File - Check this option box to view this file,
before continuing with the rest of the installation.
View License Information - Check this option box to view the
terms upon which this program can be used. You must review
and agree to these terms before installing the program.
Install Programs - Check this option to copy the program and
help files to your hard disk.
Install Demo Files - Check this option to copy the demonstration
files to your hard disk. This option is highly recommended.
Once you have reviewed the demonstration files and want to
start fresh with your own data, delete all ".IX" and ".DAT"
files per the packing list below. All files, except the
"FRM0100.DAT" file must be deleted. The program will then
create new, empty files for you the next time it is run.
Build Program Group - Check this option to build a Windows
program group for this program. This option supports the
Windows Program Manager only, if you are using another
Windows shell, like the Norton Desktop, do not use this
option.
From Directory Name - Enter the drive and path where the
installation files can be found. The format entered must
be "drive:\path" or an error message will be displayed.
To Directory Name - Enter the hard drive and path where you
want the program installed. The format entered must be
"drive:\path" or an error message will be displayed.
Manual Installation Process:
Should the automated install program fail for any reason, you
can try manually installing the program using the following
steps:
1. Create a directory on you hard disk for The Bill Drawer.
For example, "CD C:\MELSOFT\BILLS".
2. Copy all the distribution files to this directory. No files
or programs need to reside in the Windows directory. For
example, "COPY A:\*.* C:\MELSOFT\BILLS".
3. Create a new program group and program item, using the
Windows Program Manager File Menu (New option). The program
item should reference the correct path and "MAP0112.EXE".
For example, a command line of "C:\MELSOFT\BILLS\MAP0112.EXE"
would be entered for the new program item.
4. Use the Windows Notepad to review LICENSE.TXT. This is the
Program License Agreement whose conditions you must agree to.
5. Double click on your new program item.
New Features:
Version 1.12 of this program has the following new features:
* A clear history file capability was added. You can now clear
history (paid items, checks, deposits, etc.) from the file
by bank and date paid. This will speed processing in the
"Check Register" window (see MAPMENU.HLP).
* A second instance of the program, i.e. running the program
twice, will now be detected and disallowed. This protects
the files from multi-user damage.
Version 1.11 of this program has the following new features:
* A "void check" capability was added. You can now enter checks
that you manually voided (see MAP18.HLP).
* Correction capabilities were added to the "Check Register".
You can now correct any check, cash payment, withdrawl or
deposit that was entered incorrectly (see MAP13.HLP).
* Void entry capability. You can now void any check, cash payment,
withdrawl, or deposit on the "Check Register", and the program
will automatically reverse it (see MAP13.HLP).
* Clearing checks now has better feedback. A confirmation window
containing the check number and amount is now displayed.
* The word "DOLLARS" can now be printed on the check, if it is not
included on the pre-printed form (see MAP9.HLP).
Major Fixes:
Version 1.12 corrects the following problems:
* An "Overflow!" message occurred when entering a check or printing
checks and the last check number was over 32000.
* History file backup failed if the old backup file could not
be found.
* The "Enter a Check" window will now always update the last check
number for the bank, even if it's not higher.
* The "Change a Bill" catagory listbox was not sorted.
Version 1.11 corrects the following problems:
* The "Cancel" button is supported when adjusting the bank balance,
or adjusting company or catagory totals.
* Double lines on the "Check Register" after canceling a check,
withdrawl, or deposit have now been eliminated.
* Check amounts of less than 1 dollar (cents only) will now be
correctly printed on the check.
* Catagory seek errors after deleting a catagory with outstanding
bills has been corrected, provided the bill is corrected first.
No other significant problems were reported. There were no changes
to any of the files, so they keep the "0100" designator.
Help Files:
All help files have an extension of .HLP and can be reviewed
and printed through NOTEPAD, in addition to the program itself.
Packing List:
README.TXT This file.
LICENSE.TXT License Agreement.
REGISTER.TXT Registration Form.
MAP0112.EXE The Bill Drawer Program
INSTALL.EXE Install Program
VBRUN100.DLL Visual Basic Runtime (may not be included)
MAP1.HLP Enter Bills Help Text
MAP2.HLP Company Help Text
MAP3.HLP Company Special Options Help Text
MAP4.HLP Company Summary Info Help Text
MAP5.HLP Pay Bills Help Text
MAP6.HLP Select Bills to Pay Help Text
MAP7.HLP Change Bills Help Text
MAP8.HLP Print Checks Help Text
MAP9.HLP Check Form Setup Help Text
MAP10.HLP Catagory Help Text
MAP11.HLP Bank Account Help Text
MAP12.HLP Check Register Help Text
MAP13.HLP Check Register Details Help Text
MAP14.HLP Cash Requirements Report Help Text
MAP15.HLP Check History Report Help Text
MAP16.HLP Catalog Summary Report Help Text
MAP17.HLP Company Summary Report Help Text
MAP18.HLP Enter a Check Help Text
MAP19.HLP Enter a Deposit Help Text
MAP20.HLP Enter a Withdrawl Help Text
MAPMENU.HLP Main Menu Help Text
MAPHELP.HLP Help on Help Text
MAPABT.HLP About Help Text
MAPMSG.HLP Error Message Help Text
VEN0100.IX Company Index File
VEN0100.DAT Company Data File
VENIX.BAK Company Backup File
VENDAT.BAK Company Backup File
VOU0100.IX Unpaid Bills Index File
VOU0100.DAT Unpaid Bills Data File
VOUIX.BAK Unpaid Bills Backup File
VOUDAT.BAK Unpaid Bills Backup File
CAT0100.IX Catagory Index File
CAT0100.DAT Catagory Data File
CATIX.BAK Catagory Backup File
CATDAT.BAK Catagory Backup File
HST0100.DAT History Data File
HSTDAT.BAK History Backup File
BNK0100.DAT Bank Account Data File
BNKDAT.BAK Bank Account Backup File
FRM0100.DAT Check Form Data File
FRMDAT.BAK Check Form Backup File
Trademarks and Copyrights:
The Bill Drawer is (C) Copyright 1992 MelissaSoft Systems.
All rights reserved.
Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Visual Basic are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
All other brand or product names are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of their respective holders.