CHECKBOOK/BUDGET README
                                       10-19-2010 

  To run this system properly, a monthly entry should be made using the "budent.exe"
  program. Care should be taken to preserve the "budget.dat" file as it contains all
  the data that you enter. As soon as you enter some data the "budget.dat" file will
  be created. The programs have been tested on Windows XP/Vista.
  Since I do not have the facilities to test every printer on the market, the print
  programs might cause a problem. Make sure your printer is turned on. If you have
  more than one printer listed in the "Control Panel/Printers", then it is possible
  for this program to pick up the wrong printer. There is a lot of information on
  the web about problems with the default printer being changed by programs and this
  will play havoc with the Budget print program. It is possible to temporarily delete
  a printer and add it back after using the Budget program. Another possibility (if
  you have more than 1 printer showing) is to point to the printer you want as default
  and right click on it. Then in the window that comes up click on "make default
  printer".
  My HP Officejet PRO L7580 won't print the Budget if there is a fax printer
  shown in the add printer box(Start/settings/printer). Since Faxes can
  be done from the printer panel, I deleted it and the Budget print then worked.

  "IMPORTANT" - some of the programs won't work until 3 months of data have been entered.
  
  These are the programs in the system and what they do ---- 

   budent.exe      - This is where data is entered into the system. The income and
                     expenses are tied to the beginning and ending check balances. 

   budfixdt.exe    - If you find a record that was entered with the wrong key, this
                     program will let you change the key and preserve the record with
                     the new key.  (EX: 20050231 should be 20050229)
                                       ccyymmdd 

   budgetws.exe    - Print this off so that you can create a month's figures on paper.
                     This might make it easier for you to balance to the beginning and
                     ending check figures before entering them in budent.exe.

   budgmnt.exe     - If a value is entered in the wrong place or for the wrong amount
                     this is where to fix it. The program will repeatedly check for
                     an in balance condition and if not will give an amount + or -.                   

   budgprt.exe     - This will print 3 months of data. DON'T try to use this program
                     before 3 months of data have been entered.

   budsel.exe      - This will list on the screen 3 months of data. DON'T try to use
                     this program before 3 months of data have been entered.

   budyend.exe     - Summarizes the Income/Expenses for whatever year that you enter.

   budyprt.exe     - Prints a summary of Income/Expenses for whatever year that you
                     enter and that is in the file.
                     
   budfile.exe     - Will list on the screen every record entered by ccyymmdd.    
                     This is the key of the records and only the ccyymmdd will be
                     displayed. This will help when a program gives an error stating
                     that an invalid ccyymmdd was entered.

  When running this program on a 17" monitor change the display resolution to  
  800 by 600. Anything smaller will overflow the screen.

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  Enjoy,
  Jack Shankle