MUTUAL FUND README 
                                 10-19-2010
                               
    This system will work on Windows XP/Vista
    This Mutual Fund system is comprised of the following programs:
      mutfdeny  -  enter data to the system
      mutfdmat  -  maintenance 
      mutfdscr  -  scrolls fund items on the screen
      mutfdsrt  -  sort the fund items
      mutualfx  -  fixes bad records
      mutfdprt  -  prints a list of the funds

    Be warned that some of these programs will not work
    and give ridiculous errors until a couple of dozen
    records are entered. The sort being one of them. 

    These programs should be put in a folder of your choosing.
    A good choice would be "mutualfd".
    The funds are sorted by fund name then YYMMDD.
    EX: Wellington, 20050130
    
    Any dollar amounts entered must fill the field. If the dollar amount is smaller than
    the space allocated then leading zeros must be entered. No decimal points should be
    entered in the dollar fields. The last two digits of a dollar field entered are
    implied decimal values. The SHARE field does not always have a value to enter in 
    the Mutfdmat program so enter zeros in the field.
    
    The normal procedure for using this system would be to enter x number of items 
    through the "mutfdent" program. Then run "mutfdsrt" to sort the items. Then run
    "mutfdscr" to look at what you have done on the screen. Errors can be fixed using
    the "mutfdmat" or the "mutualfx" programs. Personally I use the "mutfdmat" to fix
    my errors. Look for the bad record on the "mutfdscr" program and write down the
    Fund Name and date. This data can be used to redo the record with "mutfdmat"
    be entering the fund name and date.

    The Day, Month, Century/Year are NOT checked for a valid Day/Month/Year. It is 
    your responsibility to enter the correct values.
    

    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 Mutual Fund print program. It is possible to temporarily
    delete a printer and add it back after using the Mutual Fund 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 Mutual Fund data 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 Mutual Fund print then worked.                      

    This system could in a pinch keep records of stocks but that is not what it was
    designed to do.

    To uninstall these programs just delete the folder that contains them. These programs
    do not affect any other programs.

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    Enjoy
    Jack Shankle