INSTRUCTIONS FOR USERS           (Beta 0.91)


We've broken the package up into 2 parts. One part contains the
files specific to the program. The other part is the VROBJ.DLL file.
Some of you may already have the Version 2.1 DLL and this saves you
having to pick it up.

Create a directory on your hard drive and copy all the files to
this directory. If you want to create a program object on your
desktop for the program, we've provided an icon you can use called
BANK.ICO.

After creating the above, you'll need to do some manual setup
as described below.

Because the following setup routines are not developed yet, you'll
need to do them manually with a text editor ...

1.  LSTCHQ.DAT: enter the check number of the last check you wrote
                prior to starting to use this program. Check numbers
                will be incremented by 1 from there.
                Check numbers *MUST*  be 4 characters long.
                If you are starting with check number 245 for example,
                it needs to be entered as 0245

2.  MCBAL.DAT:  this file contains a figure reflecting the amount of
                money you have available on your Mastercard account.
                (the limits of your card). You'll need to figure out
                what this amount is based on your last statement minus
                the charges you've made since then.

3.  VBAL.DAT :  same as above, but for a VISA account

4.  BAL.DAT  :  contains your TRUE bank balance in your Checking Account
                at the time you are doing the conversion. If you enter
                a wrong amount you will have no end of grief when it
                comes to trying to do a bank reconciliation. You arrive
                at a true bank balance by:

                * getting the balance on your last bank statement and
                * adding any uncleared transactions (checks, bank charges,
                  etc) to this amount.

5. EXPACCT.DAT: contains user-definable expense accounts. These can be
                added to from within the program, so you don't need to
                edit the file manually. However, it needs to be pointed
                out that the accounts that are contained in there now
                are required by the program as they interact with other
                components. So don't delete these accounts. Simply add
                additional expense accounts as you require. It doesn't
                matter what order you enter them, they'll be sorted when
                displayed. You add accounts from within the program
                from "Accounts", "Edit Accounts".

6.  USER.DAT  : contains information on yourself that will appear on
                the top of checks and other forms. This can and should
                be edited within the program under "Setup". Try to
                duplicate the spacing as exists now.

7.  To close down the About dialog window, click on the fly. ;-)

That's about it. Invoke the program by typing BANK.EXE at an OS/2
prompt or create a program object to call it up.


Sincerely,

Rene

