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- HBMS UPDATE HISTORY
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- Version 1.3 Feb 86
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- Program is now reliable but some copies of it must have been
- contaminated on upload or download or "un-arcing". I received
- notices of problems which I could not reproduce on my copy.
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- Version 1.3a Nov 86
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- Some printers could not handle the width of certain reports.
- Adjusted left margin to accommodate these printers.
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- After complaints of annoying beeps and chirps, I deleted
- some of them and also added an option to turn them off
- altogether.
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- Version 2.0 December 86
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- Added the ability to recognize monochrome modes and adjust
- the colors accordingly.
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- Added the on-screen ability to page through an account's
- sorted ledger (in the Screen Reports section) for the whole
- year, not just the current month.
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- Added a printed report offering the same data as above.
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- Added the on-screen ability to "view" the transaction ledger
- (in the Ledger Posting section) for the entire year, not just
- the current month.
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- Re-designed the "month" screen report. It now shows much more
- data in a more readable format. Provided "Flags" to show when
- you have exceeded your budget.
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- Re-designed the "month" printed report.
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- Now any data that can be printed (except for the Chart of
- Accounts) can be viewed on screen. The program could now be
- of value even without a printer.
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- If the Enlarge-On printer code was nullified, the spacing of
- some printed reports was affected. Fixed spacing.
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- Fixed a problem that arose when closing the month of December.
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- In some cases a problem arose when the "check for free
- space" function looked at the wrong drive.
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- Version 2.1 January '87
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- Fixed bug that was introduced in vers 2.0. It occurred in the
- Begin New Year section when trying to start a new budget from
- scratch. Also added a warning about how to begin a new year.
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- Updated the documentation to better explain the ledger posting
- concepts.
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- Added record # to the source account screen display to avoid
- confusion.
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- Added a feature to select either the Income and Expense
- Report, the Balance Sheet, or both.
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- Added a year designation to the Chart of Accounts Report.
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- Version 3.0 December '87
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- Greatly improved screen writing and disk access speed.
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- Merged STARTUP.HBM file onto ACCOUNTS.yy file.
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- Added Checkbook reconciliation feature.
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- New data file format required because of reconciliation
- feature. Old data has to be run through conversion program.
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- Added On-screen Code Help feature for account and
- category codes (uses F1 key).
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- Added Data export feature.
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- Added Beginning balance printout.
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- Added Raw account data printout.
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- Percentage values now displayed in screen reports.
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- Balances now shown in sorted ledger reports.
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- Changed DEBIT/CREDIT format to DECREASE/INCREASE.
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- The ESC key now backs you out of more places.
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- When starting a budget system from scratch, HBMS will now go
- straight to "Begin New Year"
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- Re-coded the re-sequence feature. (There was a bug reported.
- I was unable to reproduce it, but the code needed work anyway.)
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- Fixed bug in limiting 38 accounts per category.
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- Fixed bug in Chart of Accounts printout if more than 2 pages.
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- Version 3.0 December '87 (continued)
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- Fixed bug that allowed the requirement of at least 1 Account
- per Category and at least 1 Category per Money Group, to be
- violated. This could have been devastating under the right
- circumstances.
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- Fixed a bug that could have resulted in lost data if you had
- entered transactions and immediately tried to begin a new year
- without saving the data first.
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- LEDGER SECTION
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- 1. The "action" prompt now requires only one keystroke.
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- 2. Added room for two more lines in TARGETS.
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- 3. Increments the check number and prompts you for it, or
- skips past field if not checking.
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- 4. Alternative use of "+" & "-" in place of I)ncrease &
- D)ecrease.
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- 5. Up and Dn arrow feature to greatly speed up correcting
- mistakes made while entering transactions.
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- 6. In the VIEW section you can use Up and Dn arrow to browse
- through transactions.
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- POSSIBLE CHANGES TO LOOK FOR IN FUTURE UPDATES!
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- I'm considering making available a program to edit ledger
- files. At this time I'm not sure if it will be appropriate or
- possible under the current format.
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- If there is enough interest, I may include a check printing
- feature. A problem arises because there are numerous check
- forms around. Some require addresses, which I'm not sure HBMS
- is ready to handle. If this feature appeals to you, let me
- know. I would appreciate anyone sending me a copy of a
- printable check form they would like to use, so I can get some
- idea as to what is needed. Again, this is only a possible
- update feature.
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