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- Currency Version 2.1 (last built 2 Apr. 1999)
- ===============================================
-
- by
- Henrique M. Martins
- hm_martins@xoommail.com
-
- See also http://members.xoom.com/HM_Martins/currex.htm
-
-
- Currency is a currency database and conversion utility.
-
- Installation
-
- As usual.
- If you are upgrading from an earlier version of "Currency" and
- you find any problem (this is not foreseen), you may have a
- database compatibility problem. In this case, just delete Currency
- (which automatically will delete also the database) and load it again.
-
- Full and reduced version
-
- Two versions of "Currency"are distributed. The first one,
- distributed in archive currex.zip, includes support for 174 currencies.
- The second one, distributed in currred.zip, is a reduced version and
- supports 66 currencies. Both are free and daily supported.
-
- To update Currency it is only required to download a small
- update database (either cupdate.pdb or cupdred.pdb), or re-install
- the application.
-
- Full Version Reduced version
- --------------------------------------------------------
- File name currex.prc curred.prc
- Number of curr. 174 66
- Size (.prc) 52657 43870
- Size (.pdb) 25068 10000
- Total 77725 53870
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Update database
- Name cupdate.pdb cupdred.pdb
- Size 6204 2804
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- Check in http://members.xoom.com/HM_Martins/currex.htm the
- full list of currencies incluede in each version.
-
- Main features:
-
- - Freeware.
- - Configurable display (see Settings / Display menu)
- - Up to 6 simultaneous currencies on display.
- - Simultaneous update of all displayed currencies.
- - User selectable font size.
- - User defined number format (support of international formats).
- - All calculations performed in double precision (~14 digits of
- precision).
- Att: Least significant digits may be incorrect if
- more then 14 digits are used.
- - 174 or 66 currencies included.
- - All 12 Euro currencies (frozen exchange rates).
- - Daily update support.
- - All to all currency conversions.
- (Conversions performed via Euro triangulation,
- which may not be correct for conversion between
- non Euro currencies.)
- - Configurable currency details (see Settings / Currency menu).
- - User selectable reference currency for exchange rate updates.
- - Warning issued for outdated exchange rates.
- - Configurable display format.
- - Auxiliary small keyboard input.
- - Date of last exchange rate update stored for each individual currency.
- - Independent setting of actual and default preferences.
- - System default rates as supplied by Olsen and Associates (OANDA,
- see http://www.oanda.com/).
- - The prc image at EuroCool will be daily updated at about 13:30/14:30 GMT
- with the spot rates published by the European Central Bank. Since this
- service will be provided at no cost, it may be interrupted at any
- moment without prior notice.
- - Full keyboard support.
-
- Configuration details:
-
- - The display can be configured tapping the "Select" button.
- Use < and > to add/remove currencies to the active display list.
- - The details for each currency can be fully configured taping the
- currency code or using the "Settings/currency" option. Editable fields
- are clearly marked.
- - In the "Settings/Currency" screen select preferred reference
- currency, which can be optionaly used to update exchange rates.
- - The default button in the "Settings/Currency" screen recalls
- the system default value for the displayed currencies.
- - The "Reset/Reset all currencies" menu in the "Settings/Currency"
- screen resets all currencies (INCLUDING user defined currencies)
- to system default values.
- - Currency keeps track of two configuration profiles.
- Each profile is defined by the set of displayed currencys, the
- format options (decimal and thousand separator symbols).
-
- 1. The actual configuration is the one in use and which is kept when
- switching between applications.
- 2. The "user default" profile can be defined by the user by setting
- the desired configuration and then selecting the menu option
- "Display/Set as default" in the "Configure display" screen.
- 3. The "User default" profile can be restored at any time either in
- the main screen using the "Settings/User default" menu or in the
- Configure Display screen using the "Display/Restore default"
- option.
-
- - The download of a new prc image in order to update exchange rates will
- not affect user defined settings (display configuration, number format and
- user defined currencies). Only the exchange rates of the default currencies
- will be updated IF they are newer (more recent) than those in the
- currency database.
-
- - Validity period for rates in use can be set at the "Settings/Validity"
- menu. After the specified period of time, a warning symbol is displayed
- near the currency code.
-
- Distribution:
-
- - This software may be freely distributed. But an e-mail informing me
- would be welcome.
-
- Disclaimer:
-
- - The software is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
- expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
- merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author nor
- anyone else who has been involved in the delivery of this product
- assumes any liability for damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of the software.
-
- Comments:
-
- - Comments welcome.
-
- -- Henrique M. Martins
- hm_martins@xoommail.com
-
-