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Capital Gainz 3.0P [1/2] is a portfolio
manager for small investors and professional
managers alike. It's ideal for a 'dollar-cost
averaging' strategy. Record purchases, sales,
dividends, cap. gains; calculate gain/loss &
total return; view/print info for securities
over a range of dates; reinvest dividends;
record splits; execute sales of multiple
purchases using FIFO, LIFO, max gain or loss,
specific ID, avg. cost. Shareware ($39).
From DBLinx. FILE 1 OF A 2-FILE SET!
manager for small investors and professional
managers alike. It's ideal for a 'dollar-cost
averaging' strategy. Record purchases, sales,
dividends, cap. gains; calculate gain/loss &
total return; view/print info for securities
over a range of dates; reinvest dividends;
record splits; execute sales of multiple
purchases using FIFO, LIFO, max gain or loss,
specific ID, avg. cost. Shareware ($39).
From DBLinx. FILE 1 OF A 2-FILE SET!
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Contents of the README.DOC file
Capital Gainz 3.0P [1/2] is a portfolio
manager for small investors and professional
managers alike. It's ideal for a 'dollar-cost
averaging' strategy. Record purchases, sales,
dividends, cap. gains; calculate gain/loss &
total return; view/print info for securities
over a range of dates; reinvest dividends;
record splits; execute sales of multiple
purchases using FIFO, LIFO, max gain or loss,
specific ID, avg. cost. Shareware ($39).
From DBLinx. FILE 1 OF A 2-FILE SET!
Capital Gainz Version 3.0
Copyright 1991-92 by David Lee Cohen. All Rights Reserved.
Dave Cohen
DBLinx
P.O. Box 12545
RTP, NC 27709-2545
(919)-469-5196
CompuServe ID: 70431,132
Internet:[email protected]
May 17, 1992
READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT: It contains important information!
This is an unregistered shareware version of Capital Gainz if:
o It was obtained via an electronic bulletin board, on-line
service, or other electronic means.
or
o It was obtained from a shareware disk vendor, or a source
other than DBLinx and David Lee Cohen.
or
o During program sign-on the legend "shareware version" is
displayed.
Otherwise, this is a registered version of Capital Gainz, purchased by
and registered to you. If this is a shareware version of Capital
Gainz, after installation refer to the document LICENSE.DOC for
details on the shareware version's restrictions and for information on
ordering a registered version of Capital Gainz. Also included in
LICENSE.DOC is a list of what you get with your Capital Gainz
registration.
Capital Gainz is distributed on one or two diskettes, containing
this file, README.DOC, the INSTALL.EXE installation program, the
PROGRAM archive, and the DOC archive. The shareware version may also
contain disk vendor information in the VENDOR.DOC file. The registered
version includes the Capital Gainz Utility Program, CGUTIL.EXE, and
DoublePrint, DP.EXE.
Capital Gainz requires an IBM personal computer or compatible
running MS-DOS version 3.00 or later, any monochrome or CGA/EGA/VGA
monitor, a minimum of 640KB of RAM, and a hard disk. At least 512KB of
RAM must be available to run Capital Gainz. The Capital Gainz User's
Manual lists disk space requirements for the Capital Gainz data files.
Although Capital Gainz has been reasonably tested for reliability
and accuracy, you should backup your data regularly. This should
especially be done before any data file upgrade. Any bugs or
inaccuracies should be reported, and every effort will be made to fix
them.
Forward bug reports, problems, questions, suggestions, or general
feelings about Capital Gainz to the address at the top of this
document. And thanks for trying Capital Gainz.
Distribution, Registration:
---------------------------
Capital Gainz is Copyright 1991-92 by David Lee Cohen.
Distribution restrictions are detailed in the VENDOR.DOC file.
This software is not public domain, and failure to abide by the
distribution restrictions constitutes a violation of the U.S. and
International Copyright laws.
Registration requirements are discussed in LICENSE.DOC. This file
also contains a registration form, or one can be printed upon program
exit.
Upgrading to a New Revision or
Converting to a Registered Version
-----------------------------------
If you already have a shareware or registered version of Capital
Gainz installed, install the new registered version in the same
directory. Only program and documentation files will be overwritten.
Data files may be upgraded, but will otherwise not be affected.
Sometimes, a change in file formats requires an upgrade of
existing data files. If this is the case, the upgrade function of the
Capital Gainz Utility Program will be invoked automatically by the
INSTALL program. IF YOU ARE UPGRADING, YOU SHOULD INSTALL THE NEW
VERSION IN THE DIRECTORY CONTAINING THE OLD PROGRAM FILES. When
attempting to run a new version of Capital Gainz against old data
files that were not upgraded, you may receive the error "Can't Upgrade
from Shareware Version" or "Invalid Record Declaration" when running
Capital Gainz. If you experience this problem, run the Capital Gainz
Utility Program to upgrade your data files.
The Capital Gainz Utility Program is only available with the
registered version of Capital Gainz. DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL A NEW
UNREGISTERED VERSION ON TOP OF AN EXISTING VERSION.
The HISTORY.DOC file contains a list of major changes between
revisions of Capital Gainz. If you are upgrading from a pre-version
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3.0 copy and have been maintaining multiple portfolios with DOS
subdirectories, see the section on Upgrading to Version 3.0 at the end
of this document.
Prepare for Installation
------------------------
You should have either two 5.25" 360KB diskettes or a single 3.5"
720KB diskette. If you have two diskettes, one should be labeled
PROGRAM and one should be labeled DOC. If you have a single diskette,
then it should be labeled PROGRAM. The following files should be on
the diskettes - if you have a single 720KB diskette, then the PROGRAM
and DOC diskettes referred to below are combined onto a single PROGRAM
diskette:
A PROGRAM disk with INSTALL.EXE, README.DOC, and the PROGRAM
archive. The PROGRAM archive name can be CPGNZP.zzz, CGZP30.zzz,
or CGZP30n.zzz. 'zzz' is 'EXE' for a self-extracting archive, or
else it indicates the compression method used, such as 'ZIP'.
A DOC disk with the DOC archive. The DOC archive name can be
CPGNZD.ZZZ, CGZD30.zzz, or CGZD30n.zzz. 'zzz' is 'EXE' for a
self-extracting archive, or else it indicates the compression
method used, such as 'ZIP'. For registered versions, there will
also be CGUTIL.EXE and DP.EXE files. For shareware versions,
there may also be a VENDOR.DOC file, with information for vendors
and sysops.
(Registered versions also include a DEMO disk. Shareware versions
may or may not include the demo in a separate archive on one of
the disks. See the Demo/Tutorial section below for details.)
Alternatively, INSTALL.EXE and README.DOC can be on the DOC disk
instead of the PROGRAM disk. Often, Capital Gainz is archived into two
files on CompuServe or bulletin boards. The first of these two files
usually contains the README.DOC, INSTALL.EXE, and VENDOR.DOC files
along with the files normally in the DOC archive. If you downloaded
these two files to your hard disk, do the following to prepare for
installation:
Create a CAPGNZ directory and unarchive the MAIN archive file
(CPGNZ30.zzz, CGZ30.zzz, or CGZ30n.zzz) to it. Copy the PROGRAM
archive to a diskette, then run INSTALL.EXE and choose not to
install the documentation (you already installed it). You can't
INSTALL from a hard disk.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE FILES, PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE PHONE
NUMBER OR ADDRESS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THIS DOCUMENT. ALSO, LET US
KNOW WHERE YOU OBTAINED YOUR COPY OF CAPITAL GAINZ.
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Installation
------------
To install Capital Gainz, simply insert the PROGRAM disk (or
whichever disk contains INSTALL.EXE) into one of your PC's floppy
diskette drives and (if you inserted the disk into drive A) type:
A:INSTALL
You will be prompted for the necessary information, and any
directories requested will be created if they do not exist. If you are
installing a registered version, you will also be prompted for the
Registration Number on the distribution diskette. If there is a
separate UPGRADE or DOC disk, you'll be prompted to insert it as
needed. After installation, the new Capital Gainz directory will be
your current working directory. Detailed information on the
installation process is included in the User's Manual (CAPGNZ.DOC).
Common installation problems include: bad diskettes, corrupt data
caused by electronic transmission errors, and incorrect composition of
the archives on the diskettes. The result of these kinds of problems
are installation errors indicating: invalid archive, invalid archive
format, or disk read errors. If you run into a similar problem,
contact your original source for a replacement. If you encounter
problems getting a replacement, contact us directly and let us know
where you obtained your copy.
CONFIG.SYS File
---------------
The maximum number of open files allowed, as indicated by the
'FILES=nn' statement in the CONFIG.SYS file in your root directory,
may need to be increased in order to run Capital Gainz. You can have
Capital Gainz do this automatically on installation, or else do it
manually with a text editor. Given normal configurations, a setting of
FILES=30 should be sufficient. However, you may need to bump it up to
40. You must reboot your system for this new setting to be in effect.
Documentation
-------------
After installation is complete, these three important Capital
Gainz documents will be on your disk:
README.DOC - this file.
LICENSE.DOC - information on ordering the registered and
professional versions of Capital Gainz, and the Capital Gainz
license agreement.
CAPGNZ.DOC - Capital Gainz user's manual (over 200 pages). In the
online version of the manual, screen shots, example reports, and
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several chapters are omitted.
TOUR.DOC - the Quick Tour chapter from CAPGNZ.DOC, only in the
shareware version.
You can view or print these files from within Capital Gainz using
the View Documentation option from the Main Menu. While viewing the
users manual, use the Goto Page feature to quickly jump to page
numbers listed in the Table of Contents. If you have a registered
version of Capital Gainz and a laser printer, you can also use the
DP.EXE utility to print two pages per sheet of paper, in landscape
mode. Try it with a small file, such as this README.DOC file, before
printing a large document:
DP README.DOC
For a list of options, type:
DP ?
Getting Started
---------------
If you don't want to read (or print) the entire Capital Gainz
User's Manual before getting started, you may want to at least read
over the Quick Tour chapter to get you up and running as quickly as
possible. Or, you can run the Demo/Tutorial screen show described
below. Also be sure to refer to the LICENSE.DOC file for usage and
distribution guidelines, as well as restrictions that apply if this is
an unregistered shareware version of Capital Gainz. To start up
Capital Gainz, type:
CG
in the directory you specified during installation.
Capital Gainz data files (*.DAT and *.K01) and help files (*.HLP)
must be located in the directory that you're in when you start Capital
Gainz. The DOS search path can be used to locate the Capital Gainz
executable file.
Demo/Tutorial
-------------
A Demo/Tutorial screen show was recently added to Capital Gainz.
Registered users receive this on a separate disk, and can run it by
inserting the disk, changing to the disk, and running CGDEMO.EXE:
A:
CGDEMO
Shareware users may or may not receive the demo/tutorial, depending on
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the how the program is distributed. If the archive CPGNZS.zzz or
CGZS30.zzz exists, you need to unarchive it before you can run it. For
example, if you have the file CPGNZS.EXE on one of the disks:
C:
CD \CAPGNZ
MKDIR DEMO
CD DEMO
A:CPGNZS
CGDEMO
The demo works best on EGA/VGA color monitors. It will run on
monochrome screens, but field highlighting won't show up.
Backing Up Data
---------------
I strongly urge you to regularly backup your Capital Gainz data
files. There is a Backup option on the Main Menu that executes the
backup command entered in the User Settings Form, but since data files
must be closed and data swapped to disk before calling DOS, this
option may prove too slow on older 8086 PCs. If this is the case, use
your favorite backup or compression utility to backup the data files
before or after running Capital Gainz. You can even modify the CG.BAT
startup file to do this automatically. Alternatively, you can use the
DOS COPY command in a batch file to copy the data files to a backup
diskette.
The data files that should be backed up are identified by the
following DOS file templates:
*.DAT
*.K01
Included in this release is an example batch file, CAPGNZBU.BAT, that
backs up Capital Gainz data files using the DOS COPY command.
CAPGNZBU.BAT accepts the letter of the drive to copy the data files to
as its only argument. Thus, to backup data from the current directory
to the diskette in drive A:
CAPGNZBU A
Problems with Category Methods
------------------------------
Prior to version 3.0, Capital Gainz had some shortcomings in its
handling of the category selling methods. As correctly described in
the manual, the average price, not the actual purchase price, was
subtracted from the total purchase amount when changing/deleting open
share records. As of version 3.0, Capital Gainz includes robust
implementations of the category methods, subtracting the actual
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purchase price on changes/deletions and tracing through the
chronological history of the shares when you choose the Total option
on the Fixup Form. This is possible since both the actual and the
average price are now stored in the sold shares records.
If you have any securities that use a category method, be sure to
check them. If you have not sold any shares, then the easiest
verification process is to run Fixup from the Local Security Table,
choosing the Total option on the Fixup Form. If you have sold shares,
we suggest that you delete (don't unsell) the sold shares records,
manually change the purchase prices from the Open Log, and run
Fixup/Total before re-executing the sale.
I apologize for any problems this may have caused, and would be
glad to provide additional help as needed.
Problems With Selling Shares
----------------------------
Prior to version 3.0h (04/06/92), Capital Gainz examined all
purchases when you executed a sale, not just those prior to the
entered selling date. Thus, if you used the Maximum Loss selling
method to record a sale on 6/1/91, but had entered purchases up
through 12/1/91, then all of the purchases would have been examined.
Also, if you used a category method, all purchases would be factored
into the average price for the sale, not just those purchases prior to
the sale. Although this process functioned exactly as documented, some
failed to recognize it. If you did not record purchases until all
prior sales had been recorded, or used the LIFO or ID methods, there
was no problem. As of version 3.0h, Capital Gainz restricts open
shares by the sale date, and even recalculates the average price as of
the sale date.
Upgrading to Version 3.0
------------------------
If you were not maintaining multiple portfolios using DOS
subdirectories, you can skip this section. A single default portfolio
will be created for your data during the upgrade process. However, if
you are upgrading and have been maintaining multiple portfolios using
DOS subdirectories, you'll need to use the Capital Gainz Utility
Program to merge the portfolios.
Using DOS subdirectories for different portfolios required
considerable data duplication. Version 3.0's support for multiple
portfolios consolidates this duplicate data. On installation, you can
enter the subdirectories containing data that must be upgraded. You
can also upgrade these directories after installation. When you
upgrade your Capital Gainz data files, a default portfolio is created
in each subdirectory. After installation, you can skim over the
Capital Gainz Users Manual for information on how the data files are
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set up for multiple portfolios. In particular, read the discussions on
the Portfolio File, the Global Security File, and the Local Security
File. Then, follow these steps to merge your portfolios:
o If you did not upgrade all of the subdirectories at installation,
upgrade them now using the Upgrade option in the Capital Gainz
Utility Program, CGUTIL.EXE. The Utility Program is described in
detail in the Capital Gainz Users Manual. By upgrading, each
directory will contain a single version 3.0 portfolio. You can
change directories from within the Utility Program.
o Make certain that you don't have any conflicting security symbols
in various directories. In other words, if you used the same
security symbol to represent completely different securities, run
Capital Gainz in the directories to rename the conflicting
securities. If a given symbol represented the same security for
multiple portfolios, there's no problem - the security
definitions will be merged while individual values are maintained
in separate portfolios. For instance, if you used FPINC to
represent the Financial Progress Daily Income mutual fund in one
directory, and used FPINC to represent the Financial Progress
Industrial Income Fund in another directory, rename one or both
of them using the Global Security Form in Capital Gainz. If you
used FPINC to represent Financial Progress Daily Income in both
directories, you don't have to change anything. Each holding of
FPINC will be in a different portfolio.
o Also, make certain that you don't have any conflicting
broker/investment company names in various directories. If the
same name represented different broker/investment companies, then
run Capital Gainz in the directories to rename the conflicting
broker/investment companies with the Broker/Investment Company
Form. For instance, if you used Fidelity for the Fidelity Mutual
Funds in one directory and Fidelity for the Fidelity Brokerage in
another directory, rename one or both of them. If you used
Fidelity to represent the Fidelity Mutual Funds in both
directories, you don't have to change anything. The two
broker/investment companies will be merged into one.
o Copy the portfolios from the other directories to the
installation directory using the Copy/Move Portfolios option in
the Utility Program. This will eliminate duplicate security
definitions and broker/investment companies while separating the
holdings from each directory into individual portfolios. When you
copy a portfolio with the Utility Program, a new portfolio ID is
generated for it in the destination directory.
o When you are finished, run Capital Gainz in the installation
directory, where you copied all of your portfolios to. Make sure
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the data is correct. Then, you can exit from Capital Gainz and
delete the files in the old subdirectories.
Taxes - Schedule B, Schedule D
------------------------------
When using the Schedule B and Schedule D reports to do your taxes,
be sure to match up the 1099 forms with the values on these reports.
There are usually some differences - for instance, most international
mutual funds pay foreign taxes on realized gains for you. The amount
used to pay the tax was not reported as distribution, but is included
with distributions on the 1099.
Also, IRS publications are very elusive on what to do with short
term capital gains distributions from mutual funds. Capital Gainz
takes the approach that short term capital gains distributions are
treated the same as dividends.
Acknowledgements
----------------
INSTALL.EXE uses the SPAWNO routines by Ralf Brown to minimize
memory use when running other programs.
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manager for small investors and professional
managers alike. It's ideal for a 'dollar-cost
averaging' strategy. Record purchases, sales,
dividends, cap. gains; calculate gain/loss &
total return; view/print info for securities
over a range of dates; reinvest dividends;
record splits; execute sales of multiple
purchases using FIFO, LIFO, max gain or loss,
specific ID, avg. cost. Shareware ($39).
From DBLinx. FILE 1 OF A 2-FILE SET!
Capital Gainz Version 3.0
Copyright 1991-92 by David Lee Cohen. All Rights Reserved.
Dave Cohen
DBLinx
P.O. Box 12545
RTP, NC 27709-2545
(919)-469-5196
CompuServe ID: 70431,132
Internet:[email protected]
May 17, 1992
READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT: It contains important information!
This is an unregistered shareware version of Capital Gainz if:
o It was obtained via an electronic bulletin board, on-line
service, or other electronic means.
or
o It was obtained from a shareware disk vendor, or a source
other than DBLinx and David Lee Cohen.
or
o During program sign-on the legend "shareware version" is
displayed.
Otherwise, this is a registered version of Capital Gainz, purchased by
and registered to you. If this is a shareware version of Capital
Gainz, after installation refer to the document LICENSE.DOC for
details on the shareware version's restrictions and for information on
ordering a registered version of Capital Gainz. Also included in
LICENSE.DOC is a list of what you get with your Capital Gainz
registration.
Capital Gainz is distributed on one or two diskettes, containing
this file, README.DOC, the INSTALL.EXE installation program, the
PROGRAM archive, and the DOC archive. The shareware version may also
contain disk vendor information in the VENDOR.DOC file. The registered
version includes the Capital Gainz Utility Program, CGUTIL.EXE, and
DoublePrint, DP.EXE.
Capital Gainz requires an IBM personal computer or compatible
running MS-DOS version 3.00 or later, any monochrome or CGA/EGA/VGA
monitor, a minimum of 640KB of RAM, and a hard disk. At least 512KB of
RAM must be available to run Capital Gainz. The Capital Gainz User's
Manual lists disk space requirements for the Capital Gainz data files.
Although Capital Gainz has been reasonably tested for reliability
and accuracy, you should backup your data regularly. This should
especially be done before any data file upgrade. Any bugs or
inaccuracies should be reported, and every effort will be made to fix
them.
Forward bug reports, problems, questions, suggestions, or general
feelings about Capital Gainz to the address at the top of this
document. And thanks for trying Capital Gainz.
Distribution, Registration:
---------------------------
Capital Gainz is Copyright 1991-92 by David Lee Cohen.
Distribution restrictions are detailed in the VENDOR.DOC file.
This software is not public domain, and failure to abide by the
distribution restrictions constitutes a violation of the U.S. and
International Copyright laws.
Registration requirements are discussed in LICENSE.DOC. This file
also contains a registration form, or one can be printed upon program
exit.
Upgrading to a New Revision or
Converting to a Registered Version
-----------------------------------
If you already have a shareware or registered version of Capital
Gainz installed, install the new registered version in the same
directory. Only program and documentation files will be overwritten.
Data files may be upgraded, but will otherwise not be affected.
Sometimes, a change in file formats requires an upgrade of
existing data files. If this is the case, the upgrade function of the
Capital Gainz Utility Program will be invoked automatically by the
INSTALL program. IF YOU ARE UPGRADING, YOU SHOULD INSTALL THE NEW
VERSION IN THE DIRECTORY CONTAINING THE OLD PROGRAM FILES. When
attempting to run a new version of Capital Gainz against old data
files that were not upgraded, you may receive the error "Can't Upgrade
from Shareware Version" or "Invalid Record Declaration" when running
Capital Gainz. If you experience this problem, run the Capital Gainz
Utility Program to upgrade your data files.
The Capital Gainz Utility Program is only available with the
registered version of Capital Gainz. DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL A NEW
UNREGISTERED VERSION ON TOP OF AN EXISTING VERSION.
The HISTORY.DOC file contains a list of major changes between
revisions of Capital Gainz. If you are upgrading from a pre-version
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3.0 copy and have been maintaining multiple portfolios with DOS
subdirectories, see the section on Upgrading to Version 3.0 at the end
of this document.
Prepare for Installation
------------------------
You should have either two 5.25" 360KB diskettes or a single 3.5"
720KB diskette. If you have two diskettes, one should be labeled
PROGRAM and one should be labeled DOC. If you have a single diskette,
then it should be labeled PROGRAM. The following files should be on
the diskettes - if you have a single 720KB diskette, then the PROGRAM
and DOC diskettes referred to below are combined onto a single PROGRAM
diskette:
A PROGRAM disk with INSTALL.EXE, README.DOC, and the PROGRAM
archive. The PROGRAM archive name can be CPGNZP.zzz, CGZP30.zzz,
or CGZP30n.zzz. 'zzz' is 'EXE' for a self-extracting archive, or
else it indicates the compression method used, such as 'ZIP'.
A DOC disk with the DOC archive. The DOC archive name can be
CPGNZD.ZZZ, CGZD30.zzz, or CGZD30n.zzz. 'zzz' is 'EXE' for a
self-extracting archive, or else it indicates the compression
method used, such as 'ZIP'. For registered versions, there will
also be CGUTIL.EXE and DP.EXE files. For shareware versions,
there may also be a VENDOR.DOC file, with information for vendors
and sysops.
(Registered versions also include a DEMO disk. Shareware versions
may or may not include the demo in a separate archive on one of
the disks. See the Demo/Tutorial section below for details.)
Alternatively, INSTALL.EXE and README.DOC can be on the DOC disk
instead of the PROGRAM disk. Often, Capital Gainz is archived into two
files on CompuServe or bulletin boards. The first of these two files
usually contains the README.DOC, INSTALL.EXE, and VENDOR.DOC files
along with the files normally in the DOC archive. If you downloaded
these two files to your hard disk, do the following to prepare for
installation:
Create a CAPGNZ directory and unarchive the MAIN archive file
(CPGNZ30.zzz, CGZ30.zzz, or CGZ30n.zzz) to it. Copy the PROGRAM
archive to a diskette, then run INSTALL.EXE and choose not to
install the documentation (you already installed it). You can't
INSTALL from a hard disk.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE FILES, PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE PHONE
NUMBER OR ADDRESS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THIS DOCUMENT. ALSO, LET US
KNOW WHERE YOU OBTAINED YOUR COPY OF CAPITAL GAINZ.
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Installation
------------
To install Capital Gainz, simply insert the PROGRAM disk (or
whichever disk contains INSTALL.EXE) into one of your PC's floppy
diskette drives and (if you inserted the disk into drive A) type:
A:INSTALL
You will be prompted for the necessary information, and any
directories requested will be created if they do not exist. If you are
installing a registered version, you will also be prompted for the
Registration Number on the distribution diskette. If there is a
separate UPGRADE or DOC disk, you'll be prompted to insert it as
needed. After installation, the new Capital Gainz directory will be
your current working directory. Detailed information on the
installation process is included in the User's Manual (CAPGNZ.DOC).
Common installation problems include: bad diskettes, corrupt data
caused by electronic transmission errors, and incorrect composition of
the archives on the diskettes. The result of these kinds of problems
are installation errors indicating: invalid archive, invalid archive
format, or disk read errors. If you run into a similar problem,
contact your original source for a replacement. If you encounter
problems getting a replacement, contact us directly and let us know
where you obtained your copy.
CONFIG.SYS File
---------------
The maximum number of open files allowed, as indicated by the
'FILES=nn' statement in the CONFIG.SYS file in your root directory,
may need to be increased in order to run Capital Gainz. You can have
Capital Gainz do this automatically on installation, or else do it
manually with a text editor. Given normal configurations, a setting of
FILES=30 should be sufficient. However, you may need to bump it up to
40. You must reboot your system for this new setting to be in effect.
Documentation
-------------
After installation is complete, these three important Capital
Gainz documents will be on your disk:
README.DOC - this file.
LICENSE.DOC - information on ordering the registered and
professional versions of Capital Gainz, and the Capital Gainz
license agreement.
CAPGNZ.DOC - Capital Gainz user's manual (over 200 pages). In the
online version of the manual, screen shots, example reports, and
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several chapters are omitted.
TOUR.DOC - the Quick Tour chapter from CAPGNZ.DOC, only in the
shareware version.
You can view or print these files from within Capital Gainz using
the View Documentation option from the Main Menu. While viewing the
users manual, use the Goto Page feature to quickly jump to page
numbers listed in the Table of Contents. If you have a registered
version of Capital Gainz and a laser printer, you can also use the
DP.EXE utility to print two pages per sheet of paper, in landscape
mode. Try it with a small file, such as this README.DOC file, before
printing a large document:
DP README.DOC
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Getting Started
---------------
If you don't want to read (or print) the entire Capital Gainz
User's Manual before getting started, you may want to at least read
over the Quick Tour chapter to get you up and running as quickly as
possible. Or, you can run the Demo/Tutorial screen show described
below. Also be sure to refer to the LICENSE.DOC file for usage and
distribution guidelines, as well as restrictions that apply if this is
an unregistered shareware version of Capital Gainz. To start up
Capital Gainz, type:
CG
in the directory you specified during installation.
Capital Gainz data files (*.DAT and *.K01) and help files (*.HLP)
must be located in the directory that you're in when you start Capital
Gainz. The DOS search path can be used to locate the Capital Gainz
executable file.
Demo/Tutorial
-------------
A Demo/Tutorial screen show was recently added to Capital Gainz.
Registered users receive this on a separate disk, and can run it by
inserting the disk, changing to the disk, and running CGDEMO.EXE:
A:
CGDEMO
Shareware users may or may not receive the demo/tutorial, depending on
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the how the program is distributed. If the archive CPGNZS.zzz or
CGZS30.zzz exists, you need to unarchive it before you can run it. For
example, if you have the file CPGNZS.EXE on one of the disks:
C:
CD \CAPGNZ
MKDIR DEMO
CD DEMO
A:CPGNZS
CGDEMO
The demo works best on EGA/VGA color monitors. It will run on
monochrome screens, but field highlighting won't show up.
Backing Up Data
---------------
I strongly urge you to regularly backup your Capital Gainz data
files. There is a Backup option on the Main Menu that executes the
backup command entered in the User Settings Form, but since data files
must be closed and data swapped to disk before calling DOS, this
option may prove too slow on older 8086 PCs. If this is the case, use
your favorite backup or compression utility to backup the data files
before or after running Capital Gainz. You can even modify the CG.BAT
startup file to do this automatically. Alternatively, you can use the
DOS COPY command in a batch file to copy the data files to a backup
diskette.
The data files that should be backed up are identified by the
following DOS file templates:
*.DAT
*.K01
Included in this release is an example batch file, CAPGNZBU.BAT, that
backs up Capital Gainz data files using the DOS COPY command.
CAPGNZBU.BAT accepts the letter of the drive to copy the data files to
as its only argument. Thus, to backup data from the current directory
to the diskette in drive A:
CAPGNZBU A
Problems with Category Methods
------------------------------
Prior to version 3.0, Capital Gainz had some shortcomings in its
handling of the category selling methods. As correctly described in
the manual, the average price, not the actual purchase price, was
subtracted from the total purchase amount when changing/deleting open
share records. As of version 3.0, Capital Gainz includes robust
implementations of the category methods, subtracting the actual
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purchase price on changes/deletions and tracing through the
chronological history of the shares when you choose the Total option
on the Fixup Form. This is possible since both the actual and the
average price are now stored in the sold shares records.
If you have any securities that use a category method, be sure to
check them. If you have not sold any shares, then the easiest
verification process is to run Fixup from the Local Security Table,
choosing the Total option on the Fixup Form. If you have sold shares,
we suggest that you delete (don't unsell) the sold shares records,
manually change the purchase prices from the Open Log, and run
Fixup/Total before re-executing the sale.
I apologize for any problems this may have caused, and would be
glad to provide additional help as needed.
Problems With Selling Shares
----------------------------
Prior to version 3.0h (04/06/92), Capital Gainz examined all
purchases when you executed a sale, not just those prior to the
entered selling date. Thus, if you used the Maximum Loss selling
method to record a sale on 6/1/91, but had entered purchases up
through 12/1/91, then all of the purchases would have been examined.
Also, if you used a category method, all purchases would be factored
into the average price for the sale, not just those purchases prior to
the sale. Although this process functioned exactly as documented, some
failed to recognize it. If you did not record purchases until all
prior sales had been recorded, or used the LIFO or ID methods, there
was no problem. As of version 3.0h, Capital Gainz restricts open
shares by the sale date, and even recalculates the average price as of
the sale date.
Upgrading to Version 3.0
------------------------
If you were not maintaining multiple portfolios using DOS
subdirectories, you can skip this section. A single default portfolio
will be created for your data during the upgrade process. However, if
you are upgrading and have been maintaining multiple portfolios using
DOS subdirectories, you'll need to use the Capital Gainz Utility
Program to merge the portfolios.
Using DOS subdirectories for different portfolios required
considerable data duplication. Version 3.0's support for multiple
portfolios consolidates this duplicate data. On installation, you can
enter the subdirectories containing data that must be upgraded. You
can also upgrade these directories after installation. When you
upgrade your Capital Gainz data files, a default portfolio is created
in each subdirectory. After installation, you can skim over the
Capital Gainz Users Manual for information on how the data files are
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set up for multiple portfolios. In particular, read the discussions on
the Portfolio File, the Global Security File, and the Local Security
File. Then, follow these steps to merge your portfolios:
o If you did not upgrade all of the subdirectories at installation,
upgrade them now using the Upgrade option in the Capital Gainz
Utility Program, CGUTIL.EXE. The Utility Program is described in
detail in the Capital Gainz Users Manual. By upgrading, each
directory will contain a single version 3.0 portfolio. You can
change directories from within the Utility Program.
o Make certain that you don't have any conflicting security symbols
in various directories. In other words, if you used the same
security symbol to represent completely different securities, run
Capital Gainz in the directories to rename the conflicting
securities. If a given symbol represented the same security for
multiple portfolios, there's no problem - the security
definitions will be merged while individual values are maintained
in separate portfolios. For instance, if you used FPINC to
represent the Financial Progress Daily Income mutual fund in one
directory, and used FPINC to represent the Financial Progress
Industrial Income Fund in another directory, rename one or both
of them using the Global Security Form in Capital Gainz. If you
used FPINC to represent Financial Progress Daily Income in both
directories, you don't have to change anything. Each holding of
FPINC will be in a different portfolio.
o Also, make certain that you don't have any conflicting
broker/investment company names in various directories. If the
same name represented different broker/investment companies, then
run Capital Gainz in the directories to rename the conflicting
broker/investment companies with the Broker/Investment Company
Form. For instance, if you used Fidelity for the Fidelity Mutual
Funds in one directory and Fidelity for the Fidelity Brokerage in
another directory, rename one or both of them. If you used
Fidelity to represent the Fidelity Mutual Funds in both
directories, you don't have to change anything. The two
broker/investment companies will be merged into one.
o Copy the portfolios from the other directories to the
installation directory using the Copy/Move Portfolios option in
the Utility Program. This will eliminate duplicate security
definitions and broker/investment companies while separating the
holdings from each directory into individual portfolios. When you
copy a portfolio with the Utility Program, a new portfolio ID is
generated for it in the destination directory.
o When you are finished, run Capital Gainz in the installation
directory, where you copied all of your portfolios to. Make sure
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the data is correct. Then, you can exit from Capital Gainz and
delete the files in the old subdirectories.
Taxes - Schedule B, Schedule D
------------------------------
When using the Schedule B and Schedule D reports to do your taxes,
be sure to match up the 1099 forms with the values on these reports.
There are usually some differences - for instance, most international
mutual funds pay foreign taxes on realized gains for you. The amount
used to pay the tax was not reported as distribution, but is included
with distributions on the 1099.
Also, IRS publications are very elusive on what to do with short
term capital gains distributions from mutual funds. Capital Gainz
takes the approach that short term capital gains distributions are
treated the same as dividends.
Acknowledgements
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INSTALL.EXE uses the SPAWNO routines by Ralf Brown to minimize
memory use when running other programs.
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December 8, 2017
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