CAREXP version 3.11 requirements: At least 128K of available memory MS-DOS or PC-DOS 2.00 or later options: Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.xx (for creating graphs) CAREXP is a general purpose automotive record keeper. It will help you keep track of your car's gas mileage and other costs. If you have used version 2.1x or 2.2x of CAREXP, then you must run DTA2CAR to convert your data files to the new version 3 format. CAREXP.WK1 is a worksheet for Lotus 1-2-3, release 2.xx. It contains a macro than greatly simplifies creating a graphic .PIC file for use with the PrintGraph utility. A minimum of 5 entries are required. CAREXP uses the color command often. Normal and intense colors have been chosen to show up well (hopefully) on a monochrome display. In general, cyan means that some form of input is expected. If it says 'Press ...' then you need only press a key, it's grabbed instantly. 'Type..' or 'Enter..' means you should enter a string or number and end it with . Pressing after typing will clear the line to start over. Pressing on an empty line will usually send you back to a menu. You can get help by pressing during menu selection and most text or numeric entries. If you have a hard disk, it is recommended that you use the environment to tell CAREXP where to find its .CFG file. You do this by entering: SET CAREXP=path from the DOS prompt, or in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The normal name is CAREXP.CFG, but you can also specify it in the environment. SET CAREXP=C:\CAREXP This will tell CAREXP to look for C:\CAREXP\CAREXP.CFG SET CAREXP=C:\CAREXP\ This is the same as above. SET CAREXP=C:\CAREXP\YOUR.CFG This will tell CAREXP to look for C:\CAREXP\YOUR.CFG SET CAREXP=C:\CAREXP\YOUR. This will tell CAREXP to look for C:\CAREXP\YOUR You MUST place a period in the filename if you do not want to use CAREXP.CFG. If you use metric units (Kilometers and Liters) then you can copy METRIC.CFG to CAREXP.CFG. This file also uses European DD- MM-YY date format and the English pound sign. Making or modifying a configuration file ---------------------------------------- The CAREXP configuration file (default name is CAREXP.CFG) is a simple ASCII format file. You can use most any word processor or editor to write one. Just be sure to save the file in ASCII format!! The file consists of a variable followed by an equals sign followed by a setting. Information may be in upper- or lower- case. It is converted to upper-case for use. Except for numeric and path entries, only the first character of the setting is used. i.e. SCREEN=B is the same as SCREEN=BIOS. SCREEN Default: SCREEN=BIOS This selects whether you write to the screen using the BIOS or DIRECT. For most uses, DIRECT is best and fastest. If you have a non-PC compatible, or are running under multi-tasking software, then use BIOS. STOPSNOW Default: STOPSNOW=FALSE If you are writing directly to the screen, and have a CGA display, you may have problems with 'snow.' Unless you have an old CGA, you should use STOPSNOW=FALSE. DATEFORM Default: DATEFORM=AMERICAN CAREXP has three date formats. American MM/DD/YY, European DD/MM/YY and Japanese YY/MM/DD. Use whichever format you like best. DATESEP Default: DATESEP=/ This is the character separating the Month, Day and Year. It can be any character except control characters, space, or lower-case letters. FUELUNIT Default: FUELUNIT=GALLONS This is the Fuel unit of measure. It may be Gallons or Liters. DISTUNIT Default: DISTUNIT=MILES This is the Distance unit of measure. It may be Miles or Kilometers. CURUNIT Default: CURUNIT=$ This is the currency unit. It may be a dollar ($), English pound (character 156), Yen (character 157), Pesetas (character 158) or Dutch Guilder (character 159). PRINTER Default: PRINTER=1 This is which printer port to use. It may be 1, 2 or 3. PAGELEN Default: PAGELEN=66 This is the number of lines per printed page. A setting of 0 will disable printer output. 255 will cause continuous printing. The number must be in the range 0 to 255, inclusive. HELP Default: HELP= DATA Default: DATA= MPG Default: MPG= These are the drive/directories where the HELP, DATA and graphing .PRN file will go. You cannot specify a file name, only drive and/or directories. END This marks the end of the file. It is optional, but CAREXP will not read past it, allowing you to place comments at the end if you wish. Files in the ARC: CAREXP.EXE The main program. CAREXP.CFG Configuration file. METRIC.CFG Configuration file for metric users. CAREXP.HLP Help screens used in CAREXP. CAREXP.DOC This documentation. CARXPNEW.DOC List of all changes from version to version. CAREXP.WK1 Worksheet for Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.xx. DTA2CAR.EXE Converts version 2.1x and 2.2x .DTA files into new .CAR file. DEMO.CAR A sample data file.