Application:  $hopKeep

Version: 3.1

Author:  Gregory Archer

Contact/support: app_arent@yahoo.com

Program Status:  Shareware

Price: $129.00

Distribution Status:  No limitation on distribution, no time limit

Restrictions on the trial version are as follows:
- All features are included, but only 5 records will be stored.

Description:
$hopKeep tracks and reports on customers, inventory, and monies generated by your store's daily activities

$hopKeep Features:
- A Ca$h Regi$ter form that allows for the scanning of bar codes (UPC -Universal Product Code), which allows for fast checkouts.
- Coordinated integration between Ca$h Regi$ter, Order Taking, Customers, Employees, Products, Components, Categories, and Suppliers forms.
- Integration between forms and corresponding database tables.
- The ability to specify components of a product, and the quantity of each component that will be deducted from stock each time a product is removed from stock (when recording a customer's order).  As the quantity of a product in a line item is increased or decreased, the corresponding component quantities are deducted from, or re-added to stock.
- The ability to view and print invoices based on Customer Name or ID, Order ID, specific date or range of dates.
- Viewing and printing of Sales, Profit, Components, and other reports based on Name, ID, specific date or range of dates, etc.
- Table views that allow for filtering and sorting of data.
- Query form that allows for writing, executing, and saving SQL queries.
- A messenger that pops up above all other windows to display messages at the date and time you set.
- Networkability
- Password access that allows for three levels of user functionality.

Requirements:  Windows 98/Me/2000/NT system

When installing on a Win 98 Machine, the following MIGHT be required 
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- DCOM98 - The components that DCOM installs on Windows 98 computers are newer than those that ship with Windows 98 and are REQUIRED BY SOME COMPONENTS of $hopKeep to run properly. 

DCOM98 version 1.3 is available for DOWNLOAD from the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/download.asp

- Jet40SP3_Comp.exe - Microsoft Jet, Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider, and the ODBC Desktop Database Drivers.

- The MDAC_TYP.EXE program utility installs files that ensure proper operation of Data Access components. This utility is generally used after diagnostic checks have shown that the versions of certain files are incompatible (or just to be sure that a system is up to date).

Jet40SP3_Comp.exe and MDAC_TYP.EXE is available for DOWNLOAD from the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm 

NOTE: Make sure that no "hidden" applications are running when you start the MDAC_TYP.EXE utility. To do so:
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
2. Except for Explorer and Systray, select any item that appears in the Close Program list.
3. Click End Task. If you receive a message stating that this program "is not responding," click End Task again.
4. When all applications except Explorer and Systray have been closed, click Cancel.

MDAC_TYP.EXE and Jet40SP3_Comp.exe Installation
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1. In Windows Explorer, double-click the mdac_typ.exe file you downloaded to begin the MDAC setup. 
2. Restart your computer. 

3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Jet40SP3_Comp.exe you downloaded to begin the Jet 4.0 setup. 
4. Restart your computer. 



$hopKeep Installation:  Run setup.exe (from WITHIN WinZip)

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NOTE: If, during installation, you get a message telling you that a file is already present
      in a folder (e.g. the system folder), or that there was an error registering a file,
      simply click ignore/yes, and continue with the installation.  The message means that
      the file is probably a shared file that's already (registered) on your system.
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Un-installation:  Select the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel

Distribution Status:  No limitation on distribution

Author:  Gregory Archer

Contact/feedback: app_arent@yahoo.com

NOTE: The contact/support e-mail address is my (almost) live help-desk system!  Please use it if necessary.