Can I do this? Money98

I have an old computer w/win 98, no longer connected to the internet, and is
pretty much collecting dust. When I got the computer, it came with disks for
Money 98 and also Quicken basic 98. I have never installed either one, and
have no idea what the programs are capable of, but will bring the old
computer out of moth balls if either of these programs can perform a certain
task. I am in need of a program that I can make a master list of entries,
and then have each entry automatically go to a sub category by means of code
of some sort (i.e., all items with 101 to go to sub 101, all items with 102
to sub 102, etc.). Could some kind person tell me if this is possible in
either of these programs? I will gladly buy a tutorial book on either
program and muck through it myself, but don't want to spend the money until
I know it is possible to do this.
Thanks!
Mary

Douglas
Mon Jan 05 22:00:39 CST 2004

Mary, you are talking about an operating system that Microsoft no longer
supports and a badly outdated version of Money. It sounds to me like you
want Money to do something it isn't designed for. Is the use you are
contemplating relevant to keeping financial data

"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:vvk0mnbuv5i744@corp.supernews.com...
> I have an old computer w/win 98, no longer connected to the internet, and
is
> pretty much collecting dust. When I got the computer, it came with disks
for
> Money 98 and also Quicken basic 98. I have never installed either one, and
> have no idea what the programs are capable of, but will bring the old
> computer out of moth balls if either of these programs can perform a
certain
> task. I am in need of a program that I can make a master list of entries,
> and then have each entry automatically go to a sub category by means of
code
> of some sort (i.e., all items with 101 to go to sub 101, all items with
102
> to sub 102, etc.). Could some kind person tell me if this is possible in
> either of these programs? I will gladly buy a tutorial book on either
> program and muck through it myself, but don't want to spend the money
until
> I know it is possible to do this.
> Thanks!
> Mary
>
>

Mary
Mon Jan 05 22:43:27 CST 2004

Yes, it is for keeping financial data. What I want is to enter purchases
made of commissioned work of several artists. I would like a master data
base (sales made that day) that would also create a separate data base for
each artist without me having to enter the information twice. It doesn't
have to be anything fancy, so I just need to know if this is possible to do
in money.
"Douglas Pommering" <dpommering@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uvCdnZEK-q16r2eiRVn-uA@comcast.com...
> Mary, you are talking about an operating system that Microsoft no longer
> supports and a badly outdated version of Money. It sounds to me like you
> want Money to do something it isn't designed for. Is the use you are
> contemplating relevant to keeping financial data
>
> "Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:vvk0mnbuv5i744@corp.supernews.com...
> > I have an old computer w/win 98, no longer connected to the internet,
and
> is
> > pretty much collecting dust. When I got the computer, it came with disks
> for
> > Money 98 and also Quicken basic 98. I have never installed either one,
and
> > have no idea what the programs are capable of, but will bring the old
> > computer out of moth balls if either of these programs can perform a
> certain
> > task. I am in need of a program that I can make a master list of
entries,
> > and then have each entry automatically go to a sub category by means of
> code
> > of some sort (i.e., all items with 101 to go to sub 101, all items with
> 102
> > to sub 102, etc.). Could some kind person tell me if this is possible in
> > either of these programs? I will gladly buy a tutorial book on either
> > program and muck through it myself, but don't want to spend the money
> until
> > I know it is possible to do this.
> > Thanks!
> > Mary
> >
> >
>
>

Dick
Tue Jan 06 07:14:09 CST 2004

Why don't you download the trial version of M04 available at
http://www.microsoft.com/money and find out for yourself?

"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:vvkf81jeon1j6c@corp.supernews.com...
> Yes, it is for keeping financial data. What I want is to enter purchases
> made of commissioned work of several artists. I would like a master data
> base (sales made that day) that would also create a separate data base for
> each artist without me having to enter the information twice. It doesn't
> have to be anything fancy, so I just need to know if this is possible to
do
> in money.

anonymous
Tue Jan 06 09:34:19 CST 2004

trying the trial version is too easy.

>-----Original Message-----
>Why don't you download the trial version of M04
available at
>http://www.microsoft.com/money and find out for yourself?
>
>"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
>news:vvkf81jeon1j6c@corp.supernews.com...
>> Yes, it is for keeping financial data. What I want is
to enter purchases
>> made of commissioned work of several artists. I would
like a master data
>> base (sales made that day) that would also create a
separate data base for
>> each artist without me having to enter the information
twice. It doesn't
>> have to be anything fancy, so I just need to know if
this is possible to
>do
>> in money.
>
>
>.
>

Mary
Tue Jan 06 10:33:03 CST 2004

All I want to know is if this is a feature in Money98.
"anonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051901c3d46a$8cd643a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> trying the trial version is too easy.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Why don't you download the trial version of M04
> available at
> >http://www.microsoft.com/money and find out for yourself?
> >
> >"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> >news:vvkf81jeon1j6c@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Yes, it is for keeping financial data. What I want is
> to enter purchases
> >> made of commissioned work of several artists. I would
> like a master data
> >> base (sales made that day) that would also create a
> separate data base for
> >> each artist without me having to enter the information
> twice. It doesn't
> >> have to be anything fancy, so I just need to know if
> this is possible to
> >do
> >> in money.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Bob
Tue Jan 06 11:34:54 CST 2004

Mary, the reason we are suggesting you try it yourself is that none of us, I
suspect, are 100% sure of what you want to achieve. Only you know exactly
that.

It would therefore be sensible for you to download the M2004 trial and try
it yourself.

Any of us could say - yes it can do that and there would then be an extended
dialog with both parties talking at cross purposes and getting angry.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny
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"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:vvloqd7jdg658a@corp.supernews.com...
> All I want to know is if this is a feature in Money98.
> "anonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:051901c3d46a$8cd643a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> trying the trial version is too easy.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Why don't you download the trial version of M04
>> available at
>> >http://www.microsoft.com/money and find out for yourself?
>> >
>> >"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
>> >news:vvkf81jeon1j6c@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> Yes, it is for keeping financial data. What I want is
>> to enter purchases
>> >> made of commissioned work of several artists. I would
>> like a master data
>> >> base (sales made that day) that would also create a
>> separate data base for
>> >> each artist without me having to enter the information
>> twice. It doesn't
>> >> have to be anything fancy, so I just need to know if
>> this is possible to
>> >do
>> >> in money.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>

Dick
Tue Jan 06 20:38:05 CST 2004

Can you drive a screw with a hammer? Well, yes, sort of.

Not directly is the best answer I can give you. Money is not a generalized
database. It's pretty hard strapped to personal financial management. Can I
think of ways you could fake it? Yes, but I know Money a whole lot better
than you do, obviously, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life trying
to teach you how to do something very non-standard with Money through a
newsgroup. If you have M98 available, you can certainly try it in M98 as
well. The differences between M98 and M04 as relates to what you are trying
to do are probably pretty much zero. If you try M98, beware that it is the
single buggiest version of Money in the history of the product by a long
shot.

"Mary JK" <kochaney1@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:vvloqd7jdg658a@corp.supernews.com...
> All I want to know is if this is a feature in Money98.