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Maintenance Update 06 20 2012

Calculator update notes for 6-30-2012.

Preview of new Version 3 (V3)!

Dinkytown.net Financial Calculators V3
  1. Faster Loading! Eliminates the need for the Java Plug-in, and requires no additional software to run.
  2. Designed for one version to work everywhere: Desktops, tablets and phones!
  3. More interactive, with better sliders, transitions and graphs
  4. Help and definitions for inputs available with a click
  5. Eliminates popup windows and pages
  6. Completely customizable fonts, colors, borders, images and more with simple CSS changes
  7. Simple to setup and secure!

Please contact us if you wish to begin using the Version 3. Note that only small selection of our most popular calculators are currently available. We will be rolling out additional calculators through the next several months. if you hav a custom developed calculator, there may be an additional fee to convert to Version 3.

Financial Calculator Update 6/30/2012 (Version 2)

The quarterly update for 6/30/2012 is a minor update that affects realively few calculators. We recommend you review the update items below. Most calculators do not have any calculation or text changes. If none of your calculators are mentioned specifically below, there is no need to implement this update.

All updates are cumulative, so if you start fresh with this update you will have all previous calculator updates as well. If you would like, you can review our 3/31/2012 update: 3/31/2012 Update.

Update instructions (Version 2)*:

  1. Download the latest version of your calculators from your download site, found on your update e-mail notice.
  2. Execute the Calc.exe file from your download. This is a self-extracting zip file. (Or unzip the Calc.zip file if you are using a non-windows platform.)
  3. When prompted for a directory, you may use the default of "java" or enter your own. It is recommended that you extract the update to a new directory and then move the required files to your production environment. One directory will be created with no subdirectories.
  4. Delete the contents, in your current deployment, of the KJEgui, KJEgraph and KJEcalculation directories and remove them from your server. The new version no longer requires these directories or their content.
  5. Replace your current dinkytown.jar file with the new version.
  6. Replace all files with the extension "class" with the new version.
  7. Make required changes to any HTML documents as described in this document or replace all of your existing HTML documents and re-apply your web-site custom changes.

*Please note, if you have a Servlet or other custom deployment (other than the custom formatted delivery described below), installation instructions for your package will found on your download page.

Update for custom formatted delivery**:

**Custom formatted delivery is a special option that you can add to your maintenance update service. With this option we can apply an HTML, JSP, CFM or ASP template to your calculator pages and their reports before the update is sent to you. You will then receive your calculator pages with all of your site formatting in place, without any rework to include changes that have been made to the pages deployed on your server. If you are interested in using custom formatted delivery, please contact us at (612) 331-2291, or for more information.

  1. Download the latest version of your calculators from your download site, found on your update e-mail notice.
  2. Execute the Calc.exe file from your download. This is a self-extracting zip file. (Or unzip the Calc.zip file if you are using a non-windows platform.)
  3. When prompted for a directory, you may use the default of "c:\java" or enter your own. It is recommended that you extract the update to a new directory and then move the required files to your production environment. One directory will be created with no subdirectories.
  4. Delete the contents, in your current deployment, of the KJEgui, KJEgraph and KJEcalculation directories and remove them from your server. The new version no longer requires these directories or their content.

All pages will be custom formatted to your site, no further integration or modification of the calculators is required. Please note, if your custom delivery uses Active Server Pages (ASP), Java™ Server Pages (JSP) or Cold Fusion (CFM) the respective ASP, JSP or CFM pages will be in place of your HTML documents for all calculator main pages. Report templates will remain in HTML documents (these documents are not called by your server, but instead used by the applet in the main calculator page).

    To clear your Browser's cache:

    When you test the new version of the calculators, make sure that the browser you are using uses the new files instead of any it may have in its cache. You may need to clear the browser's cache manually to ensure the new versions are loaded.

    Internet Explorer:

    Choose "Internet Options" under the "Tools" menu and on the "General" tab click on the "Delete" button under the Browsing History section. Click the top button "Clear private data now..." Click "Ok" when prompted if you wish to delete all temporary files. Close this dialog box, and all open Internet Explorer windows. Your Cache should then be cleared.

    Firefox and Netscape:

    Choose "Clear private data..." under the "Tools" menu. Check the box for "Cache" and then click the button "Clear private data now".

Master Changes (HTML Modification required, affects all calculators)

  1. None

Updates that require modifications to HTML documents

  1. 72T Calculator, 72T Distribution Impact: (Retire72T.html, Retire72T2.html, Retire72Alt.html), SPRetire72T.html, SPRetire72Alt): The default "Reasonable interest rate" has been changed to 1.10% to reflect 120% of the current Federal Mid-Term rate as of July 2012.

Updates do not require changes to HTML documents

  1. French Calculator Definitions: Mnor text changes have been made to the definitions of the following French calculators.
    • Mortgage Qualifier (FRMortgageQualifier.html)
    • Auto Rebate Calculator (FRAutoRebate.html)

  2. French Calculator Reports: Minor text changes have been made to the reports following French calculators:
    • Auto Loan Calculator (FRAutoLoan.html)
    • Auto Buy vs Lease (FRBuyvsLease.html)