Microsoft KB Archive/76652

= Money: Printing Checks Can Result in Duplicate Check Numbers =

Article ID: 76652

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2001 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Business & Personal Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite Edition

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This article was previously published under Q76652



SYMPTOMS
After you print checks in Microsoft Money, you may discover duplicate check numbers when there were no duplicates before printing the checks.



CAUSE
When you set up Money to print checks, you enter the word PRINT in the check number field to flag the checks for printing. However, duplicate check numbers can be generated if you specify a check number to start printing checks that contains a check number that is not flagged to be printed.

Example
Let's say you enter checks 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, and 106 in the register. By changing the number in the NUM field to the word PRINT, checks 102, 104, and 105 are selected to be printed,

In addition, you specify a starting number of 102 to begin printing checks. After the checks are printed, Money replaces the PRINT notation in the check number with the actual number of the check on which it was printed.

This results in the following register entries:

100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 103, 104

Explanation

 * Check 102 was to be printed, and it was the first # to be printed.
 * Check 104 was next to be printed, and it printed to check 103 (there was already a check 103, so there are now duplicate 103s).
 * Check 105 was next to be printed, and it printed to check 104 (there was already a check 104 so there are now duplicate 104s).



WORKAROUND
When you enter checks in the register, do not assign them check numbers. Money will automatically assign them the correct numbers on printing.

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Keywords: kbprint kbprb KB76652

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