Software Publications:

  1. Delonas, Nicholas. "Financial Toolkit Solutions." Intex Solutions, Inc., (1993).
  2. Delonas, Nicholas. "Ratio Master" Intex Solutions, Inc., (1991). (Download for free)

Book Publications:

  1. SmartSuite BookGasteiger, Delonas, Bowers, Fingerman, Plumley, Shafran, and Weberg. Using Lotus SmartSuite 3. Indianapolis: QUE, 1994. Wrote four chapters on integrating SmartSuite applications, such as Lotus 1-2-3, with Lotus Notes.
  2. Gasteiger, Daniel and Nicholas Delonas. The Lotus Guide to 1-2-3 Release 2.4. New York: Brady Computer Books, 1992.  Publisher translated this book into German.
  3. Contributor to: Fielding, Justin. The Lotus Guide to 1-2-3 for Windows. New York: Brady Computer Books, 1991. Wrote three chapters on databases and data analysis.
  4. Gasteiger, Daniel and Nicholas Delonas. The Lotus Guide to 1-2-3 Release 2.3. New York: Brady Computer Books, 1991.

Technical White Papers

  1. Lotus Book"Introduction to Dynamic Data Exchange," Lotus Development Corporation, 1992.
  2. "Advanced Dynamic Data Exchange," Lotus Development Corporation, 1992.
  3. "Printing in 1-2-3 for Windows," Lotus Development Corporation, 1992.
  4. "3-D Spreadsheets," Lotus Development Corporation, 1992.
  5. "High-Performance Printing in Wysiwyg," Lotus Development Corporation, 1992.
  6. "Creating Applications with Quattro Pro for Windows," Borland International, Inc., 1992.
  7. "Using Spreadsheet Notebooks in Quattro Pro for Windows," Borland International, Inc., 1992.
  8. "Database Access in Quattro Pro for Windows," Borland International, Inc., 1992.

Magazine and Newsletter Publications:

  1. Notes Newsletter"If You Must Use File Import . . . ," The Notes Report, (Sept. 94), pp. 1 - 3. Deck: "Sometimes the only way to get information out of an esoteric mainframe application is with a text file. Yes, you can use File Import to bring tabular or structured ASCII files into a Notes view."
  2. "Risky Business," The Notes Report, (Aug. 94), pp. 1 - 3. Deck: "Notes can make you vulnerable to high-tech mischief. Here's how you can minimize the danger."
  3. "Help," The Notes Report, (Jul. 94) pp. 1 - 4. Deck: "Take the time to design a custom help facility, and users will flock to your applications."
  4. "Calling a DLL from 1-2-3/W," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jan. 94), pp. 18 - 19. Deck: "Last issue we created a standard Windows DLL. This quarter we create a custom AT function that uses it."
  5. "Change Print Settings on the Fly," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jan. 94), pp. 20. Deck: "And do it without a named-settings file."
  6. "Object-Oriented Macro Development," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jan. 94), pp. 15 - 17. Deck: "Try some unconventional techniques on large-scale applications in 3D worksheets."
  7. Byte Magazine"Excel 5.0 Gets Smart," Byte, (Nov. 93), pp. 23 - 24. Deck: "Packing lots of new bells and whistles, Excel 5.0 for Windows certainly looks good. But new integration capabilities with other Microsoft Windows applications may prove a stronger incentive to upgrade."
  8. "Write Structured Macros," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Oct. 93), pp. 8 - 10. Deck: "How to build spreadsheet applications the right way."
  9. "Add-ins for the Super Spreadsheets," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jul. 93), pp. 6 - 9. Deck: "If you can't find the add-in you need, build it."
  10. "Flash a Message," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jul. 93), pp. 11. Deck: "The say routine displays a message for a specific amount of time."
  11. "Hey Macro! Pick up the Phone!," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jul. 93), pp. 4 - 6. Deck: "Add phone dialing to your models with our modem-tapping dial routine."
  12. "How to write a Windows DLL," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jul. 93), pp. 12 - 14. Deck: "To create an add-in for your Windows spreadsheet, you need to code a Dynamic Link Library."
  13. "Tools to Browse the Red-Black Tree Database," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jun. 93), pp. 10 - 12. Deck: "Routines can sort your records every which way."
  14. "Unbreakable Security," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jun. 93), pp. 7 - 10. Deck: "Anyone can buy software to remove password protection from most worksheets. So what if you really want to keep a secret?"
  15. Spreadsheet Consultant Newsletter"Big Data Structures III," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 93), pp. 11 - 12. Deck: "Deleting nodes from the Red-Black Tree."
  16. "Displaying Messages," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 93), pp. 9 - 11. Deck: "Simplify your code and bring consistency to the way you display information."
  17. "Encapsulated Discourse," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 93), pp. 7 - 9. Deck: "Building Custom Dialogs in QPW."
  18. "Big Data Structures II," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Apr. 93), pp. 15 - 17. Deck: "Routines that make last month's Red-Black Tree useful."
  19. "Center Text Across Columns," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Apr. 93), pp. 5 - 7. Deck: "A macro can center text across columns perfectly -- with or without Wysiwyg."
  20. "Hello? Is Wysiwyg there?," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Apr. 93), pp. 13 - 14. Deck: "This subroutine decides if Wysiwyg is present in any current release of 1-2-3."
  21. "Set Your Image," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Apr. 93), pp. 3 - 5. Deck: "SETTITLE, SETBORDER, and SETBOTLINE make your apps look professional."
  22. PC World Cover"1-2-3 with Wysiwyg," PC WORLD Lotus Edition, (Feb. 93), pp. . Deck: "Enhance Data-Entry Forms."
  23. "One World, One Macro Language," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Feb./Mar. 93), pp. 2 - 5. Deck: "Hey folks, let's get the same commands in every spreadsheet."
  24. "Roll-Your-Own Data Structures -- Big Ones!," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Feb./Mar. 93), pp. 13 - 16. Deck: "A Red-Black Tree Can Manage 1,000, 100,000, 1,000,000 records, or more!"
  25. "You Too Can Use Very Large, Off-the-Sheet Data Structures," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Feb./Mar. 93), pp. 11 - 13. Deck: "A binary-search routine can quickly retrieve records from a huge text file."
  26. "Optimize Your Code," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jan. 93), pp. 10 - 14. Deck: "Use the Zen Timer add-in to check the speed of your macros."
  27. "Tap 1-2-3 Forms," PC WORLD Lotus Edition, (Jan. 93), pp. . Deck: "Power for Easy Data Entry."
  28. "Zen Speed," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jan. 93), pp. 6 - 8. Deck: "Create a precision macro timer for 1-2-3 Release 2.x."
  29. "And you think you're tired!," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Dec. 92), pp. 9. Deck: "The Delonas family doubles its size in a single day."
  30. "Debugging 1-2-3 2.x Add-ins," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Dec. 92), pp. 10 - 11. Deck: "How to use Borland's Turbo Assembler and Debugger to compile and debug your assembly-language add-ins."
  31. "Get a Value, String, or Range," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Dec. 92), pp. 12 - 13. Deck: "Our getrange routine accepts entries much the way 1-2-3 does."
  32. "Mortgage Calculations," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (Dec./Jan. 93), pp. 14. Deck: "Use this worksheet to plan your house payments."
  33. "Custom AT Functions for 1-2-3 Release 3.1+ in C.," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Nov. 92), pp. 11 - 12. Deck: "You can do it, but you still have to deal with LPL."
  34. 1-2-3 Windows Report"Subroutine Returns," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Nov. 92), pp. 10. Deck: "Use the ret routine to return values or labels to a calling routine."
  35. "1-2-3/W Supports AT ISAPP and AT ISAFF. NOT!," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Oct. 92), pp. 14
  36. "Add AT Functions to BalerXE," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Oct. 92), pp. 5 - 7. Deck: "Use QuickC to add a custom AT function to your baled applications."
  37. "Pack a Database Range," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Oct. 92), pp. 9 - 11. Deck: "Create a macro routine that removes all blank records from a database range in the worksheet."
  38. "Custom Menus for Windows," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (Sept. 92), pp. 4 - 5. Deck: "SmartPak lets you create your own Windows-style menus."
  39. "Export CSV Files," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Sept. 92), pp. 10 - 12. Deck: "Write a macro routine that can export a range to an Excel-style CSV file."
  40. "Function-Key Magic," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Sept. 92), pp. 8 - 9. Deck: "Don't attach your most useful routines to a custom menu when you can assign them to function keys."
  41. "Homespun AT Functions for 1-2-3/W," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Sept. 92), pp. 13 - 15. Deck: "You too can create AT functions with the 1-2-3 for Windows Add-In Development Kit and Borland C++."
  42. "Spreadsheets Under Scrutiny," Byte's Essential Guide to Windows, (Fall 92), pp. 70-72, 74-76, 78, 80. Deck: "Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows 1.1, Excel 4.0, or Quattro Pro for Windows 1.0--Which One's Best for You?"
  43. "1-2-3 and CSV," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Aug. 92), pp. 4 -7. Deck: "Use this macro to import comma-separated-values files into 1-2-3."
  44. "Addvantage: Pascal," Lotus Magazine, (Aug. 92), pp. 55 - 56. Deck: "TechnoJock Software's Turbo Pascal-based system provides an elegant alternative for writing 1-2-3/W add-ins."
  45. "Can you C the future?," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Aug. 92), pp. 10 -11. Deck: "Quattro Pro 4.0 lets you develop AT function add-ins in standard C or C++."
  46. "You can add. But should you?," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Aug. 92), pp. 3 - 4. Deck: "New toolkits make it easier than ever to create spreadsheet add-ins. But the days of the big money after-market are probably over. Then again . . ."
  47. "zApp Application Framework," PC Techniques, (Aug./Sep. 92), pp. 78. Deck: "Critique"
  48. "1-2-3/W: Add-ins On the Way," Lotus Magazine, (Jul. 92), pp. 27 - 29. Deck: "New Toolkit opens 1-2-3 for Windows to sophisticated add-in development."
  49. "Drilled to Perfection," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jul. 92), pp. 12 - 14. Deck: "Use drill-down commands to spice up your data-entry routines in Baler and Ice."
  50. PC Techniques Cover"Control Flicker," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jun. 92), pp. 1. Deck: "Our {WINDOWSOFF}{PANELOFF} and {WINDOWSON}{PANELON} routines are infinitely nestable."
  51. "Modeling with Two-Way Data Tables," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (Jun. 92), pp. 6 - 8. Deck: "Test the sensitivity of a formula to variations in two of its arguments."
  52. "Strive to be User Friendly," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jun. 92), pp. 4 - 5. Deck: "After all, a happy client is a future client!"
  53. " AT InfoMania," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (Jun. 92), pp. 3 - 5. Deck: "Add flash to your worksheets with 1-2-3/W's AT INFO function."
  54. "{FORM}," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Jun. 92), pp. 10 - 13. Deck: "You can't always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes you get what you need."
  55. "A Depreciable Problem," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (May 92), pp. 10 - 12. Deck: "1-2-3's financial functions make it easy to figure depreciation expense."
  56. "BalerXE 2.0 and Baler 6.0," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 92), pp. 9 - 11. Deck: "The long-awaited upgrades to Baler's compilers are about to hit the shelves. They're compatible with both Release 2.3 and Ice!"
  57. "Investment Analysis with What-If," The 1-2-3 for Windows Report, (May 92), pp. 12 - 14. Deck: "Test the sensitivity of a formula to small changes in one of its arguments."
  58. "Major-league Macros," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 92), pp. 3. Deck: "Lessons learned by low-level-language programmers can help you increase your productivity."
  59. "Mimic the Functionality of the 1-2-3 Menus," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (May 92), pp. 11 - 13. Deck: "Getting custom menus to work just like 1-2-3's menu system has long been the bane of serious application developers. No more!"
  60. "Borland C++ 3.0," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 92), pp. 92. Deck: "State-of-the-Art Tools for Professional Developers"
  61. "Build Active Links," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 92), pp. 37-38. Deck: "Use Dynamic Data Exchange to connect applications."
  62. "Financial Analysis with Style," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 92), pp. 53 - 57. Deck: "The balance sheet is only the beginning. Now you can analyze vital statistics and dress up the results."
  63. "Macro Menus," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Mar. 92), pp. 3 - 7. Deck: "Create your own custom-menu systems."
  64. "Pick a Color, Any Color," The Spreadsheet Consultant, (Mar. 92), pp. 11 - 14. Deck: "Create a menu that lets both you and your users customize the look of your applications with ease."
  65. "Add-In Macro Power," Lotus Magazine, (Feb. 92), pp. 29 - 33. Deck: "The 70 new macro commands in Baler's Ice let you build applications with greater security, custom help, and custom menus. Here's how to get it down cold."
  66. "ObjectVision 2.0," Lotus Magazine, (Feb. 92), pp. 78. Deck: "Do-It-Yourself Windows Programming"
  67. "DataLens: Through a Glass Brightly," Lotus Magazine, (Jan. 92), pp. 24 - 30. Deck: "1-2-3's DataLens technology offers easy access to a variety of external databases."
  68. "Macro Compatibility in 1-2-3/W," Lotus Magazine, (Jan. 92), pp. 19 - 21. Deck: "The new Windows version of 1-2-3 offers challenges for the macro developer."
  69. "1-2-3 for Windows Add-In Development Kit," Lotus Magazine, (Dec. 91), pp. 97
  70. "Put It There," Lotus Magazine, (Dec. 91), pp. 20 - 22. Deck: " AT INDEX and {PUT} team up to let you quickly enter or change data in a table."
  71. "Form Letters that Get Attention," Lotus Magazine, (Nov. 91), pp. 20, 22, 24. Deck: "Use WYSIWYG to produce picture-perfect correspondence from your database."
  72. "Rating Investments with 1-2-3," Lotus Magazine, (Nov. 91), pp. 62 - 65. Deck: "In many cases, net present value is more flexible and more accurate than internal rate of return."
  73. "The Time Series Machine," Lotus Magazine, (Nov. 91), pp. 68 - 71. Deck: "An ambitious 1-2-3 template brings new perspective to historical data."
  74. "Good Fences Make Good Worksheets," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 91), pp. 24, 26, 29. Deck: "1-2-3 Macros: Keep users within a specific range, but give them access to 1-2-3's menus and function keys."
  75. "The Rise and Fall of the Lotus Programming Language," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 91), pp. 108
  76. "E-Mail Options for Spreadsheet Users," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 91), pp. 40 - 43. Deck: "Want to send a worksheet? Notes, cc:Mail, and AT Mail each have important advantages."
  77. "Get Your Data Together," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 91), pp. 28, 30, 32, 34. Deck: "Three File Combine macros that overcome the limitations of file linking."
  78. "Build Modular Macros," Lotus Magazine, (Aug. 91), pp. 20 - 24. Deck: "Use range names as arguments to add flexibility to your structured programs."
  79. "Loopy Macros," Lotus Magazine, (Jun. 91), pp. 24, 26, 32. Deck: "When you want a task done repeatedly, don't get bored, get a macro."
  80. "1-2-3's New Releases: A Double Feature," Lotus Magazine, (May 91), pp. 34 - 39. Deck: "A sneak preview of Release 2.3 and Release 3.1+--coming soon to a screen near you."
  81. "Pastes that Don't Get Stuck," Lotus Magazine, (May 91), pp. 26, 28, 30. Deck: "Simple macros let you use Windows to copy chunks of text into a 1-2-3 worksheet."
  82. "Menu Mania," Lotus Magazine, (Apr. 91), pp. 28, 30 - 31. Deck: "Use a macro to fill your screen with dozens of menu choices."
  83. "Safe File-Saving," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 91), pp. 30 - 31. Deck: "Prevent file mishaps with save and retrieve macros."
  84. "In Case of Emergency," Lotus Magazine, (Feb. 91), pp. 20 - 22. Deck: "Use the {ONERROR} command to keep your macros from bombing."
  85. "Tool for Taxes," Lotus Magazine, (Feb. 91), pp. 36 - 39. Deck: "How to make 1-2-3 act like a paper-tape calculator--only better."
  86. "Easy Printer Control," Lotus Magazine, (Jan. 91), pp. 26 - 28. Deck: "A custom-menu system adds print attributes to your worksheets."
  87. "First Impressions of Release 3.1," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 90), pp. 40 - 42. Deck: "Spreadsheet publishing, virtual-memory, and Windows compatibility add muscle to Release 3."
  88. "Slide into AT BASE," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 90), pp. 30 - 33. Deck: "Automated data transfers extend the power of the familiar FORM window."
  89. "Byways of Allways," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 90), pp. 66 - 67. Deck: "The less flashy features are often the most useful."
  90. "What Kind of Cell am I?," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 90), pp. 36 - 38. Deck: "Efficient macro techniques quickly find and change cells, based on their attributes."
  91. "Manage Those Macros," Lotus Magazine, (Aug. 90), pp. 18 - 20. Deck: "Try the {DISPATCH} command when a macro library becomes too big to control."
  92. Lotus Magazine Cover"Building a Fast Megadatabase," Lotus Magazine, (Jul. 90), pp. 25 - 29. Deck: "Advanced hashing techniques quickly search through a million records."
  93. "How NCR Analyzes New-Product Payoff," Lotus Magazine, (Jul. 90), pp. 32 - 36. Deck: "Release 3 and the Add-In Toolkit make it easy for managers to look eight years ahead."
  94. "On to a Better Replace," Lotus Magazine, (May 90), pp. 36 - 38. Deck: "Globally substitute a tab or a carriage return for any string."
  95. "Build a Front End to a dBASE III File," Lotus Magazine, (Apr. 90), pp. 20 - 24. Deck: "Learn how to use Release 3's Data External command to link your spreadsheet with database information."
  96. "The Systems-Development Life Cycle," Lotus Magazine, (Apr. 90), pp. 32 - 37. Deck: "For those really important projects, discover the power of prototypes."
  97. "Create Macros with Learn Mode," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 90), pp. 34 - 38. Deck: "Symphony's Learn facility gets you started with macros quickly and easily."
  98. "From Table to Form in a Snap," Lotus Magazine, (Jan. 90), pp. 38 - 41. Deck: "Build a macro that transforms a simple table into a Symphony database."
  99. "Macros Can Speed Up Your Work with 1-2-3 Add-Ins," Lotus Magazine, (Jan. 90), pp. 34 - 36. Deck: "Let macros automate procedures when you use programs like Allways."
  100. "Set up your databases automatically," Lotus Magazine, (Dec. 89), pp. 28 - 31. Deck: "Create data query ranges with a macro that does it all for you."
  101. "When to avoid the {BRANCH} command," Lotus Magazine, (Dec. 89), pp. 32, 37. Deck: "Replace branches with calls to make your macros more readable and more expandable."
  102. "Inside the New Macro Commands," Lotus Magazine, (Nov. 89), pp. 28 - 32. Deck: "New options in Releases 2.2 and 3 can make worksheets more powerful and more attractive."
  103. "Translating 'A Pauper's Notepad'," Lotus Magazine, (Nov. 89), pp. 41 - 44. Deck: "The March AT WORK model didn't work in Symphony . . . until now."
  104. "Create Form-Filling Input Routines," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 89), pp. 28 - 31. Deck: "Learn effective screen design for models that require repetitive data entry."
  105. "How to Create a Vertical Light-Bar Menu," Lotus Magazine, (Oct. 89), pp. 22 - 25. Deck: "Bypass the {MENUBRANCH} command to produce center-screen menus."
  106. "A Faster Way to Copy," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 89), pp. 38 - 39. Deck: "Learn how to use macros. Try the speedy {LET} command, which is forty times faster than the Copy command."
  107. "Choose Formulas Over Macros," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 89), pp. 81 - 82. Deck: "Formulas and AT functions can analyze data faster than most macro routines can."
  108. "How to Build a Versatile Toolbox," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 89), pp. 32 - 34. Deck: "This structured set of macros can help you solve advanced business problems. The {DEFINE} command is the secret."
  109. "Symphony Typing Tester," Lotus Magazine, (Sept. 89), pp. 40 - 41. Deck: "Create this model to test your typing speed."
  110. "Attention: Parents of College-Bound Toddlers," Lotus Magazine, (Aug. 89), pp. 32, 37. Deck: "Use this model to figure baby's future tuition costs into your budget."
  111. "Screen Dialogues That Everyone Can Understand," Lotus Magazine, (Aug. 89), pp. 28 - 30. Deck: "Design a Q&A routine that makes it easy for a user to answer when prompted for information."
  112. "Branches That Control," Lotus Magazine, (Jul. 89), pp. 37 - 38. Deck: "Add flexibility to your models and avoid crashes."
  113. "Pick a Card," Lotus Magazine, (Jul. 89), pp. 40. Deck: "This worksheet helps you decide which credit card best suits your payment habits."
  114. "A To-Do List Manager," Lotus Magazine, (Jun. 89), pp. 82 - 84. Deck: "A 1-2-3 template that will track your schedule."
  115. "Designing Large-scale Worksheets," Lotus Magazine, (Jun. 89), pp. 30 - 34. Deck: "Tools to help you plan and develop those really big projects."
  116. "Is that file there?," Lotus Magazine, (Jun. 89), pp. 26 - 27. Deck: "The {OPEN} command can prevent disaster when your macros access the disk."
  117. "From the Pointer's View," Lotus Magazine, (May 89), pp. 36 - 40. Deck: "The AT CELLPOINTER function lets your macros "see" what they're doing."
  118. "Macro Letters," Lotus Magazine, (May 89), pp. 30 - 34. Deck: "Work with graphs, simplify data entry, store macros in libraries--your letters let us explore these topics, and more."
  119. "Around the Worksheet in 80 Centiseconds," Lotus Magazine, (Apr. 89), pp. 35 - 38. Deck: "If you've never written a macro, begin by building these to help you breeze around your spreadsheet."
  120. "When Your Database Outgrows RAM," Lotus Magazine, (Apr. 89), pp. 27 - 31. Deck: "Sophisticated techniques let you create a disk-based data system in 1-2-3."
  121. "A Pauper's Notepad," Lotus Magazine, (Mar. 89), pp. 34 - 35. Deck: "Use this 1-2-3 Release 2/2.01 macro to annotate cell entries."
  122. "Write Function Keys into Your Macros," Lotus Magazine, (Feb. 89), pp. 36 - 38. Deck: "Simple 1-2-3 macros call on function keys to speed up pointer movement, format cells, erase ranges, and retrieve files."
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