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SnapStock V2.11 NOTES:
Thank you for trying my little stock market/mutual fund charting and portfolio
tracking program. Don't forget to read through the other DOC and README files
before getting carried away. The top of SNAPSTOCK.DOC contains SnapStock's
impressive feature list, and an overview of the program.
This version features a new scripting function. This feature is under
construction, so expect it to change a little in future releases. A few
sample scripts are included for your use. There are two SCRIPTS drawers, one
in the main directory, and another inside the CHARTS directory. Up to ten
scripts may be placed into this latter directory, whereupon they will
automatically appear on the ten function keys.
If you have an unaccellerated Amiga, click on DATE FREQ so that it reads
"weekly" before looking at any of the sample charts. They each contain over four
years of daily data, and could take over a minute to display on a slow machine.
Switching to a WEEKLY or MONTHLY display will make the program about 2-4 times
faster.
Thanks are due to my BETA testers on GENIE who helped me get SnapStock to this
point. I have been using SnapStock for about 5 years, in various incarnations,
and I do not expect it to have any truly serious bugs. Just the same, I would
appreciate it if any of the kind people I am sharing this with would let me know
about anything that seems not to be working properly.
I am currently developing SnapStock on a GVP A530 accellerated Amiga 500. I have
tested SnapStock under WB 1.3, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.1. I have not had the opportunity to
try it with an AGA machine. If you have an A1200 or A4000, please write to me to
let me know how SnapStock works.
If the program GURUs, you have an accellerated machine, and you need a program
such as DEGRADER to handle privileged instruction violations sometimes found
in older programs. SnapStock's executable was created with version 1.0 of the
True Basic compiler. There is no newer version of this compiler, and I'm stuck
with it now (I started on SnapStock quite a few years ago.) I am using DEGRADER
with PRIVILEGED checked, and SnapStock is very stable and crash-free. If you
have DEGRADER in your C or UTILITIES directory, SnapStock will AUTOMATICALLY
set it up properly and run it.
-Dave Muse
ON GENIE:
D.MUSE
E-MAIL:
D.MUSE@GENIE.COM or dmuse@oeonline.com
CONTENTS OF THIS DISTRIBUTION:
SnapStock -- ICONX script sets up and runs the program
SSTOCK.EXE -- The main executable
Version21.readme -- This document
Setup.doc -- How to set up SnapStock
Quickstart.doc -- Easy and quick examples
SnapStock.doc -- Complete documentation
AladScript.readme -- How to use included Aladdin script
Aladdin.scr -- For GENIE Aladdin users - retrieves quotes
History.doc -- Irrelevant historical info
SCRIPTS directory:
Scripts.readme -- About the included script files
Demonst.sct -- An automated demo, similar to QUICKSTART.DOC
MakePortfChart.scr -- Builds a portfolio chart from historical data
Trial.cfg -- A portfolio configuration for MakePortfChart.scr
Trial.xpr -- A quotes file for use with MakePortfChart.scr
CHARTS directory:
Charts.readme -- About the included chart files
Quotes.gen -- Sample quotes file in GENIE format
Quotes.xpr -- Sample quotes in Ingenius (X*PRESS) format
AAPL -- Sample chart file - APPLE Computer
ASH -- Sample chart file - ASHLAND Oil
CBU -- Sample chart file - COMMODORE Computer's death
FDCPX -- Sample chart file - Fidelity Select Computers
FDPMX -- Sample chart file - Fidelity Select Precious Metals
MHP -- Sample chart file - MCGRAW HILL Publishing
SWK -- Sample chart file - STANLEY WORKS
IBM.ASCII -- Sample ASCII FORMAT chart file - use IMPORT to see
TOTAL -- Sample PORTFOLIO chart file
SUPPORT directory (inside CHARTS directory):
SSTOCK.CFG -- Put your own portfolio information in here
TITLE.SST -- Graphic title used by SnapStock
MENU.SST -- Graphic menu used by the program
HELP.SST -- Graphic help screen used by SnapStock
LAST.PRF -- Copy of quotes SnapStock makes from last update
LAST.RPT -- Not included, but will be created (last report info)
REQ.SST -- File requester used by the program
SCRIPTS directory (inside CHARTS directory)
2envelp.sct -- Plots two overlapping envelopes on your chart.
TwoWave.sct -- Two overlapping filter charts, long and short periods.
2waveX5.sct -- Makes two-wave charts for the 1st 5 issues.
FrSweep.sct -- Makes an animated frequency sweep (cool, try it!)
PrintRP.sct -- Prints both your portfolio and performance charts.
RP2disk,sct -- Prints both reports to disk files.
ThreeMA.sct -- Makes three overlapping moving averages.
2invert.sct -- Plots two overlapping inverse moving averages.
MyUpdat.sct -- Performs an auto-update from the specified file.
SnapX10.sct -- Places charts of your 1st 10 issues in snapshot album.