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stockdemo (Stock Demo)
There is an icon for this demo in the demo program group. To run the
Stock Demo, open the demo program group and double-click on the
icon. If you have installed the demo it will run from the hard drive.
Otherwise it will run from the CD-ROM drive. You will be prompted to
insert the DataViews CD.
To remake the demo:
1. Open an MS-DOS command prompt.
2. Go to the directory for the demo:
cd <dataviews>\dvtools\demos\stockdemo
3. To make the demo, type:
nmake
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This interactive stock demo lets the user manage the display of a
High-Low-Close Chart for stock and bond data.
Available options are:
Redraw the graph - select PLOT.
Change the time axis label format - TOGGLE through the different
types. Select PLOT to redraw.
mmddyy 012887
mm/dd 1/28
yyyy 1987
ddmmm 15jan
yyyy 1987
Change the period of time being displayed - select inside the horizontal bar
under the graph. If you pick closer to the current "begin" the starting time
is changed, otherwise the ending time is changed. Select PLOT to redraw.
Change the threshold being used - select THRESH. A slider appears. Select
the new value with the LEFT mouse button.
Change the range around the Threshold - select DELTA. A menu appears. Select
the new delta with the LEFT mouse button.
Change to the data file - select STOCK. A menu appears. Select the new data
file with the LEFT mouse button.
Redraw the entire view, type <^L>. This also works if you resize the window.
QUIT the demo - select the QUIT box or use the "q" key.