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PRO DOWN LOAD - READ.ME - Version 3, Release 2.2
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This file contains information about last minute changes to PDL or other
important user information. It will also get you started if you do not
have time to read the PDL.DOC file.
What's New
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PDL322 is a maintenance update to support changes that were made to the
Market Update section of Prodigy on 5/26/93.
PDL321 was a maintenance update to support changes that were made to the
Market Close section of Prodigy on 5/26/93.
PDL320 was a maintenance update that corrects a problem when PDLCONF
attempts to access a disk drive higher that 'G'. It also corrects
a problem of lost PDL.OUT records when Prodigy fails to send a Form
Feed character at the end of the last page of quotes.
PDL319 was a maintenance update that provides support for newer versions
of prodigy which contain a load module named RS.EXE in place of the
PRODIGY.EXE program.
PDL318 was maintenance update that provided minor cleanup following the
changes to the Prodigy(R) Service on 12/03/92. Several functions have
been DISCONTINUED as they are no longer required and have been replaced
with more efficient methods of downloading. Specifically, the Quote
Check method of downloading has been DISCONTINUED as well as the X QRQ30
symbol. Both have been REPLACED with the more efficient PDL AUTOTRAK
feature.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHICH METHOD YOU ARE USING, CHECK YOUR PDL.IN FILE
FOR THE STATEMENT 'L ###' AS THE LINE ABOVE ALL OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL
QUOTES. IF IT IS NOT THERE, INSERT IT. EXAMPLE:
L ### <== WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT THIS LINE
S IBM
S ASA
F MLPAX
B IBMK
....
Refer to the PDL.DOC file to for details on how to use the new features.
PDL316 new features carried over:
- Support for Quote Track lists stored on your hard disk (TYPE L)
- Dynamic conversion of PDL.IN files to Quote Track lists (PDL
AUTOTRAK)
Updates are distributed on the FlexSoft BBS, 510-829-2293, for normal
updates or when Prodigy makes changes to the service. Refer to the
Prodigy Money Talk Bulletin Board under topic Other Investments - note
PDL UPDATE for announcements on availability of updates.
Installing PDL
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It is best to install PDL in a new directory and not in the same
directory as a previous version. You will need to copy over your own
PDL.IN file and run the PDLCONF program to configure the new version.
PDL is supplied in the .ZIP format and must be "unzipped" using the
PKUNZIP program. The PDL320 directory should contain the following
files:
PDL.EXE PDLMIS.COM PDLSCHED.CTL
PDLKEY.COM PDLCONF.EXE REGISTER.DOC
PDL.DOC PDLCONF.HLP
PDL.IN READ.ME
PDLRUN.BXT PDLSCHED.COM
**PDLRUN.BXT is a template file used to create the PDLRUN.BAT file. Do
not alter this file or the configuration program may not operate
correctly.
Configuring PDL
---------------
PDLCONF.EXE
Version 3.2.0 of PDL contains a configuration program to assist you in
building the PDL.CNF and PDLRUN.BAT files. These two files are
necessary to properly start and run the PDL program. The program will
attempt to collect information from a variety of sources and then
provide you with a convenient, menu driven method of specifying
additional parameters or changing the automatic ones. Once the
information is correct, select the Update Parameter Files option to save
the configuration and build the PDLRUN.BAT file. Be sure to accept each
configuration screen with the F10 key or some information may be lost.
The configuration program is started by typing PDLCONF at the DOS prompt.
Running PDL
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The PDL program is started by typing PDLRUN at the DOS prompt.
PDL.IN
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The input file (PDL.IN) can be created by using any ASCII editor (such
as EDLIN) to build the ticker list. The list format is "TYPE TICKER"
where TYPE is S, F, B, L, or X and TICKER is the symbol name (5
characters maximum). Do not use a word processor to build the PDL.IN
file unless you know for sure that it doesn't put special characters in
the file.
If you have not registered PDL it will not be able to retrieve the
Market Close pages, Market Update summary, Quote Track lists or more
than 20 quotes when using the PDL AUTOTRAK function.
For more detailed information, refer to the PDL.DOC file.
***WARNING***
PML users may need to download the new PTT program from FlexSoft so that
the quote date can be located for quotes on the first page of Quote
Track output. This was previously taken care of by the NEW2OLD.COM
program which is no longer supported in PDL.