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Instructions for using CHART1.EXE
CHART1 is a bare bones easy to use stock
and mutual fund charting program.
With CHART1 you can...
Chart daily or weekly stock prices and volume.
Chart weekly mutual fund prices
Chart your portfolio
Chart data from log files containing the
Compuserve GO PRICES command
Getting started
First make sure that you have the following
files in the active directory
CHART1.EXE (program file)
FUND.DAT (mutual fund list)
F1.CHA (mutual fund chart)
F2.CHA (mutual fund chart)
F3.CHA (mutual fund chart)
F4.CHA (mutual fund chart)
F5.CHA (mutual fund chart)
F6.CHA (mutual fund chart)
AMPBA.CHA (stock chart)
HTPI.CHA (stock chart)
SLVRF.CHA (stock chart)
READ.ME (this file)
When you first run CHART1.EXE you have the
following options...
LOAD CHART FILE
Use this option to load a stock, mutual fund or
portfolio file into memory.
NEW CHART FILE
Use this option to clear memory. This option is
only necessary when you wish to start entering
data to create a NEW stock, mutual fund or portfolio
file.
DELETE MUTUAL FUND
Use this option to remove a mutual fund from
the mutual fund list.
ENTER CHART DATA
Use this option to data manually. If a file is
still in memory when you choose this option
then all data entered will be added to the
file that is in memory.
Prices can be entered in either of two formats.
2 1/4 or 2.25 will both be interpeted the same.
If no file is in memory when you choose the
enter chart data option then you will be asked
whether you are entering stock, mutual fund
or portfolio data. If you are entering stock data
you will be asked wether you are entering daily
or weekly data. Once you have finished entering
data you will be asked to enter the stock
symbol or mutual fund name and then a new
file will be saved to disk.
VIEW CHART
Use this option to view a chart of the data that
is currently in memory.
LOAD COMUSERVE FILE
This option will attempt to load and interpet
the data from a compuserve log file. You will
be asked to supply the log file name and ext.
QUIT
Use this option to return to DOS
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How to get price data from compuserve.
1. Log on to compuserve using your favorite
terminal program.
2. Choose the open log file command from
your terminal program.
3. Enter the Compuserve command GO PRICES
4. Enter the stock symbol and other requested
information.
5. After all data is displayed then choose the
close log file command from your terminal
program.
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Portfolio File format
1st element Portfolio start date
2nd element Transaction date
3rd element File from which transaction is derived.
4th element Transaction (B - buy S - sell )
5th element Number of shares
Example....
04-01-1993 Portfolio start date
05-13-1993 Transaction date
SLVRF.CHA Data File for Silverado Mines
B Buy
300 300 Shares
06-10-1993 Transaction date
F1.CHA Data file for Putnam Growth & Income Fund
B Buy
192.138 192.138 Shares
Note...
Transactions must be in chronological order.
Portfolio files have the extension .PTF
Mutual Fund and stock data files have
the extension .CHA
Good luck using Chart1