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PRODIGY DOWN LOAD - READ.ME - Version 3, Release 1
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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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PDL31 contains several new features:
- Market Close pages for Futures and Foreign Exchange Rates
- Vacation Mode of operation (unattended downloading)
- History file (save daily quotes in an archive file)
- X QRQ30 indicator (gets Quote Track list 1 & 2)
Refer to the PDL.DOC file to for details on how to use the new features.
Installing PDL
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If you have a previous version of PDL installed on your system, be sure to
write down your registration code prior to running the PDLCONF program. It
is best to install PDL in a new directory and not in the same directory as
the previous version. This allows you to copy over your own PDL.IN file
and prevents over writing the configuration information.
PDL is supplied in the .ZIP format and must be "unzipped" using the PKUNZIP
program. The PDL31 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
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PDLCONF.EXE
Release 3.1 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. It 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.
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, or X and TICKER is the symbol name (5 characters maximum).
If you have not registered PDL it will not be able to retrieve the Market Close
pages or the new QRQ30 list.
For more detailed information, refer to the PDL.DOC file.