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Disk: Title: The Stock Trader READ.ME File
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It will be necessary to install the program before you can do
anything. Type INFO for a complete description on un-archiving.
Requirements:
IBM-PC or compatible, with a hard disk drive and 512K of memory
Graphics printer and a EGA or VGA Color monitor.
Remember - If you are a registered user, and run into some difficulty,
call (503) 244-4800 and give your name and serial number of your
disk. You'll find helpful service with a smile. We won't tell you
how to invest your money, or which stocks to track, but we will
give you all the help you need with the program.
This is a brief description to acquaint you with the operation of
the STOCK TRADER program. Be sure to print the manual, it will aid
you to more fully understand the program's functions.
1. The STOCK TRADER program is written in Basic Professional
Development System (PDS) and uses Quick Windows Advanced
interface management library. The source code is not avail-
able for this program unless a professional institution wishes
to purchase the source code to modify it for there own use for
their clients. Price is dependent upon area and total expected
distribution and expected selling price.
2. STOCKS.* data files contains the program's stock data. These
files hold all the stock information that you have entered
for the last one hundred days.
SPECIAL NOTE OF CAUTION
Do not attempt to alter any of these data files. PDS can be
very particular about data file formatting. If you bring these files
up on a word processor, DO NOT resave them. If you do, in all prob-
ability those files will not format correctly again.
CONVERTING DATA FROM UNREGISTERED OR PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF STOCK TRADER
If you have been using Stock Trader 3.0 to 5.0 or have been using
an unregistered copy of the Stock Trader, you will need to run the
CONVERT program before the Stock Trader will recognize your old data.
The CONVERT program transfers your old data to the new format. Users
of versions 1.0 and 2.0 will probably need to reenter their data. It
can also be used to transfer registration to a previuosly unregistered
program from a registered disk.
Converting old data:
Copy the file STOCKS.DAT from your old Stock Trader onto the new
Stock Trader directory. Use the keystroking shown below. If you have
installed Stock Trader by using the FreeBooter(tm) UNARC program, all
your new files will be in the STOCK directory on you hard disk. If
you have installed Stock Trader on you C drive, enter the following
commands followed by pressing the ENTER key after each line:
C:
CD\STOCK
If you had the Stock Trader on a floppy disk before, place the old
Stock Trader in drive A and enter:
COPY A:STOCKS.DAT
If you had it on your hard disk before, then enter:
COPY (Disk Drive):\(Directory Name)\STOCKS.DAT
Once this is done, enter CONVERT followed by an ENTER. Select the
Select 1 option. The process is automatic and will display it's
progress as the stock file is converted.
If you have been running the unregistered Stock Trader, place
the registered disk that you have received in drive A and enter
the following:
C: (If you are using the C drive)
CD\STOCK
CONVERT
Select the Select 2 option. The process is automatic.
FreeBooter(tm) Software is a member of the Software Association
of Oregon.
FreeBooter(tm) Software
P.O. Box 19624
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 244-4800 Compuserve 70214,3352
Copyright 1987 - 1992 FreeBooter(tm) Software