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- ║ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DLM/RSA ║
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- QUESTION #1 : How do I add a new symbol to my stock database?
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- ANSWER : New stocks can be added to the stock database in two
- ways. The automated update process will add new stocks if the
- update time frame is "ONE YEAR". New stocks will not be added
- when the time frame is "ONE DAY" or "N DAYS".
- A stock symbol can also be manually added from the
- EARNINGS window by hitting ALT & F4 and then entering the
- new symbol name in the window at the bottom of the screen.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.05.02, 02.15.01
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- QUESTION #2 : How do I change a stock symbol name in my stock database?
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- ANSWER : A stock symbol name can be manually changed from the
- EARNINGS window by hitting ALT & F5 and then entering the
- new symbol name in the window at the bottom of the screen.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.05.02
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- QUESTION #3 : How do I delete a stock symbol from my stock database?
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- ANSWER : A stock symbol name can be manually deleted from the
- EARNINGS window by hitting ALT & F6 keys after advancing
- the SYMBOL to the stock symbol you want to delete.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.05.02
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- QUESTION #4 : My graphs will not display. What am I doing wrong?
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- ANSWER : A different parameter file must be used for each
- different graphics mode as desribed in the installation
- procedures. Enter the command shown below to select the
- proper parameter file :
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- For VGA color : COPY VPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For VGA mono : COPY VMPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For EGA color : COPY EPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For EGA mono : COPY EMPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For CGA color : COPY CPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For CGA mono : COPY CMPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
- For Hercules : COPY HMPARMS.DAT PARMS.DAT
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- REFERENCE : README.DOC 01.03.01
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- QUESTION #5 : How many stocks can I have in my stock database?
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- ANSWER : The maximum number of stocks you can process depends
- on the amount of available memory below 640K on you system.
- This value will vary from one system to another. You will
- usually be able to process from 60 to 100 stocks in a stock
- database.
- If you desire to process more stocks, simply use more
- than one stock database. The same table function file can
- be used with each stock database. A separate parameter file
- will be required for each stock database containing the name
- of the corresponding stock database.
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- EXAMPLE : The RSA.BAT file contains the command: RELATION PARMS.DAT
- This first parameter file "PARMS.DAT" contains parameters
- including the Stock file name "STOCK.DAT" and the Table
- function file name "TABLE.DAT".
- To create a second parameter file "PARM2.DAT" with a
- Stock file name "STOC2.DAT" go to the OUTPUT FILES window
- and change the parameter file name to "PARM2.DAT" and the
- Stock file name to "STOC2.DAT". Then output these two new
- files to disk. Finally create a new bat file "RSA2.BAT"
- containing the command "RELATION PARM2.DAT".
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- QUESTION #6 : What is the difference between the shareware version of
- the program and the registered version?
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- ANSWER : The shareware version displays a warning message when
- the program ends. There are a few delays during the output
- of this warning message. The warning message and delays are
- not present in the registered version.
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- QUESTION #7 : What is the difference between the documentation in the
- shareware version and the printed documentation?
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- ANSWER : The printed documentation is available for an additional
- charge of $3. This documentation is the same as the
- documentation on the shareware disk file with one exception.
- The printed documentation also contains over a dozen printed
- charts with illustration buy and sell signals marked on them.
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- QUESTION #8 : How do I process daily stock quotes?
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- ANSWER : The DLM/RSA "AUTOMATED UPDATE" window is used for
- processing daily stock quotes. First go to the
- "PARAMETERS" window and increase the "LAST DAY UPDATED"
- by one day to match the current date. Then go to the
- "AUTOMATED UPDATE" window and use the following parameters:
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- FILE NAME TO SCAN : C:\PCPLUS\PCPLUS.LOG
- SCREEN PAUSE : END OF SCREEN
- UPDATE TIME FRAME : ONE DAY
- FIRST UPDATE DAY :
- LAST UPDATE DAY :
- LAST DAY UPDATED :
- SYMBOL COLUMN : 00
- CLOSE COLUMN : 00
- VOLUME COLUMN : 00
- LOG OPTION : LOG ALL DATA
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- Set the "FILE NAME" to match the name of the file containing
- your ascii file of daily stock quotes. The "FIRST UPDATE DAY",
- "LAST UPDATE DAY", and "LAST DAY UPDATED" will not need to be
- changed if you first set the date correctly in the "PARAMETERS".
- window. Hit ENTER after the parameters are changed. Another
- window will be displayed with the contents of your data file
- scrolling by. After the end of the file is reached a message
- will be displayed indicating how many stocks were successfully
- updated. If the automated update was successful, then go to the
- "OUTPUT FILES" window and write the parameter file and stock file
- to disk.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.15.01 README.DOC 01.13.01
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- QUESTION #9 : How do I process historical stock data?
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- ANSWER : The DLM/RSA "AUTOMATED UPDATE" window is used for
- processing historical stock data. Use the following parameters:
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- FILE NAME TO SCAN : C:\PCPLUS\PCPLUS.LOG
- SCREEN PAUSE : END OF SCREEN
- UPDATE TIME FRAME : ONE YEAR
- FIRST UPDATE DAY :
- LAST UPDATE DAY :
- LAST DAY UPDATED :
- SYMBOL COLUMN : 00
- CLOSE COLUMN : 00
- VOLUME COLUMN : 00
- LOG OPTION : LOG ALL DATA
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- Set the "FILE NAME" to match the name of the file containing
- your ascii file of historical stock quotes. The "FIRST UPDATE DAY",
- "LAST UPDATE DAY", and "LAST DAY UPDATED" will be automatically
- calculated when the update time frame is set to "ONE YEAR".
- Hit ENTER after the parameters are changed. Another window
- will be displayed with the contents of your data file
- scrolling by. After the end of the file is reached a message
- will be displayed indicating how many days were successfully
- updated. If the automated update was successful, then go to the
- "OUTPUT FILES" window and write the stock file to disk.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.15.01 README.DOC 01.13.01
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- QUESTION #10: I have stock data from a source not supported by the
- DLM/RSA Automated Update window. Is there any way that
- DLM/RSA can process the data?
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- ANSWER : Free converter programs can be obtained from the DLM
- Investment BBS. If the converter program currently available
- will not work with your data file, then upload a sample data
- file to the BBS and DLM will attempt to develop a converter
- program for it.
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- QUESTION #11: How do I process a stock split?
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- ANSWER : To ajust the stock data for a stock split, first go to
- the PARAMETERS window and set the stock split parameters.
- Then go to the UPDATE ONE YEAR window and hit F9 to switch
- to update mode. Now use the down arrow key to go down to
- the last price which needs to be adjusted for the stock
- split and then hit the TAB key. Then go to the EARNINGS
- window to adjust the earnings data. Hit F9 to switch to
- update mode. Then hit the TAB key to adjust the earnings
- data. Finally go to the OUTPUT FILES window and write the
- stock file to disk to save the updates.
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- REFERENCE : RSA.DOC 02.07.01 RSA.DOC 02.05.02
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- QUESTION #12: What are the autoexec.bat and config.sys requirements
- for RSA?
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- ANSWER : RSA requires no change to either of these files if
- installation is done in one directory as specified in the
- installation instructions. An alternative method for
- installation is as follows:
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- Install RSA.BAT in directory C:\BAT
- Install RELATION.EXE in directory C:\EXE
- Install other files in directory C:\RSA
- Modify autoexec.bat path statement as follows:
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- AUTOEXEC.BAT
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- PATH C:\BAT;C:\EXE;C:\DOS;C:\
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- QUESTION #13: Are scripts available for Procomm Plus V2?
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- ANSWER : The scripts on the RSA distribution diskette can be
- easily modified for Procomm Plus V2 by making the following
- changes:
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- A) Add "PROC MAIN" statement as first line in script
- B) Add "ENDPROC" statement as last line in script
- C) Change format of the "WHEN" statement :
- Change : WHEN "roll" "^M"
- to : WHEN 0 "roll" TRANSMIT "^M"
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- QUESTION #14: How do I process multiple stock database files?
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- ANSWER : Multiple stock database files can be used with RSA to
- allow processing of unlimited number of stocks as follows:
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- A) Copy STOCK.DAT STOC2.DAT (Create second stock database)
- B) Copy PARMS.DAT PARM2.DAT (Create second parameter file)
- C) Copy RSA.BAT RSA2.BAT (Create second startup bat file)
- D) Edit RSA2.BAT and change "RELATION PARMS.DAT"
- to "RELATION PARM2.DAT"
- E) Start RSA program using RSA2 bat file
- F) Use OUTPUT FILES window and change stock file name
- from STOCK.DAT to STOC2.DAT
- G) Restart RSA program using RSA2 bat file again. This time
- it will read the new STOC2.DAT stock file.
- H) Use EARNINGS window to add new stocks with ALT-F4 and
- delete old stocks with ALT-F6.
- I) Use OUTPUT FILES to write stock file STOC2.DAT to disk.
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