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- STOCK.DOC VERSION .04 09/12/90 By W.S. Hillman Jr.
-
- 1. Stock.com filters out the stock quote from (the TEXT file that
- prodhp makes) with todays date and displays the first one found and
- asks for Y/n to process. If answer is N looks for next quote for
- today if there is one. If answer is Y or CR then processes it and
- puts in file quote.dat. Quote.dat has the stock values converted
- from fractions to decimal for spread sheet to import. Super Calc 5
- will import as a number file. When asked for part to import reply
- with column A:1 to E:x. X=the total number of stocks that you
- have. I load them in SC to a unused part of the screen and then move
- to the proper place. It also prints the Funds as well. All values
- that are missing are replaced by a "0" so the spread sheet will keep
- the columns straight. A date such as in funds is converted (10/
- 24 to 10.24) again so the spread sheet can load as text or number.
- A file is needed (stock.dat) of the stocks that you want to collect.
- The list can be in any order you want which can be the same as
- Prodigy print out or in the order that you may have in you spread
- sheet. A stock can be left out as well. Funds have to be marked as
- drbdx* with the "*" added so stock.com knows that it is a fund and
- treated differently. The plus or minus +- for changes is carried to
- the spread sheet as some/all will show in red for minus. The first
- line in the stock.dat list is a number and making larger or smaller
- determines how many lines are printed. It is 5 now and seems
- correct, but the way you print the lists to disk may change the
- needed lines. Change the sample stock.dat to your stock list. Place
- funds last as they print out in a different format and make sure to
- add the (*) or program will treat as stock and give a funny print
- out. SC uses the file as is, but other sheets may need to be
- converted from text to number in the sheet. Check your spread sheet
- manual under importing data. With SC5 I use a simple macro loaded on
- sheet that loads the quote.dat and moves to proper place in sheet.
-
- 2. The file stock.dat contains your list of stocks plus on the first
- line a 5. Making smaller or larger determines how many lines are
- printing when hunting today file. IMPORTANT ::: When editing this file
- or making new one, use a ascii editor and use CR after each line
- including the last line or stock.com cannot read correctly.
-
- On the second line of this file is the name of the file that you want
- to use to hunt for stock quotes. Usually is will be the one file you
- use for everything but it can be changed to any name you want. It is
- now Prodigy.txt
-
- The next lines are the names of your stocks, Now they have mine and
- will work with the sample file when its date is changed to todays.
-
- 3, There is a sample quote.dat that shows how it should look after
- being processed.
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- 4. There is a sample today file that you can see how it works. Change
- the date to todays for test in the quote part of print out.
-
-
- 5. Ver. 03 corrects end of file error
- 6. Ver. 04 added file name selection and no file error trap.
- ***** SHARE WARE *****
-
- If you find this program useful, a donation would be appreciated.
- Both by me and my two cats Susie Q. and Skaters Waltz (keeps them in
- treats to lure them out of the computer room, they love the buss
- cables)
-
- ***** NOTICE!! *****
-
- Any one downloads prodsq04.zip and uploads to a local board please
- send me the BB# so I can put on Prodigy
-
- William S. Hillman Jr.
- 1124 Story Pl.
- Alhambra Ca. 91801
-
- ID# MDPP22A
-
- Prodigy is copyright of Sears/Ibm
- Prodhp is copyright Pete Davis/Ron Ladne
-
- This utility has not been approved by Prodigy.
- Thanks to Herbert Symmers Jr. & Peter Davis who did the beta testing.
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