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- WinMidas 2.1 Installation Procedure
- Stokes Fishburne Associates
-
- 1) Installing WinMidas 2.1
-
- PLEASE NOTE>> WinMidas 2.1 MUST BE RUN FROM THE
- \WM21 DIRECTORY, NOT THE \PROGRAMS\WM21 directory or the
- \XYZ\WM21 directory or any such combination. You will be given the
- opportunity to change the destination directory when WinMidas 2.1 is being
- installed. This feature was added so that you could install WinMidas 2.1 on
- a drive other than C. But do not change the directory name. If you change
- the directory to something other than \WM21 then WinMidas 2.1 simply will
- not work properly.
-
- If you follow the procedures provided below, all necessary files and
- appropriate file commands will be placed in the Windows 3.1 and Windows
- 95 startup structure.
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- Installing from a Zipped Download File
-
- Obviously, if you are reading this file then you were able to unzip the
- demo file. You will be installing WinMidas 2.1 from the directory containing
- the unzipped files. Let's call that directory C:\MYDIR.
-
- Windows 3.1 Installation:
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- Go to the Windows 3.1 Program Manager and select File|RUN.
- Type in C:\MYDIR\SETUP in the box provided and RETURN. Simply
- follow the instructions.
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- Windows 95 Installation
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- Click Start, click RUN and type in C:\MYDIR\SETUP in the box
- provided and RETURN. Do NOT use the Windows 95 Install or Add
- Program command. Simply follow the instructions.
-
-
-
- Installing from a floppy disk.
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- Windows 3.1 Installation:
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- Place the disc in the A or B drive. Go to the Windows 3.1 Program
- Manager and select File|RUN. Type in A:SETUP (or B:SETUP) in the box
- provided and RETURN. Simply follow the instructions.
-
-
- Windows 95 Installation
-
- Click Start, click RUN and insert A:SETUP (or B:SETUP) in the box
- provided and RETURN. Do NOT use the Windows 95 Install or Add
- Program command. Simply follow the instructions.
-
-
-
- 2) Starting WinMidas 2.1
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-
- When WinMidas 2.1 is initiated, you will see a display which may or
- may not quite fill the screen. If not, then maximize the display (800x600
- grid is preferred). Next, you will see the names of the pull down menu
- selections (File, Setup, Display, Indicators, Hotlists, Help). First, you must
- select the Setup option to be sure that WinMidas knows where to look for
- the appropriate data. If you have problems obtaining the dialog boxes
- please go to 4) Potential Problems. The default directories are:
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- WinMidas 2.1 Working Directory C:\WM21
- TC2000 Data Directory C:\TC2000\DATA
- TC2000CD ROM D:\TC2000CD
- MetaStock Data Directory C:\WM21
- ASCII Data Directory C:\WM21
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- If you installed WinMidas on drive C and are happy with the default
- directories, then WinMidas should run smoothly. If you installed WinMidas
- on the D drive then change the WinMidas working directory to >>D:\WM21
- since all initialization data and ancillary files are stored in this directory. If
- the drive is other than C: (e.g., D:), then change the MetaStock Data
- Directory to D:\WM21 and the ASCII Data Directory to D:\WM21. At this
- point do not change the MetaStock file directory to other than WM21. Wait
- until after you have gone through the Pocket Tutorial (see below), since the
- tutorial procedure uses MetaStock files stored in the \WM21 directory.
-
- Next, click on File and then on "Primary Hot List". "Primary Hot List"
- allows you to go to your priority hot list. The default hot list is DEMO.NAM
- which contains Cisco Systems, Mattel, and General Motors. Immediately
- the display will fill with the stock data on Cisco Systems.
-
- At this point click on HELP, then CONTENTS, then POCKET
- TUTORIAL. Print the Pocket Tutorial, all parts, so that you may walk your
- way through the use of WinMidas 2.1 features.
-
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- 3) Up To Date MIDAS Analyses and Examples
-
- Our WinMidas web site, WWW.WINMIDAS.COM, provides examples
- for using the WinMidas algorithms. Three new stocks and an index are
- analyzed on a regular basis and provide a commentary as well as graphical
- interpretation. In addition, a MIDAS Speaks column is provided which
- provides more indepth analysis of certain features of the MIDAS algorithms
- while applying these to stocks and indices. The MIDAS Speaks columns,
- which are updated frequently, are archived so that you can review and print
- out the older columns
-
-
- 4) Potential Problems
-
- The only problem which has been encountered concerns the dialog
- boxes which allow you to insert information or make selections. If the
- dialog boxes do not appear (e. g., the HELP|ABOUT box cannot be
- displayed) then you have a problem with too many BWCC.DLL files on
- your computer. These files are widely used by developers. The most
- recent version should always be in the \Windows\System directory. Some
- developers place their BWCC.DLL in the Windows directory. The Windows
- handler will pick up the first BWCC.DLL file it finds in the path. If this
- version is earlier in time than the one used by WinMidas then the dialog
- boxes may not work properly.
-
- Borland (the C++ developer) recommends that all BWCC.DLL files
- be deleted from your system except the very latest. This file should be
- placed in the \Windows\System directory. Since all BWCC.DLL files are
- backwards compatible, all of your other applications should still work OK.
- As a precaution, you might want to rename them all to BWCC.SAV until
- you are sure that all of your applications work successfully with the latest
- BWCC.DLL file in the \Windows\System directory.
-
- 5) User's Manual
-
- A user's manual is available from Stokes Fishburne Associates. This
- manual has many examples to help you use WinMidas 2.1 to it's fullest
- capability. The cost of the manual is $20 plus $4 shipping and handling.
- Simply contact Stokes Fishburne Associates at winmidas@aol.com or call
- 1-800-STOKESY. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
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