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PRO DOWN LOAD - READ.ME - Version 3, Release 1.5
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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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PDL315 contains several new features:
- Market Close pages for most actives on NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ
- Mutual Fund summary page
- Market Update section summary
- Enhanced Vacation mode for multiprocessing under Windows or OS/2 2.0
- Next Program Call to automatically run a program after the download
Refer to the PDL.DOC file to for details on how to use the new features.
PDL315 is a maintenance update that provides minor technical improvements as
well as support for changes made to the Market Close section of Prodigy on
7/14/92. Updates will be distributed on the FlexSoft BBS, 510-829-2293, when
Prodigy makes changes to the service.
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 PDL313 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
Version 3.1.4 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. The program 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. Be sure to accept each
configuration screen with the F10 key or some information may be lost.
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). Do not use a word
processor to build the PDL.IN file unless you know for sure that it doesn't put
special characters in the file.
If you have not registered PDL it will not be able to retrieve the Market Close
pages, Market Update summary or the QRQ30 list.
For more detailed information, refer to the PDL.DOC file.