Business Assistant/Business Assistant.iso/stock/ibmdisk5/sminshu3.hlp

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Before installing, you should have read Chapter 1 in regard to hardware
and software requirements.  This procedure is only for REPLACEMENT of an
already-existing copy of the Stock Charting System on a hard disk drive.
If you are a new user, see Chapter 2.  If you wish to run programs from
floppy diskettes, see Chapter 3.

The step-by-step procedure follows:

1.  First, you need to delete the old Stock Charting System program
    files.  This is important because some files are named differently
    in different versions of the system.

1a. Make the directory that contains the old Stock Charting System pro-
    grams the current directory.  For example type CD \SMPROG <Enter>.







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1b. Delete all old program and related files, using the following com-
    mands:

    DEL SM*.BAT <Enter>   (any old batch files)
    DEL SM*.CTL <Enter>   (the old .CTL files cannot be used)
    DEL SM*.BAS <Enter>   (old programs, Release 2.3 and earlier)
    DEL SM*.EXE <Enter>   (old programs, Release 2.4 and later)
    DEL SM*.H*  <Enter>   (old HELP screen files, all versions)
    DEL RE*.*   <Enter>   (any old "readme" and "release" files)
    DEL *.DOC   <Enter>   (any old installation manuals)

    You may want to keep data files.  Data files are those with any of
    the following filename extensions:  .POR  .SMX  .SMP

2.  This procedure assumes you will be copying from Drive A.  You can
    use Drive B if you want, by substituting B: for A: in the commands.

2a. Insert the STARTUP (or only) diskette in Drive A.  The STARTUP disk-
    ette is the one with SM3.EXE and BRUN30.EXE on it.


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3.  You should still be in the PROGRAM directory.  Copy the program
    files from the STARTUP diskette to the PROGRAM directory, using the
    following commands:

                     COPY A:*.CTL /V <Enter>
                     COPY A:*.EXE /V <Enter>
                     COPY A:*.HLP /V <Enter>

    NOTE: If you prefer to use only the printed user manual and not the
    on-line HELP screens - or you want to conserve disk space - omit the
    .HLP files.  The .HLP files are the on-line HELP screens, which
    correspond to chapters in the user manual.









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4.  If you have only one diskette, that should be the STARTUP/PROGRAM
    diskette.  Skip to step (5).

4a. Remove the diskette in Drive A and insert the PROGRAM diskette.
    The PROGRAM diskette is the one with SMADDEL3.EXE and four other
    .EXE files on it.

4b. Copy the programs from the PROGRAM diskette to your PROGRAM direc-
    tory with the following commands:

                     COPY A:*.CTL /V <Enter>
                     COPY A:*.EXE /V <Enter>

    It is not necessary to copy the HLP files because they are dupli-
    cated on the STARTUP diskette which you already copied.  The reason
    for this duplication is to make the HELP screens available when
    operating from 360K floppys.




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5.  This completes the copying of files onto your hard disk.  Remove
    the diskette and put the original copy of the Stock Charting System
    in a safe place.  It should be somewhere other than where your com-
    puter is, and should be free from magnetic fields - like those found
    around appliances such as vacuum cleaners.

6.  Although you can start the Stock Charting System from its PROGRAM
    directory with the command SM3 <Enter>, you should make a new batch
    file to start it directly from the root directory on your C drive.
    This batch file will load GRAPHICS (required for printing charts),
    switch to the required directory and start the program, all with the
    single command SM3.

    NOTE: The graphics print program is a part of your DOS, not a part
    of the Stock Charting System.  It is a common convention on many
    hard disk systems to place all of the DOS files into a directory
    called \DOS.  GRAPHICS must be loaded BEFORE the Stock Charting
    System is started, if you want to print graphs.



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6a. Get into the ROOT directory of your hard disk by typing the command
    CD \ <Enter>.  You should see the prompt C:\>.  Now type the follow-
    ing sequence, which copies directly from the keyboard to disk:

    COPY CON: SM3.BAT <Enter>    Note: this sequence is only an example.
    \DOS\GRAPHICS <Enter>        Substitute the correct path
    CD \SMPROG <Enter>             names in these two commands.
    SM3 <Enter>                  New program starts with command SM3.
    CD \ <Enter>                 Change back to root dir. (optional).
    <F6> <Enter>                 Press the "F6" function key.

    The message "1 file(s) copied" should verify that SM3.BAT has been
    created.  This assumes GRAPHICS is in a directory called \DOS.  If
    it isn't, you will need to find out where it is and substitute the
    appropriate path.  See the last part of Chapter 18 for more informa-
    tion about printing graphs.  Also see Chapter 1 for hardware and
    software requirements.  You can delete any old SM2.BAT files.

    Note that in Release 2.4 and later versions, all programs are com-
    piled so you don't need BASICA or GWBASIC.

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The following step-by-step procedure performs "setup", the process of
getting the Stock Charting System to work with the way a particular
computer is configured.

The Stock Charting System may be started from the root directory if you
set up the SM3.BAT file as described previously.  Alternatively, you can
start it directly from its own directory, but you won't be able to print
graphs unless you have loaded GRAPHICS beforehand.

1.  Start the Stock Charting System with the command SM3 <Enter>.  When
    the introductory screen appears, press Enter to proceed to the
    Master Menu.

    If the computer beeps and you see the message "File CATALOG.POR mis-
    sing from data disk", press the Esc key.  The Master Menu should
    appear.

2.  Press P and enter the name of the path under which your data files
    are located.  For example, type \SMDATA <Enter>.  In this program
    the last \ is optional.

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3.  If you have a color monitor press V and select the color you like
    best.  You choose by entering a number (0-9) and pressing Enter.
    Color schemes are chosen separately for text and graphics.

    NOTE: If after pressing V you see only two colors, or several dif-
    ferent shades of the same color, enter 0 (zero) to select monochrome
    display for text, then enter 0 again for graphics.

4.  If you want to use date formats other than mm-dd-yy, press F, use
    the up- or down-arrow key to select the format you want, and press
    Enter.

5.  The new programs are menu-driven and still have a "look and feel"
    that is similar to the old ones.  The HELP screens have been expan-
    into a complete user manual.  Refer to the Table of Contents to
    find the appropriate chapter to read.  Each chapter is one to four
    printed pages, and the pages are numbered by chapter and page
    within chapter - for example 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, and so on.



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New graphics features in Release 3.0 include:  full-screen relative
strength, on-balance volume, trading bands, third moving average, moving
average offset, 6 different oscillators, line graphs for mutual funds,
optional rounding of price scale values, and optional log or linear
price and volume scales.

NOTE:  Your old moving averages won't be dis