Introduction ------------ The IQ program is a utility for importing stock quotes retrieved from an on-line service into Quicken for Windows, Spreadsheets, or any Windows application that can serve as a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) client . The service used to retrieve quotes must be capable of storing quotes to an ASCII file. Each quote must be on a separate line and consist of at least a symbol and price. CompuServe, AOL, and Fidelity On-line Exchange (FOX) are just a few of the many services that are capable of storing retrieved quotes to an ASCII file. After saving the quotes to a file, you can open the file in IQ and configure it to find each quote`s symbol and details regardless of where they are on the line. IQ will automatically convert the quotes to the comma delimited format so that they can be saved to a file, imported directly into Quicken, or dynamically imported into spreadsheets. IQ Advantage 1. Saves Money. Intuit provides a service for getting quotes and importing them into Quicken. However, you must pay a fee each time you retrieve quotes from this service. By using IQ with WINCIM basic stock quote service or AOL, you can get unlimited stock retrievals that can be imported into Quicken at no additional cost. 2. Saves Time. IQ automatic conversion and import will get your stock quotes into Quicken fast with minimal keystrokes. 3. Conversions from different formats. Unlike most conversion utilities that can only convert from a single format to the comma delimited quote format, IQ can convert quotes from many different formats. This is a plus if you use multiple on-line services for retrieving quotes, and each service saves quotes differently. With IQ, you can create and save a parser set for each service. 4. Configurable. Parser sets are completely configurable. This comes in handy if your service decides to change the format of its quotes. No need to go out and purchase a new conversion program, simply reconfigure the parser set and you are ready to convert and import quotes again. **** IQ provides a complete money and time saving solution for getting **** **** up-to-date stock quotes into Quicken for Windows or your spreadsheets. **** Features: 1. User interface that provides a view of quotes before and after conversion. 2. DDE support for importing into spreadsheets. 3. Automatic conversion of quotes 4. Enhanced editor for creating parser sets. 5. Support for AOL quote formats. - Expansion of tab characters in quote file - Ability to parse fractional numbers "n x/y" - Ability to parse numbers with commas 6. Online Help File Contents of iq23.zip ------------------------- readme.txt - this file iq.exe - import quote executable file iq.hlp - online help file iq.ini - initilization file for iq iqhooks.dll - dynamic link library used by iq bwcc.dll - borland custom controls DLL license.dll - iq license DLL order.txt - registration form history.txt - change and bug fix history iqhv3.dat - contains controls for using iq with Quicken for Windows V3, V2, and V1 iqhv4.dat - contains controls for using iq with Quicken for Windows V4 iqhv5.dat - contains controls for using iq with Quicken for Windows V4 and V5 Installation ------------ 1) Create a \iq2 directory and place all the unziped files in this directory. Move bwcc.dll to the \windows\system directory if one is not already present. If one is present, only move bwcc.dll if the one shipped with IQ is newer. 2) Using program manager, create a new item in your desired program group and enter the file name along with path for IQ (c:iq2\iq.exe) in the command line entry. 3) If you plan to use IQ DDE capabilities to import into spreadsheets, add the IQ directory, i.e. c:\iq2\iq.exe, to the path in your autoexec.bat file. Then reboot your system. 4) If you are using Quicken for Windows V1, V2, or V3: Edit the iq.ini file and replace the [IQHook] section with the [IQHook] section contained in iqhv3.dat. !!!! This is not required if you are using Quicken Windows V4 or V5 !!!! Notes Quicken V5 users ---------------- To all Quicken5 users who setup IQ to start Quicken during an import, here are some tips to make IQ work flawless with this version. 1. Turn off the Quicken tips. The Quicken tips window is displayed whenever Quicken starts, and it will prevent IQ from importing quotes. You can turn it off by unchecking the 'Show Quicken Tips at Startup' box when the tip is displayed See pg. 21 in the Getting Started manual. 2. Turn Quick tabs off. With all the added features, Quicken is considerably slower. Using the Quick tabs screen format, Quicken takes a considerbly longer time to update its window during startup and cannot keep up with IQ commands. You can turn off Quick tabs by selecting Options from the Edit menu and then pressing the General button. Under the section Quick Tabs, set to 'Turn Quick Tabs Off'. See pg. 243 in User's Guide. Notes for version 1.x users --------------------------- 1) You must send in a registration upgrade to obtain a valid license number for V2.x. 2) IQ V2.x has much more required information in the iq.ini file. !!! Do not try to use IQ V2.x with your old iq.ini file !!! Make sure you install the new iq.ini file before running this version. Pre-configured Parser --------------------- IQ has 6 Pre-configured parsers. <> - use for no conversion (Prodigy, Reality) WINCIM - use to parse WINCIM quotes WINCIM-P - use to parse WINCIM portfolio quotes AOL - use to parse AOL portfolio quotes FOXSTK - use to parse Fidelity Online Exchange stock quotes. FOXMF - use to parse Fidelity Online Exchange mutual fund quotes.