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*                          StockMan                              *
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StockMan is a stock market analysis tool. It allow you to summary,
watch, and analyze stock changes.

The Structure of StockMan:
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  1). Input
      StockMan uses a data file(the default is sm_data.txt) as its 
      input information.  When StockMan is run, it updates its 
      database file(the default is sm_db.sdb) using the infor from 
      sm_data.txt. 

      The best way to build the data file, sm_data.txt, is using 
      Compuserve's Quotes function.(Click at icon "Quotes" in WINCIM's
      toolbar.)
  
      To build sm_data.txt using WINCIM, you need to first add tickers 
      to the list box in Stock Quotes dialog in WINCIM. This package
      include a file named quotes.dat for testing. To perform this test,
      you can first backup your c:\cserve\support\quotes.dat and then replace
      it with the one comes with StockMan package.

      Next, you need to click at "Get All" button in Stock Quotes dialog in
      WINCIM and save the result to the file named sm_data.txt in the 
      directory where sm.exe resides. 

      Finally, you can run StockMan. 

  2). Output
      StockMan provides a variety of summary and analysis results:

      On its main screen, it display the graphs of all the quotes in
      the order you set in a user-defined period.  This will give you
      a brief summary about the today's stock information.

      On its Table screen, a overall summary table shows the today's
      quotes information in a user-defined sorted order. For example,
      you may set the order to Change(%)- Descending to view which quote
      has been up or down most.

      You can view the graph of any listed quote by double clicking at
      the row of the quote.

  3). Alarm
      The alram function allows you to watch quotes: the "Stock Table" 
      button and "Alarm" button will flash when the price of a watched
      quote falls into the pre-set range.



Important:  In order to build what you want into next verion, 
*********   please EMail me your comments about this program: 
            What is NOT good enough?
            What do you wish to be in next version?



You can contact the author in following ways:   


    a). EMail the author at markqian@aol.com through Internet;
    b). EMail the author at Mark Qian through America Online;
    c). EMail the author at CIS-mail 76463,1251 through CompuServe;
    d). Mail the author at Mark Qian  P.O. Box 390235, Mountain View, CA. 94039-0235  USA.   

Author: Mark Qian.