INVESTMENT TRACKER V1.1 (S3A Only)
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Following the success of my Home Accounts  program S3ABANK,  a number of
people have  suggested that I issue some of the optional modules as standalone 
programs.  This is the first of these modules.  It allows you to keep track 
of the value of your  investments (Shares, Stocks, Bonds etc) but, in addition, 
it also allows you to keep a history file of their performance, which can be 
displayed graphically.

To Install the program, simply put INVEST.APP into any /APP/ directory and
install as usual, using <PSION-I>.

Now go into the program.  The 'nag' screens can be removed by registering 
the program, which will also allow you 50 entries.  The unregistered version 
allows you just 3 entries, to see the capabilities of the program. Working 
through the MENU commands will show you the capabilities of the program. The
usual Enter, Update, and Delete options are available, plus a 'Move' option 
if you wish to reorder the entries, and an 'Update All' option (<PSION-L>).  
I use this once a week to update every investment at once.  The 'Config' 
menu allows you to specify how many decimal places you wish for each column, 
and choose between a large and small font.  The 'Special' menu allows you to
Password-protect your data, View an investment history, and delete the history
files if you are finished with them or want to start again.  Finally, there 
is a 'Help' screen which simply repeats the information in this file.

To demonstrate the program, enter an investment (<PSION-E> or <Enter>), 
specifying the Company, how many shares and the present price.  Now update 
the entry  using <PSION-U>, or <PSION-L>, or <TAB>.  When it has been 
entered say 'Yes' to  the 'Update History' question.  Now update it twice 
more, to generate a decent history.  Now select the share and press the 
diamond key (or <PSION-V>) and you will see the history display.  The 
historical values are tabulated on the left, and a graph of performance is 
drawn on the right.   (While you in this screen, you can set the X-Scale 
Factor (<PSION-S>) to  the number of pixels/entry, use this depending on 
how many  entries you have, and the Y-Scale factor (<PSION-Y>), to the 
max/min values of price or an automatic scaling).  In this mode, you can 
also again change the font size, change the start date if the history file 
starts to get a bit long, delete the last entry if you made a mistake, or 
delete the associated history file.  To return to the main screen, press 
the diamond key, <PSION-L> or just <Esc>.

In V1.1, I have implemented an 'Edit memo' function along the same lines as 
the option in 'Agenda'.  Just use <PSION-+> to open up a notepad to keep 
records of investment numbers and references.  I also implemented the status 
window switching using <CTRL-MENU>.

If you find the program useful and wish to register it, please see the file
REGISTER.TXT for up-to-date instructions on how to register.  Apart from
giving you a 'warm' feeling, allowing  you  50 entries, and getting rid of the
'nag' screens, registering will give you access to full support and notification of 
regular, free, updates.   If anyone has any useful suggestions for improvements,
I will always try and include them in the next version.  Also, I know my 
limitations as an artist, so the first person to send me a nicer icon, will 
get a free registration !

Al Richey - Mar 95
