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- INSTALLATION AND STARTUP GUIDE for the
- OWL PERSONAL PORTFOLIO MANAGER
-
- VERSION 6
-
- Copyright 1993-1994 All rights Reserved
-
-
-
- This guide covers installation and startup of OWL Personal Portfolio
- Manager (OPPM) Version 6.x. The complete User's Guide is built into
- the program and is accessed by selecting the "USER'S GUIDE" option.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- OPPM requires a minimum of 640K of memory (512K free conventional
- memory), a hard disk and a graphics monitor (CGA, EGA, VGA or
- Hercules).
-
- DOS CONFIGURATION
- OPPM requires that the number of DOS file handles be set to 27 or
- more. The number of DOS file handles is established when you boot
- your computer and is derived from the standard file "CONFIG.SYS".
- For proper operation, you MUST HAVE the file "CONFIG.SYS" in the
- root directory of your start-up disk and it MUST contain the line
- "FILES=27" (values above 27 are acceptable).
-
- Once you have added or edited the "CONFIG.SYS" file, you must reboot
- your computer for the changes to take effect. Consult your DOS manual
- for additional information.
-
- UPGRADING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS
- OPPM version 6 is fully compatible with data from OPPM 3.0 and
- above. Before installing Version 6, run your existing version and
- select the "BACKUP" option to create a backup copy of your data
- files. Be sure that the backup floppy disk contains files: FOL.BAK,
- SEC.BAK, INC.BAK, AL.BAK, PRICE.BAK and PUR.BAK before proceeding with
- installation. On some earlier versions of OPPM, you may have file
- INC.DBF instead of INC.BAK on your backup floppy disk. If this is the
- case, rename file INC.DBF to INC.BAK on the backup disk. Example:
-
- A>REN INC.DBF INC.BAK
-
- When you have completed the installation, run version 6 and select the
- "RESTORE" option. This will install copies of your data files for
- use with with the new version. You may also copy your files to the
- new version manually. Copy files FOL.DBF, SEC.DBF, INC.DBF, AL.DBF,
- PRICE.DBF and PUR.DBF from their former location to the \OPPM6
- subdirectory. Example:
-
- CD \OPPM6
- COPY C:\OPPM5\FOL.DBF
-
- Repeat the copy command for each of the other 5 files (do not copy
- *.dbf). After coping the files, run OPPM and select the "REINDEX"
- option.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- The following files are needed to install the OWL Personal Portfolio
- Manager: OPPM_EXE.EXE, OPPM_DAT.EXE, ORDER.DOC, README.1ST, and
- INSTALL.BAT.
-
- To install, upgrade or reinstall OPPM, type the following commands.
-
- A: if you are not installing from drive A substitute
- the appropriate drive letter for "A".
- CD \pathname where "pathname" is the directory where the distri-
- bution files are located. If you are installing
- from a floppy drive this will probably be the root
- directory i.e.("CD \"). If you downloaded the files
- this might be something like "CD \comm\downloads"
- INSTALL d where "d" is the hard disk drive where you want to
- install the program ("INSTALL C" installs the
- program on the C drive).
-
- OPPM will be installed in subdirectory "\OPPM6" of the designated
- hard disk drive.
-
- IMPORTANT: If you are reinstalling OPPM or upgrading from an earlier
- version of OPPM that was installed in the \OPPM6 subdirectory, special
- instructions will be displayed. The instructions tell you what keys
- to press to install OPPM without overwriting your existing data files.
-
- RUNNING THE PROGRAM
- To run the OWL Personal Portfolio Manager type the following commands:
-
- C:
- CD \OPPM6
- OPPM
-
- If you installed the program on a hard drive other than C, substitute
- the appropriate drive letter for "C" in the first line above.
-
- The data files shipped with the program contain sample data which is
- provided to help you become familiar with the various options and
- capabilities of OPPM. The sample data covers October 1992 through
- September 1994.
-
- TROUBLE SHOOTING
- The following is a brief list of errors that may be encountered and
- what to do about them.
-
- Out of Memory or Low Memory: You don't have enough memory below 640K
- to run the program. If your computer has at least 512K of RAM, you
- should be able to eliminate this problem by removing memory resident
- programs (TSR'S) and device drivers (mouse drivers, network drivers,
- etc.) to free up memory.
-
- Program Aborts with Message (DOS error 04): This means that insufficient
- DOS file handles have been specified. If you have already added the line
- FILES=27 to your CONFIG.SYS file AND rebooted your computer, try
- increasing the number a few at a time. Reboot your computer each time
- you increase the number.
-
- Program Locks up or screen becomes distorted: The mouse display software
- in OPPM can cause problems with some displays. Adding switches to the
- command line that cause OPPM to use a non-graphic mouse cursor can
- sometimes solve this problem. Try running OPPM with the following
- command:
-
- OPPM /nv /ng
-
- Mouse doesn't work: Your mouse driver is probably quite old and out
- of date. Contact your mouse vendor for an updated driver.
-
- Other Errors: If at any time you are unable to resolve a problem with
- this program, call or write us a letter explaining the nature of the
- problem. Please also include a description of your computer configuration
- including any TSR programs which are installed.
-
- For technical assistance, contact:
-
- `Otto-Williams Ltd.
- P.O. Box 794
- Lanham, MD 20703
- USA
-
- Phone: (301) 306-0409
- Compuserve: 72144,1223
- Internet: owl@dgs.dgsys.com
-