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Re: E-mail Alert service ??



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Vitaly,

Thanks for the suggestion. The ability to add such features is built into 
the application since a custom script is called to process the quotes. 
The script can be modified to run other programs, etc. I haven't given 
much thought to such uses of the script as you describe.

Cheers,

Jim

On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Vitaly Larichev wrote:
> 	I would think it might be interesting to have an ability for the
> program to run an application (supplied by an user) when an alert goes
> out, like playing sound file and/or flashing a screen. Though, it may be
> diffucult for an average user to write a batch for ,say, sending e-mail,
> so an option to choose from  a list of predetermined actions (sound,
> visual, e-mail, pager alerts) may be more desirable. 
> For instance, e-mail option may fit those who leave a running PC at home
> to follow closely the markets, but at their offices cannot afford
> getting involved more than just checking their e-mail.