Re: File management

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Posted by Mark on December 18, 2006 at 15:46:25:

In Reply to: Re: File management posted by Mary Kennedy on December 18, 2006 at 15:00:46:

: : : I'm having difficulty keeping individual investment files straight because I own the same thing in multiple portfolios. FM seems to make new copies of files (ABC; ABC1, ABC2, etc) and then new dividends sometimes don't get recorded properly.

: : : I'd like to create literal folders that match the folders in the portfolio manager view, that is, make folders on the disk for each portfolio and each subportfolio, so that I can keep better separation of the .dat files. I don't see a way to do that in the portfolio manager; there's no way to dictate a new location for a file. Or is there?

: : Hi Mary,

: : You would normally want to create a new investment file (*.dat) for each separate holding of an investment. This way you can track the transaction histories separately. When you create a new investment manually (File / New Investment...) you get to assign the location of the new investment file. If you are importing or retrieving, and Fund Manager finds a new investment not currently in your existing account, FM will create the new investment for you. You do have control over this, but the default is to just let FM create it automatically for you.

: : If you want to change the location and/or filename of an existing investment in your portfolio, use the Portfolio Editor. Select the investment, and choose "File / Save Investment As..." to assign the desired location and filename.

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
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: : Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

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: Thanks. I work on this. Can you tell me why many of my .dat files are called "autoname?" And can I change their names? I'd really like to have all my .dat files be names something I can recognize when I am looking at the files in Explorer.

Hi Mary,

By default, Fund Manager tries to use the symbol as the basis for any new investment filenames. In cases where the symbol isn't available, it will use 'autoname' instead. You can rename your investment filenames. Just use the method described above with "File / Save Investment As..." from within the Portfolio Editor.

Thanks,
Mark
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Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

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