Procedures for Obtaining PERT and FEDFTP

Downloading Files

Below are the PERT and FEDFTP self-extracting installation files that can be downloaded. To download each file, follow these procedures:

  1. Click the "pertinst2.exe" hyperlink below to begin downloading PERT.
  2. When the "File Download" window appears, select the "Save the Program to Disk" option and click the "OK" button.
  3. When the "Save As" window appears, choose a directory where the file will be saved and click "Save." The files transfer will begin and will take several minutes.
  4. Click the "fedftpin.exe" hyperlink below to begin downloading FEDFTP. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to complete the download.

Extracting Installation Files

Once the files are downloaded, the installation files need to be extracted before the PERT and FEDFTP applications can be installed. To extract the files follow these procedures:

  1. Locate the directory where the downloaded pertinst2.exe is located.
  2. Double click on the pertinst2.exe file.
  3. When the Zip Central window appears, click the "Extract" button to create the "c:\program files\pert\install" folder. The installation files for the PERT application will be placed in this folder.
  4. Locate the directory where the downloaded fedftpin.exe is located.
  5. Double click on the fedftpin.exe file.
  6. When the Zip Central window appears, click the "Extract" button to create the "c:\program files\fedftp\install" folder. The installation files for the PERT application will be placed in this folder.

To install each application, follow the instructions in the Readme.txt files located in each of the installation folders (mentioned in steps 3 and 6 above).



New Commodity File

A new commodity file, current as of March 31, 1999, is available for down-loading and installing in your PERT folder. Instructions are shown below. The new file contains commodity codes for the New York Board of Trade (NYBT). All codes listed for NYCE and for NYFE in the previous commodity file are shown for NYCE or NYFE and for NYBT in the new file. Since CSCE and NYBT have the same industry id ("06"), commodity codes formerly associated with CSCE are now associated only with NYBT. Commodities that began trading on CSCE, NYCE or NYFE since creation of the previous file are shown only for NYBT.

(1) Locate the file "comodity.txt" in the "C:\Program Files\PERT" folder. If you chose to install the application in a different location, use Explorer to locate the file.

(2) Back up this file before you proceed. Make a copy of the original file and place it in a different directory or give it a new name so it will still be available, if needed.

(3)    Delete the comodity.txt file

(4)    Right mouse click on the hyperlink below to down load the new file from the internet. Select "Save Target As".

(5)    Save the new file in the pert folder

Users Manual

The user manual for the PERT application is provided below as an instructional aid. To download the PERT manual in Microsoft Word format or text format, right mouse click on one of the hyperlinks below and choose the "Save target as" option. Choose a folder in the "Save as" window and click the "Save" button. The manual will be downloaded to the file you selected.

 

E-mail any questions regarding the PERT or FEDFTP applications to pert/fedftp@cftc.gov