Re: Explorer Results as Input to Subsequent Explorations

[David_Radtke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

George,

Yes you can merge the data with the down loader. As a precaution, back up
your existing data first, until you get the hang of it. It's no fun to wipe
out your work and have to start over.

David Radtke




                                                                  
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Subject:  Re: Explorer Results as Input to Subsequent Explorations




Thanks for your message at 10:01 AM 10/14/97 -0700,
David_Radtke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your message was:
>
>
>What you want to do makes perfect sense, and I think is a major oversight
>in Meta Stock to have left this feature out. Unfortunately the downfall of
>most software applications that involve Trading is that they are developed
>by people with expertise in Software Development not Trading!
>
>The only way I have been able to accomplish what you are describing is to
>create an ASCII text file of securities from the Exploration, and then use
>the Downloader to import them into a separate directory. You can then use
>the new directory for the next exploration. This process is time
consuming,
>but here's how it's done:
>
>Once you have your first exploration displayed, press Cntrl -C to copy the
>contents to the clip board.  [make sure you explorer window is the active
>window]
>
>Then, open Excel and paste the contents. Delete all of the columns except
>for the security symbols.
>
>Create a row of dummy Date, O,H,L,C,V,OI data for the security symbols.
>Using 0's for the price data works fine. [Double check the manual for the
>proper format of the ASCII input file.] Save the file and use the
>Downloaders import feature.
>
>Last,  you have to download the data for the new symbols.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>David Radtke
>
Dave,
     So far the only thing as astounding as the MetaStock program are the
glaring omissions. It is incredible to have so much right and so much wrong
all at once.
     I shall take your advice and develop some Excel Macros to speed things
along.
     Your last point? Is that correct? I thought that if I make an ASCII
file
of those securities that pass the first exploration, then won't the
Downloader allow me to merge the already collected price data without the
need for a subsequent download. N'est-ce pas?




George Gordon
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