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Re: Downloader report question



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Craig ... as an avid user of Metastock 6.5 I would appreciate a copy of the
work you
have done.

Regards ... Martin

Pugsley, Craig wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> For those who are interested I have an Excel Macro for tidying up
> OzEmail (An Australian ISP with relatively cheap data) CSV files for the
> Australian Stock Exchange into a format that the Metastock Downloader
> can import.
> I also have a page on setting and using the various options and tools in
> the Downloader.
> http://www.3rotor.com/rotary/INVEST.HTM
>
> Cheers,
> Craig.
>  ----------
> >From: Pugsley, Craig
> >To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Downloader report question
> >Date: Tuesday, 16 June 1998 12:02PM
> >
> >
> >Greetings,
> >In the Metastock (V6.5) downloader after you convert some files (eg
> CSV)
> >a conversion report is generated.
> >Sometimes for some securities there is a number bigger than one.
> >When you click on it, it gives the number of records added and
> >discarded.
> >
> >So what is a "discarded" record?
> >Is this when you have a duplicate date in a security (eg if you
> >converted an end of day data file twice, will each security have one
> >added record and one discarded due to being a duplicate).
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Craig.
> >