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Another way:
-this will rely upon the up-date(conversion) software you use(from your data-provider)
a. configure this conversion software to output to 2x files:
a1. to metastock-format(this will automatically update your current MS-folders-contents)
a2. to a different format, like spreadsheet(excel) or
a3. to a asci-format(.txt,.prn,.asc).
b. in the 2nd file put a period (.) in front of all the ticker/symbols and 'save as' the file
using another name + same extension.
c. run the downloader, convert the 2nd file to metastock-format, but use a
newly created folder(C:\MSComp\ or C:\MSManual) as the folder to convert to.
d. press the convert-button and the DL will create 'your' new securities, all in one folder.
e. create your composites and manualy update daily to this folder as described above.
This will only take a few minutes or so to do( you could even create/do all this just before you
want to check on composites). It does create a 2nd "shadow" data-registration, but you
will find this to be the least of your worries, as long as the results are reliable and you can
make it profitable.
On this List a lot of guys have macro/VB/automatation experience, for you to make it
worthwile, within a limit of your daily time, without messing-up the original data.
Anytime you want to get rid of a security run the Downloader/Tools/Delete or even
if you have enough of it, in Win95 just delete the entire folder.
Anytime you want to start again, follow the steps layed out as above and get the 'missing
history data' copied from the original MS folder to your 'synthetic secs".
Your 2nd quest:
In Excel "open" the file with the DM/$ quote. This will bring you to the conversion-wizard.
Run through it, then you will get your quote in a cell in a clean spreadsheet.
Set-up the contents of your spreadsheet as layed out in the DL60-manual(p.70-73).
Save the spreadsheet to an Excel40 file and run it through the Downloader. If you have
more tickers than the DM/$, make extra small coloms(for the 'space') between the
nescesary coloms and 'save as' the file as a space separated text-file(xxx.prn). Make
sure you have deleted the empty rows/lines at the bottom(see my previous mailings
to the List).
Regards Ton.
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Erika Toth Fluke <Erika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Aan: 'A.J. Maas' <anthmaas@xxxxxx>; Metastock 6. 0 (E-mail 2) <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Datum: maandag 12 januari 1998 18:03
Onderwerp: RE: MS Organization Question
>Hi Ton,
>
>Thanks for your answer.
>I wanted to avoid to duplicate the creation of the same commodity contract.
>I wanted to calculate e.g. Tbond/DJIA relationship, and since the Tbond is
>in my Interest Rate directory and the DJIA is in my Index directory I could
>not compare them.
>At this moment I did not want the run any Test or Exploration, just put in
>on the chart for visual reference.
>Because the commodity contracts change almost every month it is not useful
>to create them and update in different directories. (I might try to do it
>with the continuos contracts.) If you have any organizational suggestions I
>will be happy to try it.
>
>Another question.
>I have DM/$ how can I create $/DM prices for all for parameters (OHLC).
>I tried to put it in a formula 1/C; 1/h etc. but it creates four separate
>lines and can't use it with indicators that uses any two of them together.
>In the composite I tried to use 1/contract, but the composite does need two
>separate contracts to create a data list.
>
>Any advice.
>
>Thanks
>
>***** Erika ***** :-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A.J. Maas [SMTP:anthmaas@xxxxxx]
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 1998 5:05 PM
>To: Lionel Issen
>Cc: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Erika Toth Fluke
>Subject: Re: MS Organization Question
>
>Like the Downloader produces sub-directories in the common-directory
>(DL60-manual p.36) when it converts data.
>Some programs are able to work with sub-folders as if they are one
>with the common-directory.
>DL60 p.43-Create New Folder Button:
>-the common-folder is supposed NOT to contain data, otherwise it is
>a "nested" data-folder in a data-folder.
>This is why I only suggested it, I cannot say it will work as I did not
>have to do it as yet.
>
>I don't keep composites in my main data folders, the MS-Explorer will
>come up with errors (MS60-manual p.339) or not too reliable reports if
>it comes across a composite(a composite is nothing more than a link
>between two securities(DL60 p.36 upto 41)) in the folder to be explored,
>and it will be ignored.
>
>If you want to do a RS-comparissing between an index and your securities
>for performance, then keep the index in the "same" folder, run the explorer
>do a performance-scan(MS60 p.339). Then in the report-window with the
>sort-button you can "automatically" rank your securities and see wich one
>performed better than the other(remember that it is NOT a buy-signal, by
>itself).
>
>Regards Ton.
>
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: Lionel Issen <lissen@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Aan: A.J. Maas <anthmaas@xxxxxx>
>Datum: zondag 11 januari 1998 14:40
>Onderwerp: Re: MS Organization Question
>
>
>>A.J. Maas:
>>
>>I'm not familiar with the term "traverse folder", can you elaborate? Isn't
>>the very much the same thing as having both securities in the same folder?
>>
>>This question has come up before, and Equis support has sais that you need
>>both securities in the same folder/directory.
>>Lionel
>>
>>At 04:59 AM 1/10/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>>Have you tried using a "traverse" folder,
>>>a sub-folder underneath its 'parent' ?
>>>
>>>Ton.
>>>
>>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>Van: Erika Toth Fluke <Erika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Aan: Metastock 6. 0 (E-mail 2) <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Datum: vrijdag 9 januari 1998 1:33
>>>Onderwerp: MS Organization Question
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I was trying to create a composite chart from two different directories.
>>>> When I switch to the second directory my primary contract is
>disappearing.
>>>>
>>>>Is there any go around this problem other than move the two contracts in
>>>>the same directory. (These are different type commodity contracts.)
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>***** Erika ***** :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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