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Traverse destination folders.
Choose this checkbox if you want converted data to be stored in the folders
beneath the specified Destination folder. For example, specifying
"c:\equis\data" would cause c:\equis\data\stocks, c:\equis\data\futures,
etc. to be written to during the conversion.
If a file to which the converted data can be appended does not exist in any
existing folders, a new folder will automatically be created beneath the
specified Destination folder. The newly created folders are named "A", "B",
"C", "D", etc. corresponding to the first letters of the converted
securities' names. This option is used when converting FutureLink data (see
FutureLink File Conversion).
If you need the converted data to be stored in only one specific folder,
then leave this box unchecked.
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Does the above text suggest, that if you have a MS compatible ASCII file
with data that you don't to be converted and therefore have the Create New
Files option UNchecked, there will still be directories created?
My personal experience is that it does. I may certainly hope that this is a
bug and not a deliberate decision made by Equis. And according to my
interpretation of the help file the conversion as originally expressed is
correct and that it is a bug in The Downloader 6.0
PS the extra \ did not help either :-(
Regards,
Jan Diederik
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of michael
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 1998 1:54 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: A Stupid Question . . .
>
>
> Ron
> There are no stupid questions, mate (g).
> In converter, do you have a backslash after your file "stocks", as in
> c:\equis\data\stocks\
> May sound too simple, but this could bug it.
> Michael
>
> Ron Schuck wrote:
> >
> > I know for the majority, this is a stupid question, but I just can't
> > figure it out as to what I am doing wrong. I have just started to use a
> > program which gets my stock quotes from the Internet. It exports a file
> > in a format that MetaStock would be able to import.
> >
> > And now the fun begins, I am running MetaStock 6.0 with the downloader
> > 6.0. I have tried to update my files, but I have to be doing something
> > wrong. I just don't know what I am missing.
> >
> > I am using the Convert portion of Downloader, For the Source, I have the
> > name of the ASCII file, for the destination, I have listed MetaStock as
> > the file type, and for the folder I have "C:\EQUIS\DATA\STOCKS ( my
> > folders I created are under the Stocks sub-directory, called Dj-30, and
> > Magic-25 ). Under options, for the destination, I have checked
> > TRANSVERSE and APPEND DATA to end of file.
> >
> > The result is all data in the ASCII file does not convert. It shows as
> > total errors, under details, the message is " Unable to create
> > destination file. "
> >
> > If I check off the option create new files, then under the sub-directory
> > of STOCKS, I will see folders created from A to X with the data files in
> > each one.
> >
> > After several hours of frustration I could use any help from the group,
> > once again I apologize for the stupid question, but I am out of ideas.
> >
> > Thanks In Advance
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > e-mail nite_owl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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