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Re: Automation software


  • To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Automation software
  • From: "Bill G Bolumen" <BOLUMENkkkkkkkkkkkkk>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:05:00 -0400 (EDT)

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Hi, Harley, Is that KeyText that you are using or something else?  If
something else let me know as I will be test driving Key Text this coming
week-end and if there is something else I might as well try it too.
THanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Harley Meyer <meyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: Automation software


>Thanks, to who ever posted the Macro Magic URL. I
>just started using it today and it is a nice
>automation program. It seems to work very well so
>far, but this week will be the test.
>
>I use PCQuote for my RT data service and I have
>the $75/mo service. The down side has been that it
>takes a little time to add any new symbol to the
>Excel spread sheet for charting. Also there can be
>some inconveniences when a different server group
>comes up. So there is extra typing and button
>pushing to get things going.
>
>So instead of jumping through several hoops I can
>hopefully be able to press a hot keys, enter the
>stock symbol and then press another hot key to
>bring up a new chart. Hence, cutting the time to
>change symbols and reducing the inconvenience to
>almost none at all.
>
>Also changing servers is now as easy as copy - hot
>key - paste - save.
>
>Which now takes me to a whole new question.
>Assuming that Macro Magic is robust under the day
>to day conditions that exist on my machine during
>the market hours. Do I need MS Pro? (Assuming they
>offer other data providers down the road.)
>
>Again thanks to who ever suggested Macro Magic. At
>$29.95, the amount of time it saves me on other
>applications appears to be worth it. Well let's
>hope it holds up.
>
>
>Harley