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Re: Equis Shenanigans



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Did they give a reason for such drastic actions?

Equis, given that you 'monitor' this forum, any comments?

BrewsPad@xxxxxxx wrote:

> > From: Equis Support recently:
>
> > ....System Testing for multiple securities is not a large request either...
>
> When Equis destroyed the macro capability, they destroyed system testing for
> multiple securities.  In the pre-Windows versions of MS I had a very simple
> macro that would run against all "identified" securities (there was the
> ability to tag any security you wished, with an asterisk, so that MS would
> then automatically run your macro against only those that were so identified).
> Within that macro, I could send the resulting report for the individual
> security to a file, using the MS default file name and take the "append"
> option that MS offered at the time.  That way, you could test multiple
> securities and save each and every report, to one file.  Equis has also
> destroyed the "append" function of the report capability.  When Equis took
> away these two MS features, they thumbed their noses at the user community and
> said "To Hell with them", and have obviously taken the additional stand that
> nobody wants them.  Talk about arrogance and ignoring the user community -
> they are famous for this and have done it for years.  I screamed bloody murder
> when they erased the macro capability - to no avail.
>
> I don't give a damn about any new indicators or system testing formulas, they
> are a dime a dozen and anyone with just a little gumption can create those on
> their own.  Yet, that is all they continue to add to MS, and charge $99 for
> the upgrade, plus the shipping and handling.  Hell!  They have all their
> expenses - plus some profit, covered in the shipping and handling alone!!!
>
> Jim Brewster
> Kent Washington