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Hi UG!
> Does there exist a utility which can convert an ascii file into the metastock
> format (a la the Downloader's "Tools|Convert..." menu option), but can be done
> in batch?
> I'm getting ascii end of day data, and am scanning WELL over 2000 symbols, so
> I need multiple directories. Currently, I have to run downloader and convert
> each directory's worth of symbols 1 at a time, which is not really that
> difficult at the moment, but will soon be a colossal pain in the ass, as I
> plan to increase the number of symbols I'm scanning. And testing some systems
> on futures as well.
> Any ideas?
Perhaps a good system is the old DOS MSU (MetaSTock Utilities) from Equis....
Take a look at it.... it has the limit of 255 securities per directory.... :-<
Best wishes from Barcelona
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