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Leo, it saves tons of hard disk space. Metastock will not "read" anybody
else's data. QP tricks Metastock into doing what many other programs do as
a matter of course, like Advanced GET for a stellar example.
Alton Stephens
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Leo Karl
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 1998 1:43 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: QuotesPlus Virtual -- Questions
>
>
> Based on all of the favorable comments on QP2, I have been trying it for
> about a week. So far, so good.
>
> However, the optional "Virtual Program" is confusing, and I would
> appreciate any help in understanding it.
>
> 1. What does it really do for you? That is, in trading just end of day
> data which is moved to my Metastock directories (no IRL as yet), I
> don't understand the advantage that virtual can provide. Could be that
> I don't understand how to use it properly, and that's what I'd
> appreciate some help on.
>
> 2. Why does the virtual program run at start up and stay in the tray?
> In other words, what is it doing when I'm not running Metastock?.
>
> 3. The rather skimpy manual that Quotes Plus provides says that the
> "Setup Virtual" should come up when the CD-ROM is brought up. It did
> not. I only got "Setup Release 2.0". I was, however, able to download a
> "beta" version of the virtual program and got that installed.
>
> Anyhow, it seems that I am missing the whole concept of the use of the
> virtual program, and since many of you have spoken so highly of it, I
> hope you might enlighten me as to where I am missing the boat.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Leo
>
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