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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of derksenf
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 1998 3:58 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Quotes Plus 2.0, a finished product?
>
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> At 16:39 11-09-98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Unfinished in the respect that new features are being added. The virtual
> >aspect is determined to still be in beta because of possible
> conflicts with
> >the way in which other software might interact adversely with QPV. Norton
> >and Pctools in the past, have always been a player in compatibility
> >problems, I stopped using them years ago.
> >
> >I have been using QP2 over a year. I have been using the virtual
> format for
> >nearly 6 months without problem. my average download/unzip time is 3 min
> >from the internet. In the virtual format, my files are available
> to Advanced
> >GET, MSWIN, Windows on Wallstreet after that time. I keep all stocks and
> >indices as well as numerous scans in the virtual format.
>
> If I understand this well, you can actually save these virtual
> formats on to
> your HD?
> Do you need any special software to do this ?
Just Quotes Plus. You don't save the files to your HD as they really don't
exist. What it does it create files in the directory listing so they show
up in explorer. When software tries to read one of these files the QP
device driver intercepts the query and creates the data dynamically from its
QP database and feeds it to the requesting program. The only remains one
copy of the data which is the QP database. Its a slick idea that works well
for most and not for others. Personally I don't use it much since I
primarily use NT and you need 95/98 for it.
Sean
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