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Metastock 6.51 Users,
Please find the low my letter to Equis support and their answers ( to my
opinion it isn't any answer)
Please let me know if somebody has the same problems and possible
solutions for them
Since the letter was sent I found another problems using MetaStock pro,
After updating intraday data the existing trendlines moved from their
places
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Michael
See answers inserted into questions below:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael [SMTP:ginmich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998 11:10 AM
> To: support@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: I cant even start MS PRO in real-time mode
>
> Dear Bill Forman,
>
> I.
> Let me describe my working environment.
>
> I used MetaStock 6.5 end of day and MetaStock 4.5 real-time ( MS DOS
> version). Since I am trading on Tel-Aviv SE I have to use the local
> data provider. MetaStock (or any other technical analysis tool) can?t
> be
> connected to the provider directly. I created a special application
> which was able to receive data from the provider (via DDE connection)
> and store it to file in MetaStock format. Then I could open the files
> from MetaStock RT/DOS, keep then open while the application updates
> them
> and refresh them every five minutes.
>
> I upgraded to MetaStock 6.51 pro about week ago.
>
> I can?t even start it in real-time mode without WinRos.
>
> Even worse, when I run it in end-of-day mode my application (see
> above)
> can?t update files when they are open by MetaStock pro. This means
> that
> I can open the intraday files only after end of trading day.
>
> Do you have any idea how can I solve the problem (except return to
> MetaStock RT/DOS) ?
>
> I guess I can solve the problem by programming a special driver
> instead
> of ?eqdbcvnd.dll¦. Another solution is creating another application
> instead of WinRos which will communicate with ?eqdbcvnd.dll¦. The both
> solutions requires access to addition technical information?
>
MetaStock Professional will look for Winros when it is started
in Real Time mode. You are not connected to Signal and do not have
Winros so you will want to start in end of day mode.
The MetaStock file format is proprietary and we do not release any
information about the actual file format. However we do recognize that
many programmers, developers and users need to create and use MetaStock
data with other programs and we offer the MetaStock File Library (MSFL)
for this purpose. MSFL is a programming library that allows you to read
MetaStock files for use with other programs.
We provide a complete description of MSFL on our web site. Here is the
URL for this page.
http://www.equis.com/partners/msfl/
> II.
>
> I found another few problems using MetaStock pro.
>
> 1. I shifted data one day forward because in Israel trade week starts
> on
> Sunday but MetaStock weekly compression starts on Monday. Now I am
> unable to see ?today?s¦ data (with date of tomorrow). The MetaStock
> 6.5
> doesn?t have this problem. Why?
>
MetaStock Professional will compress weekly data with Sunday
starting dates. How are you shifting the data one day forward? Please
explain the steps you use to shift the data one day forward and compress
your charts. Once we know what you are doing we can provide suggestions
to help.
> 2. MetaStock 6.5 can?t open charts that was opened with MetaStock 6.51
> pro.
>
MetaStock Professional and MetaStock 6.5 use different formats
for their Smart Charts. If you open a 6.5 chart in MetaStock
Professional it will convert the Smart Chart to the newer 6.51 Smart
Chart format.
You can still open your charts in MetaStock 6.5 but you will not
be able to open them as Smart Charts because they are now in the newer
Smart Chart format. To open one of these charts again in MetaStock 6.5
click File|New|Chart.
Then double-click the chart to open it. This will open the
chart as a New Chart instead of a Smart Chart.
If you want to save this New Chart as the Smart Chart click
File|Save As.
Click Save As Smart Chart, to place an X in this box, and click
Save. Then answer yes when you are asked if you want to replace the
existing Smart Chart.
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> Thank You in advance
> Michael Ginzburg
George
Equis Support
http://www.equis.com/
http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
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