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Good evening,
I know no Metastock statement to realize the modifications of the stock
database. The only way to modify the Metastock database I know is to use the
downloader. However, the downloader only offers a manual adjust of the
database. Therefore, I think a good idea will be that Equis directly
implement an Euro conversion function in the downloader.
If you use macro program or a program to do that, you have to run them
outside the downloader. You have to export the database, run the macro
program and import the database with the downloader. It seems me a little
complicated to implement.
If you have a more precise idea to solve the question, I am very interested
because I prefer to end 1998 with more pleasant and funny things.
Thank you very much.
Best Regards.
Robert Vialet.
Lionel and Gail Issen wrote:
Leo:
>
> Can a macro be used to speed up this tedious task?
>
> Lionel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: leo <leo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 10:52 PM
> Subject: Europeen Currencies
>
> >Good Morning,
> >
> >On January, 1, 1999, the currencies will change in different European
> >countries, and so the values of stocks. We'll be in the situation to
> >trade on Thursday 31 1998 with the old countries currencies, and we'll
> >shift to Euro during the week end to trade with Euro on Monday 4 1999.
> >Unfortunately, we don't know the precise rate of change today and we'll
> >know the rate on the last days of december, so we have only the last
> >1998 week end to perform the database conversion.
> >
> >This is not a big problem, except that Metastock has not now the tools
> >to make these changes easily on the stock database.
> >Metastock downloader has only an adjust manual function that permits to
> >manually change all the values ( High, Low, Open, and close ) of a
> >particular stock. So it is easy to change a particular stock FF, FL,
> >Li, Mark, or else .... into Euro.
> >
> >The problem is that this tool can operate on only one stock at the same
> >time. So to convert the database, you have to duplicate the manual
> >change you make on each stock.
> >To unfold the tediousness or tiresomeness of the task, I take an example
> >of a database of 1000 stocks ( 10 folders with 100 stocks in each ). If
> >it takes 30 seconds to make the changes on one stock, you'll use
> >approximately 8 hours to make the all changes of the all database and if
> >you have the willingness to endure this way, you ended with a big
> >headache as a gift.
> >
> >A suitable solution to this problem is that Equis realize the piece of
> >software to achieve this manual function for all the stocks of a
> >particular folder. It is not a difficult software to make, it's just a
> >loop on an current function and for me its realization cost is very
> >weak.
> >To retake the last example of 1000 stocks located on 10 folders , with
> >this new function, you'll only use 6 minutes to make the complete change
> >on the database without headache this time and you also can drink a cup
> >of coffee during the database conversion.
> >
> >Unfortunately, I don't understand the reasons, it seems that Equis is
> >not decided to implement the Euro function.
> >
> >So, what are the other alternatives ?
> >
> >Has somebody a useful solution for the Euro conversion ?
> >
> >I thank you very much.
> >
> >Best Regards.
> >
> >Robert Vialet
> >
> >
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