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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Laurent Gittler
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 8:40 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: TC2000 vs QP2
>
>
> Thank you all for you replies,
>
> Did anyone who tried both data providers find QP2 less convenient than
> TC2000.
>
> What I find quite difficult with TC2000 is that I must first get the data
> in, then make an export (in a single large ASCII file because I
> found it is
> the quickest to import into metastock).
>
> How are data upload done using QP2, is it more effective ?
Yes QP2 can output metastock data in Virutal or real formats. I find this
much faster and easier than qp2.
>
> Also for QP2, is the easy scan utility an option ?
It doesn't have scanning like TC2000 with the simple gui. They will have
that next month. Right now that have a scanning language which is at least
10x more powerful although not as easy to use...
Sean
Both have 30 day trials. try both and see which you like....
Sean
>
> Laurent GITTLER
>
> Sean W. Smith wrote:
> >QP2 does have IRL industry groups built in updated weekly as well as S& P
> >Data. There is no CD update as they want you to maintain the DB
> on the HD.
> >I consider this a +. Those with a smaller HD may consider it a -. HD's
> >are cheap now.
>
> That's right, anyway I have created a Hard disk watch list on my HD to get
> everything in the TC2000 database, it slows down internet upgrade.
>
> The problem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean W. Smith <sean_smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 5:29 PM
> Subject: RE: TC2000 vs QP2
>
>
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Laurent Gittler
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 4:43 AM
> >> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: TC2000 vs QP2
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I am using TC2000 V4 and I saw that lot of you were now using QP2.
> >>
> >> 1) I have heard of some bad data in TC2000,
> >> 2) More expensive monthly price (QP2 monthly charge for Internet
> >> update rate
> >> is: $18.95 per month, for equities, indexes and fundamentals., TC2000 :
> >> 29.75 monthly)
> >> 3) Of course more pb to feed data into metastock since you
> have to export
> >> data into a text file for the day quotes (after 6:30 PM ET) time
> >> (that's the
> >> more convenient I found) then import them into metastock.
> >>
> >
> >Yes or. Go TC2K V4 to V3 to Metastock using data con. It
> certainly could
> >be easier.
> >
> >>
> >> On the contrary QP2 has no industry groups nor it has CD ROM
> automatically
> >> sent 4 times a year (this is an option in QP2 called IRL priced
> >> $229.00/year
> >> for the IRL software and database).
> >
> >QP2 does have IRL industry groups built in updated weekly as well as S& P
> >Data. There is no CD update as they want you to maintain the DB
> on the HD.
> >I consider this a +. Those with a smaller HD may consider it a -. HD's
> >are cheap now.
> >
> >>
> >> I would like to get some feedback about QP2 / TC2000 users on those
> issues
> >> or other issues either in QP2/TC2000, or any other daily data feed.
> >>
> >> Laurent GITTLER
> >
> >Things I like about TC2000. Earlier Data avaialability for dirty data.
> >Similar time 6:30 to get Clean data. TC2000 has a very nice list
> management
> >system. Seems easier to use for novices.
> >
> >QP2 advantages. Fast more robust scanning than for tecnicals and
> >funnymentals. Better support for metastock in numerous ways. Update
> >Existing Data, QPV, QP_LC. Has hooks to completely automate the whole
> >procedure which is not possible in TC2K.
> >
> >Both programs are garning support in the industry for reading
> the favorite
> >formats natively and eliminating metastock data ll together.
> Currently QP2
> >has native support from Advanced GET, Byte into the Market, and
> >Technifilter+. TC2K V4 has a couple including omnitrader and
> more. There
> >are still quite a few programs that read V3 natively. Both
> these companies
> >GIVE you the API to access their data with the package so if you want to
> >write your own charting software you can. I think it would be
> hard to go
> >wrong with either one although QP2 does seem to favor users of metastock
> >data more.
> >
> >Sean
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
>
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