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Try redoing your template and then redo your layout. I also had trouble with a
template.
Try using nails to nail your mouth shut. I believe the best are the small
diameter 1.5" picture nails. They are also extra sharp.
Daniel.
George Ashton wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> I have done that in the past with mixed results. I only have one layout at
> the moment that loads slowly so that is a bonus . All the layouts are
> based on the same template and most load as they should do, even the slow
> loading ones work fine once they are loaded. Equis did suggest that I might
> have a hard disk problem but that is not the case. Seeing as no one else
> seems to be reporting this problem it must be the way I am holding my mouth!
>
> George.
>
> At 07:53 05/04/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >George,
> >try removing the layouts you are having trouble with and
> >recreating them. This may help. How many tickers are in your
> >layouts?
> >
> >Daniel.
> >
> >
> >George Ashton wrote:
> >
> >> I am not familiar with the program/service you mention but I
> >> do have a problem with some layouts that will load exceedingly
> >> slow, i.e. half the layout will load and then some 60 seconds
> >> later the rest loads. This appears to take place in memory.
> >>
> >> George.
> >>
> >> At 18:34 8/03/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> Daniel,
> >>>
> >>> As I have previously stated this problem has been sent to the
> >>> programmers. This will be the ONLY step I can take on this
> >>> problem.
> >>> If it is possible for our programmers to make a patch for
> >>> this update we will and the update will be made available to
> >>> all. This patch that has made your programs incompatible is
> >>> NOT a Quotes Plus program nor are we responsible to
> >>> immidiately create a patch for this fix. The responsibility
> >>> for the fix is the supplier of your patch and I would
> >>> reccomend you contact them while we are exploring a possible
> >>> fix on our end. We do not create the data format that is
> >>> required by this upgrade and we are NOT being allowed by the
> >>> vendors of this format supplier to do so.
> >>>
> >>> Thank You,
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>> Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Daniel L. Martinez
> >>> To: jim
> >>> Cc: Quotes-Plus ; Quotes-Plus Tech
> >>> Support
> >>> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 9:34 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: Virtual Bugs with Windows 98 & MetaStock v6.52
> >>> EOD
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Jim,
> >>> > I had the 12/29/98 build for Metastock v6.52 after applying
> >>> > the patch at that time. Because the newest Equis patch
> >>> > requires that I uninstall MetaStock, I spent the last 12
> >>> > hours uninstalling/reinstalling. I applied the latest patch
> >>> > available on the Net which brought my MetaStock v6.52 build
> >>> > to 2/6/99. Unfortunately, this did not help with the
> >>> > freezing problem I am having while using QP2 Virtual data.
> >>> > I uninstalled MetaStock again, reinstalled and I now have
> >>> > the original 9/11/97 build for v6.5. Virtual does NOT seem
> >>> > to have any trouble with v6.5.
> >>> >
> >>> > However, Quotes-Plus Virtual MUST also be compatible with
> >>> > the latest MetaStock builds because these patches not only
> >>> > make MetaStock Y2K compliant, but they also fix a problem
> >>> > with the "Chart Tips" and Windows 98. These are the yellow
> >>> > boxes which show up when you put the cursor over any line or
> >>> > bar. Chart Tips will not show correctly in Windows 98
> >>> > without applying one of these patches. Also, the patches
> >>> > bring a crucial new feature to the MetaStock System Tester.
> >>> > This is the main reason why I want to use the patch. Please
> >>> > make your Virtual program work correctly with the newest
> >>> > MetaStock v6.52 build. You do NOT have to contact Equis to
> >>> > obtain these patches. All users may download these patches
> >>> > from their web site at:
> >>> > http://www.equis.com/cu
> >>> > tomer/support/files/updates.html#mseod
> >>> >
> >>> > If you still have MetaStock End-Of-Day v6.5, you should use
> >>> > this file: MSW652.EXE
> >>> > http://www.equis.com/customer/support/files/download/MSW652.EXE
> >>> >
> >>> > Because most MetaStock users can easily obtain these
> >>> > patches, they probably have already applied them. I, and
> >>> > many other users, applied the first 12/29/98 patch the first
> >>> > week it became available.
> >>> >
> >>> > Daniel L. Martinez
> >>> > Orange, CA
> >>> >
> >>> > jim wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Daniel,
> >>> >> For the first question I have reported this problem to our
> >>> >> data department
> >>> >> and will research this problem. There is no problem with
> >>> >> the program and
> >>> >> windows 98 as we have 98 on multiple systems here at the
> >>> >> office and have no
> >>> >> problem. The statement by the Microsoft tech that the
> >>> >> problem is in our
> >>> >> software is false, this tech isn't familiar with our
> >>> >> software and does not
> >>> >> have access to our data and programming department to
> >>> >> verify this statement.
> >>> >> >From the data you have given me the problem started on
> >>> >> the upgrade to the
> >>> >> newest version of metastock (I.E. I don't believe I ever
> >>> >> had this problem
> >>> >> with MetaStock v6.5. ). Until we can obtain an upgrade
> >>> >> from metastock and
> >>> >> research this problem I don't have an immediate fix for
> >>> >> you. You can try to
> >>> >> call metastock and relay the problem you are having and
> >>> >> they may have an
> >>> >> immediate fix as the problem appears to exist with the new
> >>> >> version and a
> >>> >> possible incompatibility with the virtual metastock that
> >>> >> has been working
> >>> >> fine in the previous version.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Jim
> >>> >> Quotes plus Tech support
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> > Quotes-Plus,
> >>> > 1) I am having a LOT of trouble using Virtual with
> >>> > MetaStock v6.52 and Windows 98. If I have a large layout of
> >>> > 20
> >>> > symbols using Virtual data and expand inner windows or zoom
> >>> > in and out, MetaStock will appear to freeze. This
> >>> > occurs after some use. MetaStock will freeze for about a
> >>> > minute as though it has crashed, then correct itself.
> >>> >
> >>> > This is beginning to get irritating. Today I was chatting
> >>> > with someone online about a stock with only ONE (1) symbol
> >>> > using Virtual data, and it happened again. Once this
> >>> > freezing starts, it will occur again very quickly even if I
> >>> > exit both
> >>> > MetaStock and Virtual and come back. The funny thing is
> >>> > that it happens quicker with the same symbol. I used a
> >>> > different
> >>> > symbol and I did not get the freezing. However, I believe
> >>> > if I had used the new symbol for some time, the freezing
> >>> > would still
> >>> > have occurred.
> >>> >
> >>> > I opened a very large layout of 24 symbols without Virtual
> >>> > in memory, expanded and restored inner windows, etc..., and
> >>> > everything was also OK. The data in this large layout did
> >>> > not use Virtual data. It was Yahoo data. I will try this
> >>> > again and
> >>> > see if it still happens but it seems OK with non-Virtual
> >>> > data.
> >>> >
> >>> > The problem seems to occur quicker when I have large layouts
> >>> > of over 12 symbols after I have expanded and restored inner
> >>> > windows or zoomed in and out. Virtual seems to have trouble
> >>> > when all that data is in memory and it takes a long time to
> >>> > sift
> >>> > through it. When MetaStock freezes, I am able to switch to
> >>> > other applications and use them normally. After MetaStock
> >>> > unfreezes, I am able to go back and use MetaStock. However,
> >>> > I will continue to get freezing problems. Please fix this
> >>> > problem.
> >>> >
> >>> > I called Microsoft about this problem. They advised me to
> >>> > use their diagnostic program MSCONFIG. You run
> >>> > MSCONFIG in Windows 98, choose "Selective StartUp" and
> >>> > uncheck all of the "Process" boxes. This gives you a "clean
> >>> >
> >>> > boot". I also took a small Norton Utilities 3 program away
> >>> > called "SYMEVNT". Even with a clean boot, I still got this
> >>> > freezing. There is NOTHING in memory which can be causing
> >>> > this. The Microsoft tech support person told me it was a QP
> >>> >
> >>> > Virtual problem. Does Virtual have a problem in Windows 98
> >>> > and the new MetaStock v6.52? I don't believe I ever had
> >>> > this problem with MetaStock v6.5.
> >>> >
> >>> > For me, your Virtual program is your best feature. Please
> >>> > fix this program.
> >>> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
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