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RE: Reuter Trend Datalink problems


  • To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Reuter Trend Datalink problems
  • From: "Bradley C. Mitchell" <bradmit@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:17:33 -0400 (EDT)
  • In-reply-to: <3728FF48.BAAEF778@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Lets see how fast they get the problem fixed if they had to refund a days
quotes fee for everyday they had a Id800 error, to every subscriber! My
cable company has to even has to do it by the minute.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> winthorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 8:55 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Reuter Trend Datalink problems
>
>
> Today is 4/29/99 and this is the "second" day in a row that I
> have been unable
> to download quotes here in San Francisco. I keep getting ID 800
> timeout errors.
> Can anyone from Equis or Reuters please shed some light on this
> matter. This
> on-going problem is getting rreal real old!
>
>                                                              Winthorpe
>
> Justin Case wrote:
>
> > >Anyone not getting the futures data for 3/5/99?
> >
> > Not yet...but then, it's only Monday morning at 9AM here in New York.
> >
> > >Why is it that it takes
> > >so long to get end of day futures data?
> >
> > Because Reuters is inept...but then, you probably already know that if
> > you've been with them for over a week.
> >
> > >How long could it possibly take
> > >to simply compile data so that we can download it in a simple manner at
> > >the end of the day?
> >
> > The data should be available by tonight at 10PM...Reuters'
> standard answer.
> >
> > >It is Sunday 3/7/99 and still no futures data no SNP...no Bonds....no
> > >nothing.
> >
> > That's right...though cash indices have been available since Friday
> > afternoon...job well done, Reuters.
>
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