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<DIV><FONT size=2>Pleased to hear that you have been able to fix your traverse 
folders </FONT><FONT size=2>problem. However,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>your friend the techie did not mention anything </FONT><FONT 
size=2>new under the sun, eg anything that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>was not already (mis-) </FONT><FONT size=2>recorded in the 
Downloader's Manual, the </FONT><FONT size=2>Dowloader's online 
Help</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>or discussed here on </FONT><FONT size=2>the 
List.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>POINT A</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>As for point A, the answer the techie gave you, is probably a 
</FONT><FONT size=2>standard help-desk answer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(eg just&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>make sure that you have the 
latest DL-version </FONT><FONT size=2>installed) and do note that 
here</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>your Downloader's </FONT><FONT size=2>version-build date, in 
this also </FONT><FONT size=2>does NOT matter. I have been 
traversing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>ever since the </FONT><FONT size=2>midst of 1997, </FONT><FONT 
size=2>eg using the old 6.0-version (build somewhere in 1996).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>POINT B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>As for point B, you techie&nbsp;is&nbsp;quite right. Many 
List-mails that I have </FONT><FONT size=2>answered before on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>this </FONT><FONT size=2>subject(converting ASCI), included 
the </FONT><FONT size=2>mentioning of placing the RIGHT headers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>on top </FONT><FONT size=2>of each column in the 
file&nbsp;(and also&nbsp;to split the columns with using the 
separating</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>comma's, eg </FONT><FONT size=2>not the semi-colons 
</FONT><FONT size=2>commom in CSV-files) and also put right&nbsp;on&nbsp;the top 
of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the asci-file, eg on the first line/1st record.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Note that if you look in your Downloader-manual p.70-72 many 
</FONT><FONT size=2>examples were provided</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>for you, and also mentioning the capitol D for the 
</FONT><FONT size=2>periodicity-column.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In the examples given, also most of the&nbsp;</FONT><FONT 
size=2>given Column's headers </FONT><FONT size=2>are incorrect (eg 
in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>names,&nbsp;spelling and&nbsp;arrangements, </FONT><FONT 
size=2>see below). Therefore when I was distributing my Index</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>file to its subscribers, I pressed the users to use the 
standard ASCII file layout only, a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>layout-describtion that also differs strongly from that of 
what is mentioned in the above</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>DL-manal&nbsp;pages (70-72).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>WINDOWS (IN-) COMPATABLE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also, as a standard procedure, whenever you are not 100% sure 
</FONT><FONT size=2>that you are dealing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>with an also 100% pure Windows-compatible </FONT><FONT 
size=2>program, or not 100% sure that just any</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>program&nbsp;is for 100% </FONT><FONT size=2>designed to run 
in the Windows-environment (eg the Win95-OS),</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>than keep all folder and filenames reduced to 8 characters 
only </FONT><FONT size=2>AND use the&nbsp;capitol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>alphabet-letters only (UPPER CASE). Same applies </FONT><FONT 
size=2>for vital file contents (eg in batchfiles,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>in datafiles etc. etc.).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From this then, note that the Downloader is also NOT 100% 
Windows compatible, eg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>not a </FONT><FONT size=2>program written to be used under 
Windows Operating Systems(OS), actualy it was</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>written for DOS and </FONT><FONT size=2>is only an upgraded 
DOS-version, of which most actions are still run</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>in the (virtual machine) </FONT><FONT 
size=2>DOS-environment(VDOS70), and only activated from within 
Win95.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Unless you are quite </FONT><FONT size=2>familiar </FONT><FONT 
size=2>with the DOS shortcomings that classifies it not to be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>a fully compatible Windows program, then re-read your 
</FONT><FONT size=2>old DOS-books.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The Downloader is still a DOS-program, and as such has got the 
DOS-shortcomings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>also. For&nbsp;Windows-users, that is much like a virus (or a 
bugged program).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>FILE HEADERS </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The CORRECT file headers, their CORRECT standard arrangement 
and their CORRECT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>spelling (and CORRECT additional info) should read (for 
</FONT><FONT size=2>standard ASCII-files):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
size=2>&lt;TICKER&gt;,&lt;PER&gt;,&lt;DTYYMMDD&gt;,&lt;OPEN&gt;,&lt;HIGH&gt;,&lt;LOW&gt;,&lt;CLOSE&gt;,&lt;VOL&gt;,&lt;OPENINT&gt;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Note without a separating comma at the end.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also note to always delete the last blank empty line(s) that 
are left behind </FONT><FONT size=2>in an ASCII text-file</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(eg when using NotePad/WordPad/Word/Excel).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This header, but now for use in an Excel-file, reads the same 
(eg when using multiple tickers)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>or </FONT><FONT size=2>the first </FONT><FONT size=2>2 columns 
</FONT><FONT size=2>(ticker+per) should be dismissed (when using a single 
ticker).<BR>Also each comma singly should then be placed in its own column 
(field) and here too, like</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>in an ASCII-file, is of a </FONT><FONT size=2>separating 
nature.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From the above, you can see that both the Downloader Manual 
and the online Help as well</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>as the Downloader program itself&nbsp;need </FONT><FONT 
size=2>a good and proper overhaul made to them (to get rid</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>of the general usage's bugs, eg not the latest Patch's, as for 
installing that Patch non excist,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>eg the latest MetaStock that will upgrade to v6.52 is 
bug-free).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=2>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A 
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss the 
".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From: CMA &lt;<A 
href="mailto:cma6@xxxxxxxxx";>cma6@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>To: Metastock Digest &lt;<A 
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sent: donderdag 13 mei 1999 5:11</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Subject: Downloader problem solved</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; <BR>&gt; After over a year the downloader 
problem with<BR>&gt; traversing data subfolders to do the conversion<BR>&gt; 
("update") was finally solved by a very smart tech<BR>&gt; called Lynn at 
Equis.<BR>&gt; &nbsp; For the Traverse destination subfolders to work<BR>&gt; 
right, you need two things:<BR>&gt; &nbsp; A) the latest (2/99) build of 
dlwin.exe<BR>&gt; &nbsp; b) the source ASCII .txt file must be in exactly 
the<BR>&gt; right form, preferably with a header for the fields.<BR>&gt; For the 
period field I had "d" for daily.<BR>&gt; &nbsp;Changing it to "D" made 
Downloader happy. But note<BR>&gt; that any other small discrepancy from what 
Downloader<BR>&gt; expects in the source ASCII .txt file could easily<BR>&gt; 
cause failure.<BR>&gt; 
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From: "Guy Tann" <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE: How to check emails for virus?
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 13:19:12 -0700
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Barry

My is enabled.  I double checked your screen image with mine and they were
identical.  I'm waiting to hear from Symantec to figure out why it didn't
work correctly.

Thanks

Guy


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barry Spreen
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 8:04 AM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: How to check emails for virus?


At 01:02 AM 5/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Barry
>
>What browser are you using?  With Outlook and NAV 5.01.03b, I never
detected
>the Happy worm on the download.  It did catch it later.
>
>Regards
>
>Guy


 Guy,

I think NAV's Auto-Protect feature has to be enabled. I have been leaving
it enabled and don't see much performance degradation even though my
machine is relatively slow.





Best,
Barry
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