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  • Subject: Re: Support = required
  • From: lissen@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:30:03 -0800
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<DIV><FONT size=2>This collection must have been written by an alien from 
somewhere else. (Ton, I dont mean you.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I dont seem to be able to follow what is being said and what 
is not being said even though I speak or understand several British, American, 
and Canadian English language dialects.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Can someone please give me a capsule summary of the 
information in this exchange between Equis Support and various consumers of 
Equis products other than Equis may have dropped the cannon ball on their foot 
again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Lionel</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE 
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  A.J. Maas 
  </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:support@xxxxxxxxx"; 
  title=support@xxxxxxxxx>Equis Support</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A 
  href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"; 
  title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Metastock-List</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 29, 1999 6:04 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Support = required</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello Equis Support,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>My 1st question's "The qoute to be completed" as you refer 
  to it, stems from my original reply mail</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>(printed&nbsp;<FONT size=2>right here below) 
  </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>to Cheryl's&nbsp;original <FONT 
  size=2>"PowerBASIC"-mail that she had send to the </FONT></FONT><FONT 
  size=2>MetaStock-List</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>and </FONT>which reply-mail I&nbsp;forgot to 
  </FONT><FONT size=2>also sen<FONT size=2>d </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT 
  size=2>on </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>SEPERATLY </FONT><FONT size=2>to her at 
  </FONT><FONT size=2>Equis Support as well</FONT><FONT size=2>. Anayway, 
  that</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>mail&nbsp;is also printed&nbsp; -more further down-&nbsp; 
  below.</FONT><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>The issue&nbsp;here at stake is&nbsp;</FONT><FONT 
  size=2>Cheryl's statement&nbsp;<FONT size=2>at the bottom of her </FONT><FONT 
  size=2>mail, right below </FONT>the </FONT><FONT size=2>"new 
MSX's</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>non-accessability </FONT><FONT size=2>to the 
  GUI/DLL"-section</FONT><FONT size=2>, eg about the&nbsp;functionalities that 
  MSX cannot </FONT><FONT size=2>and the newer</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>MetaStock PRO 7.0 </FONT><FONT size=2>and </FONT><FONT 
  size=2>EOD 7.0-versions supposeably CAN</FONT><FONT size=2> perform. We, your 
  buyers+users, are here</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>sort of </FONT><FONT size=2>left in the dark as to the 
  clearity of the statement:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL 
  include:<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>&gt; * GUI functions including plotting and 
  user dialogs.<BR>&gt; * Access the standard MetaStock built-in functions from 
  within your&nbsp;DLL</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; This capability is already in MetaStock Professional 
  7.0 and will be in the<BR>&gt; upcoming MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>So far, your users/buyers&nbsp;unawareness of this 
  "capability to access the GUI or my DLL already being included or</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>to be </FONT><FONT size=2>included in the newer programs" 
  requires a more detailed explanation to the extend of how this 
can</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>be seen in relation to what&nbsp;your&nbsp;users already had 
  (read: I do not know of it and so do many other users not know about 
  it),</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>and since this will be a new feature:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT 
  size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
  -than how is this been&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>added, eg previous program 
  versions weren't equiped with&nbsp;these features.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Sometime back in 1995, in </FONT><FONT size=2>your Spring 
  1995 No.2 (or 3) </FONT><FONT size=2>Monitor-NewsLetter you made already a 
  public announcement</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>to that extend, "that Visual Basic as a programming language 
  is being added", but up till </FONT><FONT size=2>now, so far, have yet to 
  see</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>the "prosperous deeds being put into action".</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Therefore again&nbsp;please 'end'&nbsp;the "unfinished 
  quote":</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>"For accessing the above functionalities, wich are most 
  intresting to users in/for&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>their 
  automation</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>+programming efforts on program's 'daily usage' 
  functionalities and of which most of these are</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>held in dll, ocx or com files and for which most are also 
  commonly shipped with any other</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>applications/programs and which access is therefore also 
  usualy provided for free by most</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>software-makers, eg via their program's being (VB) Visual 
  Basic-compatable, you can...............</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT 
  size=2>...................................................................................................................................".</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>If this answering is to pre-mature, impossible and front running on later 
  this year to be announced news that you will</DIV>
  <DIV>finally add the missing "straight-forward programming access to your 
  program" feature, than I am afraid "that's to late", eg</DIV>
  <DIV>overhere it is the talk of the town (but will be a&nbsp;major dessalution 
  if adding it gets posponed again, eg and a tremoundous</DIV>
  <DIV>slap in the face for the advancees having had bought program on 
  "programming features" recommendations).</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>I think it also calls for you to explain the working structure and its 
  future of the earlier announced (see Cheryl's mail below)</DIV>
  <DIV>but on pure DOS based PowerBASIC program that had a virtual Windows 
  compatabillity (Win32s) added (DOSbox), but</DIV>
  <DIV>which very old DOS and Win3.11 techniques will be limited + cut down in 
  use and cease to&nbsp;exist in the&nbsp;future Windows OS</DIV>
  <DIV>versions (2k+, 64-bit).</DIV>
  <DIV>(Microsoft has announced that in future programs it will not 
  allow&nbsp;these virtual machines to operate anymore, eg access</DIV>
  <DIV>to DOS (Win3.1) will not&nbsp;be available anymore either (perhaps not on 
  start up)).</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Thank you kindly for forwarding the other 2 questions on to your design 
  dep.,&nbsp;of which only the latter 3td-€URO</DIV>
  <DIV>is "cosmetic and of a less pranging importance" urgence, but surely know 
  that you+your designers can see the</DIV>
  <DIV>importance in adding the 2nd question's (also cosmetic(?)) 
  Switches&amp;Parameters&nbsp;features to the program.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A 
  href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss 
  the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and<BR>note the new 
  address change. Also for my Homepage<BR><A 
  href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>
  <DIV>----- Original Message ----- 
  <DIV>From: A.J. Maas &lt;<A 
  href="mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx";>anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</DIV>
  <DIV>To: Metastock-List &lt;<A 
  href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</DIV>
  <DIV>Sent: donderdag 4 november 1999 1:33</DIV>
  <DIV>Subject: Re: Increasing the MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock 
  7</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>&gt; Dear Cheryl + EquisSupp,<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Things that 
  you cannot do with an MSX DLL include:<BR>&gt; &gt; * GUI functions including 
  plotting and user dialogs.<BR>&gt; &gt; * Access the standard MetaStock 
  built-in functions from within your DLL.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; For accessing the 
  above functionalities, wich are most intresting to users in/for<BR>&gt; their 
  automation +programming efforts on program's 'daily usage' 
  functionalities<BR>&gt; and of which most of these are held in dll, ocx or com 
  files and for which most<BR>&gt; are also commonly shipped with any other 
  applications/programs and which<BR>&gt; access is therefore also usualy 
  provided for free by most software-makers, eg<BR>&gt; via their program's (VB) 
  Visual Basic-compatabilitiness, you can.......................<BR>&gt; 
  ................................................................................................................... 
  .<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; The above was missing in your excellent explanation 
  briefing (at the finishing<BR>&gt; end) on the new in MS v7 included MSDK's 
  "MSX-API"-functionality extension<BR>&gt; feature.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Hope this 
  time around you can finish it, by providing us the "missing dotted"<BR>&gt; 
  line(s) at the end!.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Adding the PowerBASIC compatabliness is 
  surely an attractive programming tool,<BR>&gt; but is much for the very 
  advanced users that are looking for "Accounting Programming"<BR>&gt; ways 
  within the MS program, and not for the majority of users who would like 
  programming<BR>&gt; and automating the average Accounting- and most of the 
  Technical functionalities of<BR>&gt; the program, eg accessable through the 
  parts mentioned at the top (and mentioned<BR>&gt; here above in the "Things 
  you cannot do with.................."-section).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&gt; 
  &nbsp;<BR>&gt; Regards,<BR>&gt; Ton Maas<BR>&gt; <A 
  href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>&gt; 
  Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and<BR>&gt; note 
  the new address change. Also for my Homepage<BR>&gt; <A 
  href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A><BR>&gt; 
  <BR>&gt; ------snip------<BR>&gt; <BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>
  <DIV>----- Original Message ----- 
  <DIV>From: Equis Support &lt;<A 
  href="mailto:support@xxxxxxxxx";>support@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</DIV>
  <DIV>To: &lt;<A 
  href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</DIV>
  <DIV>Sent: woensdag 3 november 1999 0:13</DIV>
  <DIV>Subject: Increasing the MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock 
  7</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>&gt; I've noticed several emails lately discussing MetaStock's 
  Formula Language<BR>&gt; capabilities.&nbsp; I would like to take this time to 
  introduce you to a new<BR>&gt; feature added in MetaStock 7.&nbsp; The new 
  MetaStock External Function (MSX)<BR>&gt; Application Programming Interface 
  (API), available in the MetaStock<BR>&gt; Developer's Kit, allows software 
  developers to dynamically add externally<BR>&gt; defined functions to the 
  MetaStock Formula Language, in MetaStock version<BR>&gt; 7.0 and 
  later.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; When MetaStock initializes, it scans a pre-defined 
  folder, looking for any<BR>&gt; DLLs that correctly implement the MSX 
  API.&nbsp; When an MSX DLL is found, the<BR>&gt; functions that it implements 
  are automatically added to the MetaStock<BR>&gt; Formula Language.<BR>&gt; 
  These new functions can be used to create Custom Indicators, 
  Explorations,<BR>&gt; System Tests and Expert Advisors using MetaStock's 
  formula tools.<BR>&gt; The MSX API supports any programming language that 
  meets the following<BR>&gt; criteria:<BR>&gt; * exports DLL functions by name 
  <BR>&gt; * supports the stdcall stack frame convention<BR>&gt; * creates 
  32-bit DLLs for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT<BR>&gt; version 4.0 or 
  greater<BR>&gt; This type of DLL is commonly called a Win32 DLL.&nbsp; 
  <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Note: Microsoft Visual Basic does not have the capability to 
  produce a Win32<BR>&gt; DLL.&nbsp; Therefore, MSX DLLs cannot be written in 
  Microsoft Visual Basic.&nbsp;&nbsp; A<BR>&gt; good alternative for VB 
  programmers is PowerBASIC, an inexpensive compiled<BR>&gt; Basic that is 
  syntax-compatible with VB and can produce Win32 DLLs.<BR>&gt; MSX DLL 
  Capabilities<BR>&gt; The functions that can be implemented in MSX DLLs are 
  similar in behavior to<BR>&gt; the Standard built-in MetaStock 
  functions.&nbsp; In other words, MSX Functions<BR>&gt; can be written to 
  perform calculations based on any available price data or<BR>&gt; results of 
  other functions.&nbsp; All MSX DLL functions return a data array.<BR>&gt; This 
  exactly parallels the behavior of the MetaStock built-in functions.<BR>&gt; 
  The returned data array can be plotted by Custom Indicators or used in 
  any<BR>&gt; way that a standard built-in function can be used.&nbsp; <BR>&gt; 
  MSX DLLs can perform calculations of virtually unlimited complexity.&nbsp; 
  You<BR>&gt; have the full power of conventional programming languages like C 
  or Pascal<BR>&gt; with all of their logic, data manipulation and rich 
  flow-control<BR>&gt; capabilities.<BR>&gt; Things that you can do with an MSX 
  DLL include:<BR>&gt; * Implement functions not provided with 
  MetaStock.<BR>&gt; * Perform complex calculations on price data.<BR>&gt; * 
  Provide multiple functions in a single MSX DLL.<BR>&gt; * Access stored 
  MetaStock price data using MSFL (included in the<BR>&gt; MetaStock Developers 
  Kit - see the MSFL documentation for details).<BR>&gt; * Create functions that 
  can be used by Custom Indicators, System<BR>&gt; Tests, Explorations, and 
  Experts.<BR>&gt; * Distribute your compiled MSX DLL to other users.<BR>&gt; 
  <BR>&gt; Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL include:<BR>&gt; * GUI 
  functions including plotting and user dialogs.<BR>&gt; * Access the standard 
  MetaStock built-in functions from within your<BR>&gt; DLL.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; 
  This capability is already in MetaStock Professional 7.0 and will be in 
  the<BR>&gt; upcoming MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0. The MetaStock Developer's Kit 
  is expected<BR>&gt; to be available in late November.&nbsp; For the latest 
  details periodically check<BR>&gt; <A 
  href="http://www.equis.com/partners/developers/";>http://www.equis.com/partners/developers/</A><BR>&gt; 
  <BR>&gt; Cheryl Elton<BR>&gt; Product Development<BR>&gt; Equis International, 
  Inc<BR>&gt; http://www.equis.com<BR>&gt; 
  <BR></FONT></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE 
  style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV 
    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
    Equis Support 
    </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    title=anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx>'A.J. Maas'</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> maandag 29 november 1999 
    18:53</DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Support = required</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>Mr. Maas,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>For the first question, we're not sure where you 
    received the quote that you are trying to have completed. That quote has 
    nothing to do with the MSX since it does not interface to VB or 
    VBA.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>The second and third are design issues.&nbsp;They 
    have been forwarded&nbsp;to our design department and will be left in their 
    hands.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>Equis Support<BR><A 
    href="http://www.equis.com/";>http://www.equis.com/</A><BR><A 
    href="http://www.equis.com/customer/support/";>http://www.equis.com/customer/support/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>Please include previous email answers and questions 
    in your response. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999>Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are 
    registered trademarks<BR>of Equis International.&nbsp; Achelis Binary Wave, 
    The DownLoader, Expert<BR>Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart 
    Charts are trademarks of<BR>Equis International.<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
    class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
      <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma 
      size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> A.J. Maas 
      [mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 22, 1999 4:15 
      PM<BR><B>To:</B> Equis Support<BR><B>Cc:</B> 
      Metastock-List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Support = required<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>The following are 3 very urgent questions!!</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>Can you&nbsp;please reply ?</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>1. Question that was recenty raised&nbsp;in my 
      19991104-mail to you, Equis Support,&nbsp;with&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT><FONT 
      size=2><STRONG>subject:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Re: Increasing the 
      MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock 7", 
      which</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;up till now, 
      unfortunately, is still left unanswered (by your Support 
      Dep.).</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL 
      include:<BR>&gt; * GUI functions including plotting and user 
      dialogs.<BR>&gt; * Access the standard MetaStock built-in functions from 
      within your DLL.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>"For accessing the above functionalities, wich are most 
      intresting to users in/for&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>their 
      automation</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>+programming efforts on program's 'daily usage' 
      functionalities and of which most of these are</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>held in dll, ocx or com files and for which most are 
      also commonly shipped with any other</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>applications/programs and which access is therefore also 
      usualy provided for free by most</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>software-makers, eg via their program's being (VB) 
      Visual Basic-compatable, you can...............</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT 
      size=2>...................................................................................................................................".</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>The above was missing in your excellent explanation 
      briefing (at the finishing end) on the new</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>in MSK v7 included MSDK's "MSX-API"-functionality 
      extension feature.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>Hope this time around you can finish it, by providing us 
      the "missing dotted" line(s) at the above end!.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>2. Why do the MetaStock and Downloader programs 
      on 'Run'&nbsp;do not have&nbsp;any</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;command line 
      Switches/Parameters ? </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>Many programs have switches/parameters added to their 
      command lines, that can be used</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>by </FONT><FONT size=2>user to run/open the program 
      with/on certain conditions.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>For example&nbsp;adding an /E switch/parameter to the 
      standard MSK command line <FONT size=2>could then</FONT></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>enable user to&nbsp;open up with the MSK's 
      Explorer&nbsp;:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT 
      size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
      C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe /E</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>or an /S to open up with the MSK's SystemTest 
      :</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>
      <DIV><FONT 
      size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
      C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe /S</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>or for the DLR's Convert Tool for the daily file updates :</DIV>
      <DIV>
      <DIV><FONT 
      size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
      C:\Equis\Dlwin\dlwin.exe /C</FONT></DIV></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>I usualy work with Layouts so I won't go further in to the fact that 
      Charts+Layouts can be</DIV>
      <DIV>opened directly from the (Run) command line&nbsp;:</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
      C:\Equis\Mswin\Charts\MyChart.mwc</DIV>
      <DIV>or the equivelant :</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
      &nbsp;"C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe C:\Equis\Mswin\Charts\MyChart.mwc"</DIV>
      <DIV>will both open the Chart named MyChart in the Charts folder.</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>But advanced programs do&nbsp;also have advanced command-line 
      procedures (switches and parameters)</DIV>
      <DIV>to directly open&nbsp;a program with&nbsp;a by user desired Tool (a 
      sub program).</DIV>
      <DIV>These via parameters and&nbsp;switches (common in most PC programs) 
      advanced commands procedures</DIV>
      <DIV>are&nbsp;up till now not been added/available. They are not available 
      to user :</DIV>
      <DIV>neither for the stand-alone MSK program and not for the covered DLR 
      program.</DIV>
      <DIV></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>3. Tho slightly cosmetic of nature, is this 
      question:&nbsp;are MSK/DLR also EURO (€) Compatible ? 
      </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>Refering to&nbsp;your previous mailings/billboard 
      announcements, in which you stated that</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>the MetaStock/Downloader </FONT><FONT size=2>programs 
      are €URO ready, and with the excellent new version</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>of the AutoIt program being </FONT><FONT size=2>capable 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>to add(send) the&nbsp;ASCII-codes(characters) to 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>a security's Name field</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>----------</FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>"like when using using the ALT key </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>and the numeric </FONT><FONT size=2>keypad </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>(e.g. ALT+65 = 'A' or ALT+0128 = '€' or ALT+0165 = ' 
      ')"</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>----------</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>and </FONT><FONT size=2>have </FONT><FONT size=2>noticed 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>that once one </FONT><FONT size=2>of the ASCII (via 
      ALT+Numblock) </FONT><FONT size=2>characters is required, the 
      Downloader</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>will&nbsp;reflect and </FONT><FONT size=2>produce 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>the sign correctly, but that </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>the&nbsp;MSK/DLR-programs will not ever produce</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>the €&nbsp;sign, let alone </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>correctly. </FONT><FONT size=2>All that can be seen is a single fat 
      Bold vertical bar. </FONT><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>As you can see 
      above,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>h</FONT><FONT size=2>ere </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>on </FONT><FONT size=2>my PC and for in </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>this</FONT><FONT size=2> at the moment used </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>Outlook Express </FONT><FONT size=2>mail-program, </FONT><FONT 
      size=2>the € sign does come</FONT></FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>up very nicely. <FONT size=2>It will also 
      work very well and come up nicely&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>in&nbsp;all 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>of&nbsp;the other € sign-compatible 
      programs.</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
      <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>From me here typing these charcters into this mail, you 
      can </FONT><FONT size=2>notice </FONT><FONT size=2>that my&nbsp;keyboard's 
      numeric</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>keypad-</FONT><FONT size=2>functionality&nbsp;and the 
      input + procedure </FONT><FONT size=2>(see&nbsp;"ALT+" above)&nbsp;are 
      here&nbsp;working perfectly, eg</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>upose </FONT><FONT size=2>to the fat 'bar' produced in 
      MSK's or DLR's Name fields (see inserted gif below).</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>However,&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>thus not within 
      </FONT><FONT size=2>the Downloader v7.0&nbsp;and&nbsp;</FONT><FONT 
      size=2>not within the Metastock v6.52 programs.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>To test for the EURO (€) sign Compatibility - 
      using&nbsp;the "ALT+0128" procedure:</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -in MetaStock: create a New 
      Custom Indicator and send&nbsp;above code to its Name field.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; -in the Downloader: create a New 
      Security and&nbsp;send above code to its Name&nbsp;field.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><BR>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A 
      href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss 
      the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and<BR>note the new 
      address change. Also for my Homepage<BR><A 
      href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><IMG align=baseline alt="" border=0 hspace=0 
      src="cid:940414917@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><A name="AutoIt History"><FONT face=Arial 
      size=5><EM><STRONG>AutoIt v2.21 released</STRONG></EM></FONT></A></DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AutoIt v2.21 has been released at <A 
      href="http://www.hidden.demon.co.uk/AutoIt/index.html";>http://www.hidden.demon.co.uk/AutoIt/index.html</A>.&nbsp;<BR>The 
      recent history file is listed below.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT size=2>------------snip-------------</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT size=2>
      <P><A name="AutoIt History"><FONT face=Arial size=5><EM><STRONG>AutoIt 
      History</STRONG></EM></FONT></A></P>
      <P><FONT face=Arial><B><U>20/11/99 - v2.21</U></B></FONT></P>
      <UL>
        <LI><FONT face=Arial>Can now Send decimal ASCII codes, like when using 
        using the ALT key and the<BR>numeric keypad (e.g. ALT+65 = 'A').&nbsp; 
        Very useful for sending characters that don't<BR>usually work (e.g. '~' 
        on an Italian keyboard).</FONT></LI></UL>
      <P><FONT face=Arial><B><U>18/11/99 - v2.2</U></B></FONT></P>
      <UL>
        <LI><FONT face=Arial>Can now Run programs as either hidden, maximized or 
        minimized (great for avoiding black<BR>&nbsp;screens when executing DOS 
        commands) </FONT>
        <LI><FONT face=Arial>RunWait will put a program's return code in 
        %ERRORLEVEL% </FONT>
        <LI><FONT face=Arial>The WinWait group of functions can be set to 
        timeout after a period of time<BR>&nbsp;(%ERRORLEVEL% can be checked to 
        see if the function timed out or not) </FONT>
        <LI><FONT face=Arial>WinShow command added (previously, there was no way 
        to "undo" a WinHide!!!!) </FONT></LI></UL></FONT>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-------------snip-------------</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AutoIt Homepage: <A 
      href="http://www.hidden.demon.co.uk/AutoIt/index.html";>http://www.hidden.demon.co.uk/AutoIt/index.html</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ALL&nbsp;:</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1)&nbsp; NASDAQ ends this&nbsp; super-strong 
Bull-run cycle which</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>started about 20/10,&nbsp; it´s topping since 
22-11</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2)&nbsp; DOW also in trouble.</FONT></DIV>
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