|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
This problem surfaced when Telescan was listed in the Downloader about 6
years ago. This work around is a real nuisance if one has more than one or
two folders.
Lionel Issen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Equis Support" <support@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Lionel Issen <lissen@xxxxxxx>'" <lissen@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: 1/3/2000 data
> The reason holiday collections take so long is that Telescan does not
have
> Holiday dates flagged as non trading dates in their database the way they
do
> other non trading dates such as Weekend days. For example each Monday
when
> you collect data the last date in your file is Friday so you are actually
> making a historical request for Saturday and Sunday's data. However
> Saturday and Sunday dates are flagged in Telescans database as non
trading
> dates so it ignores the request for those dates and signals instantly
that
> request is complete so the request for Monday's data can made instantly
to
> the current quote database.
>
> To avoid the long wait use the Tools|Delete|Data block Delete data
feature
> in The DownLoader to delete the day before the holiday from your data
files.
> Then collect your data. The collection will request data for the day
before
> the holiday through the day after the holiday and in that way it will be
> able to ignore the holiday date and collect the data at normal speed.
>
> Equis Support
> http://www.equis.com/
> http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
> Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
> Please ask only one question per email. If you have to ask several
> questions please send each question as a separate email.
>
> Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered trademarks
of
> Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
Advisor,
> OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks of Equis
> International.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lissen@xxxxxxx [SMTP:lissen@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 7:21 PM
> > To: : "Equis Support"
> > Cc: :
> > Subject: Re: 1/3/2000 data
> >
> > By recommending Telescan are you saying that they have solved their
> > problem
> > when downloading after a 3 day weekend? I switched from Telescan after
> > several years of suffering thru the very slow downloads after a 3 day
> > weekend or other holiday. The download speed would drop to about 5% of
> > the
> > normal rate.
> >
> > Lionel Issen
> > lissen@xxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Equis Support" <support@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 6:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: 1/3/2000 data
> >
> >
> > Thank you for letting us know about the problem you are experiencing
using
> > TC2000 (or other vendors) with MetaStock®. It is likely that TC2000's
> > Smart Export to MetaStock was created using their own solution to write
to
> > your MetaStock data files, possibly by reverse engineering the file
format
> > or writing to an older version of the MetaStock format. As you have
> > discovered, this solution creates data that does not work with
MetaStock
> > beyond 12/31/1999.
> >
> > Fortunately, you have several options that will allow you to continue
> > using
> > MetaStock:
> >
> > 1. Many data vendors allow you to export their data to an ASCII,
Excel,
> > or
> > Lotus file. The DownLoaderT software, which comes with MetaStock,
allows
> > you to convert these exported files to a 100% compatible MetaStock file
> > format. See The DownLoader User's Manual or go to
> > <http://www.equis.com/customer/support/faqs/msg00017.html> for detailed
> > instructions on converting these files to the proper MetaStock format.
If
> > you have questions about which ASCII formats The DownLoader can
convert,
> > see
> > The DownLoader's Users Manual or go to
> > <http://www.equis.com/customer/support/faqs/msg00007.html> for detailed
> > instructions on MetaStock-compatible ASCII formats.
> >
> > 2. If you are a TC2000 user, you can go to
> > <http://www.equis.com/customer/support/faqs/dlg00030.html> to receive
> > step-by-step instructions on converting TC2000 data to the 100%
compatible
> > MetaStock file format. Instructions are also available in The
DownLoader
> > User's Manual.
> >
> > 3. The DownLoader, available from Equis International, directly
supports
> > three data vendors that are 100% compatible with MetaStock, including
> > Reuters DataLink (<http://reutersdatalink.com>), Dial/Data
> > (<http://ddata.com>), and Telescan (<http://www.telescan.com>). Each
of
> > these services provide quality, competitively-priced data. If your
> > current
> > version of The DownLoader does not support all these services, please
call
> > 1-800-882-3040 or 1-801-265-8886.
> >
> > If you have any other questions regarding this issue, please don't
> > hesitate
> > to email us at support@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:support@xxxxxxxxx> or call us
at
> > 1-801-265-9998. We will do everything in our power to ensure you
remain a
> > loyal MetaStock user.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TONE9739@xxxxxxx [mailto:TONE9739@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:44 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: 1/3/2000 data
> >
> >
> > am i the only one that is having problems with tc2000 eod to ms ver
6.52?
> >
|