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If the data has a 4 digit year, having <DTYYYYMMDD> (not <ddyyyymmdd>) in
the header, is acceptable. However this format probably will not work with a
2 digit year.
Having <DATE> is also acceptable.
If anyone can give us specific examples where having <DATE> in the header
doesn't work, PLEASE email the text file and information about the
operating system is, version and build date of the DownLoader to
support@xxxxxxxxx so we can investigate it further.
Lynn
Equis Support
http://www.equis.com/
http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
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: A.J. Maas [mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 5:31 PM
To: Metastock-List; support@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: ASCII to MetaStock file data transfer
You are correct about <vol> to be used instead of <volume> on an ASCII
file's 1st line.
However, using the <date> (see DL manual p.70-72) will not for the lifetime
of me get
any of our txt or prn files converted using Convert.
On the other hand, using <ddyyyymmdd> instead will convert in the Convert
Tool
'as smooth as a baby's bum'.
When will you update your DL-manuals with this phenomenum? (and others)
Regards,
Ton Maas
ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.
Homepage http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas
----- Original Message -----
From: Equis Support <support@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: woensdag 2 februari 2000 0:02
Subject: FW: ASCII to MetaStock file data transfer
> The header should definitely be in place, but needs to look like this
> <ticker>,<per>,<date>,<open>,<high>,<low>,<close>,<vol>,<o/i>
>
> You had <volume> and not <vol>
>
> You also must upgrade to version 6.52 from 6.51, you can download the
patch
> from http://www.equis.com/customer/support/files/updates.html
> the file name will be up652sig.exe or up652bmi.exe, depending on who your
> data provider is.
>
> Lynn
> Equis Support
> http://www.equis.com/
> http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
>
> Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
>
> 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: Shawn Andrews [mailto:shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 1:16 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: ASCII to Metastock file data transfer
>
>
> Zarifis Dimitroulis wrote:
>
> > Hello all
> >
> > I have been trying to convert an ASCII file to Metastock format and I
> > have been having a very hard time, though this may sound a bit strange.
> > I am using Metastock 6.51. Please bear with me and if there's a good
> > Samaritan I would appreciate a hand.
> >
> > This is how it is: There is a file named BNTI.TXT
> >
> > <ticker>,<per>,<date>,<open>,<high>,<low>,<close>,<volume>,<o/i>
> > BNTI,D,990129,0.230,0.260,0.220,0.240,20250,0
> > BNTI,D,990201,0.240,0.240,0.220,0.220,23300,0
> > BNTI,D,990202,0.250,0.260,0.240,0.240,48500,0
> >
> > I go to The DownLoader->Tools->Convert->
> > File Type: ASCII, Text File Name BNTI.TXT
> > Destination File Type: Metastock, Folder C:\EQUIS\METASTOCK DATA\TEMP
> > --> OK
> >
> > Then I get: Status conversion Errors occured
> >
> > Error: #2053 Unable to start new destination file
> > Error: #2999 (-367) Unrecognized Error
> >
> > I played a little with date formats, headers, symbol....Nada...
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Email me privately. Thanks a lot
> > Zarifis Dimitroulis
> > zarifis@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Simply remove the header line
> "<ticker>,<per>,<date>,<open>,<high>,<low>,<close>,<volume>,<o/i>"
> I had this same problem when I was using Metastock 6.52
>
>
>
> --
> "It's not whether you are right or wrong that matters.
> But how much money you make when right and how much you don't lose when
> wrong."
> - George Soros
>
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