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- Better, having the shorter <DTYYMMDD> does have the DL program's Convert Tool accept the 4 digit
year format, as well as the 2 digit year data.
- Much better, the much shorter <DATE> does now not give any problems anymore either(see below).
- The Win versions here used are 9x and NTsp6, all in local (Dutch) language. The DL version is 6.52.
Lynn, the <date> problem was present ever since v6.0. At a time too, when the ContolPanel|Country Settings
for "Date" were here also set to the standard installed Dutch OS's local dd-mm-jj format, as well as later
were present, when the Ctry Sett were altered and set to the US local jjmmdd format.
Also used were the ASCII's txt, asc and prn files.
Last night, I have created (from yesterday's file) a rediculous comma separated ASCII file (Note:
not a CSV file, but a TRUE comma separated file, eg for file's contents see below) that used <DATE>
and much to my surprise, the file converted very well.
This in the ASCII txt file setting in Convert as well as in the ASCII asc and ASCII prn files settings, in
the local Dutch Country Settings for Date option (dd-mm-jj) as well as in the for the past years used
US Date settings (jjjjmmdd).
And that's using the same Win OS's too.
Thus in/for our situation the previuos existing problems are now solved and do not exist here anymore.
Somewhere between the upgrades, you must have had made some good adjustments in this part of
the program (of which I think, must have taken place between the latest "6.5 --> 6.52"-patch, eg since
that the 6.5 version was giving us trouble too, especialy noticable when our data provider changed
its free (DOS) convertors to "find one yourselves", and we were forced to start using the DL program).
Below the rediculous true comma separated (non-CSV) file.
Notice:
-the long ticker positions
-the unsorted date lines
-the <DATE> header
-the <OPENINT> header (did not try out the <O/I> header)
-the origninal DL's ASCII file layout(p.70-72) to be the proper(+shortest) ASCII file standard again
Regards,
Ton Maas
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<TICKER>,<PER>,<DATE>,<OPEN>,<HIGH>,<LOW>,<CLOSE>,<VOL>,<OPENINT>
JALLLLLLLLLLLL,D,20000203,335.00,338.00,335.00,338.00,1200,1
JDAICONOMANNNOT,D,20000204,66.20,68.20,66.20,68.20,0,1
JMANNESMANNNN,D,20000203,310.00,330.00,310.00,330.00,5110,1
JAXAU-XXX,D,20000204,135.00,138.00,135.00,138.00,3000,1
JCARREFOUR,D,20000204,167.50,167.50,167.50,167.50,50,1
JFTELMEXICANNNNN,D,20000203,165.50,165.50,165.50,165.50,100,1
JVIVIANDE,D,20000204,124.00,124.00,124.00,124.00,0,1
JENI-TEL,D,20000204,4.80,4.80,4.80,4.80,0,1
JGENERALI,D,20000204,30.60,30.60,30.50,30.50,0,1
JTITITUAAN,D,20000203,20.40,21.00,20.40,21.00,2000,1
JBBVERSION,D,20000204,13.40,13.60,13.40,13.60,0,1
JTFESPXXXX,D,20000202,29.95,30.60,29.70,30.60,21335,1
JTOTFIDIA,D,20000204,137.00,137.00,135.00,135.00,0,1
JLOREAL,D,20000203,702.00,702.00,685.00,685.00,0,1
JSANDOMINIDSFF,D,20000202,10.10,10.50,10.10,10.50,0,1
JDTELECOM,D,20000204,85.00,85.00,85.00,85.00,600,1
----- Original Message -----
From: Equis Support <support@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: vrijdag 4 februari 2000 0:39
Subject: FW: ASCII to MetaStock file data transfer
> 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.
>
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>
> ----- 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.
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