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<DIV><STRONG>FAQ - Converting from MetaStock to ASCII</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Run the <STRONG>Downloader</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>In the Downloader window
s</FONT></FONT>tart the <STRONG>Convert </STRONG>Tool</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT
size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT
size=2>1.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>a.-on <STRONG>WorkMenu
</STRONG></FONT><FONT size=2>- click Tools|Convert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> b.-on <STRONG>WorkMenuBar </STRONG>-
click Convert button<FONT
size=2> </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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width=379></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>In the <STRONG>Convert Securites </STRONG>window<BR><FONT
size=2>2.</FONT>a.-<STRONG>Source </STRONG>controll section actions, eg
type/select/click <STRONG>Browse<BR>
</STRONG>File Type: select <STRONG>MetaStock </STRONG>{use small <STRONG>arrow
button </STRONG>on the right}<BR>
Folder: -type "drive:\folder\yourfolder" {-at the end a
backslash <STRONG>is not
</STRONG>required}<BR> {if
"long pathname" is used: "enclose full path between quatation marks" but
<STRONG>is not
</STRONG>required}<BR> -or
click <STRONG>Browse </STRONG>to select one or more
securities<BR> File name: (indirectly active
and grey-ed out, click Browse to select one or more securities}<BR>
b.-<STRONG>Destination </STRONG>controll section actions, eg type/select/click
Browse<BR> File Type: select <STRONG>ASCII Text
</STRONG>{use <STRONG>small arrow </STRONG>button on the right}<BR>
Folder: -type
"drive:\folder\yourfolder\" {-at the end a blackslash <STRONG>is
</STRONG>required}<BR> {if
"long path+filename" is used: "enclose full file+path between quatation
marks"}<BR> -or
click <STRONG>Browse </STRONG>to select Folder and/or File}<BR> c.-Click
<STRONG>Options </STRONG>button</FONT></P>
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width=345></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>In the <STRONG>Conversion Options </STRONG>window<BR>3.-click
<STRONG>Source </STRONG>TAB<BR> a.-<STRONG>Date Range </STRONG>controll
section actions, eg type/select<BR> First
Date: -leave as is
(blanc)<BR>
-or select the First File Date form <STRONG>Calander </STRONG>{use small
<STRONG>arrow button </STRONG>on the
right}<BR> Last Date: -select the Last File
Date form <STRONG>Calander </STRONG>{use small <STRONG>arrow button </STRONG>on
the
right}<BR>
-or /always: check <STRONG>Use today's date<BR>
</STRONG>b.-<STRONG>Message Limits </STRONG>actions, eg
type<BR> Max.
errors:
1000<BR> Max. warnings: 1000<BR>
c.-<STRONG>Traverse source folders </STRONG>(not active, grey-ed out)<BR>
d.-<STRONG>Periodicity actions
</STRONG>(not active, grey-ed out)<BR> e.-<STRONG>Minutes per
bar:
</STRONG>(not active, grey-ed out)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><IMG height=326 src="cid:027c01bf70bb$e67cd840$0fdb79c3@xxxxx";
width=345></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>In the <STRONG>Conversion Options </STRONG>window<BR>4.-click
<STRONG>Destination </STRONG>TAB<BR> a.-<STRONG>If file exists
</STRONG>controll setting actions, eg
select<BR> -check Append data to end of
file<BR> -Replace matching dates (not
active, grey-ed out)<BR> -Replace existing
file (personal setting: best to leave unchecked)<BR> b.-<STRONG>Include
Open & Open Interest </STRONG>(indirectly active and grey-ed
out, is automatically
detected depending<BR> on
availability of these columns in the MSK source file(s))<BR> c.-check
<STRONG>Create new files<BR> </STRONG>d.-personal setting:
<STRONG>Traverse destination
folders<BR> </STRONG>-check if you
want a subfolder to contain child-sub-folders (renamable A to Z
sub-sub-folders)<BR> -uncheck if you
want to Convert to the (in 2.b mentioned Folder:) Destination folder
only<BR> e.-personal setting: <STRONG>Export dates with 2 digit years
</STRONG>(eg YY in place of YYYY, eg 00 in place of 2000)<BR>
f.-personal setting: <STRONG>Fields to output </STRONG>controll setting actions,
eg select<BR> -In general: check all
but Time {Time is for the MSK PRO versions users, eg only usable with Real Time
data}<BR> -then a not available column
in the MSK source file will automaticaly get 0 for values (zero's for each day
Price,V,O/I)<BR> -or uncheck a
not -in your output file- required column (by unchecking its
header).</FONT><BR><FONT
size=2>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR></FONT><FONT
size=2>References:<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>DownLoader program<BR>-click
<STRONG>Help</STRONG>|Index<BR>-type Convert:ASCII:<BR>
ASCII Source File Layout<BR>
Conversion Options Dialog<BR>
Convert<BR> Convert Error
Messages<BR> Convert Securities Dialog
<BR> Converting Multiple
Files<BR> To convert the MetaStock
data to an ASCII formatted file<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>-click
Display<BR> </FONT><FONT
size=2><BR></FONT><FONT size=2>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.<BR>Homepage <A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A></FONT></P><FONT
size=2>
<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: bspark</DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: zondag 6 februari 2000 1:10</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Converting Metastock data to ASCII with Ver 6.52
Downloader</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>> Has anyone tried using convert to to convert metastock to<BR>> ASCII
or for that matter any other format, with 6.52.<BR>> <BR>> I have tried on
2 computers and get the same error messages"<BR>> <BR>> Error #2999:
2999(536936463) Unrecognised error<BR>> Error #2058: Unable to open
file<BR>> <BR>> Is this a Y2k fix related error??<BR>> Regards <BR>>
Benzie<BR>> </FONT></P></BODY></HTML>
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