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Gary:
Thanks for your quick response.
This should have been explained by tech support. I was expecting a fixed
distance from the last letter in the ticker. This explains why the class
designation can vary from one to five spaces from the ticker symbol.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Lyben <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 11:34 AM
Subject: RE: === Looping constructs. Other Deficiencies in QP
> Lionel -
>
> We are consistent with the class characters. The class character is
> always in the 6th character position. So RTN.A would be RTN A with 2
> spaces.
>
> For Preferred issues, the P is always in position 5, so Alcoa preferred
> is AA P with 2 spaces.
>
> GM preferred class D is GM PD with 2 spaces.
>
> The . designator is not universal, some vendors use / some use a
> combination of upper and lower case letters for the class RTNb or GMpD
> etc.
>
> I should be able to get that update report modified for the coming
> release.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lionel Issen [mailto:lissen@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 10:37 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: === Looping constructs. Other Deficiencies in QP
>
>
> Other deficiencies in QP.
>
> QP should have a standard designation for tickers that have more than
> one
> class of issue. For example Raytheon class A is usually given as RTN.A.
> QP
> uses RTN A (ticker and 2 spaces). Other tickers in the QP database can
> have one, two, or three spaces between the main ticker and the class
> designation. Better still use the more or less standard designation of
> RTN.A
> (ticker+dot+class).
>
> When QP cannot find a ticker in its data base, the error message should
> also
> give the folder in which this occurred.
> Related to this, the Report Of Changes is incomplete and during a
> download
> QP does not show all the obsolete/changed tickers in my folders. That
> is, I
> don't get a messages that certain tickers are not in the QP data base.
> Periodically I have to manually scan my folders for obsolete tickers.
>
> Some of the scans that are supplied with the program are useless, others
> are
> erroneous or have incomplete commentary.
>
> QP should have a hard copy manual. This should be written by a tech
> writer
> and not by a programmer. Most programmers are poor writers. Metastock
> hard
> copy manuals and on line help are examples of superior manuals and
> documentation.
> .
> Lionel Issen
> lissen@xxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Lyben <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 7:34 AM
> Subject: RE: === Looping constructs.
>
>
> >
> > What is it that you want to do in the system tester that you can't do
> > now?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Martinez [mailto:DanM@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 10:42 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: Equis Suggestion Box
> > Subject: Re: === Looping constructs.
> >
> >
> > I think Equis, for it's next MetaStock version, should have built-in
> VBA
> > support. Also, MS should have a MS language converter for conversion
> to
> > VBA.
> > This way, experienced users can gradually move to VBA. New users can
> > start
> > using VBA right away instead of learning MS. VBA is becoming the
> > standard
> > language for users. Even Corel is getting the message by including
> VBA
> > support
> > in their Office 2000. While this may seem difficult, MicroSoft Word
> has
> > macro
> > AND VBA support.
> >
> > Right now, we must buy an extra SDK, Power Basic or equivalent, figure
> > out how
> > to create DLL's and learn how to link them to MS.
> >
> > About Traderware: Something many on this List may not know.
> Traderware
> > will
> > not work in Win9x. You must use Win NT. If you try to use Win9x, it
> > will
> > crash after about an hour. Their salesman told me Win9x won't "return
> > system
> > resources" correctly. I have never heard of this type of problem in
> > Win9x
> > before so it doesn't make much sense to me. I doubt RadarScreen has
> > this
> > problem.
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Bozkurtian wrote:
> >
> > > At the least, it should do these things. Not to mention simple flow
> > control
> > > and repeating structures such as For Loops, While, Select Case. What
> > about
> > > passing parameters to custom indicators?
> > >
> > > It is probably futile to expect these enhancements in the near
> future
> > from
> > > Equis. Any Developers/Traders out there interested in putting our
> > noggins
> > > together to create a shareable version of what we want?
> > >
> > > I know the folks at Traderware have a very interesting product (M
> > Brown, I
> > > know you are reading), but the last time I checked the cost was way
> > over my
> > > budget.
> > >
> > > Hopefully helpful folks like yourselves will not only identify the
> > problems
> > > facing technical analysts, but bring to the table real workable
> > solutions
> > > (preferably turnkey) to benefit the entire list.
> > > It's happening piecemeal now with people trading system, indicator,
> > expert,
> > > and explorer code. But still, you have to admit, that we are in the
> > dark
> > > ages.
> > >
> > > We have no accepted standards for measuring system effectiveness, no
> > > standards for stop rules. Looks like the whole field is still
> > evolving,
> > > which is a good thing. I continue to believe that the Internet and
> the
> > > sharing of ideas will revolutionize our field over the next few
> years.
> > It's
> > > an exiting time, and great to be part of this list group. I think
> > other
> > > agree that what some of us have learned on this list is not found in
> > print
> > > anywhere else, or at least not easy to come by.
> > >
> > > Thanks list.
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > From: "Kolade, Adeniyi" <adeniyi.kolade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: "'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: === Looping constructs.
> > > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:14:01 -0000
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Do you not think that Equis should
> > >
> > > 1 Include looping constructs in the Metastock formula language
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > 2 Make the tiny screen area for programming in the Explorer, the
> > System
> > > Tester and the Expert Builder expandable to one page at least
> > >
> > > Further can anyone tell me how to make the FFT function works in an
> > > exploration. I've tried it out but it returns N/A
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > ade Kolade
>
>
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