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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Downloader FAQ's </STRONG>{Composites
+ 255+secs/folder}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>Q4. </STRONG></FONT><FONT
color=#000000>I have a great number of securities and composites in
the Downloader based on </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000>the
new feature of in v6.52.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000> The
securities displayed fine in the Metastock
"Open" </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000>window, until I
sorted them alphabetically.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000> Those after
the letter "H" had disappeared. This coincided with the point at which
I had reached the 255 file</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000> limit in my
folder. I tried again to create more than 255 securities and
composites, and again, they got</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000> dropped off
after I sorted them. Therefore two(2)
questions: </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>1. How to
display and work with more</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>
than 255 securities/folder </STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG>and 2. How to in combination
with</STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG> composites in
same folder ?</DIV></STRONG></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>First</STRONG>, avoid having S</FONT><FONT
size=2>ecurities and Composites combined ALL into the one(1)
folder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The presence of Composites "</FONT><FONT size=2>confuces" the
program(s) on more than one occassion, eg f</FONT><FONT
size=2>or example, see</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the Explorer Tips-section (#2 in MSK 6.5
man.p.363-364).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also:</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"A composite is a special Security type that ONLY links two
different securities (primary and secondary) together with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>a mathematical operator. The appearance of a
Datasheet depends on whether you are working with a Composite</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>or a regular Security". (Composite=shortcut file, that does
NOT contain Data, settings or values).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Second</STRONG>, <FONT size=2>you seem to have
some files missing or being replaced (perhaps put into another
folder).</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Y</FONT>ou will need to restore this setup
below first, in order to be able to view ALL securities </FONT><FONT
size=2>in a folder, let alone sort by rank.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Therefore check your working folder for the precense of
the following 2 sets of files:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>A</STRONG>. THE BY DEFAULT PRESENT :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>1.-the MASTER (basic security info: ticker+name+sort
order)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2.-its extra EMASTER (eod/rt periodicity
info)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>3.-its accompanying DAT records files (Fxx.dat, where xx are
the #'s 1-255)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>B</STRONG>. THE ADDITIONALY PRESENT:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>4.-the XMASTER (basic security info: ticker+name+eod/rt+sort
order)<BR> and<BR>5.-its accompanying MWD records files (Fxx.mwd,
where xx are the #'s 256 and higher)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>NOTE</STRONG>: where the:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-MASTER, EMASTER and XMASTER are the files that hold the <FONT
size=2>"attributes" PANE's actual info, settings +
references</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>and are the files that MUST be present (and can
be rank-sorted).</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT
size=2>
where the:</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-DAT and MWD are the files that actualy hold
the Security's </FONT><FONT size=2>"price data" PANE's actual info,
settings + the values</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and are the files that are OPTIONALY present (and that
cannot be rank-sorted).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR></FONT><A
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";><FONT
size=2>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2>Dismiss the ".nospam"
bit (including the dot) when replying.<BR>Homepage </FONT><A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";><FONT
size=2>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From: "Warren Donworth" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:donworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";><FONT
size=2>donworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</FONT></A><FONT
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";><FONT
size=2>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</FONT></A><FONT size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sent: zaterdag 11 maart 2000 0:46</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Subject: Re: stock software program can't read more than 255
ms files</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2>> Pete,<BR>> <BR>> I'm
not convinced that Metastock 6.52 can read more than 255 files per<BR>>
directory, despite what Metastock help technicians say. I wasted a
lot<BR>> of time blithely setting up a great number of securities and
composites<BR>> in the Downloader based on this supposed new feature of
6.52. They<BR>> displayed just fine in the Metastock "Open" window, but
when I sorted<BR>> them alphabetically in the Downloader, those after the
letter "H"<BR>> disappeared. This coincided with the point at which I
had reached the<BR>> 255 file limit in my project. I tried again to
create more than 255<BR>> securities and composites, and again, they got
dropped off after I<BR>> sorted them. I am convinced they are still in
my system somewhere, but<BR>> I was never able to figure out to access
them. They appear in Windows<BR>> Explorer and Windows "winfile" (the
old File Manager) with file names<BR>> like "f101.dat". And because
they are not designated by security or<BR>> composite name, I can't figure
out how to identify and manipulate them<BR>> to try to restore them.<BR>>
<BR>> The Metastock help technician I talked with couldn't figure it
out,<BR>> either, so he took down the info and said he would get back with
me. He<BR>> never did, and I didn't have time to putz around, so now
when I start<BR>> approaching 255 files per directory, I create a new
directory, just like<BR>> I did in older versions of Metastock.<BR>>
<BR>> If you are able to crack this nut, I would appreciate knowing
how.<BR>> <BR>> Regards,<BR>> <BR>> Warren Donworth<BR>>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>> </FONT><A
href="mailto:PGREC@xxxxxxx";><FONT size=2>PGREC@xxxxxxx</FONT></A><FONT size=2>
wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > I have been talking to the person who wrote
one of my stock charting programs<BR>> > and he says he can't figure out
how the new metastock files are set up so<BR>> > that he can read more
than 255 files. Does anyone have information I can give<BR>> > him so he
can change his program to read more than 255 metastock files?<BR>> >
<BR>> > Pete Greco<BR>> </FONT></BODY></HTML>
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