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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=570235619-15082000>For
reference to those using MetaCareBase program for generating indices with volume
(both common and special) along with Metastock. This notes an error I had made
in getting to the point of having two indices OEX and Large Drugs stocks. This
program is fast and is initiated each day with a BAT file. Note each index
requires one to generate a definition file denoting each stock and the weighting
assigned to it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=570235619-15082000>If
there is sufficient interest in this program use perhaps future sharing of
experience in this program may prove valuable. The attached file below details
my efforts and suggestions from others on the MetaCareBase mailing
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From: "John Sellers" <ay286@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mcblist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: mcblist: Index Use
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:41:01 -0700
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<PRE>Die MetaCareBase-Liste - www.invest-tools.com/mailinglist.html</PRE>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Christian:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Yes I
had three stocks BMY, JNJ & MRK in each of two sub folders below my base
folder for data. I deleted these three stocks with the downloader of the
Metastock program in one of the two sub folders and then ran my INDEX.BAT and
the error message disappeared. If I see an error appear again I shall copy
and paste so you or anyone else may see exactly what it says. This particular
error may not occur again as I have learned by making this mistake not to
duplicate stocks in the subfolders beneath the base folder for data.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I did
not change the lists in the two IDX files. Thanks for your response, I think you
have generated a very good program that can generate special and common indices
with volume that you many are seeking but do not have.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=620482312-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>John
Sellers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> chk@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:chk@xxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2000 1:30
PM<BR><B>To:</B> mcblist@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: mcblist: Index
Use<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><PRE>Die MetaCareBase-Liste - www.invest-tools.com/mailinglist.html</PRE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000>John,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=609212120-15082000>To be
able to answer, please tell me the exact error message. The only "not unique"
message is "Security folders: Security '%s', Period '%c' not unique" and this is
a very ugly message and means that a security exists more than once in your
database in different folders. Maybe that's what you meant, and deleting the
duplicates (for example with the DL) will get rid of the message, but might
cause data loss, of course. You should better "merge" the two (if you have a
tool that does this) - but if they're unimportant, who
cares.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000>Thanks.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609212120-15082000>Christian</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> John Sellers
[mailto:ay286@xxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> mcblist@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: mcblist: Index
Use<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><PRE>Die MetaCareBase-Liste - www.invest-tools.com/mailinglist.html</PRE>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Andreas:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
tried eliminating duplicate files that is I had three stocks in two subfolders
of the base folder. Once I had deleted the three stocks in one of the
subfolders the prior error 'D period not unique'
disappeared.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I am
learning much from you and am appreciative of your help. If there becomes any
IDX file for a group of US securities you need and I can help please let me
know. As of now I have the OEX with equal weighting but shortly plan to modify
them by their capitalization amounts similar as the public index is. I will
later add the DJ-30 and later perhaps the S&P 500.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks again I also think I am fortunate to have this good program
functioning. Incidentally do you use the other indices that are given in the
DAX.IDX file example. Is there anything written on those to your knowledge in
English or German for further elaboration?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760205206-15082000><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Andreas Grau
[mailto:agrau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 14, 2000
12:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B> mcblist@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> AW: mcblist:
Index Use<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><PRE>Die MetaCareBase-Liste - www.invest-tools.com/mailinglist.html</PRE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>Maybe Christian can shed some light on this: "The
period D is not unique" - I assume this is just a
warning</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>saying what? That there are several securities with
the same ticker *and* the same periodicity (in this
instance</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>Days)?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>Have
you copied securities into different folders under the same directory - so
there are duplicates?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>In
case you did so: There is no need to arrange the securities into separate
folders. You can</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>leave them where they are - mcb will find them
anywhere in the directory-tree beginning at the path given</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>at
"BASE=" in your config-file. This does mean, that you can point mcb to your
main metastock data folder and</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>mcb
will do what you want it to do: calculate indexes, purge outdated securities,
sort securities by name,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>sort
them according to your wishes and much more. For instance, I don't use any
other program to</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>maintain my metastock securities other that
mcb.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>Oops
- I again lost track while beeing trapped in my usual </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>"MCB is best"
shouting. I just can't help promoting</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>it,
although it free anyway <G></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000>Andreas</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>N.B:
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>I don't
think that missing days are the problem. And I hardly believe that holiday
calculations are the reason</SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130242219-14082000>(who
uses the holiday section anyway? I don't).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=130242219-14082000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Ursprüngliche
Nachricht-----<BR><B>Von:</B> John Sellers
[mailto:ay286@xxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Gesendet am:</B> Montag, 14. August 2000
19:36<BR><B>An:</B> Mcblist<BR><B>Cc:</B> Andreau Agrau<BR><B>Betreff:</B>
mcblist: Index Use</DIV><BR></FONT><PRE>Die MetaCareBase-Liste - www.invest-tools.com/mailinglist.html</PRE>
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<P><SPAN class=860223217-13082000><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am using the
Index.BAT and an IDX files to create an index. My question is -An error
or comment message- The period D is not unique. Please explain what errors
in the data may cause this?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=860223217-13082000><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have used
Metastock download program to test these data files which look OK to that
program. I made all these files equal length. Does this mean that a day or
days data may be missing? Do I need to input Holiday dates in the
configuration file? The Index program is executing and an index is generated
and it appears OK as a chart view.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=860223217-13082000><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN class=860223217-13082000><FONT face=Arial size=2>This program is
fast for generating two indices one of 8 issues and the other of 100
issues.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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