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> Maybe I'll crank up TAS and see if it still works with my MS database.
TAS {only available as a DOS version} will only "limitly" work with your MSK db.
It will not work with a MS db.
Regards,
Ton Maas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Moore"
To: "A.J. Maas"
Sent: donderdag 6 januari 2000 18:51
Subject: Re: file size limits in tc2000 or MS
> TAS doesn't support the > 255 files/directory. I don't have any immediate
> plans to change that, since Metastock is not forthcoming regarding their
> data format.
> Martin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A.J. Maas"
> To: <mmoore@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 3:55 PM
> Subject: Fw: file size limits in tc2000 or MS
>
> > Martin,
> > What is the TAS stand on the 255 secs/folder limit?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ton Maas
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alain Jossart
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: woensdag 5 januari 2000 6:57
> > Subject: Re: file size limits in tc2000 or MS
> > >
> > > Not really.
> > >
> > > MS 6.x versions "extended" directories are in fact made of 2 sections :
> > > (a) master, emaster and .dat files = the old Equis/Computrac -255 format
> > > (b) xmaster and .mwd files = the 2000 sec/dir extension
> > >
> > > The TC program (same can be said for Parity, TAS, TradeStation) will be
> > > perfectly confortable with section (a).
> > > Now, coming about section (b), they just don't even know these files exist
> > > and what they are for => section (b) is just ignored.
> > >
> > > No corrupted folder view, no error message : just a partial view and
> > > processing limited to .dat files between 1 and 255.
> > >
> > > The TC program will update these files only, other tickers won't be updated.
> > >
> > > Alain
> > >
> > > At 01:34 4/1/2000 +0100, A.J. Maas wrote:
> > > >Current folder limit is 2000 tickers, and is best kept at <1K.
> > > >
> > > >Aparantly it is (still) using the older < MS6.x versions 255 tickers/folder
> > > >limitation format.
> > > >Workaround is for you is to upgrade the TC program (or you will have to
> > > >keep your folders also limited to the max 255 tickers that the TC program
> > > >"can see". Now due to your programs limitations, any folders already
> > > >containing 255+ tickers will be seen as "corrupted" folders, eh not be seen
> > > >(and will therefore keep giving errors in your program).
> > > >
> > > >Regards,
> > > >Ton Maas
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: TONE9739
> > > >To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Sent: maandag 3 januari 2000 16:33
> > > >Subject: file size limits in tc2000 or MS
> > > >
> > > > > can anyone explain why tc2000 limits file size of 255 symbols when
> > > > > transporting to metastock files
> > > > > i would prefer to use tc2000 scans to filter stocks but do not want a
> > > > > limit on file size to MS - i want to do the TA work done in MS
> > > > >
> > > > > who is setting the 255 symbol limit - tc2000 or MS and can anything
> > > > > be done about it?
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