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Ron,
I've been working on this 5 day conversion for 2 months and I've reached the
end of my rope, so to speak. As far as languages go, I'll probably switch
it over to Excel /VBA or VB. FoxPro is another possibility as we have
everything already written in Clipper, so the only real conversion would be
the user interface. I'll probably mull it over this weekend. I'm basically
lazy, so I'd prefer to select the "easiest" way to go as I would prefer
developing trading systems as opposed to programming them. :)
I sent a note to George at MS Support since Ken is on another project for 4
weeks or so. This is my last gasp effort.
I have the system running in Excel (the basic system), so the only thing to
do there is the interface to MS through OLE. Had it working in the past, so
this shouldn't be a problem. Will want to try to develop some methodology
for our dad to keep working on indicators which he does fulltime. He's use
to working in Clipper under DOS. We might have to keep that going for him
since he's 91 and probably not too interested in learning another language.
Especially since he's been working in DOS or CP/M since the early 70s.
I'm trying to get the Carerra 2 Cab out of the shop to sell it to pay off
the new car. With my fifth grader, I'm getting caught up in car pools, etc.
and his school is "up the hill" and away from here by about 30-40 minutes.
I ended up buying an ML-430 and will probably add the M-7 option shortly.
Never thought that at my age I'd be worrying about car-pooling. :)
Guy
" If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Ron Scott
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 2:54 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Worked yesterday, not today
Guy-
You've been threatening for months now to "give up on Metastock". Are you
just venting your frustrations here or are you serious? If so, what program
are you considering switching to? The great thing about the Carerra is it
won't cause you to lose money......
Ron Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Guy Tann
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 7:16 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Worked yesterday, not today
Lionel,
I'll recode this one more time tonight before giving up on MS. It's just so
frustrating that something that should have taken a few days to a week at
most has already consumed 2 months. Sort of like waiting for my Carerra 2's
engine to get resealed. That's been in the shop for 2 months also. "Maybe
next week." Sort of like MS.
Regards,
Guy
" If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Lionel Issen
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:38 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Worked yesterday, not today
if is any consolation this has happened to me in the past, when I cut and
pasted a formula and it didn't work, but retyping it did work. Of course my
application was much simpler than yours.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Tann" <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Worked yesterday, not today
> Michael,
>
> I'll try anything. I have done this in the past with other indicators,
but
> didn't try this yesterday. I guess I was too frustrated, to say the
least.
> I'm at a loss as to how copying and pasting can add invisible characters,
> but I'll retype the variables. I hope you're right because that would be
an
> easy fix.
>
> Regards,
>
> Guy
>
> " If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of michael
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:19 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Worked yesterday, not today
>
> >From you many posts of problems, I wonder if you are getting "invisable
> characters" in your formulas. You have all of the symtoms. When
frequently
> using the copy and paste features of windows, sometimes invisable
characters
> get into your formulas and screw them up.
>
> Try deleting all of the text in you formula and keep deleting until you
are
> certain that all characters, even the invisible ones are gone. Then
retype
> the formula by hand. If it works, then invisable characters were the most
> likely culprat.
>
> Hope this Helps,
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Guy Tann
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 3:22 AM
> To: Metastock User Group
> Subject: Worked yesterday, not today
>
>
> List,
>
> Well, I've fought my way through all of my indicators, right down to the
> final 8. Number 7 and 8 worked yesterday, albeit slowly. Today I tried
> moving indicator 8 in with 7 (via cutting and pasting) and then ran
another
> test, just to see if they continued to work. Just my paranoia about MS
> working overtime and growing day-by-day. :)
>
> Anyway, they didn't work. Surprise! Well, I thought I'd take another
step
> back and cut and paste them back into their own indicators again and see
> what happened. That didn't work either. They both worked on Tuesday in
> their individual indicators and don't work anymore as of Wednesday. I've
> done everything I could think of. I made sure all of the extra parens
were
> there. I made sure that I didn't split any lines of any function name
> within the variable. I had no references to any plots, just the two
> variables.
>
> Anyway, I'm too tired to play with them tonight, so I'll start again
> tomorrow after taking the prodigal son to the school bus at 7AM and the
> Tibetan Terriers to the groomers at 8AM.
>
> Darn, but all of this work makes me wonder whether this MS conversion is
> really worth it. I can add this to my Excel spreadsheet in a day or two
as
> opposed to the two months I've wasted so far. I'm really starting to get
> frustrated and discouraged, which means I need a little sleep, so it's off
> to bed as it's 12:30AM and I have to be up at 6.
>
> Guy
>
> " If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
>
>
>
>
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