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Daniel:
How do I set up the QP virtual files so that only V6.52 references them?
Thanks for your warning about V 7.02.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Martinez" <DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: MetaStock Directly Reading QP v2.x Database
No problems. I simply don't use MS v7.02 EOD. Whether or not MS 7.02
corrupts
QP v2.1 MS output files after MS v7.02 EOD accesses them I haven't tested
that.
Will test tonight. I know MS v7.02 corrupts the QP v2.1 Virtual files so I
stopped using MS v7.02.
MS v6.52 works fine with QP v2.1 Virtual files. I use QP to output 144
regular
indexes, 192 IRL indexes, and 20 misc. indexes in the MS format. The rest
of
the stock market, about 8,000 tickers, I use the QP v2.1 Virtual program.
This
allows me to do full Exploration searches in MS v6.52. I am NOT going to
output
8,000 tickers in MS every d@#$ day.
Daniel.
Tom Sprunger wrote:
> Daniel, could you expand on what kind of problems you are having using QP
to
> feed MS?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Martinez" <DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: MetaStock Directly Reading QP v2.x Database
>
> > I mentioned Advanced Get to Equis in my fax request. I told them how AG
> had
> > already implemented direct reading of QP data in their program. It
would
> be
> > nice if MetaStock EOD had this capability. Unfortunately, Equis is,
> indeed,
> > owned by Reuters. Equis is not only a charting program company, but
also
> > indirectly sells stock data.
> >
> > Not only do I have 6.52 EOD, but I also have 7.02 EOD installed but I
> can't
> > use it. Not sure why I keep it. It's not worth returning since I paid
> $15
> > S&H and the whole thing only cost me $75. I did tell them I would not
be
> > purchasing any more upgrades until they implemented this feature. I
would
> > be even willing to pay another $60 for it.
> >
> > If you QP users are weary of dealing with all the complications
concerning
> > reading data in MS, then fax them. If you are tired of maintaining a
> large
> > (second) MS database and waiting for QP to output thousands of stocks,
> then
> > fax them.
> >
> > Equis International
> > President McNichols
> > Fax: 801-265-3999
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> > Bob Jagow wrote:
> >
> > > A DLL conversion isn't a direct read, Christain.
> > > TF+ and Advanced GET directly read the QPlus database.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Christian Baude
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 4:21 AM
> > > > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: MetaStock Directly Reading QP v2.x Database
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:17:30 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Probably not. But if enough people send them this request, at
least
> > > > > they'll know what we want. It's better than doing nothing.
> > > >
> > > > It appears that a similar scenario was done with TC2000. Nothing
> > > > happened. The conversion is still a two step process. Equis made
> > > > available a DLL for conversion, and TC never bought into it.
> > > >
> > > > The shoe is actually on QP's foot.
> > > >
> > > > The fact is that Equis makes a DLL that will access any database and
> > > > convert (and updates selectively) directly to MS format.
> > > >
> > > > Equis HAS to make some money in the deal.
> > > >
> > > > It is up to QP to buy the DLL and pay royalty to Equis. Why should
> > > > Equis give away resources / tech support and QP get all the
benefits?
> > > >
> > > > This is a business decision, same reason we buy and sell stocks.
There
> > > > are looser and winners. If MS reads QP directly, Equis is the
looser
> > > > and QP the winner.
> > > >
> > > > Granted the user is the winner if Equis gives away the technology,
but
> > > > I hardly think more people will buy MS if it reads QP data.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe you should write a letter to QP, and ask them to incorporate
QP
> > > > to MS transfer in their program via the DLL.
> > > >
> > > > TC2000 is read by many 3rd party programs.
> > > >
> > > > -÷ Chris ß ÷-
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