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I for one, hope Equis never adds fundamental data to Metastock. My
reasoning is that if they do, they will have to divert programming resources
from TA functions into fundamental screens which will dilute progress on
charting, backtesting, explorations etc. The second reason is that the
fundamental data may not be good data and thus it would not be worth
anything.
Equis, here's hoping you keep your resources fixated on TA!
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "wdjd" <wdjd@xxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: Need Help on If Function....
> >
>
> Neo
>
> > they continue to leave the program static and not make some substantial
> > changes, it will go the way of the dinosaur.
>
> I don't think "it will go the way of the dinosaur", but I have to think
their
> customer base will shrink.
> Equis is not near the company it was before Reuters took over.
> I now use Technifilter is my primary software and MS strictly for
charting. As
> far as future upgrades to MS...for me, why bother.
>
> Jim
>
> > If one looks at Vector Vest,
> > its data handling and inclusion of fundamental data is far ahead of MS.
MS
> > is still a much better charting program, for now.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lionel Issen
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 10:03 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Need Help on If Function....
> >
> > Neo:
> > Metastock would be a very powerful program if they had either a
programming
> > language or a subset of a programming language that could interface with
> > Metastock.
> >
> > Such a programming language exists, its part of the TAS program. Because
of
> > past disagreements Equis wont deal with Flexsoft(the owner of TAS) and
wont
> > consider anything else. TAS I not a Windows program so that it would
have to
> > be rewritten for the windows environment. this would be much simpler
than
> > using power basic and MSK with the attendant learning curves and
licensing
> > costs.
> > Lionel Issen
> > lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 5:32 PM
> > Subject: RE: Need Help on If Function....
> >
> > > This is from MetaStock support:
> > >
> > >
> > > Your email was responded to by:
> > > William
> > > Equis Customer Support
> > > http://www.equis.com
> > >
> > >
> > > William's response is below the following line.
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > I can relay your suggestion, but till it is implemented your best
option
> > > is using the MetaStock Developer's Tool kit and writing a custom DLL.
> > >
> > > The MetaStock Formula language is a mathematical expression to be
> > > calculated and plotted for each bar of data loaded. The calculation
of
> > > gravity does not have an condition under which it does not exist. It
> > > may be very small, but it does exist. By the same token, if you were
> > > given a formula and some data and instructed to calculate the formula
> > > for every data point, you might be distressed to find the formula
> > > incomplete. That is the effect of an If-Then without the else.
> > >
> > > Call it a failing if you wish, but our formula language is not
designed
> > > to have a plot start and stop. It must have a continuous string of
> > > values which it plots in an unbroken line. That is why the If-Then
> > > capability is not currently implemented. Perhaps a future version of
> > > the program will allow this flexibility. Until then, a custom DLL may
> > > be closest to the result you are seeking.
> > >
> > > This is from MetaStock support:
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > There seems to be a simple formula missing. MetaStock has an If
> > > function that is really an If Then Else function. The problem is that
> > there
> > > is no
> > > If Then function. The problem arises if one does not wish anything to
be
> > > plotted under the else condition. If one places a 0 for the third
> > > parameter then a point is plotted at 0.
> > >
> > > Is there a null parameter that can be used as the 3rd parameter? Would
> > > you suggest to the programmers that a plain If Then function be added?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > >
>
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