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Yes, I'm sure...
File new chart
Open local daily security (last date is 1/22)
Open Window menu
Select New Window
Compress new chart to weekly (last date is 1/22, downloaded weekly data or DOD is through 1/19)
Open Window menu
Select New Window
Compress new chart to monthly (last date is 1/22)


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Joe



On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:39:27  
 Lionel Issen wrote:
>Joe:
>
>Are you sure about this? I had tried to do this with V 6.x and it didn't
>work. The data structure is similar in V7.x so I wouldn't expect it to work
>either.
>Lionel Issen
>lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "TraderJoe" <ta-trader@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 10:06 AM
>Subject: RE: Layouts
>
>
>> If you are using DataOnDemand, MetaStock is downloading weekly or monthly
>data that does not update until Friday. If you download daily data, and
>apply your template/layout to the downloaded daily data, then MetaStock will
>compress the daily data and give you a current weekly/monthly bar, rather
>than from last Friday.
>> ---
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:29:11
>>  John Sellers wrote:
>> >I think that it is necessary to compress the daily data charts to 5 data
>> >periods instead of weekly. This may help for weekly charts. For monthly
>use
>> >21 periods or whatever you wish instead of monthly compression.
>> >  -----Original Message-----
>> >  From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of davidlundgren
>> >  Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 6:03 PM
>> >  To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >  Subject: Layouts
>> >
>> >
>> >  I have created a layout with three charts (daily, weekly and monthly),
>and
>> >I am trying to scan through the charts in the S&P500 directory provided
>by
>> >Reuters on their mainframe (i.e., accessed via the web). When I go to
>open
>> >the layout though, it keeps referencing a folder I created myself for
>> >downloading purposes (a target directory). What am I doing wrong?
>> >
>> >  Also, why would my weekly and monthly charts not be updating until the
>end
>> >of the week or month (not the downloaded ones, but the ones accessed via
>the
>> >web on Reuters' mainframe)?
>> >
>> >  Thanks in advance to those that come to my rescue!
>> >
>>
>>
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>


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