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Can you clarify this a bit. Are you saying that the Downloader will truncate
large volume numbers regardless of where they come from? I use Quotes Plus
and the program has an option of choosing true volume numbers or dividing
the volume number by 100.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "John R" <jrdrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: MS DOES under report volume by 100
> Neo,
>
> Not sure if I am missing your point but I have used data feed which
supplies
> volume in units and these unit volumes seem to show correctly in
Downloader
> Data Edit Window and also on Charts when cursor hovers over volume bar.
>
> What I have noticed, and logged some time ago with Equis support, is that
on
> large volumes, indeed for any plotted indicator with large value (> 99
> million on my system), the Data Window Panel will truncate high order
digits
> when it displays the value and gives no indication that it has done so.
> Equis reckon this may be related to fonts but I have not heard any further
> info. I am using V7.03 but I think previous versions were same.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: neo <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 6:57 PM
> Subject: MS DOES under report volume by 100
>
>
> > I raised this issue with technical support and MS does under report
volume
> > by 100. This is true in the charts and explorations. This is the email I
> > received from MS:
> >
> > It is, in fact, working as designed. That is the way we get the data
> > from the data vendors. Most of your data vendors will factorize their
> > data to avoid using unnecessary bandwidth to transmit a bunch of zeros.
> >
> > I suggest everyone email MS and request that the MS software correct
this
> > problem so that we see real volume on the charts and can use real volume
> #'s
> > in Explorations. This is their email address for suggestions:
> >
> > suggestions@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > neo
> >
>
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