RE: folder hierarchy names

["Jeff Ledermann" <j.ledermann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rowena,

This seems to be a peculiarity of the Downloader not Metastock per se.
The problem is that Downloader only searches for securities in sub-folders named
with the initial letter of the ticker symbol.  Moving a security to another sub-folder
and turning off the Convert option _Create new files_ causes Downloader to generate
            Error #2053: Unable to start new destination file
which once one understands how it works is reasonable though brain damaged.

(Re company names - in MS V7 just type in the name. It finds it.  In V6 you need to
click the appropriate radio button.)

Here's what Equis support sent me nearly two years ago about this.
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On Sunday, April 26, 1998 5:24 AM, Equis Support [SMTP:support@xxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> The only error you are receiving is unable to create new files.  In this
> case you should select Create New Files and allow The DownLoader to
> create alphabetical files and directories for this data.
>
> You could open one security in each of the alphabetical directories you
> want to scroll using Next and Previous.  For example you might open
> one security in each of the 26 alphabetical directories.
>
> Then click Window| and select the security name for the alphabetical
> directory, to make this security active.  Next and Previous scroll the
> directory of the active chart..  When you want to scroll another letter
> go back to window and activate the chart in the alphabetical directory
> it represents and then scroll using Next and Previous.
>
> To make it easy to open the 26 securities simply create a Layout that
> opens all 26 securities.
>
> George
> Equis Support
>

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of rowena larkins
> Sent: Sunday, 18 February 2001 20:38
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: folder hierarchy names
>
> Hi,
>
> I am new to metastock.
>
> (I am in Australia.)
>
> All the files in a metastock database are stored under alphabetical folders,
> ie all the securities starting with A in a folder under A, those starting
> with B in a folder called B.
>
> When I want to look at a security chart I have to go up a
> directory and then down to the folder starting with the right letter. Is
> there some way of getting metastock to open a security without navigating a
> folder structure.
>
> Also when selecting a security metastock assumes that you enter the ticker
> value. Is there a way of getting it to open a security by entering the
> company name.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rowena