RE: Price units

["neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>]

John

When you enter the security for the first time I believe it gives you the
option of fractions or decimals.

neo


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Manasco
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 8:21 AM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Price units


Hi Frans

Thanks for your reply. I do know how to do it in the Downloader but I was
hoping for a way to globally set a default price unit outside of the
Downloader. I tried to display a security yesterday through Reuters Datalink
that wasn't in the Downloaders database and it displayed in 16ths. With the
move to decimal pricing by the exchanges I would have thought the default
from Metastock would have also been decimal or at least modifiable by the
user. Guess not.

Anyway thanks for your response

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frans Derksen" <fjderksen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Price units


>
>
> Hello John,
>
> This is what we read if we right-click the Y-axis, choose Help and than
> Scale (under More):
>
> "The y-axis is displayed in decimal or fractions (e.g., eighths, 32nds,
> etc.) depending on the "Units" setting in the security's data file.  Use
> The DownLoader to change the Units setting (see Creating Local End-of-day
> Securities )."
>
> To me it seems the only way to do it is by importing/converting the data
> into the downloader before letting MS show the chart.
>
> Kind regards,
> Frans
>
>
>
> At 14:27 17-4-2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >how do I change the units the prices are displayed in by default when
> >opening a chart through the Reuters Datalink. My prices are coming in as
> >16ths and I want them in decimal format. I know how to do it in the
> >Downloader but I just pulled up a chart of a security that's not in the
> >Downloader and it showed up in 16ths.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >John Manasco
> >
> >
>