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Jeff, as far as I know, the QP 2.x CD ROM .dll does not provide TA
functions.
Where/how did you find out that " Many TA functions are available in the
.dll supplied on the CDROM" ?
Alain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Haferman" <haferman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: QP2.x Alternatives.
> Daniel Martinez wrote:
> >There are at least 2 things QP should improve on. Their scanning program
and
> >Excel support. Their scanning program is basically 3 years old. It
doesn't
> >support array's, strings, or global variables. The arrays should be able
to
> >hold tickers, or numbers. It doesn't support string comparisons such as
"IF
> >symbol="INTC" THEN" or "IF IndustrySector ="Capital Goods &Services"
THEN".
> >Global variables would be for storing data from symbol to the next during
a
> >scan. For example, you should be to have an array which stores symbols,
then be
> >able to do calculations based on relative strength comparisons. A
relative
> >strength comparison with !COMP would be useful.
> >
> >Even though you can access QP 2.2 in Excel, there are no TA functions
> >available. It is a major bother finding, debugging, and setting up a
function
> >library. XLTOPS was a TA library for Excel but it wasn't tailored to
access QP
> >data. Unfortunately, they went out of business. If QP had a robust
scanner,
> >you wouldn't even need Excel.
> >
> >Daniel.
> >
> >
>
> Daniel,
> You might want to try using Visual Basic (or C, or C++) using the
> supplied examples on the QP2 CDROM to write more sophisticated
> scans. The QP2 scan language I do not believe is intended to
> be a "real" programming language. Many TA functions are available
> in the .dll supplied on the CDROM. And of course using a "real"
> programming language, you have access to all the things you mentioned
> above... arrays, strings, global variables (and some things you
> didn't mention: mathematical functions lacking in the scan
> language such as log, exp, sqrt).
>
> I do think QP2 is the best EOD product out there [though I
> have gone on tirades against them once-in-a-while myself :)]
>
> Jeff
>
>
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