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I have Metastock 8.01, EOD version. I am new to Metastock; 8.0 was my first version of the program. I am having a problem with the Downloader, and perhaps someone can provide assistance.
I am trying to delete a large number of securities from my database which no longer trade. So I open the Downloader (direct, not through the Metastock program), and go to Tools->Delete->Securities. There I find a list of all securities in a particular directory. But I cannot "sort" on any of the column headings; especially Last Date, which is what I want. The list is "presorted" by security name. I checked, and none of the other options in the Tools list have the ability to sort either.
But if I go to File->Open, I can sort on any of the columns (including Last Date) just fine.
I also notice that moving from feature to feature in the Downloader seems very sluggish. For example, when I select Close from the Tools->Delete->Securites window, I often get a "white" rectangular screen in the middle of the Downloader window. It takes about 15 seconds for it to go away. Sometimes I get the same white window when I close other of the Tools, or even closing the File->Open window. Even when I do not get the white window, I am unable to select any of the other drop down menus for about 15 seconds. It appears that the Downloader must be searching for something, but I haven't performed any operations--just opened and closed windows. Strange.
Is it possible that I have something wrong with my Downloader, or do they all work this way? If this is the way the program works, does anyone have a workaround to the inability for Tools->Delete->Securities to sort securites by Last Date? Going through several thousand securities one by one to find those that have stopped trading is not how I would like to spend an afternoon!
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Harry
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