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size=2>There's no good way to edit it. Plus... you would lose your edits
the next time you download a new version of the database.
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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: bex1210
[mailto:hmw3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 12:47
AMTo: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re:
[EquisMetaStock Group] Downloader
Problem?Chuck:Great Suggestion! I had looked
in the Metastock manual first, and finding nothing there, went to the
Downloader manual, which described how to Delete securities. So of course
I assumed that was the only way to do it. That will teach me to believe
the manual!Anyway, I opened Metastock, went to File->Open, sorted
on last date, selected the stocks I wanted to delete, and clicked on the
Delete icon. Nothing could be simpler!Thanks for the help. Now if
you just know how I can open the Symbolsdatabase80.dta file, so I can edit
out all the stocks that no longer trade.Harry--- In
equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chuck Rademacher"
<chuck_rademacher@x> wrote:> I think you will find it much
easier to delete stocks using MetaStock rather> than the
downloader. MetaStock allows you to sort by either the start
or> end date.> > I'll let someone else address your other
points.> -----Original Message----->
From: bex1210 [mailto:hmw3@xxxx]> Sent: Saturday, April 26,
2003 12:10 PM> To:
equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [EquisMetaStock
Group] Downloader Problem?> > > 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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