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I'm
using UA, MS8 (plus TradeStation, AmiBroker and a bunch
more).
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I'm
not having the problems you mention, but perhaps we can chat here or
offline.
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Aren't
you in New Zealand? Or am I thinking of "Ray" or someone
else?
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I live
in Auckland.
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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: JayTownsend@xxxxxxx
[mailto:JayTownsend@xxxxxxx]Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:05
PMTo: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject:
[EquisMetaStock Group] MetaStock 8.0 and Unfair Advantage Data
Problems<FONT lang=0
face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Hi:I am asking for feedback from
anyone running MetaStock 8.0 or 8.01 under Windows XP and who are using CSI's
Unfair Advantage for their data source.I have been using Unfair
Advantage (UA) for about 4 months now and am having difficulty with the UA
data and would like to know if anyone else is having a similar
problem.I collect Futures data only and the corresponding cash
data. Within UA there are two options that you can take for data
updates. One is to have the program "append to files when possible" in
which case UA opens the existing files and appends the data. If that
field is not checked, UA rewrites all of your files in all portfolios, even
history files for which no data updates are made. I have in the
neighborhood of 500 or more files and when I choose the append option, my
update and data distribution takes about 5 minutes on my P4 1.8 MHz Windows XP
machine. When I uncheck that box my update and distribution takes almost
60 minutes.The problem I'm having is that when I use UA's "append"
option, it starts screwing up the data in MetaStock only. The data in
UA's charts and displays are not affected. One or more of the daily data
entries are shifted either right or left, by one decimal point thereby
screwing up the charts. Sometimes a daily value of zero is inserted when
in fact there are valid entries for the day. This happens primarily in
the cash data collected, and is cumulative. That is, if one or two files
are screwed up on day one, it is more than likely that three or four files
will be screwed up by day two, and it gets even worse after that. This
happens primarily in my cash data but can happen in my futures data too.
The only way to avoid this problem is to uncheck the "append" option and let
it rewrite all files to the tune of a 60 minute process. It's
aggravating to say the least and UA tech support is saying I'm the only person
on the planet who has this problem and they are running me around in
non-solution circles.I have some questions that I would like to ask of
the MetaStock 8.0 or 8.01 users who are using Unfair Advantage for their data
source.1. Do you run MetaStock 8.0 or 8.01 under Windows XP and
use Unfair Advantage for your data source?2. If your answer to
#1 is yes, then are you collecting futures data?3. Regardless of
your answer to #2, if your answer is yes to #1, are you having any problems
with MetaStock's reading of the Unfair Advantage data?If at all
possible I would like to know how many people are actually running MS 8.0/01
under Windows XP and using Unfair Advantage. That will then help give me
a base of understanding whether in fact I have a real problem or if it's all
in my head, as UA tech supports implies. If you don't wish to
tie up the group email you can respond off list to:
JayTownsend@xxxxxxxThanks much,JayTo
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