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Hi Ron,
Problem solved! Renaming the file to Nasdaq101.sym still caused
Nasdaq100 to be displayed.
I moved the file out of the folder, and it still displayed!
Finally, I searched the whole drive for Nasdaq100.sym, and found that
there are two copies:
C:\Program Files\Equis\The DownLoader
C:\Program Files\MetaStock\The DownLoader
Although The Downloader User's Manual says that Symbol Database files
should be created in the Equis directory, in fact the program looks
in the Metastock directory. So I simply moved my files to the
Metastock directory.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Alan
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ron <ronber@xxxx> wrote:
> Try this test.
> Click on any visible file eg
>
> Nasdaq100.sym
>
> Rename it to
> Nasdaq101.sym
>
> Don't copy it. Just rename it.
>
> Is that renamed file visible?
>
> If the answer is yes, the issue is what is happening when you copy.
>
> Alan Davidson wrote:
>
> >Dusant,
> >
> >I can see that the file is correctly named when I look in:
> >C:\Program Files\Equis\The DownLoader
> >
> >As a test, I copied Nasdaq100.sym (which appears in the "Type"
> >dropdown) to Nasdaq100_02.sym
> >
> >I then closed and re-opened the DownLoader. The renamed file does
> >not appear in the "Type" list.
> >
> >In summary, anything I create manually does not appear in the list.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Alan
> >
> >
> >--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dusant" <dusant@xxxx>
wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Alan,
> >>I think that your file would have been renamed as xxx.sym.txt
> >>
> >>
> >because of the windows nature of hiding the extensions of known
file
> >types. You have two alternatives.
> >
> >
> >>1) open the file again, and save it as "xxx.sym" taking care that
> >>
> >>
> >you use the quotation marks.
> >
> >
> >>2) use the DOS prompt, and rename the xxx.sym.txt as xxx.sym.
> >>
> >>That should do the trick.
> >>Dusant
> >>Chief Architect
> >>http://www.candlestrength.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Alan Davidson" <alan_davidson22@xxxx>
> >>To: <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:46 PM
> >>Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] New Symbol Database file doesn't
> >>
> >>
> >appear in list
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>>I created an ASCII file containing a list of symbols. The file
> >>>
> >>>
> >does
> >
> >
> >>>not appear in the "Type" dropdown in the Symbol Database.
> >>>
> >>>Here's what I did:
> >>>
> >>>1) Ensure Downloader is closed.
> >>>2) In Notepad, created the list of symbols, separated by
> >>>
> >>>
> >carriage
> >
> >
> >>>returns.
> >>>3) Save as .TXT
> >>>4) Rename to .SYM
> >>>5) Move to C:\Program Files\Equis\The Downloader
> >>>6) Open the Symbol Database. No new file.
> >>>
> >>>Please advise,
> >>>Alan
> >>>
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