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RE: [Metastockusers] eSignal -Hystorical intraday on line data are possible ?



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John,

 

If you are using the “data on demand” function all should work normally for the US exchanges, futures, currencies etc….you might not have the correct start/end times on the X-axis properties?

 

More likely you are trying to view data for international exchanges? If so you will have to store the data locally as Metastock does not support data on demand for these exchanges (e.g. London Stock Exchange). I phoned up Equis “support” about this gripe…and guess what?! They told me that I could have a refund if I wanted! Am still thinking about doing exactly that, and so I guess this relates to another current thread…

 

So, basically you have to create a new file using the Downloader and cut/paste the historical data from the Esignal screen into this file. Then select the relevant folder for data updates under Tools/Options/Real Time/Configure Server/File Updates

Then MS will update the file in real time every time you open Metastock.

 

The problem comes when you have gaps in the data, since you have to have the file server running when the exchanges are open. If you miss a few hours/days of trading (maybe because you drank too much gin & tonic on your yacht?) MS will not automatically ‘grab’ the missing historical data and you will normally have to do the whole cut/past thing again, which is a real pain in the reuters, if you pardon the expression.

 

One solution to that is to use the historical downloader from http://www.dynastoresoftware.com/MSDynaloader/description.asp

 

I use it for my LSE data feed and it works OK.

 

 


From: johnm_milton [mailto:johnm_milton@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:58 PM
To: Metastockusers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Metastockusers] eSignal -Hystorical intraday on line data are possible ?

 


Dear friends
I am a subscriber of eSignal.
I tried to connect Metastock with the eSignal intraday data.
I wonder if it is possible to receive also hystorical intraday data
as it is possible using the eSignal charts.
In fact at the moment I can see only the candles starting from the
moment I started the connection of Metastock to the eSignal data and
not before.
There is something to be set in Metastock or some additional software
to do this ?
Thank you for your help

John






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