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Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] To Kevin Barry and esignal data users



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Hi Kevin
No apologies please. Your intention of helping is greatly 
appreciated. Thank you but I still can't get that real time on 
metastock.

Sachin


--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Barry 
<kevin_barry@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello Sachin,
> 
> I apologise for the delay in getting back to you.
> 
> I am assuming that you have been using EOD up to now and you have 
just 
> installed MS RT. The problem that you will have with the symbols 
in your 
> current Favourites directory is that they will have been defined 
as 
> end-of-day and (as far as I am aware) cannot simply be copied over 
to your 
> realtime directory.
> 
> In order to create new realtime symbols, you will need to go into 
the MS 
> Downloader and create a new security. Change the periodicity from 
daily to 
> intraday and you will see that you get the option to enter start 
and end 
> times as well as setting the interval. For FOREX symbols, I use 
00:00 - 
> 23:59 but you will probably want to use the times during which 
your 
> exchange is open. Because I need very few symbols, I create each 
one 
> individually. There may well be a utility available to perform 
large-scale 
> conversions. Sorry, I can't help you there.
> 
> You will also need to ensure that you define the symbol exactly as 
it is 
> used by eSignal. For example, The Royal Bank Of Scotland on the 
London 
> Exchange needs to be defined in the MS Downloader as RBS-LON.
> 
> The other thing to be aware of is that MetaStock does not backfill 
missing 
> data. Therefore, when you have defined your realtime symbols, the 
first 
> thing that you will have to do is download the intraday history. 
Be aware 
> that there is some kind of size limit on the data files. I am not 
sure what 
> it is but I know that if I try to put more than two months or so 
of 
> one-minute FOREX data into a single file, it becomes corrupt.
> 
> In order to backfill your data, I suggest that you get the free 
eSignal 
> Online Downloader from Hypertrader:
> 
> http://www.hypertrader.it/freetool.shtml
> 
> Once your history has been backfilled for each symbol, MS will 
keep it 
> updated as long as the Equis Data Server is running. However, if 
your PC is 
> offline at any time during market hours, you will need to update 
your 
> history again before resuming live updates.
> 
> I hope that is of some help to you.
> 
> Regards,
> Kevin
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:33 21/04/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> 
> 
> >Hi Kevin,
> >I assume you are using esignal for your live feed too.
> >When I downloaded esignal software, it also created a folder 
called
> >esignal in the metastock directory. It has the symbol of certain
> >exchange prefixed.And if I click on the symbols in this folder I 
can
> >see the live feed or the data when the market is closed.
> >As I'm very new to using live feed data. My question is now how 
do I
> >create or tranfer my previous symbol stored in my favorite 
directory
> >of metastock into this esignal so that I can view the live feed of
> >these symbols too and also using the live feed data to do
> >exploration  from the end of the day or during the market time.
> >
> >Thank you
> >sachin
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sachinsac31 <no_reply@xxxx>
> >wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi kevin,
> > > Thanks for the help really appreciate it. Still trying to get 
to
> > > know esignal with metastock better.
> > >
> > > sachin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Barry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <kevin_barry@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > Sachin,
> > > >
> > > > Can you get the live data via the eSignal screen?
> > > >
> > > > If, yes, then:
> > > >
> > > > Have you created the appropriate (correct!) symbols and 
informed
> > > Metastock
> > > > where they are so as they can be updated?
> > > >
> > > > Does the Equis Data Server start?
> > > >
> > > > Does the MS File Server start?
> > > >
> > > > Have you enabled realtime in MS (Tools/Options/Realtime)?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Kevin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 06:43 16/04/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Hi Everyone
> > > > >
> > > > >I just subscribed to esignal live data for metastock. But i
> >cant
> > > get
> > > > >the live feed into metastock. I using metastock version 8. 
Can
> > > someone
> > > > >please let me know why I can get the live feed or ever the 
EOD
> > > data
> > > > >into metastock.Is there something addition or is the symbol 
has
> > > to be
> > > > >different. Need help badly as I have tried everything that I
> > > know. I
> > > > >ever asked Esignal technical staff and they told me they are
> >not
> > > sure
> > > > >of third party vendor like metastock.
> > > > >
> > > > >Thank you
> > > > >
> > > > >sachin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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