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By the way, I should add, the plug-in will only plot lines and histograms.
For price charts (bar, candlestick charts, etc.) you do need to use
MetaStock format price files.
Best,
L. P. Carhartt
-----Original Message-----
From: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of rsb_44
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:42 AM
To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Inserting Data in the Downloader Much
simpler version!!
In Excel Pute the word DATE in A1
in A2 and below put the correct date in mm/dd/yyyy format
In B1 Put the word CLOSE
in B2 and below put the value for the starts. Beware of the hidden
characters in the table.
Save the file as an .xls file
Convert the file with the Downloader. (It's help file says how)
Follow the rest of the instructions from the prior message.
Sorry for the earlier message. It is actually a very simple way with
consistantly formatted data.
--- In equismetastock@ <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "rsb_44" <rsb_44@xxx> wrote:
>
> This isn't a simple task as the data isn't consistantly formatted.
In
> fact copying it by hand doesn't work as some of the data is hidden.
>
> If you know Excel, the broad outline is:
> 1. Copy the data into Excel (The usual click , shift click copy
paste
> 2. Parse the data in Excel
> 3. Assemble a date
> 4. Convert the date to the format the Downloader accepts
> 5. Carry the actual starts to it's own column.
> 6. Lable the date column DATE and the Data Column CLOSE
> 7. Convert the data using the Downloader (You'll have to supply a
> ticker ID)
> 8. Create an indicator MyClose (It's simply C, but used as an
> indicator.)
> 9. Open the ticker
> 10.Make the plot the same color as the background.
> 11. Apply the myclose indicator use the histogram style.
>
> You wind up with a chart showing housing starts a series of columns
> much like a volumn chart
>
> Is that what you want?
>
>
>
> --- In equismetastock@ <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "Alex Spiroglou"
> <a.spiroglou@> wrote:
> >
> > I would appreciate your help on this please...
> >
> > I would like to chart "Housing Starts" in Metastock.
> > I found the data through Economagic
> > http://www.economag
<http://www.economagic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/feddal/hsm>
ic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/feddal/hsm
> >
> > How could I insert the data in the Downloader ?
> >
> >
> > thank you in advance
> > Alex Spiroglou
> >
> >
> > P.S. I would like to chart data from 2000 and on,
> > so I would not even mind to do it manually
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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