Hi Doug,
Sorry, but I'm lost like you. I have been a user of Metastock for the longest time but, in terms of coding, I never really graduated from kindergarten, so to speak. I'm pretty sure though you'll find a lot of help from this group.
Miko
--- In equismetastock@ yahoogroups. com, Doug Hartman <doug_hartman1@ ...> wrote:
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> Hi Miko:
> I am brand new to the group. I am not even sure if Metastock is the right software program for me or not.  Where should one begin with all  this ? There seems to be a lot a tutorial services for MS, anyone have any experience with meta- formula ??? At this point I think I I want to develop a system fro trading a defined group of ETFs ala AAII ETF portfolios.  Any direction would be appreciated. Doug 814-360-0073
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> --- On Wed, 12/30/09, sanmig13 <no_reply@xxxxxxxxxx s.com> wrote:
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> Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Help!
> To: equismetastock@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:36 AM
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> Hi I'm a newbie in Metastock programming. Can anyone help me create an exploration of the following:
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