|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Hi Conrad: Thanks for the response. I tried it the way you suggested
but no good.
I went to "new chart" named it Cocoa, selected data in
c:\prophet\major\cc (which is the cocoa directory). When I go to
settings it lists "Circuit City". I change from stock to future, click
find and it changes it to "cocoa NON-DIAL DATA". I can select the
appropriate month (cc98h for March) and it charts right. If I advance
to the next month and check the settings, it's back to "Circuit City"
again. It almost seems that every time I want to see a chart I will
have to go back and do this setup again especially if I just want to
change to a different contract month. Each time I change months or
return to say March, it resets itself back to "Circuit City". Something
is goofy here. Can you try switching months in your charts and then
check the settings to see if it lists cocoa or Circuit City?
Thanks for any help you can give.
Jim
>Jim wrote:
>>
>> Recently switched from Dial Data to Prophet Data (which is in
>> Metastock format). Futures data only along with Continuous and
>> Noncontinuous contracts. Prophet automatically sets up and updates
>> any new contracts in each of the commodities. All data is stored in
>> c:\prophet\major\ then BP, BO, C, etc., etc. and updated daily in
>> these directories.
>>
>> The problem is how to set these up in the data downloader. Using Corn
>> as an example, I can set up a "New Chart", call it Corn, go to the
>> prophet directory and select Corn. It comes up as "stock" "Chrysler"
>> so I change it to Corn - CBOT Future but when I go to the month in
>> Corn, it's back to "Chrysler".
>>
>> If I import these commodities into the downloader, how will they
>> update daily? Do I need to set up each and every commodity and all
>> contract months (there are hundreds).
>>
>> Any help would certainly be appreciated.
>>
>> Jim
>
>I use Knight Ridder end of day data. I use their downloader which
>distributes the data. In this case, all files are distributed to
>c:\krq\pro. This is where I make the choice about whether or not I want
>to be selective about what data gets distributed. I don't use the
omega
>downloader at all.
>
> When I want a new chart in TS I click on the create chart icon in the
>main program, choose the show DIRECTORY button, and then type in the
>contract I want. When I want the next month the "go forward" icon will
>plop the new month in the existing chart. I have data in other
>directories (some continuous data I bought). If it's a directory I
>haven't used yet, then in the create chart dialog, I pick new directory
>which gives a place to choose type of data and enter the name of the
>directory.
>
> When you create a chart, after you put in the file name and hit plot,
>you can choose SETTINGS and then UNIVERSE. Make sure FUTURES is chosen
>as the type of data. Then click on FIND. When I called one file up
>called CC... it thought it was Circuit City until I clicked on FUTURES
>and Find, then it came up with Cocoa. I seem to have 2 continuous
files
>are identified as Metastock format, and these read ok (but neither is
>corn). By going to universe I was able to change the settings (really
>just the title of the graph it seems) for "Metastock LC" to CBOT corn
>and back to cattle. You can access this settings dialog by format data
>if you have an existing chart.
>
>
> I don't know if this helps. But I've been able to use endofday and 5
>min historical data from several vendors this way.
>
|