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Earl, I was interested in your comments on date formats and suspect that a
patch for Omega software will not pose a significant problem.
I run an option simulation program from www.bayoptions.com which has no
problem loading ascii data through Y2K in the Volatilities module. It can
also handle Metastock format without problem. The legend on the X axis runs:
98,99,0,1,2,3 etc.
The Option Simulator module records an expiry in the year 2000 as 100. i.e.
expiry on Dec17-99 is followed by Jan21-100.
Even the Equis program can't read Metastock data through Y2K.<g>
BTW are you as annoyed a I am that the Omega software cannot record intraday
data for the second session on a Friday?
Richard Parsons
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl Adamy <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Richard Parsons <richard.p.parsons@xxxxxxxxxx>; Vitas Rasys
<vrasys@xxxxxxx>
Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 14 January 1998 21:36
Subject: Re: SuperCharts V.2.x
>Just to further obfuscate things, the Omega (.ORD) format stores dates as a
>signed long integer (day) offset from a base date (if memory servese me
>correctly it's 1/1/1900) while the Equis data format (thru MsW 6.0 - I
don't
>know if this changed in 6.5 but would bet it did not) uses an antiquated
>form of single float called Microsoft Binary Format replaced many years ago
>by the IEEE standard single float. The Omega format is capable of storing
>dates through approximately 2030 while the Equis format is dead on
12/31/99.
>No matter the format, neither current Omega or Equis software is capable of
>converting downloaded/imported/keyed data for dates beyond 12/31/99. The
>Omega software will properly store imported/keyed data for dates near the
>beginning of this century while the Equis format will not. The Omega
>software will not cope with weeks ending on Saturday - my weekly data which
>goes back to 1920's had to converted from W/E Saturday to W/E Friday before
>it could be imported or displayed.
>
>Earl Adamy
>
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