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Re: Problem with TS and AIQ data files



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I am not familiar with either CSI or unfair advantage. Could you please
elaborate?

Clint

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Legan <dlegan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Clint Chastain' <flag@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Omega Users'
<Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 9:47 PM
Subject: RE: Problem with TS and AIQ data files


>I had the same run around about the AIQ data problem with futures contracts
several years ago and got no where so I just get my data from CSI via unfair
advantage.
>
>Dale
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Clint Chastain [SMTP:flag@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 2:59 PM
>To: Ted Reback
>Cc: Omega List
>Subject: Re: Problem with TS  and  AIQ data files
>
>Well, I'm not finding a good solution to this problem. I'm afraid you may
be
>right.
>
> When I talk to Omega about it they say the problem is a corruption of the
>AIQ data. When I talk to AIQ about it they say the data's fine and that the
>problem is in the way TS attempts to read the data.
>
>Either way, once again the little guy is left holding the bag.
>
>Thanks for the insight.
>
>Clint
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted Reback <treback@xxxxxxxx>
>To: Clint Chastain <flag@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 9:18 PM
>Subject: Re: Problem with TS and AIQ data files
>
>
>>Clint,
>>
>>The problem is that AIQ file format for futures and mutual funds is
>different
>>than that for stocks and indexes. Omega has to read the format
differently.
>I
>>think the first few hex characters in the AIQ file specify which format is
>being
>>used. I doubt if Omega will bother to rewrite their program to handle the
>>various formats (a developers kit is available from AIQ for free which
>provides
>>the decoding requirements if they're interested).
>>
>>Ted
>>
>
>
>