Re: TradeStation 2000i and compatible data formats

[Brent August <bka10237@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for private reply but as I said in my message , I know that 2000 will
not receive data from FS. The question I asked was, Will 2000 convert my old FS
data to DTN or general format so I can use it.

thank you
Brent

Melody Blais wrote:

> Dear Mr. August,
>
> Future Source data is not compatible with TradeStation 2000i. Here is an
> excerpt from a press release dated February 4, 1999.
>
>                 Omega Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) previously announced, on
> October 1, 1998, that it had entered into a letter of intent with
> FutureSource Information Systems, Inc. to develop compatibility between the
> soon-to-be-released upgrade of Omega Research's TradeStation® investment
> analysis software (recently branded TradeStation 2000i) and FutureSource's
> financial market data services. It now appears that such development of
> compatibility is unlikely to occur.
>
> Future Source data is handled differently from other data formats. It does
> not fall into either the 3rd Party Data category, such as MetaStock and CSI,
> or Omega Server data format. It has always been handled differently by the
> Server Gateway. Future Source manages and stores its own data.
>
> Sincerely,
> Melody A. Blais
> Omega Research, Inc.
> Customer Support Supervisor
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Brent August [mailto:bka10237@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:   Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:35 AM
> To:     Melody Blais
> Cc:     'omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:        Re: TradeStation 2000i and compatible data formats
>
> What about Future Source data? I understand it will not receive FS data but
> will
> it convert my old FS data so I can go on with a new data provider?
> Brent
>
> Melody Blais wrote:
>
> > Dear Customers,
> >
> > Having seen the concern regarding TradeStation 2000i's ability to read
> CSI,
> > MetaStock and other data formats, we want to assure all Omega Research
> > customers that TradeStation 2000i does read other data formats. Any data
> > format which is currently compatible with TradeStation 4.0 is also
> > compatible with TradeStation 2000i.
> >
> > The compatible data formats are: AIQ, ASCII, CompuTrac, CSI, Bridge Data
> (KR
> > Final Market), Mega-Tech, MetaStock, Omega Downloader, TeleChart 2000 and
> > Tick Data, Inc..
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Melody A. Blais
> > Omega Research, Inc.
> > Customer Support Supervisor
> >
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> > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
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> > this in error, please contact  the sender and delete the material from any
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