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This is very interesting. The mysterious contracts are all
related to
*Jan 99* expired commodity contracts! A year before 1/2000.
Are you going to be providing me with replacement data for
the whole 1999 year for expired contract then??
Joseph Biran
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechSupp [mailto:TechSupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 10:42 AM
To: 'j.biran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Mysterious Expired symbols in the portfolio (0315mj/)
Dear Mr. Biran,
You are experiencing a Y2K issue. You can collect and save data
for year
2000 futures contracts. To do this you will need to disable the
morning
update. Below are the list of things that you will need to do
manually with
the morning update disabled until the Y2k patch is released.
Workaround for Year 2000 Contract Expiration Issue
This applies to real-time and delayed Futures and Options Traders
only.
The information below explains the procedures accomplished by the
Morning
Update. You will not encounter any problems if you decide not to
run a
Morning Update.
We apologize if the Server manual gives the impression that it is
unsafe to
disable this feature. Although the Morning Update provides a less
time
consuming way to perform routine maintenance automatically, these
procedures
can be done manually. Performing these procedures manually can be
helpful if
the Morning Update interferes with the collection of data. The
procedures
are as follows:
- Deleting Log File Information
The log files record information displayed in the System Status,
Morning
Update and Daily Data Collection windows. These files are
"cleaned" by
deleting any information older than 5 days. (5 is the default
number of days
specified. This may be changed by the user.)
These files may be deleted manually or by adding a line to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT. They will be rebuilt upon opening the server.
These log files are located in:
OMEGA\SERVER\BTC for BMI
OMEGA\SERVER\SIG for DBC SIGNAL
OMEGA\SERVER\CSK for S&P COMSTOCK
The files are:
OSERVER.LOG for the System Status Log window
MORNING.LOG for the Morning Update Log window
DAILY.LOG for the Daily Data Log window
To delete the files manually:
1. Use the Start - Find - Files or Folders menu sequence to
access the Find:
All Files dialog.
2. Enter the name of the file, OSERVER.LOG, MORNING.LOG or
DAILY.LOG into
the Named edit box.
3. Click OK. The file will be listed and highlighted.
4. Use the File - Delete menu sequence to delete the file.
If you would like to have these files deleted automatically when
you reboot
your computer you can add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
Please note that the lines are written specifically for the data
provider
you use. The 1st line is for BMI users, the 2nd for DBC SIGNAL
and the 3rd
for S&P COMSTOCK.
DEL C:\OMEGA\SERVER\BTC\OSERVER.LOG MORNING.LOG DAILY.LOG
DEL C:\OMEGA\SERVER\SIG\OSERVER.LOG MORNING.LOG DAILY.LOG
DEL C:\OMEGA\SERVER\CSK\OSERVER.LOG MORNING.LOG DAILY.LOG
- Deleting Old Data
Another maintenance procedure handled during the Morning Update
is the
removal of data older than the number of days you specified to
save. To
delete data use the File - Delete menu sequence from the Omega
Server to
specify the date range for the symbols you want to delete. We
recommend you
do this periodically.
- Data File and Symbol Portfolio Backup
Backing up the Symbol Portfolio and the tick data file is another
procedure
performed during the Morning Update. Whatever method you use for
your
regular backups, such as tape backup, zip drive or removable hard
drive,
will also backup your tick data file and portfolio list.
- Symbol Portfolio Maintenance
The Morning Update adds new future symbols, renames expired
future and
option symbols with an archive name and deletes expired future
and option
symbols. To do this manually, use the steps listed below.
1. To delete a symbol from the Symbol Portfolio, highlight the
symbol and
hit the Delete button. Please note that when you delete a symbol
from the
portfolio you also delete the data for that symbol.
2. To add the next contract month for a future symbol, highlight
the current
contract and click the Next Month button.
3. To rename a symbol, highlight the symbol and click Rename.
I hope this provides the necessary information to make an
informed decision
in this matter and allows you to feel more comfortable in
disabling the
Morning Update.
If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mark J
Technical Support
Omega Research Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Biran [mailto:j.biran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
<mailto:[mailto:j.biran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 1999 3:51 PM
To: OmegaResearch Tech Support-all
Cc: List - Code List (E-mail); List - RealTrders
(e-mail); List - omega-list@xxxxxx <mailto:omega-list@xxxxxx> .
com (e-mail)
Subject: Mysterious Expired symbols in the portfolio
I apologize if you receive 3 copies of the same message.
Would you know why there are suddenly so many Expired
Symbols in my portfolio whose names are XYZ90 and have no data in
them?
For instance I have SPH90 (Expired but empty) but no SPH99.
Also, I have SP0H (Expired) with some sprinkles of data between
01/12/99 and
02/25/99 (1 tick per random date).
Is this part of the wonderful Y2K problem?
Joseph Biran
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