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Since this is becoming a global issue with all users, why don't
you
create data on your FTP site for those expired contracts
(intraday)
between now and the time your Y2K patch arrives.
Having to download intraday data to recreate the lost data in the
expired contracts is an impossible task. Downloading ONE file
(even
if it large) per contract is a lot easier. This will also avoid
the need
to edit the expired contract names.
I have 121 expired contracts in my portfolio with mysterious
names
include things as:
CBOT BO0H Expired <<<< what year is this?
CBOT BOH90 Expired < is it different from this?
CME BP0H Expired
CME BPH90 Expired
CBOT C0H Expired
CSC CC0H Expired
... .... ....
CME SP0H Expired << dates available 1/12/99 to
2/25/99
CME SPH90 Expired << empty
... .... ....
CBOT ZN0H Expired
CBOT ZNH90 Expired
CBOT ZNZ98 Expired <<<<<<<< NOTE
CBOT ZT0H Expired
CBOT ZTH90 Expired
CBOT ZTZ98 Expired <<<<<<<< NOTE
Does this still look as a Y2K problem?
Joseph Biran
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechSupp [mailto:TechSupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 8:04 AM
To: 'j.biran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: n0316mj/ Mysterious Expired symbols in the portfolio
(0315mj/)
Dear Mr. Biran ,
The reason that you see the SPH90 contract in the Portfolio is
that the
software thought of it as a March 2000 contract. You should not
see a SPH99
contract in your portfolio as the March 1999 contract has not
expired yet.
If this is expired there is a possibility of a bad date stamp
being
collected from your data vendor. What specific contracts are
expired. If
they are Year 2000 contracts you will need to disable the morning
update as
I stated in my previous email.
With regards to the data, we have free refresh data that you will
be able to
download and paste in to the server to replace as much data as
possible.
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: Monday, March 15, 1999 7:44 PM
To: TechSupp
Cc: List - omega-list@xxxxxx <mailto:omega-list@xxxxxx>
. com (e-mail)
Subject: RE: Mysterious Expired symbols in the
portfolio (0315mj/)
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
________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
From: TechSupp [mailto:TechSupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
<mailto:[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]>
<mailto:[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> <mailto: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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