Re: anyone know how to create own custom lists?

[gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Gary Funck)]

On Jan 8,  5:04pm, Bengtsson, Mats wrote:
> Subject: anyone know how to create own custom lists?
> Not creating them using the ordinary user interface I mean, but using a
> program or an editor or something. The reson behind my need is that I would
> like to create a selection list from another program, which I then would
> like to run through in TS100.
> 
> As a side benefit, I would maybe found the solution to why workspaces using
> custom lists does not transfer to other computers. Whenever I switch
> computer or reinstall or anything like that, the custom lists are not used
> properly by the workspaces. Using the "next" button, or the workspace
> assistant, does not switch to the next stock in the list. Seems they are not
> identified by their name, but by something else.

I don't know why transferring the custom lists doesn't work

Here is an idea on creating a custom list: write a DLL that reads an
ASCII file of symbol names, one per line.  The DLL has a true/false
function that accepts a symbol name passed in from an EL indicator that
you write that looks something like this:

   if filelookupdll(symbol, "filenmae.dat") then alert = true;

then run chartscanner or whatever it is called in TS2K and ask it
to create a custom list based upon this new indicator.
Straightfoward?  No.  But this approach may at least bridge the gap.

In my opinion, the lack of the ability to drive the downloader,
potfolio manger, and charting programs off a simple list of ASCII symbols
is one of both TS4's and (apparently) TS2K's most significant
limitations.  The philosophy behind Tradestation is generally ad hoc,
one-thing-at-time, point-and-click-only, and is anti-automation.

I suppose historybank.com will be claimed as the 'solution' to the
massive amount of time it takes to maintain reliable data, but it may
end up as the 'final straw' marketing factor that drives away the last
remaining Tradestation advocate. [disclaimer: still using TS4, and
holding.]  The appeal of Tradestation, and data gathered locally,
is in theory of control over the data and how it is processed.
Given Omega's spotty record of delivering reliable service
(I consider the product itself to be a service in this context)
would make me leery of using an Omega-provided data delivery
service, without first seeing at least a 6 month "burn in" period
where users on this list claim it to be (1) useful and (2) worth
the price.  And of course, historybank.com will likely offer
no solution to the simple problem of chartscanning, and/or
driving the selection of symbols from another source.

If you have had a positive experiences with historybank.com or
Radarscan, or if the newer Radarscan offers the ability to be driven
from an ASCII file, or possibly a DDE link to Excel, please share your
experience.