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I have actually been happy with historybank.com lately......quite an
improvement over the past 2 months has been noticed.
My only problem is getting the updates on the symbol lists to take advantage
of any *new* statistic/calculated "prices" (nasdaq trin for instance).....
more work needs to be done to :
1) inform users of new symbols (via e-mail for instance !)
2) increase the number of valuable statistical measures in historybank (the
more, the merrier !)
If Omega did that, I would pay for it...no question.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Funck [mailto:gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:36 PM
> To: Bengtsson, Mats; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: anyone know how to create own custom lists?
>
>
> 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.
>
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