Importing TS4.0 OMZ data into TS2000i

[Bob Fulks <bfulks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After three calls to Omega Tech Support I still cannot get a clear 
picture of what TS4.0 omz data can and cannot be imported into 
TS2000i.

As an example, below are the symbol names for the June 1998 DSP 
futures contract (unexpired and expired) as they appear in various 
places:

                           Unexpired      Expired

TS4.0 data in TS4.0        DSP8M          DSPM98
TS4.0 data in TS2000i      DSP M8         DSPM98
TS2000i data in TS2000i    DSP M8         DSP199806

Where:

TS4.0 data in TS4.0     = TS4.0 symbol in the TS4.0 portfolio
TS4.0 data in TS2000i   = TS4.0 symbol in the TS2000i "Import Data" window
TS2000i data in TS2000i = TS2000i symbol in the TS2000i portfolio

You can import unexpired TS4.0 symbol omz data into unexpired TS2000i 
symbols OK.

You cannot import expired TS4.0 symbol omz data into unexpired 
TS2000i symbols as far as I can tell.

I don't know if you can import expired TS4.0 symbol omz data into 
expired TS2000i symbols. I could run the "Nightly Maintenance" on 
TS2000i to expire all the old symbols and try it but if it doesn't 
work, I would have to delete and re-enter all symbols again which 
would be a real pain.

Someone told me that when you run "Nightly Maintenance" TS2000i 
deletes your intraday data when it expires a symbol. Other people say 
it used to but now doesn't seem to in SP5.

Three different people at Omega told me three different things. This 
included various combinations of renaming symbols, none of which 
worked.

Has anybody figured out what does work and how you can get your old 
archived TS4.0 omz data into TS2000i?

I did learn from Omega that the "Unexpire Symbols" command in TS2000i 
does not work. The only way to get back to an unexpired symbol seems 
to be to delete the symbol and re-enter it.

Thanks

Bob Fulks