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Hello All, just subscribed to the list today. If this
talk of having to export data only applicable to
TradeStation 2000i, or does it also affect
TradeStation 6, which is what I've got? I kinda had a
different idea of a fun Friday night...
Thanks, Alex
--- Shadowover BillCruz
<trad_delist_payback@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Guys:
>
> I received this message from a very responsive
> gentleman (so far) at Omega support. Note the hoops
> we
> have to jump through to save our DTN historical
> data.
>
> Check out the ". . . change Base to Decimal and
> change
> the Value data to 500." What the heck does this do
> ?
>
> Sounds to me like if I don't jump on this right now
> for my own system, DTN is planning to "render
> useless"
> all our historical data over the weekend ?
>
> What's your take on it ?
>
>
> The file (DTN fix) will be posted soon it will only
> allow the server to accept the new data that DTN
> will
> be sending out. Windows NT and 2000 are more rebust
> than 98 but for now i need you to do the following:
>
> Close all programs runing.
> Click on Start / Run.
> Type in Regedit and then press enter.
> in the registry go to the following location:
>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\OMEGARESEARCH\TRADESTATION
> BY OMEGA RESEARCH\CHART
> Now when you have Chart Highlighted in the Right
> side
> highlight and double click on RequestTimeOut.
> Now change the Base to Decimal and change the Value
> data to 500.
> Now click on OK.
> Now do the following:
> Close all Applications
> Click on Start | Run.
> In the Open: window, type the name 'msconfig'
> without
> the quotes.
> Click on OK.
> Select the General tab in the System Configuration
> Utility.
> Select the option Selective Startup.
> Uncheck the box next to Load startup group items.
> Click OK.
> Select Yes to restart the computer.
> Now do the following during the weekend to reduce
> and
> rebuild the data file:
> Note: Only the data you export will be kept. Any
> data
> you do not export will be lost. If you are already
> running low on disk space the export process may not
> complete. Try to free up as much space as possible
> prior to performing these procedures.
>
> How To:
>
> Use the following steps to export the data:
>
> Click the Symbol Portfolio tab in the GlobalServer.
> Use the Filter drop-down box list to view specific
> categories of symbols (e.g., Select All to view all
> symbols in your symbol portfolio).
> Select all symbols by using the Edit | Select All
> menu
> sequence.
> Use the File | Export Data | GlobalServer format
> menu
> sequence.
> Under From, use the Date drop-down menu to select
> the
> date corresponding to the first date of data you
> want
> to export.
> Under From, enter the beginning time for which you
> want to export data in the Time box.
> Under To, use the Date drop-down menu to select the
> date corresponding to the last date of data you want
> to export.
> Under From, enter the ending time for which you want
> to export data in the Time box.
> In the Time Expressed in drop-down menu, select the
> time zone in which to display the exported data.
> Click Next.
> Select the fields and their corresponding
> resolutions
> you want to export.
> Click Next.
> Enter a path and file name for the exported data in
> the Save Exported file as box. Exported data files
> have an extension of .xpo. Click Browse if you want
> to
> locate a specific directory.
> Click Finish.
> Click OK to confirm the data was exported
> successfully.
> To rename the old data files, complete the
> following:
>
> Close all 2000i applications.
> Click the Start | Find | Files or Folders menu.
> In the Named: box, enter the name 'pds' without the
> quotes.
> Click the Browse button.
> Double-click on the drive letter where the program
> was
> installed, usually C:.
> If you installed to the default directory,
> double-click the Program Files folder, then the
> Omega
> Research folder, and finally the Server folder. If
> you
> installed to an alternate directory, locate the
> Server
> folder under Omega Research.
> Click the OK button.
> Click Find Now.
> Once the pds folder has been located, make sure that
> it is highlighted. If not, click the name of the
> folder with your mouse. Use the File | Rename menu,
> and then type the name 'oldpds' on your keyboard
> without the quotes. Press the Enter key on your
> keyboard to save the change.
> Use the File | Close menu to exit the Find Files
> dialog.
> Use these steps to import the GlobalServer data
> exported in Part 1:
>
> Start the GlobalServer in Offline mode
> Click the Symbol Portfolio tab in the GlobalServer.
> Use the File | Import Data | GlobalServer format
> menu
> sequence.
> Click Browse to navigate to the directory where your
> file is located, or click Scan and then select a
> drive
> to scan. If you scan your drive, all GlobalServer
> data
> (.xpo) files are listed in the Choose Files for
> Import
> box when you close the Scan Drive for Import File
> dialog box.
> Select the file that you exported in Part 1 of this
> document.
> Click Next.
> All available symbols are displayed. Use the Select
> All button to highlight all symbols, and verify that
> the All Symbols selection is
> Click Next.
> Select the fields and their associated resolutions
> that you want to import for the selected symbols.
> Select the Automatically Rebuild all History
> Settings
> of the Same Field check box to build new bars from
> old
> data. For instance, in previous Data Servers, you
> could collect tick data or daily data. If the symbol
> you are importing now collects tick, 1-minute, and
> 5-minute bars, you can select this check box to use
> the tick data to build 1-minute and 5-minute bars
> for
> all the imported data.
> Select the Automatically Add Selected
> Field/Resolution
> to Symbol History Settings check box to add the
> history-to-save settings associated with the data
> imported to your current symbol portfolio.
> Click Next.
> Under From, use the Date drop-down menu to select
> the
> date corresponding to the first date of data you
> want
> to import.
> Under From, enter the beginning time for which you
> want to import data in the Time box.
> Under To, use the Date drop-down menu to select the
> date corresponding to the last date of data you want
> to import.
> Under From, enter the ending time for which you want
> to import data in the Time box.
> In the Time Expressed in drop-down menu, select the
> time zone in which to display the exported data.
> Click Finish.
> Click OK to confirm the data was imported
> successfully.
> After you have verified the new data file is intact
> (by creating a few charts). After the integrity of
> the
> new data file has been verified, delete the oldpds
> folder from the hard drive.
>
> Finally, use the File | Work Offline menu sequence
> to
> clear the check mark; this switches the GlobalServer
>
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