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There is no mention of the d l l patch in these instructions. Is it still
needed after these reg mods? Has there been any official word from Omega
about it? This is still a bit puzzling.
bobr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shadowover BillCruz" <trad_delist_payback@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:28 AM
Subject: UPDATE on DTN Fix - your gonna luv this
> 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
> to Online mode.
>
>
> If you have any further questions or concerns, please
> feel free to contact us. Thank you for your continued
> support.
>
>
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