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You can't export data the traditional way with TS6.
Jim Bronke
Phoenix, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Vinogradov" <avinojr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: UPDATE on DTN Fix - your gonna luv this
: 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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