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AHA! That's it! Thank you so very much, Lance!!!
I'm not saying that solves other WA problems, but it solves mine.
Chris
Lance Fisher wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Try going to "View" - "Chart Options" - "Symbol" tab. Look down at the
> "Default days back" box and in the "compression" scroll menu change the
> default days back for daily bars to whatever you want.
>
> >From a chart window you can individually format the look back of your
> symbol, but the instant you click on the "Load next symbol" button (or
> run WA) to start scrolling through your symbol list 2000i automatically
> loads the default # of days back.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -Lance Fisher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris McMurry [mailto:chrismcmurry@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:59 PM
> To: Omega Research Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Running Workspace Assistant on ASCII files
>
> Thanks for the reply, Craig. I'm not applying anything to the chart but
> a
> simple strategy. No complicated MaxBarsBack issues. I'm thinking that
> what's
> happening is the same thing that happens when you first pull up an ASCII
> chart
> and the Format Symbol dialog box comes up: the default first date is
> about a
> year back from the end date.
>
> BTW, I'm talking EOD data.
>
> Chris
>
> Craig wrote:
>
> > This could be the reason why some symbol candidates fail to show up
> > following a WA scan. Perhaps it has nothing to do with the WA, but a
> > problem with certain EL code commands when you apply symbols to a
> chart in
> > sequence, and the chart holds a large number of bars. This is tedious
> but
> > try this: Manually apply your symbols to the chart and see if the
> problem
> > persists. Also, play with the MaxBarsBack setting. Finally, I assume
> you
> > are only applying one symbol and one data compression to the chart.
> >
> > At 03:50 PM 1/27/2002 -0800, Chris McMurry wrote:
> > >I am attempting to use the Workspace Assistant (WA) in TS2000 to scan
> a
> > >directory of ASCII price files. The problem I'm having is with the
> > >start dates. It seems that even though when I initially set up a
> chart
> > >I load the first date as being the first date in the ASCII file,
> > >subsequent automatic loads by the WA only go back about a year or a
> year
> > >and half from the current date. I want to be able to run tests on
> data
> > >stretching farther back than that.
> > >
> > >Anyone have any suggestions?
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >Chris
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