testing software- build or buy??

[Marc Lawrence <mhl7@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all,

I would like to test a couple of systems and have been
concerned that:

1. Tradestation is not supporting the older versions
and is going to a broker model-  their focus is not on
building testing software anymore.

2.  Is it worth getting an older version TS4 or 2000i
and learning "easy Language" only to find it can't do
what you had in mind.

or

Hire a programer to build a database to do this type
of analysis.  Does anyone have experience with this? 
The one thing I like about this approach is you are
not at the mercy of Tradestation and can trust the
results-  although it is probably going to be a
sizeable undertaking.  

Any comments would be appreciated -  thanks-  Marc