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Re: TS6 Snafu - Daylight Savings Time



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FWIW,
I did downloaded the new version yesterday, no issues at all.  All 
indicators, systems, etc. unaffected.


>From: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxx>
>To: "Rob Hartman" <trilocom1@xxxxxxxxx>,        "Omega - List" 
><omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: TS6 Snafu - Daylight Savings Time
>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:52:40 -0700
>
>I have learned the hard way that backing up all your systems, indicators 
>and
>strategies are not the same with TS6 as with 2000i. The TS6 download is 
>also
>guaranteed to give you errors if it is done with anything running in the
>background. It is not enough to just close foreground programs. All the
>little icons down by the clock have to be closed out as well. Also, you
>can't copy in the My Work and Templates folder and restore all the
>strategies, and workspaces, etc. What you have to do is save all important
>ELD files and then import them if you do a fresh install. Then copy in all
>your workspaces, as well as the templates by filename. There are
>install-specific files in the My Work and Templates folder that have to be
>there.
>So, If you did a download of the latest upgrade and didn't disable or exit
>all those other little programs, you are hosed. Now you have to do a
>complete uninstall, reinstall and importation of ELD files and workspaces.
>Some good news. If you have saved your My Work folder or if your install
>just didn't go well you can still come up offline and export everything you
>need.
>
>Jim Bronke
>Phoenix, AZ
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rob Hartman" <trilocom1@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Omega - List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:50 AM
>Subject: TS6 Snafu - Daylight Savings Time
>
>
>: List -
>:
>: TRAD informed users last Friday that there was a potential charting issue
>: related to the Daylight Savings Time transition that would take place 
>this
>: past weekend.  On Saturday they released a new build which they asked
>: subscribers to install prior to mkt open this morning.  I installed it.
>: Initial tests on Sunday Morning were OK, but apparently meaningless
>without
>: fresh data.
>:
>: I was not able to successfully open my charts this morning.  orchart.exe
>: generates program errors.  TS6 exits nastily with various processes hung.
>I
>: spent 1 hour on hold and never did speak to a TRAD support person.
>:
>: Now, 3 hours after the open TS6 still fails.  So much for precise
>execution
>: of my strategies!
>:
>: ***Is this happening to others out there, and if so, has anyone gotten
>: through to TRAD to get the story on how and when this will be fixed?
>:
>: ***How are other TRAD subscribers and brokerage clients out there
>surviving
>: this situation?
>:
>: Disgusted,
>: Rob Hartman
>:
>:
>
>