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RE: TS6 Snafu - Daylight Savings Time



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I wish I was so lucky , I had to rebuild several key charts(1.5hrs) 
Jerry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Dubell [mailto:ddubell@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:08 PM
> To: jvbronke@xxxxxxx; trilocom1@xxxxxxxxx; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: TS6 Snafu - Daylight Savings Time
> 
> 
> 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
> >:
> >:
> >
> >
> 
> 
>