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Gary:
>Maybe I've never set up my ASCII data correctly, but I get sick
>of having to specify the symbol data (ticksize, trading hours,
>etc) for every new chart.
I've never had to do this. The correct symbol data always gets used
for any of my ASCII data files, whether from Pinnacle or not.
>Does Pinnacle data use something other than basic ASCII so it
>remembers the symbol info?
If the file name corresponds to a ticker symbol, then the correct
symbol data will be used. I've never had a problem with it.
For example, the ASCII Pinnacle files LC_REV.csv and LC_RAD.csv
will both cause TS to assume the data is for Live Cattle. If
you name your data file something like "COMEX_gold.txt" or
"AppleComputers.csv" then you'll have to define your own symbol
data.
TradeStation wants the file names to start with ticker symbols. It
seems that the ticker, followed by any non-alphanumeric character
(a dot or underscore or nothing) is sufficient to make TS use the
correct symbol data.
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