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Re[4]: why use 5 minute data collection in TS2000i



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Bing,

I don't think they do.  Can't see why they would.  Best I know the
data still has to flow the same way.  I've never seen a difference but
I really have no knowledge about this just that they load faster.

Jimmy

Tuesday, July 20, 2004, 4:46:36 PM, you wrote:

e> Hi Jimmy,

e> Question:  If saving 5min data allows the charts
e> to come up faster when you open a workspace
e> containing 5min data, does it follow that the 5min
e> charts will update faster when plotting real time
e> data (ie. less cpu usage) ?

e> Thanks,
e> Bing 

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jimmy [mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>>Sent: Monday July 19, 2004 3:49 PM
>>To: Romi Ghose; Omega-List
>>Subject: Re[2]: why use 5 minute data collection
e> in TS2000i
>>
>>The five minute bars are built from the one
e> minute data.  You save
>>5 minute data so your charts come up faster when
e> you load them 
>>for 5,10,15... minute bar charts.  It is about
e> speed.  If you 
>>load a 5 minute chart for one year with only 1
e> minute data in 
>>the GS it will take a long time to load but if
e> you add the 5 
>>minute resolution the GS will build the 5 minute
e> data then the 
>>charts come up much faster.
>>
>>Jimmy
>>
>>Monday, July 19, 2004, 12:06:02 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>RG> Unles I am wrong, I think, depending on the
e> range that you plot on 
>>RG> your charts, the 5min would plot faster.  I
e> save tick, 1 
>>min and day 
>>RG> and it has worked pretty well for me...so far
e> :)  I would 
>>think 1min 
>>RG> gives more details than 5min.
>>



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 Jimmy                            mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx