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This post below is really good. I add one word of caution. If you
talk to Tradestation be very careful they don't have to do things that
will blow away what chance you have of getting your indicators and
systems back. They have a very long history of this.
Jimmy
Monday, January 17, 2005, 7:25:47 AM, you wrote:
DT> Lance,
DT> I use TS8. But I'm not clear exactly what the problem is.
DT> I have no idea how many strategies/indicators/ etc we are talking about
DT> here, but I would go to each strategy, indicator, etc and copy/paste to a
DT> TEXT editor outside of TS8. Make sure you have them ALL saved. Also, back up
DT> mywork as you have indicated just in case.
DT> Once you have all of your strategies, indicators, etc copied into something
DT> you can easily copy and paste BACK into TS8. Uninstall TS8 and delete it
DT> from the "program files" directory completely.
DT> The last thing I would do is obtain a good registry cleaner (I use
DT> CleanMyPcRegistry, there are probably others) that will look at your
DT> registry for open ended entries and clean those up for you as well.
DT> Once you have done all of that, now go back to Tradestation website and do a
DT> completely clean install of TS8.
DT> Once you have it installed, open new workspaces, create new strategies and
DT> indicators by copy/pasting your text files and verify them now.
DT> It seems as if there is something corrupted in the install from the upgrade.
DT> I have no idea what.
DT> I have to ask, have you talked to Tradestation support about this? If so,
DT> what do they recommend? I have to say from my own experience they have
DT> helped. Have you asked to talk to what they call "Consultants"? Yes you can
DT> talk to them without being charged. OR go to TradeStationSupport.com and
DT> look for your problem there. Since you have the software you have free
DT> access to the website.
DT> I hope that helps Lance!
DT> Regards,
DT> Dennis Todd
DT> -----Original Message-----
DT> From: Lance Heath [mailto:lah_6707@xxxxxxxxxxx]
DT> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:53 PM
DT> To: jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
DT> Subject: RE: Re[4]: Missing token files.
DT> Jimmy,
DT> Thanks for the suggestions and thoughts. I can't build a new wspace, as when
DT> I try, all the indicators(nearly) are unverified, and even the ones that are
DT> verified will not plot on charts. Numrous verify all attempts using TS8's
DT> built in power editor are not helping....most studies/strats are as of now,
DT> unverified. Cheers for the help...
>>From: Jimmy <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: Jimmy <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "Lance Heath" <lah_6707@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Omega-List
>><omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Re[4]: Missing token files.
>>Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:35:31 -0600
>>
>>Lance,
>>
>>Well I don't know enough about TS8 and never will I hope to advise. I
>>guess you only resort is to build a new workspace and see if you do
>>any good with the same indicators that are causing problems now.
>>
>>It really mystifies me why Tradestation thought it was such a good
>>idea to put the server end on their end and leave the most difficult
>>part on our end. Anything I feel is of value I either export from the
>>Power Editor or print out. Printing has proven the very best
>>solution. Workspaces are another matter. You just back them up and
>>rebuild if all else fails.
>>
>>Jimmy
>>
>>Sunday, January 16, 2005, 6:28:30 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>LH> Jimmy, thanks for the reply.
>>LH> The power editor is not separate in TS8; I've tried doing verify all
>>LH> numerous times via it, no joy alas.
>>LH> Re the conversion process, it worked perfectly for at least a week
>>after I
>>LH> was force-converted from TS7 to TS8, so any corruption of data took a
>>while
>>LH> to show itself?
>>LH> Re your comment about it is always a good idea to "export"....not sure
>>what
>>LH> this means, I've saved and backed up my "mywork" folder from TS7, and
>>TS8,
>>LH> periodically on a spare Hard Drive.
>>LH> You helped me once before Jimmy(thank you for that), that time it was
>>for
>>LH> TS2ki, and the "fix" you suggested which worked was to just reinstall
>>on top
>>LH> of the old install, after having saved "mywork"....I was kinda hoping
>>that
>>LH> the "solution" would be something similarly easy!
>>
>> >>From: Jimmy <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Reply-To: Jimmy <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>To: "Lance Heath" <lah_6707@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Omega-List
>> >><omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Subject: Re[2]: Missing token files.
>> >>Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:36:41 -0600
>> >>
>> >>Lance,
>> >>
>> >>They still have that kind of problem. Man O Man.
>> >>
>> >>I only use TS2ki so I'm guessing here. If they still have a power
>> >>editor or whatever they call the editor for your codes in Easy
>> >>Language then open it and only it. Try doing verify all a few times
>> >>in it. It is under file in TS2ki but I don't know where it is in 8.
>> >>
>> >>Clearly the conversion process did not go well. Each indicator,
>> >>function, signal... has a file and a database file. They get unhooked
>> >>from each other and it makes a mess. I would think it is always a
>> >>good idea to export all your stuff before upgrading. Lots of help
>> >>that is now.
>> >>
>> >>If the verify goes well in the Power Editor you may still have a
>> >>workspace problem. It is probably scrambled and you will have to
>> >>rebuild it. Typical Tradestation.
>> >>
>> >>Jimmy
>> >>
>> >>Sunday, January 16, 2005, 5:22:41 PM, you wrote:
>> >>
>> >>LH> Good evening gents. I have a problem with TS8 at the moment, and as
>>I
>> >>know
>> >>LH> substantially less than nothng about these things, some help from
>>some
>> >>kind
>> >>LH> soul would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>LH> I recently upgraded (was forced to) from TS7 to TS8, this apparently
>> >>went
>> >>LH> smoothly, problems showed themselves about a week or two after
>> >>switching.
>> >>
>> >>LH> Initial symptom, when loading TS8 -- a large grey box pops up
>>informing
>> >>me
>> >>LH> that if I have recently upgraded from an older TS version, that some
>>of
>> >>my
>> >>LH> files/wspaces haven't been converted correctly, and to run "verify
>>all"
>> >>-
>> >>LH> which the grey box offers the option of doing, and which i did.
>> >>
>> >>LH> The second symptom is that the TS events log pops up and displays
>> >>999,000
>> >>LH> errors in whatever workspace I am trying to load. (After having
>> >>performed
>> >>LH> "verify all" via the initial grey box). The error log tells me that
>>the
>> >>LH> event that is causing the error is that " a token file is missing,
>> >>please do
>> >>LH> verify all " If I leave TS to finish loading, I end up with my
>> >>workspace,
>> >>LH> but with all the studies/strategies removed. The studies are either
>> >>turned
>> >>LH> off on my charts in my wspace, or unverified. Switching on the ones
>> >>that
>> >>LH> are "off" as opposed to "unverified" does not activate them on the
>> >>chart.
>> >>LH> Doing another "verify all" once I am inside the wspace does not
>>help,
>> >>error
>> >>LH> messages such as "token version mismatch" or "Error#200, error found
>>in
>> >>LH> function".
>> >>
>> >>LH> Those are the symptoms gents....any help in identifying the disease
>>and
>> >>LH> administering a cure would be gratefully received!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Best regards,
>> >> Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Best regards,
>> Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
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Best regards,
Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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