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<A title=DavidRNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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To: <A title=realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:06
PM
Subject: RE: [RT] TS 2000i ....slow
data
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sean,
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As a
programmer, it tells me that the indicator has been coded inefficiently.
Without seeing the code, I can't be more specific, but there are some standard
mistakes I see over and over again leading to inefficient EasyLanguage
code. For example, very often I see code where some particular
calculation is repeated over and over again with the same parameters,
instead of calling the function once, storing the result in a variable, and
then referencing the stored value as necessary.
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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>High-level languages like C++ or Delphi have "optimizing compilers"
that will automatically analyze the code and find the most efficient way to
implement it. TS does no optimization by itself. So it's up to the
programmer to think through what the code is doing and find the most efficient
way to get it done. Doing this well can make a huge difference in the
ability to actually run an indicator in real time.
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If
you're willing to share the code with the group, I and others can take a look
at it and make suggestions. If not, you either need to learn how to do
this kind of optimization yourself, or find someone who will do it for
you. I agree that your computer should be more than adequate to run
virtually any indicator if it's efficiently programmed, and throwing more
hardware at the problem is not the best way to solve it.
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Wait
- there's one other possibility. What is the CPU usage on your machine
(Task Manager in Win NT/2000/XP) when *nothing* is running? You may have
some other process running on your machine that is eating up all your
processing cycles. For example, I've seen old DOS programs running under
Windows that will do an infinite loop while waiting for a keystroke.
They "eat" the entire CPU in the process, slowing down all other running
applications enormously. When there is no other activity, your CPU usage
should show as close to 0% - if it's still high, then that's the source of
your problem.
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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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[mailto:scassidy@xxxxxxxxx]Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:38
AMTo: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re: [RT] TS
2000i ....slow data
so that tells you....even if i have it turned
off, that this program is too much for my pc?.....the no indicator set to
every tick function?
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M.
Simms
To: <A
title=realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:12
PM
Subject: RE: [RT] TS 2000i ....slow
data
Wait a
minute...I am running with a cheap, old AMD 800 mhz
processor......quote.com emulator, e-mini (NQ 1min, 15 min; ES 3 min, 15
min, and 100 other symbols in real time. 3 workspaces, about 50 indicators
and systems, etc. in total are running.
OK, today
is a slow day, but the Task Manager stats are:
AVG CPU
USAGE: 5%
PEAK CPU
USAGE: 15%
MEM USAGE:
150MB
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Key fact:
NO INDICATORS SET TO "UPDATE EVERY TICK". <SPAN
class=340530618-25112002>For that "feature",
then YES, you will need to upgrade.
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<FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Ray Raffurty
[mailto:r.raffurty@xxxxxxxx]Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002
11:33 AMTo: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject:
Re: [RT] TS 2000i ....slow data
Upgrade that
turkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<A
href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=s450-3022&SRCCODE=WEM378Z";>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=s450-3022&SRCCODE=WEM378Z
Here is a link to a computer using an AMD
XP-2000 (1.66 GHz actual clock speed) processor for $260.00.
This is a "bare bones kit" which means that it does not include drives (
hard, floppy, CD or DVD). You simply unplug your existing drives
and install them in your new computer (not hard to do). It also does not
include Video card or modem. The modem you have is probably
fine unless it is very old, however the video card is probably junk
unless you have recently up-graded it. You need at least a 64 Mg.
card ($49.95) for graphic applications such as charting. It
includes 124 MB DDR memory and is upgradeable to 3 GB!!!! An
additional 256 MB of memory is $70.00. <A
href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=tc1-ddr-256";>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=tc1-ddr-256
You can add 2 of these if you wish or go to 512 MB for $173 each <A
href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?sku=K43-1904";>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?sku=K43-1904 and
keep an open slot for future addition.
The advantage of a "bare bones
kit", besides the low price, is that since you are keeping your
existing hard drive the new computer will immediately have all your
programs, files, old e-mails, links, shortcuts, in other words
everything, loaded. The disadvantage is you will need to plan
to have a weekend available to swap the drives. It will probably
take less time but allow 2 days just in case.
Back up everything. You should not
have any problems but if an accident occurs (drop the hard drive and
it's a door stop) it is better to be safe.
Now you just have to convince the wife you
REALLY need a new computer instead of that gold necklace. One bad
trade because of a slow (or frozen) computer will cost you more than the
$400.00 spent to upgrade.
Good luck and good trading,
Ray Raffurty
P.S. I have no association with Tiger
Direct except as a customer. Also they have other kits and
complete computers that might suite you better so check out the web
site.
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Sean
Cassidy
To: <A
title=realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002
10:37 AM
Subject: [RT] TS 2000i ....slow
data
I am using TS 2000i on a Pentium 700
machine on a chart with a fairly big and complicated els file that is
good at identifying trends. The size of the file seems to slow down
the drawing of the chart. The chart is usually a few minutes behind
the actual price. I know it is the els file that is slowing it down
because a blank chart seems to work fine. I recently upgraded from 240
to 640 mbs of memory and that did seem to help, but only a little. A
friend has the same study on a machine with less memory and it seems
to work Ok. Its too bad because the siftware has been very
helpful.
Any suggestions?
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