MS 12/13 will not work with local metastock stock price data files (.dat). Period. Probably never will again.
--- In [email protected], o.castanon@... wrote: > > Metastock its so difficult, the company has to do something to reinvent the > business. > > I used to be Metastock client 4 years ago. Now I used screeners of various > companies, they are easy to use, web based, no setups tons of indicators, no > downloads, no problems. > > Probably Ive never understand the real power of Metastock, but the company > has to do something to atract new clients. > > Do you trading simple KISS works great! > > > Mensaje enviado desde mi BlackBerry de Nextel > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Bill Hebert" <billhebert@...> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:30:53 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] Question on Data and MS XIII > > Can you also help me on this data topic,... > > I currently use MS10 with TC2000 data,... > I use the TC2000 - Smart Export to Metastock - feature and get up to 256 > symbols downloaded directly to Metastock format after I download data for > TC2000 > Does anyone know if this capability will still work if I was to upgrade to > MS13? > > Thanks, > > -- Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: L.P. Carhartt > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:07 AM > Subject: RE: [EquisMetaStock Group] Question on Data and MS XIII > > > > > Hi Harry, > > > > There are major differences between MS 12/13 and previous versions. > Previous versions could use local data in either .dat format (MetaStock > format) or import 8 column .csv files (for OHLCV import). MS 13 can now use > the latter local data (.csv files) but not the .dat files. If you are using > MS 13 to retrieve data (in .dat format) for other analysis programs, you are > currently out of luck. MS 13 provides no method for saving local OHLCV data > (there is no Downloader). On the other hand, previous MS versions continue > to work and include the Downloader for saving OHLCV data to your local drive. > Personally, I use the current MetaStock version but also kept my Reuters > Datalink subscription so I can continue using MetaStock âs Downloader > (allowing me to save and store OHLCV datafiles locally). MS 12/13 cannot use > this local data, but, like you, I use it for other programs that can read and > use MetaStock format files. > > > > I will shortly be upgrading my plug-ins for older versions of MetaStock to > the current versions. When done, you will be able to import .csv local data > of any number of columns and use it in MetaStock as well as export any values > in MetaStock to any format you need for use outside of the program. Give me > a month or two. I will keep you posted. > > > > Thank you. > > L. P. Carhartt > MasterDATA > office: 818-701-6686 > fax: 866-428-6849 > > Index and ETF Breadth Data and Constituent Lists > http://www.MasterDATA.com > http://www.MasterETFdata.com > lc@... > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of hmw3@... > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 9:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] Question on Data and MS XIII > > > > > > > > > Tom: > > > > I was looking for someone with MS 13. I see they have added local data > access back. So is there any real difference between 13 and pre-12 versions, > like 11 or 10? I have 10, and I use MS Datalink for my data. > > > > Harry >
