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QP2 is looking better all the time. I was waiting for the new Metastock
versions to come out and for the data vendors to debug everything before I
bought Metastock Pro. However, if Equis is going to lock users into one
data provider, I wouln't consider purchasing any of thier products. They
had a good thing going when many of the other software companies used their
data as a standard. Most people want both a charting program as well as one
or more trading programs. If Equis takes a high handed attitude with the
"Metastock data format", that will be the end of that..
Dan
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>>CSI is a direct competitor of Reuters DataLink. The committee that
>>decides who gets the write version of MSFL (the MetaStock file library)
>>determined that as a direct competitor they were not going to give them
>>the library.
>>
>>UnFair Advantage has never used the file library materials, even when
>>they were able to obtain it, choosing in the past to write directly to
>>MetaStock files and currently doing so. In fact, they completely
>>overwrite the entire data set each day which can cause a great deal of
>>fragmentation in the files which eventually leads to problems.
>>
>>Unfair Advantage currently is able to create ASCII files which may be
>>converted using The DownLoader. This does not overwrite the entire data
>>folder each time which does not cause fragmentation of the files. This
>>method will be available in the future as well.
>>
>>You will still be able to obtain your data from CSI. They will likely
>>not be able to write directly to MetaStock files much longer however.
>>
>>Equis Support
>>http://www.equis.com/
>>http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
>>Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
>>
>>Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered trademarks
>>of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
>>Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks of
>>Equis International.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Essan Soobratty [mailto:trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 11:47 AM
>>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; support@xxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: MS 6.5 - Y2K ?
>>
>>
>>Thank you for clearing that up! Now I get it.
>>
>>Can you please comment on the confusion (mostly my own...) re:CSI Unfair
>>Advantage and their claim that they are unable to guarantee that their
>>data
>>generator program will be able to provide compatible metastock data post
>>1999 because, quote : "we have been advised by equis that they will not
>>disclose to CSI the [new] metastock format details...". (see my earlier
>>post below).
>>
>>Thanks again.
>>
>>Essan Soobratty
>>
>>Equis Support wrote:
>>
>>> To clear up some confusion.
>>>
>>> MetaStock for Windows is the end of day program.
>>> MetaStock Professional is the real time program that will also run in
>>> end of day. These are DIFFERENT programs.
>>>
>>> MetaStock for Windows version 6.52 is NOT yet released.
>>> MetaStock Professional version 6.52 is available.
>>>
>>> MetaStock Professional is Y2K complaint.
>>> MetaStock for Windows version 6.51 is NOT certified complaint.
>>> MetaStock for Windows version 6.52 (not yet released) will be
>>certified
>>> Y2K complaint.
>>>
>>> The DownLoader for Windows version 6.52 for Reuters DataLink is
>>released
>>> and is Y2K compliant.
>>> The DownLoader for Windows version 6.52 for all other supported
>>vendors
>>> is Not yet available.
>>>
>>> Basically, when MetaStock for Windows version 6.52 is released, any
>>> MetaStock or The DownLoader version 6.52(MetaStock for Windows and
>>> MetaStock Professional) will be Y2K compliant. Any version prior to
>>> 6.52 will NOT be certified Y2K compliant.
>>>
>>> Equis Support
>>> http://www.equis.com/
>>> http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
>>> Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
>>>
>>> Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered
>>trademarks
>>> of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
>>> Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks of
>>> Equis International.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Essan Soobratty [mailto:trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 9:10 AM
>>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; support@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: MS 6.5 - Y2K ?
>>>
>>> Hello equis support.
>>>
>>> Now I am confused. 20 minutes before your email arrived I spoke with
>>> John
>>> (I think he is in the sales dept) at equis. I asked the question is
>>> Metastock Pro y2k compliant and he said yes it is.
>>>
>>> Please confirm yes or no?
>>>
>>> What is also causing some frustration is the confusion over whether
>>CSI
>>> Unfair Advantage are going to be able to support the "new" metastock
>>> format. A recent newsletter from CSI say that while they are happy to
>>> continue supporting Metastock they cannot guarantee they will be able
>>to
>>> post 12/31/99 because (quoting form their letter) "we have been
>>advised
>>> by
>>> equis that they will not disclose to CSI the [new] metastock format
>>> details..."
>>>
>>> Does this mean that equis do not want users of their software using
>>> other
>>> eod providers? I would GLADLY use the reuters futures package if it
>>> covered
>>> global markets and allowed back-adjusting for rollover gaps.
>>>
>>> I am at the verge of my 60day trial period and if I cannot make head
>>or
>>> tails of this then I am going to return the package.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Essan Soobratty.
>>>
>>> Equis Support wrote:
>>>
>>> > The Y2K compliant version of MetaStock for Windows, version 6.52 is
>>> NOT
>>> > yet available. It should be posted to our web site this week.
>>> >
>>> > We posted a Reuters DataLink version of The DownLoader version 6.52
>>> > which is compliant and also has a utility for the Euro. It is The
>>> > DownLoader only. MetaStock for Windows will follow with The
>>DownLoader
>>> > in it as well.
>>> >
>>> > Equis Support
>>> > http://www.equis.com/
>>> > http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
>>> > Please include previous email answers and questions in your
>>response.
>>> > Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered
>>> trademarks
>>> > of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
>>> > Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks
>>of
>>> > Equis International.
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Lars Andersson [mailto:Lars.Andersson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> > Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 4:38 AM
>>> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Subject: Re: MS 6.5 - Y2K ?
>>> >
>>> > We had an email a few days ago where Equis said that we can now
>>> upgrade
>>> > to 6.52 for the Y2K version.
>>> > Lars
>>> >
>>> > At 11:14 28-12-1998 +0100, you wrote:
>>> >
>>> > How can MS 6.5 be handled by year 2000 ? Do I need to upgrade to
>>6.51
>>> or
>>> > 6.52, before anything is available ?
>>> >
>>> > Happy New Year to All.
>>> >
>>> > Reg.
>>> > Marianne
>>> > mailto:marianse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@eunet.no
>>> >
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