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<P>Mr. Maas,</FONT> </P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>I believe that you have misunderstood a statement made in the original MSX
posting. Specifically, the following two statements are unrelated:</FONT>
</P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>> Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL include:<BR>> * GUI
functions including plotting and user dialogs.<BR>> * Access the standard
MetaStock built-in functions from within your DLL</FONT> </P><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>
<P>> This capability is already in MetaStock Professional 7.0 and will be in
the<BR>> upcoming MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0.</FONT> </P><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>
<P>It appears that you are reading the last two lines about the MSX capability
in MSPro 7.0 as applying to the previous items: "Things you cannot do with an
MSX DLL". The wording seems to imply that the things you "cannot do with an MSX
DLL" are already in MetaStock Pro 7.0, and upcoming in MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0,
when in fact the last two lines are merely indicating that MSX DLL functions are
available in MetaStock Pro 7.0 and MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0.</FONT> </P><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>MSX DLLs are not used for automation. MSX is not a macro language, it is a
tightly defined interface for communicating with an external Win32 DLL. The
entire purpose of an MSX DLL is to perform complex calculations that cannot be
performed by the built-in formula language. The reason that GUI functions,
plotting, and access to built-in MetaStock functions is not provided is because
all those capabilities are already built into the MetaStock tools. MSX DLL
functions can ONLY be accessed by MetaStock tools, including Custom Indicators,
Experts, Explorations, and System Test. These tools already provide necessary UI
functions.</FONT> </P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>MSX DLLs are not intended for trivial applications, but rather to meet the
needs of developers who wish to add functions that require substantial computing
power that may not be included in the formula language. Potential applications
would include such things as pattern matching, fundamental data analysis,
recursive algorithms, complex numerical analysis, etc. The MSX functions are
called by the MetaStock tools (via the new "ExtFml" function in the formula
language), and the returned results are used within the tools in exactly the
same manner as the built-in MetaStock functions.</FONT> </P><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>
<P>You raised the issue of PowerBASIC being a DOS-based compiler. Even though
there is an older DOS version of PowerBASIC, the version we are suggesting for
use by Basic programmers is PowerBASIC/DLL version 6.0. This is a 32-bit
native-code compiler for Windows 95/98/2000. It is only a suggested alternative
for programmers familiar with VB. Other suggested languages include C and Delphi
Pascal. Programming samples for all three languages accompany the MDK.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I hope you find this information
helpful.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=044185720-30111999>Cheryl
Elton<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=044185720-30111999>Equis International</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> A.J. Maas
[mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 29, 1999 5:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Equis Support<BR><B>Cc:</B> Metastock-List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: Support = required<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello Equis Support,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>My 1st question's "The qoute to be completed" as you refer
to it, stems from my original reply mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>(printed <FONT size=2>right here below)
</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>to Cheryl's original <FONT
size=2>"PowerBASIC"-mail that she had send to the </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=2>MetaStock-List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>and </FONT>which reply-mail I forgot to
</FONT><FONT size=2>also sen<FONT size=2>d </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
size=2>on </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>SEPERATLY </FONT><FONT size=2>to her at
</FONT><FONT size=2>Equis Support as well</FONT><FONT size=2>. Anayway,
that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>mail is also printed -more further down-
below.</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The issue here at stake is </FONT><FONT
size=2>Cheryl's statement <FONT size=2>at the bottom of her </FONT><FONT
size=2>mail, right below </FONT>the </FONT><FONT size=2>"new
MSX's</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>non-accessability </FONT><FONT size=2>to the
GUI/DLL"-section</FONT><FONT size=2>, eg about the functionalities that
MSX cannot </FONT><FONT size=2>and the newer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>MetaStock PRO 7.0 </FONT><FONT size=2>and </FONT><FONT
size=2>EOD 7.0-versions supposeably CAN</FONT><FONT size=2> perform. We, your
buyers+users, are here</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>sort of </FONT><FONT size=2>left in the dark as to the
clearity of the statement:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL
include:<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>> * GUI functions including plotting and
user dialogs.<BR>> * Access the standard MetaStock built-in functions from
within your DLL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> This capability is already in MetaStock Professional
7.0 and will be in the<BR>> upcoming MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>So far, your users/buyers unawareness of this
"capability to access the GUI or my DLL already being included or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>to be </FONT><FONT size=2>included in the newer programs"
requires a more detailed explanation to the extend of how this
can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>be seen in relation to what your users already had
(read: I do not know of it and so do many other users not know about
it),</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and since this will be a new feature:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>
-than how is this been </FONT><FONT size=2>added, eg previous program
versions weren't equiped with these features.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sometime back in 1995, in </FONT><FONT size=2>your Spring
1995 No.2 (or 3) </FONT><FONT size=2>Monitor-NewsLetter you made already a
public announcement</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>to that extend, "that Visual Basic as a programming language
is being added", but up till </FONT><FONT size=2>now, so far, have yet to
see</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the "prosperous deeds being put into action".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Therefore again please 'end' the "unfinished
quote":</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"For accessing the above functionalities, wich are most
intresting to users in/for </FONT><FONT size=2>their
automation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>+programming efforts on program's 'daily usage'
functionalities and of which most of these are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>held in dll, ocx or com files and for which most are also
commonly shipped with any other</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>applications/programs and which access is therefore also
usualy provided for free by most</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>software-makers, eg via their program's being (VB) Visual
Basic-compatable, you can...............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>...................................................................................................................................".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If this answering is to pre-mature, impossible and front running on later
this year to be announced news that you will</DIV>
<DIV>finally add the missing "straight-forward programming access to your
program" feature, than I am afraid "that's to late", eg</DIV>
<DIV>overhere it is the talk of the town (but will be a major dessalution
if adding it gets posponed again, eg and a tremoundous</DIV>
<DIV>slap in the face for the advancees having had bought program on
"programming features" recommendations).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think it also calls for you to explain the working structure and its
future of the earlier announced (see Cheryl's mail below)</DIV>
<DIV>but on pure DOS based PowerBASIC program that had a virtual Windows
compatabillity (Win32s) added (DOSbox), but</DIV>
<DIV>which very old DOS and Win3.11 techniques will be limited + cut down in
use and cease to exist in the future Windows OS</DIV>
<DIV>versions (2k+, 64-bit).</DIV>
<DIV>(Microsoft has announced that in future programs it will not
allow these virtual machines to operate anymore, eg access</DIV>
<DIV>to DOS (Win3.1) will not be available anymore either (perhaps not on
start up)).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you kindly for forwarding the other 2 questions on to your design
dep., of which only the latter 3td-€URO</DIV>
<DIV>is "cosmetic and of a less pranging importance" urgence, but surely know
that you+your designers can see the</DIV>
<DIV>importance in adding the 2nd question's (also cosmetic(?))
Switches&Parameters features to the program.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss
the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and<BR>note the new
address change. Also for my Homepage<BR><A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: A.J. Maas <<A
href="mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx";>anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: Metastock-List <<A
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: donderdag 4 november 1999 1:33</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: Increasing the MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock
7</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> Dear Cheryl + EquisSupp,<BR>> <BR>> > Things that
you cannot do with an MSX DLL include:<BR>> > * GUI functions including
plotting and user dialogs.<BR>> > * Access the standard MetaStock
built-in functions from within your DLL.<BR>> <BR>> For accessing the
above functionalities, wich are most intresting to users in/for<BR>> their
automation +programming efforts on program's 'daily usage'
functionalities<BR>> and of which most of these are held in dll, ocx or com
files and for which most<BR>> are also commonly shipped with any other
applications/programs and which<BR>> access is therefore also usualy
provided for free by most software-makers, eg<BR>> via their program's (VB)
Visual Basic-compatabilitiness, you can.......................<BR>>
...................................................................................................................
.<BR>> <BR>> The above was missing in your excellent explanation
briefing (at the finishing<BR>> end) on the new in MS v7 included MSDK's
"MSX-API"-functionality extension<BR>> feature.<BR>> <BR>> Hope this
time around you can finish it, by providing us the "missing dotted"<BR>>
line(s) at the end!.<BR>> <BR>> Adding the PowerBASIC compatabliness is
surely an attractive programming tool,<BR>> but is much for the very
advanced users that are looking for "Accounting Programming"<BR>> ways
within the MS program, and not for the majority of users who would like
programming<BR>> and automating the average Accounting- and most of the
Technical functionalities of<BR>> the program, eg accessable through the
parts mentioned at the top (and mentioned<BR>> here above in the "Things
you cannot do with.................."-section). <BR>>
<BR>> Regards,<BR>> Ton Maas<BR>> <A
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>>
Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying and<BR>> note
the new address change. Also for my Homepage<BR>> <A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A><BR>>
<BR>> ------snip------<BR>> <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: Equis Support <<A
href="mailto:support@xxxxxxxxx";>support@xxxxxxxxx</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: woensdag 3 november 1999 0:13</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Increasing the MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock
7</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> I've noticed several emails lately discussing MetaStock's
Formula Language<BR>> capabilities. I would like to take this time to
introduce you to a new<BR>> feature added in MetaStock 7. The new
MetaStock External Function (MSX)<BR>> Application Programming Interface
(API), available in the MetaStock<BR>> Developer's Kit, allows software
developers to dynamically add externally<BR>> defined functions to the
MetaStock Formula Language, in MetaStock version<BR>> 7.0 and
later.<BR>> <BR>> When MetaStock initializes, it scans a pre-defined
folder, looking for any<BR>> DLLs that correctly implement the MSX
API. When an MSX DLL is found, the<BR>> functions that it implements
are automatically added to the MetaStock<BR>> Formula Language.<BR>>
These new functions can be used to create Custom Indicators,
Explorations,<BR>> System Tests and Expert Advisors using MetaStock's
formula tools.<BR>> The MSX API supports any programming language that
meets the following<BR>> criteria:<BR>> * exports DLL functions by name
<BR>> * supports the stdcall stack frame convention<BR>> * creates
32-bit DLLs for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT<BR>> version 4.0 or
greater<BR>> This type of DLL is commonly called a Win32 DLL.
<BR>> <BR>> Note: Microsoft Visual Basic does not have the capability to
produce a Win32<BR>> DLL. Therefore, MSX DLLs cannot be written in
Microsoft Visual Basic. A<BR>> good alternative for VB
programmers is PowerBASIC, an inexpensive compiled<BR>> Basic that is
syntax-compatible with VB and can produce Win32 DLLs.<BR>> MSX DLL
Capabilities<BR>> The functions that can be implemented in MSX DLLs are
similar in behavior to<BR>> the Standard built-in MetaStock
functions. In other words, MSX Functions<BR>> can be written to
perform calculations based on any available price data or<BR>> results of
other functions. All MSX DLL functions return a data array.<BR>> This
exactly parallels the behavior of the MetaStock built-in functions.<BR>>
The returned data array can be plotted by Custom Indicators or used in
any<BR>> way that a standard built-in function can be used. <BR>>
MSX DLLs can perform calculations of virtually unlimited complexity.
You<BR>> have the full power of conventional programming languages like C
or Pascal<BR>> with all of their logic, data manipulation and rich
flow-control<BR>> capabilities.<BR>> Things that you can do with an MSX
DLL include:<BR>> * Implement functions not provided with
MetaStock.<BR>> * Perform complex calculations on price data.<BR>> *
Provide multiple functions in a single MSX DLL.<BR>> * Access stored
MetaStock price data using MSFL (included in the<BR>> MetaStock Developers
Kit - see the MSFL documentation for details).<BR>> * Create functions that
can be used by Custom Indicators, System<BR>> Tests, Explorations, and
Experts.<BR>> * Distribute your compiled MSX DLL to other users.<BR>>
<BR>> Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL include:<BR>> * GUI
functions including plotting and user dialogs.<BR>> * Access the standard
MetaStock built-in functions from within your<BR>> DLL.<BR>> <BR>>
This capability is already in MetaStock Professional 7.0 and will be in
the<BR>> upcoming MetaStock End-Of-Day 7.0. The MetaStock Developer's Kit
is expected<BR>> to be available in late November. For the latest
details periodically check<BR>> <A
href="http://www.equis.com/partners/developers/";>http://www.equis.com/partners/developers/</A><BR>>
<BR>> Cheryl Elton<BR>> Product Development<BR>> Equis International,
Inc<BR>> http://www.equis.com<BR>>
<BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
Equis Support
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx";
title=anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx>'A.J. Maas'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> maandag 29 november 1999
18:53</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Support = required</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>Mr. Maas,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>For the first question, we're not sure where you
received the quote that you are trying to have completed. That quote has
nothing to do with the MSX since it does not interface to VB or
VBA.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>The second and third are design issues. They
have been forwarded to our design department and will be left in their
hands.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>Equis Support<BR><A
href="http://www.equis.com/";>http://www.equis.com/</A><BR><A
href="http://www.equis.com/customer/support/";>http://www.equis.com/customer/support/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>Please include previous email answers and questions
in your response. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999>Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are
registered trademarks<BR>of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave,
The DownLoader, Expert<BR>Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart
Charts are trademarks of<BR>Equis International.<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940414917-29111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> A.J. Maas
[mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 22, 1999 4:15
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Equis Support<BR><B>Cc:</B>
Metastock-List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Support = required<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The following are 3 very urgent questions!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Can you please reply ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>1. Question that was recenty raised in my
19991104-mail to you, Equis Support, with </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><STRONG>subject:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG> "Re: Increasing the
MetaStock(R) Formula Language with MetaStock 7",
which</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG> up till now,
unfortunately, is still left unanswered (by your Support
Dep.).</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>> Things that you cannot do with an MSX DLL
include:<BR>> * GUI functions including plotting and user
dialogs.<BR>> * Access the standard MetaStock built-in functions from
within your DLL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"For accessing the above functionalities, wich are most
intresting to users in/for </FONT><FONT size=2>their
automation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>+programming efforts on program's 'daily usage'
functionalities and of which most of these are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>held in dll, ocx or com files and for which most are
also commonly shipped with any other</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>applications/programs and which access is therefore also
usualy provided for free by most</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>software-makers, eg via their program's being (VB)
Visual Basic-compatable, you can...............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>...................................................................................................................................".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The above was missing in your excellent explanation
briefing (at the finishing end) on the new</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>in MSK v7 included MSDK's "MSX-API"-functionality
extension feature.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Hope this time around you can finish it, by providing us
the "missing dotted" line(s) at the above end!.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>2. Why do the MetaStock and Downloader programs
on 'Run' do not have any</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG> command line
Switches/Parameters ? </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Many programs have switches/parameters added to their
command lines, that can be used</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>by </FONT><FONT size=2>user to run/open the program
with/on certain conditions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>For example adding an /E switch/parameter to the
standard MSK command line <FONT size=2>could then</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>enable user to open up with the MSK's
Explorer :</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>
C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe /E</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>or an /S to open up with the MSK's SystemTest
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>
C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe /S</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>or for the DLR's Convert Tool for the daily file updates :</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>
C:\Equis\Dlwin\dlwin.exe /C</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I usualy work with Layouts so I won't go further in to the fact that
Charts+Layouts can be</DIV>
<DIV>opened directly from the (Run) command line :</DIV>
<DIV>
C:\Equis\Mswin\Charts\MyChart.mwc</DIV>
<DIV>or the equivelant :</DIV>
<DIV>
"C:\Equis\Mswin\mswin.exe C:\Equis\Mswin\Charts\MyChart.mwc"</DIV>
<DIV>will both open the Chart named MyChart in the Charts folder.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>But advanced programs do also have advanced command-line
procedures (switches and parameters)</DIV>
<DIV>to directly open a program with a by user desired Tool (a
sub program).</DIV>
<DIV>These via parameters and switches (common in most PC programs)
advanced commands procedures</DIV>
<DIV>are up till now not been added/available. They are not available
to user :</DIV>
<DIV>neither for the stand-alone MSK program and not for the covered DLR
program.</DIV>
<DIV></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>3. Tho slightly cosmetic of nature, is this
question: are MSK/DLR also EURO (€) Compatible ?
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Refering to your previous mailings/billboard
announcements, in which you stated that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the MetaStock/Downloader </FONT><FONT size=2>programs
are €URO ready, and with the excellent new version</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>of the AutoIt program being </FONT><FONT size=2>capable
</FONT><FONT size=2>to add(send) the ASCII-codes(characters) to
</FONT><FONT size=2>a security's Name field</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>----------</FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"like when using using the ALT key </FONT><FONT
size=2>and the numeric </FONT><FONT size=2>keypad </FONT><FONT
size=2>(e.g. ALT+65 = 'A' or ALT+0128 = '€' or ALT+0165 = '
')"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>----------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and </FONT><FONT size=2>have </FONT><FONT size=2>noticed
</FONT><FONT size=2>that once one </FONT><FONT size=2>of the ASCII (via
ALT+Numblock) </FONT><FONT size=2>characters is required, the
Downloader</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>will reflect and </FONT><FONT size=2>produce
</FONT><FONT size=2>the sign correctly, but that </FONT><FONT
size=2>the MSK/DLR-programs will not ever produce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the € sign, let alone </FONT><FONT
size=2>correctly. </FONT><FONT size=2>All that can be seen is a single fat
Bold vertical bar. </FONT><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>As you can see
above,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>h</FONT><FONT size=2>ere </FONT><FONT
size=2>on </FONT><FONT size=2>my PC and for in </FONT><FONT
size=2>this</FONT><FONT size=2> at the moment used </FONT><FONT
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>up very nicely. <FONT size=2>It will also
work very well and come up nicely </FONT><FONT size=2>in all
</FONT><FONT size=2>of the other € sign-compatible
programs.</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From me here typing these charcters into this mail, you
can </FONT><FONT size=2>notice </FONT><FONT size=2>that my keyboard's
numeric</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>keypad-</FONT><FONT size=2>functionality and the
input + procedure </FONT><FONT size=2>(see "ALT+" above) are
here working perfectly, eg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>upose </FONT><FONT size=2>to the fat 'bar' produced in
MSK's or DLR's Name fields (see inserted gif below).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>However, </FONT><FONT size=2>thus not within
</FONT><FONT size=2>the Downloader v7.0 and </FONT><FONT
size=2>not within the Metastock v6.52 programs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>To test for the EURO (€) sign Compatibility -
using the "ALT+0128" procedure:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> -in MetaStock: create a New
Custom Indicator and send above code to its Name field.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> -in the Downloader: create a New
Security and send above code to its Name field.</FONT></DIV>
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Subject: Re: MACD of relative strenght.
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 01:01:37 +0100
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Because of the many typos and page's structural layout
errors (readability) and for MSK use,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>had to rewrite the article's Traders Tips' MSK formulas
section. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Eg: - </FONT>The Relative Strength indicator is a
completely different indicator to the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT
size=2>one that </FONT><FONT size=2>has been named on the S&C Trader Tips
page.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Where Relative Strength(RS)
compares 2 objects' strengths to each other</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - The Relative Strength
Index(RSI) measures a single object's internal strength.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - This latter one by Welles
Wilder is also used for indicator base. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You better use the build-in MACD (Tema
Smoothed) for faster signals, or apply </FONT><FONT
size=2>tweaked</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>periods, other than the standard default, for this
indicator.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><STRONG>Macd of Relative Strength
Index </STRONG>(rewritten for MetaStock v6.5x or higher
use).</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2> </DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The Macd of Relative Strength Index indicator for MetaStock
6.5 or higher.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><PRE><FONT size=2><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=2><STRONG><U>To plot the RSI Macd line</U></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-In MetaStock, select "Indicator Builder" from the Tools menu</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-In the Indicator Builder, click "new" and enter the following formula</FONT></DIV><DIV></FONT> </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2></DIV></DIV><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT><DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><STRONG>Name: RSI Macd</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">{Article in the S&C Oct99 issue. For example<BR>plot OB & OS levels at +2.5 and -2.5 and a<BR>horizontal trend dividing line at 0.}<BR>Q:=Input("Relative Strength Index Time Periods",<BR> 3,100,14);</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">R1:=Input("MACD Short Time Periods",1,100,12);<BR>R2:=Input("MACD Long Time Periods",1,100,26);<BR>z:=Wilders(If(ROC(C,1,$)>0,ROC(C,1,$),0),<BR> LastValue(Q));<BR>y:=Wilders(If(ROC(C,1,$)<0,Abs(ROC(C,1,$)),0),<BR> LastValue(Q));<BR>ZY:=Z/Y;<BR>RSIx:=100-(100/(1+ZY));<BR>RSIxMACD:=Mov(RSIx,R1,E)-Mov(RSIx,R2,E);<BR>RSIxMACD</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></PRE></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>
<DIV>-Click OK</DIV>
<DIV>-Close out of the Indicator Builder</DIV>
<DIV>-Open a chart</DIV>
<DIV>-Plot the new formula by dragging it from the Indicator QuickList</DIV>
<DIV> or by clicking "indicators" from the Insert menu.</DIV>
<DIV>-The RSI Macd line will be plotted.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>If you prefer to view the <STRONG>RSI Macd
</STRONG>line in a <STRONG>Histogram </STRONG>style:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>-Select </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
size=2>the RSI Macd line</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>-Right click for Properties</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-Click the Color/Style tab</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>-Use <STRONG>Style: </STRONG>to change it
to the (2nd from bottom) histogram style option.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-Click OK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><U>To plot the Signal line</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-Drag the build-in "<STRONG>Moving Average</STRONG>" Indicator
from the Indicator QuickList and Hold Down</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> <FONT size=2>the Left mouse-button</FONT> while moving
the mouse pointer </FONT><FONT size=2>down to the RSI Macd-inner window
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-W</FONT><FONT size=2>hen holding the Moving Average
Indicator on top of the RSI Macd line, </FONT><FONT size=2>the selected
indicator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT size=2>will </FONT><FONT
size=2>change into the Magenta color, eg Selecting the underlay</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV></FONT><FONT size=2>-T</FONT><FONT size=2>he status bar will say "Calc
moving average using RSI Macd" </FONT><FONT size=2>to signify </FONT><FONT
size=2>that the RSI Macd</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> will be used to calculate the moving
average</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-D</FONT><FONT size=2>rop it </FONT><FONT size=2>on top
of </FONT><FONT size=2>the RSI Macd line, eg Release mouse button
</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-select "9" for </FONT><FONT size=2>the time period and
</FONT><FONT size=2>"Exponential" for the method used</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>-Click OK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>To plot both the Macd line and the signal line (1 indicator :
2 lines with the 'identical' one color)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-In MetaStock, select "Indicator Builder" from the
Tools menu</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-In the Indicator Builder, click "new" and enter
the following formula</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2><STRONG>Name: RSI
Macd(+signal)</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT
face="Courier New">{Article in the S&C Oct99 issue. For example<BR>plot OB
& OS levels at +2.5 and -2.5 and a<BR>horizontal trend dividing line at
0.}<BR>Q:=Input("Relative Strength Index Time Periods",<BR>
3,100,14);</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT
face="Courier New">R1:=Input("MACD Short Time
Periods",1,100,12);<BR>R2:=Input("MACD Long Time
Periods",1,100,26);<BR>z:=Wilders(If(ROC(C,1,$)>0,ROC(C,1,$),0),<BR>
LastValue(Q));<BR>y:=Wilders(If(ROC(C,1,$)<0,Abs(ROC(C,1,$)),0),<BR>
LastValue(Q));<BR>ZY:=Z/Y;<BR>RSIx:=100-(100/(1+ZY));<BR>RSIxMACD:=Mov(RSIx,R1,E)-Mov(RSIx,R2,E);<BR>Signal:=Mov(RSIxMACD,9,E);<BR>RSIxMACD;<BR>Signal</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-Click OK</DIV>
<DIV>-Close out of the Indicator Builder</DIV>
<DIV>-Open a chart</DIV>
<DIV>-Plot the new formula by dragging it from the Indicator QuickList</DIV>
<DIV> or by clicking "Indicators" from the Insert menu.</DIV>
<DIV>-Both the RSI Macd line and the Signal line will be plotted.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>============================================</FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:sky40912@xxxxxxxxx"; title=sky40912@xxxxxxxxx>Theo E.M.
Lockefeer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"; title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Metastock
User Group</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> maandag 29 november 1999 8:01</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> MACD of relative strenght.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone an expert on this indicator ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone who can enlight me ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was published in a recent S & C article
.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thx</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Theo Lockefeer</FONT></DIV>
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Subject: Am I overlooking something?
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This should be an RTFM, but after all, this is trading software
we're dealing with. A manual that tells you more than can be
learned by looking at the menus is by definition too much to ask.
So: Is there really no way to specify when I want a trade to
be executed? Like "Buy at the open plus half the average true
range of the last ten days?" Or "If these two moving averages
cross today, buy on tomorrow's open?" Or "Exit five bars
after entry?"
Just for practice, I tried to program a simple Williams-style
volatility breakout system this afternoon, and after diligently
searching the manual, I don't think it can be done.
(Granted that I'm using the offline version at the moment, EOD,
and the problem changes a lot when you go to intraday data.
It should still be possible to specify what I want to accomplish.)
Can anyone help?
Many thanks.
Owen Davies
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