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Dan and Corel Support,
If Quattro Pro version 7 is only DDE compatible there is your answer.
MetaStock for Win95/NT 4.0 is OLE II compatible, not DDE.
Equis Support
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DanMartinz@xxxxxxx [SMTP:DanMartinz@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 8:03 AM
> To: QPTECH@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Quattro Pro 7 and OLE 2.0 -Reply
>
> Corel Corporation
> Quattro Pro 7
> 801-765-4029
>
> Tech support:
> thank you for your response. MetaStock is a stock charting program.
> Although Equis tells me I am using the correct method to get numbers,
> all I
> get is a chart. Because MetaStock graphical based, there is only one
> way I
> know of to do the Paste Link. This could be why I only get the one
> "MetaStock Chart" option in the Quattro Pro 7 Paste Link box. Because
> MetaStock is so sophisticated, there might be a way to bring up the
> chart
> info (numbers) in the form of a spreadsheet and paste from there. I
> don't
> know yet.
>
> I assume the formula you mentioned below is to place into Quattro Pro.
> Initially I thought you were writing about a complex OLE programming
> or
> Registry item. Because MetaStock is graphically based and not a
> spreadsheet,
> I have no idea what or how to reference the data in MetaStock. You
> may not
> know this, but these types of programs come with CD-ROM's packed with
> a
> database of 550 megabytes of data. This data increases everyday via
> modem as
> the stock market closes.
>
> I think the only way you could help me is if you were to call Equis's
> technical support at 801-265-8886. Because this not a subject they
> normally
> handle and there is only one way to do the Paste Link, you may have to
> consult with someone higher up the information chain, such as a
> manager or
> programmer. Because you represent a major firm, you should give you
> access.
> I have CC'd this email to their listserver group. It will be
> dispersed to
> everyone on its list. Perhaps someone at Equis will see your number
> above
> and call you.
>
> There are two major end-of-day stock market charting programs, Equis
> MetaStock and Omega Research SuperCharts. Both are very
> sophisticated,
> however MetaStock is the more powerful one. I believe only MetaStock
> is OLE
> 2.0 capable. Because MetaStock is so popular, it would be in the best
> interest of Corel if you did obtain a copy of MetaStock 6 and wrote a
> Knowledge Base sheet to tell your users how to make Quattro Pro work
> with it.
>
>
> Daniel.
> danmartinz@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
> In a message dated 97-06-26 14:30:25 EDT, you write:
>
> << Thanks for your message. For fastest response to your
> Quattro Pro technical support questions, please send them to
> qptech@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I apologize that this was not answered
> earlier--qptech@xxxxxxxxx was not available all last week and
> I have feverishly been catching up on the stored messages
> accumulated over a week's time. Because you originally sent
> your message to wptech@xxxxxxxxx you did not get the
> automated reply explaining the delay in responding.
>
> We do not yet have a copy of MetaStock 6, but in our testing
> we have been able to Paste Link numbers from, for example,
> Excel into Quattro Pro 7 (though, interestingly, Excel 97 does
> not support Paste Linking numbers from Quattro Pro 7). The
> link is accomplished through the @DDELINK function, so if
> MetaStock is fully DDE compliant I expect that you could link
> from MetaStock to Quattro Pro 7 (though again, we need to
> get a copy of the software to test this).
>
> If you would like to do some testing there, you can see if you
> can get the @DDELINK function to work with MetaStock.
> Here is a sample function that results when I paste link from
> Excel to Quattro Pro 7:
>
> @DDELINK(["Excel|C:\My
> Documents\[dumpthis.xls]Sheet1"]"R1C2:R6C2")
>
> Obviously the various elements would change when paste
> linking from MetaStock, but you can see the format of the
> function.
>
> We will try to get a copy of MetaStock here to test the
> functionality.
>
> Let us know if you have further questions or information in the
> meantime.
>
> >>> <DanMartinz@xxxxxxx> 06/19/97 08:31am >>>
>
>
>
>
> Daniel Martinez
> PIN # xxxxxxxx
> (x'd out because of MetaStock Listserver)
>
>
> Tech Support:
> I own Corel Pro Suite 7. I also have MetaStock 6 by Equis. Equis
> tells
> me,
> and their manual tells me, MetaStock is OLE 2.0 capable and can
> Paste
> Special/Paste Link numbers to spreadsheets such as Excel. I can
> Paste
> Special/Paste Link images (charts) to WordPerfect 7 and Quattro Pro
> 7. I
> have not been able to Paste Special/Paste Link numbers to Quattro
> Pro 7.
> The
> only option I have under Paste Special/Paste Link is MetaStock
> Chart, no
> numbers. Does Quattro Pro 7 have this capability? If so, do I have
> to
> make
> any changes in the Registry?
>
>
> Daniel.
> danmartinz@xxxxxxx
> >>
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