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Daniel Martinez
PIN # 30125206
Corel Quattro Pro Support:
Yes, I read the FAQ on the Equis web site. Does this mean Quattro Pro 8 is
not fully OLE 2 capable either? Common Corel, get with it. You need to
include this Windows 95 feature. You need to make your applications work
better together and with other Windows 95 software. The days of individual
software packages are over. Microsoft Office 97 already has this feature.
The next suite I buy must have this feature. I thought I took care of all
my application needs when I bought Corel Office Pro 7. This is very
disappointing! I am tired of upgrading. Do you have any idea how hard and
much time it takes to configure a Suite? The following is what I recently
sent you......
I received my answer from Equis. I have included all correspondence below.
Quattro Pro 7 is DDE but not OLE capable. Unfortunately, I need OLE 2 for
MetaStock 6. Is Quattro Pro 8 OLE 2 capable? If so, what is the upgrade
cost to go from the Corel Office Pro 7 to WordPerfect 8 Suite? I understand
the Pro 8 suite will be coming out soon. Do you know when?
Daniel.
In a message dated 97-06-28 03:48:59 EDT, you write:
<< Subj: RE: Quattro Pro 7 and OLE 2.0 -Reply -Reply
Date: 97-06-28 03:48:59 EDT
From: QPTECH@xxxxxxxxx (Quattro Pro Tech)
To: DanMartinz@xxxxxxx, MetastockList@xxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the reference (you are correct that version 7 is not the
latest--Quattro Pro 8 just released). I found the FAQ on your home page (see
below for full text).
I got the final scoop--Quattro Pro supports OLE linking for objects only
(the floating objects as I mentioned), but not OLE data linking (which Excel
does support). Our development will work with Equis' development to get a
copy of MetaStock and ensure tighter compatibility.
Thanks again for the information. Here is the FAQ:
Why can't I paste a link, from MetaStock*, into Quattro Pro, as CSV (comma
separated value) format?
REV. 01/06/97
Quattro Pro (including the latest version 7.0) uses DDE (dynamic data
exchange) links to exchange data. It does not support OLE (object linking and
embedding) links. MetaStock for Windows uses OLE Links and not DDE links.
Therefore it is not possible to paste data from MetaStock into Quattro Pro or
Quattro Pro into MetaStock.
Note: You can work around this by using Microsoft Excel also. Since Excel
supports both types of links, you can create a link from MetaStock to Excel,
by pasting data from MetaStock into Excel, then create a link from Excel to
Quattro Pro, by pasting the data from Excel into Quattro Pro. This will work
in reverse also.
>>> Metastock List <MetastockList@xxxxxxxxx> 06/27/97 08:26am >>>
I apologize to all for taking so long to figure this one out. I
mistakenly thought Dan was using the latest "Suite" release and it turns
out version 7.0 is not the last release. Version 7 is a DDE software
NOT an OLE software. There is, in fact, an FAQ on this issue posted at
www.equis.com.
Equis Support
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Metastock List
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 8:17 AM
> To: 'DanMartinz@xxxxxxx'; QPTECH@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Quattro Pro 7 and OLE 2.0 -Reply
>
> 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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