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Daniel Martinez
PIN # 30125206
Corel Quattro Pro Tech Support
801-765-4029
Equis MetaStock Tech Support
801-265-8886
Corel Quattro Pro support:
This is what happens when companies must have features enabling their
software to work together: You get a lot of finger pointing. Since Excel
and MetaStock 6 can OLE link to each other, I must conclude Quattro Pro 7 is
deficient. I am sending a copy of this email to Equis. There is nothing
more I can do to make Quattro Pro 7 OLE link to MetaStock. Please contact
Equis and collaborate with them. Since Quattro Pro is one of the "Big Three"
spreadsheets, I am sure they will be more than willing to work with you.
Daniel.
In a message dated 97-06-28 09:22:24 EDT, you write:
<< Subj: RE: Quattro Pro 7 and OLE 2.0 -Reply -Reply
Date: 97-06-28 09:22:24 EDT
From: QPTECH@xxxxxxxxx (Quattro Pro Tech)
To: DanMartinz@xxxxxxx, MetastockList@xxxxxxxxx
CC: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the info.
Quattro Pro 7 is also OLE 2 compatible, but OLE (Object
Linking and Exchanging) is not normally used for "numbers",
but rather for objects (such as graphs or "pictures of
numbers", floating objects). DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
allows the numbers to actually appear in Quattro Pro's cells,
rather than as a floating object on the screen.
If MetaStock is not DDE compatible it is unlikely that you will
be able to get its numbers directly into Quattro Pro's cells,
though you should still be able to get them to appear as a
floating object in Quattro Pro. But if MetaStock is not DDE
compatible I am not sure how you could get the numbers into
Excel's cells (unless they are appearing in Excel as a floating
object).
--Quattro Pro Support
>>> Metastock List <MetastockList@xxxxxxxxx> 06/27/97
08:17am >>>
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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