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Re: Building composites



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Problem solved.  The securities were not in the
same directory.

Philip Schmitz wrote:

> I am trying to create a composite, spreading 95
> Dec wheat over 95 Dec corn.  Both
> contracts are in the same folder named
> “wayback”.
> The wheat is under
> equis\wayback\wheat\dec 95 wheat, and the corn
> is
> equis\wayback\corn\dec 95 corn.
>
> I have proceeded as follows:  downloader - file
> -
> new - composite - supplied name -
> selected primary security (i.e 95 Dec wheat) -
> but
> then comes the hitch.  When I go to
> select the secondary security, in this case the
> 95
> Dec corn, I have to switch from
> equis\wayback\wheat to equis\wayback\corn, and
> this cause the primary security to
> disappear.  So I’m back where I started from.
> In
> other words, I can’t get both secutities
> into their boxes simultaneously.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Philip