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Re: QP2 Directory limitation -- Janene



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Allan,
That is read - only.  We would not be able to create files or update them.
Since we do not read Metastock files, this would not help us.

Janene

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Havemose" <havemose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: QP2 Directory limitation -- Janene


> The metastock developers kit supports 2000 file directories, so QP2's
> explanation is not valid. Maybe Equis does not want to license the MSFL
> kit to QP2, since they are a data competitor ?
>
> Allan
>
> --- Dan <dcash@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > With the talk of file number limitations of 255, I would like to ask
> > you, Janene,
> > more about this as this is the major reason I have not switched from
> > Dial Data.  In a
> > conversation I had with someone at QP a number of months ago, I was
> > told that it is a
> > problem at the Metastock end;  that it has something to do with Equis
> > not supporting
> > your ability to download into directories with more than 255.  Please
> > flesh out this
> > problem.  Is it that Equis allows DD, Reuters (obviously), etc. and
> > will not
> > cooperate with QP?  What is the status to have this changed?  Is
> > there any
> > conversation between the two of you?  Why is Equis not cooperating?
> > Cannot you
> > program around this from your end?  Why does Equis have to have a
> > say?
> >
> > I would appreciate insight and not just a superficial answer, as I,
> > and I bet others
> > would like to have some background.
> >
> > There is absolutely no possibility of me switching to Reuters, or you
> > as I do not
> > like multiple directories to work from.
> >
> > Do you have any suggestions around this?
> >
> > I appreciate that you are monitoring this list.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> =====
> ---
> Allan Havemose, Ph.D.
> havemose@xxxxxxxxxx
> havemose@xxxxxxxxx
>
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