Global Script For How To Export In MetaStock Format In Ascii Layout?

Global Script For How To Export In MetaStock Format In Ascii Layout?

Richie Peterson
2023-12-19 02:07:55

Hi

I know this question probably has been asked many times here but the format selected in those questions is not the one required by Metastock Downloader hence this question again!!

Here's the line I changed :

text.AppendLine(sym.Name + ",D," + quotes.Date[j].ToString("mm/dd/yyyy") + "," + quotes.Open[j] + "," + quotes.High[j] + "," + quotes.Low[j] + "," + quotes.Close[j] + "," + quotes.Volume[j] + "," + quotes.OpenInterest[j]);

As Metastock Downloader needs the data to be arranged in this layout of the ascii file

<ticker>, <per>, <date>, <open>, <high>, <low>, <close>, <vol>, <o/i>

I tried changing the order given in earlier answers but every time I tried to import the data base using Metastock Downloader it gives me an error message saying "Invalid File Format"!!

It changes the date format which spoils everything

How can I get this right in the format below?

<ticker>, <per>, <date>, <open>, <high>, <low>, <close>, <vol>, <o/i>

Thanks!!

QuantShare
2023-12-21 02:25:43

.........REMOVED.........

Richie Peterson
2023-12-21 17:05:55

Hi,

I referred to this answer here:

https://www.quantshare.com/title-232-how-to-export-to-metastock-ascii-10-or-11-format

Ive tried both the formats in this answer and MetaStock doesn't accept the file format!!

Metastock Downloader as per downloaders help file needs the data to be arranged in this layout of the ascii file:

<ticker>, <per>, <date>, <open>, <high>, <low>, <close>, <vol>

What to do?

QuantShare
2023-12-22 02:23:06

I don't know why you are getting this error but maybe the data format is not correct or maybe you need to remove the OpenInterest field.

text.AppendLine(sym.Name + ",D," + quotes.Date[j].ToString("mm/dd/yyyy") + "," + quotes.Open[j] + "," + quotes.High[j] + "," + quotes.Low[j] + "," + quotes.Close[j] + "," + quotes.Volume[j]);

Richie Peterson
2023-12-22 17:26:04

Thank You!

I will give this a try this weekend!

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