HELP PLEASE!! Importing Metastock data in Tradestation 2000i!!!

clickoo2

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Hello,

I've just spent almost two days trying to import intraday Metastock data into Tradestation2000 and I've given up. Importing Metastock EOD data is however very easy; but I don't know what the problem is when I try to import 1-min or 5-mn intraday Metastock data into Tradestation.

The Metatsock data is already there; all I need to do is to view it in Tradestation. Can anybody please help me here??? I would really appreciate it.

Similarly, how can I import ASCII intraday data into Tradestation2000? I don't mean intraday tick data, but 1-min or 5-min OHLC ASCII data into Tradestation 2000i.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks again.
C.
 
Still a problem...

Zenda,

Thank you very much for the swift reply.

However, I just need to import ASCII or Metastock INTRADAY data in Tradestation 2000i. I don't actually want to try Hquotes because that isn't exactly my goal.

I've been successful in importing EOD data in TS which isn't a problem at all. The problem is with the intraday 5-min data. I imported the data through GlobalServer and once imported, it shows the daily data (EOD) but no 5-min trade record. It just doesn't accept it!!!

Hoping that you would help me out.
 
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clickoo2 said:
Zenda,

Thank you very much for the swift reply.

However, I just need to import ASCII or Metastock INTRADAY data in Tradestation 2000i. I don't actually want to try Hquotes because that isn't exactly my goal.

I've been successful in importing EOD data in TS which isn't a problem at all. The problem is with the intraday 5-min data. I imported the data through GlobalServer and once imported, it shows the daily data (EOD) but no 5-min trade record. It just doesn't accept it!!!

Hoping that you would help me out.

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clickoo2 said:
Zenda,

Thank you very much for the swift reply.

However, I just need to import ASCII or Metastock INTRADAY data in Tradestation 2000i. I don't actually want to try Hquotes because that isn't exactly my goal.

I've been successful in importing EOD data in TS which isn't a problem at all. The problem is with the intraday 5-min data. I imported the data through GlobalServer and once imported, it shows the daily data (EOD) but no 5-min trade record. It just doesn't accept it!!!

Hoping that you would help me out.

Go to http://forum.hypertrader.net/
(You'll have to register (free)) and download hypertools. It is a free utility that allows the import of any ascii data into a XPO file. Then you can use globalserver to import that.

Steve
 
Problem...

Riddle,

Thanks for helping me out.

I've tried Hypertrader tools, but it seems that it needs tick data to make intraday XPO. What's your experience??

I mean, I need to import 5-min OHLC data and not tick (or EOD) data. I've already wasted quite a lot of time trying to import data through GlobalServer ASCII file import function. However, it just doesn't seem to work for intraday data no matter what I do.

I've tried Hypertrader tools, but it's the same problem there. It doesn't make intraday XPOs.

Please let me know what you think.

Regards,
C.
 
GlobalServer is designed to only allow EOD data that is in Ascii format which is why it has to be converted to allow true intra-day data import. The reason why Hypertools and others only convert tick data is because that is the easiest way to do it from a software programming standpoint and I have it on good authority that it is far more difficult to do it any other way.

XPO does make intra-day imports because I have done it but it does have to be from tick data format to start with.

Do you not have the ability to use tick data ?

What instrument and how much data are you trying to import ?


Paul
 
clickoo2 said:
Riddle,

Thanks for helping me out.

I've tried Hypertrader tools, but it seems that it needs tick data to make intraday XPO. What's your experience??

I mean, I need to import 5-min OHLC data and not tick (or EOD) data. I've already wasted quite a lot of time trying to import data through GlobalServer ASCII file import function. However, it just doesn't seem to work for intraday data no matter what I do.

I've tried Hypertrader tools, but it's the same problem there. It doesn't make intraday XPOs.

Please let me know what you think.

Regards,
C.

While I haven't actually tried to use 5 minute data, I routinely use 'tick' and 1 minute data. I can confirm that 1minute data imports just fine. When you setup the conversion set, there is 'Periodicity' field which can be tick/intraday 1/intraday 5/Daily, so it looks like 5 minute data should be OK.
Steve
 
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