Sanjiv Bansal Member Posts: 13 Joined: 2/25/2010  User Profile | Barry, Thanks for your response. I am very happy; now that the problem is on your radar, I can look forward to it solution soon. Your response until the end of third paragraph {....correct header fields (your file in the first post of the thread does).} match with what I have understood about the feature. There are a few things in the last paragraph about which I will put forth my understanding of the things; please correct if it is wrong: 1. For a IMPORTING into a single symbol, there can be one CSV file or there can be multiple csv files. (for one CSV files what you have written in third para seems to be correct; and I have not checked importing multiple CSV files). It seems that OT has designed feature of multiple source csv files for Single symbol to take care of situations when csv data of a symbol is broken into various periodspans. Since the Symbol has been Typedin/resolved as explained by you, there is no need to have a Symbol Column header as the target Symbol is Single only; whether the csv source is single or multiple. For updates naturally we have to reimport. 2. Apart from IMPORTING; there seems to be another feature also; where the CSV files is not imported at all and CSV file is PARSED and used as it is (the CSV file has to be in a proper format as explained in help file, and mentioned by you). In this situation the software seems to recognize the NAME of the CSV file itself as the SYMBOL. Seems to be fine and in this instance again there is no need to have a Symbol column. (This is what I got from the helpfile, Ryan's response; and from actual working of the software - I could go upto the step of seeing the CSV files being recognised; filenames being visible as Symbols - it was after this step that I got the error mentioned in my previous posts). The only thing about which I am not clear in this case is how OmniTrader will know about the "Data_Periodicity" and "Data_Compression" of the data in the CSV file. Since there is no import involved at all; we just have to update our CSV file ourselves. Have not yet been able to figure out how the updated data will get reflected in OmniTrader as have not been able to see it implemented. However it will be fine in whatever way you specify, as this feature is not to be used for situations where user is looking for RT streaming updates. I look forward to update the CSV file once/A_Few_Times a day. Hence refreshing the profile/removing_readding symbols to focuslist/restarting omnitrader is fine with me. It is this feature that seems to be most suitable in my case ; and can be used by users from all over the world for initial exposure to OmniTrader. Helps in smoothly understanding/evaluating the software. In my case it will ensure that the data I am using right now and the one I will see in OmniTrader will be same - enhances confidence. 3. My initial undertanding is that presently there is no feature to import Multiple Symbols in one go. Yes; if this feature is there; then there will be need for some way to specify Symbol. Here I can have the CSV file in any format and naming convention as you specify; hence getting csv files from me may not be required. I will suggest that development may test the feature with multiple CSV files in your proper format. Once you have it working; I can have the CSV files formatted and named as you suggest. I can certainly send files if still needed. It is nice that the problem is getting your attention and I look forward to have it solved sometime soon. May I please have your email address; so that details which are not interesting to other forum users can be sent by email. Will look forward to your response. With Regards Sanjiv Bansal | |
