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by vienna
19 Jun 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GRAIN CHARTS SHOWN IN 1/8ths???
Replies: 0
Views: 1088

GRAIN CHARTS SHOWN IN 1/8ths???

Can anybody tell me how I set my charts so that the scale on the grain charts (Soybeans etc). shows 1 tick as 1/4 , not as 1/8 (which they do not trade in)?

Seems my charts are set up wrong. I use Volume bars, if that makes any difference.

Thanks
by vienna
24 Feb 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Sync of databases
Replies: 2
Views: 1808

Hi vienna, May I ask you why you think that large databases can be easily corrupted? Thank you for clarifications. :-) Please....I have now had long and varied experiences with databases and Multicharts.... that seems to be the one achilles heel of the program. Are you saying no such problems exist...
by vienna
17 Feb 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Sync of databases
Replies: 2
Views: 1808

Sync of databases

Hi,

since the long term databases seem easy to corrupt, I do not want to transfer/ update them from one computer to another. Perhaps a naive question: is there a way of using a program such as Dropbox to automatically sync them (I use that program to keep other files on 2 computers updated)?

Thanks.
by vienna
31 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC STILL creates Data Holes in swing charts
Replies: 6
Views: 2290

Hi vienna,
What data vendor is it?
John.
esignal
by vienna
31 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC STILL creates Data Holes in swing charts
Replies: 6
Views: 2290

I don't know if these make a difference... how much data do you load? bars back? days back? how many symbols? how much RAM, before, and after all the charts are loaded? what is the peak memory and what is the physical memory? I read the other thread that your system load slow. These questions might...
by vienna
31 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC STILL creates Data Holes in swing charts
Replies: 6
Views: 2290

MC STILL creates Data Holes in swing charts

Ok, so I got a new, uncorrupted data base, since the problem was due "to a corrupted data base" , according to you guys. I always wait until MC finishes all his processes before shutting down the computer. So everything is fine, right? Wrong . I open a chart which looked fine the last time opened, a...
by vienna
31 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?
Replies: 13
Views: 5014

Hi vienna, Did you start MC the second time after all of its processes have been terminated in Task Manager (MutliCharts.exe, MessageCenter.exe, QuoteManager.exe, tsServer.exe, PLEditor.exe, StudyServer.exe, TradingServer.exe)? Yes I did. Sometimes it takes half an hour for all these to shut down. ...
by vienna
28 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?
Replies: 13
Views: 5014


The delay you are talking about occurs because of the slow connection to your database. It depends on the size of your database and only happens on the first start of the program.
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No, actually when it first starts it can go in second. If I shut down and start again it can take forever
by vienna
28 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?
Replies: 13
Views: 5014

I just timed it....2 1/2 Minutes!

The strange thing is that sometimes MC starts up in 10 seconds. Then, if I shut it down and then start it up again, it can take Minutes....???
by vienna
28 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?
Replies: 13
Views: 5014

Hi guys, I am not sure you are all talking about the same thing. Are you talking about the situation where you have MC logo on your screen and it takes a while till the program's main window is shown? Or are you talking about charts taking a long time to backfill when you bring up your workspaces? ...
by vienna
24 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?
Replies: 13
Views: 5014

Why does MC 5/2 load so slow?

Starting up MC takes different amounts of time... sometimes it goes quick, sometimes it takes several minutes...why??
by vienna
14 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Database Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2823

Hi Marina, I did. Just this morning. I copied the whole database file, but still it does not seem to copy the exchange settings exactly? I erased the database on one computer, then copied the database from the other computer. But the data are not exactly the same and some of the settings were not tr...
by vienna
14 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Database Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2823

Very good point.
I have previously transferred a database from one computer to another and the exchange settings for each symbol did not migrate (esignal feed). So where are they stored?
by vienna
12 Jan 2009
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hire someone to straighten out my exchange settings
Replies: 1
Views: 1353

Hire someone to straighten out my exchange settings

I need someone, who- for a fee- can straighten out the exchange settings for my database. I use esignal and have 200 symbols or so... want to be sure that opening times, multipliers etc. are all set correctly. Please let me know, thanks.
by vienna
15 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

So at the end of the day, is this a problem with Multicharts ? Or a problem with an incompentent user blowing up over his own mistakes ? [/b] I have contacted people (not posting on this forum) who confirmed to me that they had problems with Data Holes and were not sharing a database with Bill, so ...
by vienna
14 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: the dollar line
Replies: 5
Views: 2917

This would be a great feature. I had requested/ inquired about it about a year ago, was referred to a programmer whom I hired to make a tool for me where you draw 2 horizontal trend lines and the tool gives you the difference in Dollars. Tool was not very satisfying though, too complicated to use- d...
by vienna
13 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

[quote] If you tighten the price scale and can't see some of the bar elements distinctly, you are probably using an older version of MC. Here's how condensed bars look in MC 5.0.[/ quote] No I am not. I am using 4.0/1724. I am applying both data 1 and data 2 in Subchart #1. Data 2 is visible, data 1...
by vienna
12 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

This is an unbelievably unprofessional post. [quote]Obviously, this can’t be true, but Bill has his own peculiar perception of reality. Therefore, he cannot objectively assess the situation and our arguments don’t mean anything to him. Apart from that, Bill misrepresents facts as is typical of him. ...
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

"I have not experienced data holes with CVB charts. I have continuous contract data going back for years through Opentick. "

Sounds good, will check it out- thanks.
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

I would be careful with calling Bill Schamp (your client) "incompetent", since he is not a software programmer. You , however are, and nobody has called you incompetent (yet), even though- as far as I can tell- you seem to have a hard time making your software reliable. Regarding the data holes: wha...
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

I guess what I am saying is that when you reduce the scale (get the bars closer to each other- I never look at the chart with the bars so far apart) that clarity disappears. The open and close dashes can not be seen anymore. I dont know how that could be remedied.
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

V 4/ Build 1724

Can you post one of your charts? Thanks.
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

Please have a look at attached. 2401 V Bars is plotted, 343 is invisible. 2401 does plot the O and C, but it is almost impossible to see... probably a function of the different spacing of the bars. I guess if the O anc C were bigger, they would be visible.... i have 2 data series on many of my chart...
by vienna
11 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

By fractals I mean Different Volume bar increments, one a fractal of the other. e.g. Data 1 is 2400 Volume bars, data 2 340. Now you try to make data 2 invisible, but have an indicator visible that uses Data 2. You plot Data1 only- you can not see the open and the close. You get some kind of a stran...
by vienna
10 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart
Replies: 13
Views: 4574

If you use 2 Datastreams, MC messes up the chart

If you use 2 timeframes (fractals), and make one of them invisible (Data 2), you can only see the bars of Data 1, obviously. These bars are distorted (they do not plot as OHLC or HLC bars)- you can not see the open or close. Can this be fixed somehow? The ability to plot 2 fractals or timeframes in ...
by vienna
10 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

I am on 2.1.999.999.

stable and reliable.

I don't need any of the bells and whistles from the later versions.
- Does your 2.1 version plot Swing charts (charts going back for months) without data holes??
by vienna
09 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

Which version is stable?

Which version is stable??

As far as I know, there is no version that is immune from the data hole issue... version 3 has it too I think. Perhaps not as glaring as 4.0, but I still remember some holes.....
by vienna
08 Nov 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???
Replies: 36
Views: 16884

Holes in Volume bar charts- when will this be fixed???

If you plot fixed Volume bar charts, going back several months (Swing charts) with an esignal data feed, Multicharts plots charts that sometimes are OK and sometimes have holes like a swiss cheese... missing weeks of data. This has been posted here before and brought to the attention. It is not a ne...
by vienna
28 Jul 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Download 1200.4785
Replies: 7
Views: 3260

Marina,

the reason why I prefer the older version is the data download issue with esignal... that issue makes the newer versions almost unusable for me. Thanks.
by vienna
24 Jul 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: New Version loosing data
Replies: 7
Views: 3300

...second that completely! This is a serious problem and needs to be given priority. MC is a nice program, but the foundation has to be fixed first before you hang pictures on the walls of the house. And it is not that we are requesting huge amount of data. Just Swing charts, going back some time, l...
by vienna
14 Jul 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Download 1200.4785
Replies: 7
Views: 3260

Download 1200.4785

Where can I still download version 3.0.1200.4785?

Thanks.
by vienna
06 Jul 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Release of the new ZenFire data feed dll.
Replies: 43
Views: 27713

That would be great... there is a big demand for accurate historical data I am sure. Anything that improves on esignal is great.
by vienna
04 Jul 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Zen fire data feed vs esignal- opinions?
Replies: 6
Views: 4687

Zen fire data feed vs esignal- opinions?

Anybody here has any opinion on which is better? -I need MC to create volume bar charts from the data feed, and I need historical data as well. (I guess one could always buy the historical data if needed if there is no other way).; -I heard that esignal is imprecise in comparion to zen fire/ dropped...
by vienna
29 Jun 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: How to increase Max. Bars MC can load
Replies: 1
Views: 1062

How to increase Max. Bars MC can load

I am using a custom downloader for MC based on excel that downloads ticks for me from esignal into MC.
But on several markets it stopped at 999,999 ticks... there is some way to increase the max bars MC can load, I was told.

How do I do this?
Thanks.
by vienna
26 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC creating gaps in Volume bar charts? Big problem!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1855

Good, thank you- please give it priority!

I am Swing trading with your software and my charts have been screwed up, which means that this glitch is costing me actual money.
by vienna
26 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Horizontal line snap to a grid- can' that be done?
Replies: 3
Views: 1758

Re: Horizontal line snap to a grid- can' that be done?

[quote[/quote]

Hi vienna,

We'll consider the feature above for implementation in future MC versions.[/quote]

Thanks, please do!
by vienna
23 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: How does one keep custom colors?
Replies: 3
Views: 1715

This does not work. I just created 3 new custom colors, clicked 'Save as default", closed MC and reopened the chart- 2 of the colors are gone. When I opened another chart, no custom colors are visible at all. The useful feature would be the ability to set a few custom colors and have them every time...
by vienna
23 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Horizontal line snap to a grid- can' that be done?
Replies: 3
Views: 1758

Horizontal line snap to a grid- can' that be done?

It would be extremely useful to have the horizontal line tool snap to the grid of the chart as an option: - If 1 tick of the market is 0.25, it would be ideal to have the line move/ snap to a grid of 1 tick increments... why on earth would one EVER need a horizontal line which is at 1346.9378 for th...
by vienna
23 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: How does one keep custom colors?
Replies: 3
Views: 1715

How does one keep custom colors?

I like to switch my background in a custom color. So far I have not found a way to keep the custom color as a default custom color in MC. I create the custom color, select "add to custom colors", it appears in one of the small squared at the bottom of the color chart, but the next time I open MC it ...
by vienna
23 May 2008
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC creating gaps in Volume bar charts? Big problem!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1855

MC creating gaps in Volume bar charts? Big problem!!

This is a MAJOR problem: MC creates gaps in the data from an esignal feed. I am using Volume bar charts, and MC seems to do it in a random fashion. For example, I just copied my datafile from one computer to another, and on the second computer there are gaps in some charts, even though the other one...

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