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== Creating Charts Using the Command Line Toolbar ==  A new chart can be created by entering the symbol parameters into the Command Line toolbar: http://www.buyxanaxonlinepillmulticharts.com/ xanax online img/wiki/toolbar/052_CommandLine.png By default, the Command Line toolbar is displayed docked to the top of the application window. If the toolbar is not displayed, it may have been hidden. To learn how to redisplay the toolbar, see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /21- buy cheap xanax0100_MCWorkArea.html name="3=32"; |Floating or Docking Toolbars]]  To learn more about toolbars, see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /21-0100_MCWorkArea.html name="3"; |Understanding Toolbars]] Symbol parameters consist of the '''Symbol Name''', '''Data Source''', '''Category''', and '''Exchange''' parameters. Depending on the data source and the symbol category, one or more parameters are required on order to precisely identify the symbol to be plotted. <br>=== Automatic Selection of Omitted Symbol Parameters === MultiCharts simplifies the process of symbol selection by automatically selecting, whenever possible, any omitted symbol parameters, by analyzing the Symbol Name. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: <br>When symbol parameters are entered into the command line the first time that MultiCharts is used, the Data Source must be specified.<br>Automatic selection of omitted symbol parameters is based on both the Symbol Name and on the Data Source.<br>Once specified a single time, the Data Source will be selected automatically if DataSource parameter is not specified.</div> Entering a symbol name alone is often sufficient to create a chart for a stock. For example, a plot for Google, Inc. can be created by simply typing '''goog''' into the command line toolbar; all the other parameters will be selected automatically. However, for some symbol categories and data sources, additional parameters may be required in order to precisely identify the symbol to be plotted.  If the exact symbol name is not known, but only the symbol description or the symbol root, or if plotting the symbol through the command line does not work, [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /100_Understanding_QuoteManager.html name=""; |QuoteManager]] can be used to search for and identify the correct symbol. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: When symbol parameters are entered into the command line the first time that that MultiCharts is used, the Data Source must be specified.</div> <br> === Entering Symbol Parameters into a Command Line === Symbol parameters are entered in the following format: ''DataSource: SymbolName; Exchange; Category'' <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: <br>Data Source and Symbol Name are separated by a colon (:), while Symbol Name, Exchange Name, and Category are separated by a semicolon (;).</div> * If ''DataSource'' parameter is not specified, ''SymbolName'' parameter does not have to be preceded by a colon.* In neither ''Exchange'' nor ''Category'' parameters are specified, ''SymbolName'' does not have to be followed by a semicolon.* If ''Category'' parameter is not specified, ''Exchange'' parameter does not have to be followed by a semicolon.* If ''Exchange'' parameter is not specified, and ''Category'' parameter immediately follows the ''SymbolName'' parameter, two semicolons must separate ''SymbolName'' and ''Category'' parameters (''SymbolName;; Category''). ''DataSource'' - an optional parameter; specifies the data source * ''DataSource'' - is specified by the DataSource abbreviation: {||'''Data Source Name'''||'''Abbreviation'''|-|AGN Futures||AGN|-|ASCII Mapping||ASC|-|Bloomberg||BL|-|CyberTrader||CT|-|Free Quotes||F|-|GlobalServer||GS|-|IQFeed||IQ|-|Interactive Brokers||IB|-|MarketCast||MC|-|Metastock||MS|-|Open E Cry||OEC|-|Patsystems||PS|-|QFeed||QF|-|Tenfore||TF|-|TradeStation||TS|-|TransAct Futures||TA|-|Universal DDE||DDE|-|eSignal||ES|-|otFeed||OT|} <br><br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: DataSource parameter is not case-sensitive</div> <br>A list of available data sources and corresponding abbreviations can also be found in the '''Data Sources''' window in QuoteManager. To open the '''Data Sources''' window in QuoteManager, click the '''Data Sources''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/QM/07_DataSources.png icon, or select '''Tools''' in the main menu and click '''Data Sources'''.* If ''DataSource'' is not specified, the most recently used Data Source will be used.* If ''DataSource'' is not specified and cannot be selected automatically, a '''Format Symbol''' window will open. ''SymbolName'' - a required parameter; specifies the symbol name * SymbolName parameter is not case-sensitive.* The maximum symbol name length is 31 characters; longer symbol names will be truncated to 31 characters.* Symbol name can contain any number of spaces and characters, separated by spaces.* Spaces at the beginning and at the end of a symbol name are discarded.  ''Exchange'' - an optional parameter; specifies the exchange abbreviation * Exchange is specified by the exchange abbreviation; the list of available exchanges and corresponding abbreviations can be found in the '''Exchanges & ECNs''' window in QuoteManager. To open the '''Exchanges & ECNs''' window in QuoteManager, click the '''Exchanges & ECNs''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/QM/09_Exchanges.png icon, or select '''Tools''' in the main menu and click '''Exchanges & ECNs'''.* If the specified exchange abbreviation is not in the '''Exchanges & ECNs''' list, a '''Format Symbol''' window will open.* If ''Exchange'' parameter is not specified, a default exchange will be selected based on the data source and category (category selection takes place prior to default exchange selection): {||'''Data Source'''||'''Category'''||'''Exchange'''|-|Interactive Brokers||Future<br>Cash/Forex<br>Other||GLOBEX<br>IDEALPRO<br>SMART|-|OpenTick||Future<br>Other||EM<br>Q|-|TransAct Futures||All||CME|-|GlobalServer||Future<br>Cash/Forex<br>Other||CME<br>CFOREX<br>NASDAQ|-|TradeStation||Future<br>Cash/Forex<br>Bond<br>Other||CME<br>FOREX<br>AMEX<br>NASDAQ|-|All other data sources||All||UNDEF|} ''Category'' - an optional parameter; specifies the symbol category * Category is specified by the category name abbreviation:<br> {||'''Category'''||'''Abbreviation'''|-|Stock||Stk|-|Index||Idx|-|Future||Fut|-|Stock Option||Opt|-|Forex||Fx|-|Bond||B|-|Cash||C|-|Spread||Spd|} <br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: category parameter is not case-sensitive.</div>* If the specified ''Category'' is not a valid category abbreviation, a '''Format Symbol''' window will open.* If ''Category'' is not specified, the symbol name will be analyzed in order to select the symbol category automatically.<br> <br>==== Automatic Symbol Category Selection ==== Symbol category is automatically selected by evaluating the symbol name according to the following rules, in the order that they are listed; once a symbol name satisfies any one rule, a category is assigned and MultiCharts proceeds to exchange selection. Symbol category is Future if any of the following are true: * Symbol name ends with a number* Symbol name ends with a '''#F''', preceded by a space* Symbol name begins with an '''@'''* Symbol name begins with a '''c#''' (except TradeStation(R) symbols) Symbol category is Index if any of the following are true: * Symbol name begins with a '''$'''* Symbol name ends with a '''.X''' Symbol category is Forex if any of the following are true: <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: For InteractiveBroker data source, symbol category will be Cash</div> * Symbol name ends with a '''-FX'''* Symbol name contains any two different sets of the following combinations of letters: <br>EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, JPY, HKD, KRW, SEK, MXN, NOK, PLZ, CZK, ILS, HUF, MXP, NZD, PLN, RUR, BRE, USS, SKK, TWD, SIT, SGD, RUB, SON, MTL, LVL, LTL, SEK, HRK, EEK, DKK, CYP if the ''Category'' cannot be selected automatically, category Stock will be selected; category selection takes place prior to default exchange selection. <br>'''Sample Entries and Corresponding Parameters''' <br>{||'''Command Line Entry'''||'''Data Source*'''||'''Symbol'''||'''Exchange'''||'''Category'''|-|rowspan="4"|ES:O #F||eSignal||O #F||UNDEF||Futures|-|ES:ES H8||ES H8||UNDEF||Futures|-|ES:$INDU||$INDU||UNDEF||Indexes|-|ES:EURGBP A0-FX||EURGBP A0-FX||UNDEF||Forex|-|rowspan="3"|IQ:@ES#||IQfeed||@ES#||UNDEF||Futures|-|IQ:NUH8||NUH8||UNDEF||Futures|-|IQ:ADR.X||ADR.X||UNDEF||Indexes|-|rowspan="3"|IB:ESH8||IB||ESH8||GLOBEX||Futures|-|IB:MSFT||MSFT||SMART||Stock|-|IB:EUR.USD||EUR.USD||IDEALPRO||Cash|-|OEC:6AH8||OEC||6AH8||UNDEF||Futures|-|rowspan="3"|OT:/ESH8||OT||/ESH8||EM||Futures|-|OT:$ACBQ||$ACBQ||Q||Indexes|-|OT:#ES||#ES||EM||Futures|-|TA:ESH8||TA||ESH8||CME||Futures|-|rowspan="4"|TS:ESH08||TS||ESH08||CME||Futures|-|TS:AUDCAD||AUDCAD||FOREX||Forex|-|TS:$TSTOP||$TSTOP||NASDAQ||Indexes|-|TS:@ES||@ES||CME||Futures|} <nowiki>*</nowiki> The Data Source is specified in the table's Command Line entries for illustration purposes only; once specified a single time, the Data Source will be selected automatically even if ''DataSource'' parameter is not specified.