So you have about four years of 1 minute data for each Pair in .cvs text files. How to load it in. Don't need this much but never can get enough data.
You only need the 1 minute data for each pair. That will save you time in doing the following.
1. First start up Empty4 and disconnect from your brokers server. Delete the pass word and un-check save login info. Make sure you know your password and account number though. If he does not disconnect than try logging in with out a password. That will annoy him.
2. Open up the data folder under the file menu. Open history and the name of the server you connect to. EDIT ...cut and paste the HST files into a folder on your desk top. Only the HST files. The other files are still needed. Cut and paste because you will have more data on the pairs you are unable to get new data on in the old history.
3. Exit out of Empty4. Restart Empty4. There should be no connection to the server. So you are off line.
4. Open up the history. There should not be any data in the Pair folders. Now for each Pair you have data for double click the Pair 1 minute icon and open up import. Import it to that pair. As long as it is named for the pair it does not mater if there is a .CVS or .TXT at the end as long as it is cvs data. You can use the all files choice to see all the data pairs in your new data folder.
5. Be patient this is the longest step. You will get a window after you click on import. You will open up the folder that has your data in it picking out the pair data. Hit the open button but wait to see the pair name change in the window before pressing OK. It takes about 10 seconds to happen. Do this for every pair you have data for. Do not worry about the ones you do not have it for because we will run the force history download script when we are done.
6. When you are done this task exit Empty4 and than restart. Go to file menu offline chart. Open the first pairs 1 minute data. It will be about 1.5 million bars of 1 minute data if you are able to get 4 years for instance. You do not need this much though. You would have less for say 2 years. 750000 maybe.
7. Drop the multi period converter on the chart. Watch up in the left hand corner how fast it makes all the other time periods for you. It is lightning fast. You do not want to be messing with the period converter that comes with Empty4 for this task. Do this for each pair. Edit ... Now copy the HST files you saved that you do not have new minute data on into the History folder. When done you are good to go.
8. Reset your Password and Account number. Exit restart a live login.
9. Test the charts with a template that has the popup alert turned on for not enough bars. 1 through the weekly. This one should be a 5_1440 template. You should not get any alarms except on the monthly. It does not count because it is not used in the system.
10. Run the force history download script. This time you will get a lot of failures but for a different reason. You have more data than you broker so it cannot download any more on the pairs you imported on. However it may get back more data on those old HST files you saved.
11. Last ... So I am done with force history download and I have about 1.5 million bars that need to be loaded on the 1 minute time period each time it starts. This means it can take forever. I do not need that many. Go to the tools-options-chart menu and at the bottom set max of bars on CHART to 50000. Leave the max in history alone. That is big enough to cover any average on the system. Now you do not have to load 1.5 million bars and watch the system freeze. The system will now be stable with the bars it needs. ( Actually I lowered my bars to 40000. The lower you can go and have enough bars will allow the system to be snappier. Largest average is 36288. Room to spare.
See post one for the multi period converter. Believe me this is the only one you want to use.
Cheers,
Doug
