Export Symbol Data

Description

The Export Symbol Data module is used to export intraday and historical data into text files for usage in external applications such as Microsoft Excel. This feature supports intraday export in the resolutions from 1 second, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes and 1 hour. In addition the history export now supports the resolutions 1 day, 1 week and 1 month (previously only 1 day was supported).

Formats

It is possible to export data to Text/asci files;

•Comma separated

•Tab separated

•XML files

Step by step guide

1.Define a symbol list in the Composite Window. Save the list with a name (e.g. ”MyTest”)

2.Click on the "Export Symbol Data" Icon or select List|Export Symbol data on the right-click menu.

3.Select destination folder (e.g. C:\). Tick off  ”All in one file” if necessary, if not it will create one file per symbol.

4. Select type of dataset; Intraday, Historical or Tick by Tick

5.Select data range. It is possible to Include ”header” and ”ticker”

6.Select file format (Comma, Tab or XML)

7.Select date format (thus depending on your computer settings under Control Panel | Regional Settings | Regional Options | Customize | Date)

8.Click the start button

9.In a few seconds the files will be created in the destination folder above

10.Import the same files to the other program