Gary: I failed to note that this double listing (one text one normal) happens only in Vista. The Ascii export works fine in XP 64.
Dan B --- In [email protected], "ubde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gary: > > I When I exported to my ascii file last night it didn't work > correctly to update my charting package. When I looked at the file it > appears that each stock listed in the ascii output file has a > corresponding text file created by my word processor, currently open > office. In other words there are two listings for each stock, one an > Open Office text file and the other the regular file. How do I stop > the listing of the text file? > > Dan Barber > > > > > --- In [email protected], "gary" <gary@> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > > > For Vista, the Ascii export program has to be run as administrator, > that program deletes entries from the registry, and that action is > only allowed for administrators on Vista. > > > > > > You only need to run it as administrator when adding or changing a > format. > > > > Go to Start - programs - Quotes Plus, right click on the ascii > export program, choose run as administrator. > > > > Now you can add the format you need, then save it. > > > > You won't have to do that for normal exports. > > > > > > Best regards > > > > Gary Lyben > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ubde > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:02 PM > > Subject: [quotes-plus] QP2 installation on Vista > > > > > > I have recently changed computers and now am running Vista Home > > Premium 64. I got a new installation disk from QP2 (after trying at > > their insistence the download from the site which took 6 hours on my > > slow ISDN connection, and then failed because of a dropped line) and > > have a problem with the Ascii export. I have to specify a new format > > from the ascii menu that is necessary for my charting package. This is > > one of the selectable formats (Date, yymmdd, open, high, low, close, > > vol 100's)and has worked for years on other computers on XP. The > > program lets me select the format but when I hit the save changes > > button it locks the program and will go no further. The computer isn't > > locked just the program. Coincidentally I also have XP 64 operational > > and it runs this part fine but the download seems to go back to the CD > > date (Aug 20) every day and downloads all that data again as well as > > today's data. I'm at a loss and sent a message to QP two days ago but > > have heard nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would prefer > > to run the entire operation on Vista, since it seems to be more stable > > and is where most of my other stuff is. Thanks in advance. > > > > Dan Barber > > >
