Forex Software — file import error

Re: file import error

null@example.com (Popov) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:19:06 +0000

skapa wrote:

i tried to import data files from meta4 trader...usd/jpy...it still work but...but the data what i have from meta 4 for import are UNTIL ( 1999.08.02)...and the forex strategy builder let me backtesting only from 25.02.09
why?

A possible reason is the max bas limit in Market->Data Horizon.

Re: file import error

null@example.com (skapa) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:15:58 +0000

i tried to import data files from meta4 trader...usd/jpy...it still work but...but the data what i have from meta 4 for import are UNTIL ( 1999.08.02)...and the forex strategy builder let me backtesting only from 25.02.09

why?

Re: file import error

null@example.com (Popov) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:03:38 +0000

If the change is only in the time format, the easiest way is to use notepad, wordpad or some other text editor. I'm using Notepad++.

For more complex changes I'm using AWK. See this thread http://forexsb.com/forum/topic/164/awk-data-converter/

Re: file import error

null@example.com (kasares) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:25:32 +0000

Thanks a lot,

I should probably write a quick converter. Do you use RegExp?

Re: file import error

null@example.com (Popov) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:49:19 +0000

Replace time column "0:00" with "00:00". That will fix the problem.

The general data row match pattern is:

^[\t ;,]*\d{1,4}[\./-]\d{1,4}[\./-]\d{1,4}[\t ;,]+\d{2}(:\d{2}){1,2}([\t ;,]+\d+[\.,]\d+){4}([\t ;,]+\d{1,10})?

Time must be: hh:mm or hh:mm:ss
Pattern:

\d{2}(:\d{2}){1,2}

Here is the converted file:

file import error

null@example.com (kasares) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:11:08 +0000

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with the data file attached? I've generated files for EURUSD 1D and 1H (and only those two files are in new data folder), but when I point FSB to that data folder, it says "Could not recognize data file format! Error in the data file", and no additional info is given.

I would just open existing files in Excel and paste new columns values, but Excel 2007 just opens them as comma-delimited, and I couldn't make it to understand that this is tab-delimited, not comma-delimited.

Why go for tab-delimited at all?

Thanks in advance.