
                            MetaStock Utilities(tm)
                                 Version 3.03
                                   05/19/93


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  Page    Description of change
      
    12    The ticker symbol field in an ASCII file may contain spaces.  
          Spaces no longer need to be replaced with underscores ("_")
    
    23    After entering the drive/path information and the ticker symbols,
          MSU will ask if you want to "Perform strict test?"  A strict test 
          checks for characters in several unused fields in the MASTER file.  
          If characters exist in these unused fields, MSU will report an 
          error.  Although these characters will not affect the performance 
          of current versions of MetaStock, there is a possibility that 
          future versions of MetaStock will require these fields. 
           
          Therefore, we recommend that you do not perform the strict test
          as part of your normal routine, since the additional errors that 
          it may report are not applicable to the current version of
          MetaStock.
          
    32    The command line parameter "/bannerNo" allows you to skip the five
          second delay when showing the opening title screen.

    32    The command line parameter "/usedisk" allows the program to use
          disk space for temporary storage during data conversion.  The amount 
          of data that can be converted is normally limited to the amount of
          free conventional RAM.  However, with the /usedisk parameter, the 
          amount of data that may be converted is limited only by the amount 
          of free disk space.

    32    The command line parameter "/periodIn" allows you to specify the
          time interval of the intraday security to convert. "I" identifies an 
          intraday periodicity, while the "n" indicates a specific interval. 
          For example, "/periodI5" indicates an intraday security with a 
          5-minute interval, "/periodI30" an intraday security with a 
          30-minute interval, "/periodI0" an intraday security with a 
          0-minute (i.e., tick) interval, etc.

          This parameter must be used if multiple intervals for the same 
          security exist.  For example, if you have a tick, 5-minute, and 
          30-minute security file for December T-bonds, you must use the 
          "/periodIn" parameter in order for MSU to know which of the three
          T-bond files to convert.                   


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