Hi Ebeing, Not sure about the export (I know it can be done though), but the symbol lists for cycling is very simple. Create a text file with the list of symbols (one on each line). Rename the text file to a .sym extension. Put the new file in the Downloader directory (usually C:\\Program Files\\Equis\ he Downloader). Best Larry Carhartt http://www.masterdata4metastock.com

Dear Wabbit I have been using cut and paste but was hoping to get a better system for importing the exploration results into excel Regards Ebeing :?

I assume your csv list has one symbol on each line. If so, you are ready to proceed. If not, do whatever you need to do to get the symbols, one symbol per line (or row). Save the file. Change the file extension on the newly saved file to .sym. Copy it to the Downloader folder as I explained before. In Downloader, click on "File", then "New", then "Security". In the "New Security" dialog window that appears, click on the "Look Up" button. In the "Symbol Database" that appears select the .sym file you just created (it will look like a folder). Your list of symbols will now appear. Click on the "Select all". Click on OK. To the right of folder, type in the path where the data will be saved (make it a new folder if you just want your list of stocks to be run in the Exploration). Make sure Periocity is set to what you want. Click on "OK". Download your data. In MetaStock, open Explorer, browse to your new folder and "Add" it. You should be ready to run your exploration on your list of stocks. This sounds more complicated than it really is. After doing it a few times, it is really pretty straightforward. Good luck. Larry Carhartt http://www.masterdata4metastock.com

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I am an old MetaStock user and wanted to see this procedure you mention for importing symbol lists another way than the one I learned many years ago. I did a search on many terms with no luck (including custom symbol files). Any ideas on where to find the procedure you allude to? MasterDATA PS Thank you Marilyn for easing the sting a bit. I do appreciate it.

Sorry for the sting... really. :oops: Look this over: [code:1:7b22bc7134]1. Open a new ASCII file in a text editor (e.g. WordPad, Notepad). 2. Type the list of securities to add to the Symbol Database using the following format: <Security name>, <symbol>, <exchange> Example: Microsoft, MSFT, NASD Apple Computer, AAPL, NASD Oracle, ORCL, NASD Iomega, IOM, NYSE There should be no spaces before or after commas. Each individual security must be entered on a separate line in the text editor. The <exchange> and <security name> entries are completely optional. You may also create an ASCII file using the following format: <Symbol> Example: MSFT AAPL ORCL IOM In the example above, the ASCII file contains only one field per line (i.e., the symbol). Since the <security name> is not provided, The DownLoader will attempt to provide a <Security name> from the existing Symbol Database. For example, since the Symbol Database in The DownLoader associates the symbol "MSFT" to the security name "Microsoft," the name "Microsoft" will automatically be used in the <security name> field. However, if The DownLoader does not find a match for the <symbol> in the existing list, the symbol itself will be used in place of the <security name>. 3. Save the ASCII file with the extension ".SYM" (e.g. "COMPUTER.SYM"). Note that when you save the file in Notepad or WordPad, you should choose "All Files" from the Files of type drop list. If you do not, a ".TXT" extension will be added after the file name (e.g. "COMPUTER.SYM.TXT"). If this happens, rename the file in Windows Explorer so the Symbol Database will correctly recognize the file format. 4. Place the ASCII file in the same folder as The DownLoader program. (E.G. "C:\\Program Files\\Equis\ he DownLoader") 5. Open The DownLoader and display the Symbol Database. 6. The name of the newly created Symbol Database file will be displayed in the Type menu of the Symbol Database. [/code:1:7b22bc7134]

Hi Larry, I hope you can help me. I'm looking for free historical data/charts for worldwide stocks for MetaStock on the internet. Do you know where I can get this information?! Thank you very much in advance! Best Regards, Hung

Hi Hung, Honestly wish I could, but I don't do much currently with securities outside the United States. That will change in the future. Although this MetaStock forum is certainly one of the best, other forums do exist where a significant number of members are outside the US (if not a majority). I remember numerous discussions regarding the information you want (at least the data, if not the charts). You definitely want to remain and participate in this forum, but you might also try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/equismetastock/ or others. There are numerous MetaStock forums, but I think that one will answer your needs. By the way, http://finance.yahoo.com covers an incredible number of markets both in the US and world wide. Might try them also. Yahoo is always free, but you have to work a bit to get the data into MetaStock. Good luck. Best Larry Carhartt