Will like to convert some Telechart 2000 PCF(personal criteria formula) to formulas for Metastock indicators or Explorer candlestick scans for morning star or morning star doji. I know that Metastock already has Doji morning star and morning star indicators, but there is some variance on my PCF that means I've to use the customised metastock formula. My objective is to scan for stocks simultaneously or in one Explorer execution the following scans for morning star and morning star dojis patterns and then come out with a list of stocks that meet the critieria for these candlesticks patterns. I know I can always hold the Ctrl key as per Steve postings....but...appreciate if a familiar Metastock user can advise me firstly how to convert these PCF from telechart to Metastock and secondly where to define them as an indicator or explorer formula(eg: is it defined in the column A or define it in the filter). The PCF from Telechart 2000 are as follows: Morning Star ======== O>=C1 and C>0 AND C>C1 and O1=C1 AND C1<C2 AND C>C2 AND C2<02 AND C2<C3 AND STOC<=20 AND C>$40 Moring Doji star ========== O2>C2 and O1=C1 AND C1>C2 AND O<C AND O<01 AND C>C1 AND STOC<=20 AND C>$40 Legends: C: Last closing price O: Last opening price C1: Last closing price -1 O1: Last openging price -1 C2: Last closing price -2 O2: Last opening price -2 C3: Last closing price -3 What I have done: ============ I have tried in Explorer to define Col A as C, Col B as O, Col C as C1, Col D as O1 and Col E as C2. I realised that with only 5 columns available in Explorer means I've not enough columns for O2 and C3 variables. I'm a relative newbie to Metastock when using customised indicators or explorer formula. I've read the Metastock programming primer, but I can't seem to find a simple way to put things all together based on what the requirements above. I'm not taking the easy way out, but I just seem to be so lost. Thanks. Rgds Danny :(

Wabbit, appreciate your help to a new member and your generous spirit of giving in the tradition of Christmas. Wishing you a HAPPY NEW YEAR in 2006.. With your guide on the morning stars, I reversed the formula for evening starts. For everybody's benefits they are listed below, your syntax was absolutely correct. Thus though this is a simple case, but it gives encouragement to anyone who needs to convert Telechart formula to Metastock. Again it's not everyone who wants to subscrible to Telechart 2500 which is not a free service. Metastock is a license software once purchase but it can be used with Free End of Day(EOD) data from Yahoo or Melved Quote-tracker or even with RT server from Interactive brokers for real-time display Evening star(Col B of Metastock Explorer) ======== O<=Ref(C,-1) AND C<O AND C<Ref(C,-1) AND Ref(O,-1)=Ref(C,-1) AND Ref(C,-1)>Ref(C,-2) AND C<Ref(C,-2) AND Ref(C,-2)>Ref(O,-2) AND Ref(C,-2)>Ref(C,-3) Evening Doji Star(Col C of Metastock Explorer) ============================== Ref(O,-2)<Ref(C,-2) AND Ref(O,-1)=Ref(C,-1) AND Ref(C,-1)<=Ref(C,-2) AND O>C AND O>Ref(O,-1) AND C<Ref(C,-1) Filter: ==== (colB OR colC) AND colA>10 AND Stoch(12,3)>80 where colA is closing price.