Hello,

Is there a way I can run the Metastock 15 DownLoader application from the command line? i.e. I want to be able to fire up a download and conversion that requires no user input from a batch script late at night. 

The previous versions of Metastock 10.x used to have an express download option for the downloader, which remembered the previous download setting and performed a download without any user intervention.

 

Thanks

- Ravi

Hi, Sorry this post was missed. There is a method to perform an express download. While this shortcut is not included, you can perform these steps to create a shortcut to this effect: On your desktop: 1. Right click on empty area of Desktop 2. Select New 3. Select Shortcut 4. Click Browse 5. Navigate to the installation folder and select the Downloader.exe (For MetaStock DC this will typically be C:\Users\(Windows.Username)\AppData\Local\Thomson Reuters\Eikon\Program) 6. Modify the line with the folder and add /express to the end, such as "C:\Users\(Windows.Username)\AppData\Local\Thomson Reuters\Eikon\Program\Downloader.exe" /express then click Next 7. Name the shortcut, i.e. "Express Download" This shortcut will essentially as the old DownLoader did. Additionally, you can add the same command mentioned above to the Windows Task Scheduler to automate the download process. DownLoader must be closed for the /express switch to work.

Hi, The only switch in DownLoader is the /express option, so there isn't any built-in way to automate the conversion (it might work with certain macro'ing programs, but we do not offer support for this). I have created an issue tracker for the inclusion of a shortcut (and potentially a Help topic) in a future update. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!