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175 Importing files in ASCII format Provided that they conform to one of a number of simple data structures, ASCII data files can be converted to IT format by selecting the Datacapture option of the Utilities menu. Set up the record structure and source and destination directories as described in Chapter 8. Note that Datacapture will only import ASCII files with up to a total of 7 fields including the date. The ability to convert data files in this way allows the data to be interchanged between different programs. Other Data Formats supported Insight Trader can now directly read data and chart from four different data formats: (i) Its own native Insight Trader format as previously (IT) (ii) Metastock format (<255 files per directory) (MS) (iii) The BodhiOne format (BO) (iv) The Quotes Plus Inc QP2® format (QP) Establishing a BO or MS Database for Charting within IT Just log on to the "stem" directory of the appropriate BO or MS database - ie the directory just below the one(s) where the individual data files are stored. This is done from Format/Preferences either by typing the name of the stem directory into the box Path for configuration and data files or by browsing for the directory on the hard drive. For example if your data files are stored in: C:\My Databases\BodhiOne\ASX\A...Z then either browse for, or type in the name of, the stem directory as: C:\My Databases\BodhiOne\ASX Note that with later installations of Bodhi the files would be stored instead under: C:\Data\BodhiOne\ASX IT will detect whether it is a valid IT, MS or BO directory and inform you accordingly. (It does not matter what the names of the individual subdirectories off the stem directory are called as it will appear from the program that the securities in them are all in one big directory.) If IT detects that the directory is not any one of these three formats or that the directory does not yet exist then it will ask if you want to create a new valid IT directory around the stem directory that you have specified. For the two foreign formats, IT will create a directory branch WINITSYS off the stem directory to contain all of its working files eg saved charts, portfolio files, list files, Database Manager files, notes etc.
