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We are unaware of any other program like DataMaker. It can access files anywhere in your system, extract specific fields of data from each file and combine them into a single ASCII or METASTOCK formatted file aligned by date. Neural network buffs especially like it.
For example, you could select 7 fields of data from the COT Gold file, 5 fields from the CLC Gold file and 4 fields from one of your own data files (perhaps the open, hi, low, close of a metals index).
DataMaker would combine these 16 fields of data along with a date field into one ASCII or METASTOCK file all set to be imported into a neural network, spreadsheet, or stock analysis program.
Datamaker can even fill in missing days of data through two methods of interpolation.
DATAMAKER OPTIONS:
Starting/Ending Date - The output file will start and end on these dates.
Date Format - Choices are: MM/DD/YY, "MM/DD/YY", YYMMDD, "YYMMDD".
Output Format - Choices are: ASCII or METASTOCK
Output Title Line - Allows first line title to be created.
Output Column Headings - If selected, column headings will be output.
Column Headings in Quotes - If selected, column headings will be in quotes.
Include Holidays - Selecting Holidays will produce 5 trading days per week.
Holiday Value - Previous value, 0 or -1.
Column Separator Character - Comma, space or tab character.
Sampling Period - End of Day, Week or Month or any Day of The Week.
Overwrite Output File - Yes/No (with confirming message).
COT Interpolation Method - Constant or linear.
COT Lookback Days - 20 to 9999 days, used when computing COT Indexes.
CLC Linking Method - Forward adjust, reverse adjust or no adjustment.
CLC Neg. Price Handling - 5 choices: neg's, 0, 1, prev. value, "Auto Float"
Note: Auto Float will shift ("float") the entire curve up out of
negative territory preserving the orignal curve shape.
IDX Interpolation Method - Constant or linear.
IDX Include Sat. Trading - Yes/No, applies to trading prior 5/25/52.
Batch Mode Supported - Can be called from a batch file to automatically
build output files.
Auto Build Feature - Can operate on an unlimited set of Input/Output
definitions automatically.
Mathematical Operators - supported operators are add, subtract, multiply and divide.
