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Fix for error message: Error encountered while updating #0(SN)

Dear Customer,

last night (08/05/2010) we suffered a small problem with the distribution file. The issue was solved within 20 minutes.
In case you experienced the following error message, please redownload the data.

Handling data for 20100805 …
Handling corrections, adjustments, and changes …
Applying daily price updates … Error Message to follow:
Error encountered while updating  #0(SN)
Can’t create file
Status: Updating Stocks facts: 0 to 0
Aborted.

Sincerely,
The CSI Technical Support Team

Filed Under: UA Error Messages

Autodownload data at the time of your choosing

The Download/Distribution Selection allows you to download and distribute everything in your retrieval category or a subset that can be defined through a list.
For example:
Select ‘Wait for Everything Traded’ and click the ‘Run’ button. Unfair Advantage will start downloading the data as soon as everything is posted. By using this feature you don’t have to check our online posting status.

If you wish to use our online posting status to check the available data, please use the link below.
http://csidata.com/cgi-bin/UaPostingStatusPageNw.pl

To use this feature launch Unfair Advantage (Launch UA), navigate to ‘DATABASE’ along the top, and choose ‘Schedule Download/Distribution’.

Filed Under: Support Blog

Force UA to redownload missing dates

After running a data download/update last night, I noticed that I don’t have data for 6/22/2010 and 6/23/2010. What should I do?

Force Unfair Advantage to redownload the distribution files for the missing date(s).
Note: The missing date(s) shouldn’t be older than 6 weeks.

Double click ‘Launch UA’ on your Windows Desktop,
select PREFERENCES from the main menu,
click DOWNLOAD PREFERENCES on the left hand side,
change the ‘General Collection Date’ to 20100622 ,
click the OK button and do a daily download.

Filed Under: Support Blog

Unfair Advantage build x.110 available

Unfair Advantage x.110 build

Changes:

  • “Connection Refused” message is now written to a log file instead of a visual prompt.
Filed Under: UA Builds

Unfair Advantage build x.109 available

Unfair Advantage x.109e build

Changes:

  • Now compatible with AmiBroker 5.30. Make certain your UA’s AmiBroker Preferences have the database path specified correctly in case you’ve installed your new AmiBroker version to Program Files\AmiBroker5.3\.
  • Split, Dividend Adjusted Exports to AmiBroker are ensured. Please make certain to select:
    UA Preferences -> AmiBroker -> Refresh history with next download and update thereafter. [x]
  • AmiBroker appending has been enhanced for efficiency while maintaining accuracy, where corrections and/or split, dividend and capital gain events are still considered when updating Ami’s database.
  • New setting in Preferences Market Specs to prompt, or suppress refresh prompt when new market databases are added to our roster of available market data.
  • Study templates with multiple indicators now retain custom parameters and charting pane placement. 
  • Drag and drop indicators now recognize charting pane placement.
Filed Under: UA Builds

ELX exchange added to the database

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX Futures) is a new fully regulated electronic futures exchange formed in December 2007 by leading financial institutions to establish a faster, more efficient competitive alternative for global market participants trading futures contracts. Starting July 10, 2009, with a slate of four U.S. Treasury futures contracts, ELX Futures will allow for market arbitrage, outright and spread execution and cash/futures basis trading through multiple front ends and an ultra fast matching engine.

http://www.elxmarkets.com/

The following Futures contracts were added:

csi# 1477, symbol ZTE – 2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
csi# 1478, symbol ZFE – 5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
csi# 1479, symbol ZNE – 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
csi# 1480, symbol ZBE – 30 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
csi# 1504, symbol ZUE – Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

Filed Under: Support Blog

Unfair Advantage build x.108 available

Unfair Advantage x.108 build

Changes:

  • Excel formatter no longer rounds incorrectly when writing data in decimal format.
Filed Under: UA Builds

Unfair Advantage build x.107 available

Unfair Advantage x.107 build

Changes:

  • Handles legacy fortran computed contract limit appropriately. ( for example, eliminates freeze when updating NaturalGas Nth Nearest Contracts when using legacy option )
Filed Under: UA Builds

Unfair Advantage build x.106 available

Unfair Advantage x.106 build

Changes:

  • Updating time of portfolio exports has been signifantly reduced.
    (initial update will still take time, subsiquent updates are reduced by a factor of 4 or more )
  • Printing of the volume orientation has been corrected.
  • Better progress status when deleting portfolios.
  • Vantage Point Portfolios written with higher export file assignment integrity.
  • CRB format has been removed.
  • Intraday unqualified data inclusion in portfolios has been removed, although charting it remains.
Filed Under: UA Builds

Unfair Advantage build x.105 available

Unfair Advantage x.105 build

Changes:

  • No longer refreshes files without first prompting.

PLEASE UPGRADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE LATEST BUILD!!!

Filed Under: UA Builds
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