             The DT Tradestation 2000i Data Conversion Utility

      **** PRINT AND READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING ****

             **** BE SURE AND READ THE FAQ AT THE END ****

The DT Tradestation data conversion utility is an ELS. After importing the
ELS into Tradestation (TS) you may add the indicator to your TS charts. When
the indicator is added to a chart, a data file that DT can access is automatically
created and updated in real time as long as the chart remains open. 

The basic steps are:
1. Make a folder on your C:\ drive named DTTSDATA.
    (the TS generated files that DT uses are stored here)
2. Import the ELS we sent you into TS.
    (you need to know where the ELS is on your computer)
3. Add the TS indicator to your TS chart.
    (this generates and stores the file into the DTTSDATA)
4. Add the created data file(s) to a DT portfolio.
5. In DT2 make new scenarios; in DT3 make new charts.


The more detailed steps are:
1. Create a folder on your C:\ drive named "DTTSDATA"
2. Go to PowerEditor (F12)
3. Select in the FILE menu "Import and Export", a window will pop up.
4. Select "Import EasyLanguage Archive Files(ELA and ELS)" and click "Next"
5. A new window appears, where you type in the location of the DTTS2000.ELS file.
    If you don't know the correct path you can "SCAN" or "BROWSE" for it. 
    Then again click "Next"
6. In the (what functions... you want transfer) window click "Select All" and "Next"
   In the (what indicators... you want transfer) window click "Select All" and "Next"
7. Now comes a "WARNING MESSAGE": (This function exists ...) where you
   choose "Yes To All"
   TS2000i now imports the complete file and you can leave the PowerEditor.
8. Each time you apply the indicator to a TS chart, a data file is created that
   DT may use. To apply the indicator to your TS chart:
   Create a TS chart and open the "Insert Analysis Techniques" window. In the folder
   "Indicator" choose dtts2000.a and click "Plot"
   Verify if the given data path is yours. If not, click "Edit" and type in the correct 
   one. Then click the folder "Properties" and select "Hidden" from the pull-down
   window. Click "OK"
9. Now you can start DT PORTFOLIO MANAGER and add the created data files
   to a portfolio as described in the DT manual.
   a. If it isn't loaded, start Dynamic Trader
   b. Select Portfolio Manager
   c. Select New to create and a new portfolio or
      Select Edit to make changes to an existing portfolio.
   d. The Data Type is "Trade Station - u".
   e. The Drive and Directory are where you stored the converted data files.
      The new charts where you have applied the indicator should be listed in the
      "Data files available to add" box.
   f. Select "Add All" or select the specific files to add.
   g. Click "Save Configuration" 
   h. Click "Save Portfolio" or "Save Portfolio As"
   i. Close the Portfolio Manager.


                                     FAQ


Q: I have a 15 minute bond chart loaded in TS and I can see the new bars
   generated every 15 minutes on my TS screen but not on my DT screen.

A: Keep in mind that Dynamict Trader is not reading a real-time data feed.
   DT reads the data file that is created by the TS utility.
   
   DT2 does not automatically update the chart with new bars every time TS
   adds new bars to the data file. To see the new bars on the DT chart,
   press the [U] key. The [U] key works on saved scenarios, not new scenarios.
   If you make a new scenario, save it and then start using the [U] key.

   For DT3 you need to turn on Auto Update and tell DT how often to do the
   update. The Auto Update button is in the upper left corner of the chart.
   Right click the button to set the update frequency. Left click it to
   turn the update on (green button on, red button off).


Q: Do my DT data files continue to update if I turn my TS off or close
   the TS chart?

A: NO. Let's use 30 minute S&P as an example. As long as the S&P chart is
   loaded in TS, a new 30 minute bar will be added to the end of the DT data
   file every 30 minutes. If the original DT file had 150 bars, then 90 minutes
   later it will have 153 bars.

   If you turn TS off, close the chart or change the chart from say 5 minutes
   to 30 minutes, the original data file will no longer update. However, when
   you turn the machine back on and / or reload the TS chart with the utility
   indicator on it, the data file DT uses will be regenerated and updated.

   The DT charts will not update if the TS chart is not open.

   IMPORTANT - SEE NEXT Q AND A.


Q. I turned my machine off at night and the next day the swing files on my
   DT charts have shifted.

A. If you close TS2000i after the sessions and run it again next morning 
   the swing files on your DT chart will have shifted. This is because when 
   you start TS2000i the DT data files are regenerated and start one day 
   later than the original data files. To avoid this you can go to the 
   "Date Range" settings and add 1 day.
 
   With daily data it is much easier to maintain the DT chart: 
   At the "SETTINGS" - "Date Range" menu type in the "Days back" box much 
   more days than TS2000i itself has stored. For example: In the GlobalServer 
   if your "History Settings" for the symbol SP U9 are to store the last 200 
   trading days, then you type in the "Days back" box say 350.

   The DT charts will not update if the TS chart is not open. This will cause
   shifts in the swings, projections etc.

Q: When TS created the DT data file, I wasn't given a chance to name it.

A: The utility automatically names the data files based on the TS data file
   name and bar interval. The March 99 thirty minute US T-bond file would be
   named USH930.DTI for example.


Q: Can I use tick data with DT?

A: No. DT only works with bar data, one minute or larger.
 