Text (ASCII) data file format

AbleTrend is able to read data from ASCII text files. What is the format of the text file?

Not only can you import from a file, you can also export to a file. This export file shows the exact format for a file.

Date Time Open High Low Close Volume
20051218 0630 33.000 36.000 31.000 33.313 952900
20051218 0645 33.313 36.750 33.063 33.516 715800
20051218 0700 33.531 37.250 33.313 33.828 701700
20051218 0715 33.828 38.500 33.625 38.250 617100
20051218 0730 38.250 38.750 33.500 34.250 654600
20051218 0745 34.188 34.250 31.000 33.078 832700

For AbleTrend 7.0 Real Time, if you have a daily file without a column for time, you need to add a dummy column.

For AbleTrend 7.0 End of Day, the column for time is not needed.

If your file does not have volume, you can add a column with 1 on each line.