PAL File Real Time

General Application

Pal File Real Time will generate a price text file and maintain it in real time. The text file contains Date, Time, Open, High, Low, Close for a specified chart and then posts updates to this file in REAL TIME so the final bar in the text file is never duplicated, and is always kept current as the current bar on the chart is forming. It’s like having the server create a real time text file for you. This allows the user to easily integrate the real time data feed into other programs.

For example, suppose you want to create a 5-min bar text file of the S&P and you want this file updated in real time on every new tick. This program will create a text file containing the Date, Time, Open, High, Low, Close for every 5-min bar in the chart and then update the text file in real time for every new tick thus keeping the last entry in the text file current as the last (current) bar is forming in real time.

Specific Application

This program integrates with P&L Pal to turn it into a real time application by creating and updating the P&L Pal text input file (P&L Pal ASCII type file) in real time at a tick interval specified by user. The user can then simply set the automatic reload time interval in the P&L Pal program to read the newest data file at the specified time interval.

Here’s an example of 15 minute file for bonds (US7H). The file contains symbol information, and bar interval information. The last entry "961210.2020" would be updated in real time to reflect price changes as the current bar forms.

Example File:

US7H, M15, 1, END
961210.1850, 114.2810, 114.3130, 114.2500, 114.2810
961210.1905, 114.3130, 114.3130, 114.2500, 114.2810
961210.1920, 114.2500, 114.2810, 114.2500, 114.2810
961210.1935, 114.2500, 114.2500, 114.2500, 114.2500
961210.2005, 114.2810, 114.2810, 114.2500, 114.2500
961210.2020, 114.2810, 114.2810, 114.2810, 114.2810

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