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###  | Import File Settings |

The Import File Settings Dialog lets you specify specific items required for import files. All items are required in order to correctly interpret the data in the file. The Time Span should match the time span of the data in the import file. The symbol should be the symbol of the data in the file. The import file may contain data for more than one symbol, in which case the data for the specified symbol will be extracted from the file. The Data Format Specification contains a list of data formats which SSChart currently recognizes. Look at the format specification in the Data Format Specification group and make sure your data file matches it. If the import file contains a header line which describes the data in the file then the Use File Header Line item should be selected. If the file does not appear to have been imported correctly then most likely the data format specification was inaccurate. The format specifications used by this dialog are contained in the file .\CONFIG\import.cfg. This is a plain text file and it is possible to add or modify the format specifications in this file with just a little bit of ingenuity. It is important to note that if a specification field just says "date" then the date format specified by DefaultDateFormat in this file will be used. This is currently set to mm/dd/yy.

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