Editing CSI files

LeviF · Post by **LeviF** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:45 pm

Sometimes I find that CSI makes a gross data error, and I go into the txt file directly to edit it. Then sometimes my daily downloads overwrite the edit with the same error unknowingly which is quite a pain. Anyone else experience this and have a good solution?

babelproofreader · Post by **babelproofreader** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:45 pm

Perhaps you could write an executable script file to alter your .txt file after it has been updated?

Post by **Tim Arnold** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:56 pm

Many customers have reported that a quick email to CSI resolves the problem with the next download. Fixing at the source is the solution.

marriot · Post by **marriot** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:20 am

Related to wrong rollovers, refresh files sometimes fix the problem.

HighSierraTrader · Post by **HighSierraTrader** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:10 pm

As Tim said, if your data vendor is CSI, contact support@csidata.com with details. In one case I discover a dozen data errors from the 1920s and 1930s for CBOT Wheat and more for LME Lead of a later era. After I inform them 3 times of these errors, they begin to believe me. Then, they assign the issue to an in-house data pro who goes to great lengths to obtain accurate original price data from 80+ years ago needed to fix the errors.

CSI is reasonably communicative with me during the process, which takes a few weeks. During that period I make daily manual adjustments because the daily download reinserts the errors into the data files. After a few days of this, I develop a cut-and-paste approach to speed things up. Since CSI fixes the data I have no further problems.

RedRock · Post by **RedRock** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:37 pm

HighSierraTrader wrote: After a few days of this, I develop a cut-and-paste approach to speed things up. Since CSI fixes the data I have no further problems.

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