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Free programs

The free software is just to draw visitors to my web site, it is not adware or spyware.

All programs are freeware, English only and in a self extracting exe with an uninstaller included.

WebToMet is designed to read intra day share and other security price data directly from a live watch screen for day trading by using character recognition, write the data directly to MetaStock Professional data files in real time and update the charts that are open in MetaStock Professional automatically. WebToMet is not an online vendor, MetaStock accesses the data by opening the files written by WebToMet. It has been made to read a number of different watch screens and has been used on "Market Maker", "Quote Tracker" and "Market Center" and tested on several others.

Use when trading CFD's (Contracts For Difference) or put free data from Medved Quote Tracker directly into MetaStock Professional data files.

More info

V 3.1.26

Tested on Microsoft Windows XP and with MetaStock professional 8 and 9 with screen size of 640 x 480 and larger and with multiple screens. The program now includes memory resource use limiting and backups on closing.

I have now found a way to make the character recognition read the Telequote watchscreen with the joined numbers and I have also made the optimized character recognition work properly with the arrows in the Market Maker watch screen so that the arrows don't have to be hidden.

Download WebToMet 1,494 KB


MetaStockRefresher is included here with WebToMet as it is the remote refresher for MetaStock professional when WebToMet is being used on a different computer. It is also useful to automatically refresh MetaStock when using data from an online vendor.

With version 1.3.0 I have added a new function to reduce the chart flashing but I have only been able to test it on XP. It should work on other operating systems.

Also with version 1.3.1 you can now select in Setup options to not refresh while a chart is maximized which will make it easier to try trend lines etc.

Version 1.3.2 does not have to remain visible for the reduced chart flashing to work.

Version 2.0.1 can refresh without dropping the View menu which further reduces the flashing.

V 2.0.1

Download MetaStockRefresher 495 KB

DataFilesFilter copies MetaStock data files to a new folder and sets up the new MetaStock data file system. In the process outdated files can be left behind and other repairs can be made as well. This program works on normal daily data as used with both the standard version of MetaStock and MetaStock Professional as well as intra day data and data written by WebToMet.

V 1.0.12

Tested on Microsoft Windows 98, Windows XP and with the standard MetaStock and MetaStock Professional.

More info

Download DataFilesFilter. 352 KB

TZone reads the time zone information held in the Microsoft operating system registry and displays the information on daylight saving as well as setting up four clocks that can display different times around the world.

The clocks can now be made to stay on top and digital only.

V 1.2.1

Tested on Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows XP.

Download TZone. 291 KB

PasswordCreator can create passwords as well as make random words using a set of letter association rules.

V 1.0.0

Tested on Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows XP.

Download Password Creator. 304 KB

WatchWorks is intended to be used as a desk top alarm and timer with a text log.

V 1.2.6

Tested on Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows XP.

Download WatchWorks. 1,099 KB

MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are copyright of Equis. I have no connection with Equis or Microsoft apart from the fact that MetaStock and or Windows may be needed to use the programs.

E-mail Me   Please compress any large screen shots that you may need to send. Bitmap in a zip file or Jpeg is quite good.

If you are having trouble with a firewall keeping you from downloading a self extracting exe I could send you a copy of the relevant program in a zip file instead.

Website and software created by Charles Mace.