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To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 12:39:00 PM
From: Sean W. Smith	Respond to of 11149

Gary, Thanks for the update. I apologize for the late data of the last few weeks. In all the time we've been using these people, it's never been so bad. Our priorities have been in getting release 2 converted to a 32 bit version. That process is nearly complete now. We should be able to ship a 32 bit beta in a few weeks. This is a great. I can't wait. The profileration of the win32 api through 95 and NT will make this a real value to your customers. better pre-emptive multitasking and support and NT are welcome additions in my book. he scan syntax has been changed to require a semicolon as a terminator character. This change fixed all of the white space problems in the syntax. The if then else statements can be nested now. Yes, Gary you are the best. We went back to using ctree as the database engine. It is much faster and the files are more compact than the xbase engine that went out with the 16 bit version. Some of the data structures have been changed to eliminate redundant instructions and to speed up the disk accesses. You will see a vast improvement in scan times especially if you can place the data files across 2 different drives. Improved scan times are always welcome although its never been high on my hitlist. *Getting the early data feed will now become a high priority item here.* Excellent, so much for the competition. Sean

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 1:40:00 PM
From: John K	Respond to of 11149

Gary, Sounds like release of release 2 is still a long way away! We should be able to ship a 32 bit beta in a few weeks. How about accepting more beta testers then? We have been promised this thing for a long time now. John K.

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 2:53:00 PM
From: Richard Estes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

Gary GET can not read !xxx files, I wish you could change to a $ or # prefix convention. It is rough not being able to read indices in GET. Sounds good on 32 bit. Suggest you have a web page to provide Scan imports from users or your company and to notify users on status of data downloading.

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 5:41:00 PM
From: Michael Quarne	Respond to of 11149

Gary THANKS for the update! Regards Michael Q.

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 5:59:00 PM
From: belker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

Gary, Thanks for the response. Looking forward to early data. Bob Buncher

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 8:38:00 PM
From: Bob Sage	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

Gary, Thanks for the update. The earlier data will be much appreciated. Hope my comments on R2 have been helpful and I look foward to the 32 bit version. Both versions of QP are great products and you should be very proud of them. Bob

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/4/1997 10:31:00 PM
From: Tom Gibbs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

We went back to using ctree as the database engine. Gary, a 32 bit version will be very welcome, and the scan improvements sound good. While I am interested in scan speeds, I get queezy feeling about the ctree database structure. The problem, as I understand it is that a computer can only have one ctree database open at one time. I know for a fact that my trading software, Fidelity's FOX+ (16 bit)is a ctree database; and SuperCharts (16 bit)is also a ctree system. For me that's two too many. Both are widely used programs and the situation could create a steady stream of crashes and dissatisfaction. I like to recommend that you contact those 2 software groups and try to work out a fix of some sort so that your programs can work together. Tom

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/5/1997 12:10:00 AM
From: The Jedi	Respond to of 11149

Gary, thanks for the update. Would be very much interested in being a 32 bit version beta user. If you decide to entertain more beta users or different beta users for the 32 bit version I would like to volunteer. Please let me know. Kiri

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/5/1997 3:27:00 AM
From: George Van Noy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

Extremely good news, Gary: both for 32 bit and semicolon terminator and nested if/then statements. If possible to sign on for beta test of 32 bit version, I am very interested. George Van Noy

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/5/1997 10:19:00 PM
From: TechTrader42	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11149

Gary: Thanks for the update on the newer version of QP2. I look forward to its release, though I continue to be happy with the present version and its scanning capabilities. I'm finding a lot of good buys out there with the fundamental scans. One small problem tonight: The Nasdaq Comp numbers aren't right. They show a drop of more than 500 points, to something around the 1000 level. QP is one step ahead of Robert Prechter and other doomsayers with those numbers. The true numbers are something like: Price:1637.33 Open:1639.94 High:1644.42 Low:1634.12 Brooke

To: Gary Lyben who wrote (2318)	11/6/1997 9:06:00 PM
From: Paul Beattie	Respond to of 11149

Thanks for the update, Gary. I appreciate the consistency way that you keep us informed. Looking forward to the 32bit beta. Paul