Operating Data Sources: Difference between revisions

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== Cloning Data Sources ==

<div style="background-color: #ffc0cb;">'''This functionality is supported for Universal DDE data source only. Please do not clone any other data provider.'''</div>

To ~~use a data source with different sets of settings it must be cloned. Cloning creates a virtual copy of the data source with modified parameters.~~

To receive data from several DDE data vendors one needs to have several DDE templates.

~~For instance, to~~ receive data from several DDE data vendors one needs to have several DDE templates.

In this case for every DDE data feed a unique data source must be created. If there are two DDE data feeds, Universal DDE and Universal DDE 2 must be created and a DDE template selected for each.

<br>To enable ability to clone a data source:

# Go to Windows Registry Editor.

# Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TS Support\your MultiCharts version\QuoteManager

# Create a new DWORD value named MC-13118.

# Set it to 1 in decimal system.

# To disable the option set it to 0.

# Restart the QuoteManager to have the option enabled.

<br>To clone a data source:

# Open '''QuoteManager''' window

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 == Cloning Data Sources ==
+<div style="background-color: #ffc0cb;">'''This functionality is supported for Universal DDE data source only. Please do not clone any other data provider.'''</div>
-To use a data source with different sets of settings it must be cloned. Cloning creates a virtual copy of the data source with modified parameters.
+To receive data from several DDE data vendors one needs to have several DDE templates.
-For instance, to receive data from several DDE data vendors one needs to have several DDE templates.
 In this case for every DDE data feed a unique data source must be created. If there are two DDE data feeds, Universal DDE and Universal DDE 2 must be created and a DDE template selected for each.
+<br>To enable  ability to clone a data source:
+# Go to Windows Registry Editor.
+# Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TS Support\your MultiCharts version\QuoteManager
+# Create a new DWORD value named MC-13118.
+# Set it to 1 in decimal system.
+# To disable the option set it to 0.
+# Restart the QuoteManager to have the option enabled.
 <br>To clone a data source:
 # Open '''QuoteManager''' window