Spread Symbol Formatting

[buhrmaster]

I have been using the new spread symbol utility, which is great, but the formatting of the output on an advanced chart can be a little funky.

First the scale on the Y-axis doesn't display in the compact format (or whatever it is called) in which 1,000,000 is displayed as 1000K; instead it displays 1000000.00, even if the inputs are integers.

Second the display of the actual value on the Y-axis is 1000000.000000000000 (or so), thus pushing the scale way to the left.

In addition, the change value in some cases will be -1.#IND in a quote window.

Is the formatting of the output for the spread symbols going to be fixed for 7.9.1?

[DionLoy]

Hi Buhr.... we've done some additional settings for the Spread Engine in 7.9.1, allowing you to specify the # of decimal places.

However I don't think this addresses what you need though. Can you give me a list of spreads that you're using that are showing the 'too long' values and the bad values in the quote window?

Thanks!

[buhrmaster]

Dion-

The formula for the first spread with the 'too-long' output value is $VOLD + $VOLDQ.

The formula for the spread with bad quote window values is $ADV / $DECL, which is the same as $ISSU but it updates more frequently. I think the reason for the bad value is that neither input value has a change associated with it.

BTW, I raised the issue of compact formatting not working with negative numbers. An example is $VOLD: when positive it displays 200000K and when negative -200000000. Is that going to be fixed in 7.9.1?

Thanks for your help.