Free end of day ASCII to MetaStock conversion utility is available now! It allows you to easily convert data generated from Stock Historical Data Download to MetaStock/Computrac format without any charges. Following is a simple instruction:
Step 1: Download the software
You can download the software from eoddata website here. You have to be a registered member to be able to download it. It is free to become a registered memberStep2: Generate stock end-of-day data
You can easily generate stock end-of-day data by using Stock Historical Data Download with appropriate setting:1. For File Name Setup, the file extension has to be set as “txt” and the postfix has be set as “_date”. For example, if your end-of-day data is generated in 2012 March 24, type “_20120324” here
2. For Format Setup, the Date Format has to be set as “YYYYMMDD” and the Separator has to be set to none
Following is a sample screenshot of the necessary settings.

Following is the sample screenshot for MetaStock column 8 setting nn the “Customize the Data Field”

Step 3: Convert EOD data into MetaStock Format
After generating EOD data, we are ready to convert it into MetaStock format. First, launch the conversion utility. Following is a sample screenshot that you will see after launching the conversion utility:
The setting is very straightforward. Simply choose your source directory and destination directory, and then hit the “Convert” button.
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