Realtime data from NOW, NEST,

ZERODHA Trader TO Excel

AMIBROKER, FCHARTS,
1Preface.................................................................................................................... 2
2System Requirements............................................................................................. 2
3Setup....................................................................................................................... 3
4Setup for AmiBroker Users-..................................................................................... 3
5GETTING REAL TIME DATA FEED TO EXCEL..............................................................4
6NSENOW/ NestTrader To EXCEL RTNOW................................................................4
7Getting Realtime Feed to AMIBroker........................................................................6
8Realtime feed to FCharts......................................................................................... 6
Backfill....................................................................................................................... 7
9Backfill with NOWBackfill......................................................................................... 7
10Backfill with NOWHSBackfill................................................................................ 13
11Troubleshooting................................................................................................... 14

Preface
1. This utility was originally developed to feed real time quotes from NOW
(Neat on Web) to Amibroker and distributed it freely with source code. After
using it for some period, it was realised that with some further coding, it can
be used to feed real time quotes from NEST, ODIN, Trade Tiger, Google and
Yahoo to charting applications like Amibroker, Fcharts Qtstalker and
Metastock also. This utility was upgraded to various versions. and now it has
become stable.
2. The utility gives RT quotes in Ami from the time you click on- Start. It does
not give RT from beginning of the day. So start RT and then open backfill.
Copy data upto the time you logged in into Backfill. When backfills warns
you, save database and do backfill. Your data will be current.
3. You do not have to record any excel macro.
4. Since you are reading this, it means you have downloaded the zip file
containing the utility and extracted it. This help file is accompanied by
following files. Use the files appropriate for your setup.
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RTNOW.xlsm Real time feed from NSENOW

RTNest.xlsm Real time feed from Nest
NowBackfil.xlsm Backfill from NOW/Nest Trader
NowHSbackfil.xlsm - Backfill from NOW/Nest Trader Hourly
Statistics/VWap
Nest3.format This file is used by Amibroker to import backfill data
RTG3.format This file is used by Amibroker to import real time data

System Requirements
1. Minimum requirement is Excel 2007 32 bit and Windows XP or above.
2. Tested on Windows XP and Windows 2003 x64 Server, Windows 8 , Windows
7.
3. If you get N/A in RTNOW/Nest after Link to Excel - For those who
are using windows 7 and above, installing excel, Amibroker and
NEST(or NOW) in D: drive folders allows one to start programs as
normal user and get data feed with Josh utilities with out admin
privileges.

In normal installation, C:\Program Files folder is used. That needs

admin privileges to access. (Originally Posted by lvgandhi). You will
have to open Nest Trader as well as Excel as administrator. To open
them as administrator, Right/Click on these programs and then click
on Run as.
Alternately, click on Properties. In the Properties
dialog box, click the Compatibility tab. select the- Run This Program
As An Administrator check box, and then click OK. See below site for
details.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff431742.aspx
http://www.snaphow.com/4543/make-programs-run-as-administrator-bydefault-in-windows-7
4. For NOW/Nest Trader Users - OS may be 64 bit but MSOffice must be 32
bit. 64 bit MS Office does not support RTD function as yet. It will not work
until Microsoft enables RTD.

Setup
1. There are two stages involved in getting real time charts with this utility.
First - Getting the realtime feed from Trading software or Google/Yahoo to
Excel.
Second - Getting the realtime feed from Excel to Charting software.
2. Files of type *.xlsm can be kept anywhere in a separate folder. However, I
recommend keeping them wherever your Trading Software/application
resides. Users of NOW should move them to C:\Program Files\NOW or
C:\Program Files (x86)\NOW depending upon your version of windows. Users
of Nest Trader should move them to C:\Program Files\Omnesys or C:\Program
Files (x86)\Omnesys depending upon your version of windows. Users of Trade
Tiger should move them to C:\Program Files\TradeTiger
3. Files of type *.format ( Nest3.format and RTG3.format ) should be moved to
'Your\Path\to\Amibroker\format folder' since Amibroker requires them there.
4. Open Excel. Click on the Office icon on top left
5. Click on Excel Options- Trust Center - Trusted Locations - Add New
Location and give the path of folder where your Trading Software resides.
Also give the path of folder where you kept the *.xlsm files. For example, if
you have kept the excel files on 'desktop\RTNOW' folder, then include that
folder in trusted loactions. This way, excel will open the .xlsm file with
macros enabled. Otherwise, you will have to enable macros every time.

Setup for AmiBroker Users-

1. Before trying anything in AmiBroker, create new database e.g.

C:\AmiBroker\RTdata.
2. Give database folder path to create database. Thereafter, do all the settings
as shown above. Those who want to combine EOD data should check against
-Allow mixed EOD/Intraday data in Intraday settings.
3. GoTO Tools Preferences-Do settings in preferences as shown below.

GETTING REAL TIME DATA FEED TO EXCEL

NSENOW/ NestTrader To EXCEL RTNOW

1. Request your Broker to activate RTD feature for your account. If RTD is not
activated, you will get "RTD attribute not licensed" error......
2. Always open applications in this order
1. NOW or Nest
2. RTNOW or RTNest
3. If you open excel first, you will see #N/A in all cells because it cannot find
referenced quotations.
4. Open NOW - > Right click In market watch, reposition columns OR (Shift + R)
, get the following columnsTrading Symbol | Last Traded Time | Last Traded Price | Volume
Traded Today |Open Interest | Symbol
5. Order of the columns is not important. However, if you keep the same order,
it will become convenient to paste in Excel.
6. Save the columns.

7. Select the scrips you want in Marketwatch by Shift+click

8. Right Click Marketwatch and navigate to Link to Excel . See figure below-

9. Click All Items or selected items.

10.Paste in RTNOW.xlsm in Cell A7 in the Sheet "RTD".
11. You will see Realtime feed in Excel. The prices and time will be
changing.
12. Link the cells in Sheet NOW OR Nest to the appropriate cells in sheet
RTD . Do not change order of the fields in Sheet Nowor Nest
else you will not get live charts in AmiBroker.
13. You are free to add/delete/change the scrips given in original Sheet once
you are comfortable with it. Users should note that Nifty Spot data is
not available in NSENOW.
14.Some times, realtime feed stops when Excel Sheet is tinkered with. Just save
the book, close excel and reopen. RT feed will start.
15.NSE NOW seems to have a limit of 55 scrips at a time. Hence you will get
error in NOW if you exceed that number and RT feed will not start for excess
scrips.
16.Do not change the order of columns. For ease of linking, keep the order of
columns same in NOW or NEST TRADER.
17.You can add/delete columns if you wish. You will have to edit the
RTG3.format file. However first four columns are mandatary.
18.Check the database path in cell B1. If your database is at a different location,
enter that in cell B1. In my case, it is on H drive.

Getting Realtime Feed to AMIBroker

1. Once you start getting realtime quotes in Excel, next step is to get them in
AmiBroker and see the charts moving. Your source can be any of NOW, Odin.
Trade Tiger, Yahoo or Google. Method of feeding data to AmiBroker is similar.
Here is a snapshot of RTNOW.xlsm.
2. If you installed RAM drive, then give Drive Letter in Cell B2 other
wise leave it blank . If you are not sure what is RAM Drive, keep this
field blank
3. Give Your\Database\Path in cell B1.
4. Click on Start RT Data.
5. AmiBroker Should open automatically and you will see live charts
moving

Realtime feed to FCharts..........

1. FCharts is another application for stock charting. There are two versions of
this application. 1. FChartSE is free for all users and 2. FChartPRO is paid
versions. I had used the free version about two years ago. I found some
discrepancies in weekly charts. That is why and also because I had money to
spend, I bought AmiBroker. I installed the latest free version about a month
ago. It seems to have improved a lot and added some excellent facilities in
two years. New Traders are advised to use this application. FchartSE is very
easy for intraday charts.
2. All the files of type *.xlsm work out of the box with FCHARTSE the free
charting software.
3. Those who are not getting Last Traded time in data feed(diet ODIN) will have
to click on "Start RT Data" to get current time. All others just have to start
data feed application like NOW or NEST and get realtime feed to FChartSE.
4. Open NOW or Nest or which ever software
5. Open RTNOW/RTNest/RTGoogle/RTYahoo/RTODIN/RTTiger.xlsm whichever you
want and check whether rates are changing. (Trust Centre settings to be
done as given earlier in this thread)
6. We will have to add Date Column since it needs that. Do not add any
column. Use the "Symbol" column instead. Erase its contents and type
"=Today()" without quotes against each scrip in that column.
7. Open FChartSE
8. Click on Intraday and select Excel as source.

9. Click on Refil List and It will show the name of excel file.
10.Column settings as given in the image. They are self explanatory.
11.1st Data Row in our case is 7.
12. Click on Start. You can see one minute bars getting updated
live in FCharts.

Backfill.........

Backfill with NOWBackfill

1. Approx. 15 days 1 min. OHLC data is available from NOW/Nest plus/Nest
Trader. These can be used for FnO and index. I am not aware what is offered
by Trade Tiger. Users of TT will have to explore.
2. For Cash scrips, Data Downloader by Joydeep can be still used. It can
download 10 days 1 min. OHLC data from Google. Good for bulk
backfill.Operating Instructions
3. If you want to have backfill from Now, activate the Launch Plus Radio
Button. Login in to Now. You have to be registerd on Omnesys Nestplus
portal.
4. Right Click on any of the scrips or press Shift+P - select Plugin commands
Select Plus Chart.

5. If Nest Plus has not started, following window will open. Login into Nest Plus.
6. Nest plus will start and intraday chart will be seen. If chart does not appear,
repeat previous step.
7. Click on the chart and select Data Table or press Ctrl+D.

8. Data window will open. This contains intraday data of last fifteen days. Click
on any row. Press Ctrl+A to select all rows.

9. All rows will become blue. Press Ctrl+C to copy data.

10.Open separate instance of MSExcel by clicking on Start - Programs in Windows

and then open NowBackfil.xlsm from File -- open Menu in Excel. Do not open by
double-click on the file. Click on the Masters Sheet. Correct the Database Path in
cell C1 to Your\Database\Path. Save file.

11.Go to the Sheet1. Press Ctrl+V into cell A1 of Sheet1. If Coloumn B shows
###### instead of date, increase its width and you will see date time. You
are ready to backfill data.

12.See image below. Look at the Column B, Excel recognised date time and
right aligned it. If it is left aligned, there may be problem.

13. Click on the Push button "Click me to backfil".

14. A pop-up window will warn you to save database if Realtime feed is running.
Go to AmiBroker and save database by Clicking on File and then on Save
Database. Thereafter, come back in NowBackfil and click on OK or press
Enter.
15. Another Pop-up window will ask you whether you want to split Date and
Time into separate columns. Click on "Yes" if they are combined and "No" if
Excell has already put them in separate columns.
16. Backfil will be done and you will get message "Data imported".
17. Do not save changes to the file when closing.
18. You can use Alias in Scrip info to backfil correct scrips

19.You can Change Scrip Name in RTNest while linking to Nest sheet so that it
matches with name in Data Downloader. I have given sample formulae in
RTNest for that. See all formulae.
20. Use simple find replace for scrips where name does not match.

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Backfill with NOWHSBackfill

1. This file is used to backfill current days data from Hourly statistics of NOW
or VWap statisticks from Nest.

2. The whole process will take about 10 seconds for each scrip. It can be used
for FnO scrips for upto 10 scrips and more if you do not get fatigued by
pressing Ctrl+P and Ctrl+D. For Cash scrips or for bulk backfill, you may use
Data Downloader by Joydeep that gives 10 days data from Google.
3. Note: If scrip name in NestPlus is different than your scrip name, you will
have to merge the two scrips in AmiBroker to integrate the data. For
example in my case Nifty future will be backfilled as NIFTYYMMMFUT. So
after running NOWBackfil I find a new scrip NIFTY12MAYFUT in the database.
I have to merge NIFTY with NIFTY12MAYFUT in AmiBroker. This can be done
from Symbol-Merge menu of AmiBroker. Target is NIFTY and mrge with
NIFTY12MATFUT. Overwrite Duplicate Quotes.
4. Working in Excel on other applications while realtime feed is running....
5. You will have to open separate instance of Excel from Start--Programs-MSOffice--Excel. do not open any file by double clicking on it.

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Troubleshooting
1. I am not too good in computer related stuff, please help me.
You need not be good in computers to follow this. Follow all the instructions.
If you do not understand any instruction, ask me. Sorry, I cannot do spoon
feeding. Please help yourself first and thereafter I will help you.
2. I did everything as per instructions but I am not getting
charts. Please help.
What do you mean by that. I cannot help you with one line information.
Check whether you followed all the steps as given. Give me the exact step
where you are not getting desired results and ask specific question.
3. Backfill is not happening.
What do you mean by that. I cannot help you like that. Check whether you
followed all the steps as given and ask specific question. You do database
setting only once. Be sure that you give same database path to RT utility and
Backfill utility.
4. Microsoft visual basic Run -Time error '429' ActiveX
component can't create object"
Solution- This error occurs because of missing system files or registry
entries. See these sites for repairing
http://www.errorsupport.org/blog/visual+basic+runtime+error+429.html
http://windowserrorfixpro.com/runtime-error-429-fix-guides-to-repairruntime-error-429/
5. I did everything as per instructions but I am not getting data
from NOW/Nest to Excel.
This utility may not work on Windows 7 since there are some permission
issues on Windows7. If you get N/A in RTNOW/Nest after Link to Excel and
Paste in Windows7, nothing can be done.
6. In RTXXXX.xlsm the rates are changing. Symbols appear in
AMIBoker but I am not getting charts.
This in most cases occurs due to incorrect date setting. Date format should
be dd/mm/yyyy. Either correct date format of your PC in regional settings or
open RTG3.format file and change Date_DMY to Date_MDY in $Format line.
That file should be in AMIBroker\Format folder
7. AmiBroker does not open automatically when I click on
Start.

Your macros may not be enabled, enable it. When you open RTxxxx.xlsm,
excel asks you whether macros should be enabled. Also copy RTxxxx.xlsm in
to your Trading program folder and do Trust Center Settings.
8. When I click on start RT data, AmiBroker opens up, but blank
and no symbols in it. It gives me an error: formula file not
found or empty- no chart to display.
Copy RTG3.format and Nest3.format file into "formats" folder below
AmiBroker.
broker.newcharts This file is created by Amibroker in your database folder.
File containing references between chart layouts and formula files used. If
you delete it you will see "formula file empty or can not be found" in your
charts because reference between chart ID and formula is lost. You will NOT
however lose your formulas because formulas are separate. You will be able
to reinsert them into your charts.
9. I got a message from nest trader that "scrip RTD attribute is
not licensed"
This means you are not allowed take live quotes. Contact your broker and
tell him to activate RTD feature for your account. Nothing can be done before
that.
10. Amibroker does not open correct database. Every time I
have to choose data folder where past data is
saved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This means you have not given correct database path. Open database
settings of correct database and give the same path in RTxxxx.xlsm.
11. Run time error 76 path not found, when asked to debug,
following line is highlighted
Set a = fs.CreateTextFile(FileName, True) 'Here we create the file MyCSV.csv
You have to keep cell B2 empty if you have not installed RAM Disk. Otherwise
you are bound to get that error. If it is empty, then try to create folder RT
on C: drive manually. You can also give some path their to create temporary
file.
12. Run time error 1004 (If you work in another Excel book
while getting Real time Data Feed)
This error occurs when you open another spreadsheet from the same
instance. Do not open another spreadsheet from same instance or by
double-clicking on it.
If you want to work in another Excel book while getting Real time Data Feed;
Open Excel by clicking Start-Programs-Microsoft Office-Excel2007. Then Click
on Office Icon and open another spreadsheet from that instance.
13. Run-time error '-2147024770 (8007007e) Automation error.
The specified module could not be found
This error occurs when some DLLs in windows are unregistered. This is
solved by registering the DLL module in Windows.
Try
Windows
->
Run
command,
%\system32\scrrun.dll and press Enter.

type:

regsvr32

%windir

14. I am getting #N/A in RTNOW/RTNest after doing Link to

Excel.
1
You did not read System Requirements . Please read it fully and follow in
toto.

15. I get error saying limit exceeded in RTNow/RTNest

This will invariably happen if you add scrips during runtime. Whenever you
add scrips, you will have to close all apps and restart. That is a bug with
Nest/NOW.
16. Amibroker hangs while closing/throws exception error
Close Amibroker directly after saving and then close RTNest with/without
saving, this sequence is working well without leaving any instance or process
of Ami.
17. I cannot open any other Excel sheet while RTxxx.xlsm is
running. My charts get messed up.
Always open Excel in a new instance by clicking on StartPrograms
Microsoft Office- Excelxxx. Thereafter you can open your desired worksheet
and work in it.
18. RTNest/RTNow hangs while closing. I have to close it by
Ctrl+Alt+Del and end process. Some times I loose my data in
Amibroker.
Always close applications in reverse order of opening. That is Amibroker
RTNow/RTNest/RTOdin/RTTiger Nest/Now/ZT/Odin/TT. Save Amibroker
Database while closing.