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Convert Csv To Metastock Format May 2026

# Reverse to MetaStock order (newest first) data.reverse()

import struct import os import csv from datetime import datetime def csv_to_metastock(csv_path, output_folder, security_name): """ Convert CSV file to MetaStock format. CSV must have columns: Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Volume Date format in CSV: YYYY-MM-DD """ convert csv to metastock format

# Create output folder if not exists os.makedirs(output_folder, exist_ok=True) # Reverse to MetaStock order (newest first) data

# Write to MetaStock .DAT file dat_path = os.path.join(output_folder, 'F00001.DAT') with open(dat_path, 'wb') as f: for record in data: # Pack: date (long), open (float), high (float), low (float), # close (float), volume (long), open interest (float) packed = struct.pack( '<lffffl f', # < = little-endian, l = long, f = float record['date'], record['open'], record['high'], record['low'], record['close'], record['volume'], record['open_interest'] ) f.write(packed) 'F00001.DAT') with open(dat_path

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