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Post From: Historica Data vs. Real Time Update from Different Sources

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drywater0 - Posts: 85
Thanks for clarifying those points. I have two follow up questions. (1) Can you please confirm the question that I asked in the second paragraph of my previous message, which was as follows: "I'm trying to use SC to populate historic data and then have the chart update with the IB real time feed. Based on the above, I don't think it is possible but can you please confirm?" (2) Can you please elaborate on your response that a Data 2 folder will not work? Do you mean that (1) it will simply not be able to update a chart real time if it comes from a folder that is not Data 2 OR (2) other related functionality, such as Chartbooks will not work because they only look for files in the Data folder? I tested it by saving a .scid file and chartbook in Data 2 and was able to pull both of them up without any apparent issues. Both charts and chartbook loaded fine and updated with realtime data as it streamed in. If it is just a matter of manually changing the directory (from Data to Data 2) when I want to pull up a specific chart or chartbook from a different feed, I'm obviously okay with it. This is why I want to know why you say it won't work / how it won't work because it does seem to work. Appreciate your help with this challenge. Thanks very much.