User`s guide
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The symbol also could be sent manually by using "Set Up External Linking" window. This
window is displayed when you select the "External Linking…" menu item in the Main
Window's "Tools" menu.
The main list of external linked windows is called "MAIN LIST" and is always created upon
application startup. You can not delete or rename the main list.
You can create additional lists of linked windows by pressing "Create New List" button. The
program will automatically generate a new unique list name and display the following dialog
window:
Change the list name or accept automatically generated name and press the "OK" button. The
new list of linked windows will be created and its name will be selected in the "Current List
Name" section inside of the drop-down menu.
You can delete the list of linked windows by selecting its name in the "Current List Name"
section and then pressing the "Delete List" button. You can not delete the main list.
You can rename the list of linked windows by selecting its name in the "Current List Name"
section and then pressing the "Rename List" button.
Type a new name for the list of linked windows and press "OK" button to rename the list. You
can not rename the main list.
Rules Selection
This feature allows you to properly select the appropriate checkboxes (Beginning is cut off and
Alternate Method) depending on the platform selected, and it also allows for symbol mapping for
special symbols (ie Canadian) so that the program that Trade-Ideas links to, also sends the
appropriate symbology. The latest version of the External Connector does not allow for
automatic linking (where the symbol automatically is sent to the chart continually without having
to select it.