{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6/events","html_url":"https://github.com/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6","id":107587177,"number":6,"title":"New script: dl_bt_metaquotes.py [$130]","user":{"login":"kenorb","id":266306,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/266306?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb","html_url":"https://github.com/kenorb","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kenorb/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/labels/bounty","name":"bounty","color":"006b75"},{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/labels/enhancement","name":"enhancement","color":"84b6eb"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":15,"created_at":"2015-09-21T19:58:56Z","updated_at":"2015-10-06T19:26:27Z","closed_at":null,"body":"New script needs to be created: `dl_bt_metaquotes.py` for downloading backtest data (DAT) for given symbol (`-p`) and years (`-y`) from metaquotes.net into given folder (`-d`, e.g. `download/metaquotes/yyyy/mm/`) and convert it to CSV (`-c`), similar to `dl_bt_dukascopy.py`.\r\n\r\nExample URL: http://history.metaquotes.net/symbols/EURUSD/list.txt\r\n\r\nThe script should be fairly similar to: `dl_bt_dukascopy.py`.\r\n\r\nOnce downloaded, when `-c` option is specified, it should be converted into CSV format (the same format as generated via: `dl_bt_dukascopy.py`). Unfortunately I can't find any documentation on DAT format, possibly could be similar to HST/FXT (see: `convert_mt_to_csv.py`).\r\n\r\n<bountysource-plugin>\r\n---\r\nThere is a **[$130 open bounty](https://www.bountysource.com/issues/26849360-new-script-dl_bt_metaquotes-py?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F20487492&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github)** on this issue. Add to the bounty at [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F20487492&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github).\r\n</bountysource-plugin>"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/comments/145972087","html_url":"https://github.com/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6#issuecomment-145972087","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/FX31337/FX-BT-Scripts/issues/6","id":145972087,"user":{"login":"aconz2","id":3137597,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3137597?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2","html_url":"https://github.com/aconz2","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/aconz2/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-06T19:26:27Z","updated_at":"2015-10-06T19:26:27Z","body":"Can you post that dump somewhere, having trouble recreating. Have another idea to try but will look at that in the meantime"}}