OmniTrader is a charting program created by Nirvana Systems Inc. and available for purchase in Australia from Corporate Doctor. It accesses data from Bodhi5's MetaStock format.

You can trial Bodhi5 for 30-days with no obligation by visiting this page.

These instructions will take you through two processes:
• Configuring Bodhi5 to use the MetaStock data format.
• Configuring OmniTrader to read the Bodhi5 MetaStock directories.

Configuring Bodhi5 for MetaStock

1. Install Bodhi5 using the installation instructions.
2. Once installed, launch Bodhi5. If this didn't happen automatically when you finished installation double-click the Bodhi5 icon on your desktop or select it from your Windows® Start menu. Windows® 7 or above = Start ➔ Infosoft ➔ Freeway
   Windows® XP or below = Start ➔ All Programs ➔ Infosoft ➔ Bodhi 5 Gold ➔ Freeway
3. A Confirm box will appear asking you to connect to the Internet to finish the installation. This process requires downloading files from the Internet. Make sure you are connected to the Internet then click the Yes button.

   
   If a box appears asking you to use previous Bodhi settings, then refer to the tutorial: Configure BodhiGold 5 using my Bodhi settings.

4. Select your closest Country from the drop-down box, then click [x].

   

5. Select your Nearest city from the drop-down box, then click [x].

   

6. Select OmniTrader and any other formats you require from the list of analysis software, then click [x]. By selecting OmniTrader, Bodhi5 will automatically choose the MetaStock format.

   

7. Bodhi5 will now download product lists required to finish the installation.

   

8. Initialisation is now completed. Click the OK button to shut down Bodhi5 then restart the software.

   

9. The registration screen will appear, telling you how many days you have left to trial the software.

   

   1. To continue with the trial, click the No button. The software will give you access to the Exchange data nearest your location for the remainder of your trial period. If you requested access to other Exchange data you will need to register Bodhi5 for your trial period.
      The Confirm registration box will appear each time you open Bodhi5 (until it is registered).
   2. If you have purchased the software, email or telephone (+61 7 3821 5177) JustData with the Installation Code. You will then be given your personalised Registration Code. Click Yes to this message then enter your code into the box provided and click the OK button.

      

10. Click the Configure button.

    

11. The following instructions will show you how to fetch up to 6-months historical data:
    1. Right-click on the Finance tab and select Reset then Received from the menu.

       

    2. The Received box will be displayed. The date should automatically be set to 6-months ago.

       

    3. Click the [OK] button.
12. Exit the Configuration screen by clicking the [x] button.
13. Connect to the Internet then click the Catchup button. Bodhi5 will now download and export the last 6-months of data to your hard drive.

    

Congratulations, you have successfully configured Bodhi5 and imported 6-months of data into a MetaStock format (c:\Data\MetaStock\ASX0 directory). From now on, you will only need to press the Catchup button in Bodhi5 each night to retrieve the latest data. The free trial will run for 30-days after installation.

Configure OmniTrader to open Bodhi5 files

1. Open OmniTrader and ensure you have set the country exchange to AU, you do this by clicking on Edit then Exchange.

   

2. Then restart OmniTrader.
3. Click Edit/Data Settings & select None for the data feed. Leave the username & password blank.

   

4. Create a Profile by clicking File/New, enter a Profile Name for it (My Shares), leave the default options and click OK.

   

5. Click on the Pencil icon at the top of the Focus List. Then Select User Data from the drop-down list (other data types are for US and OmniScan).

   

6. If your data is not showing, on the right side under Drive & Directories, you need to find it. MetaStock is usually located in C:\Data\MetaStock\ASX0 directory structure.
7. Then each folder under the Files folder will be folders from MetaStock that you created.
8. But once you find the folder that contains the data and open it, the symbols will appear in the centre of the screen.
9. Once your data is in the centre of the screen, click on a symbol to highlight it (you can also select multiple symbols).
10. Then click the Add button on the top left and it should add it to your Focus List on the left-hand side.
11. Once complete, click [OK] on the bottom right to save your changes.
12. Once you have clicked [OK] and you are back on the main screen, double-click the symbol to open a chart.
13. To activate all the vote line run the To Do button, click Perform Selected Tasks.

    

14. The final result.