How to locate where DD2 holds your Distribution Profiles
 

NOTE: Please ensure that you read and follow the instructions below before downloading the file.

Firstly you will need locate where your Distribution Profiles are located on your computer. Depending on which operating system you are running (Windows 98, 2000, XP, etc) they will be located in different areas.

To find where your system stores the Distribution Profiles simply click the "Setup" button in DataDirector2 then the "File Location tab" and look at Distribution Profiles (see image below).

Once the Distribution List folder has been located, simply download the file to that location (right click the Link and choose Save Target As, otherwise the file will open in your browser), when the download has completed, this will complete the update of your distribution profile.  You will now need to ensure that DataDirector2 is being referenced to the new  distribution profile. To do this simply high light the applicable Wizard eg  ASX 200 wizard, click the properties button, then click the "Distribution Profile" tab and ensure that the new distribution profile (WizDL  ASX 200-ASX.ptddf) is selected in the Distribution Profile drop down menu. You may delete the old Distribution Profile at your convenience. You should now use the "COPY" facility in DataDirector2 to copy data into you new ASX 200 Distribution profile.



To ensure that your database is up-to-date with the latest data for any newly added securities, you will need to install historical data as per the information here.