How to bulk import instruments from a txt file

ArthaChitra has a import feature which facilates user to append instrumnet from a txt file. This is helpful in case user is appneding a large number of instruments.

How to import a txt/zip file

Please follow the below steps to import a Instrument.txt file into ArthaChitra

Download the txt or zip file. If the instrument file is in zip format then extract the txt file.
In ArthaChitra Main View menu bar, goto Settings > Instruments > Import
In the 'Select file dialog' select the downloaded txt file and click on the Open button
Restart ArthaChitra when prompted

Instrument bulk import format

The instrument txt file is a text file separated by ';' (semi-colon - without the ')

The header format for the txt file will be:

@Name;@Description;@InstrumentType;@Exchange;@Currency;@Symbols;@TickSize;@IsWeeklyContract;@Point Value;@Dividends;@Splits;@Rollover

The below table further clarifies the fields.

Field	Type	Description
Name	String	Max length 50
Description	String	Max length 100
Instrument Type	Int32	InstrumentType
Exchange	Int32	Exchange
Currency	Int32	Currency
Connection symbols	String	Connection symbol separated by ',' (comma - without the ')
Tick size	Double	Tick size of the instrument
Is weekly contract	Boolean	For options only
Point value	Double	Point value of the instrument
Dividends	DateTime-Double	Date-Amount (separated by ',' (comma - without the ')
Splits	DateTime-Double	Date-Factor (separated by ',' (comma without the ')
Rollover	String	String value (applicable for Futures scripts only)

Note: Entries begining with '#' (without the ') are treated as comments and will be ignored

How to import Instrument List

An Instrument List is a text file separated by ';' (semi-colon without the ') having 3 (three) fields namely

@InstrumentList: Each line must start with '@InstrumentList' indicating its an instrument list.
Name of the list: Custom name of the instrument list.
Instrument name: Name of instrument(s) separated by ',' (comma without the ').

An example will be:

@InstrumentList;Cash;^NIFTY NSE,BERGEPAINT NSE,ONGC NSE,RELIANCE NSE,TVSMOTOR NSE,BANKNIFTY 05 2022 NSE

Note: The Instrument names must conform the naming convensions as mentioned here