Let's assume you do not own MetaStock but want to convert CSV files to view in the free or a cracked older version. Here is the cheapest reliable method.
For absolute control, write a Python script using the pandas library and the metastock library (or by manually writing binary structures). convert csv to metastock format
Some CSV files show volume as 1,234,567 . The comma breaks the number, or the volume is > 2.1 billion. Fix: Remove commas from numbers. In Excel, use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,",","") . For huge volume, divide by 100 (shares in thousands), though this loses precision. Let's assume you do not own MetaStock but
If any of these fail, your field mapping was wrong. Usually, you mapped "Close" to "Open Interest." or the volume is >