FInding "tick_date" start

[alochemes]

Hi, first, just wanted to say thank you so very much for bc-utils! It has been an absolute game changer.

I had a question about how you were able to identify the "tick_date start" parameter for the various contracts in the config file? I wasn't able to find anything on BC's detailed contract information page.

I am trying to grab a wider array of contracts, and I would be happy to share the list with you when I am finished.

Best,
Andrew

[bug-or-feature]

Hi, first, just wanted to say thank you so very much for bc-utils! It has been an absolute game changer.

Great, I'm glad it is useful :)

I had a question about how you were able to identify the "tick_date start" parameter for the various contracts in the config file? I wasn't able to find anything on BC's detailed contract information page.

The source was here:
https://www.barchart.com/solutions/data/futures
Tick History column. But I quickly found that it wasn't always accurate. I think subtracted a few months for each exchange. I was a pain to manually edit the individual price files when trying to stitch them together

I am trying to grab a wider array of contracts, and I would be happy to share the list with you when I am finished.

That would be great, contributions are most welcome. I had planned to expand the list too

[BorderCollieLover]

Here is an expanded instrument list in case it helps. There is only "code" and "exchange" information, but I attached a BarChart link for further examination. I hope it's self-explanatory, but let me know if you have any questions. Of course, there might be errors......
ExpandedInstrumentList.xlsx