int assetHistorySC(string theAsset, int theBP)
{
	if (!Init)	return 0;

	int barperiod = theBP;
	//----------------------------------
	//		setup start and end dates
	//----------------------------------
	int M1back = (LookBack*BarPeriod)/(7*60); 	// days of lback
	int DailyLBack = (LookBack+2*UnstablePeriod);
	int start = min(ymd(wdate(NOW)-6*365), ymd(dmy(StartDate)-2*ifelse(barperiod<1440,M1back, DailyLBack)));	//6 years or more
	int end;
	
	
	if (!EndDate) 
		if (hour(NOW)>=21) EndDate = ymd(wdate(NOW));
		else EndDate = ymd(wdate(NOW)-1);

	string t6Out[100];
	if (barperiod<1440) {
		sprintf(t6Out,strf("History\\%s%s",theAsset,History));
		barperiod = 1;
		end = ymd(wdate(NOW)+1);	// +1 to get most current M1 bar
	}
	else	{
		sprintf(t6Out,"History\\%s.t6",theAsset);
		if (hour(NOW)>=21) end = ymd(wdate(NOW));
		else end = ymd(wdate(NOW)-1);	 // -1 to get up to yesterday		
	}
	
	//-------------------------------------
	// check to see if exiting t6 is in range	
	//-------------------------------------

	if (file_length(t6Out))	{
		int records = dataLoad(33,t6Out,7);	
		int fileStart = ymd(dataVar(33,-1,0));	
		int fileEnd = ymd(dataVar(33,0,0));
		
		//printf("fileStart=%d  fileEnd=%d\n",fileStart, fileEnd);
			
		// if Test or Train, don't download if data in range
		if (	(!Live && EndDate<=fileEnd && barperiod==1440)
			|| (Live && end<=fileEnd && barperiod==1440)
			)	
		{
			if (Live || DEBUG) printf("\n[%s] historical data up to date... no download\n");
			dataNew(33,0,0);
			return 0;	// range already inside
		}	
		// if not enough data, its probably a newly listed stock/asset with limited history
		if (start<fileStart)		
			if (Live || DEBUG) printf("\nWARNING:  historical data for [%s] may not be early enough\n",theAsset);

		// set start to last date in file, to upate to current date
		start = fileEnd;		

	}

	if (start==end) return 0;
	
	if (Live || DEBUG) printf("Downloading data [%s]... Start=%d   End=%d\n", theAsset, start, end);

	//----------------------------------
	//			index symbol conversions
	//----------------------------------
	if (theAsset == "SPX") theAsset = "$SPX";
	if (theAsset == "DJI") theAsset = "$DOWI";	
	if (theAsset == "INX") theAsset = "$INX";
	
	//----------------------------------
	//				get data		
	//----------------------------------

	if(once(Init)) connectToSierraChart();

	int reqbars = (int) (dmy(end) - dmy(start))*ifelse(barperiod==1440,1,1440);	// D1 or M1 data only 
	//printf("SC: items allocated = %d\n",reqbars+10);

	T6* myT6=malloc((reqbars+10)*sizeof(T6));
	int items = 0;
	int i;
	for (i=0;i<=2;i++)
	{
		items = BrokerHistory2 (theAsset, dmy(start), dmy(end), barperiod, -1, myT6);	
		if (Live || DEBUG) printf("SC: items received = %d\n",items);

		if (!items)	{
			if (Live || DEBUG) printf("ERROR:  No historical data returned from SierraChart... maybe out of data cache range.\n");
			connectToSierraChart();
			wait(1000);
		}
		else	{
			break;
		}
	}
		
	FILE *fp;
	string tempT6 = strf("History\\temp-%s.t6",theAsset);
	fp = fopen(tempT6, "wb");
	fwrite(myT6 , sizeof(T6), items, fp );
	fclose(fp);
	free(myT6);
	
	dataLoad(33,tempT6,7);	// load it into 33
	dataSort(33);				// make sure it's sorted 
	
	//---------------------------------
	//	pre-pend to existing	t6
	//---------------------------------
	if (file_length(t6Out)>0)	{
		dataLoad(22,t6Out,7);
		dataMerge(22,33);		
		dataSave(22,t6Out);
		dataNew(22,0,0);	
	}
	else	{
		dataSave(33,t6Out);
		dataNew(33,0,0);	
	}

	file_delete(tempT6);
	return 0;
}