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Hello,
 
A new AmiQuote 1.53 has been just released to
<A 
href="">http://www.amibroker.com/bin/aq1530.exe
 
It adds new free EOD data source: eSignal 
Central,
featuring not only US & International stocks and futures 
but also forex.
 
Example EURO Forex rate:
EUR A0-FX
 
Detailed symbol guide is available at:
<A 
href="">http://www.dbc.com/blq/dbc_trading/Default.asp?source=blq/dbc_trading
 
Also added is symbol search function that directs you to 
appropriate
source symbol lookup web page.
 
Best regards,Tomasz Janeczkoamibroker.com
 
 


  
  
    AmiQuote Read 
      Me
AmiQuote 1.53 Read Me ( April 6, 2003 
)
INTRODUCTION<FONT 
face="Arial, sans-serif" size=2> 

  AmiQuote is a companion program to AmiBroker stock charting/analysis 
  software. 
  The main purpose of AmiQuote is to simplify and automate downloading 

  current day and historical EOD quotation data from Yahoo! Finance 
  sites 
  delayed intraday/daily bars data from Quote.com servers. 
  historical EOD quotes from MSN Money Central 
  historical EOD quotes from eSignal Central 

  AmiQuote performs downloads using multiple threads allowing you to fully 
  utilise your connection bandwidth. 
  
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.53?
  added new EOD data source: eSignal Central featuring all US exchanges, 
  European exchanges, Futures, Currencies / Forex. 
  added data-source sensitive symbol search (Tools->Symbol Search) - 
  automatically opens web page with symbol lookup for data source selected in 
  the "Source" combo-box. 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.52?
  added initial delay between requests (delay that is added before attempt 
  to download each new symbol data) to the Settings page. It is defined in 
  milliseconds (1/1000 part of the second). It should help the owners of very 
  fast connections to slow down AmiQuote and avoid problems with Yahoo rejecting 
  too frequent requests. 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.51?
  Added support for MSN Money Central. End-of-day historical stocks, mutual 
  funds, currencies US, Canada, Japan, Australia and major European exchanges. 
  See <A 
  href="">http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/common/find.asp?NextPage=%2Fscripts%2Fwebquote%2Edll%3FiPage%3Dqdand 
  this 
  http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/welcome.aspto learn 
  about symbols used by MSN. You have to have aqm.format file (supplied with 
  this install) copied to AmiBroker's Formats subdirectory to make auto-import 
  from MSN feature work) 
  Added symbol translation table ( Tools->Symbol Translation Table menu ) 
  that allows to get symbols from alternative source without need to rename 
  tickers in AmiBroker. It can be used for example to update Yahoo database from 
  MSN. If you define ^DJI, $INDU pair AmiQuote will issue request for $INDU to 
  MSN server when the ticker list contains ^DJI (Yahoo-style symbol). A sample 
  translation is included (msn.translations file - loaded automatically at 
  startup). 
  Added some checks for Quote.com mode so it displays correct error message 
  if "feature available to subscribers" is received from Quote.com server 
  Added check for operating system reserved names like PRN.AX - they are 
  renamed to PR_.AX to allow storing such file in windows (should I say MSDOS) 
  operating system. 
  removed obsolete "country" combo box and other cleanups. 

  
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.50?
  Retrieving ticker list from AmiBroker is 10 times faster now (requires 
  AmiBroker 4.00 or higher), so Tools->Auto-update quotes start in 2-3 
  seconds for 7000+ symbols 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.49?
  New URL for requesting historical data from Yahoo is used. 
  Appropriate error message is displayed if downloaded file contains HTML 
  tags (message: "Error in downloading") or has only one header line (message 
  "No data for this symbol") 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.48?
  Definable proxy server, port, user name and password in the Settings 
  dialog allows using AmiQuote in corporate environments 
  (experimental) ability to specify Livecharts user/password for intraday 
  Quote.com server (Setting page) - the Livecharts password needs to be entered 
  in the encrypted form see <A 
  href="">http://www.amibroker.com/members/ 
  for the details. 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.47?
  AmiQuote now supports 3 different intraday Quote.com servers. You can 
  select one in Tools->Settings "Intraday server" 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.46?
  bug fix: solved problem with renaming of tickers with "COM", "AUX", "LPT" 
  substrings. Now only full ticker symbol is matched (not substring) 
  bug fix: "Number of symbols per request (current mode)" does not switch 
  back to 1 anymore when the settings page is opened 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.45?
  rewritten downloading code - more robust - closes "dead" connections and 
  includes auto-retry feature 
  settings dialog now allows to define the number of auto-retries, delay 
  between retries, connection and receive timeouts used to detect not responding 
  connections 
  colon character ':' in the ticker name is automatically replaced by 
  underscore '_' to avoid problems with file system not allowing colon in the 
  file name. 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.41?
  5-min and larger intervals work correctly now 
  daily interval added for downloads from Quote.com servers (allowing you to 
  get quotes of E-minis for example not supported by Yahoo) 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.4?
  Download delayed intra-day bar data (1-min, 5-min, 15-min, 60-min, 120-min 
  bars) for US securities 
  Simplified download historical and daily data from 50 international 
  exchanges (one setting works for all exchanges) 
  Ability to run downloads automatically in user-defined intervals 
  AmiQuote is now shareware. The evaluation version is FULLY functional and 
  has NO time limit, so you can use it as long as you wish, but if you like the 
  program and use it often you are encouraged to purchase life-time license for 
  only $25. Click 
  here to buy 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.3?
  Retrieving multiple symbols data in one request (current mode only) - 
  provides huge speed-up for download in "current" mode. Number of symbols 
  definable in the Settings. 
  User-definable number of simultaneous downloads 
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 
1.2?
  Fully automatic updates of AmiBroker database (US & Canada markets 
  only) 
  Editing and saving ticker lists 
  Integration with AmiBroker (retrieving ticker lists and last update date) 
  Better error handling and greatly improved stability 
  Selective downloads 
  Support for updating mutual fund quotes (close price only) 
  Support for appending data files 
  User-defined destination folder 
  Settings are preserved between sessions 
  added support for Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, 
  Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan (version 
1.21)
INSTALLATION

  If you have installed AmiBroker already, no special installation of 
  AmiQuote is required. Just unzip AmiQuote package to a separate directory (the 
  default is "C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\AmiQuote"). If you haven't installed 
  AmiBroker yet it is recommended to do so, because AmiQuote uses MFC libraries 
  (version 6.0) that are supplied with AmiBroker.
QUICK START
Note: this procedure works only if you have AmiBroker 
installed:

  Launch AmiBroker and AmiQuote 
  Choose Tools->Auto-update AmiBroker database (or corresponding 
  toolbar button) 
HOW IT WORKS

  AmiQuote loads (or retrieves from AmiBroker) a ticker list file (.TLS) 
  which is simple ASCII file with ticker symbols, then parses it and downloads 
  data from either Yahoo Finance or Quote.com servers. Then, when you start the 
  download process, it requests the data from Yahoo and stores downloaded data 
  in the separate .AQD (daily) or .AQH (historical) or .AQI (intraday bar) files 
  for each ticker. After download, if AmiBroker is running, AmiQuote will import 
  the quotes into AmiBroker automaticaly.
USAGE

  Below you will find some tips on using AmiQuote 1.2 with and without 
  AmiBroker. More detailed instructions will be provided with the upcoming 
  AmiBroker 3.65.
Using AmiQuote in stand-alone mode

  Although AmiQuote is provided as a companion program to AmiBroker it is 
  however possible to use it without AmiBroker. Here is a simple procedure of 
  downloading quotes using stand-alone AmiQuote:
  
    Launch AmiQuote 
    Open supplied example file DJIA.TLS in the directory DJIAThis will 
    load example ticker list (components of Dow Jones Industrial Average) 
    Choose between downloading current or historical or intraday interval 
    bar quotes (intraday interval bars are available only for US exchanges) 
    Click on green arrow toolbar button (Start download)now for a couple 
    of minutes you can watch the download operation progress 
    When all downloads are complete you can close the program and find 
    appropriate .AQD (daily quotes) or .AQH (historical) or .AQI (intraday) 
    files stored in the directory where TLS file is located. 
Using AmiQuote with AmiBroker

  Automatic 
  update
  The easiest method to work with AmiQuote and AmiBroker is to use the 
  procedure given in Quick Start section of this document. Just run 
  AmiBroker and AmiQuote and choose Tools->Auto-update AmiBroker 
  database. This method updates historical quotes from the last date present 
  in AmiBroker upto today. When performing automatic update, AmiQuote performs 
  internally 4 steps a) retrieves the ticker list from AmiBroker (all stocks 
  loaded currently in AmiBroker);b) gets the last quotation date available 
  in AmiBroker;c) performs historical download from last date upto 
  today;d) instructs AmiBroker to import downloaded files.
  AmiQuote now supports over 50 international exchanges in "historical" and 
  "daily" modes.
  Note that AmiQuote currently supports a new command line parameter: 
  /autoupdate. This option forces AmiQuote to perform automatic update 
  procedure without user intervention. You may setup you custom tools menu 
  in AmiBroker to call AmiQuote with this argument:
  C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\AmiQuote\Quote.EXE /autoupdate 
  If you do so, you will be able to update your database with a single 
  click.
  Manual 
  operation
  Automatic mode is nice but there are cases when you have to perform some 
  tasks manually. There is a good old document describing that mode of operation 
  at: <A href="" 
  target=_blank>http://www.amibroker.com/docs/ab304.html . Everything 
  written in this document remains valid with one exception - now importing to 
  AmiBroker are performed automatically if you have Automatic import 
  checkbox marked.
  There are also several cases when you prefer to do things manualy, then 
  please don't forget about some useful tools available at your fingertips:
  File->Open, File->Save, File->Save As 
  
    These functions enable you to load and save your edited ticker lists for 
    future repeated use.
  Edit->Add tickers
  
    This function allows you to add the tickers to the list. Just type space 
    separated tickers into the field that will show up when you choose this 
    function.
  Edit->Delete tickers
  
    This function allows you to delete tickers from the list. Just select the 
    items you want to delete from the list view (multiple selection possible by 
    holding SHIFT or CTRL key while clicking on items), and choose this 
    function.
  Edit->Mark all, Edit->Unmark all, Edit->Toggle, Edit->Mark 
  selection, Edit->Unmark selection
  
    These functions allow you to mark the tickers for download. Please note 
    that AmiQuote puts a checkmark before ticker name in the list view. ONLY 
    MARKED items will be downloaded. This allows you to perform selective 
    downloads/updates.
  View->Refresh
  
    Basically AmiQuote handles refreshes by itself when needed. For example 
    if you changed the date range, the list will be refreshed before starting 
    download. But there are some cases when you may want to refresh the list by 
    yourself. For example if you downloaded and imported quotes once and want to 
    do this again you would need to choose this function. The Refresh function 
    simply applies all date and type settings to the URLs listed, and MARKS all 
    tickers for a new download.
  Tools->Import into AmiBroker
  
    This function is useful if you want to import just downloaded quotes into 
    AmiBroker but you have Automatic import checkbox 
  cleared.
  Tools->Get tickers from AmiBroker
  
    This function retrieves all stocks from currently loaded AmiBroker 
    database and fills the AmiQuote ticker list with them.
  Tools->Get last update date
  
    This function retrieves the date of the most recent quotation of the 
    first stock present in currently loaded AmiBroker database and sets the 
    From date to this date.
  Tools->Settings
  
    Displays the settings window where you can define the destination 
    directory where all downloads are stored. Note that blank destination 
    directory means that downloads will be stored in the current working 
    directory (in most cases this is the folder from where current .TLS file was 
    loaded).
    In this window you can also change the mode of writing the files. By 
    default historical files are overwritten while daily files get appended. 
    This is recommended setup. Appending daily files simply allows you to create 
    intra-day historical files when you do the updates daily. You may change 
    this behaviour for your particular purpose.
LIMITATIONS

  Intraday interval bar data (1-min, 5-min, 15-min, 60-min and 120-min) are 
  available for US securities only.Historical data for international 
  exchanges are usually much shorter than for US markets.
  Because intraday bar data are downloaded from Quote.com servers the ticker 
  symbols for indices are different than those used by Yahoo. For complete 
  reference please check <A 
  href="">http://finance.lycos.com/home/misc/symbol_search.asp?options=i
  Intraday bar data are limited to 500 bars regardless of bar interval. In 
  other words you always get 500 bars data, whenever these are 1-min, 5-min, 
  15-min, 60-min or 120-min data - so by choosing bigger interval you get data 
  from more days. This is the limitation imposed by free delayed Quote.com 
  server.
SUPPLIED EXAMPLE 
FILES

  AmiQuote 1.2 with the following example ticker lists:
  DJIA.tls - components of Dow Jones Industrial Average (USA) 
  More example ticker lists could be downloaded from <A 
  href="" 
  target=_blank>http://www.amibroker.com/starter/ . 
DISTRIBUTION

  AmiQuote is distributed as shareware. The evaluation version is FULLY 
  functional and has NO time limit, so you can use it as long as you wish, but 
  if you like the program and use it often you are encouraged to purchase 
  life-time license for only $25. <A 
  href="">Click here to 
  buy
DISCLAIMER

  This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Any use of 
  the program is at your own risk. The author disclaims any implied warranty of 
  merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
LEGAL<FONT 
face="Arial, sans-serif" size=2> 

  AmiQuote 1.4. Copyright (C)2000-2002 by Tomasz Janeczko/AmiBroker.com. 
  All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their 
  respective owners. 






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