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On 11/18/04 2:02 AM , Dimension wrote:
>Ron,
>One of the best things about WLD was their community and website...it really
>encouraged folks to participate and help each other, that is why the product
>became so popular. I see the AB community growing and participating in a
>similar manner and I hope it continues. I still have my issues with the
>yahoo forum (in terms of user friendliness and manageability) and would
>prefer a dedicated website catered to users for various reasons...hopefully
>as the community grows, that will happen.
>
>BTW, if no one converts the code posted to a true COM dll, I will see if can
>get a copy of VB6 and do it. Right now it works for me, but unless users
>have the .NET framework installed on their computer, it won't for them. It
>can also be easily modified to return any fundamental data from yahoo I
>believe...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mrdavis9 [mailto:mrdavis9@xxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:35 AM
>To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
>
>
>Dimension, I once commented that using Amibroker is a Camelot experience.
>This work that you did in creating this DLL only reinforces my attitude that
>this Amibroker Yahoo community is the greatest. Ron D
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dimension
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:10 AM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
>
>
>
> Brian, Good news and bad news
>
> GOOD NEWS: I was able to create a dll which could be passed a
>ticker/symbol
> and return the Float (and other fundamentals).
>
> BAD NEWS: I don't think many will be able to use, because of what I was
> using to create the DLL. I used Visual Studio .NET to create the dll in
> using C#. It turns out the DLLs created by VS.NET are not true COM dlls,
> but can be compiled in a way to allow them to work with software that
> "accepts" COM objects. The problem...you need to have the .NET framework
> installed for it to work.
>
> In any event, the important point is it can be done. I will post the code
>in
> case someone wants to take a stab at converting to a VB6 COM dll (which
>most
> should be able to use)...and maybe add or clean it up.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> HERE IS A SAMPLE AFL CODE ON HOW TO CALL IT FROM AMIBROKER:
>
> fd = CreateObject( "SecurityFundamentals.Fundamentals" );
> fd.setURL ("http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=";);
> fd.setTicker ("YHOO");
>
> fd.scrapeFundamentals();
>
> AddColumn( fd.getFloat( ) , "float" );
> AddColumn( fd. getOutstandingShares( ) , "float" );
>
> Filter = 1; //streak > 0;
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> HERE IS THE SOURCE OF THE DLL
>
> #region Using directives
> using System;
> using System.Net;
> using System.IO;
> using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
> #endregion
>
> namespace SecurityFundamentals
> {
> public class Fundamentals
> {
> private string _url = "http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=";;
>//default
> private string _ticker = "";
>
> private float _float;
> private long _outshares;
>
> public Fundamentals( )
> {
> }
>
> public void setURL( string url )
> {
> _url = url;
> }
>
> public void setTicker( string ticker )
> {
> _ticker = ticker;
> }
>
> public float getFloat( )
> {
> return ( _float );
> }
>
> public long getOutstandingShares( )
> {
> return ( _outshares );
> }
>
> public void scrapeFundamentals( )
> {
> scrapeFundamentals( _url + _ticker );
> }
>
> public void scrapeFundamentals( string url, string ticker )
> {
> scrapeFundamentals( url + ticker );
> }
>
> public void scrapeFundamentals( string fullUrl )
> {
> string html = getHtml( fullUrl );
> parseHtml( html );
> }
>
> private string getHtml( string url )
> {
> string result;
>
> WebResponse response;
> HttpWebRequest webRequest = ( HttpWebRequest )
> WebRequest.Create( url );
>
> webRequest.KeepAlive = true;
> webRequest.Method = "GET";
> response = webRequest.GetResponse( );
>
> StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(
> response.GetResponseStream( ), System.Text.Encoding.UTF7 );
> result = reader.ReadToEnd( );
> reader.Close( );
>
> return ( result );
> }
>
> private void parseHtml( string html )
> {
> string FLOAT_PATTERN =
> "(<\\s*td[^>]*>Float:.*?\\s*>.*?>)([\\d|\\.].*?[^a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z]*)<";
> string OUTSHARES_PATTERN = "(<\\s*td[^>]*>Shares
> Outstanding:.*?\\s*>.*?>)([\\d|\\.].*?[^a-zA-Z])([a-zA-Z]*)<";
>
> Regex regx = new Regex( FLOAT_PATTERN );
> Match match = regx.Match( html );
> if ( match.Success )
> {
> string numb = match.Groups[ 2 ].Value;
> string unit = match.Groups[ 3 ].Value;
> _float = convertValue( numb, unit );
> }
> }
>
> private float convertValue( string numb, string unit )
> {
> long multiplier;
> float val = System.Convert.ToSingle( numb );
>
> switch ( unit )
> {
> case "M":
> multiplier = 1000000;
> break;
> case "B":
> multiplier = 1000000000;
> break;
> default:
> multiplier = 1;
> break;
> }
>
> return ( multiplier * val );
> }
>
> }
>
>
> }
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian [mailto:cadvantag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:08 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
>
>
>
> Dimension,
>
> I would be very interested in getting data like "Float" from sites
> like Yahoo or MoneyCentral.
>
> Low Float stocks with Good Earnings/Revenue has been some of the
> hottest stocks out there. (Right now that is)
>
> Do you know how to create a dll that would extract "Float" data?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dimension <dimension@xxxx> wrote:
> > If you find nothing regarding this, let me know...i have an idea
> of how to
> > do this, but it would involve a script function or dll add-in to
> pull the
> > Float from some site like yahoo. The system I was think off would
> track
> > when the volume traded over a certain period exceeds the float. I
> have
> > found that when spikes in volume only low float stocks occur, the
> tend to
> > become ST momo plays.
> >
> > While I can pretty much figure out how to get the latest daily
> float for a
> > security, I don't know of any where that offers historical float
> (or any
> > other fundamentals), does anyone?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christoper [mailto:turkey@x...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:07 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Float Analysis Alerts
> >
> >
> >
> > Try the Amibroker library...
> > http://www.amibroker.com/library/
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, thechemistrybetweenus@xxxx wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone been able to develop a method in AFL that allows
> alerts
> > for
> > > a float analysis indicator? I have tried searching past
> messages,
> > with
> > > no luck.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Check AmiBroker web page at:
> > http://www.amibroker.com/
> >
> > Check group FAQ at:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/groupfaq.html
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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