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Hi,
Some Clarifications as below :Thanks.
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elee67 wrote: > > I am still sourcing info to determine the best places on the net to > get symbols and symbol updates.. there are a few errors in the > files..but will be posting an update in the next week or two to fix > it...
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Tried yahoo? You can get tickers and names industry wise and index wise in csv format when u make portfolios.Just a suggestion.
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> > As for importing the csv files : > > Before you do anything... > > Under your Amibroker installation directory.. you will need to go > into > the Formats Folder.. There will be a file called import.types. You > need to edit that file and add the following line to end of the file > : > > Symbol (*.*)|*.*|symbolonly.format > > Create a new file called symbolonly.format and put the following > lines > in it : > > $FORMAT Fullname,Ticker,Market,Skip,Industry > $SKIPLINES 0 > $SEPARATOR , > $DEBUG 1 > $BREAKONERR 0 > $AUTOADD 1 > $NOQUOTES 1 > $OVERWRITE 0 > > Then take the brokers.sectors and brokers.industries and copy to your > Amibroker install directory(i.e. C:\AmiBroker\)
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This is already available there?
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> > After that.. Open up AmiBroker. Best to create a new database in > order > to get the approprioate sector and industries....Then under Files > there is Import Ascii.. Choose that and then choose the amisymbls.csv > and it should import the symbols in. > > > The mapping files need to be copied and pasted into amiquote in order > to d/l the quotes from yahoo or msn via AmiQuote. >
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These Mapping files would be ??????????
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> Hope that helps to get you started...
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> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tinus Rautenbach" wrote:
> > > > Hi > > Can anyone tell me where / how I can import the amisymbols.csv and > > index.csv files into amibroker. I am only seeing manual ways to do > this > > but was hoping that there is an easier way :) > > Thanks in advance > > > > Tinus Rautenbach > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elee67 [mailto:elee67@xxxx] > > Sent: 14 February 2005 12:17 > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Revised Symbols.zip in files section > > > > > > > > The file is located in the Files section of this group. Filename is > > Symbols.zip > > > > These files are CSV files - comma separated values... > > > > brokers.sectors and brokers.industries should be copied to your > > Amibroker install directory. Create a new database. then you have > to > > import amisymbols.csv. You also have to modify
index.csv to > determine > > which symbol set you wish to use.. symbol or fixsymbol then import > > that into index.csv. > > > > the mapping files need to be copied and pasted into amiquote in > order > > to d/l the quotes from yahoo or msn....NOTE - u also need to modify > > the index mappings depending on the symbol set you use.... just > open > > the csv in Excel, delete a column and save it again... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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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