--- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com, "dingo" <dingo@xxx> wrote:
>
> Check your mail.
>
> d
Why did your name spring to mind when I said *kind hearted
scripters*? ;-)
I'll look into it.
Thanks,
Brian.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com > > [mailto:
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com] On Behalf Of brian_z321
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:23 PM
> > To:
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: Yahoo data downloads
> >
> > If any one is interested let's make the first target an easy one.
> > Ee could start with something simple like a
script to download
all of
> > the a* or a-aa listings for the NYSE.
> >
> > >From there we could progress to getting all of the b* listings
and
> > then try another market for the a*'s.
> >
> > Possibly target2 could be to get sectors/inustries for all of the
> > NYSE a* listings.
> >
> > With that info I am sure people could work their way up the
ladder.
> >
> > No need for anything fancy to start.
> > Just get an example list and export it to a .CSV file with a
script.
> >
> > Any kind hearted scripters out there?
> >
> > Brian.
> >
> > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com, "brian_z321" <brian_z321@
>
wrote:
> > >
> > > At the time of writing Yahoo!Finance lists 37,696 tickers from
> >
approx
> > > 523 exchanges world wide.
> > >
> > > They even list the NZ exchange when nobody, except those from
Rugby
> > > Union playing nations, even know that the country exits.
> > >
> > > My programming expertise doesn't extend past what I have learnt
> > from
> > > AmiBroker in one single year but I am seriously thinking that I
> > could
> > > manage to learn how to scrape that list for my own use.
> > >
> > > Instead of depending on others why not do it for ourselves?
> > >
> > > How about a public project, right on this site, where a
community
> > > effort lays out the script, or an example of it, so that we can
all
> > > learn how to do it and manage our own updates and script tuning
in
> > > future.
> > >
> > > Pie
in the sky?
> > >
> > >
> > > Positions vacant:
> > >
> > > Project leader, programmers, secretary and working bees.
> > >
> > >
> > > Put up now or for ever hold your peace.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://biz.yahoo.com/i/
> > >
> > > http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges
> > >
> > > Brian.
> > >
> > > P.S. in the unlikely event that we actually do something I will
be
> > > watching from the bleaches; sorry I'm too bsuy elsewhere and
lack
> > the
> > > skill-set for a public effort.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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