Hi Pete. Although MLDownloader for
me is a nice download program,
I have some practical remarks.
Most items can be downloaded with
AmiQuote from Yahoo, MSN etc. In
case you will not find the data on these
sources, my experience with
MLDownloader is that you will not get the
data with this program either. The
problem is that to find a source is only
one side of the medal. To get the
data from a Page is the other side.
You therefore need to write a very
simple definition script that instructs the
program ( Parser ) how to get
the data from the Page. You cannot do this
with AmiQuote and you cannot do
this with MLDownloader either ...
This is the reason why I am using
a program called StockBrowser. Already
for many ( 12 ) years and without
any serious problems. In case I find a Page
somewhere that has important data
for me and that is not coming from Yahoo,
MSN etc. etc. , all I do is
writing the Source and Definition file for Stockbrowser
and let the program automatically
download the data during the night with the
StockBrowser scheduler. Of course
the program is not cheap ...
You can find it in
Holland on many WebSites like
:
I hope to see the same
functionality in AmiQuote somewhere, somehow,
some day in the near future.
Just because I prefer 'all in one' applications
...
BTW : StockBrowser can export
in whatever file format you define or
you
can even work with the
by StockBrowser supported DDE communication.
It's
a pity that AmiBroker doesn't let
StockBrowser send her the data by DDE
but
also this can be done in a
different way ...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday,
July 23, 2007 11:37 AM
Subject:
[amibroker] Re: Data Downloaders
I too
use MLDOWNLOADER. Great product.
This weekend I posted an empty
Amibroker Database file to this group
that was created from the
MLDownloader files (.MLD). It was quite
simple to do because
MLDownloader has 1 file for each
market/group/sector etc... that
you want to look at. I took the
standard MLD files (plus a few of my
own), converted them into CSV
files and used a JScript to update the
Amibroker DB.
NLDownloader = Very usefull tool.
the only thing
it lacks, is that it doesn't downloader fundamental
data which is where
AmiQuote comes in very usefull.
Regards,
Pete
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Don Lindberg" <dlindber@xx.> wrote:
>
> Read the
Manual! It has very detailed explanation of how to connect
>
QuoteTracker to AmiBroker!
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf
> Of vikas soni
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007
12:26 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Data Downloaders
>
>
>
> I want to use Qoute tracker to download data into Amibroker.
AmiBroker have
> plug-in also for QT. Is anyone have any Idea how
to connect Qt and
> Amibroker.
> I want to download data for
Indian Markets..
>
> thanks in advance
>
>
vikas
>
> asawindaeng <terrydenham2000@...>
wrote:
>
> I second that.
>
> With MLDownloader,
I've done a pretty good job of assembling two-
year
> Metastock
databases for three markets, from Yahoo and MSN data. You
> can
combine symbol lists into a single database and set different
>
symbols for reference and download. It's a good companion for AB and
>
support's been good.
>
> After I bought MLD, I did discover
that there is another program
which
> says it enables IB clients
to download a year of data from IB. I
> haven't tried it yet but it
resides at
> http://home. <http://home.cidadevirtual.pt/jtwsdump/>
>
cidadevirtual.pt/jtwsdump/ if anyone wants to check it out.
>
> I figured this could be useful to me at some point if keeping
the
> database updated on days when Yahoo and MSN are a little clunky
gets
> too tiresome.
>
> Cheers,
> T
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
ps.com,
>
"ken.thorland" <ken.thorland@> wrote:
> >
> >
Thanks, David
> >
> > For those looking for free
downloads that cover a variety of
markets I
> > can't speak too
highly of MLDownloader. It downloads most foreign
> > markets, has
an autoupdate feature. Converts data to Amibroker and
> > Metastock
for you. I would have purchased Amiquote but it doesn't
> > easily
(if at all) convert data to metastock which is a common
format
>
> I use for data in other programs. I made the mistake of starting
out
> > by purchasing databull, I soon discovered that this is
not a user
> > friendly program and there is virtually no support,
they just take
> > your money and run.
> >
> >
Cheers Ken
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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