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[amibroker] Re: Using Jim's tickers... with some cutomization



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Dick,

As I understand it Louis doesn't want to delete .OB and .PK stock - 
he wants to keep them in the database, in their 
Markets/Groups/Sectors/Industries and then use the database with DTN 
IQ feed RT.

brian_z


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "areehoi" <areehoi@xxx> wrote:
>
> Louis,
> There is no need to convert the XL files to ASCII.  Jim has already
> done this by providing the US-Stocks database. To simplify take the
> US-Stocks database (intact) and copy then paste in the Amibroker
> Program files (be sure to rename the existing one to another name ie
> ...US-Stocks1).  When you open AB go to open database and pick the 
new
> US-Stocks.  It should work.  To eliminate the "OB,s" and "Pink 
Sheet"
> go to the Excel spreadsheet and sort on the column that carries 
them.
> Copy them and put in word (unformated) so you can make a coma
> delimitated ascii file. Put that file in a blank Watch list from 
which
> you can delet all.
> 
> Dick H
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Louis Préfontaine" <rockprog80@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Brian,
> > 
> > Even with the precedent method, it does not work.  It works fine 
the
> first
> > time with the first group, but then whatever the number of the
> industry I
> > choose, the tickers go in the first one.. or even one in the 
fourth
> group,
> > with no particular reason.  This looks to me like a strange bug 
if it is
> > one!
> > 
> > Louis
> > 
> > 2008/3/18, brian_z111 <brian_z111@>:
> > >
> > >   Try this:
> > >
> > > a) convert CSV lists >> text file
> > > b) import to Watchlists
> > > c) use categoryAddSymbol to move from WL to 
Markets/Groups/Sectors
> > >
> > > (as per "SetUp A Custom Database/Nasdaq" at the UKB
> > >
> > > I think it is also possible using AFL (even within AB) but 
others
> > > could help you more with that than yours truly.
> > >
> > > brian_z
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%
40yahoogroups.com>, "Louis
> > > Préfontaine"
> > > <rockprog80@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I really enjoyed using Jim's tickers
> > > >
> http://icc-az.com/icc%2Daz/default.html?http%3A//icc-az.com/icc%
<http://icc-az.com/icc%2Daz/default.html?http%3A//icc-az.com/icc%25>
> > > 252Daz/
> > > >
> > > > However, I see that this is Yahoo's formatting with e.g. 
AAAA.OB
> > > for pink
> > > > sheets while my provider would prefer simply AAAA. I tried to
> > > remove the
> > > > .OB with Excel, and did it correctly, but then I don't know 
how to
> > > import
> > > > the files WITH the categories/industries as Jim setted them 
up. In
> > > the
> > > > import wizard, there are no options for those categories, so 
would
> > > there be
> > > > another way to do this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Louis
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > p.s. I will try to redownload Amiquote to use Yahoo with 
those, but
> > > would
> > > > enjoy using my intraday data if possible.
> > > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> >
>



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