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-----Original Message-----
From: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tuva1 <Tuva1>
Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: QuoteMonster [Was:Re: Yahoo data]
>What ticker did you use?
>
>Greg.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom
>> Sent: dimanche 1 novembre 1998 06:03
>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Fw: QuoteMonster [Was:Re: Yahoo data]
>>
>>
>> Dow data from 1928!!!....
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Tuva1 <Tuva1>
>> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 8:11 AM
>> Subject: Fw: QuoteMonster [Was:Re: Yahoo data]
>>
>>
>> >Here is an easier shortcut to Yahoo's data:
>> >http://chart.yahoo.com/t?a=12&b=31&c=79&d=12&e=31&f=91&g=d&s=&y=0
>> &z=%5Espc
>> >
>> >This takes you their historical data input menu. I do not know
>> how to get
>> >there from Yahoo Finance but...
>> >
>> >Thanks everyone for the info...it looks like the Internet has just
shaken
>> >another business (Data Providers).
>> >
>> >Tom
>> >
>> >
>> >Subject: RE: QuoteMonster [Was:Re: Yahoo data]
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hi Jim and Rob,
>> >>
>> >>Is the yahoo data of good quality? To what extend can we trust the data
>> >>downloaded?
>> >>
>> >>Thanks,
>> >>
>> >>Gregoire.
>> >>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Michael
>> >>> Sent: jeudi 29 octobre 1998 14:28
>> >>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> Subject: QuoteMonster [Was:Re: Yahoo data]
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Rob,
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks for posting the detail. I have modified QuoteMonster
Historical
>> to
>> >>> use this new data source. QMH is a FREE perl script for retrieval of
>> >>> historical data for any number of tickers for the date range you
>> specify.
>> >>> You may change the order of the fields and include only those
>> fields of
>> >>> interest. I have not added code to reverse the date order but will be
>> >>> uploading a script to perform that function only.
>> >>>
>> >>> The QuoteMonster web page is at http://xmlworks.com/quotemonster/
>> >>> Send bug reports to quotemonster@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>
>> >>> Cheers,
>> >>>
>> >>> Jim
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Rob Nagler wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> > joachim@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> >>> > > Yahoo! just extended it's "free" information. Now you can
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Quite convenient, thanks. To save some clicking, here's how to
>> >>> > download a comma-separated list of IBM daily prices for all of
1991:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >http://chart.yahoo.com/table.csv?s=ibm&a=1&b=1&c=91&d=12&e=31&f=9
>1&g=d&q=q
>>>> >
>>>> > The form fields are defined as follows:
>>>> >
>>>> > s=Symbol
>>>> > a=Start Month
>>>> > b=Start Day
>>>> > c=Start Year (two digits only!)
>>>> > d=End Month
>>>> > e=End Day
>>>> > f=End Year
>>>> > g=(d: Daily, w: Weekly, m: Monthly, v: Dividends)
>>>> > q=(q: spreadsheet, <other>: html)
>>>> >
>>>> > It's in a weird format, because the file is in reverse order, i.e.
end
>>>> > record is first and first record is last. Easily remedied with a bit
>>>> > of perl or whatever.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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