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Yahoo's Dow Industrial High for yesterday (11/4) was 8933; MSN Investor had
the same #. Does anyone have the exact High of the dow for 11/4?
Thanks Much
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Tuva1>
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: Yahoo MetaStock Converted Index Data
>thank you very much Daniel
>
>I will try the information tonight.
>
>Dave
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Martinez <DanM@xxxxxxxx>
>To: Shepherd <shepherd.boats@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Equis Metastock Listserv Post
><metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: November 5, 1998 5:49 AM
>Subject: Yahoo MetaStock Converted Index Data
>
>
>>Shepherd,
>>I downloaded additional indexes from Yahoo besides the DJI and added them
>to my
>>database. I have listed them below. I also updated them for tonight and
>added
>>them to the MetaStock data. I have ZIP'd together all the MetaStock files
>for
>>the indexes. All you must do is unzip them into an empty folder. You
>should be
>>able to access the 8 indexes in MetaStock. Let me know if you have any
>>trouble. To download the data, click on this:
>>http://www.twow.com/horizon/metastock/yahoo.zip
>>This file is over 1 MB in size so I don't plan to keep it in my personal
>web
>>space longer than 30 days. [Image] I am using my web space because
>Netscape
>>seems to "unzip" zip'd files and make them larger. Also, transmission is
>faster
>>and you won't have 1 MB embedded in your email forever.
>>
>>I don't recommend the QuoteMonster Daily downloads for updating your data
>on a
>>daily basis. Use QuoteMonster Historical and put the same date in the 2
>fields
>>you have to enter. This was for tonight:
>>e:\perl\bin\perl.exe qmh 981104 981104
>>
>>The reason is the format output from QMD is incorrect and there's no
volume
>>data. Here are all the indexes I downloaded:
>>Ticker Description Start_Date
>>^SPX S&P500 Jan/3/1950
>>^DJI DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS OCT/1/1928
>>^DJU DOW JONES UTILITIES JAN/2/1929
>>^DJT DOW JONES TRANSPORTS OCT/1/1928
>>^RUT RUSSELL 2000 SEP/10/1987
>>^IXIC NASDAQ COMPOSITE OCT/11/1984
>>^XCI AMEX COMPUTER TECH AUG/26/1983
>>^XAU PHLX GOLD SILVER INDEX DEC/19/1983
>>
>>For future downloads, please download and install the Perl Standard
>Distribution
>>file. The link is on the QuoteMonster page:
>http://xmlworks.com/quotemonster/
>>Also, get the QuoteMonster Historical. In the QMH file, change the my
>$header
>>line to this:
>>my $header = '<ticker>,<date>,<open>,<high>,<low>,<close>,<vol>';
>>
>>After downloading and creating the *.PRN file, you must use the Downloader
>to
>>incorporate the data into your MetaStock database. If you have trouble,
>please
>>contact mailto:quotemonster@xxxxxxxxxxxx and Equis Tech Support.
>>
>>Good Luck,
>>Daniel.
>>
>>
>>Shepherd wrote:
>>
>>> thank you very much Daniel
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Daniel Martinez <DanM@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: Dave V <shepherd.boats@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: November 4, 1998 6:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Dow Jones
>>>
>>> >Wait until tonight. I plan to download the other indexes and will send
>>> >them all to you.
>>> >
>>> >Daniel.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Dave V wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Jim,
>>> >> > I finally downloaded and installed the Perl Standard Distribution
>file
>>> >> and your
>>> >> > QuoteMonster Historical download file. I was able to download
>Yahoo's
>>> >> Dow Jones
>>> >> > Industrial Average data dating back to Oct 1, 1928. This is most
>>> >> excellent,
>>> >> > especially so since I was hoping for data going back only 20 years.
>>> >> The file has
>>> >> > 18,647 records(!) and the date field was parsed correctly. I
>converted
>>> >> the file
>>> >> > using the Downloader and used the Downloader to sort the file.
>Because
>>> >> Quattro
>>> >> > Pro's line limit is 8,192 lines, I used the Downloader instead. I
>>> >> don't know what
>>> >> > Excel's limit is. It is easier to use the Downloader for sorting
>>> >> anyway.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Hello
>>> >>
>>> >> I spent 2 hours last night trying to convert the Dow Jones data from
>>> >> Yahoo (Excel to Metastock) last night through the Downloader, but I
>had
>>> >> no success.
>>> >>
>>> >> If it isn't too much trouble could you please send me the file you
>>> >> converted.
>>> >>
>>> >> If it isn't too much trouble my email is
>>> >> shepherd.boats@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> thank you very much
>>> >> Dave V
>>
>>
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