Re: Launching Excel from Netscape

[Ed Middleton <emiddleton@xxxxxxxx>]

Brad,
Netscape already has this application type as you specify below.  Have
you tried with below link to collect the data?  If not please try and
let me know if it works then I'll know that it is something in my setup
or preferences.

thanks in advance,

Ed Middleton


Bradley C. Mitchell wrote:
> 
> In netscape goto:
> 
> Edit > Preferences > Navigator > Applications >
> then "New Type"
> Fill in ".csv" and the application (Excel) directory.  You will have to
> restart Netscape
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Middleton
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 2:01 PM
> > To: metastock info request
> > Subject: Launching Excel from Netscape
> >
> >
> > To all,
> >
> > I have been using Internet Explorer to download the following
> > information from Yahoo:
> >
> http://quote.yahoo.com/d/ALL.csv?s=^xcd+^dji+^spx+CHV+GM+IP+EK+AOL+DELL+WLA+
> GPS+T+BBY+JBHT+LADF+PTX+GTW+LOW+EGG+GGUY+&f=sl1d&e=.csv
> 
> Using IE it launches an Excel window inside of IE from which I can copy
> and paste into my Excel spreadsheet in Excel.
> 
> Is there anyway to do this in Netscape.  I have version 4.05.  When I
> click on the bookmark above it asks me to save it.  Then I have to open
> the file in Excel and cut and paste into my spreadsheet.
> 
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
> 
> thanks in advance,
> 
> Ed Middleton