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I emailed them to send more info, Lars.
QuoteMonster's advantage is that it uses a documented Perl script. Easy
enough to output the sharped symbol with it, but export of the existing
files would give ASCII files with the [wrong] original symbols.
I will probably just redownload everything tonight.
Bob
bjagow@xxxxxxx <mailto:bjagow@xxxxxxx>
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lars Andersson
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 11:35 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Automate Downloader?
hy donīt you use this program http://www.frndsw.com/eborsinet.htm
Lars Andersson
Bob Jagow wrote:
> I can't get it to work for mutual funds, Ton.
> The Yahoo mf symbols gathered by QuoteMonster have only 5 characters but
> the MS mut fnd symbols have a prepended #.
>
> Suppose I could prepend a # on the fly -- any other workarounds?
> Works fine for the BB stocks.
>
> Bob
>
> bjagow@xxxxxxx <mailto:bjagow@xxxxxxx>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of A.J. Maas
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 2:57 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Automate Downloader?
>
> ScripIt (or AutoIt) can automate the routines for you, checkout my
homepage
> http://home.wxs.nl/~anthmaas/
>
> See below on how to create a Security-List containing Names and Tickers
and
> adding them to the Downloader's database.
>
> Using Convert to export your current tickers' data, and then via Convert
to
> re-import
> the same data, eg but now to your new created securities (created from the
> set of
> instructions below), you will find yourself to have a smooth transition
> (that is, if you also have the Convert's MetaStock to ASCII/Excel and visa
> versa
> conversions routines sorted out.
> If not, then see also some of my previous Excel/ASCII-mails).
>
> Regards,
> Ton Maas
> ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.
>
> (90% is taken from the DL Help-files, but had to re-order the lot for the
> correctness).
>
> Symbol Look-up Dialog
> ---------------------------------
> The Symbol Look-up dialog provides you with instant access to ticker
symbol
> information on over 15,000 stocks and about 8,100 mutual funds, for all
> major
> US exchanges. In addition, futures, indices (both U.S. and international),
> market indicators, and Canadian stocks that are symbol-compatible with the
> Reuters Trend DataLink data service are available. This dialog is used to
> place
> the name and ticker symbol of the selected security in the New Security
> dialog.
> It can also be used to quickly create multiple security files for the
> securities you select.
>
> The most up-to-date symbol file, symbol32.dta (in the C:\Equis\Dlwin
folder)
> is
> available on the Equis web site in the Files\Download section of the
> Technical
> Support area, as a self-installing file (Symbol652.exe). The file is
updated
> monthly.
> http://www.equis.com/customer/support/files/download/Symbol652.exe
> Follow the installation instructions available on the web site.
>
> Adding Multiple Securities with Symbol Look-up
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Instead of you having to enter each security file individually, the Symbol
> Look-up
> dialog allows you to search for and select multiple files to add at once.
> You can
> even add special groupings of stocks, such as the Dow 30 stocks, S&P 100
> stocks,
> all optionable stocks, etc.
>
> Creating New Securities
> ----------------------------------
> 1. In Downloader choose New|Security from the File menu.
> 2. Click Browse to select the Folder for the securities to be stored in.
> 3. Type the Name and Symbol(Ticker) for your security or you can also add
> multiple
> securities using Symbol Look-up.
> 3. Click the Look-up button. The Symbol Look-up dialog will appear.
> 4. Choose the Type and Group to specify the securities listed.
> -Type. Use the Type drop list to choose the type of security to
> list
> (i.e., stocks, futures, etc.).
> -Group. Use the Group drop-list to control which securities are
> listed in the dialog.
> The contents of the Group drop-list are dependent on your
> selection in the Type box.
> -Search. Use this box to search the list for the specified name
or
> symbol.
> If you are searching for a specific security and you're not sure which
> exchange grouping
> the security belongs to, you should select the "All" group to list all
> securities (The "SYM"
> list will be available under this group). You can also choose from
> several specialized
> groups (i.e., S&P 100 stocks, NYSE stocks, etc.). The group called
> "optionable stocks"
> lists all stocks on which options are traded.
> -Select All. Click this button to quickly select all securities
> listed.
> -Deselect All. Click this button to quickly deselect all
> securities.
> The number of securities selected (i.e., highlighted) in the Symbol
> Look-up dialog is
> displayed on the status bar at the bottom of the application window.
> 5. Click the Select All button to quickly select all securities in the
list.
> Note that you can restrict the list and select individual securities
by
> typing specific names
> or symbols in the Search box. Simply, separate them with a semi-colon
> (e.g. MSFT;IBM;AAPL;NSCP).
> You can also separate the names or symbols with a comma to find
> everything beginning
> with a certain letter (e.g. A,B,C will show every security beginning
> with an A, a B, and a C).
> 5. Click the OK button.
> The New Security dialog will appear with the text "(MULTIPLE)" in the
> Name and
> Symbol boxes.
> 6. Creating one single security only, will have that security's Name and
> Symbol displayed.
> 7. Verify that the remaining attributes in the New Security dialog are set
> correctly, eg click
> Help to find the correct methods (and for information on creating new
> securities window).
> 8. Click the OK button in the New Security dialog to add the selected
> securities.
>
> Creating Symbols lists(.sym) for the Look-up Dialog
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> To accommodate these types of symbols, you can create your own groups of
> symbols for
> use inside the Symbol Look-up dialog by creating an ASCII file with a
"SYM"
> extension.
> For detailed instructions on creating these groups, refer to The
DownLoader
> User's Manual
> or Help file.
>
> The Symbol Look-up dialog may also be used to enter and customize large
> groups of
> securities. You may find this helpful for posting recommended lists of
> securities to clients
> or colleagues, keeping lists of securities in separate portfolios,
creating
> custom industry
> groups, etc.
>
> To create your own groups in the Symbol Look-up dialog
>
> 1. Open a new ASCII file in a text editor (e.g. WordPad, Notepad).
> 2. Type the list of securities to add to the Symbol Look-up dialog using
the
> following format:
> <security name>,<symbol>,<exchange>
> Each individual security must be entered on a separate line in the text
> editor and only two(2)
> commas are required to seperate the columns, eg the 3 fields.
> Example: Microsoft,MSFT,NASD
> Apple Computer,AAPL,NASD
> Oracle,ORCL,NASD
> Iomega,IOM,NYSE
> The <exchange> and <security name> entries are completely optional.
> You may also create an ASCII file using the following format:
> <symbol>
> Example: MSFT
> AAPL
> ORCL
> IOM
> In the example above, the ASCII file contains only one field per line
> (i.e., the symbol).
> Since the <security name> is not provided, The DownLoader will attempt
> to provide
> a <security name> from the existing symbol look-up list.
> For example, since the symbol look-up list in The DownLoader
associates
> the symbol
> "MSFT" to the security name "Microsoft," the name "Microsoft" will
> automatically be
> used in the <security name> field. However, if The DownLoader does
not
> find a match
> for the <symbol> in the existing list, the symbol itself will be used
in
> place of the
> <security name>.
> 3. Save the ASCII file with the extension ".SYM" (e.g. "COMPUTER.SYM").
> Note that when you save the file in Notepad or Wordpad, it will add a
> ".TXT" extension
> after the file name (e.g. "COMPUTER.SYM.TXT"). Rename the file so
that
> the
> Symbol Look-up dialog correctly recognizes the file format, eg to the
> .sym extension.
> 4. Place the ASCII file in the same folder as The DownLoader program
> (e.g. "C:\Equis\Dlwin\MySymbols.sym" or "c:\Program Files\Equis\The
> DownLoader")
> 5. Open The DownLoader and display the Symbol Look-up dialog.
> (See the instructions given above for Creating New Securities).
> 6. The name of the newly created symbol look-up file (eg MySymbols) will
be
> displayed
> in the Type menu of the Symbol Look-up dialog, when "All" is selected
> for "Group:".
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Jagow
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: zaterdag 5 juni 1999 20:22
> Subject: Automate Downloader?
>
> > I want to automate daily conversion of ASCII data [gathered with
> > QuoteMonster] for some BB stocks and mutual funds, but the Downloader
> seems
> > incapable of saving the two needed setups.
> > Has anyone done this sort of thing [including scheduling QM then the
> > conversion] with WinBat or whatever? Willing to share?
> >
> > An unrelated question is how can I add names to existing tickers?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Bob
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