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What is PSM and where can I get a copy?
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael arnoldi" <marnoldi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "A METASTOCK GROUP" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 6:43 PM
Subject: free data downloads method
> for historical data download i use:
> http://chart.yahoo.com/t?a=01&b=01&c=95&d=12&e=30&f=00&g=d&s=&y=0&z=abx
>
> for daily EOD i use PSM gold 4.0 (software cost $49.95)
> http://www.dtlink.com/products.html
> -----------------------
> set up PSM:
> options/preferences/history
> end of day directory is: C:\MY DOCUMENTS
> history data server: YAHOO
>
> file\export
> save in: MY DOCUMENTS
> file name: EOD
> save as type: metastock history (ASCII, VOL IN 100)
> save what: current folder "check off" append to file
> -----------------
> i set up a portfolio that i called "metastock" where i have all the
> stocks that i follow & indexes eg ^DJI, ^XAU etc.
> i run PSM & do an update, then i press the "AB" button for export.
>
> now i have my EOD file in excel, with the day's data.
>
> to do a conversion to metastock, i have the "downloader" set up as
> follows:
> tools\ convert
> source
> file type: ASCII text
> folder: c:\my documents
> file name:EOD.xls
> destination
> file type: metastock
> folder: c:\equis\data\sample
> file name: not used greyed out
> press OK
> -------------------
> TO DO AN EXPORT:
> tools\convert OK
>
> and all the stocks are updated.
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