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Cab Vinton wrote:
> > With only one execution you can get historical data from 1980 all up to
> > present day of Indices & Stocks. To program your computer for
> > E.O.D activity
> > download a crontab simulation program from www.download.com
>
> This is a Linux-related program. Why is this necessary for "programming your
> computer for EOD activity"?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cab Vinton
It is not necessary. However if you want a specific set of commands to be
executed at the end of the day, crontab does the job well. I actually mount my
directory via nfs from my linux box. Everyday at exactly 4.30 pm my cron job
runs a specific script to collect data form Yahoo, quotecentral.
Regards
Shawn
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But how much money you make when right and how much you don't lose when wrong."
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