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I've been considering item 1. The biggest hit would be the initial
downloading of the data. After that, I don't think it will take that
much additional time to update an extra 100 or so securities.
I'll look into TradeSim. Sounds like it has several useful perks.
Thanks
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Andrew Tomlinson"
<andrew_tomlinson@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Two alternative ways, neither perfect:
>
> 1. Create a list in a notepad file (e.g., by a copy and paste from
a website
> list e.g. S&P500) and then save as a .sym file, following the
procedure for
> custom securities lists in the downloader manual. Then create a
favorites
> list form it. Its fast but means you are duplicating downloading,
so slows
> your update time.
>
> 2. TradeSim has a "FilterSecurity" function that works within
Explorer to
> create lists from your local securities files. I presume its
available as
> part of the trial version.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hayseedville [mailto:hayseed@x...]
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:33 PM
> To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Creating a list of favorites
>
>
>
> hey c.... 1 slightly faster method would be to use the control
> key 'ctrl'..... by holding it, 'ctrl', down you can select many
> symbols then do the right click, save to favorites ....
>
> your setup might be different than mine, but symbols can be chosen
> from the local data folder or esignal folder .... seperating my
> favorites folder into seperate folders seems to help me keep some
> sort of order.....h
>
>
>
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, c_cruizer <no_reply@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > How can I take a list of ticker symbols and add them to a
> favorites
> > folder? These stocks are generally listed in a text file and, in
> > necesary, can be easily formatted for input. The way I do it now
> is
> > to select each stock individually, right click on it, then Add to
> > favorites. This can be tedious when I want to add 20 or more
> stocks
> > to a particular group. I've seen a similar question posted in the
> > past, but I can not find the answer.
> >
> > Thanks
>
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