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Thanks Dusant, for the detailed reply. However, I am
not sure if we both understand what I am trying to
accomplish, so I followed your steps, and took it as
far as I can go.
Attached see auto.sym
What I want to do, is have it so The Downloader, will
use this file, as a means to download data for all
those symbols, without me having to manually add them
to a MASTER FILE.
I have the symbols, but The Downloader will want
dates, a date to start from. I am not sure how to
accomplish this.
To add symbols manually is way too slow. Imagine, if
you want to add the SP500, you have to add 500 stocks
manually? What if you want to add 3000 stocks? It is
easy to get a list of stocks in ASCII... I just need
to get them so I can use it along with the Downloader.
I have ASCII symbols lists, now I need a Metastock
Master file from it. Say, from a starting date, of
January 1, 2000.
Attached is AUTO.SYM
I looked in The Downloader, but did not see a way on
how I could take AUTO.SYM, into a Master File, for
downloading from a specified date.
What do you think?
Michelle
--- Dusant <dusant_ap@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I remember that I had made an ASCII file and saving
> it as a filename.sym.
>
> Here is the text from the MS help file.
> ========
> 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>
>
> Example:
> Microsoft,MSFT,NASD
> Apple Computer,AAPL,NASD
> Oracle,ORCL,NASD
> Iomega,IOM,NYSE
>
> Each individual security must be entered on a
> separate line in the text editor. 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 the Symbol Look-up dialog correctly
> recognizes the file format.
> 4. Place the ASCII file in the same folder as The
> DownLoader program. (e.g. �c:\Program
> Files\Equis\The DownLoader�)
> 5. Open The DownLoader and display the Symbol
> Look-up dialog.
>
> The name of the newly created symbol look-up file
> will be displayed in the Type menu of the Symbol
> Look-up dialog.
> =========
>
> I do not know whether it is still available in newer
> versions of MS.
>
> If the above described procedure still works, then
> it can be easily created in a spreadsheet and
> exported to a text file.
>
> Dusant
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michelle
> To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:41 PM
> Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] [BATCH ADDING
> SYMBOLS] in DOWNLOADER?
>
>
>
> I need to know of a way to batch add symbols to the
> downloader. Doing
> it one-by-one with two-thousand stocks, is
> idiotic. Does anyone have
> a solution for easily adding multiple symbols to a
> stock list?
>
> I have the symbols in ASCII, need to get them in
> the downloader, and
> then update my metastock list.
>
> I appreciate ideas/suggestions on how best to
> accomplish this.
>
> Michelle
> trader_gurl@xxxxxxxxx
>
> (yes write me privately if you want - it's okay)
>
>
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>
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