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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Getting Metastock data from Yahoo Finance



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Take a look at this free plug-in. It reads CSV directly.

http://www.metastockcsv.com/

You have to register, but that is a simple process. If you have 
facility with Excel, it should be a big help..

Regards,
Ron
BTW I don't think Yahoo data is the way to go for anything 
but "practice" in learning to use MS.

--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@xxx> wrote:
>
> In order to convert data from Yahoo you will need
> Metastock's Downloader and Microsoft's Excel.
> 
> In the Downloader read the files under "Convert"
> so that you will understand the process.
> 
> From Yahoo Finance download the data you want 
> by downloading to a spreadsheeet. 
> This will be saved as an excel csv file.
> Open the excel file and drop the adjusted close or use it as your 
> close if you want adjusted prices. 
> Resave as a text and close excel.
> Open the downloader and convert the file.
> 
> 
> 
> Here are a few sites that you may wish to visit.
> 
> Discussions about the process:
> 
> http://forum.equis.com/forums/thread/2360.aspx
> 
> http://forum.equis.com/forums/thread/186.aspx
> 
> http://forum.equis.com/viewtopic.php?t=3863 
> 
> http://forum.equis.com/viewtopic.php?t=2561
> 
> http://forum.equis.com/viewtopic.php?t=705
> 
> 
> Some other options:
> 
> http://www.guppytraders.com/gup136.shtml
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/mimansoor/
> 
> http://www.hypertrader.it/sdownloader.shtml
> 
> http://www.ashkon.com/metastock.html
> http://www.ashkon.com/downloader.html
> 
> 
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Preston
> 
> 
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "west5forit" <west5forit@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hope someone can answer this. I heard i can get metastock data 
from 
> > yahoo finance but need to convert it before using in metastock
> > 
> > 
> > Can someone let me know where/how this is done ?
> > 
> > 
> > thanx
> >
>




 
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