Hi,

The reson for using Excel is that you get everything in one neat 
package. The code and the data. Plus you get a windows GUI. Running a 
jscript is not very friendly. The Excel code is easy to change 
whenever GICS changes.

Geoff 

--- In [email protected], "Michael.S.G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hi Geoff,
>     You should have waited until the new release of the ASX GICS 
sector 
> codes.
> There are (at least) two new sectors that I am aware of :
>     60 Property trusts
>     65 Financial-x-Property trusts
> http://www2.standardandpoors.com/app/Satellite?
pagename=spcom/page/download&sectorid=%20%3E%20'00'&itemname=%3E=%
20'1'&dt=23-APR-2007&indexcode=ASX200
> You may see examples in the S&P watchlists (Above). BUT these 
changes 
> have not yet appeared on the ASX stock listing (Below).
> http://www.asx.com.au/research/pdf/gics_structure.pdf
> http://www.asx.com.au/asx/downloadCsv/ASXListedCompanies.csv
> 
> I'm not sure why you are using excel/macros to do the work. It's 
very 
> limiting to be bound by Excel.
> Perhaps you have your own reasons for not using 
> http://www.amibroker.org/3rdparty/ASX_Setup/
> It does everything you have just mentioned and more in a much 
cleaner 
> method (JScript rather than excel macros).
> 
> Why do you have item #1 EOD data load.....
>     What's it's purpose and why is simply importing ascii EOD (Part 
of 
> AmiBroker) not easier?
> 
> 
> ** Special Note **
> ASX setup (Above Link) is to be updated very soon (Early May) and 
will 
> also cater for new GICS (60,65) and S&P new download 
location/format.
> 
> ** Special Note II **
> The S&P website has been in a state of change and recently the 
ability 
> to download S&P lists had been lost.
> The ability to download the S&P constituent lists in .CSV format 
(Above 
> Link) is now available again.
> 
> ** Special Note III **
> Interesting website. But this comment I found astounding <grin> Are 
you mad!
>  >>Consequently I switched from using Perl and re-wrote most of my 
code 
> in Excel VBA.
> 
> 
> Cheers (And the BBQ pic is great)
> 
> ATB
>      Michael.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Geoff Mulhall wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've created 3 Excel macros with a single easy GUI interface for 
the
> > following
> >
> >
> > 1. End of Day Data Load - to be used in an emergency when your 
usual
> > data supplier has a problem
> > 2. Industry Update - to ensure each stock is correctly assigned 
to the
> > correct Sector and Industry
> > 3. Non Trading Update - to move non trading stocks to Group 255 
so they
> > do not have to be scanned unnecessarily but can easily be moved 
back to
> > Group 0 if they commence trading again
> >
> > The download is available at
> >
> > http://www.geoffmulhall.com/ASXToolsforAmibroker.html 
> > <http://www.geoffmulhall.com/ASXToolsforAmibroker.html>
> >
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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