--- In [email protected], "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Check your mail. > > d
Why did your name spring to mind when I said *kind hearted scripters*? ;-) I'll look into it. Thanks, Brian. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brian_z321 > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: Yahoo data downloads > > > > If any one is interested let's make the first target an easy one. > > Ee could start with something simple like a script to download all of > > the a* or a-aa listings for the NYSE. > > > > >From there we could progress to getting all of the b* listings and > > then try another market for the a*'s. > > > > Possibly target2 could be to get sectors/inustries for all of the > > NYSE a* listings. > > > > With that info I am sure people could work their way up the ladder. > > > > No need for anything fancy to start. > > Just get an example list and export it to a .CSV file with a script. > > > > Any kind hearted scripters out there? > > > > Brian. > > > > --- In [email protected], "brian_z321" <brian_z321@> wrote: > > > > > > At the time of writing Yahoo!Finance lists 37,696 tickers from > > approx > > > 523 exchanges world wide. > > > > > > They even list the NZ exchange when nobody, except those from Rugby > > > Union playing nations, even know that the country exits. > > > > > > My programming expertise doesn't extend past what I have learnt > > from > > > AmiBroker in one single year but I am seriously thinking that I > > could > > > manage to learn how to scrape that list for my own use. > > > > > > Instead of depending on others why not do it for ourselves? > > > > > > How about a public project, right on this site, where a community > > > effort lays out the script, or an example of it, so that we can all > > > learn how to do it and manage our own updates and script tuning in > > > future. > > > > > > Pie in the sky? > > > > > > > > > Positions vacant: > > > > > > Project leader, programmers, secretary and working bees. > > > > > > > > > Put up now or for ever hold your peace. > > > > > > > > > http://biz.yahoo.com/i/ > > > > > > http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges > > > > > > Brian. > > > > > > P.S. in the unlikely event that we actually do something I will be > > > watching from the bleaches; sorry I'm too bsuy elsewhere and lack > > the > > > skill-set for a public effort. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
