Hi Ton, thanks for the tip on Stockbrowser, I'm an mL user, but always interested in trying new and useful software. I downloaded S B tonite and haven't yet got it set up but it looks very good.
Ken --- In [email protected], "Ton Sieverding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Pete. Although MLDownloader for me is a nice download program, > I have some practical remarks. Most items can be downloaded with > AmiQuote from Yahoo, MSN etc. In case you will not find the data on these > sources, my experience with MLDownloader is that you will not get the > data with this program either. The problem is that to find a source is only > one side of the medal. To get the data from a Page is the other side. > You therefore need to write a very simple definition script that instructs the > program ( Parser ) how to get the data from the Page. You cannot do this > with AmiQuote and you cannot do this with MLDownloader either ... > > This is the reason why I am using a program called StockBrowser. Already > for many ( 12 ) years and without any serious problems. In case I find a Page > somewhere that has important data for me and that is not coming from Yahoo, > MSN etc. etc. , all I do is writing the Source and Definition file for Stockbrowser > and let the program automatically download the data during the night with the > StockBrowser scheduler. Of course the program is not cheap ... > IT'S FOR FREE ... > > You can find it in Holland on many WebSites like : > > http://members.home.nl/d.koek/download.html > > I hope to see the same functionality in AmiQuote somewhere, somehow, > some day in the near future. Just because I prefer 'all in one' applications ... > > Regards, Ton. >
