I don't think you understand - or I don't understand what you are after. If you want EOD daily, just download every day from the current server. You say that takes you 5 minutes. What's the problem?
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinay Gakkhar." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:46 PM Subject: [amibroker] DOWNLOADING DAILY EOD DATA > Dear Bill, > > Thanks for your advise. > > But this does not cover my need. I prepare my daily strategy on the basis > of data uptil last working day, so I can run my daily exploration only > after last working day's data has been downloaded. > > Is there any similarly faster method for downloading daily EOD data? > > Thanks, > > gakkhar > > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:23:19 +0530, wavemechanic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The difference you see is due to the fact that current and historical >> data use different servers and the different way that they interact with >> data requests. You should consider downloading current daily and >> historical once a week on weekends. >> >> Bill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Vinay Gakkhar." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Amibroker" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:33 PM >> Subject: [amibroker] DOWNLOADING DAILY EOD DATA - AMENDED POST >> >> >>> I use Tools > Auto Update Quotes (Amiquote) > Yahoo Historical to >>> download >>> EOD data on daily basis. I have about 1,000 stocks in my list, it >>> downloads data for one stock at a time, and takes roughly 2 hours to >>> download the data. Whether data to be downloaded is for one day or 10 >>> days >>> or 100 days, there is not much of a difference in time taken. >>> >>> On the other hand, Yahoo Current downloads data for 200 stocks in one >>> pass, and data for 1,000 (sorry I wrote 100 in my last post) stocks in 5 >>> passes, in a total of less than 2 >>> minutes. >>> >>> Is there any similarly faster method for downloading daily EOD data? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> gakkhar >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1046 - Release Date: >>> 10/3/2007 10:08 AM >>> > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1046 - Release Date: 10/3/2007 > 10:08 AM > >
