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Dear Nate,
Are you using "Automatic-import" feature in AmiQuote? - it performs data "append"
automatically.
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. S. Nathan Berger" <snberger@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] US Market Quotes, Change Eminent?
> Dear Hal,
>
> Following the advice of John, Anthony and Tomasz, I read message #6338 and
> was able to update my database by downloading just the day's data for
> 11/16 and appending it to the existing files. I had also had trouble
> updating 11/15 the night before, and could have missed an opportunity that
> would easily have paid for a monthly subscription somewhere where I could
> count on having good, reliable, timely data.
>
> Having just laid off 400 employees, I think, as you suggest, the
> handwriting in on the wall as far as Yahoo's continuing to provide the
> services we have all come to know and love. So we need to keep looking.
>
> BTW, I have had a message to technical support on HQuote within minutes of
> your posting, and they have yet to contact me. Pity, isn't it? They are
> turning their backs on a potentially large market of new "subscribers". As
> it is often said, "Luck is what happens when preparedness meets
> opportunity." When the opportunity comes- and you are not prepared, you
> merely look ridiculous.
>
> Nate
>
>
> At 12:16 PM 11/18/01 -0800, you wrote:
> > Hi Tomasz,
> >
> > It is becoming clearer and clearer that Yahoo Finance may NOT want to
> >continue distributing its data. I say this because I have downloaded
> >samples periodically both Yesterday and Today. None of the samples
> >contained ANY data for Nov. 16th.
> >
> > This brings up other possible sources for data which are most compatible
> >with AmiQuote. Would you state the current position of the data
> >distribution - as you know it?
> >
> > && NYSE, etc., etc.. This seems to be the service that I would like, but
> >I don't want to get the downloads through HQuote.com because Dr. Nates'
> >last message told of his difficulty with the speed of the HQuote.coms'
> server.
> >
> > Yesterday when I was at the Quote.com site researching the above
> >information, I sent them an e-mail query which requested information on the
> >code necessary to download from their site. I have NOT received an answer
> >as yet, as the weekends are a poor time to expect any site to be active. So
> >Monday, if I receive an answer I will immediately forward it to you, hoping
> >that it might help your US market followers cure the present Yahoo problem.
> >What I'm working towards is to get you to try to get this answer. One of my
> >MAIN problems, is that even if they provide me with information relating to
> >the means of access, I won't know what to do with it!
> >
> > It seems to me, that they would be tempted to provide information to a
> >person who might be worth $$'s to them through the users of your program.
> >
> >"" that could get Quote.com to provide an answer to this problem.
> >
> > Thanks for Listening,
> >
> > Hal
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