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Re: [amibroker] Re: database setup



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Tom,

I could write a script for importing Industries once you have the file that lists
ticker name and the industry to which it belongs to:
<ticker name>, <industry name>

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas and Theresa Eyre" <tnt.eyre@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: database setup


> No. It's fairly easy to export data from MS. I have them set as the TSE300
> has them now for each industry. But the TSE300 doesn't contain all the stocks
> on the TSE. I was hoping that all the TSE stocks would be set up on Yahoo in
> the industries they pertain to. Oh well, I will just have to do it the hard
> way and look up each stock that is not in an industry and place it according
> to the TSE's website.
> 
> Thanks
> Tom
> 
> b519b@xxxx wrote:
> 
> > Tom, I have not studied it that much, but for many companies, Yahoo
> > just places them in the same groupings as US similar US stocks. For
> > example, BCE is listed along with US companies in the "Fixed Line
> > communication" industry. I don't think you will be so fortunate to
> > find listings on Yahoo that separate Canadian stocks from US ones,
> > especially for those Canadian stocks that are cross listed on US
> > exchanges like BCE, TD, etc. One strange thing, I have noticed that
> > one can get radically different market data if one asks Yahoo to
> > research BCE and BCE.TO -- sometimes even the number of analysts
> > following the stock is different depending on the ticker, yet it is
> > the very same company!
> >
> > If categorization is important to you, I would do my own just to be
> > confident in the result. Is it that difficult to export the
> > information from MetaStock?
> >
> > b
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxx, tnt.eyre@xxxx wrote:
> > > Is there a list of CDN sectors at Yahoo Finance. Can't find them.
> > > I just purchased AmiBroker and also want to set up CDN industries.
> > I
> > > have them set up in MS but thought it would easier to download if
> > > I set it up like Yahoo. Any assistance would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxx, bmx888@xxxx wrote:
> > > > I think I figure this out.
> > > >
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxx, bmx888@xxxx wrote:
> > > > > It may have been asked before. I just ordered AB 3.80. How to
> > > > quickly
> > > > > make a portfolio of all the US and Canadian symbols and sort
> > them
> > > > > into different sectors like in Yahoo? Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
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