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----- Original Message -----
From: "brian.z123" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 1:55
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Subject: [amibroker] Re: EOD
data
> Ryan,
>
> Apologies, I referred to you as Dave in another EOD data post.
> I got you mixed up with another 'poster'.
>
> I have done a little more follow up work.
>
> I tried a SEED historical and current download and got the error
> message '404 Not Found'.
> This is typical for an invalid ticker symbol.
> SEED is an exception to that rule.
> From the Yahoo site SEED does have a chart and a current price quote.
> It is not an a typical company in that it has not been around a long
> time and was subject to a major change of some kind in recent
> history (ownership?).
> Yahoo doesn't have the full quota of info on SEED.
> At the historical data page I found that the data was current only
> up to June7 2006 (as of July 1 Australian time) although the current
> data is available elsewhere in Yahoo and at other sites (MSN).
> Interestingly MSN appears to use similar if not identical providers
> to Yahoo, althoguh I din't follow up on that one.
> If an attempt is made to use the download to a spreadsheet feature
> in Yahoo the '404 - error message comes up'.
> From that it appears that the source of the error is either within
> Yahoos historical data section or with the supplier of the HD.
>
> So for AB users it is not a case of dirty data; AQ correctly reports
> it as a company where data is not available.
>
> I would be interested to track other examples to see how common this
> type of error is.
>
> Brian.
>
>
> --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> I am so glad you brought this up. I noticed that the
>> data that comes from Yahoo's historical (through AmiQuote)
>> is full of holes. See stock symbol SEED. Not sure about MSN.
>> I would consider registering AmiQuote if I knew the data
>> from one of it's sources was reliable. At any rate, I've been
>> updating by download each night from the free EODDATA website.
>> So far their data has been rock solid, very clean, and
>> includes IPOs pretty quickly after they launch.
>>
>> Can anyone pipe in about this. Does the data get any better
>> once you register AmiQuote (I like AmiQuote and think it
>> works well. I realize that the problem is with the data source
>> and not necessarily AmiQuote).
>>
>>
>>
>> --- matrix10014 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > Just setting up Ami,for the first time and was wondering if
> there were
>> > any strong feelings regarding yahoo EOD vs Quotes plus??
>> >
>> > Any major benefits or drawbacks??
>> >
>> > Any insight appreciated
>> >
>> > Allan
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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