Hello,
I have been working on the program... done some major internal modifications to the code... I have been adding all kinds of minor improvments and the code began to become unmagagable, so I got down to streamlining it and cleanup unused code etc, I will be uploading the new program as soon as I have debugged it.
Regards,
Preston.
Dear Preston Meyers,
Thanks for the very useful program and for the updates and for the support.
I have a few requests / observations based on your update dated 12-Nov-2008, which you may please look into.
1) The series option: The set of stocks of series EQ & BE together are unique and no confusion occurs. Adding any other series will create duplicates and the AmiBroker fails to perform as desired. From time to time, stocks under EQ series may be moved to BE series and vice versa by NSE. So, having EQ alone also does not serve the purpose. Nobody will be interested in any other series alone. So, we are left with only one option i.e., EQ&BE. All other options may be removed. In that case, the series option itself becomes redundant. Then, the option 'EQ Bhav' may be renamed as 'EQ&BEBhav' and the series option done away with.
2) Now files are saved into the same folder as the program. This may create confusion and accidental deletion of some of the program files. You may provide an option to save files of different categories like EQ&BE and FnO into different folders through options.
Now files are saved to names as at source. They may be saved to a filename like YYYYMMDD, so that in windows explorer, we may view, sort and identify the ranges of dates downloaded and missing dates.
3) The updated zip file may contain only the exe file, so that when a program update is done by user, he does not lose the earlier settings unless the update covers those other files also.
4) Presently, the program title shows 04-Mar-2008, may be date of original version. It may match with the date of the latest update and the date in the name of the downloaded zip file.
5) For date format selection, presently, a text box is used. You may provide a combo box with available options, so that by a typographical error by user, he does not land up with meaningless data in the date column.
6) The options 'Add Indice', 'NoSpace' and 'Use Fixed Filename' are applicable to EQBhav only. They may be shown just under 'EQ Bhav' spaced just a tab away to the right.
7) Facility to rename indices: Some users may use yahoo for intra-day data. Others may use NSE (through QT or other sources). Different sources use different names to the same index. To facilitate proper integration and combined look-up of EOD and Intraday quotes, Indices may be allowed to be renamed as per user's choice, through options and may be saved to INI file.
8) Presently, the program is simple and good. As there are requests to add other products like MCX and NCDEX also, and in case you are thinking of providing them, you may provide them into an altogether different program as cross application across these products is negligible and this program retains it's simplicity.
And lastly and on the lighter side, I think you are not happy with the service of Hathway ! Of course, I do not have the experience. I use BSNL BB.
murthymsr
