Re: Weird Problem

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In Reply to: Re: Weird Problem posted by Dov on November 03, 2005 at 00:20:35:

: Hi Mark,

: There is a definite problem that I am unable to rectify. FOr example, I have compared data from Yahoo, ASX and FM. All of my shares are incorrect, but I will give you an example:

: 01 Nov BHP Closing prices: ASX 20.89; Yahoo 20.89; FM 20.86
: 02 Nov BHP Closing prices: ASX 20.70; Yahoo 20.70; FM 20.15

: Now the closing price of BHP today in FM is correct as of now (ASX has now closed - 20.28), but this will be updated to an incorrect value when the markets open tomorrow. For about half the day, the updates tomorrow will update todays prices, then will start updating tomorrows prices.

: I have always had this problem when updating exchange rate prices as I am using the Yahoo server (not Yahoo ASX and NZ), and so the day actually ends on US time, not on Australia time. But my share updates have always been correct until 3 days ago.

: Please help, it is driving me mad.

: Thanks.

Hi Dov,

For this BHP example, I understand you are retrieving from Yahoo ASX & NZ? To keep things simple, let's just look at the server you're retrieving from, and the value in FM. I just did a test with this server, and this symbol. I set up an investment with a symbol of BHP.AX (which is needed by this server). When I retrieved now, FM showed a price of 21.28. I then immediately went to the Yahoo ASX & NZ site and looked up the price using my browser. It also showed a price of 21.28. Maybe I'm not checking at the right time of day, but FM is matching what is reported on the Yahoo ASX & NZ web site. You can go there by following this link:

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BHP.AX

To see the exact data that FM retrieves look at the "Download Data" link. It will download a .csv file, which contains the information that FM requests, and uses for updates. For example, at the time of my test that .csv file showed:

BHP.AX,21.28,11/3/2005,4:05pm,0.58,21.12,21.3,21.08,20561546

Fund Manager should always update the prices as reported by the server you're retrieving from. The first thing to verify is that Fund Manager is getting the data as provided by the server.

Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Beiley
Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP/2003

• BHP quote on Yahoo ASX & NZ

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