Re: A Catch of version 4.2

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In Reply to: Re: A Catch of version 4.2 posted by Y. Qiu on December 16, 1999 at 09:30:35:

: : : : : I found when I retrieve the historical data, the ver. 4.2 only allow
: : : : : maximum 200 days data for retrieving, whereas there is no such problem
: : : : : for ver. 4.1

: : : : Hello Wang,
: : : : The historical Yahoo server only will update 200 prices per request.
: : : : This has always been the case with this server. In versions prior to
: : : : 4.2 you could request longer date ranges, but you were only getting
: : : : the first 200. To eliminate confusion about why the other later
: : : : prices wouldn't be updated, we added a check to make sure you
: : : : only request 200 or less at a time. In addition, 4.2 also makes sure
: : : : to set the "View/Split Adjusted" option for you when retrieving from
: : : : these sources. Previously, you were required to set it properly before
: : : : each retrieve.

: : : : Thanks,
: : : : Mark
: : : : --
: : : : Mark Beiley
: : : :
: : : : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
: : : :
: : : :

: : : With the version 4.1, I get more than 200 prices updated. If the server delivers only the first 200, where do the other prices come from? Are these additional prices correct?

: : : Yours,
: : : Yonggang Qiu

: : In version 4.1 you should still not get more than 200 days per investment.
: : You may be getting a total of more than 200 quotes, because you can get
: : 200 for each open investment. Could this be the case?

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley

: With Version 4.1, I get more than 200 quotes per investment.
: Try to create an investment (such as MSFT) and update its prices.
: You will see.

: Yours
: Yonggang Qiu

Hi Yonggang Qiu,
I now see what is going on... The "Adjusted Historical" can
retrieve >200, but the regular "Historical" is limited to 200.
We restricted both to 200 to prevent confusion, but we will have
to switch back the adjusted historical to the old method.
Thanks for the notice.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT

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