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lurker192  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:36:03 AM(UTC)
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I'm trying to update the security names in MS Downloader, but when I do so all I get is a lot of invalid files. Is the following extract from the asx-data.sym file I'm using in the correct format please? (Australian stocks btw.) Thanks for any help! test <symbol>,<security name,<exchange> AAB, ABSOL RET UNI, ASX AAC, AUST AG CO FPO, ASX AAI, ALCOA CDI, ASX AAM, A1 MINERAL FPO, ASX AAQ, AUST AQUA FPO, ASX AAR, ANGLO FPO, ASX AAT, AUTRON FPO, ASX AATO, AUTRON OPT, ASX AAU, ADCORP AUS FPO, ASX ABB, ABB GRAIN FPO, ASX ABC, ADEL BRTN FPO, ASX ABI, AMBRI LTD FPO, ASX ABK, ASSET BACK FPO, ASX ABOHA, ABN AMRO MTN, ASX ABOHB, ABN AMRO FRN, ASX ABOHC, ABN AMRO MTN, ASX ABOHD, ABN AMRO FRN, ASX ABP, ABACUS STA, ASX ABS, ABC LEARN FPO, ASX ABSPA, ABC LEARN 6.7, ASX ACDHB, AUST CENT 10., ASX ACDHC, AUST CENT 9% , ASX ACE, ADV ENGINE FPO, ASX
Justin  
#2 Posted : Monday, August 10, 2009 5:15:59 PM(UTC)
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There are a few issues:

Who is your data provider?

SYM file format is Name,Symbol,Exchange,Start Time,End Time

The only required field is Symbol. If you include any other fields, you must maintain the order listed above, whereas you have Symbol,Name.

If you are collecting from Reuters DataLink, that is not quite the right symbol. I've attached a screenshot to my reply that you can hopefully view. All these symbols should be inside our latest symbol database.
Justin attached the following image(s):
asx.jpg
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