Looking For Backup

Richard Schaal (starnet!apple!valet.phx.mcd.mot.com!rschaal)
Thu, 16 Feb 1995 12:56:59 -0700 (MST)

I'm trying to collect all the closing prices/volumes that the Xpress service
provides on a daily basis. Occasionally, we have power failures or other
manmade disasters which interfere with the collection. If there is someone
in another area from Scottsdale AZ who is willing and able to collect the same
data, we can back each other up.

Look forward to hearing from you...

Regards, Richard

PS.

Although I collect all the stock information in stock_data, I think the number
of issues available at the current point make it important to think about
making the stock quotes separated by first letter of the symbol..... This
change would prevent HUGE directories and the problems that accompany
them... the software we have should at least separate the stocks by
first letter/number/symbol - MOTOROLA becoming .../M/MOT rather than
collected in .../MOT Any views on this?

Also - the current software allows A/B to be a symbol... this should be changed
to some other character other than "/". Suggestions??

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Richard Schaal
Motorola Computer Group
M/S AZ43 DW278
2900 South Diablo Way, Tempe, AZ 85252
Voice: (602)438-3519   Fax: (602)438-3836
E-Mail: rschaal@phx.mcd.mot.com
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