Manually edit Database of Price Editor?

[Derek Atkins]

hi,

"Rolf Endres" <rendres at gmx.de> writes:

> Hi there,
>
> is it possible to import a CSV file with stock price data into the
> database that Price Editor uses? Specifically, I am trying to build
> a historical price database of my portfolio, and entering the
> individual datapoints by means of the Price Editor is
> cumbersome.....

I'm afraid that at this time there is no way to import pricedb entries
except by hand or the Get Quotes interface.

> If so, which file would contain the database, and is it editable
> with a text editor or spreadsheet programme?

Well, the data file is all XML (albeit gzipped).  So you could
TRY to format your quotes in the appropriate XML format and then
splice it into the file.  But no, not a spreadsheet.

> thanks,
> Rolf

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-derek

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