Manually edit Database of Price Editor?

[Charles Day]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

> 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.
>

I don't know about a CSV file, but I do intend to develop a price importer
for QIF files at some point.

-Charles


> 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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