NOTE: 64-bit version of AmiQuote now requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 runtime. The setup program should detect missing runtime and download it for you. If it doesn't you may need to download the runtime separately and install it.
CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.17 (as compared to version 4.16)
{symbol} is URL-encoded to prevent problems with symbols having special characters
JScript compilation errors in user-defined data sources result now in FatalError that terminates downloads
JScript errors don't display message boxes during downloads. Errors are displayed in-line
Yahoo Finance Workaround definition improved - better error handling, increased history length, 300 requests per minute limit added to prevent Yahoo "Too many requests" error
AmiBroker instance launched by OLE automation now is made visible
AmiBroker instance is created once per run, not with every Import call
database saving is triggered by OLE after imports
current directory is preserved during use of file dialogs
current directory check/adjustment is done at startup to ensure it is correct
CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.16 (as compared to version 4.15)
When user tries to use Yahoo Historical appropriate defunct message is displayed
Added ability to auto-import user definable data source during initial program run (after setup)
If user data source with given name already exists, the importer asks to replace existing one instead of always creating a new copy
New URL format fields {from_utime} and {to_utime} - they are replaced by UNIX time value of From and To dates respectively
Translation table now supports user-definable data sources
Added Yahoo workaround user data source definition to address breaking Yahoo changes
Full documentation on new features is included in the AmiQuote Read Me.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Some people are apparently overdoing this and change defaults. Don't. The setup automatically detects everything.
When you run the installer - DON'T CHANGE the folder that setup suggested. It automatically detects where you have AmiBroker installed and proposes AmiBroker installation folder. And that is the only correct location. It should go to AmiBroker folder. Don't create subfolder for AmiQutoe. The setup BY ITSELF, will create AmiQuote subdirectory and put AmiQuote in its subdirectory. If you overdo and create subdirectory yourself you will have two subdirectories nested (wrong).
I second your comments. Amiquote has provided tremendous value. Although Yahoo data may not be clean, it's has been free so far and provides data that goes back nearly 40 years. It has equities and crypto EOD data.
Yeah with 1 second delay between downloads it will take 2.7hrs to download everything
Prior to last week I had 10 threads simultaneous downloading daily without issues. There must be some new Yahoo restriction causing this.
If you get this message it means you downloaded too fast and too many times. You don't need to restart the whole thing. Just wait a few minutes press download and it will continue from place where it stopped.
I wrote many times that abuse of Yahoo service will result in restrictions from Yahoo but no-one listened.
These are end of day quotes. Download once per day after session close. You might schedule it at night and go to sleep. This is not a race.
