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The Mutual Fund Tracker Historical Data Importer
Version 3.6, FNN
>> ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR EXISTING DATA BEFORE RUNNING THIS PROGRAM <<
Before using this program, initialize a new data group or have a data group
ready to work with. Then run The Mutual Fund Tracker. Load each data set
individually. While working with each data set, use the Rename option, found
under Utilities (function number 7), to add your new fund names. This is
accomplished by renaming the default '.', or whatever name might be in the
data set, to the name of the fund you will be tracking in that data set
position.
While working with each data set, why not go ahead and add the new dates you
will eventually need to add anyway. Select function number 1. Add new data
and choose to Add new dates. The Mutual Fund Tracker will automatically
calculate and add the new dates for you.
At this point, you should save the data set that you have been working with.
Follow these steps for as many data sets as you need. Be sure to save each
data set before going on to another. It is a good idea to record or print the
position of each fund, in each data set, so that when you run The Historical
Data Importer, you will know where to place each funds historical data. You
are now ready to import your historical data.
The Historical Data Importer is straight forward and instructions have been
placed above each question asked by the program. This documentation will only
explain what files are needed and where they need to be.
FNN-MFT.EXE: This is The Mutual Fund Tracker Historical Data Importer,
hereafter referred to as "the program". The program must be
placed in the directory where you installed The Mutual Fund
Tracker (usually C:\MFTRACK). When you run the program you
can specify where the program looks for your existing data
files. For example, if the data files you want to work with
are in directory C:\MFTRACK\DATA1 you would type at the
DOS prompt:
FNN-MFT C:\MFTRACK\DATA1 and press [ENTER].
The program would then look for and work with the data files
in directory C:\MFTRACK\DATA1.
MFTRACK.CFG: The Mutual Fund Tracker configuration file. The program looks
for this file to determine if you have registered The Mutual
Fund Tracker. If this file is not present, or you have not
registered The Mutual Fund Tracker, the program will end
without processing any historical data.
MFTA1C.DAT: These are The Mutual Fund Tracker price history files.
MFTA2C.DAT: Using the example above, these files should be in the
MFTA3C.DAT: C:\MFTRACK\DATA1 directory.
MFTA4C.DAT:
MFTA5C.DAT: The program will not effect the date files. Provisions have
MFTA6C.DAT: been made in The Mutual Fund Tracker to automatically add and
update the date files.
FMAGX.PRN: The historical price history file to be imported.
PLEASE NOTE: This file can be named any valid DOS file name.
Make sure that this file is in the same directory as the
program. This file must be in the following format:
date,CLOSE
Fields shown in lower case may be different but the 'CLOSE'
field, or second position, must contain the closing price.
Also each column must contain two fields, no more, no less.
920610,14.95
920901,15.01
920902,15.03
920903,14.85
920904,14.80
920908,14.75
920909,14.82
920910,14.90
920911,14.93
920914,14.95
920915,15.02
and so on.....
If you are importing historical data for an index, like
the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the historical data file
format is different than that of a mutual fund historical
data file. An index historical data file must be in the
following format:
date,high,low,CLOSE,volume
Fields in lower case may be different but the 'CLOSE' field,
or forth position, must contain the closing price. Also each
column must contain five fields, no more, no less.
940523,3770.65,3711.4,3742.41,0
940524,3786.3,3707.11,3745.17,0
940525,3768.19,3710.79,3755.3,0
940526,3798.58,3721.53,3753.46,0
940527,3772.18,3723.68,3757.14,0
940531,3786.98,3718.99,3758.37,0
940601,3785.14,3717.76,3760.83,0
940602,3791.6,3732.83,3758.99,0
940603,3792.22,3732.52,3772.22,0
940606,3812.83,3749.75,3768.52,0
940607,3788.52,3733.14,3755.91,0
and so on.....
If your historical data supplier furnishes data in a different format, or if
you need further help, please contact Keith at (512) 858-5206 so that we can
customize the program for you.