this can be done with a loop that adds 50 to the end of the url and
consolidates to the end of a list on another page.<

That's what I have now--it runs in about 10 minutes during the speedier
parts of the day, which is OK, but I'd prefer a single stream that comes in
about 1-3 minutes <g.

WHY?<

I'm building a stock data database on the 3 US major markets that requires
keeping the symbols updated. I can get the symbols daily from the Nasdaq
website in 3 files (8000 symbols in about 30 seconds), but the list is kind
of flakey -- go figure. Yahoo does a wonderful job with their data!

Thanks for the help,
Regards,
Shockley


"Don Guillett" wrote in message
...
I looked again. Are you saying that you want a list of ALL 34,380? If so,
this can be done with a loop that adds 50 to the end of the url and
consolidates to the end of a list on another page. But , WHY? The loop
would
take awhile since Yahoo is only giving 50 at a time. I can custom design.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"shockley" wrote in message
...
Don,

Nice piece of code--thanks! As I noted in my response to Tim, I am able
to
get a list of up to 50 symbols per web access with my usual programmed
routine, i.e.,

Sub saveImg(sURL)
Dim oXHTTP As New MSXML2.XMLHTTP

oXHTTP.Open "GET", sURL, False
oXHTTP.send
sTest = oXHTTP.ResponseText

'Parse out info

Set oXHTTP = Nothing
End Sub

But, as the info I want comes back in 68 pages, I would like to get the
server to just stream me the whole load with one access. It would really
be
much easier for both of us <g.

Regards,
Shockley


"Don Guillett" wrote in message
...
steel Enter partial company name in cell a1 & touch ENTER key
Symbol Name [up] Market Industry


Just right click on sheet tabview codeinsert thissave.


Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then 'GETINFO
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Rows("3:1000").Delete
ActiveWorkbook.Save
myurl = "http://finance.yahoo.com/l?s=" & [CoName] & "&t=S&m=US"
With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("GetSymbols").QueryTable s.Add( _
Connection:="URL;" & myurl, Destination:=[GetSymbols!a5])
.TablesOnlyFromHTML = False
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Rows("3:19").EntireRow.Delete
Columns("e:i").Delete
DeleteNames
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End If
End Sub
Private Sub DeleteNames()
On Error Resume Next
For Each nm In ThisWorkbook.Names
If nm.Name Like "*ExternalData*" Then nm.Delete
Next nm
End Sub


--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"shockley" wrote in message
...
I would like to know how web queries are set up on the server side
(if,
indeed, there is any setup involved), in other words, how do they
work?

When I do a web query, am I requesting information from a database
on
the
web server, or am I just looking for tables on a particular web
page?

To ask with an example, can I submit a web query to this symbol
lookup
page
on Yahoo Finance?
http://finance.yahoo.com/l or would I have to query the webpage
that
returns results for a typed-in request, for example, this page that
is
returned from typing in "Intel" and pressing "Look Up":
http://finance.yahoo.com/l?s=intel&t=S&m=US

If this is a complex issue, I'd appreciate links to articles.

Shockley