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Default Simplest way to auto update a spreadsheet with web info?

This is the sort of thing I do all the time for clients using external
queries to yahoo or other sites. I can send you a free example file if you
request OFF line. I will not respond to requests here. Excel can be taught
to do many things. One of the files is a history file where you can input
the dates desired and get the adjusted closing prices for all days in the
range, graph individual stocks or the whole portfolio.

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Kryptonite" wrote in message
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I would like to update a table similar to a stock price table but that has
other info involved, so we can plot prices versus different variables.

I have looked at Excel Web Queries, but not sure if this is the way to go,
or if even Excel is the way to go.

First, I would like to create a table(s) and each day automatically just
add
a row to the top of the table with the information we need, and move the
existing data down a row.

If we get this accomplished, is there a way to set it up so that it can
pull
different data from different sites to populate different cells? For
example:
In Excel, have it put the date in cell A4, stock price from Yahoo in cell
B4,
usage from another website in cell C4, etc?

Do we have to open or run something everyday to update the tables or is
there a way to automate the data gathering?

After reading all this, is this too much for Excel or do we need something
more? Preferably Microsoft, since we have free use of Microsoft software.

Thanks for your help!

Sincerely,

Just trying to keep The Man happy...