Re: Download of Master Portfolio Quotes into Subportfolio

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In Reply to: Download of Master Portfolio Quotes into Subportfolio posted by SteveS on February 21, 2006 at 22:55:35:

: I seem to be having a similar problem to the poster below. When I attempt to retrieve quote data for a subportfolio, I get quote downloads for all symbols in the master portfolio, even if multiple particular symbols were never included in the subportfolio. How can I set up a retrieval so only the symbols included in a subportfolio are included?

: Of note, this happens even if the subportfolio is checked with "Set active portfolio". This leads to quote retrieves that are inordinately long, and it seems to lead to subportfolio files that are unnecessarily large.

: Any help appreciated.

Hi SteveS,

Yes, this is the intended operation. Whenever you do a regular price retrieve it retrieves quotes for all investments in all subportfolios. If you only want to retrieve investments in a particular subportfolio, you can do this:

1) Open the Portfolio Editor, and select your desired subportfolio. All the investments in this subportfolio will be listed on the right.

2) Select all the investments in this subportfolio. You can do this using the Shift key by clicking on the first one, holding down Shift, and clicking on the last one.

3) Right mouse click on the selection and choose "Retrieve Selected Prices".

Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Beiley
Fund Manager - portfolio management software for Windows

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