New Tracker Software

[tsptalk]

Thanks and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Same to you ocean!

 

[ocean]

2008 is almost coming to the end. Hope everyone did have a wonderful year and continue to do better in the years to come in every aspect.

I hope everyone enjoy using the Autotracker. As the size of the database grows, I probably will start a new database table for 2009 and archive the 2008 and earlier data somewhere in other pages.

I will try to make some enhancements such as sorting features as some members suggested. On the other hand, I have not touched the tracker code for over 6 months now, so it will take me some time to refresh what I had done earlier.

In the meanwhile, wish you all have a happy holiday season.

Ocean

 

[Spaf]

THANK YOU Ocean----Have a great holiday----

 

[tsptalk]

Sounds good ocean. We really appreciate all you have done. The autotracker was a great addition to the site in 2008!

 

[nnuut]

Thanks much Ocean, we really appreciate your contributions to the site!

 

[Show-me]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and Merry Christmas!

 

[poolman]

Ocean, Thank you for all your hard work. You know I appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[McDuck]

Did nasa1974 record his 3rd IFT this month but decreased his G-fund percentage?

 

[tsptalk]

It looks like it greg. I would assume this is an adjustment because his actual account has shifted percentages because of gains and losses in the various funds.

I will ask him what his intention was and see if the IFT may have to be removed.

We've had one or two members who have gone over the limit and we are working on how to deal with the situation. Taking into consideration the extensive coding involved with actually implementing limits in ocean's software, we may just make the member ineligible for any prizes and mark the account in the tallies accordingly.

Thanks.

 

[KevinD]

It's SB's <1%...

 

[nnuut]

EXACTLY, looks like he did one on 12-18-08!! I did one today just to see if it would work and it did!!

 

[tsptalk]

It's SB's <1%...

That's what it was. I would strongly discourage folks from doing that in the autotracker. It's affect is minimal on your monthly / annual return. We're just tying to run a monthly contest and these tiny transfers would load up our database much more quickly if everyone did it, and there is more room for errors.

If anyone is doing this in their TSP accounts, and wants to see a more accurate depiction of their return, including using deposit info, I would encourage you to use Scout's spreadsheet, which can be found here... www.tsptalk.com/utilities.html

Thanks for understanding!

 

[nnuut]

That was my first and last, really can't see much to gain so why do it?:worried:

 

[poolman]

Did nasa1974 record his 3rd IFT this month but decreased his G-fund percentage?

Good Eye.... Let's keep it Real...

 

[tsptalk]

Did nasa1974 record his 3rd IFT this month but decreased his G-fund percentage?

It is actually a valid transfer, but we really don't want these done on the autotracker. See my post above for more.

 

[ocean]

I am going to work on the new database between Jan 1 and Jan 4 and perform some maintenance on the tracker. During this period, the tracker may not function properly and I will post another update here to let you know when the tracker is ready.

Basically the new database will start with a clean stat with "0" returns beginning Jan 1, 2009 for all members. I will try to archive the 2008 data somewhere so members can view it (properly I will get to it in the next couple of weeks).

EW, Tom:
Please retrieve the Dec results from the tracker for your separate monthly reporting once I update the Dec 31 results.

Happy New Year to you all.

Ocean

 

[tsptalk]

EW, Tom:
Please retrieve the Dec results from the tracker for your separate monthly reporting once I update the Dec 31 results.

Will do. If you wouldn't mind throwing a quick PM to EW and myself when the Wednesday prices are updated - just in case. It will be New Years Eve and I am easily distracted when there's partying going on.

Thanks and Happy New Year!

 

[ocean]

A new database table for returns tracking has been created for 2009 to reduce the file size. The previous tracking table (prior 2008-12-31) was archived and the new link is:

http://www.tsptalk.com/tracker/tsp_user_balance_returns_2008.php

Use the "View a specific date 'yyyy-mm-dd'" feature on that page and enter 2008-12-31 to view the 2008 YTD returns.

The link is also listed under the page footnote.

Enjoy and Happy New Year

Ocean

 

[poolman]

A new database table for returns tracking has been created for 2009 to reduce the file size. The previous tracking table (prior 2008-12-31) was archived and the new link is:

http://www.tsptalk.com/tracker/tsp_user_balance_returns_2008.php

Use the "View a specific date 'yyyy-mm-dd'" feature on that page and enter 2008-12-31 to view the 2008 YTD returns.

The link is also listed under the page footnote.

Enjoy and Happy New Year

Ocean

Very Nice Ocean, It works great.

Thanks for all your hard work. I can relate being a programmer for 9 years.

Poolman

 

[ocean]

Very Nice Ocean, It works great.

Thanks for all your hard work. I can relate being a programmer for 9 years.

Poolman

Thanks Poolman and your understanding. It is not an easy duty because everything that I work with is a live data. One mistake can wipe out the entire database or need to take a whole weekend to fix it (yes, I have backup data). I spent my New Year day yesterday to race the clock to have it change over and tested it. When I update the closing price tonight, I will see if everything works correctly or not.

Ocean