TSPLookup - Introduction, Comments & Questions Thread

[jayhawker]

Hi folks!

Today, TSPLookup is not able to retrieve the share prices from tsp.gov. The problem is because the tsp.gov website is redirecting direct access of the share price page to the home page.

You can see this for yourself by trying to go directly to the share price page yourself - http://www.tsp.gov/rates/share-prices.html . The link instead takes you to the home page.

The web query in TSPLookup won't work because of this redirection.

Let us hope that they fix/change this.

Ed.

 

[tsptalk]

Hi JH -

Are you sure that is the problem? They've been doing that redirect for years now. I know because I think I was reason. I used to link to their share price page and they did not like that at all, so they started to redirect to the home page.

One of our members at the time, wrote me a javascript to get by it. A few weeks later I got a certified letter from the TSP telling me to stop. They said people would think the data was on TSP Talk and not TSP.gov.

 

[jayhawker]

Hi Tom,

Yes, I seem to remember reading about that here on the site. This hasn't been a problem for TSPLookup all this time, but it does seem to be the problem now.

Trying to fix TSPLookup, I'm able to select the table of share prices from the share page but it doesn't stick. It returns a selection from the home page instead.

There's an option when setting up a web query to "ignore redirection" but it's not having that effect. I'm stumped at the moment.

Ed.

 

[tsptalk]

Can you read the TSP Talk home page, or the autotracker price page? I usually have them updated by 7:30-8 PM ET. Occasionally I am out and it's later.

 

[jayhawker]

The autotracker price page works for me! Thanks Tom. It was a simple change.

I will check the tsp.gov share price page occasionally to see if they change back to the status quo.

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TSPLookup has been updated today and is available for download. Click the link in my signature below.

Thanks for using TSPLookup!

Ed.

 

[tsptalk]

Cool! Today's prices are now available in the autotracker if you need to test...

 

[jayhawker]

Cool! Today's prices are now available in the autotracker if you need to test...

I did. Works great, lasts a long time!

Edit: I just checked and the web query from tsp.gov is working again! Sheesh! I'll wait a day or two and if it stays the same I'll switch back to the previous method.

Ed.

 

[luv2read]

TSP Lookup and I fund lookup versions prior to yesterday are now working fine again....

TSP BOARD ....isn't it enough you screwed witht the IFT's...leave our TOOLS alone!!!!!

 

[jayhawker]

I updated TSPLookup today. Set it back to getting the TSP Share prices from tsp.gov.

Please download the latest version. Click the link in my signature below.

Thanks!

Ed.

 

[jayhawker]

I have updated TSPLookup. I fixed a problem with getting the EFD quote from bloomberg.com.

Please download the updated version from the link in my signature.

Thanks,

Ed.

 

[jayhawker]

I have updated TSPLookup today. I fixed a problem - * again * - with getting the EFD quote from bloomberg.com.

Seems bloomberg.com moves the values I'm looking for every once in awhile. With this update, I'm now attempting to check both places the values have been recently.

Please download the updated version from the link in my signature.

Thanks,

Ed.

 

[tsptalk]

Thanks jayhawker!

 

[jayhawker]

Thanks jayhawker!

Thank you Tom for your continued support!

 

[jayhawker]

Got a major problem! The F, C, S, and foreign quotes on the left side of the application are not updating. Neither are your choice of "other" quotes in the lower right. Basically, none of the quotes from Yahoo are updating. Because...

Yahoo has changed their html code so that results on multi-quote pages are no longer in tables. You'll see they've added this blurb:

"Tell us what you think about the redesigned multi-quotes page."

I don't think much of it! Nope... I don't like it one bit!!!

About the only thing that is working is the I Fund quote from bloomberg! How ironic! The foreign currency quotes still work also.

I need the data in tables because I'm using web queries to return the data. Having to go someplace else to get the quotes is going to cause me some re-design. I'll work on it but I can't promise anything at this point.

I've disabled the download link.

Ed.

 

[tsptalk]

Bummer... None of them work?

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5EGSPC,VXF,EFA,AGG&d=s

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=^GSPC,VXF,EFA,AGG&d=v1

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=^GSPC,VXF,EFA,AGG&d=e

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=^GSPC,VXF,EFA,AGG&d=v2

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cq?s=^GSPC,VXF,EFA,AGG&d=v3

 

[jayhawker]

Nope. Sooo aggravating!

 

[uscs344]

I just realized how much I liked the tsplookup now that I don't have it. Good luck on getting it fixed. What a great tool.

 

[jayhawker]

Success!!! WooHoo!!!

I fixed it. I'm still getting most of the quotes from Yahoo, just had to come up with a new and improved method. Hey, no prob!

There is a small change in the way it works. Previously, when you opened the application the first time on a new day, only the F C S I and the TSP share prices updated. Now, ALL the quotes and TSP share prices will update on the auto-open.

It's now v.2.5

Please download the updated version from the link in my signature.

It only got one day's testing so if you discover any problems, please PM or email me.

Thanks to all for using and supporting TSPLookup! (Go ahead, send me a couple of bucks. It's worth it! )

Ed.

 

[PessOptimist]

Thanks JH. And here I was blaming those evil IT types at work:suspicious:

 

[jayhawker]

I just realized how much I liked the tsplookup now that I don't have it. Good luck on getting it fixed. What a great tool.

Thanks! Happy that you use it and like it.

Thanks JH. And here I was blaming those evil IT types at work:suspicious:

Yeah, I know what you mean. Various Yahoo quotes in the "other" section in the bottom right don't come through on the Postal network. They work fine at home but not at work. It's definitely a network/firewall thing. :blink: